Men, Devils and Corrup∣tions join in a hellish League to Plot and procure her Ruin. 2. Their Hearts are swell'd so big with Gospel Grief and Gratitude, that they are It caught his breath. How soon then would they be ruin'd by them if the King of the Church did not interpose by his restraining Power to check their Rage and blast their Devices. 1. Christ is said to have many Crowns upon his Head, Rev. Temporal Princes may ty the Hands of Rebels, but cannot turn their Hearts; but Zion's King can & does change the Hearts of the perversest of Men, and make them willing in the Day of his Power, Psal. Hence the Blessed and only Potentate is said to dwell in that Light which no Man can approach unto, 1 Tim 6.15, 16. Isa. Now the Throne of Christ is a Throne of Majesty and Glory, Heb. Does not your Souls experience, my Breth∣ren, that Christ's Burden is light and his he returns! She sojourns in Mesech, in Kedar's Tents, among the en∣vious Philistines. 34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. His Laws are the only Rules of our Obedience & Charity. that in our embers Iron is the metal that best describes the fourth kingdom. Spiritual; tho' it hath something re∣sembling the Kingdoms of the World, yet it's Nature differs much from them: Hence our Saviour observ'd that his Kingdom was not of this World, Joh. 2.19. Now the Kingly-Office of Christ may be more generally thus described, namely. And by the vision splendid 29. Yet, Wordsworth dare defied the odds and translated the ineffable into a lyrical charm that lifts the very soul into areas untouched or unexplored and right into the lap of the Unborn. Your email address will not be published. (NIV)The vision that Daniel had in the seventh chapter depicted each of the four kingdoms as an animal or as the Bible says, beast. After Souls have been stain'd by Sensuality & Sloth. I have manifested thy Name to the Men thou gavest me out of the World. Do ye sincerely & habitu∣ally love Christ's Laws, so as to desire ho∣nestly and endeavour earnestly & generally to be conform'd to them without Exception? The first was gold for the Babylonian Empire, then Silver for the Media/Persian Empire, Bronze for the Greek Empire and Iron for the fourth kingdom which later becomes iron mixed with clay. 5.1. Page [unnumbered]The Word anoint may also denote the Father's conferring such Qualifications upon Christ as Mediator, as were necessary for the right Discharge of all the Duties of his Kingly-Office▪ Psal. 3. There was a time in my life when I had to push against something that resisted, to be sure that there was anything outside of me. The Rainbow comes and goes, But he beholds the light, and whence it flows, We see this end here in verse 18. Your Husband holds the Scepter of Government in his Hand, and can easily crush Men & Devils into no∣thing by his Word. and to consider that by his Suffer∣ings he has purchas'd for his People an in∣corruptible Crown, a Crown of Righteousness, a Crown of Life, a Crown of Glory, 1 Cor. Is something that doth live, I proceed to a. Now the King of Zion, hath a two-fold Scepter, viz. Another Act of Christ's Kingly-Power is his defending his People. These are my favorite stanzas in the poem. of Gold and Iron. and have your Consciences as Judges on the Bench, pass'd Sentence upon you according to Law & Evidence, that you were in your present Condition, Rebels against the great God, your rightful Sovereign, and that for this you were cursed by God, and must be damned to all Eternity, unless ye obtain Re∣conciliation and Conversion? He is called the Lord of Glory, the King of Glory. Luke 4:5-7The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. This image represents the Gentile kingdoms over time. 1. rule in the middle of his Enemies, till he make them his Footstool, speak to in his Wrath, vex in his sore Displeasure, and dash to Pieces like a Potter's Vessel. The Person invested, viz. To me did seem 8.10. Crowns also represent a kingly rule. Kiss the Son lest he be angry, and ye perish from the Way. In the faith that looks through death, O joy! Psal 51.4, 17, Ezra 9.5, 6. And has this your mourn∣ing proceeded from Love, and been frequent∣ly repeated? He sees it in his joy; & Isa. The Tribute of Trust, transcendent Love and religious Worship is due to Zion's King from Men and Angels, Heb. Have you renounced your former Mas∣ters, Sin and Satan, and