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Persons wishing to discontinue will be expected to give notice to that effect prior to the commencement of a new year; otherwise they will be considered as re po'isible for. the ensuing twelve months. All communications except those of agents who ac ratuitously, to secure attention, must be post paid. All remittances regularly made to our a'ddress by Wiit, shall be ataur risk 1 '.' Advertisements not incompatible with the objects of the Recorder. will be inserted on the usual terms. FAMILY READING THE BIBLE. BY DR. HUMPHREY. It is taken for granted, that the Bible will be read morning and ereping, accompanied! with other devotional exercises; in every Christian family. That our children should by taught from their earliest years to listen to it as the word of God, all but open Infidels will agree. But on the question whether the sacred volume ought to be used as a reading: book, either in the family, or the school, there is not the same unan imity of opinion. Some parents are afraid, that if it is read by their children, for any other than strictly religious purposes, they will lose their reverence for it; that iti will be brought down, in their estimation, to a Ieve with the writings of uninspired men, and that jthus, the great object of it, as a divine revelation, will be defeated. This will depend, I thinkj almost entirely upon the parent or teacher.; If you show but little more reverence for the Bible, yourself, than for any common book, and merely put it . into the hands ofjour children as an entertaining history, or as furnishing some of the best lessons for im provement m the art of reading, they will of course be very apt to lose sight ot this sacredness. But it Avould be extremely illogical to infer, on this accotict, that it is not safe to use as a family reading book. If your children see that you yourself regard the Scriptures as the oracles of the living God, if when lyou put these "lively oracles1' into their hands, you exhort them to receive the gift, as &ora the "Father of lights;" and if by suitable remarks, lyou keep this in their remembrance afterwards, what, danger is to be apprehended, from that familiarity with the sacred volume against which the objection is supposed to lie. If, it is infinitely better than an v other book," ought no our children xoread it more than they do anyjother, that every part of it may be familiar to j their minds, and that they may be:ab!e to turn to any passage without the help of a lexicon j 1 J : X: But the more fully to test the validity of such an objection, let us appeal to facts. Is there less reverence for the Bible, in families where it is read a great-deal.jon. week days as well as on the Sabbath, than in any other families? Do fewer children of the former become pious, than the latter? . No. God blesses his own truth, by fastening it upon the memory and the conscience, though the individual is often, at the commence ment, unconscious of thej process which i3 going on within him. In regard to the corruptions bf Christianity, and the various forms of heathen ism thpr -can be no nuestion. The church of Rome understands this matter perfectly. Though she doe3 not "allow the Scriptures to be read in the family, or the school, she pu's her breviary, her legends and her traditions into the hands of nil the children of her communion, at the teuder pst H(Tf These therr are taught, to regard as sacred, they constitute their only reading; ana what is the consequence? i Do the) reject the Romish faith, because the books in which it 13 taught are! always before them? Oa the con- by inspiration of God," must allow that whatever trary they drink it in with their mother's milk, change is disirable in the language, the mean - j .ft...ro tn if v!th tpniftr which ing. the ideas, ought to be retained: and who ,ll m-mnltitnripVnfPrntMtants hlush o. . . . .... xtt i ., j-. i lor their own msiaDUity. w nai omer reaumg either in their families or their schools, but the Koran? j And does familiarity with their Mtblel shake the faith of their children in the truth of prophet So amonir the Hindoos and the Chinese. Their saered books are thieir most familiar reading books ; and it is thisr influence more than any thing else, perhaps, that holds them in the most deplorable, intellectual and epiritaal bondage, its absurdities and blasphemies? Every body very passages which are objected to, are alcula knowsthat it has the'eontrary effect. . It bitds ted, when read under, the direction of a judicious .1 i:: :nu r.,ic,, fnr vor Dareut. to auard the child against the most penl- from generation to generation. Whv then should Book: and I have no doubt that some young per the Holy Scriptures, the word of the one living sons have been made infidels by. the ; religious nnri tme God havei diamelricallv the onDosite fastidiousness of which 1 have just been speaking. effect upon tho m n nur rhildren if we make . ... , them mare familiar with it, in their tender years, than wilh-any other book?. The objection, I vuw - - .