the virtuous; the omnipotent Creator of the universe turns the evil ultimately to other purposes, causes the crafty to be caught in their own snares, and "make all things work together for good to them that love God." Romans viii. 28. 753 7.55 Mighty Father, that thy foes Justly hast in derision, He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; Jehovah shall have them in derision. Psalms, ii. 4. from one entire globose Round as a bowl or globe, Stretch'd into longitude; The length of any thing that is measurable, as time, place, motion, &c. into the limits of the north They came, and Satan to his royal seat I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High. Isa. xiv. 13. 805 Abdiel An holy seraph, who zealously opposed Lucifer in the revolt. 822 Shalt thou give law to God, shalt thou dispute Let us remember that he is our Almighty Creator, and not imagine we can ever have any room or right to expostulate with him, or in any circumstance to complain of him; let us own his right to confer on whom he pleaseth those favours which none of us can pretend to have deserved; and adore his goodness in choosing to exercise mercy and compassion on any of the children of men. Who art thou that replied against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus ? Rom. ix. 20. 836 As by his Word the mighty Father made His nature has a transcendent excellency, infinitely superior to anything that is made; for by him were all things created, things in heaven and things on earth. From him were derived the visible splendour of the celestial luminaries, the sun, the moon, and the stars, even all the beings who dwell and reign above, by whatever names and honours distinguished; and he is before all, both in the duration and dignity of his nature, and in him all things which constitute this universal system do continually subsist in that harmonious order of being which renders it one beautiful whole; whereas, unsupported by him, it would immediately run into confusion, or fall back into its original nothing. 846 And tempt not these, but hasten to appease Th' incensed Father, Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve Jehovah with fear; Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Ps. ii. 10, 11, 12. 872 He said, and as the sound of waters deep And I heard a sound which was the voice of a great multitude, and loud as the voice of many waters, when the waves of the sea are in a violent agitation, and like the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Hallelujah, for the Lord God Almighty, the omnipotent Jehovah, who is the Author and support of universal nature reigneth, and is about to exalt his kingdom among men to more visible splendour than it has eyer yet known. Rev. xix. 6. 886 That golden sceptre, I shall see him but not now; I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. Numb. xxiv. 17. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Ps. xlv. 6. 887 Is now an iron rod Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Ps. ii. 9, 10, 11. 890 These wicked tents devoted Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, lest ye be consumed in their sins. Numb. xvi. 26. Enoch is said, by an evangelical writer, to have preached Christ unto the Antideluvian sinners; a position strange and unnatural, if the knowledge of the Messiah was not communicated to man at that early period. "And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied R of these, saying, Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of their ungodly deeds which they have committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” Jude. xiv. 15. This prophecy is a clear, and it is also an awful description of the day of judgment, when the Messiah shall sit upon his throne of justice to determine the final condition of mankind according to their works. END OF THE FIFTH BOOK. BOOK V 1. 3 27 · 'till morn, Wak'd by the circling hours, She comes, the peerless bride of royal day, Refreshed, around her move. All hail to thee! maid of the blushing cheek, And of the snowy feet, Dispersing nightly dews! C. F. WEBB. Behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 29 Servant of God well done, Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 1 Tim. vi. 12. Maintain, in the most strenuous manner, and with all the force thy soul can exert, the good, noble, and glorious combat of faith; lay hold on the prize of eternal life; and let none, how violently soever they may assault |