The Atmosphere pervading all Things, illustrative of the Omnipresence of God--The French Revolution,
an awful Example of the Anarchy that inevitably ensues on a denial of God--The Omnipresence of
God, an Attribute full of blessing to the Believer--Dan.
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Introduction Page ix
LETTER I.
Inthoduction--The Lord Jesus, the Almighty Agent in Creation--The Heavens and the Earth first
called into being--The creation of Light--its blessing to Man--The grateful Change of Day and Night
--Light capable of existing without the Sun--The comparative Velocity of Light and Sound--The
Thunder Sturm--Appeal to the Conscience Pages 1--10
LETTER II.
The Lord Jesus the Light of the World--The Disciples of the Lord called to be like their Master--The
countenance of Moses bright in the brightness of God--The Christian like Stephen called to the same--
Passages of Illustration--Light is sown for the Righteous--The Light of the Just brighter and brighter
unto the perfect Day--The Light of the Righteous--Everlasting Light--The Light of the Body, the
Eye--The single-eyed, upright Christian, walks in the Light of Life Pp- H--
LETTER III.
The . Creation of the Firmament, or Atmosphere--Its Proportions--Its adaptation to sustain Life--The
Balloon explained--The Clouds the Storehouse of Waters, which return to water the Earth--The
principle of Evaporation explained--All Nature under the continual control and direction of the Lord--
The Refraction and Reflection of Light explained--The agitated Atmosphere, or Wind, the great con-
servator of Health and means of all Commercial Intercourse--Voyage of the Ship Duff, the First
Missionary Ship to the Pacific--Sound and Scent both alike conveyed by the medium of the Atmosphere
---Recapitulation of the Mercies of the second day's Creation--Conclusion Pp. 18--34
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CONTENTS.
LETTER IV.
The Atmosphere pervading all Things, illustrative of the Omnipresence of God--The French Revolution,
an awful Example of the Anarchy that inevitably ensues on a denial of God--The Omnipresence of
God, an Attribute full of blessing to the Believer--Dan. xii. 3, explained: The Righteous shall shine
as the brightness of the Firmament--The Song of Moses : Gentle as the Dew; refreshing as the Showers
on the new-mown Grass, Deut. xxxii. 2--Those born of the incorruptible Seed innumerable as the Dew,
Psalm ex. 3--The Children of God, living together in unity and love, like the Dew of Hermon, Psalm
exxxiii. 3--The Manna lighting on the Dew in the Wilderness, Numb. xi. 9--The Clouds the Symbol of
the Lord's Presence, Exodus xiii. 21--Awful illustration of Clouds without Water, Jude 12--Though a
Man be washed in Snow Water, he cannot stand before God, Job ix. --One thing alone cleanses from
Sin, the Blood of Jesus--Conclusion Pp. 35--45
LETTER V.
At the call of the Lord the dry Land rises up from the Waters, and, at his word, is covered with verdure and
beauty--Psalm civ. descriptive of Creation--The Productions of the Earth above and beneath its
Surface, Job xxviii. 5--The value of the Metals, especially Iron--The Great Britain Iron Steamer
considered, her dimensions, &c. --The Universal Kingdom proposed to be explored, and then the
Vegetable--The Precious Gems detailed as to their names, country, properties, and relative value;
those in the Breast-plate of Aaron and the Foundations of the Holy City especially marked--The Metalt
treated of in the same manner--So also Rock? , Stones, Slates, Clays, and Chalks; likewise Coal and Snlt--
The Vegetable Kingdom arranged under four Principal Divisions; 1. The Trees, Herbs, or Grass,
that are good for Food, such as Wheat, &c. ; 2. Those that are spun for Clothing, as Flax, Cotton,
&c; 3. Such as are compounded in Medicine, as Opium, &c. ; and 4. The Trees that are worked in
Art, as the Oak, &c. --All these blessings. and the fruitful season, come from the Lord, who presides
over his own creation, Psalm lxv. 9--12 Pp. 46--92
LETTER VI.