-j am sure.cannot be maintained on any.iair groanai j .. . , oi firfrnmpnt or exnerience. - It may assist as tp estimate tne yaiue 01 me Bible, as a family reading book, it before we look at it as a divine revelatioo, we suppose it to have been found I half a century ago, some where in Judea. and to have come into OUT hands merelv as an' authentic historical record of nasi ages. Viewed in this lhrht, it would be invaluable, for it is the oldest history in the world, i It carries us back to the beginning of time, and ffives ui the only rational account of the creation and primitive state of the world, and of the origin of all things. It tells us how and where the true golden age began, when "the mornintr stars sansr together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy and bow sudden lv and darklv it ended, when our first parents ate the fordidden - fruit5 and were driven out of lEden. From the apostacy, it brings U3 down through a period ct sixteen hundred years, to -the geaeral delude: tells us how the world was re-peopled by the family of Noah, and then, in connexion with the history of God's'! chosen people, tells us of Egypt, and Babylon, and Nmevah, and Tyre; of the four great -monarchies also, and of those ruthless conquerors, who successfully trod down the nations as' the mire of the street. ; Herodotus is allowed by5 common consent to be the father of profane history, because he first collected the materials, and gave them the form of authentic narrative. All before him was fable, tradition, .-wild; conjec ture, and the most revolting mythological ab surdity. But; Herodotus flourished only 430 years before Christ, so that the Bible was the only history in the world on which Ibe least reliance could be placed for more than; 3,500 years after the creation; that is, during! much more than half the period since "the foundation of the-earth was laid Would not this single circumstance entitle it to be received and read in ourfamilies, if it had no other recommenda tion? V ; ;- : ' j f But where else can we find such pure mo rality such masterly prographical skt-tchcs of good men and ol bad men such dissections of the human heart such examples of all that is tender, and : lovely, and elevated on the one hand, and of all that is malignant and diaboli cal on the other? Where else can we look for such exquisite poetry, such rich stores of didac tic wisdom, and so many transcendent exam ples of the sublime and beautiful? Surely it were impossible 10 read such a' book as this too much, or to give it too high a place in the family library, even if it weienot inspired. ; What shall we say, then, when we consider, that the authors of this booK "spake and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." tbat it is the only written revelation of the mind and will of God, that this world Jias ever received, or ever will receive that it ' is the only infallible rule ot human faith and practice -the only volume in which "life and immor tality are brought to light I" Shall we not read it ? Shall we not recommend it to our children as above all price, and show ihem how much we value it, by having it read more than any. other book in our families'? Inlhis respect, there has been a sad falling off within my own recollection. , The Bible is cot read half so much in religious, families, as it was thirty years ago. In two many cases, it is all but supplanted, even on the Lord's day, by re ligious stoiy books and other light reading, which it would be a misnomer to call rch gious, even' in the .most liberal tense of ihe terra. - Formerly, as soon as children could read in easy lessons, the Bible was; put into their hands, to be 'read through in a given lime, and . then to be . received as .& prc Th first rfadlnjc " was generally" finished in a year ; and it was pot. uncommon for children to go through with both Testaments threev or four times belore they were a dozen year3 old : In this w,ay, they almost committed .large por tions of the Scriptures to memory ; and many have been heard to bless God, as they were ri pening for heaven in old age, tbat their minds were in this way so early enriched with his sa cred truth. But now the : gift of the sacred volume is first in order, and if a few of our children read it through once, in thexourse of two or three years, it is regarded as a great achievement; while the great majority if they undertake the task at all, relinquish ir before it is half accomplished. Indeed, I am afraid it would be found, upon strict inquiry, that a great many children of adult age in chiistian fami lies, and even some professors of religion among them, never read the w hole r Bible through in their lives. And if they never did it is probable that thev nevei will. Indeed there are Christian pa rents who begia to doubt whether some parts of the Bible ought