. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . 36 RELIGIOUS If any man will come after-me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross andfollow me.—Matt. xvi. 24. THE CROSS-BEARER. Dear reader, oer this sacred emblem pause,And view the Christian bearing up his cross;Nor steep ascent, nor roughness of the makes him halt, or turns his feet astray :Should he in weakness think to lay it strength increases when he sees the crown ;His soul enkindles at the glorious yokes more easy, a
. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . 36 RELIGIOUS If any man will come after-me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross andfollow me.—Matt. xvi. 24. THE CROSS-BEARER. Dear reader, oer this sacred emblem pause,And view the Christian bearing up his cross;Nor steep ascent, nor roughness of the makes him halt, or turns his feet astray :Should he in weakness think to lay it strength increases when he sees the crown ;His soul enkindles at the glorious yokes more easy, and his cross more Cross all hallowed, is the Christians boos —His WATCHWORD, fighting at his arduous post—His true insignia ^ he glides ; through the pleasure-loving throng;His royal passport, sanctioned by the which he triumphs, and secures the prize. Behold here the Christian bearing up manfully under his is a glorious sight. You see him going with his cross up thedifficult mountain passes, as well as along the smooth and floweryplain. View the crown ! It is seen in the distance. Sometimesth
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