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! by Ujc truth through ropsutancs. To wa*h the Ikee, thru, lc to repent of our sins In the power of the truth. “WIn n thou fattest, anoint thy head aud wuli tby face, tncaus. When thou art cold and unkind, receiving no good-na*s, obey and love the truth, and repent id thy «iti». “anoint thy head and wash thy face.By all these illii'trntfong, we UN that to hurt the oil In to burl goodness, In any of Ha varieties, forms, nr use*. To burl goodliest l« to burl It* effect* and influence upon ourselves and others. It la to prevent It# free flow and u#e, or to nduIterate it with evil, or to turn It from its proper channel*The truly anointed of tin Lord—those who rereire the love of (Sod In union with the truth, those who hurt not the oil and the wine—are highly spoken of In the Holy Word. It is declared that the “Lord will nave hin anointed; that “he will exalt the horn of his anointed.— lie says, “With holy oil have I anointed thee. To such, it Is said, he gives “the oil of joy for mourning.A most interesting and instructive lemon ! from the union of goodness nud truth is symbolically taught by an act of Jacob. The mtr-! ratlve is as follows: “And Jacob arose earlyI .i .1 .1.. ____ i.•.i. t._press ion of hb» goodness and truth. Would wt* then, eujoy the fragrant spheres of the garden* of paradise, we must hurl uot the oil and tbu wine of our tout*; for no out* can enjoy the sweet odor* of heaven, unks/ there he united In Ills soul the goodness and the truth which give birth from that uulou to the spiritual bios-soma from which such odors flow.And n* God'* wisdom and love are in beau* liful colors and sweet odors, so they are ul-o in harmonious sounds. Every breath of nature which charms the ear w ith its mellow sw eetness tells us that God Is there iti his goodness and truth. As the cheering soug COBHH wail*, ling from the forest, It hears to the conscious heart the melodious expression of God’s wisdom and lore. Would we, then, enjoy the delights of heavenly music, would wc have our souls charmed with the harmony of angelic voices, and would we Join the celestial hand in praise to our heavenly Father, we must hurt not the oil and the wine, bill must give to our souls the full and free exercise of goodness and truth, bringing ul! the thoughts and feelings into harmonious union, as we, step by Step, put away all discordant principles from ourhearts, ,11,1 .1* . • .. . I .. I . I .. _ I ,
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Wilmington Delaware Inquirer
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Sat, Apr 07, 1860
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