LIKE Abraham ascending up the hill That he might act the great Commander's will ROBERT SOUTHWELL. THOUGH round him numerous tribes, Sworn foes to Heaven's dread Ruler, pitch their tents, The Patriarch's soul. By the bright hope sustained, Calm and unmoved the delegated seer Submissive bends to the Eternal Will. SAMUEL HAYES. ADAM-EDEN-EVE-THE FALL. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. GENESIS, i, 27. By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. ROMANS, V, 12. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. I. CORINTHIANS, XV, 21, 22. The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. I. CORINTHIANS, XV, 45. THOU man thy image mad'st, in dignity, SANDYS. O, HAPPY pair, Lords of fair Eden's blooming range, where earth, SAMUEL HAYES. FOR contemplation he, and valour formed; MILTON. POOR man! How happy once in thy first state! When yet but warm from thy great Maker's hand, He stamped thee with His image, and well pleased, Smiled on his last fair work! BLAIR WHAT weaker breast, Since Adam's armour failed, dares warrant his? ADAM EDEN- EVE THE FALL. If any strength we have, it is to ill; But all the good is God's, both power and will: The dead man cannot rise, though he himself may kill. GILES FLETCHER. TROOPS of unknown diseases, sorrow, age, Wrong armed with power, lust, rapine, slaughter reigned, SANDYS. WHEN by his Word God had accomplished all, With His own breath conveyed into his breast WALLER. DIFFERENCE of good and ill for man to know To the Almighty Father of his race, And claim his guidance. JOHN HEY. LET us make now, Man in our image, Man In our similitude, and let them rule Over the fish and fowl of sea and air, Beast of the field, and over all the earth, MILTON. 21 HER rash hand, in evil hour, MILTON. THE ADVENT-THE SECOND COMING. LET the floods clap their hands, let the hills be joyful together before the Lord; for He cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall He judge the world, and the people with His truth. PSALM xcvi, 8, 9. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. ISAIAH, xl, 3, 4, 5. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. ISAIAH, Ixi, 1, 2. THE chariot! the chariot! its wheels roll on fire, And the heavens with the burthen of Godhead are bow'd! The glory! the glory! by myriads are pour'd The host of the angels to wait on their Lord, And the glorified saints and the martyrs are there, And all who the palm-wreath of victory wear. H. H. MILMAN. WELL then, my soul, joy in the midst of pain; And conquer His own justice with His love- HENRY WOTTON. THE ADVENT-THE SECOND COMING. WHEN Thou, attended gloriously from Heaven, MILTON. MESSIAH Comes! Let furious discord cease; BISHOP HEBER. MESSIAH comes! ye rugged paths, be plain; C. H. JOHNSON HE comes not in the pride of martial pomp, 28 |