The joy of the Brazilian Slave on finding a Diamond of sufficient weight to ensure his freedom, illustrative
of the state of soul of the Man who finds the Pearl of great price--The Breast-plate of Aaron, glittering
with twelve precious stones, considered in its typical character, Exod. xxviii. 29; Heb. x. 21--
The Lord, as a Refiner, purifies his children, Mai. iii. 3--Job Xxill. 10, opens out the same truth
--The Word of God more precious than Gold, Psalm cxix. 72, 12"--Proverbs iii. 14; and viii. 19, on
the same subject--The glory of Jerusalem in the last days set forth under a variety of the Emblems
of this day, Isaiah lx. --Threatened Judgments on Israel, if disobedient; the Heavens Iron, the
Earth Brass, Lev. xxvi. 19--Israel, cast off from God, compared to reprobate Silver, Jer. vi. 30
--The Lord the Bock of Strength to his People, Deut. xxxii. A. --The Bock that followed Israel declared
to be Christ, I Cor. x. 4--The Lord Jesus also the Chief Corner Slone, 1 Pet. ii. 6; and the Shadow
of a Great Rock in a weary land. Isaiah xxxii. 2--The Wicked call on the Bocks to cover them, Rev.
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vi. 16--The Lord Jesus the Corn of Wheat that died, and the Sheaf of First-fruits, 1 Cor. xv. 23; John
xii. 24--The Trees clap their hands, and all Creation rejoices in the return of the Lord's anointed
King, Psalm xcvi. to c--The Believer compared to the fruitful Evergreen, Psalm i. 3; so also, Psalm
xcii. 15--Parable of the Vine and Branches, John xv. --Parable of the two Eagles cropping the loftiest
Cedar of Lebanon, Ezekiel xvii. --Conclusion Pp. 93--107
LETTER VII.
Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars--their value to Man, not only in ruling the Seasons, but for
calculation of Time and Distance--Brief History of the two Schools of Pythagoras and Ptolemy--The
Solar SysTem--The Sun, its magnitude, properties, distance from the Earth--The Planets separately
considered, especially the Earth and its attendant Moon--The Tides--The value of the Chronometer-
Eclipses--Comets--The Heaven of the Fixed Stars--Signs of the Zodiac--Constellations of the Northern
Hemisphere--Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere--Conclusion Pp. 108--134
LETTER VIII.
The Heavens to be folded together by His hands who spread them out. Psalm cii. 26; Heb. 1. 10--12--The
Heavenly Bodies in their circuit, descriptive of the universal character of the Gospel Ministry, Psalm xix.
1--6, compared with Rom. x. 18--The Lord God, the Sun and Shield of his People, Psalm lxxxiv. 11--The
Dream of Joseph concerning the Sun, Moon, and Stars making obeisance to him, Gen. xxxvil. 9--In the
Vision of the Transfiguration the Lord's countenance as the Sun, Matt. xvii. 2--And at the call of Paul,
there was a glory above the brightness of the Sun, Acts xxvi. 13--An Angel is seen with his countenance
as the Sun, Rev. x. 1--A Woman beheld clothed with the Sun, Rev. xii. I--An Angel appears standing in
the Sun, Rev. xix. 17--Jesus the Morning Star, Rev. xxii. 16--The Vision of Abraham, his Seed promised
to be asthe Star* for multitude, Gen. xv. --The Stars in their courses fought against Sisera, Judges v. 20--
The Miracles of Joshua and Hesekiah, Joshua x. 13; Isaiah xxxviil. 8--The Church's glory and Israel's
blessedness both set forth under the sublime Emblems of this day, Isaiah xxx. 26; lx. 20; Rev. xxi. 23--
Conclusion /. Pp. 135--148
LETTER IX.
Creation of the Fish of the Deep, and Fowl of the Air--The value of both to Man--The Linnean Arrangement
adopted--The order Cete considered--The method of taking Whales--Their properties, value, &c--The
Grampus, Porpoise, Narwhal, and Dolphin described--The Six Orders of Fishes--The principal of their
respective genera and species considered:--1. Apodal; 2. Jugular; 3. Thoracic; 4. Abdominal; 5. Branch-
iostegious ; 6. Chondropterygious--Phoca, the Seal; Trichechus, the Sea-horse; and Hippopotamus, the
River-horse, described--also the Crustaceous Order of Fish, such as the Lobster, Crab, &c and the lesser
Inhabitants of the Deep--Molluscs--Testacea--Zoophyta--and Infusoria--The Birds of the Air treated of--
Their beauty, swiftness, &rc considered in Eight Orders Accipitres; 2. Picae; 3. Anseres; 4. Grallse;
5. Gallinee; 6. Struthiones; 7. Passeres; 8. Columbs Pp. 149--236
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LETTER X.
