...dissolute. His Church would have been a theatre ; his sabbath, a gala day ; his holy supper, a literal " feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees;...full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined." But as it is: Wo to them that reiterate the soliloquy of the voluptuary, "Soul, thou hast much goods...

...moon shall be confounded, &c. when the Lord of hosts shall reign in Mount Zion. — Isa. xxiv. 23. In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto...feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, &c. and he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast overall people, &c. -Isa. xxv.6,7....

...support the belief of the final restoration of all men to holiness and happiness ; we believe that "God will destroy in this mountain, the face of the covering...people, and the vail that is spread over all nations ;" that " he will swallow up death in victory ; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all...

...his people. Samson made a feast on occasion of his marriage, which is agreeable to Isai. xxv. 6. " And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make...lees of fat things, full of marrow ; of wines on the Jees well refined." Isai. Ixv. 13, 14. " My servants shall eat — my servants shall drink — my servants...

...shall with joy draw water out of the wells of salvation." God shall " prepare in his holy mountain, a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees,...full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined," which feast is represented. Rev. xix. as the marriage supper of the Lamb. Yea, the scriptures represent...

...au ordinance, upon the wings of delight. The sacrament is his delight. On this day the Lord makes " a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees,...full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined," Isa. xxv. 6. A sacrament day is a soulfestival day; here Christ takes the soul into his banqueting-house,...

...and rejoicing in Israel. 1 Kin. iv. 20 — 22, 23, viii. 65, and x. 5 ; agreeable to Isai. xxv. G. " And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make...people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lues, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined." Isai. Ixv. 13, 14. " Behold,...

...wo me ! the treacherous dealers dealt treacherously ; yea, the herous dealers have dealt very 6 1Г And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make...people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on theleos; of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. Fear, and the pit, and the...

...agreeable to Isai. xxv. 6. " And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast ot fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well ref,ned." Isai. Ixv. 13, 14. " Behold, my servants shall eat — my servants shall drink — my servants...

...public worship, willbe to h\ma.spirtual feast, and will often remind him of that ancient promise — " In this mountain shall the Lord of Hosts make unto...fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined."8 In frequenting the solemn assemblies of the Lord's people, we ought to cultivate a joyful...