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e attained, that those same Ten Tribea who were from their infidelity and rebeliioQ utterly cast out to the ends of the earth, axKl who ha\'e since been lost among the naiioDtt, arc yet to be re-called, in the time of the Lords foithfulncas, and made tnfitrumcntal in his hand to thcdeUrcTance of those Two Tribes against whose supremacy they heretofore rebelled, I do diMTover many thingA moat worthy to be reflected upon.— Learn, Isl, The unaearehable richer of ihe grace of God, which can dispuse him to forget the multitude of Israel's transgresaions, and their atifl-necked rebellion against the house of David, and tl^ir stout-hearted wara against the Lord's own anointed kings; aiHl moreover the Son of 1186 Tue KrHOs or rnr RAtir, [. David (rt Cornell) rtiem Hi If^njth, and maVcfif ihem ft fttrotig nalioQ, to falfil all hfr good pli snro; tonwkeaf ih^m his bftttle-axeand his wea* pons of war to breakdown liis cneruifc*from hiB face. This grace I commend to the stout hearted atid rebellifms children of the co^eittDt, who art! now before me^ to thofl^ vrtio inocc their bfljitism have wandered far from the ways of (tcmJ^, ttnd &et up idots in their hearts, aod 1 do enifwl them to believe that the Lord is of Ruch fiiithful- DM8 fhftt though they had been lost to the know- ledge and fellowrthiporhl* church for many yeaT^ he h yel dispoeed and de^iroVfi to retnm tinM^ tbem, and gather them with much honour tmto bimseir And I do this nii^hT entreat all hardened «mncrfi and hoary- headed offcndera a^n« God'a corenant togive good heed and heartbe word which hath this night been spoken conctrnin^ the tribes oflflrael, becaiifie that Httrely for the sake of sneli^ it w writlcn.— I observe, 2dty, Ttw retribntory justice of God's providence, which will bring these Ten Tribes to confesfl their great sin nfitetiin^ up a king over them a^inst the anointing of the Lord, eren 'Merohoam the son of Ncbat which made I^n^el to sin," and will canse litem to cotm, to the succour of that Judah and Benjamin whom they heretofore confederated with Syria to brin; into bondage, and to establish over them another king, even the son of Tabeal. For ihia act of, seeking to Bubrcrt the line of David were they finally gWen into the hands of Assyria ; and behold Afey are now brought out of their priflon in ordei toeonfefffl their former sin, and imcln their former miadiief, to deliver the royal tribe* of Judah from IfiPp Oftni£ r£K rii]»M. 1 187 the bondage of another kinpr, and to reiitore unto hor the Arat tlominion. Therefore, brethren