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his to the possession of Israel, and to shew that of her it iii A|^ecially spoken, ar>d not of Jtidah (though the iiki? In- Kaid of Judah elsewhere^ this remark- able pasttuf^ i« thua concluded, " And I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy ; (now Judah had obtained mercy, i. 7) ; and 1 will say to ihcm which were not my people. Thou art my people; and they ahallsay^ Thou art ray God."* \ Now, if any one idiould wonder that such a laviahnient of bl^sin^, that such an hoiKmrable pre-eminence of )>lace and power should be pro- mi&ed to these Ten Tribes, mi long lo«t fVoni the knowledge oT men, in the yet unknown parts of the earth, he will bearm mind, tJiat thcTenTribes 1188 rnt kinus or ths ^aat, [Die! of Israel bail tc^n parte out of ttvvrlve in the inhe-> riiacce of MesAiah and the blesun^A prombed unio AbiaUam. of which they have Dot yet rcctiv^ ed any; whereas Judah and BcDjamin were de* iJTcrcd Out of their captivitv.and, being prcACnrcd within tho boundnt of Cbmtendom, had not only iu «J1 their ctlicK the fir^l pj^^eutatiua orthechurch and his Gospel, but ever since have posseucd tho pr^omineQcy of giving birth to and bearing upon thcif atockthc whole Uc&tilc church. Now, if. for Juduh'^t sake, the Lord did raise up Cyrus* hia shepherd, to their delirerancc, aiid, by means of Diany prophets, and of Jesus and the Apoatlet, ahdvr forth upon them the ^ataesfi of his grace, wbiJe poor krael is suflerin^, far from knowledge, hope* or consolation, should wc wonder? should we not rather expect, that a time will come, at which Israel simll he viftiteil with her proportion^ ate aharc of the promised blessing, and shall b^ called upon for her testimony and diligence in the behalf of her Lord and God ? If Judah receir* ed the blessing of Messiah's former advent, and was called upon to send forth the Apontlrs and first prescher-s of the Uospel» to bear the con^ tumely of his Cro?is in all nations; shall notlsimel also have a revelation of hi» power* and be calM upon to do bira good service in the timo to come! Btttas wc well know that it is inpowerand might that he nppearcth^ that service which she can render him mmt be tu power and might, to bear the brunt of all the nations, and break that liugt confederacy of the kings a^inst their king ; or, at the least, to enter by the way of the wasted Eaph* ratea, and overthrow the Antichrist who shall tliett •it inonsrch ini Habylon, and oiit of his hand t4 OH TlMt TKN TH1»»<. 1139 set the iribes of Jndah and Benjamin free. I say thje