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ernrs-r'| ucom cornrm. 15covered his feet, and with twain he did il .And onecried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, l;o§ is of hosts; tl? Llprdthe whole earth is full oi' his ory. 'ze ielcreatures thatqsaiali calls "se-also saw the samelivingra hims," and John "four beasts." Ezekiel calls them"ci)herubims." See Ezek. i. and x. chapters. John says,Rev. iv. 8, " And the four beasts had each of them sixwings about him," the same as Isaiah's "seraplrims."These wingsare the races of the Spirit, as is stron lyimplied by Ezekiel 512, "And they went every gnestraight forward; whither the spiritwas to go, theywent; and they turned not when they went." "Withtwo they covered their face"-humility and repentance;"with two they covered their feet "-that is, they walkedby two of the graces, faith and patience, faith in Godand patient in tnbulation; " and with two they did fly "-hope and love. '1'hcy " mount up with wings as eagles;they shall run and not be weary, walk and not faint,"says the prophet Isaiah, xl. 31. And again John says,they were "tirll of eyes before and behind, and theywere full of eyes within;" showin that they wouldhave just views of sin, of God, ang his word, and ofthemselves: they could look back and see their sins,and the pit fiom which they had been delivered, andwith gratitude remember their Redeemer. They couldwith eyes of' faith look forward and believe in thepromises of God, and have a view of the glory thatshall be revealed at his second coming. With eyeswithin, they could look into their own hearts, and see theremaining corruption a.nd hidden depravity that lielurkinig in every corner of the soul, and bythis meansput oi the old man with his deeds. They are representedby John as being praying souls, "and golden vialsfull of odors, which are the prayers of saints." Everyone had these vials, says John. How then,I ask, canthe prayerless man or woman think to join thi: cglestialthrong? "Having eve one of them harps;s owingthat all of' them would hllalve new hearts, be bom of God;sothey would be enabled to sing in the New Jenrsalemstate the new son .These are the giaracters and persons which John saw