. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . e may throw ourselves on the ground, and exclaim, despondingly,Alas, O Lord God! Like David, we may say, I shall perishby the hand of Saul; or like Elijah, the fearless advocate of truth,say^inquiringly, What good shall my life do me? Yet let usremember, that light is sown for the righteous. The seed ofdeliverance U already in the ground; the crop is not far distant; weshall reap, if we faint not. The conduct of Job affords the most perfect example of
. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . e may throw ourselves on the ground, and exclaim, despondingly,Alas, O Lord God! Like David, we may say, I shall perishby the hand of Saul; or like Elijah, the fearless advocate of truth,say^inquiringly, What good shall my life do me? Yet let usremember, that light is sown for the righteous. The seed ofdeliverance U already in the ground; the crop is not far distant; weshall reap, if we faint not. The conduct of Job affords the most perfect example of of his worldly property, his children taken from him ata stroke, his body tormented with one of the most painful andloathsome diseases, distressed by the foolish infidelity of his wife,and slandered by his professed friends ; yet his patient soul triumphedover all. Still clinging to God, his Rock, he exclaimed exultingly,Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. The Lord gave, andthe Lord hath taketh away : blessed be the name of the Lord. In your patience possess ye your souls.—Luke xxi, 19. RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS. 109. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.—Matt. vi. 13 TEMPTATION. See where the tree its richest foliage wears,And golden fruit its laden branches bears;Behold conceald beneath its shade sidelong,The glossy serpent, with its poisonous tongue ;The simple boy, far from his fathers care,Is well-nigh taken with the gilded tempting fruit, outspread before his eyes,Fills him with rapture and complete surprise ;Nor hidden dangers will he wait to see,But onward hastens to the fatal father sees him, and with faltering breath,Recalls his loved one from the brink of death,Nor waits reply, but on the spot he saves his darling from the serpents stings. The tree rich in foliage, and rich in fruits, spreads out its deli-cious produce to the passer by. See also the subtile serpent, as ifaware of the powerful attractions that
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