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There are many tyrants! (Henry Law, "Leviticus") "If the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed." John 8:36. Each soul, apart from Jesus, is a poor slave. There are many tyrants, and their yoke is hard. SATAN enchains the heart, and drags His vassals to vile service. They have no will; no power, to resist. By nature all lie prostrate at Satan's feet. But Jesus wrestles with this cruel tyrant, hurls him from his throne, breaks his scepter, and gives him a death wound. This vile WORLD, also, a foul tyrant. Its smiles allure. Its frowns deter. Its fashions force compliance. Its laws exact submission. It drives its millions to a slavish toil. But when Jesus unmasks this monster's hideous filth; when He reveals the beauties of the Gospel; then the chain snaps, the tyrant is loathed, and its debasing ways are shunned. The Gospel sets free from the world's snares. |