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 ever 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 I. 3 '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, Dispersing nightly dews! C. F. WEBB. from whence a voice 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 thee, wrest it out of thine hands; even that life, to the hope of which thou hast been called. 34 And for the testimony of truth hast borne Universal reproach, Christ came to bear witness to the truth; and a careful attendance to his testimony will be the best proof we can give that we love the truth, and the best method we can take to make ourselves acquainted with it. And of so great importance is the truth, that it surely deserves the attentive inquiry and the zealous patronage of the greatest and the busiest of mankind. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. John xviii. 37. 36 To stand approved in sight of God Study to show thyself approved unto God. 2 Tim. ii. 15. Diligently endeavour, whenever thou comest to present thyself before God in any of the duties of thine office, that whatever men may judge of thee and thy services, thou mayest be approved of him as a workman who hath no cause to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, distributing with prudence, as well as fidelity, to each his proper share. 54 Of Tartarus, The infernal regions, the place of punishment. 55 So spake the sov'reign voice, and clouds began On the third day in the morning there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount. And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because Jehovah descended upon it in fire. Exod. xix. 16. 18. 57 88 Ethereal trumpet nor with less dread the loud The voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder. Exod. xix. 19. and on his throne To set the envier of his state, The tenth commandment may here be applicable; Thou shalt not covet anything that is thy neighbours. First, as forbidding a crime of an extensive nature, the crime of coveting; the crime here forbidden is coveting the property of another person, of which there are three degrees; first, a simple desire, secondly, a violent passion, and thirdly, an evil disposition breaking out into evil designs and attempts. When a man considers an object that is useful, pleasant, and alluring, of which he is deprived, and which another possesses, may say to himself, it would be better for me if I had such things, my neighbour who has them is in a happier condition than I am. This simple and almost involuntary wish, carried no farther, may deserve to fall under the name of weakness rather than crime, which reason and religion teach us, we ought to restrain and check in its rise. But, secondly, such wishes, like bad seed sowed in the mind, are apt to take root, and bring forth evil fruits. When they have been long indulged, and frequently repeated, they produce a fretful uneasiness, and are transformed into a restless passion and a continual discontent; the blessings which he enjoys, he slights and overlooks with base ingratitude; the persons who possess what he wants are the objects of his envy, and in some |