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rd. The nnd theJlitiKhabita-Jucob.—our soul, r of our if love,— r; mid let r regenc-r cut midsafely out Bur Kath-the Lord 19 which r will bp i, in bin* pointed tofRcvc-Nature! ing ■vm-the Mono »*. For love in Mence — stance in or life.— lure into id the oil I ml sub-In no life. 1 yon rob then no ■ orange, without nt good-latlon of •njoy the , the dein it.— imr* to im thejuief,hout the0 flavor i#+•food n e#l. our 4oal. have the to Hi In it her, we goodness, * the oil, the Lord rr I* the and myve should the vine,1 wine in njoy. Huttruths nlone. They have not yet budded and hlotMutucd in the soil of the affections, nnd given forth the fruits of righteousness to our neighbor. Xou we shoftld be careful not to hurt the oil and the wine in these precious truths hy keeping them back In the cold atmosphere of tho head. The) should be placed In the warmth of the affection*. where they cun feel the heat of the Sun of Righteousness, and expand and germlnnlr. ThU In always done hy repenting of what they condemn, and doing what they teaeh. ThU M the only pos~ iiblr vvu) of planting the seeds of truth, and receiving the goods they contain. If we do not do this, we hurt the oil and the wine.We should know that every new truth comes to show us something to repent of, and something to doj that It comes with a rich present in its bosom; hut that it can never he ours till we submit to its requirements: and then it ool only opens tons its treasure*, hut it becomes our counsellor and friend. It will keep us from dangers, and ail! never deceive us.— But, if we do not follow it* advice, it becomes a witness against us. and we hurt the oil and the wine.Another wav of hurting the oil and the wine U by mixing up false* with the truth* which we have, and evils with the goods. Thus we commit uduUcrv. or adulterate thing* good and true. This hurts their inftucuce. We should give them to others as pure as Uod gives themRut we must not uuderataud that evil* and false* can be united w ith goods and truths so an to become one substance. That is impossible. They cannot liarmouUe. Truth cannot fellowship with falshood, nor tolerate it. But man, when lie uses the truth, may suppress a part ofit. or throw in false* wilh it. r»R clouds, to shade its glory, or discolor Its light,or throw its beams in a wrong direction. Thus he hurts the oil and the wine.Truths fire precious thing?; they are the jewels of heaven: and they who truly possess them, nud hurt them not, are rich, and they will wear these Jewels In the next life. The wealth of them will be invaluable, and llieir beauty past description. Would that the people now valued them as highly as they do the pearls and diamonds of earth, which correspond to ihem! Then how would they labor and sttivo to obtain them! Kvery possible sacrifice would ho made for them; and, when obtained, how carcfhl would they he of them I They would suffer not a breath ot deception or unklndnes* to tarnish the purity of their lustre. And yet how infinitely more valuable are the diamonds of truth for tie soul than those of earth for the body I All the precious treasures of the universe could not purchase a single one of those celestial gems, however small..Vow. the items of earth, however rich and
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Wilmington Delaware Inquirer
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Sat, Apr 07, 1860
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