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Him hear, believe his words, and Him obey, The legislator, who alone gives law, Who gives, and in his right, who takes away ; Gave you the Old, and now indites the New. Who, to your Fathers spake, and with high hand, And outstretch'd arm, redeem'd from Egypt's yoke, Led through the wastes of Mara to this land, Which to the Patriarch had promised been; But now himself in person, who comes down, True Israel to lead, through wastes of Sin, To everlasting joys beyond the skies."

The Son, whom erst the favour'd three had seen Disguised as man, debased to servants form, Now glorified, as God before them stands, With his celestial splendor manifest; ,'*'' Attest complete, reflex divine, of all The Father's brightness in the Son enshrined. So they beheld him, in his fulgence bathed, A sea of light, exhaustless round them pour'd ; And saw how Adam's flesh, though sin pollute, When in the Mediator's righteousness Regenerate it stands, irradiant glows, And similates the glory of the skies. With rapture thrill'd, suffused with heav'nly joy, They long to tabernacle at the gate, Where Moses and Elias with him talk'd ; Unknowing what they said, in doubt to move, Such reverential awe held them transfix'd To that bright spot, where glory stood disclosed. But Jesus bade them rise, and gently led The way, from Thabor's glorious height, with charge To tell no man the vision they had seen,

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