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whom the carnal and beggarly elements of the world were deſtroyed, the clear evident Goſpel diſpenſation was brought in; the hand-writing of the law cancelled, the vail betwixt Jew and Gentile was rent aſſunder; the nations were ingrafted into the old ſtock of the peculiar people, the ⟨abſtruſe⟩ ſecrets of eternity were opened, the kingdoms were ſhaken the princes of the earth were ſet up and pulled down; the church was preſerved, and flouriſhed. in deſpite of all the world this is the man who ‘wounded the heads’ over many countries; who trode the wine preſs alone,’ and trampled the people in is fury: until all his raiment was ſtained with blood. This is He whoſe name is called ‘Wonderful Counselor, the almighty God, the everlaſting father, the Prince of Peace; Of the ⟨increaſe⟩ of his government and peace there is no end. This is the ‘STONE cut out without hand,’ which ſmote all the power, ſtrength and might of kingdoms, nations, and languages: and lo, all principalities and thrones and powers, and dominions are broken to pieces together; and become like the chaff of the ⟨ſummer⟩ threſhing-floor that the wind hath carried away. And behold the Stone, which hath ſmitten to nothing, all ⟨tranſitory glory⟩, is become exceeding great, and (illegible text) all in all. ‘This is He, whom nothing would overcome; he entered the liſts with Death and Hell, and give them an eternal ſoil; ſo that they lie under his feet, and