. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . b2 RELIGIOUS The tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by his fruit.—Matt. xii. ^z- Every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,and cast into the fire.—Matt. iii. lo. THE TREE OF EVIL. Here, in dread silence, on the blighted heath, Behold 1 the Tree of Evil, and of Death ; No heavenly breeze throughout the region blows; No life of Love exists whereer it grows; No flowers of Hope around it it ever bloom ; No fruit of Faith
. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . b2 RELIGIOUS The tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by his fruit.—Matt. xii. ^z- Every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,and cast into the fire.—Matt. iii. lo. THE TREE OF EVIL. Here, in dread silence, on the blighted heath, Behold 1 the Tree of Evil, and of Death ; No heavenly breeze throughout the region blows; No life of Love exists whereer it grows; No flowers of Hope around it it ever bloom ; No fruit of Faith eer yields its rich perfume ; Fell Unbelief strikes deep its deadly root; The branches bend with most pernicious fruit; The Pride of Life, and Fleshly Lusts hangs there, Emblems of misery, anguish, and despair. Two men employed in different ways you see, To rid the groaning earth of this bad tree : One only lops a branch just here and there, That makes its neighbour more productive bear; The other, by experience taught to know, Aims at the root his well-directed blow; Blow after blow through the wide heath resound. And with a crash, it fal
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