The Sword and the trowel . o not know, said the man, but I suppose he preached thegospel. Do you think, said Dr. N., that he preached to them anythingdifferent from what he preached on earth ? Certainly not, said he. Well, then, said Dr. N., when Christ was on earth, he toldsinners that if they should be cast into prison they should not comeout till they had paid the uttermost farthing. If he went down to hellto preach to the lost spirits there, he doubtless told them, < You willremain here till you have suffered all that your sins deserve. Whatinfluence, then, would his preaching have towa
The Sword and the trowel . o not know, said the man, but I suppose he preached thegospel. Do you think, said Dr. N., that he preached to them anythingdifferent from what he preached on earth ? Certainly not, said he. Well, then, said Dr. N., when Christ was on earth, he toldsinners that if they should be cast into prison they should not comeout till they had paid the uttermost farthing. If he went down to hellto preach to the lost spirits there, he doubtless told them, < You willremain here till you have suffered all that your sins deserve. Whatinfluence, then, would his preaching have towards releasing them fromthe place of torment ? A WOKSE CASE. A stupid worldly man once said to him, You know, Mr. Nettleton,.that when we would do good, evil is present with us. Yes, replied Dr. N., and that is a bad case ; but it is worse whenwe would not do good, and evil is present with us. [We hope to tell our friends about Dr. Nettleton next month, and tocontinue these excellent anecdotes concerning him.—C. H. S.] 44. 651 %fo JIM in < TT7TIEN snows descend and tempests blow, shepherds must look toV T their sheep with double care. When the grass cannot be reached,they must have other food; and when the blast is pitiless, they musthave shelter. With the Lords flock it must be so just now, for we havefallen upon cloudy and tempestuous days, when unbelief darkens the air,and chills the heart. We have a sharp spiritual winter upon us now,and the shepherds will have need of all their watchfulness and care, andof help from on high lest the flock should perish. Much prayer andpersonal piety should be set in action, and a sense of special dependenceupon God should be aroused. Some of us who have been the first todiscern the storm, have been made to feel an awful solitude from men,but a blessed communion with God, which cannot be better describedthan by the Ettrick poets account of Highland shepherds in days goneby:- I know of no scene so impressive as that of a shepherds
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