1 Chron. xii, 22. For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. Job xxv, 3. Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? Ps. Ixviii, 17. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinal, in the holy place. Matt. xxvi, 53. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? Rev. v, 11. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts, and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands. VARIOUS ORDERS. Isa. vi, 2. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. Luke 1, 19. And the angel answering, said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak | hath he not put in subjection the unto thee, and to shew thee these world to come, whereof we speak. glad tidings. But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thon crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands. Eph. i, 21. Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. Jude 9. Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the of Moses, durst not bring against devil, he disputed about the body him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. THEIR EXALTED STATION AND 2 Sam. xix, 27. And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes. Ps. viii, 5. For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. his angels, that excel in strength, Ps. cili, 20. Bless the LORD, ye that do his which are greater in power and 2 Peter ii, 11. Whereas angels, might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. Rev. xviii, 1. And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. THEIR STATION. 2 Chron. xviii, 18. Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. issued and came forth from before Dan. vii, 10. A fiery stream commandments, him: thousand thousands minis hearkening unto the voice of his word. Zech. 1, 12, 13. Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusaagainst which thou hast had inlem, and on the cities of Judah, dignation these threescore and ten years? And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words, and comfortable words. Zech. xil, 8. In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. Matth. xviii, 10. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Matth. xxiv, 36. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. Luke xv, 10. Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. Heb. ii, 5-7. For unto the angels 680 tered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. THEIR OFFICE. Num. xxii, 35. And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men; but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. Judges il, 1--4. And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have said, I will not drive them out ye done this? Wherefore I also from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. Gal. ill, 19. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was inade; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Judges xiii, 3, 18, 19. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? So Manoah took a kid with a meat-spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disoffering, and offered it upon a obedience received a just recomrock unto the LORD: and the angel pence of reward. did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. 2 Kings 1, 15. And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him; be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. Dan. viii, 19. And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. Heb. ii, 2. For if the word 2nd.-GUARDIANS. Gen. xvi, 7. And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. Gen. xxiv, 39, 40. And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house. Exod xxiii, 23. For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I will cut Dan. ix, 21-23. Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understand-them off. ing. At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved; therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. Dan. x, 11, 12, 14. And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. Acts vii, 53. Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. Acts viii, 26. And the angel of the LORD spake unto Philip, say in, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. Acts xxiii, 9. And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying. We find no evil in this man; but it a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. Exod. xxxiii. 2. And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. Fs. xxxiv, 7. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Ps. xci, 11, 12. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Isa. Ixiii, 9. In all their affliction he was aflicted, and the ang-1 of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. Dan. x, 13, 20, 21. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Micael, one of the cinef princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. Dan. xi, 1. Also I, in the first year of Darins the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. Dan. xil, 1. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. Matth. iv, 6. And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is writ ten, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Matth. xxiv, 31. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Acts xii, 11, 15. And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirm ed that it was even so. said they, It is his angel. Then Heb. i, 13, 14. But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? 3rd.-MINISTERS OF VENGEANCE. Num. xxii, 22. 81. And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. (Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.) Then the LORD he saw the angel of the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. angel s'retched out his hand upon 2 Sam xxiv, 16. And when the Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the thine hand. And the angel of the people, It is enough; stay now LORD was by the thrashing-place of Araunah the Jebusite. 1 Chron. xxi, 14-16, 27. So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. And God sent an countenance of an angel of God, ( very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name. angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it. and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay Dan. viii, 15. And it came to now thine hand. And the angel pass, when I, even I Daniel, had of the LORD stood by the thrash-seen the vision, and sought for the ing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite. meaning, then, behold, there And David lifted up his eyes, and stood before me as the appearsaw the angel of the LORD stand ance of a man. between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem: then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in Backcloth, fell upon their faces. And the LORD commanded the angel, and he put up his sword again, into the sheath thereof. 2 Chron. xxxii, 21. And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. Ps. xxxv, 5..... And let the angel of the LORD chase them. Rev. vii, 1, 2. And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea. Rev. ix, 15. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. Rev. xv, 1. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. Rev. xvi, 17. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, trom the throne, saying, It is done. VISITATIONS OF ANGELS. Gen. xix, 1. And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground. Judges xiii, 6. Then the woman came and told her husband, saying. A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the❘ Dan. x, 4, 5. And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz. Acts vi, 15. And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. Acts xii, 7. And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. Rev. x, 1, 2. And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth. APPAREL. Matth. xxviii, 3. