...and at the pace at which it has hitherto been propagated, ages after ages must yet roll along, before the knowledge of the Lord shall cover 'the earth as the waters cover the sea. Every man must teach his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord,...

...blessings, shall be far more widely diffused, — and when, indeed, in the interesting words of Scripture, the " knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea." It is a fact, in the third place, that since the death of Christ, mankind have obtained...

...character, would be perhaps more laborious than useful ; but the import of all may be perceived in one. " The knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea." The expectation of superior light on theological subjects would be freed from all suspicion...

...five years, it does not take the lead of all others in this state. That the work may proceed until the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea, is the fervent and sincere prayer of, dear sirs, your unknown friend, ." Our worthy...

...originally formed."* We have many prophecies in the Bible respecting this time, the prophet declares that " The knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea," and, " all shall know the Lord from the least unto the greatest." This world which...

...Gentile, poor Africans and Hindoos, yea, people of all nations, " shall see the salvation of God, and when the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the great deep."* * Isa. xi. 9. Britain! my much loved arid highly exalted country ! when I think...

...the bounty of the Lord, with creatures created for higher ends and more glorious attainments. " When the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the deep ; then shall the earth break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall...

...light. Prophecy, however, assures us, that the everlasting Gospel shall prosper and prevail, until " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea;" and, with respect to the Mahometan world more especially, the providence of God is...

...wherein God would gloriously display his power and love in the fulfilment of his gracious promise, that " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea." 2. " But are there in England, or in any part of the world, any signs of such a time...

...National Preeminence," &c. 12mo. 59 spirit of the ancient martyrs shall be universally revived ; and " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea." Whether the thousand years, spoken of in our text, are to be regarded as ordinary or...