to be read at ail by their children. on the score of mcdesty; lain free-to admit, that incomparable as the kuglish vers:cn is, there ate some words and phrases which have become ob jeciionable, by long and vulgar use. But let us beware that we do not carry the objection too far. Everv one who believes "all Scripture is given contradict the apostle, or rather the Spirit of God. bv savins that ait ocriDture is noi "pronta- . . ,j ti .m9V . lntn; PH7 h,. mhn r iho "Rihtp. the ttholf. Bi hie. fcnew nerfectlv weij .what was in man " and understood all the topics which were needful to make it just such a book as we want. It may be therefore, that the ous seductive influence to which he may be ex posed, and to strengthen the principle of virtue within him. We may wrest me ocripiures 10 our own destruction,'-' at any period of life j but it were imD:ous to look uoon this as the. natutal and necessary tendency of any part of God's Holy i it - t . u . u . -.1 r ji th.. 1 "vaa mai uc wwiu i i lutJ juy to ShkSiS&t readv to ask "which our parents do not think fit ind it tnese pans are not inspir ikal io uhnet l a fnrcrorv 2" Pnr iinuu &uu vt 3 ua . u uv . mjWff i think a infinately the safest way to take i t hm Hihie. as ir is nnd hana it over tomv cnuuren. as a "light to their ieet and a lamp to ttieir patn." But in recommending the sacred .volume as a family reading book, I have much more in view, than merely giving it to children, and requiring them to read so many chapters daily, till it is fin ished. I know not how any parent; can spend i part of his leisure time more profitably to himself, and to those whom he most tenaeny tove,tnau oy sitting down with them and coingover the history of the creation, ot the fall, of the flood, of Abra ham, of Joseph, of the plagues of Egyptrof the ilptivprance ot Israel and their Tortv vears sojourn m the wilderness, of . Samuel and David, and all the kings, of Daniel,: and Nehemiah, and the sev eral captivities ot .Feter, ana-rani, anu joun, anu above all, ot Jesus vnnsi as nis incnuanuu, death, resurrection and ascen Kinn r A out in the fourirospels. , ,lbis, as everv one knows, is but a glance at the rich and inexhaustible treasures f "wisdom --and tnowi pnVp in ih Hnlr Scriptures. KotbiDg is ea sier than to interest the minds of children,. at .th RALEIGH, SATURDAY, JUNE 22. 1839. tenderest age, in Biblical history and ' biography. It does not require superior learning, or talents. Good sense and a warm heart will enable any pa, rent, with the helps of which he way easily vnvail himself, to make the Scriptures the mobt profita ble, as well a9 one of the most engaging books in the worldfor family reading. , Biblical history, however, it will occur to every one, ought, like profane history, to be read with a good atlas spread out upon the table for' constant reference, 1$ it the atk resting upon , Ararat, your children will want to know where it is situated, i Is it the jour ney of the children of Egypt to Canaan'j through what waters and countries did they. pass ? Is it Babylon j where ftas it situated, and what kind of a city Was it 7 4 Aod so of everf thiasi else the blooming group around iron, wilt be vastlv mora interested and profited by seeiog where the patri-i aiv;us uuu aposues uveu, and wnert me events re corded in the Bible transpired, than they could be without the maps. I have only room to" adc, that the mote familiarly you can refer to ancient man ners, customs, &ci the better will your children understand the Scriptures. - ; s - From the Presbyterian. NARRATIVE ON THE STATE OF RELIGION Within the bounds of the Presbyterian Church, as su bmitted to the General Assembly, !:; - r: ;, May, 1839, - i. Jfy - .; Christian BrethrenThe okject of this narra tive which is annually addressed to you by the General Assembly, is to put sou in possession of a summary of the state of religion in the Pres byterian Church. Such a sketch must necessa rily be imperfect, not only from the extent tf the subject, and the very concise lerris of these narra tives, but from the nature of religious influence. Much of this influence lies beyond our reach, be longing rather to the cecrets of the heart, and the deep things of God. We should j also bear in raind, even where its effects can be traced, the progress of Christianity is notto be measured by its direct results alone. The indirect influence's of religion, as they blend with all the relations of man, a re frequently the most important, and tho' they elude our search they constantly operate, and with silent pace, change the character and institutions of men, prepare the way for the gos pel, and deeply affect the deitiny of distant gener ations:' i ' - ' Besides the above there are also other influen ces of Christianity, which ought not to beorer looked in a narrative of this sort, - For example, the. loss of doctrinal purity may be as fatal to re ligion among a people, as the prevalenceof open cumstances, fey