...those in an earlier age, of whom Inspiration hath declared the world was not worthy) to wander about in deserts and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth, she sympathised with him, and never, says her son, was heard or seen to show the least discontent with...

...deftitute, afflicted, tormented, ' (of whom the world was not worthy ;) they wan' dered in defarts, and in mountains, and in dens, ' and caves of the earth ;' but they cannot be baniftied from the kingdom of heaven. No tyrant can fhut the gates of paradife againft them...

...made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the...in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth." (Hcb. xi.) These are " witnesses " — a " great cloud ; " they witness that, as they overcame, so...

...were stoned, they were sa-.vn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered about, destitute, afflicted, tormented (of whom the world...in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth*." Compare now, with these vivid pictures of the primitive martyr*, the actual state of Christians in...

...about in sheepskins, and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented ; 38 (Of whom the world wa not worthy ;) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens, and caves of the earth. 39 And these all, having ob tained a good report thrqugl faith, received not the promise 40 God having...

...sword : they wandered about in sheepskins, and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented : 38 (Of whom the world was not worthy ; ) they wandered...in mountains, and in dens, and caves of the earth. 39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: 4-0 God having...

...formidable only from the resistance of despair. The early Christians were exposed to similar sufferings. " They wandered in deserts and in mountains, and in " dens and caves of the earth ;" and the parallel could not fail to occupy the imagination of the oppressed Presbyterians, as conferring...

...bonds and imprisonments : they were stoned, they were sawed asunder, were tempted, were slain with a sword ; they wandered about in sheepskins and goat-skins,...in mountains, and in dens, and caves of the earth ; and these all have obtained a good report." Methinks this should a little abate the intemperance...

...about in ' sheep-skins and goat-skins, being desti' tute, afflicted, tormented : — they wander' ed in deserts and in mountains, and in ' dens and caves of the earth.' * Harmless and excellent as they were, they were made to endure all that the most ingenious malice...

...Consider the firmness of suffering saints in .former ages. " They were stoned, they were sawn asun1der, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered...mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth." But they were not moved from their steadfastness.- — We observed above, that wicked men often sink under the...