508 A S:ERIOUS ADDRESS TO of the dead, and the Life of the living: he that be- lieveth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and he that liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. Believe then, and thou shalt not come into condemna- tion. Believe, and thou shalt receive power, thou shalt see the glory of God ; thou shalt be established ; yea, and sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Be- lieve, and thou hast everlasting life, and shalt not come into condemnation. Believe, and a grain of faith will remove mountains of guilt and unbelief. -- Believe with all thy heart All things are possible to him that believeth, and he shall inherit all, promises : for to him that overcometh (and faith is the victory) will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and to sit with me on my throne ;. as I_ also overcame, and am set down with my Father on his throne. Only believe then, and through faith thou shalt subdue the kingdom of darkness, work righteousness, obtain promises, stop the mouth of the roaring lion, quench the violence of temptation's fire, escape the flaming point of Satan's darts, out of weak- ness be made strong, wax valiant in fight, turn to flight the armies of thy spiritual adversaries, and re- ceive thy dead soul raised to life again.. "Thou hast played with the fiery serpents, they have bitten thy heart : but I have already sucked the worst of the mortal poison. In the perilous attempt my soul was seized with sorrow even unto death, and an unheard -of agony, attended with a bloody sweat, came upon my body. A racking cross was the bed I was stretched upon ; sharp thorns proved the pillow on which. I rest my fainting head. The bitterest sarcasms were my consolations; vinegar and gall my cordials a band of bloody soldiers the cruel wretches appointed to tear open my veins; whips, nails, ham- mers, and a spear, the instruments allowed them to do the dreadful operation. For hours I bled under their merciless hands : and thy fearful curse, O Sinner, flowed together with my blood. In the mean time, noon -day light was turned into the gloom of night, a dire emblem of the darkness that overspread my,
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