...be full of his glory; and that all peo* pie, and nations, and languages, shall serve him, and that the knowledge Of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters do the sea, and that all lands shall see his salvation. — See Gen. iii. 15, and xii. 3. John xii....

...mankind generally will be not only converted, but carried forward in the duties of the Divine life, until "the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the seas — " then their piety will be in accordance with this increased measure of knowledge....

...hefore us : the light is spreading more and more through the earth: and we are approaching the period when the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters do the deep : and I know not how we. could desire for ourselves, in our dying moments, a more delightful...

...that it shall be burned up, all which passages treat of the various states of the churches of God, and when the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea, then shall the light of his cloud shine upon and strengthen the pillars of the earth,...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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...

...joyful anticipation to that time when, in the language of the prophecy which has foretold its coming, "the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the channel of the deep." And then, under the influence of that pmfe and elevated ~ raorality...