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d2SERMONS.<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> king's houfe, were ail taken and <strong>ca</strong>rried away'*"in <strong>the</strong> reign <strong>of</strong> Rehoboam. It was but five years afterSolomon's death, that Shifliak king <strong>of</strong> Egvpt, <strong>ca</strong>me and<strong>ca</strong>rried away with him <strong>the</strong> gold vcfTels <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> temple;and, by forcing Relioboam to pay him tribute, made<strong>the</strong> kingdom <strong>of</strong> Judah a province <strong>of</strong> Egypt. <strong>The</strong>gold laid up by David, <strong>the</strong> gold which Solomon acquiredby commerce, and <strong>the</strong> gold which he leviedfrom his fubje£ts, by <strong>the</strong> heavy yoke he laid on <strong>the</strong>mall, even all <strong>of</strong> it, fcon be<strong>ca</strong>me <strong>the</strong> prey <strong>of</strong> a rapaciousfpoiler. How tranfient is wealth and humanglory ! How quickly may a nation l<strong>of</strong>e its liberty, andbecome tributary to fome powerful neighbour ! Anation may now be free, and m.ay foon be in bondage.A people may be rich, and may foon be impoverifhed.So alfo may any individual ; ** Why t*hen fet ye yourheart on that which is not ? for riches make <strong>the</strong>m^felves wings, and flee away as an eagle towards heaven.Why <strong>the</strong>n make <strong>the</strong> gold your hope ? or <strong>the</strong>fine gold your confidence ?" ^^SHiy lay a grievousyoke on <strong>the</strong> poor, that fo you may lay up tr<strong>ca</strong>fureson earth " Lay up to yourfelves treafures in heaven,"where no fpoiler <strong>ca</strong>n come, where no thief <strong>ca</strong>n.?break through and fteal. Aflert yourfelves into that.liberty <strong>of</strong> which all <strong>the</strong> powers <strong>of</strong> earth and hell <strong>ca</strong>nnotbereave you y freedom <strong>of</strong> foul, liberty from <strong>the</strong>bondage <strong>of</strong> corruption,

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