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,_é____cams-r's smcolvn counts. 185In the same situation theywere in before the revolution"_And the kings ofthe earth, and the great men, and therlch men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men,and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselvesln the dens, and in the rocks of' the mountains, and saidto the rocks and mountains, Fall on us, and hide us fromthe face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from theWrath of' the Lamb."It is a well-known fact to all who are conversant withthe history of' the French revolution, that almost everyklng in Europe had to fiee_f`rom his kingdom during thespace of' about five and twenty years: the king of' Portugalto Brazil; the king of Spain to France; the king of'France fled to England; the Pope died in exile; the kingof Sardinia lef`t his kingdom and fied to the island of Sardinia;the king of Naples to the island of' the same name;the king of' Austria left his capital ; and the king of' Prussiatook shelter under Russia; the emperor of' all the Russiasleft Moscow to its fate; and Bonaparte himself` fled to theisland of' Elba, and died aprisoneron St. Helena. Thegreat men and chief' captains, and all orders and degreesof men, had to flee from the land of' their fathers, and seekanasylum among strangers. So true was this passage ofScripture fulfilled that many writers and flivines actuallysupposed that it was the last great battle and supper ofthe great God. "For the great day of' his wrath iscome, and who shall be able to stand?" The sixth sealis not yet wholly opened; for it is evident that we arecarried down to the last day, the great day of' wrathwhich will immediately follow the sealing time whichhe gives us in the next chapter.Rev. vii. l, "And after these things I saw four angelsstanding on the four comers of' the earth, holding thefour winds of the earth, that it should not blow on theearth, nor on the seo, nor on any tree." Daniel tells us,vii. 2, " I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the fourwinds of' the heaven strove upon the great sea." The_/our winds, then, means the opposing e ements,war andcontention. These principal elements of war and contentionGod would restrain f`or a little season, sotheyshould not fan up the spirit of war and strife, neither inthe Roman government, (called ea.rth,) nor on the great16 °