...with a rod of iron,' ver. 5. It was predicted, that Christ should rule over the nations. P*alm ii. 9. 'Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel:' but Christ, who is himself invisible in the heavens, ruleth visibly in Christian magistrates,...

...and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God, chap. xiz. 15. Thou shall break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings : be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with...

...Psalm ii. 8, 9. Ask of me, and I will give tliee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt...iron, thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Whereas hitherto it is certain Christ was never possessed of the uttermost parts of the earth,...

...of Zion. Ask of me, and " I shall give thee the heathen for thine inhe" ritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth " for thy possession. Thou shalt...; thou shalt dash them in " pieces like a potter's vessel ;" for there is no other period than that of the reign of the Stone to which this prophecy can...

...to be disposed of at his pleasure. But what has he to do with them ? It is said in the next verse, " Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." And the 19th chapter of Revelation contains a description of a most terrible destruction of...

...profligate, openly oppose the cause of Christ ; they arc his avowed enemies; and it is said of all such, " Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." But there are others who may be said to betray him ; namely, those who call themselves his...

...with a rod of iron,' ver. 5. It was predicted, that Christ should rule over the nations, Psalm ii. 9. 'Thou shalt break them with a rod 'of iron, thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel :' but Christ, who is himself invisible in the heavens, ruleth visibly in Christian magistrates,...

...and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession." Let us add the next verse ; " Thou shall: break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." — The reader is left to judge whether this passage supports the doctrine of perseverance,...

...this last conclusion must be drawn without much reflectinn; for it immediately follows, " Thou shall break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." This is not saving, but destroying them. The prophecy of Isaiah contains much that relates...

...Ask of me, and I will give to thee " The nations for thine inheritance ; " And the ends of the land for thy possession. " Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron ; " Thou shalt shiver them like a potter's vessel !" Verse 7 most distinctly refers to the prophecy of Nathan (1 Chron....