Thou mast upon the holy mountain of God] The irony is still continued; and now he is compared to Hoses, and afterwards to one of the chief angels, who has walked up and down among the stones of fire; that is, thy floors have been paved with precious stones, that shone and sparkled like fire.

Lucan, describing the splendour of the apartments of Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, speaks in pearly a similar language:- Nec summis crustata domus, sectisque nitebat Marmouribus, stabatque sibi non segnis achates, Purpureusque lapis, totusque effusus in aula Calcabatur onyx; Pharsal. lib. x.

Rich as some fane by slavish zealots reared, For the proud banquet stood the hall prepared: Thick golden plates the latent beams infold, And the high roof was fretted o'er with gold.

Of solid marble all the walls were made, And onyx e'en the meaner floor inlaid; While porphyry and agate round the court In massy columns rose, a proud support.

Of solid ebony each post was wrought, From swarthy Meroe profusely brought.

With ivory was the entrance crusted o'er, And polished tortoise hid each shining door; While on the cloudy spots enchased was seen The trusty emerald's never-fading green.

Within the royal beds and couches shone, Beamy and bright with many a costly stone, The glowing purple rich. ROWE.

Ezek. 28:1-19 Ethbaal, or Ithobal, was the prince or king of Tyre; an being lifted up with excessive pride, he claimed Divine honours. Prid is peculiarly the sin of our fallen nature. Nor can any wisdom, excep that which the Lord gives, lead to happiness in this world or in tha which is to come. The haughty prince of Tyre thought he was able to protect his people by his own power, and considered himself as equal to the inhabitants of heaven. If it were possible to dwell in the garde of Eden, or even to enter heaven, no solid happiness could be enjoye without a humble, holy, and spiritual mind. Especially all spiritual pride is of the devil. Those who indulge therein must expect to perish.

Ezek. 28:20-26. The Zidonians were borderers upon the land of Israel and they might have learned to glorify the Lord; but, instead of that they seduced Israel to the worship of their idols. War and pestilenc are God's messengers; but he will be glorified in the restoring his people to their former safety and prosperity. God will cure them of their sins, and ease them of their troubles. This promise will a length fully come to pass in the heavenly Canaan: when all the saint shall be gathered together, every thing that offends shall be removed all griefs and fears for ever banished. Happy, then, is the church of God, and every living member of it, though poor, afflicted, an despised; for the Lord will display his truth, power, and mercy, in the salvation and happiness of his redeemed people __________________________________________________________________

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