. Religious allegories : being a series of emblematic engravings, with written explanations, miscellaneous observations, and religious reflections, designed to illustrate divine truth, in accordance with the cardinal principles of Christianity . Life, Love, andPeace. Stephen was a good man, yet he had to passthrough the valley of tribulation. Perhaps he wasmore highly favored than any other man in similarcircumstances ; probably this was on account of hisbeing the first Christian martyr—the model for allsucceeding martyrs. He looked up through theclouds of persecution that surrounded him, and
. Religious allegories : being a series of emblematic engravings, with written explanations, miscellaneous observations, and religious reflections, designed to illustrate divine truth, in accordance with the cardinal principles of Christianity . Life, Love, andPeace. Stephen was a good man, yet he had to passthrough the valley of tribulation. Perhaps he wasmore highly favored than any other man in similarcircumstances ; probably this was on account of hisbeing the first Christian martyr—the model for allsucceeding martyrs. He looked up through theclouds of persecution that surrounded him, and saw the glory of God and Jesus; he could not keepsilent; Behold, he cried, I see the heavensopened, and the Son of man standing at the righthand of God. The glorious light shone in him, andthrough him, and around him; he looked as an an-gel of the Lord. In darkest shades, if he appear, My dawnhig is begun !He is my souls sweet morning star, And he my rising sun. The opening heavens around me shine With beams uf sacred bliss,While Jesus shows his heart is mine, And whispers, / am his ! My soul would leave this heav) clay, At that transporting word,Run up with joy the shining way, To embrace my dearest Lord. Watts. RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS. 49. He heapeth vp riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. xxxix. 6. Jl rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heavcA. Matt. xix. 23. THE WORLDLING. Lo! where the worldling, with his gathering rake,Performs his task, the glittering dust to take;Devoted man I with many cares he collects, to ease his aching fools insignia he most truly but increases what he mostly fears:As dropsied patients, who with thirst are and are dry, and strengthen their in this grovelling, melancholy plight,Religion comes, a messenger of light;Mercys blest Angel has from heaven come down,She meets the worldling and presents her crown ; Behold, she cries, the diadem I with gems such as
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