The Lord in hia teaching continually alluded to passing events, several examples--The passage considered,
" I will make you Fishers of Men;" also Ezekiel xlvii. 10, and the Parable of the Net cast into the Sea,
Matt. xiii. 47--Deut. xxxii. 11, alluded to, the Lord bore his People through the Wilderness as on Eaglet'
wings--The beautiful promise in Isaiah considered, They shall mount up with wings as Eaglet, Isaiah xl.
31; also the Lord's allusion in Luke xvii. 37, Wheresoever the Body is, thither will the Eagles be gathered
together--The Lord's care and protection of his People set forth in the passage, As birds flying, so will the
Lord defend Jerusalem--Matt. xxiii. 37, considered; also Jeremiah vilL 7, the allusion to the Birds of
Passage " watchful of the timet"--The 84th Psalm meditated on, and the Sparrow on the House-top--
Various Passages referred to where the Dove is used in illustration. --The Birds of Heaven sometimes as
emblems of judgment--Examples, The punishment on Children despising their Parents, Prov. xx. 20--
Edom'a judgment set forth by all the birds of prey and carnage building their nests amid its desolations,
and IsraeFtjoy by all nature rejoicing with them--Conclusion Pp. 237--254
LETTER XI.
Creation of the Cattle, Creeping Things, and Beasts of the Earth, and when all was completed--Man created
--The benefits of Animals to Man--Remarks on the cruel) custom of Vivisection creeping into England
--The Linnean Arrangement followed, and the Quadruped Family considered under Six Orders, ranged un-
der the general head Mammalia, or Animals that suckle their young, with a description of some of the prin-
cipal genera and species:--1st order, Primates; 2. Brute; 3. Ferae; 4. Glires; 5. Pecora; 6. Belliwe--
The Amphibia considered, under Two Orders:--1. Reptilia; 2. Serpentia--The Insect tribes-- I meet a de-
scribed in Seven Varieties--Vermet, Or the Worms, in Five Orders; Four, as Inhabitants of the 'Waters,
were considered on the fifth day; the other (Intestina) here--Man described in his innocence, his fall--
the promise and coming of Messiah--The Anointed Saviour--the promise of his return--The rightful
King over his own Creatures Pp. 235--355
LETTER XII.
Introduction--Anecdote of the little Boy at D. relative to Noah's Ark--The blessing of Judah considered--
Genesis xlix. 9, 10 compared with Rev. v. 1--6--The Righteous bold as the Lion, Prov. xxviil. 1--
Striking passage of illustration in Hosea v. 14--The figure of the Lion sometimes used to denote the
Enemy's power, 1 Pet. v. 8; 2 Tim. iv. 17, 18; Isaiah xxxv. 9, 10--The Lion in the last days shall be
trodden under foot, Psalm xci. 13, and Israel in the last days shall rise into power, and be as the Lion--
The Wolf fearfully descriptive of the power of the Enemy--Jer. v. 6 considered; also Hab. i. 8; Zeph. iii.
J; Acts xx. --But in the reign of peace the Wolf shall feed with the Lamb, Isaiah xi. --The Bear the
emblem of fury, Prov. xvii. 12 considered--The Fox the emblem of cunning, Cant. ii. 15 examined ;
also Luke xiii. 32--The Ox the example of patience and faithful labour, Psalm cxliv. --The Lamb--
no emblem in the Scripture of such frequent use--various passages examined into, 1 Pet. i. 19, 20;
Jlev. xiii. 8; John i. 29; and many others--The Sheep, the Lord as a Sheep before itt Shearers,
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Isaiah till. --The Goat--the Parable of the Sheep and Goats considered--The Camel--Isaiah lx. 6, 7,
quoted and examined, also other passages--The Horse--Prov. xxi. 31, compared with Job xxxix. 19--24--
The Ate knows its master's crib, strong reproof to Israel, Isaiah i.
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FRANKLIN HAVEN
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(Class of 1857:
GIFT OF
MARY E. HAVEN
July 2, 1914
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Illustrate]! ftii (C)ngrabingl on Steel.
