XVIIL MEMOIR Kurtz’s ‘Bible and Astronomy ;’ then by that of Kurtz’s ‘History of the Christian Church,’ vol. 1., with addi- tions and emendations ; then by that of Lange’s ‘ Bible Commentary on St. Matthew’ in two volumes. His ‘ History of the Jewish Nation from the Fall of Jeru- salem to the reign of Constantine the Great’ was also written at this time, and he was not only attached to the staff of a paper, but contributed regularly to the Eclectic Review and the Atheneum, as well as to the North British Review, the British and Foreign Review, and to many other periodicals and magazines. Hard study and incessant literary work were during this period, indeed, as much a relief as a necessity. A growing comprehension of his own position, of that of the branch of the Church to which he Lelonged, and of that of the universal Church, raised many and perplex- ing questions. A study of New Testament criticism and of the Fathers.had already, previously to this, led to a complete inward revulsion. It was then, quite at the commencement of this period, as he afterwards said, that his sympathies first turned to the Church of England, although very many years had to pass before he could conscientiously carry these to their full and legitimate conclusion.