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 all the mountains and hills setting up their heads from earth or hell.

Here we shall consider,

I. The character of the subject, wherein this mystery of grace is carried on by our Lord Jesus Christ.

II. The mystery of grace carried on in them by Jesus Christ.

III. I shall account for this mystery, worm Jacob threshing the mountains of difficulties in his way, and threshing them away quite and clean.

IV. Apply.

First, I shall consider the character of the subject, wherein this mystery is carried on by Jesus Christ. It is the worm Jacob, denoting the church in general, and every believer or true member thereof in particular; for of these the church consists, as in the text, ver. 14. without the supplement: Fear not thou, warm Jacob ye men of Israel.