Second advent library

cnms'r's szcoim comme. 109morning dev, and like showers upon athirsty soil.Surely this must be by the power of Michael, thegreat Prince of the covenant. "And there shall be atime of trouble, such as there never was since t.herewas a nation,ever; to that :name time." This time oftrouble is yet in uturity; ut is ashanging, it weover our heads, ready to brea.k upon us in tenffizlvengeance, when the angel of the gospel, who is nowdying through the midst of heaven, shall seal the lastc ild of Go in their foreheads. And when the fourangels, who are now holding' the tbur winds, that itblow not on the sea nor on e land, shall cease theirholding; when the angel, standing on the sea and land,shall lift his hand to heaven and swearby him thatliveth forever and ever, t.hat time shall be nolonger, or,as it might., and, perhaps, ought to have been translated,"that there should be nolonger delay ;" that is, Godwould wait nolonger for repentance, no longerto begracious; but his spirit would take its flight. from theworld, and the grace of God would cease to restrainmen. He that is iilthy will be filthy stilL Mankindwill, for a short season, give loose to all the corruptpassions of the human heart. No laws, human ordivine, will be re rded; all authority will be trampledunder foot; mmol; will be the order of govemments,and confusion till the world with honor and despair.Murder, treason, and crime, will be common law, anddivision and disunion the only bond of fellowship.Christians will be persecuted unto death, and dens andcaves ofthe earth will be their retreat. All thingswhich are not etaemal will be shaken to pieces, thatthat which cannot be shaken may remain. And this, ifI amright in my calculations, will beginon or beforeA. D. 1839. "And at that time thy shall bedelivered, everyone that shall be foun'peoplewritten in thebook." Now is come salvation indeed. The peopleof God are now to be delivered from outward foes andinbred lusts, from the conuptions of the grave and thevilen of the flesh. Eve one, the poor and despisedchild of God, will then belllelivered when he makes uphis "jewels. Andlrgany of them that sleepin the duet