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. Acts x, 30. And Cornellus said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing. Rev. xv, 6. And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. APPEARANCE. Num. xxil, 23-27, 32, 33. And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. But the angel o. the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; and he smote her again. And the angel of the LORD went on that side. And when the ass 682 further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to ura either to the right hand or to the left. And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: an Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherehast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. Jud. xiii, 10, 11. And the woman her husband, and said unto him, made haste, and ran, and shewed Behold, the man hath appeared unto me that came unto me the other day. And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. 1 Kings xix, 5. And as he lay and slept under a juniper-tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. Isa. vi, 6, 7. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which be had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon muy mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Dan. viii, 18. Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. hand touched me, which set me Dan. 3, 10, 18. And, behold, an upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands: Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me. ed, and, behold, there stood other Dan. xii, 5. Then I Daniel look two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. Zech. ii, 1--3. I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring-line in his hand. Then said 1, Wither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another argel went out to meet him. unto him an angel of the Lord Iake 1, 11. And there appeared standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Acts v, 19. But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prisondoors, and brought them forth, and said. DEPARTURE. Jud. vi, 17, 18, 20, 21. And he said unto him [Gideon]. If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did 80. Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. Jud. xiil, 19, 20. So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manaoh and his wife looked on. For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. Acts xii, 10. And they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him [Peter.] SYMBOLIC APPEARANCES. 2 Kings vi, 16, 17. And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha, Ezek. i, 4--25, 28. And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire: Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. And every one had four taces, and every one had four wings. And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's bodies. And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. And there was a voice from the firmament that stood, and had let down their was over their beads, when they wings. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearof the likeness of the glory of the about. This was the appearance ance of the brightness round upon my face, and I heard a voice LORD. And when I saw it, I fell of one that spake. Ezek. iii, 13. I heard also the other, and the noise, of the wheels noise of the wings of the living over against them, and a noise creatures that touched one anof a great rushing. mine ears with a loud voice, sayEzek. ix, 1-3. He cried also in over the city to draw near, even ing, Cause them that have charge every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. hold, six men came from the way And, beof the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter-weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's went in, and stood beside the ink-horn by his side: and they brasen altar. the God of Israel was gone up And the glory of from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side. and, behold, in the firmament that Ezek. x, 1-22. Then I looked, rubims there appeared over them was above the head of the cheappearance of the likeness of a as it were a sapphire-stone, as the man clothed with linen, and said, throne. And he spake unto the Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went it in my sight. Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house when the man went in; court. and the cloud filled the inner LORD went up from the cherub, Then the glory of the and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory. And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when that when he had commanded the he speaketh. And it came to pass, man clothed with linen, saying, Take firefrom between the wheels, from between the cherubims, then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubinis unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen; who took it, and went out. And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings. And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the Ezek. xl, 8. And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. .. Dan. viii, 16. And I heard a man's voice, between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. Rev. iv, 6, 7. And before the the LORD saw that he turned aside' to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. Exod. xxiii, 20-22. Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine ad cherubims, one wheel by one che throne there was a sea of glass and do all that I speak; then I will rub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl-stone. And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel! And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. And the cherubins were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them; and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them, When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up. these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood Over the cherubims. And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them; and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straightforward, like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. Rev. vili, 2, 6. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And the seven angels, which had the seven trumpets, prepared themselves to sound. Rev. x, 3. And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth; and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. Rev. xx, 7. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison. THE ANGEL OF THE Gen. xxxii, 24, 25-29. And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint as he wrestled What is thy name? And he said, with him. And he said unto him, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he dost ask after my name? And he said, Wherefore is it that thou blessed him there. Gen. xlviii, 16. The angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. Exod. iii, 2-4. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when versaries. of the LORD appeared unto him, Judges vi, 12-16. And the angel LORD is with thee, thou mighty [Gideon] and said unto him, The unto him, Oh my Lord, it the LORD man of valour. And Gideon said be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, house. And the LORD said unto and I am the least in my father's him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midlan ites as one man. Judges xiii, 17, 21-23. And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we angel of the LORD did no more may do thee honour? (But the appear to Manoah and to his wife.) Tuen Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. But his wide said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, be would not have received a burntoffering and a meat-offering at our hands; neither would he have shewed us all these things; nor would, as at this time, have told us such things as these. Hos. xii, 3, 4. He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: Yea, he had power over the |