John teaches that whoso committeth sin is of the Devil, who sinned from the begining; and that Christ was manifested to destroy the works of the Devil. James admonishes believers to resist the Devil and he will flee from them. Again John characterizes him as the adversary of . Christ's kingdom, and the accuser of the brethren, warning the latter days, that he shall then come down having great power, knowing that his time is short.

The prophets make mention of him under various titles suited to the versatile aspects he assumes. Our Lord and Master was tempted of him as we are, yet without the sin of yielding and lias, as our great Exemplar taught us to resist his allurements (which are always addressed to self) by the authority of the written word of God.

This chief of the powers of darkness is ever wakeful and persevering, watching the moment when the servant of Christ is off his guard, or has laid aside that shield which is able to repel his fiery darts. To such characters he affects another than his ordinary form to appear in the shape of moral deformity would shock and disgust them -to such he appears as an angel of light. Thus, under the mask he assumed to deceive them, he has whetted and put into their hand the sword of

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persecution to do God service-kindled and invested them with the torch of discord under the notion of zeal-furnished and assisted them to scatter the seeds of contention-prepared materials and afforded direction in building up the walls of separation-and meted out to each his measure of party spirit. *Ye therefore beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace! and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ-to whom be glory both now and forever. Amen!"

* 2 Peter, iii. 17.

I think it proper to acknowledge that I am indebted for the leading ideas of the allegorical designs to the wood cuts of a nameless little book written in the German language..

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Picture of the heart of man before he is regeneratal.

The Human Heart in its natural state.

"The Heart is deceitful above all things

and desperately wicked."

Jeremiah.

Pride, self conveit, vanity. 2 Covetousness, fraño, avarice Envy, deceit, mative. 4. Anger, revenge, resentment. 5 ● Censuality, self esteem. 6 Ghittony, selfishness. 7. Sudetónov, sloth, ülténops.