church and a kingdom, and in this there different offices &c. There are certain ordinances whereby we become members of the church. We may advance and by means of ordinances we may obtain to the priesthood, and in that there are different grades. They are distinct, one from the other, and yet all identified in one. So with the kingdom of God, we may embrace all the vast creations of God. His government extends over them all, even the Hades of the Hebrews is a part of the kingdom of our heavenly father, or in other words the Van Diemans land of the British Empire, where those who have transgressed are sent to atone for their crimes. Under this [p. [188]]