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4  the clear evident Gopel dipenation was brought in; the Hand writing of the law cancelled, the vail betwixt Jew and Gentile was rent aunder; the nations were ingrafted into the old tock of the peculiar people, the abtrue ecrets of eternity were opened, the kingdoms were haken, the princes of the earth were et up, and pulled down; the church was preerved, and flourihed, in depight of all the world. This is the man, who 'wounded the heads' over many countries; who trode the wine-pres alone,' and trampled the people in his fury; until all 'his raiment was tained with blood.' This is he, whoe name is called 'Wonderful, Counellor, the Almighty, the everlating Father, the Prince of Peace: of the increae of his government and peace there is no end.' This is the 'Stone cut out without hands,' which mote all the power, trength and might of kingdoms, nations and languages: and lo, all principalities, and thrones, and powers, and dominions are broken to pieces together: and become like the chaff of the ummer threing-floor that the wind hath carried away. And behold, 'this Stone,' which hath mitten to nothing, all tranitory glory, is become exceeding great, and filleth all in all.' This is he, whom nothing could overcome; he entered the lifts with death and hell, and gave them an eternal oil: o that they lie under his feet, and the feet of his choen, for ever and ever.

Could ten thouand deaths overcome him? Were not devils and wicked men fools, that imagined to bind him with any ties? What would chains greater than many worlds? What would infinite numbers of mountains of bras, be to hold him down, that he rie not again? 'How did this Lion of the tribe of Judah,' roue himelf from the leep of