. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . their hearts to God, and be saved, simply beeause they will not,others do not believe the record God has given of His Son, and con-tinue exposed to the damnation of those ** that believe not. Othersagain, mistrust the motives of the pious, who seek to lead themfrom the way of death, and think they want only to bring them intobondage; and as the mariners had power to remain on the wreckand be drowned, so the sinner has power to continue in his sins andbe damned. Awful p
. Religious emblems and allegories : a series of engravings, with suitable letter-press, designed to illustrate divine truth . their hearts to God, and be saved, simply beeause they will not,others do not believe the record God has given of His Son, and con-tinue exposed to the damnation of those ** that believe not. Othersagain, mistrust the motives of the pious, who seek to lead themfrom the way of death, and think they want only to bring them intobondage; and as the mariners had power to remain on the wreckand be drowned, so the sinner has power to continue in his sins andbe damned. Awful power ! fearful responsibility! and yet if manbe not free, ^how shall God judge the world ? The Church, however, as a Spiritual Life-boat, continues herbenevolent excursions, and daily lands some saved ones at the port ofglory J and when she shall have made her last trip, through thattempest that shall make a wreck of earth, then shall arise fromcountless myriads the song of triumph and of praise :— Blessing, and honour, and glory, and unto Him that sitteth upon the throne,And unto the Lamb, for ever and RELIGIOUS ALLEGORIES. i6\ }BEDIENCe iSDOM
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