ithful of the land, that they may dwell
with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me."[308] "I
will extol thee, my God, O King; and I will bless thy name for ever and
ever." "I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy
wondrous works." "All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy
saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,
and talk of thy power; to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. Thy kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations."[309]

And the truth of the depravity of man and his inability to restore
himself to God's favour ought to be maintained. The entire corruption of
the human nature by sin, original sin, the dominion of sin in the
unconverted, the power of sin even in the people of God, are all made
known as by a sunbeam in the Divine word, consistent with the conduct of
men, necessary to be admitted in order to the acceptance of the
blessings of the great salvation, the subject of solemn confession to
God, and a ground of humiliation in his sight. These should enter into a
solemn profession of the truth. "I will declare mine iniquity; I will
be sorry for my sin."[310] "Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou
me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous
sins; let them not have dominion over me."[311]

To testify against error and its consequences. Heathenism it is
necessary to denounce according to the word of Divine truth. It is
desirable to condemn it, as originating in the corruption of true
religion, making progress by assimilating to itself the corruptions of
the human heart under the influence of satan, and tending towards the
ruin of the soul. The manner in which it is described in the sacred
volume, and represented there as certainly to be dissipated, should be
made known by those who come in contact with it. And the glorious truth
of God, in contrast with it in its character and tendencies, should be
displayed. In like manner, should infidelity--whether Jewish or Gentile,
Mahommedanism and Socinianism on the one hand, and Popery and Prelacy on
the other, and every other false system, be dealt with. To assault such
by the exhibition of the truth of God, and to vow to do so, his people
have every warrant and encouragement. They fear him, and under his
banner as his Covenanted servants, are called to the duty. "Thou h