lix. 17. His perpetual and spotless obedience added strength to his invincible breast-plate, and every victory added lustre to his helmet: the crooked serpent felt the dint of his sword, and the lighting down of his arm distributed the indignation of his anger; the vengeance of his garments filled his enemies with terrors, while his zeal swallowed him up. He wounded the infernal head over divers countries; the objects of his choice bowed to his sceptre when they felt the arrows of his quivers; and received truth, meekness, and righteousness, while the right hand of his Godhead shewed the manhood terrible things. His conflicts were not attended with a confused noise, nor with garments rolled in blood; but with burning and fuel of fire. The corrupt trees became the fuel of his wrath, but his purifying furnace was in Zion.

By fire and by sword did he plead with all flesh, and the slain of the Lord were many; and by the sword of his mouth and the breath of his lips was that slaughter made. He went forth for the salvation of his people, yea God the Father went forth for salvation with his anointed; and he divided him a portion with the great, and a spoil with the strong man armed; and, though often sunk with sorrows and acquainted with grief, yet " he shall drink of the brook in the way, and therefore shall he lift up his head," and pursue his victories; for

every time that he drank of that brook the power of the Lord was present to heal, and of course some conquests were made, and the subjects of his kingdom were increased. Nor did he ever quit the field of action till Satan, sin, and death, were subdued; and many of his subjects were led to feel their enemies' overthrow, and to triumph in the victory. He led captivity captive, and received gifts for all such rebels as come over to his standard, and ever since the Lord God has dwelt among men. But, bless him! he shall appear the second time, and shall dethrone all the principalities of Satan, the prince of the power of the air.

i The fear, the pit, and the snare; the wrath of the law that excites fear, the bottomless pit, and those to whom the Lord Jesus hath been a snare and a trap, will all be revealed, and brought to light; for the windows of heaven shall open, and the foundations of the earth shall shake. The earth shall break, dissolve, and move exceedingly; and shall reel to and fro, and be moved like a cottage under her load of transgressions; and she shall fall and never rise again. Then shall all the infernal potentates be punished, and wicked princes of the earth with them; "It shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high." This punish

lix. 17. His perpetual and spotless obedience added strength to his invincible breast-plate, and every victory added lustre to his helmet: the crooked serpent felt the dint of his sword, and the lighting down of his arm distributed the indignation of his anger; the vengeance of his garments filled his enemies with terrors, while his zeal swallowed him up. He wounded the infernal head over divers countries; the objects of his choice bowed to his sceptre when they felt the arrows of his quivers; and received truth, meekness, and righteousness, while the right hand of his Godhead shewed the manhood terrible things. His conflicts were not attended with a confused noise, nor with garments rolled in blood; but with burning and fuel of fire. The corrupt trees became the fuel of his wrath, but his purifying furnace was in Zion.

By fire and by sword did he plead with all flesh, and the slain of the Lord were many; and by the sword of his mouth and the breath of his lips was that slaughter made. He went forth for the salvation of his people, yea God the Father went forth for salvation with his anointed; and he divided him a portion with the great, and a spoil with the strong man armed; and, though often sunk with sorrows and acquainted with grief, yet "he shall drink of the brook in the way, and therefore shall he up his head," and pursue his victories; for

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every time that he drank of that brook the power of the Lord was present to heal, and of course some conquests were made, and the subjects of his kingdom were increased. Nor did he ever quit the field of action till Satan, sin, and death, were subdued; and many of his subjects were led to feel their enemies' overthrow, and to triumph in the victory. He led captivity captive, and received gifts for all such rebels as come over to his standard, and ever since the Lord God has dwelt among men. But, bless him! he shall appear the second time, and shall dethrone all the principalities of Satan, the prince of the power of the air.

The fear, the pit, and the snare; the wrath of the law that excites fear, the bottomless pit, and those to whom the Lord Jesus hath been a snare and a trap, will all be revealed, and brought to light; for the windows of heaven shall open, and the foundations of the earth shall shake. The earth shall break, dissolve, and move exceedingly; and shall reel to and fro, and be moved like a cottage under her load of transgressions; and she shall fall and never rise again. Then shall all the infernal potentates be punished, and wicked princes of the earth with them; "It shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high." This punish

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ment is a vial of wrath in the air, on the prince of the power of the air; Rev. xvi. 17. The last vial destroys the devils, and binds them a thousand years. "And he shall punish the kings of the earth upon the earth." This is putting down all rule, and authority, and "And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and remain there a thousand years; and after many days shall they be visited." After a thousand years they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath, Job xxi. 30. Then shall the bright luminaries of heaven veil their rays, when "the righteous shall shine forth as the sun, in the glory of their Father's kingdom." Then shall appear Adam and Eve; Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, David, Solomon, and all the forefathers of Christ after the flesh, who in a literal sense are older than himself. "Then the moon sliall be confounded, and the sun ashamed." But O what follows! "When the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously."-Read Isai. xxiv. 17-23, and compare it with Rev. xvi.

I have taken an unusual flight, Mary; a flight that few, very few in our days can pursue: "The way is above to the wise, that we may, depart from hell beneath." Tender my