A SERIES OF LETTERS FROM A FATHER TO HIS CHILDREN.
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SECOXB KUVriON.
LONDON:
SAMUEL BAGSTER AND SONS.
1844.
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articles, have been also added; and every pains and care have been taken to
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forth, with earnest prayer to the Lord (without whom the most laboured efforts
fail, and with whom the weakest means succeed) that he would be pleased to
command the blessing.
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Introduction Page ix
LETTER I.
Inthoduction--The Lord Jesus, the Almighty Agent in Creation--The Heavens and the Earth first
called into being--The creation of Light--its blessing to Man--The grateful Change of Day and Night
--Light capable of existing without the Sun--The comparative Velocity of Light and Sound--The
Thunder Sturm--Appeal to the Conscience Pages 1--10
LETTER II.
The Lord Jesus the Light of the World--The Disciples of the Lord called to be like their Master--The
countenance of Moses bright in the brightness of God--The Christian like Stephen called to the same--
Passages of Illustration--Light is sown for the Righteous--The Light of the Just brighter and brighter
unto the perfect Day--The Light of the Righteous--Everlasting Light--The Light of the Body, the
Eye--The single-eyed, upright Christian, walks in the Light of Life Pp- H--
LETTER III.
The . Creation of the Firmament, or Atmosphere--Its Proportions--Its adaptation to sustain Life--The
Balloon explained--The Clouds the Storehouse of Waters, which return to water the Earth--The
principle of Evaporation explained--All Nature under the continual control and direction of the Lord--
The Refraction and Reflection of Light explained--The agitated Atmosphere, or Wind, the great con-
servator of Health and means of all Commercial Intercourse--Voyage of the Ship Duff, the First
Missionary Ship to the Pacific--Sound and Scent both alike conveyed by the medium of the Atmosphere
---Recapitulation of the Mercies of the second day's Creation--Conclusion Pp. 18--34
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LETTER IV.
The Atmosphere pervading all Things, illustrative of the Omnipresence of God--The French Revolution,
an awful Example of the Anarchy that inevitably ensues on a denial of God--The Omnipresence of
God, an Attribute full of blessing to the Believer--Dan. xii. 3, explained: The Righteous shall shine
as the brightness of the Firmament--The Song of Moses : Gentle as the Dew; refreshing as the Showers
on the new-mown Grass, Deut. xxxii. 2--Those born of the incorruptible Seed innumerable as the Dew,
Psalm ex. 3--The Children of God, living together in unity and love, like the Dew of Hermon, Psalm
exxxiii. 3--The Manna lighting on the Dew in the Wilderness, Numb. xi. 9--The Clouds the Symbol of
the Lord's Presence, Exodus xiii. 21--Awful illustration of Clouds without Water, Jude 12--Though a
Man be washed in Snow Water, he cannot stand before God, Job ix. --One thing alone cleanses from
Sin, the Blood of Jesus--Conclusion Pp. 35--45
LETTER V.
At the call of the Lord the dry Land rises up from the Waters, and, at his word, is covered with verdure and
beauty--Psalm civ. descriptive of Creation--The Productions of the Earth above and beneath its
Surface, Job xxviii. 5--The value of the Metals, especially Iron--The Great Britain Iron Steamer
considered, her dimensions, &c. --The Universal Kingdom proposed to be explored, and then the
Vegetable--The Precious Gems detailed as to their names, country, properties, and relative value;
those in the Breast-plate of Aaron and the Foundations of the Holy City especially marked--The Metalt
treated of in the same manner--So also Rock? , Stones, Slates, Clays, and Chalks; likewise Coal and Snlt--
The Vegetable Kingdom arranged under four Principal Divisions; 1. The Trees, Herbs, or Grass,
that are good for Food, such as Wheat, &c. ; 2. Those that are spun for Clothing, as Flax, Cotton,
&c; 3. Such as are compounded in Medicine, as Opium, &c. ; and 4. The Trees that are worked in
Art, as the Oak, &c. --All these blessings. and the fruitful season, come from the Lord, who presides
over his own creation, Psalm lxv. 9--12 Pp. 46--92
LETTER VI.
