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ed before the heathen natitiuft he invaded with the mighty hand of God. It is exactly suiu tliu order uf the vials , first comes the judgment upor the Papal earth, then upon the seat of the Intidel beast, then upon the Turkish imposture, then upon tAi the naiiontp And there where the judgment is first to fall, ought the warning to be given. We ought derout- ly to liatv ihc abciminatiotiri, uml, iti the cxcesA of our holy haired, speak forth aj[ainst them to all IquuTters, within the very walls of Rome, and in tlie centre of the Vatican. And against the in< fidelity in o'ery quarter, ought we to speak, in public places and in priratc, from the press, from tiie pnlpit, from every place. And I do not he- sitate to Kay, that it is l\m ver)' comlition of our safety in the great day of the Lord that we should DOW do so, and that we should then be found do- ing so< Those who continue patiently to occupy themselves in such a holy occupation, and every toan bath it in his power, and no man need go out of hia way to do it ; for the infection of the poison Alleth the air, and the spirit of it 1 193 THE RJKOS OF THC EAST, f^^ breathes in every opening of ihc mouths of men. Oh. my brethren, my beloved brethren, 1 pni; you to watch and be faithful, Ie*l ye enter inW icmptation: Weafe already entered into tempta^ tioD ; let UK be faithful in the midst of it. Tal this diseour$e as an udmonition to that effeei, a great instance ofthc eontrary dealing of the Lordj] with a faithful ehureh and with an apostate chureh? And, finally, npon the review of these thrci prophetic discourses upon the Three Spirits, thi drying up of Euphrate^^ and ttit^ kingH of 11 Bast, I do not know, dear brethren, what feeling may have been awakened in your minds, or whal lessons you may be disposed to learn, or whi interest of any kind you may take in these inqai' ries which ve make into the purposes of God ii his dealingi; with the tribiss of Gphraim. But, oi my own mind, the most powerful feeling is that of shame, bitishing and burning Ghaine, that should have so long remained i^orant, and still 90 ignomnl, of the great mystery of the pi vidcnce of God orer his church in times pa*t») present, and to come. It seems to me aa if I were' awaking mit nf a stale of tolal indilTereme. yea of practical atheism, as to what God i^ doin^, aD< hath been dom^ with his church. Have we m been all busy looking at the mighty events wbicJ he hath been doin;; around us, and which hi hath been doin^ for us, and i