...right to employ himself on these subjects, and knows, how to do it in a manner becoming bis kingdom. 4. John to the seven churches which are in Asia : Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, which was, and which is to come ; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne ; 5. And from...

...sees him in the clouds, and breaks forth in the words of the text. The whole passage runs thus : " John to the " seven churches which are in Asia : Grace...who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten " from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the " earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us...

...is the following salutation or benediction in the beginning of the Revelation of St. John : " Grace and peace from Him which is, and which was, and which...which are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ." Here the Father is described by a periphrasis taken from his attribute of eternity, and the seven spirits...

...salutation to the churches, preserves this distinction, as we find by examining the 4th and 5th verses. "John to the seven churches which are in Asia ; Grace...and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness," &c. Had Jesus been included in the idea of Him which is, and which was, and which is to come, we have...

...more properly, a salutation to the seven churches to whom the revelation was inscribed and sent. 4. John to the seven churches which are in Asia : grace...from the seven spirits which are before his throne; 5. And from Jesus Christ who is the faithful witness, and thejirst begotten of the dead, and the prince...

...spirit, that the holy dew may rest upon your minds, and make you fruitful to every good word and work. " Grace be unto you, and peace from him, which is, and which " was, and which is to come ; and from Jesus Christ, who is the " faithful witness, and the prince of the kings of the earth; to " whom with...

...God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia. Rev. i. 4. John to the seven churches which are in Aria: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and...from the seven spirits which are before his throne. SECTION vIII. 1 Tim. \i. 20, 21. O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane...

...God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Grace be unto you, and pence, from Him which is and which was and which is to come...which are before his throne ; and from Jesus Christ. In Rev. v. 6, the Lamb which had been slain, and •which is represented as receiving from saints,...

...Sanctifier. To each are we to look in the offices they condescend to sustain, seeking for all good " from Him which is, and which was, and which is to...which are before his throne ; and from Jesus Christ, the faithful Witness, and the first-begotten of the dead, and the Prince of the Kings of the earth."...

...seven churches which are in Asia. Grace be ifnto you and peace from him that is, and that was, and that is to come, and from the seven spirits which are before...and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us, and hath...