\n\n\u201cAnd there appeared a great wonder in heaven, a woman clothed with the
sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve
stars.\u201d\u2014Rev. xii. 1.
My soul! as the beloved apostle was invited to see those precious
visions, which the Lord favoured him with, for the church\u2019s good, so do
thou, this evening, attend his ministry, and gather, under divine
teaching, instruction from this great wonder, which John saw. Surely,
the woman here spoken of, means the church, the Lamb\u2019s wife, clothed in
her husband\u2019s righteousness; and the moon, like that planet which
ministers to our world, under her feet: and the crown, with which her
head was adorned, sets forth how the church is made glorious by the
ministry of the twelve apostles in the gospel of salvation: for what can
be more suitable for the church to be crowned with, than the blessed
truths contained in their writings? Now, my soul, as every
representation of the church not only sets forth the whole body at
large, but every individual member of that body, ask thyself, hath this
wonder been wrought on thee, which John saw? Art thou clothed with the
sun, even with Jesus, the sun of righteousness, in his garment of
salvation? Hast thou mounted up, not in airy speculations, not in any
fancied attainments of thine own, but in heavenly mindedness after
Jesus, and devout communion with him; so that the earth, with all its
perishing beauties, is got under thy feet? Hast thou such views of the
blessedness and preciousness of the word of God, the gospel of thy
salvation, that it is dearer to thee than gold, yea, than all the crowns
of the earth? Pause, while these inquiries pass over thy mind; and
surely, if the Lord, by the sovereignty of his grace, hath wrought such
blessed effects upon thee, a great wonder is indeed wrought in earth,
like that which John saw in heaven, and well mayest thou stand amazed at
the greatness and the distinguishing nature of salvation. \u201cLord! what am
I; and what is my father\u2019s house?\u201d
Robert Hawker The Poor Man\u2019s Morning and Evening Portions.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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