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24 midſt of the throne. Believers in Chriſt are happy and ſafe; their head and huſband, their Lord and King, is upon the throne: the militant church, the fighting remnant, are in no great danger while he hath the government. Perhaps there are ſome here, like Eli, whoſe hearts are trembling for the ark of God, and the work of God at this day, when ſo many axes and hammers are lifted up againſt the carved work of the doctrine, worſhip, diſciple and government of God's house: but let this be matter of joy to their hearts, that the Lamb is in the midſt of the throne; and therefore, as he rules in Jacob to the end of the earth, and over-rules all damage done to his houſe, ſo he will make it appear in the iſſue, that according to his word, Upon all the glory there ſhall be a defence, Iſa. vi. 5.

3dly, Hence we may learn, that the enemies of Chriſt may have a quaking heart, ſince the Lamb, whom they deſpiſe, is in the midſt of the throne. His Father, that ſet him on the throne, hath ſaid Pſal. lxxxix. 23. 'I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. The heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing; the kings of the earth ſet themſelves, and the rulers take counſel againſt the Lord and his anointed, ſaying, Let us break their bands, and caſt their cords from us. But he that ſits in heaven ſhall laugh, the Lord ſhall have them in deriſion:' having ſet his king upon his holy hill in Zion, he will 'break them in pieces with a rod of iron, and ſhall daſh them in pieces like a potter's veſſel, Pſal. ii. 1,-9. The Lord reigns, let the people tremble; He dwells between the cherubims, let the earth 'be moved,' Pſal. xcix. 1. The Lamb being in the midſt of the throne, is matter of terror to the enemies of his glory; for he ſits upon the throne of