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season will arrive, when it shall triumph over all its adversaries, extend its boundaries and spread throughout the world. Expressed in the prophetic emblem, by a great mountain that shall fill the whole earth.

During the first period, (by a learned expositor [JOSEPH MEDS. - Regnum lapidis - Regnum montis.]   called the kingdom of the stone) the wicked have been permitted to exert their utmost efforts of malice and power against the anointed King of Zion. Enemies from without have assaulted the Church with violent persecutions; and an enemy within, more formidable from his situation, has made deeper thrusts, corrupted the truth, and worn out the saints with cruel oppression. But, when these have wasted their strength, and the gates of hell opposed in vain; at the period fixed for the display of the Saviour's grace and glory in the world, his Church will suddenly assume a new form. Her mourning be turned into joy, her widow's weed exchanged for the garment of salvation. The stone will rapidly grow into a mountain. The kingdom of CHRIST literally fill the whole earth. - Thus it will be gratefully acknowledged that he administers the government; it will then be seen with rapture, that his glory is the end; and mankind will hail the divine REDEEMER as also, all and in all in providence.

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And now, my Brethren, what think ye of CHRIST? what think ye of him who is the principal subject of the bible, the only basis of redemption, the administrator and the end of every dispensation? is he not the chief among ten thousand and altogether lovely? is he not all and in all - in the sacred scriptures - in the religion of sinners - and in providence? and ought he not to be all our salvation and all our desire? should not our hearts glow with gratitude when we contemplate the amazing work? Can we look with cold indifference upon what infinite wisdom has planned, upon what love passing knowledge has accomplished? - Prejudiced infidelity may pronounce the gospel folly, and the humble manifestation of the MESSIAH prove a stumbling block to his ancient people. But to us the scandal of the cross is more than compensated by the glory which succeeded. We know the man of sorrows is now exalted "on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens." [Heb. viii. 1.]   His adversaries may then blaspheme, and the impious say, "we will not have this man to rule over us." But we with cheerful submission and adoring confidence, reply - "come LORD JESUS - King of kings and Lord of lords - thou art worthy to receive glory and honour and power - rule thou in the midst of thine