. Christian similitudes: 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 .. . r was trans-ported with joy and admiration. The unspeak-able joy that we shall then feel will shine forthin our countenances. 3. The bodies of the righteous shall be raisedin power. This expresses the sprightliness ofour heavenly bodies, the nimbleness of their mo-tion, by which they shall be obedient and ableinstruments of the soul. !rhis earthly b
. Christian similitudes: 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 .. . r was trans-ported with joy and admiration. The unspeak-able joy that we shall then feel will shine forthin our countenances. 3. The bodies of the righteous shall be raisedin power. This expresses the sprightliness ofour heavenly bodies, the nimbleness of their mo-tion, by which they shall be obedient and ableinstruments of the soul. !rhis earthly body isslow and heavy in all its motions, listless, andsoon tired with action. But our heavenly bodieswill be as active and nimble as our thoughtaare. Our bodies being spiritual will serve ourspirits, and minister to them; whereas now ourspirits are forced to serve our bodies, and attendto their leisure, and do greatly depend upon themfor our actions. When the righteous enter theglorious future, their bodies will be purified andrefined from earthly grossness, and every powerfind sweet employ, while ceaseless ages roll I CHKISTIAN SIMILITUDES, 136 THE HERMIT; OB THE WAYS OF PROVIDEXCE JUSTIFIED. [Somewhat varied from Tho Ilermii, oy Parnell.]. Par in a wild, unknown to public view,From youth to age a reverend liermit grew;The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal from man, with God he passed his all his business, all his pleasure praise. In a far distant country, and at a re-mote period of time, there retired fromthe busy scenes of the world a youngman, who spent the remainder of hisdays as a hermit. Having, in themorning of life, met with severe af-fliction from the hands of his fellow-men, he resolved to have no more fellow-ship with them, but to seek his happinessin the performance of religious this purpose he retired to a kindof cave in a mountainous part of thecountry, which, with a little labor,
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