For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, a woman shall compass a man," Jer. xxxi. 22. This was a new thing promised to the antediluvian world, "The seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent's head." It is called a new thing in the prophetic age; and was a new thing in the latter days, for a virgin conceived, and a virgin brought forth a son; and this new thing was done under the sun, and must for ever remain a thing new, for it never shall be antiquated. "His name shall be called Wonderful." He was seen as the son of man by Daniel, and his tremendous appearance was that of the Judge of quick and dead. "I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool," Dan. vii. 9, 13, His white hair denotes his gravity and great age, which the hoary head always proclaims; but he was not born till four hundred years after that vision. "His name shall be called Wonderful." He was seen by Adam and Eve, by Abraham and Sarah; by Lot, by Moses, by Joshua, and Balaam; by Gideon, Manoah and his wife; by thousands in his life-time, and by five hundred brethren at once after his death; and yet no man hath seen him, nor can see him, and this the scriptures aver: "Keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen," 1 Tim. vi. 14-16. "His name shall be called Wonderful." He was the richest that ever appeared in this world; there was not one thing that was not put under him, for he was the heir of all things, Heb. i. 2; and yet the poor and needy man, Psal. cix. 16. So poor that he lived all his life-time upon charity, and has been supported by alms almost eighteen hundred years; and is such an admirer of the liberality of his benefactors, that he declares that even a cup of cold water shall never pass unnoticed nor unrewarded by him. "His name shall be called Wonderful." He performed the greatest exploits that ever were performed in his weakest state, and by his weakest part; for he was crucified through weakness, 2 Cor. xiii. 4. He took the hand-writing that was against us out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and, having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it, or in himself. "His name shall be called Wonderful." He fought the greatest battle, single-handed, that ever was fought in this world, or that ever will be fought. And, though he was the first and the only one that fell by the sword in the field of action, yet, by his own fall he conquered all the enemies that he ever had, or ever will have, whe: ther in earth or in hell. "His name shall be called Wonderful." He is wonderful also in his family, which consists of new-born babes, little children, young men, and fathers and yet there is neither a babe nor a little child in it. "There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old, but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed," Isa. lxv. 20. "His name shall be called Wonderful." I shall send, my dear friends, no more of these seeming discords at this time, but leave you to bring them into harmony, and subscribe myself, Yours to serve in Christ Jesus, W. H. S. S. THE EMPIRE OF SATAN. LUKE XI. 18. "If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand?” IT appears, from this text, that the devils have a chief, or a head over them, who is called Satan; and that the other devils are his princes, as Beelzebub is called the prince of the devils. And we read of principalities and powers among the devils, which Christ spoiled by his death, and triumphed over upon the cross. There is not one hint dropped in the scriptures that the devils ever fall out or disagree; for, as there is no door of hope opened to them, nor any ground to expect any favour from God, there is no place for repenting or relenting; their mind is hardened and shut up under the guilt of the unpardonable sin, and a continual sense of God's wrath; and this fills them with eternal hatred both to God and man. Their abode is principally in the air, Eph. ii. 2. Their palaces are the hearts of poor sinners, as Christ tells us, "When the strong man armed keepeth the palace, his goods are in peace." Many are the ways and means by which the devil contrives to keep his possession; and wonderfully hath he fortified himself in the hearts of the children of men, as appears by the account of the wise man: "There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard," Eccl. ix. 14-16. This little city is mount Zion, and it was in the loins of Adam when this great king besieged and took it. The bulwarks of Satan, by which he keeps possession of his strong holds, are, " If First, Darkness and blindness of mind. our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost; in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them that believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them," 2 Cor. iv. 3, 4. Hence the kingdom of the beast, or the popish countries, are said to be full of darkness, Rev. xvi. 10. And the reason of this is, because it is full of devils; it is called the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, Rev. xviii. 2. Secondly, Hatred to the light, and a love to |