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purr. Il U therefore written, Tlio shield of Soul i- polluted, not being anointed with oil. Sqm rule (rum good iiuM, 110 efforts are pure.— The shield must he nnointdl. The love of God must lie lit nil the nrmor of the soldier* of Udrist.And uoi only In buttles against evils, but at-«o In arts of worship, oil was to he used.— They anointed their alters. After denotes worship. ‘ Altars were of stone. Stone denotes truth. By oil Upon the altar, then, we are taught that our heart must be in our worship. Love 10 God and the neighbor must be there; the love of the truth ol the Word must b« there. The heart must be given to God. The will must yield to the truth. The oil roust be upon the altnr.The Lord, in Matthew, commands us, when we fast, to anoint our head and wash our face. To fast spiritually is tn he in a cold, dark state, receiving no heavenly food. In that state we are to anoint our head; that is, we are to bring our affections into the truth of the Word, or yield our will to the light of the truth; we are to nnuint our head.«* When thou fastest, anoint thy head and wash thy fare The face denotes all the affections of the soul. To wash denotes regeneration; to cleanse from sin. This cleansing Isent in the things of nature, in his goodness and truth, tu his spirit and life. Everything delightful there springs from the harmonious union and action of his wisdom and lore.Ills love Is in all hearts, and his wisdom is in all light. Therefore everything that delights the eye in all Ihn varieties of beauty, In the blending colors of nature,—all these charms are hut the expressions of God's love und wisdom, actually existing in united action, in the very heart and light which present those beauties to the eye. But, could we look through the natural to the spiritual, far greater beauties would be seen; for If lu tbo coarse substance of nature, God’s wisdom and love can express so much delicacy Of tint and slmdc, w hat must be their charius when seen reflected from the blendings of goodness and truth, In the expanding buds and blossoms of new thoughts and feelings, in the garden of the soul, in the pure light of heaven ? Would we, then, bo beautiful in spirit when weputoff the body, we must hurt not the oil and the wine; but let goodness and truth blend in harmonious union in the affcctlous of the soul.And as God's wisdom and love are manifest In all colors, so they are alio In odors. Every perfume grateful to the senses Is a positive ex-
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Wilmington Delaware Inquirer
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Sat, Apr 07, 1860
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