His common deeds are wonders; all His works Enter ARASPES. Ar. All hail, O king! Darius, live for ever! Oh, let me spare the tale! May all thy foes be as Pharnaces is ! Ar. 'Tis full of horror! Dreadful was the sight! Devour'd the wretched princes ere they reach'd Dar. Now, now confess, 'Twas some superior hand restrain'd their rage And tamed their furious appetites. People. The God of Daniel is a mighty God! He saves and He destroys. Ar. "Tis true O friend! O Daniel! No wav'ring doubts can ever more disturb My settled faith. Dan. To God be all the glory! REFLECTIONS OF KING HEZEKIAH, IN HIS SICKNESS. "Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die." ISAIAH, XXXviii. REFLECTIONS OF KING HEZEKIAH, IN HIS SICKNESS. WHAT, and no more?-Is this, my soul, said I, In native dust with kindred worms to lie; Where's he, who falsely claim'd the name of Whose eye was terror, and whose frown was fate? Who awed an hundred nations from the throne? See where he lies, dumb, friendless, and alone! Which grain of dust proclaims the noble birth? Which is the royal particle of earth? Where are the marks, the princely ensigns where? From his who lately sat on Israel's throne. survey The debt Eternal Justice bids thee My soul, pay! Or raze one page of the dread register? Prepare thy house, thy heart in order set? 'Prepare the Judge of heaven and earth to meet." So spake the warning prophet.-Awful words! Of thoughtless appetite, some impious lust |