“Great is the work, my neighbours cried,
And owned the power divine,
Great is the work, my heart replied,
But be the glory thine.”
These letters will be read, in the last great day;—they will appear in his image;—awake up in his likeness, and be satisfied with his smiles. The image in which the person dies, he will rise in at the last great day,—whether the image of God or Satan; thousands will rise in the image of the devil, just as they died in a state of enmity against the Most High God;—these are the rest of the dead that lived not again till the thousand years are expired, then Satan and all the wicked will be released from their prison; come upon the breadth of the earth;—compass the beloved city, and foolishly suppose they can take possession of it. Satan who begun this work by deceiving, will end it in deceiving, and this will be the last act of his deception; the image of the devil will be found on all his children; an image God hates, will reject and punish but those who bear the image of the heavenly Adam; those who love this image, will be seen, known, and acknowledged;—the adorable Father will acknowledge the object of his choice, the Saviour;—the purchase of his own blood, the holy spirit;—the work of his own hand, the ministers of the gospel will see and rejoice in the characters they were useful to, the whole election of grace will be received with the joyful welcome, “Come ye blessed;” the ungodly will see them exalted, and be obliged to say, “Oh we fools:”—counted their life madness, and their end without honour. But now they are numbered with the saints, and their lot is with the children of God; thus they will be known and read of all men. Amen.
FINIS.
POSTSCRIPT.
THE Author begs leave inform the Religious Public, that he is happy he has an opportunity of contradicting the (Ipswich tidings) lately published in a scurrilous Pamphlet: as three respectable persons waited on the Accuser, and he promptly denied what had been published and widely insinuated. Shortly after, three other Gentlemen went to Ipswich, but could not see him, only, they were allowed to converse with him, through the medium of his Father, who shewed him what had been printed; and his last confession before the three last witnesses: when he DECLARED that he knew nothing of the FORMER, but that his LAST confession was the TRUTH. The Author laments that his former friends should be so imposed upon,—that so much discord, and a separation should take place, through artful and malicious characters, merely to gain an end. But such have their reward. Likewise it is necessary to declare, that the Gentlemen, before whom the former confession was made, were not the authors of that confession, as has been most grossly insinuated in the town where they reside. And as to an investigation, law-suits, and clearing up of characters, the accused has no objection to this, upon condition that every one of his opponents will first set him the EXAMPLE, but till then, he shall certainly take the sacred scriptures for his rule of conduct, and pray for more of that charity which endureth all things.
B. Bennett, Printer, 23, Tichborne Street, Haymarket.