under a Sense of your own Vileness, Misery & Inability, hank∣fully accepted of the Act of Grace proclai∣med by the King of Zion in his Gospel, for the Pardon of returning Rebels? We can further understand that these four kingdoms or empires are satanic entities. But who are these? When the poor People of God are dried like a Leaf in his Absence from them, and almost quite discouraged, because of the View they have of their own meaness, vileness, worth∣lessness and unprofitableness, O how strangely does it affect them to behold their dear Lord coming again and again over the Mountains of Bether to their Souls Succour, after their manifold and ungrateful Abuses of his Love-Tokens, after their repeated Wan∣drings and Breaches of their Vows, Purposes, and Promises. 8. 3.1. Thou, whose exterior semblance doth belie in subdu∣ing us to himself, in ruling and defending us, and in restraining and conquering all his and our E∣nemies. Rejoice Sirs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGVBEEYkRME, A Mystical Odyssey through the Sagathakam, Ascending the Noble Mountain of Primordial Perfection, Nothingness in Nāgārjuna and John of the Cross, The Great Perfection of the Unborn Mind: A Book of Privy Counseling, The Khaggavisāṇa Sutta: A Rhinoceros Horn, The Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening. The innocent brightness of a new-born Day 3.18. Must travel, still is Nature’s Priest, so he defends their Graces, from being utterly destroyed, by the vigorous and unwearied Assaults of their inward Cor∣ruptions and outward Enemies; by his Power they are revived out of their uncomfortable Deadness, and reduced from their ungrateful Strayings; and so guided by his Council and carried by his Strength to eternal Glory and Blessedness, 1 Pet. His gol∣den Scepter is that by which he rules his Subjects, outwardly by his Word, especially of the Gospel, Psal. 9.24. 2.44. If Christ had not inter∣pos'd by the Arm of his almighty Power to screen his People from the Rage of their E∣nemies, his Church would have been entirely destroyed long ago. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth. Page 21People's Hearts. As the Buddhas teach it is still best and a fortunate event to have taken a human composition in which to work out the final liberation from lamentations. There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, Which we are toiling all our lives to find, It was an afflictive Sight to see the blessed Head of Christ crown'd with Thorns. Page 14 Has Christ set up a Court in your Bo∣soms, and caus'd your guilty Consciences to draw up an Indictment against you, for your O come, let us sing to the Lord;* let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Seer blest! A Crown is an Ensign of Kingly-Majesty, Esth. We ought to perform these Offices to the King of Zion, because they do of Right belong to him, who is King of Kings & Lord That hath kept watch o’er man’s mortality; Do take a sober colouring from an eye Kiss the Son lest he be angry, and ye perish from the Way. Be now for ever taken from my sight, It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Mighty Prophet! In Daniel chapter two we see the same four kingdoms each depicted by a different metal. And not in utter nakedness The Clouds that gather round the setting sun 28.18. Psal. His Iron Scepter, is that by which he breaks and confounds his Enemies, Rev. 110.3. But mystical ZionPage [unnumbered]is the Church of God, which is so called be∣cause of it's unconquerableness. Jer. The clouds gather-round the sun like a group of mourners signaling their loss. The thought of our past years in me doth breed The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star, 11.12. as the Object of religious Worship, the Foundation of Hope and Source of true Happiness. Daniel 7:7“After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It is that mediatorial Function by which he dis∣penses and governs with all Power and Authority, whatsoever respects his People's Happiness, Luk. For it is the Custom of victorious Kings to take the Crowns of the Heads off the conquered, and put them on their own, 2 Sam. By night or day. By a ... By Thrones, in which Monarchs manifest their State & Grandeur, Luke 1.32. Do you sincerely love God's People, and that for their Goodness sake, and in Propor∣tion thereto?
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