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of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever." "And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne saying, Amen; Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his saints, and ye that fear Him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia, for the LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH. Let us be glad and give honour to him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready." O no, "for," says St. John, "he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal." "And the street of the city" was pure gold as it were transparent glass" having "no need of the sun neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the LAMB is the LIGHT thereof.” "O no, for into that holy city, there shall in no wise enter, any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or MAKETH A LIE:" NO ECLIPSE of the never-setting SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS THEN, WHEN ONCE ARISEN OVER THE JERUSALEM WHICH IS

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ABOVE, HIMSELF THE MIGHTY NUCLEUS oF

ETERNAL PEACE AND LOVE AND JOY TO THE WHITEROBED PALM-BEARING CITIZENS THEREOF, GATHERED AROUND HIS THRONE.

But now, even now, O Sun of Righteousness, shine forth-Shine forth, upon England, to dispel the thick mists of Romanistic and Tractarian error, which seem enveloping her; even by rending with an effectual rend (from top to bottom) these impenetrable veils of error.-Shine forth, gracious Saviour, upon Romanists and Tractarians, whether in this or other lands; who have left the pure faith of the Gospelfor the teaching of men; who seek for righteousness by the works of the law; who put the shadow for the substance; and the sign above the thing signified-upon these upon these-SHINE FORTH; but long-suffering Jesus, not for their destruction, not with the scorchings of thy wrath, but with thine own enlightening, invigorating, renewing beams; accompanied with sweet showers of thy Divine grace; removing error and impressing truth. We would plead for them, with thine own argument Emmanuel, "forgive them, for they know not what they do." Surely, some at least, know not-may it not be many-may it not be very many-that they are ECLIPSING Thee, the SUN of RIGHTEOUSNESS. Upon them, upon us, upon the Protestant Church of England-upon her bishops,

upon her pastors, upon their flocks-O, glorious Sun of Righteousness, SHINE FORTH, SHINE FORTH."

THE END.

LONDON: PRINTED FOR K. J. FORD, ISLINGTON.

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