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Rh (4.) He is described as a Lamb having ſeven eyes; pointing out the perfection of his wiſdom, to underſtand all the will of God, and to do it in the moſt effectual manner. As he is the of God, ſo he is the  of God; for he hath the Spirit of God above meaſure: therefore it is ſaid, The ſeven eyes are the ſeven ſpirits of God; not ſeven in number or in nature, but in reſpect of the diverſity of the gifts and operations of that one and eternal Spirit of God: this Lamb of God, then, is he that hath the Spirit of the Lord God upon him, for the hath anointed him; and he is anointed, that he may anoint. And, O may the Lamb, with the ſeven eyes, look upon this aſſembly, and give eyes to us to ſee his glory this day, that our hearts may join iſſue with the heavenly company, Rev. v. 12. Worthy is the Lamb that was ſlain, to receive power and riches, and wiſdom, and ſtrength, and honour, and glory, and bleſſing.

II. The next thing we propoſed, was a word concerning the throne. Here we would ſhortly conſider, what for a throne it is, and why called a throne.

1ſt, What kind of a throne it is which the Lamb is ſaid to be in the midſt of? I may anſwer, It is the throne of God, Rev. xxii. 1, 3. There it is called the throne of God and of the Lamb; the throne of God is the throne of the Lamb, and the throne of the Lamb is the throne of God; it is the throne of his grace, the throne of his glory, the throne of his holineſs, and the throne of his juſtice.

1. It is called the throne of divine grace, Heb. iv. 16. Let us come boldly to the throne of grace. Why? becauſe we have a High-prieſt there; the Lamb is in the midſt of the throne. And, indeed, the throne of grace is nothing elſe than a God in