vi. 2. _Above it stood the seraphim:_[1] _each had six
wings, &c._
I. _"With twain he covered his face."_[2] They bow with prostrate
awe, veiling themselves in the presence of the Divine glory, as
though feeling the force of those strong words, "He chargeth His
angels with folly, and the heavens are not clean in His sight." If
the angels tremble when they gaze, what should man feel? II. _"With
twain he covered his feet."_[3] Among Orientals this expresses
reverence. Well may _you_ bow in reverence before Him! The sense of
pardon will humble you, even while it fills you with holy exaltation.
III. _"With twain he did fly"_--in readiness to execute His
commands.--_Richard Watson: Works,_ vol. ix. pp. 150-153.