. Christian similitudes: being a series of emblematic engravings, with written explanations, miscellaneous observations, and religious reflections, designed to illustrate divine truth, in accordance with the cardinal principles of Christianity .. . ious subjects, statedthat there remains yet for the world,as the crowning delusion, a lying imita-tion of the kingdom and dispensation ofthe Spirit—such as the lawless Com-munist sects of the middle ages, in theFamilists of a later day, and in the of our own, has attempted tocome to the birth, though in each casethe world was not ripe f
. Christian similitudes: being a series of emblematic engravings, with written explanations, miscellaneous observations, and religious reflections, designed to illustrate divine truth, in accordance with the cardinal principles of Christianity .. . ious subjects, statedthat there remains yet for the world,as the crowning delusion, a lying imita-tion of the kingdom and dispensation ofthe Spirit—such as the lawless Com-munist sects of the middle ages, in theFamilists of a later day, and in the of our own, has attempted tocome to the birth, though in each casethe world was not ripe for it yet, andthe thing was withdrawn for a time, toreappear in an after hour—full of falsefreedom, full of the promise of bringingall things into one, making war onthe family, etc. This adversary [the Antichrist of ] is not simply the wicked one, butthe Imvless one; and the mystery is notmerely a mystery of iniquity, but oflawlessness. Law, in all its manifest-ations, is that which he shall rageagainst, making hideous misapplicationof that great truth that where theSpirit is, there is liberty. 68 CIIEISTIAN SIMILITUDES. IIEBEEWS,Chap, x:verse 38. JEREMIAH,Chap, ii:veise 19. TEOVERBS,Chap, iv:verse 1-4. 2 PETER,Chap, ii:verse 2 TIMOTHY,Chap, iv:verse 10. JEREMIAH,Chap, i:verse 16. EEVELATION,Chap, iii:verse 15. 2 TETER, Chap, ii:verses 20, 21. THE BACKSLIDER. The Backslidery turning to his former sins, the Guardian Angelweeps. Satan approaches to resume his reign over hivi, while theSpirit is departing. TjEIIOLd the sinner furninp; to liis sins again;Pride, gluttony, ill-will, n kindred train—The holy, heavenly dove departing Hies, .His guardian angel views with weeping eyes; Satan approaches to resume his guide him swiftly on his downward ! wretched man, who thus lias turned asideFrom all that might to peace and virtue guide. Backsliding is defined as turningfrom the path of duty. It presup-poses that the person who is guilty ofit has, in some p
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