venly banquet which will follow the final success of the Christian's warfare;-when God hall wipe away tears from all faces, and the spiritual festival of divine grace and love shall endure, as the consequence of the Redeemer's stupendous triumph, through a blissful eternity! THE END. Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, London. On the contrary, when professed believers. in Christian truth go on regularly, adorn the Gospel, grow in grace, maintain the unity of the spirit, obey them that have the rule over them," submit to discipline, as well as honour and love their Lord; retain the savour of his knowledge, and manifest this savour in their families and connexions; when the multitude of them that believe are of one mind, and walking in the fear of God and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, are multiplied, then the minister triumphs, his people are his joy and crown, and he renders thanks to God without ceasing at every remembrance of them all. And if even on earth the Christian minister thus shares this transport, what will be the triumph, when he joins the church and assembly of the first-born which are written in heaven! What the exultation, when the mystery of Christ shall be finished, and God shall send out his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other; when the Saviour shall deliver up the kingdom to God even the Father, that God may be all in all! What will then be the hallelujahs, what the acclamations of joy, what the harmony of praise! The feast which usually succeeded the earthly conquests to which we have so often alluded, is not worthy to be compared with that hea 3 venly banquet which will follow the final success of the Christian's warfare;-when God hall wipe away tears from all faces, and the spiritual festival of divine grace and love shall endure, as the consequence of the Redeemer's stupendous triumph, through a blissful eternity! THE END. Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, London. |