...innumerable projects to shut out the rays of truth ; whereas, the Almighty lives in light — " for God is. light; And never but in unapproached light, Dwelt from eternity." The most artful impediments have been thrown, by these monarchs, in the .way of every individual who...

...offspring of heaven first born ! Or of th' Eternal, co-eternal beam ! May I express thee unbalm'd ? since God is light, And never, but in unapproached...pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell J Before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle didst invest...

...hesitation concerning it. — Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first-born, Or of the eternal cocternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? Since GOD is light,...thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Par. Lost, book 3. anciently perhaps were better known to the religions of Europe, than they are to...

...holy light, offspring of Heaven first-born, Or of th' eternal, co-eternal beam ! .May I express ihee unblamed, since God is light, And never but in unapproached...thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate ! As the sun is the fountain of light, this luminary was considered by the Tsabaists as the symbol...

...here, inquires of him the place of his habitation, and is directed : . alights first on mount Niphates. oyle, whose pious search Amid the dark recesses of...his works, The great Creator sought? And why thy Lo unblam'd ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then...

...directed: Alights first on mount Niplmtes. HAiL, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first-born, ^ Or of*the Eternal coeternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproachod light Dwelt from eternity ; dwelt then in thee, 5 Bright effluence of bright essence increate...

...light,viz. God; according to James i. 17. and our author himself, 1 Eph. i. 5. So our great poet," " Since God is light And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity." Wakefield. " He was in the world*, and the world was enlightened by Aimf, and yet the world knew him...

...Light, offspring of Heav'n first-born, Orofth' Eternal coeternal beam, May 1 express thee unblam'd! Since God is light, And never but in unapproached...bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather, pure etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? before the sun, Before the Heav'ns thou wert, and...

...offspring of Heav'n first born, Or of the Eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblam'd ? Since Sod is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt...bright essence increate. Or hears't thou rather, pure etherial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, Before the Heav'ns thou. wert, and...

...beam ! May I express thee unblam'd ? Since God is light, And never, but in unapproached light Pwelt from eternity — dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence...bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather, pure etlierial stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? Before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and...