The joy of the Brazilian Slave on finding a Diamond of sufficient weight to ensure his freedom, illustrative
of the state of soul of the Man who finds the Pearl of great price--The Breast-plate of Aaron, glittering
with twelve precious stones, considered in its typical character, Exod. xxviii. 29; Heb. x. 21--
The Lord, as a Refiner, purifies his children, Mai. iii. 3--Job Xxill. 10, opens out the same truth
--The Word of God more precious than Gold, Psalm cxix. 72, 12"--Proverbs iii. 14; and viii. 19, on
the same subject--The glory of Jerusalem in the last days set forth under a variety of the Emblems
of this day, Isaiah lx. --Threatened Judgments on Israel, if disobedient; the Heavens Iron, the
Earth Brass, Lev. xxvi. 19--Israel, cast off from God, compared to reprobate Silver, Jer. vi. 30
--The Lord the Bock of Strength to his People, Deut. xxxii. A. --The Bock that followed Israel declared
to be Christ, I Cor. x. 4--The Lord Jesus also the Chief Corner Slone, 1 Pet. ii. 6; and the Shadow
of a Great Rock in a weary land. Isaiah xxxii. 2--The Wicked call on the Bocks to cover them, Rev.
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vi. 16--The Lord Jesus the Corn of Wheat that died, and the Sheaf of First-fruits, 1 Cor. xv. 23; John
xii. 24--The Trees clap their hands, and all Creation rejoices in the return of the Lord's anointed
King, Psalm xcvi. to c--The Believer compared to the fruitful Evergreen, Psalm i. 3; so also, Psalm
xcii. 15--Parable of the Vine and Branches, John xv. --Parable of the two Eagles cropping the loftiest
Cedar of Lebanon, Ezekiel xvii. --Conclusion Pp. 93--107
LETTER VII.
Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars--their value to Man, not only in ruling the Seasons, but for
calculation of Time and Distance--Brief History of the two Schools of Pythagoras and Ptolemy--The
Solar SysTem--The Sun, its magnitude, properties, distance from the Earth--The Planets separately
considered, especially the Earth and its attendant Moon--The Tides--The value of the Chronometer-
Eclipses--Comets--The Heaven of the Fixed Stars--Signs of the Zodiac--Constellations of the Northern
Hemisphere--Constellations of the Southern Hemisphere--Conclusion Pp. 108--134
LETTER VIII.
The Heavens to be folded together by His hands who spread them out. Psalm cii. 26; Heb. 1. 10--12--The
Heavenly Bodies in their circuit, descriptive of the universal character of the Gospel Ministry, Psalm xix.
1--6, compared with Rom. x. 18--The Lord God, the Sun and Shield of his People, Psalm lxxxiv. 11--The
Dream of Joseph concerning the Sun, Moon, and Stars making obeisance to him, Gen. xxxvil. 9--In the
Vision of the Transfiguration the Lord's countenance as the Sun, Matt. xvii. 2--And at the call of Paul,
there was a glory above the brightness of the Sun, Acts xxvi. 13--An Angel is seen with his countenance
as the Sun, Rev. x. 1--A Woman beheld clothed with the Sun, Rev. xii. I--An Angel appears standing in
the Sun, Rev. xix. 17--Jesus the Morning Star, Rev. xxii. 16--The Vision of Abraham, his Seed promised
to be asthe Star* for multitude, Gen. xv. --The Stars in their courses fought against Sisera, Judges v. 20--
The Miracles of Joshua and Hesekiah, Joshua x. 13; Isaiah xxxviil. 8--The Church's glory and Israel's
blessedness both set forth under the sublime Emblems of this day, Isaiah xxx. 26; lx. 20; Rev. xxi. 23--
Conclusion /. Pp. 135--148
LETTER IX.
Creation of the Fish of the Deep, and Fowl of the Air--The value of both to Man--The Linnean Arrangement
adopted--The order Cete considered--The method of taking Whales--Their properties, value, &c--The
Grampus, Porpoise, Narwhal, and Dolphin described--The Six Orders of Fishes--The principal of their
respective genera and species considered:--1. Apodal; 2. Jugular; 3. Thoracic; 4. Abdominal; 5. Branch-
iostegious ; 6. Chondropterygious--Phoca, the Seal; Trichechus, the Sea-horse; and Hippopotamus, the
River-horse, described--also the Crustaceous Order of Fish, such as the Lobster, Crab, &c and the lesser
Inhabitants of the Deep--Molluscs--Testacea--Zoophyta--and Infusoria--The Birds of the Air treated of--
Their beauty, swiftness, &rc considered in Eight Orders Accipitres; 2. Picae; 3. Anseres; 4. Grallse;
5. Gallinee; 6. Struthiones; 7. Passeres; 8. Columbs Pp. 149--236
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LETTER X.
