“ David says, The Lord reigneth let the earth rejoice, let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Isaiah says, The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. We see that they both have said the same thing; that is, the earth is to rejoice and be glad when the Lord reigns. Isaiah says, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense, he will come and save you. For what will he come? to reign upon the earth, and to make the wilderness be glad and the desert to blossom as the rose. ”

“ Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. ”

“ The apostasy of the Gentiles is so great, that they know not the doctrine of Christ when they hear it; neither are they capable of distinguishing the saints of God from those who follow after the evil one, nor the gospel of the blessed God, from fables. In so saying, I wish to be understood, as embracing all the Gentiles, without regard to sect, party, or name; for there is no difference among them: there is not one sect or party, in all the sectarian world but has departed from the faith, and is not walking according to the gospel of Christ: neither is there one sect which preaches the gospel ”