James Willson writes,

"From the opposition of the nations; from the numbers and zeal of the enemy; from the divisions of the church; from the ignorance, error, or immorality, of church members; the friends of Zion ought not to be discouraged. They are afflictive, indeed, and very painful; but what are they all, when weighed in the balance against the promises of God, which assure our faith and comfort our hearts?

To them all, collectively, faith will say: 'Who art thou, O great mountain! before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain.' Though Jacob be but a worm, yet 'he shall thresh the mountains with his new sharp threshing instrument, and beat them small, and make the hills as chaff. He shall fan them, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and he shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.' 'For upon all the glory shall be a defence.'"

The final Scripture cited is the subject of the sermon; encouraging the saints to rest upon the promises of God and look for His certain victory.