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side being laid up that never has been turned over since there it remains a secret to the world, and is only known to God and his people.
And now for another strong proof, Ex. 36 c. 2, 4 vs. and the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the burning bush; this was a wonder indeed,this bush may be said to represent the church of God, being in a flame of fire and the bush not consumed, so was the church in her minor state by being afflicted with sorrow and great trouble, and they saw no end to their affliction which caused them to cry mightily to God, with a heart unto righteousness, and when such a petition came before God, it moved him to compassion and the answer was such, I have heard the cries of my people and have come down to deliver them; and now we see a temporal salvation for his enemies to behold, for he has chosen one to lead his people, God called out of the midst of the bush and said Moses, Moses; he answered here I am; he said unto him draw not nigh hither, put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standeth is holy ground, here you will please to observe,the Lord informed Moses who he was and in whose fidelity he might confide in, as being able to bring him through, moreover he said I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham,the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, and Moses hid his face for he was afraid to look upon God, and the Lord said I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and now according to this, we will ask the question, where is Egypt? I answer wherever the enlightening grace of God has not its influence, I say the whole world or that part of it which is out of Christ, and when Moses started his glorious journey out of Egypt, while the angel came down in a cloud to be his light, and at the same time dark to his enemies, but he was enabled to travel in peace and good courage by putting his trust in God, this is some thing to the christian traveller, now while the world is in darkness the christian has a light which the world knows not of, and when Moses came down to the Red Sea the children of Israel began to grow uneasy, but he with good courage as a man of God, tells them in the boldest manner to stand still and see the salvation of God, hold your
