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aven and in earth, and ta whose service kings and potentates mast oonda- scend no less than their meanest slaves. So thai truly he waA the greatest of sll levellers, the greatest of all emancipuior^; bniigioK about ihc most perfect equality, though he in bothing alter- v.] THE CURSE A8 TO AODILT tABOVft. 1079 ed Dor mediated to alter tbo ftame'work of civil society. To understanil thatthU revolution U broitglitftboul within the spirit, while all contioueft tutcb&Dgetl without, you must conf^i<Ier htiw the Go«pel calle upoD the vanous partsof bumao nature, aad uusc&l- cth them as from n sleep even io the bigiiest and moftt cultivatuil mindfi. It catlctli upon the cod- sciL-iicc to behold a beautiful picture of truth aud righteousness ill tholaw of God ; to look notupoa blundering elatutesof man, butetoraal ordinances of justice ; not upon rutc3 of expediency for this present hfe, but upon the form and lincamuutfl of celestial and everlaiitiag truth. The conscience looking upon these is enlightened. Aud the con* (ciimce of the slave and of the free man are equally enlightened, by looking before tbem : for what of inith and justice tlio one perceives beyond tbo other by nature, is but as it were a ray com- pared ifvntb the tlood of light which pours in npou both fnmi the perfect law uf God. TIjt? &laVK i& depressed out of knowledge of natural rights by bisf bondaEce ; and the tyrant of the slave is by bis power or mind carried a\h-ay from the perception of the same: and though the free man stands in a better condition than eitlier, yet what is all the knowlmlge i>f rightcousiirss that ift €iigro<ised in thv statutes and customsof any suciety, coni[>ar6d with the la^e and perfect revelation of rightif^us^ ness in tho word of God r The liule differences that previously cxi&ted are all obliterated in the grcatncBs of that common light U|>od which con- science ojienelh her eye. Then after the con* science comes atTection. The affections of tho slave are all wounded and dead ; but the Gospel lOBO THE CURSE ASTO BODILr LADOUA. [/2v. coiner ainl (^lieritthe^ them. Hie Son of God ei braceth him with cutif^lrAJning luvc, the Comfui presents him wiib everla&tiag kindness, minister of the Gospel comes aad Uikcs him by h&nd, saying, Str» be of good cheer. God is Father 3i]d hath »enthjs Son to suve thee, wasited heart takes fertility again, the Swn Righteou«iie\?* cheriishes all its scathed seoi ments. The brotherhood of disciples c^>eQ rl arms to him; and long- forgotten sympai awaken ; and he fecl£ a man