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The New jerusalem.

The New Jerusalem.
DIR. Bonar of Edinburgh, thus Discourse
upon Rev. xxi. IS, and Sunday schoo
teachers NAV get hint from these head
how to divide and briefly to enforce theil
lessons:
/. 1t isa great city "The great city, y
said John, gazing on it, Its circuit is vast
beyond Babylon or Nineveh, or Paris OF
London. That mighty city, says John,
speaking of Babylon the great, REV. xiii
10;) but this is mightier far There has
been no city like it. 1t is the city, the one
city, the great metropolis of the mighty
universe, the mighty city of the mighty
God.
.. 1t is a well built city. Its builder
and maker is God" its foundations are
eternal Its walls are jasper, its gates
pearls, its streets paved with gold. 1t is
"compactly built together" lying four
square, and perfect in all its parts with
out break or flaw, or weakness ordeform-
ity.
3. It is well lighted city. Something
brighter than sun or moon is given to fill
its heaven. The glory of God lightens it..
The Lamb is its eight" or clamp" so
that it needs no candle, no sunlight. There
is no night there.
4. II is well watercd city. A pure
river Of the water of life flows through its
streets, proceeding from the throne Of God
and the Lamb. What must its waters be ?
Who in it can ever thirst? Its inhabitants
shall thirst no more.
8. 1t is well provisioned city. The tree
Of life is there, with its twelve varieties of
fruit, and its health giving leaves 1t has
more than Eden had 1t is Paradise re-
stored. Paradise and Jerusalem in one
Jerusalem in Paradise, and Paradise in
Jerusalem.
6. 1t is we'll guarded city. Not only
has it gates, and walls, and towers, which
no enemy could scale or force; but at the
gates are twelve angels, keeping perpetual
watch.
T. 1t is a well guarded city. Its King il
the Son of God the King of kings, I'm
manuel; the King eternal, whose scepte
is righteousness; who loveth Righteousness
and hateth iniquity. No misrule is there
no disorder, no lawlessness.
8. 1t is well peopled city. 1t has gath
cred within its walls all generations Of tn
redeemed. It's population is as the sand
or the stars; the multitude that no MAJ
can number; the millions of the risen an
glorifed
Q. 1t is holy city. Its origin is heay
emily, and it is perfect as its Builder Moth
ing that deileth shall enter-no spot, q
speck, or shadow of evil. All is perfectio
there-divine perfection.
10. It is glorious city The glory thi
fills it and encircles it is the glory of Coo
All precious stones are there; no marble
no granite such as we boast of now a
about it is gold, and pearls, and gems
Everything resplendent is there.
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joyous city. 1t is the throne and seat
the Blessed One, and all in it is like hin
Its name is Jerusalem, the city of peac
It's Kings name is Solomon, the Prince
Peace. There is no enemy there, no daI
ger, no darkness, no sickness, no curse, I
death, no weeping, no pain, no sorrow l
change forever. They that dwell in
shall hunger no more, neither thirst al
MORE" Rev. vii, 10, l7;) for the "ra
somed of the Lord shall return, and con
TO it with songs; sorrow and signing shs
fee away" lisa. xxxv, 10. Blessed cit
City of peace, and love, and song! Fit a
compartment of the new heavens; fit IN
tropolis of the new earth, wherein dive
eth righteousness How eagerly should
look for it. How worthy of it should
live!