hostility to the divine government. "The carnal mind is enmity against God, is not subject to his laws, neither indeed can be." In consequence of this hostile position maintained by the impenitent they are objects of Heaven's righteous displeasure; and will inevitably perish by the hand of divine justice, unless they avert it by a timely reconciliation to his plan of salvation, devised in mercy for the full recovery of man from the sad ruins of the fall. Hence "there is no peace to the wicked, they are like the troubled sea, that cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt." They cannot enjoy peace and friendship with God. They sit in darkness and in the region and shadow of death. "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." Light and darkness cannot amalgamate. 'Two cannot walk together except they agree.' The ungodly may often contrive to hush the voice of conscience and sing a false peace to themselves; but there will be special seasons in their
