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 goodness; the Lord, because by the power of His truth He puts to flight, or destroys, the principles of evil.

Let us, then, take care for ourselves. Our spiritual adversary works in different ways; he may come openly as a "roaring lion," or he may couch and take us by surprise. In either way he is a fatal adversary. It behoves us, therefore, to be ever on the watch, and trusting in "the Lion of the tribe of Judah," "put to flight the armies of the aliens."

HERE are some correspondences in the Scriptures appropriated in an especial manner to the Divine Being. Among these are the Lion, the Lamb, the Eagle, and the Dove. Thus the Lord is called "the Lion of the tribe of Judah;" "the Lamb that taketh away the sins of the world;" "the Eagle that planted the cedar;" and the Dove, when sending forth the influences of the Holy Spirit. All these figures have something peculiarly appropriate to the Divine nature. The lion, for its strength, activity, and power; the eagle, for its penetrating sight; the lamb, for its meekness and confiding innocence. We have already stated that the lamb denotes the love of goodness in innocence. The dove denotes the same quality, but with this difference—the lamb refers to goodness, the dove to truth.

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