efiecUve nnapToperiywm-o4 controversy, is a great triumph 01 the Gospel, and lies in fact at the root of all true religion. Yet the conversion of men to God may not appear among its immediate effects. Again, ihe order of the house of God fs an es sential part of his true worships of the right gov ernment of the church, end the efficient propaga tion of the Gospel. To preserve that order un impaired, or to restore it when disturbed, is, there fore a great duty of the Church of God, as tho pillar and ground of the truth. The history of the Presbyterian-Church, for several years past, affords a striking illustration of the above re marks. The result of these controversies, about our doctrines and our order, by which we have been so long agitated, form an essential part of the state of religion in our beloved Church. Af ter a painful and protracted contest, God has granted us deliverance and peace. The truth has tiiumphed, the Church has been purged of error, our eccieaiasticai orucr, anu our venera ble institutions, sometimes almost threatened with extinction, have been rescued and re-established with new sanctions. The; great charities of the Church have been increased. in number, and strengthened in character; and we are now prepared, by the grace of God, in a manner hith erto unknown, to maintain and extend the Gospel of Christ. -y-i-ri ..:- : It is a matter for devout acknowledgement to God, that we have seldom more enjoyed the man ifest tokens of God's gracious presence in the midst of the churches, than daring the season of trial and agiu.tion through which we have pass ed. The house of God, like the ancient temple, may "be built in troublous times' : In no previ ous veaf have our ecclesiastical Boards been more abundantly prospered j nnaing iavor witn the people, and daily growing more useful and 1 emcient; especially is mis true m leam uu- ber'of new churches has been organized during the year. In the .destitute places, me can lor tne nreached word has daily waxed louder. In. the churches generally, the people of God have been confirmed in their attachment to'the distinguish ing doctrines of our venerable standards. More attention has been paid to prayer; meetings, to re ligious education,and to tne means 01 grace in general. We are also permitted to recount a special work of grace in the Presbyteries of New York, Long Island 2d. New Brunswick, South Carolina, Georgia, Flint River, Tuscaloosa,' Steubenville, Tomteckbee, ; and Louisville. Some remarkable examples are reported ot con versions in the Sabbath-school,' and large addi tions have beenmade to the chdrche. Besides these special manifestations ot uivine grace, tne Presbyteries1 generally4 report more than usual attention to religion among tne peopie ui xarge, larfrer additions to the communion of the Church, and nn evident increase of liberality and of the spirit of missions, with many kindred facti indi r.atWthe nleasin?r Drooress of the Gospel. One subject of peculiar interest in the history of the Year, is the religious instruction 01 me children ol thcUhurcn. 'i nis au uupunani uu tv is uvidentlv receivinc a mire deep and gener al attention from pastors and parents, as well as from that noble army of youthful laborers, who have devoted themselves to me :insiruc:ion Sabbath-schools. Our hopes of success in spread ing the Gospel, rest under God, in a large meas. ure on the religious education of the world in its infancy. 'Tfiis is a work so simple, to practical, so sublime, that it ought largely to enlist the prayers and labors of all the people of God. With the Bible in her hands, interoreled bvour admirable standards, and carried down to. the fountain of life, bv the universal instruction of her children, the Church would be irresistible. At this age of impression, the knowledge of the Liord should be imparted to every child that lives. We are happy to add that a committee has been appointed by the General Assembly at its present sessions, w;th instruction to digest a plan to be Vaid before all our churches i j " v In connexion with this subject, we mention with peculiar pleasure, the growing attention'' uf our brethren in many parts of our land to the oral religious instruction of the slaves. The wisdom and fidelity with which it has been con ducted, the genera, approbation- which their la bors, have received, and the success attending them, mark an era in the work of Domestic Mis sions, and should encourage our brethren large, ly to enter upon this open and interesting field. We cannot hero forbear to extrtct a part of the report from the Presbytery of Georgia. " We are happy to say, in regard to the reli gious instruction of negroes, that this important part ol our service has received a new impulse during the last year. This business receives considerable attention in many parts of our bounds. Plantations are open to all cur minis ters, and fields presented ' among this people, which it is impossible for them to