horredby God. Hear then, while the day of mercy lasts, the calls, the invitations, the promises of your Lord. Attend to his voice : obey his counsel : and expect at his hands the bless- ings he so freely offers. " It is good to be zealously affected in a good thing." You see the reasonableness and necessity of zeal in things relating to this life : and shall religion be the only thing wherein there is no scope for zeal and earnestness ? What can repay you now, like the enjoyment of the Saviour's presence ? And what can recompence you hereafter, like a participation of his throne? " Be zealous; be penitent;" be patient : and in due time you shall cease from your labours, and receive that crown of righteousness which fadeth not away.]
THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS OPENED BY JESUS CHRIST.
Rev. V. 6 — 1 0. And I beheld, and /o, in the midst of thethrojie and of the four leasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, ichich are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne. And u hen he' had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having everyone of them harps, and golden vials full of odours^ lulitdi are the prayers of saints. And they sung a 7iew song, saying, Thou art tvorfhy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thi/ blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation ; and hast made ns unto our Godkin^^ and priests: and we shall reign on earth. THE doctrine of the Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ is that which sheds the brio;htest lustre over our most holy religion. It is his Deity which alone gives virtue to his sacrifice, and renders it a sufficient propitiation for the sins of the whole world. There are indeed many, who, whilst they profess a regard for Christianity, would rob it of its chief stay and sup- port; and, to effect their object, will mutilate the very Scriptures themselves, and cutout of the Sacred Volume what they find themselves unable to con- trovert or distort. But, methinks, if we were to
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