The Lord in hia teaching continually alluded to passing events, several examples--The passage considered,
" I will make you Fishers of Men;" also Ezekiel xlvii. 10, and the Parable of the Net cast into the Sea,
Matt. xiii. 47--Deut. xxxii. 11, alluded to, the Lord bore his People through the Wilderness as on Eaglet'
wings--The beautiful promise in Isaiah considered, They shall mount up with wings as Eaglet, Isaiah xl.
31; also the Lord's allusion in Luke xvii. 37, Wheresoever the Body is, thither will the Eagles be gathered
together--The Lord's care and protection of his People set forth in the passage, As birds flying, so will the
Lord defend Jerusalem--Matt. xxiii. 37, considered; also Jeremiah vilL 7, the allusion to the Birds of
Passage " watchful of the timet"--The 84th Psalm meditated on, and the Sparrow on the House-top--
Various Passages referred to where the Dove is used in illustration. --The Birds of Heaven sometimes as
emblems of judgment--Examples, The punishment on Children despising their Parents, Prov. xx. 20--
Edom'a judgment set forth by all the birds of prey and carnage building their nests amid its desolations,
and IsraeFtjoy by all nature rejoicing with them--Conclusion Pp. 237--254
LETTER XI.
Creation of the Cattle, Creeping Things, and Beasts of the Earth, and when all was completed--Man created
--The benefits of Animals to Man--Remarks on the cruel) custom of Vivisection creeping into England
--The Linnean Arrangement followed, and the Quadruped Family considered under Six Orders, ranged un-
der the general head Mammalia, or Animals that suckle their young, with a description of some of the prin-
cipal genera and species:--1st order, Primates; 2. Brute; 3. Ferae; 4. Glires; 5. Pecora; 6. Belliwe--
The Amphibia considered, under Two Orders:--1. Reptilia; 2. Serpentia--The Insect tribes-- I meet a de-
scribed in Seven Varieties--Vermet, Or the Worms, in Five Orders; Four, as Inhabitants of the 'Waters,
were considered on the fifth day; the other (Intestina) here--Man described in his innocence, his fall--
the promise and coming of Messiah--The Anointed Saviour--the promise of his return--The rightful
King over his own Creatures Pp. 235--355
LETTER XII.
Introduction--Anecdote of the little Boy at D. relative to Noah's Ark--The blessing of Judah considered--
Genesis xlix. 9, 10 compared with Rev. v. 1--6--The Righteous bold as the Lion, Prov. xxviil. 1--
Striking passage of illustration in Hosea v. 14--The figure of the Lion sometimes used to denote the
Enemy's power, 1 Pet. v. 8; 2 Tim. iv. 17, 18; Isaiah xxxv. 9, 10--The Lion in the last days shall be
trodden under foot, Psalm xci. 13, and Israel in the last days shall rise into power, and be as the Lion--
The Wolf fearfully descriptive of the power of the Enemy--Jer. v. 6 considered; also Hab. i. 8; Zeph. iii.
J; Acts xx. --But in the reign of peace the Wolf shall feed with the Lamb, Isaiah xi. --The Bear the
emblem of fury, Prov. xvii. 12 considered--The Fox the emblem of cunning, Cant. ii. 15 examined ;
also Luke xiii. 32--The Ox the example of patience and faithful labour, Psalm cxliv. --The Lamb--
no emblem in the Scripture of such frequent use--various passages examined into, 1 Pet. i. 19, 20;
Jlev. xiii. 8; John i. 29; and many others--The Sheep, the Lord as a Sheep before itt Shearers,
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Isaiah till. --The Goat--the Parable of the Sheep and Goats considered--The Camel--Isaiah lx. 6, 7,
quoted and examined, also other passages--The Horse--Prov. xxi. 31, compared with Job xxxix. 19--24--
The Ate knows its master's crib, strong reproof to Israel, Isaiah i.
