...will " cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice_^r trees there'* of." — Zechar. xi. I . " Open thy doors O Lebanon, that the " fire may devour thy cedars. Howl fir trees, for the cedar is " fallen ; becaufe the mighty are fpoiled ! Howl O ye oaks of " Bafhan."...

...with divine grace to resist the assaults of an unwearied enemy. 24. Dear Hannah Stephenson had a sweet 'opportunity as we sat round her bed this evening,...morning; and the desire of my heart was, that the fire of the 'Lord, which is his power, might indeed enter, and destroy every thing that is offensive to his...

...temple was built of the cedars of Lebanon, on which account it is called by the name of Lebanon. /' Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars," Zech. xi. 1 . A dreadful prophecy this to the Jews ! The doors of the temple did open of their own...

...strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD. CHAP. XL OPEN thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 2 Howl, fir tree ; for the cedar is fallen ; because the mighty is spoiled : howl, O ye oaks of Bashan...

...the Gospel. Even our own dear S. lifted up her voice in the public concluding meeting of worship. ' Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.' Both then, and at several private meetings in Dublin, her effusions were I believe accompanied with...

...the Gospel. Even our own dear S. lifted up her voice in the public concluding meeting of worship. ' Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.' Both then, and at several private meetings in Dublin, her effusions were I believe accompanied with...

...have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish"." " Open thy doors, O Lebanon ! that the fire may devour thy cedars ; howl, fir tree, for the cedar is fallen ; because the 1 Prov. iii. 18. 1 Ezek. xxxi. 3. ' Prov. xi....

...temple to the desolation of the second shall be no more than four hundred and ninety. Dan. ix. 24. " Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars." Zech. xi. 1. " And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all nations."...

...ashes, the people either put to the sword or sold into slavery, and the whole country laid waste : " Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. Howl, fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen ; because the mighty is spoiled : howl, O ye oaks of Bashan...

...thy end, that thou shall be destroyed j for so the prophet Zechariah has spoken concerning thee, ' Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.' " He lived to see the truth of what he had foretold (a). The Alexander here mentioned, is supposed...