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1 C!W i imiu I*.---celestial gem*, howler anmll.Now, the gems of earth, however rich an«! lovelv, oan be worn bul ft brief day, rif they uniat be left lo fhlne upon aomo other body of crumbling dull. Hul the soul's diamond* are our own, ami go with oft into the next worM, and are there put on, not for a brief moment's glitter upon mortal clay, but for on eternity upon the imperishable soul, there to bccouic more and more beautiful forever. Of such o aoul, the Lord wiy* prophetically, through Kxekiel, “Thou hast been in Eden, the gurden of God. Every precious atone waa thy rover-lug: the iiwdlout*, topnu, and the diumoud; the beryl, the onyx, and the juaper; the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle; and gold.— Thou want the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee io. Thou waat upon the holy mountain of (Sod; thou hast walked up and down in the midit of the ftonea of fire.,fThu* do iirrcioua atone*, in the Holy Word, symbolize the ornament* of the aoul, But yet, invaluable aa the** treasure* of heaven are, they arc offered to all, without money and without price. Hut, if we would poaaeaa them, WO must arc tlml we hurt not the oil and the wine.
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Wilmington Delaware Inquirer
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Sat, Apr 07, 1860
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