occupy. Sab-bnih-schools for their exclusire benefit exist in some of our churches, and we are happy to be lieve, that there is an increasing interest felt on this subject. Within our bounds there is one minister, whose whole ministry is devoted ex clusively to this people, and most, if not alljthe settled pastors and stated supplies preach as often las once a week to this class of our popoulation. and in Liberty county, there is at this time very considerable attention to religion among the blacks not less than fifty being under serious impressions." : Jl ". .. j We only add that a beloved jbrolher in Augus ta, and another in the vicinity of Natchez, are follorringthenobleexample recorded in theabove extract, by devoting their whole time to this in teresting work, i! : On the subject of intemperance, our reports are various, and on the whole indicate no change or progress worthy of special notice. But there is to be B,Sul , W1v ol out oiaie leguiaiu res have with noble intrepidity,! laid, their strong nanas on mis national nyara. i Tne enlightened legislation of Tennessee and Mississippi in par ticular, against this enormous evil, has attracted the attentions of the nation.and exceedingly cheer ed and aided the friends of temperance. Amidst many mercies for which we have so much reason to rejoice and to bless God, we have to record the reiterated complaints by the Pres byteries, of the frequent profanation of the Lord's day; of the spirit of speculation and worldliness which is often found even in the bosom of the Church; of the American sin, as it may be em phatirally called; viz: of the insubordination of the youth of our. land. For these and all other sins it becomes us deeply to humble ourselves at the throne of God, and to deprecate the wrath to which they deservedly expose us. Thus, Chris tian brethren, we have in a few words recited to yon the history of the ecclesiastical year, which ! hn nniu nrnu'n In its rlnts. i "' In' concluding this narrative, we venture to suggest that in the new and solemn circumstah- cesof our Church, vvc ougbtto rejoice with trem bling J to take care that we properly improvethe events by which we have been so much favored, to the greater glory of God ; and to prove the sincerity and supremacy of our love for the truth by its universal diffusion. ; The word of God is not bound. Let it have free course, that it may run and be glorified. We can no longer derive apologies for our inactivity, from divided councils, intestine commotions, or conflicting interests. We enjoy the unity of the spirit in the bonds of Pace. Our trials have passea away. .The open iny field of the world invites us. All things are ready, and the stumbling blocks have been taken out of our way. , If our doctrines and order should now lose their efflcacfin'ouf hand; if our ecclesiastical organizations should now languish, and our zeal now be permitted to expire," we shall meet the due reward of our tsins, in tne desertion of God. and the execration of all men. Chris- tian brethren, "we are persuaded better things of . .. . 1 ' .' .1 L you, and things that accompany saivauon, tnougn we thus speak." Let us arise in tne raigai oi God to do a great work for the glory or tne Juora, and the salvation of the world. ... The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with yOU, . . - - . , i tit nr.J J.Lt. WILSON, 1UOU. r-.THE DOOM OF THE fJCORNER. , Close of Dr. Bedelts last; sermon If there is on earth anv one thing which is more difficult to sustain than another, it is the accusation of a man's own conscience. Poverty may be borne, calumny borne, affliction ol any kind borne, but the mental anguish of consci ously deserved distress is intolerable, I have no doubt that it is in relation to his own eternal elf reproaches, that one portion of the sufferings of the eternal world, is placed before the world under the characteristic terra of "the worm which dieth not." Yes, scorner careless, impenitent sinner rejecter of Jesus ' Christ , neglecter of ma crrpai sairauou. vuu ore uuw iiuuiu nursing undying worm of self, reproach which must ot oijusnaiure uc uiuio umn: ruu v 5'" i ! H ' ; : : -t . intense than the. anconsuming fire of j eternal wrath. There are fearful questions in tb word of God "Whocan dwell with devouringlflames? who can lfe down in eternal burnings?1! But there is still a more fearful question, who can bear eternal selfupbraidings? There is a fear ful declaration, "that for these who rejecithe sal- " vation of the Gospel there i eraainetn b'a more sacrifice for sin:" but it is still more fearful to know that for such there remaineth ;.n'4escape'-'C from the inorethan devouring flame, the dorpion sting of self-recrimination. It were terrible to -hear, in the great day of -judgment frjcjm the -lips of the Judge, ''thou hast destroyed , thyself ;' but it i more unspeakably,, more inconceivably terrific, to possess the eternal fconsciauiess of having done that decd of