any [Greek: eurekasi] and not even for [Greek: heurekasi]. For
self and Boole, I point out what would have convinced either of us that
this house is divided against itself.

[Alpha] being an apostolic element, [delta] the doctrinal element, and
[Chi] the body of the faithful, the church is [Alpha] [delta] [Chi], we are
told. Also, that if [Alpha] become negative, or the Apostolicity become
Diabolicity [my words]; or if [delta] become negative, and doctrine become
heresy; or if [Chi] become negative, that is, if the faithful become
unfaithful; the church becomes negative, "the very opposite to what it
ought to be." For self and Boole, I admit this. But--which is not
noticed--if [Alpha] and [delta] should _both_ become negative, diabolical
origin {77} and heretical doctrine, then the church, [Alpha] [delta] [Chi],
is still positive, what it ought to be, unless [Chi] be also negative, or
the people unfaithful to it, in which case it is a bad church. Now, self
and Boole--though I admit I have not asked my partner--are of opinion that
a diabolical church with false doctrine does harm when the people are
faithful, and can do good only when the people are unfaithful. We may be
wrong, but this is what we _do_ think. Accordingly, we have caught nothing,
and can therefore roast nothing of our own: I content myself with roasting
a joint of Mr. Gregg's larder.

These mathematical vagaries have uses which will justify a large amount of
quotation: and in a score of years this may perhaps be the only attainable
record. I therefore proceed.

After observing that by this calculus juries (heaven help them! say I) can
calculate damages "almost to a nicety," and further that it is made
abundantly evident that c e x is "the general expression for an
individual," it is noted that the number of the Beast is not given in the
Revelation in words at length, but as [Greek: chxw'].[163] On this the
following remark is made:

"Can it be possible that we have in this case a specimen given to us of the
arithmetic of heaven, and an expression revealed, which indicates by its
function of addibility, the name of the church in question, and of each
member of it; and by its function of multiplicability the doctrine, the
mission, and the members of the great Synagogue of Apostacy? We merely
propound these questions;--we do not pretend to solve them."

After a translation in blank verse--a very pretty one--of the 18th Psalm,
the author proceeds as foll