. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . RELIGIOUS Looking unto Jesus.—Heb. xii. 2. LOOKING UNTO JESUS. Amid the worlds vain pleasures, din, and strife,The Christian treads the upward path of life ;Though sorely tempted to forsake the presses onward still from day to day j 122 RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS. On worldly honours still with scorn looks dowr Content if he at last shall wear a crown ; All worldly wealth without regret he leaves, He treasure has beyond the reach of thieves. The Syren Pleasur
. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . RELIGIOUS Looking unto Jesus.—Heb. xii. 2. LOOKING UNTO JESUS. Amid the worlds vain pleasures, din, and strife,The Christian treads the upward path of life ;Though sorely tempted to forsake the presses onward still from day to day j 122 RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS. On worldly honours still with scorn looks dowr Content if he at last shall wear a crown ; All worldly wealth without regret he leaves, He treasure has beyond the reach of thieves. The Syren Pleasure with voluptuous strain, Strives to ensnare him, but she strives in vain; His ear he closes to her idle noise, And hastens upward to celestial joys ; At Gods right hand he owns an ample store, Of joys substantial, lasting evermore; He looks to Jesus, his Almighty Friend, Nor fails at last to reach his journeys end: The Christian is here depicted making his way up the path ollife. The wealth of this world is offered to him on condition thathe will turn aside. He rejects the offer with disdain; he pointsupward, intimating that his treasure is
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