self-destruclionLI My dear brethren, all this is what the scor ner is preparing for himself. Your; sins yod bear, with none to take from your soul thesweight of wrath Jwhich rests upun it. YoorJorrows you bear, with no almighty comtorteH The ' scorn of heaven you bear, and ihe scorri-ofhell, and worse hand! In what a contemptible light he regards the transient sips of joy, fo which v . the children of sensuality forego their everlasting interest, when,' like Adam, they sell paradise for an apple 1 For one morsel of meat they!;r?nounce a birth-right, as Esau, or taste, with jjjpnathan but a little honey, and for it they must 'die. His pleasures, notbe"ing of the sensual kinij fill not his cheeks with blushing; nor his heaviness the end of his mirth. He eats not only the' food of angels, but the bread of God. Theipes " are fallen to him in pleasant places, and;! be has a goodly heritage. The greater an epicure he is, so much the moie temperate. His J pleasurea neither darken his understanding,-noj stupify his conscience, no! take away his hejijrt. It is his alone to find honey without stings;ahd roses void of thorns. Take to yourselvesjj he says, your paradise of fools, and your impure; Relights; serve your divers lusts and pleasures, ajU ye that are in the flesh, but "I-delight to do ih'y wilU O God; thy law is in the midst ct my j;rjeart" -A way with the weeping food of EgypHe onions and the garlic. Welcome thou, heavenly man na! Hail, ye everlasting, joys, whiiji d not resemble the cracking of thorns unde.r a pbt; but the cheerful light of the sun that shineth more and more until the perfect day 1 jilt 13 yours alone not to be blasted by sickness, orlfyipped by the winter of adversity i and even in!-death yoa shfill flnnrUh like the nahnlree anditsass intor eternity. Jic Ewen. THE STILTS. A foolish son is a grief to his fafher, and . biiterness to her: that bare him. - irov. xvii. 25. : . . ' ' !ilf ' - Liitle boys think they know more' than older people When their parents tell them to take care, they think there is no dangefif In this way children are often hart. Theyjafe foolish, and will not do as they' are biddefj Always mind what your parents tell you;-tie know a great deal more than you. - - ' -Do you see those boys walking aboul on stilts? They feel very great, because the stijil lift tbem up. They are as tall as men. Children like to seem tall and manly. I wish the were as fond of being good. - j Paul's niother said to him, Paul,:cicjnie here, Paul came to his mother, and she sai My son, you are too little to bu getting up onjjjtgh stilts. The bigger boys may do so, but I ah! afraid you will hurt-yourself. Q no, mother, lam not a fraidj .Ican walk very welhon the 'tilts. Ilia niother said, Paul, you must obey; raej Do not try.to walk on stilts any more. ; jj " Z , Paul bit his lips and hung down ibis bead. He pouted and looked sour. He! ttas angry with his mother. Ohow wicked! j p how un thankful! He forgot how many jlohg nights his poor mother had watched him wlajen he wa a sick baby, i '".:' : ' li?!''"";''"' - Little children, never ; look sulleniand cross at your dear parents. Uod sees this, and is very much displeased. Love your! father and your mother, for this pleases God. ! Did Paul obey his mother? I will tell yoiil He went out into the street, and sat upon a Ia;rge stone. Presentlv, he saw two boys come byilwith thetr . siilts.' Paul said to himself, I do ntt care for " what mother says. O what a wicked thought! God heard what Puul said in his iiiiind. It is . WHOLE NO. 227. the devil who puts such things into the minds of children. -Resist the d-ivil, : and He will fleV-. from you. " : ' . . --. ; l-. Paul did cot resist the devil; ile was full of wicked thoughts. He ran in and got his stilts. Then he got upon themia'nd walked about through the gutters, and puddles, and -muddv places, f At. last he saw the other boys tyiug'the stilts fast to their legs, that they might walk without holding therewith their hands. He did so too. Just as . he began , to walk on thera in this way, a largeJlVg ran un- , der him and knocked him down- jifWhen they lifted him up, his leg was broken in! vtwo places. Children, obey your parents. ' j!? ; : -; -t Sunday School Friend. THE LOVE OF MONEY.' i v A Methodist preacher of the Ohi conference, states, in the. Western Christian Advocate, that in his labors for the missionary cause, he called upon a man who" is worth from twejve l?,fifieen thousand dollarsand requested a His Teply" was Ii we have to pay for it at honie and abroad tooit is not worth having; let ihe.heathen get it as we got it." ' The preacher immediately with drew the iequest, and left him to his own reflec tions. . ' ' . " '. ' . c! j " ' And how did we get it? Lookl atthe suffer- ings, labor and death: of -our Saviour, that ive might come into the possession of the gospel ind ;' i : T r .; i ; i 4- I ill ! I i : i I
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