A series of allegorical designs, representing the human heart from its natural to its regenerated st . he shapeoimoral deformity would shock and disgust Mez?^—to such he appears as an angel of light. Thus,under the mask he assumed to deceive them, hehas whetted and put into their hand the sword of 17 persecution to do God service—kindled and in-vested them with the torch of discord under thenotion of zeal—furnished and assisted them toscatter the seeds of contention—prepared mate-rials and afforded direction in building up thewalls of separation—and meted out to each hismeasure of party spirit
A series of allegorical designs, representing the human heart from its natural to its regenerated st . he shapeoimoral deformity would shock and disgust Mez?^—to such he appears as an angel of light. Thus,under the mask he assumed to deceive them, hehas whetted and put into their hand the sword of 17 persecution to do God service—kindled and in-vested them with the torch of discord under thenotion of zeal—furnished and assisted them toscatter the seeds of contention—prepared mate-rials and afforded direction in building up thewalls of separation—and meted out to each hismeasure of party spirit. ^ Ye therefore belov-ed, seeing ye know these things before, bewarelest ye also, being led away with the error of thewicked, fall from your own steadfastness. Butgrow in grace ! and in the knowledge of our Lordand Saviour Jesus Christ—-to whom be gloryboth now and for ever. Amen !* * 2 Peter, iii. 17. (j^l think it proper to acknowledge that I amindebted for the leading ideas of the allegoricaldesigns to the wood cuts of a nameless little bookwritten in the German language. 1 y /^ mm. J>ra*rn hvUL^ 19 FRIDS. After considering attentively the picture ofour natural heart, I tliink I hear you say, whathas pride to do among such shameful associates !This inconsistency, my dear child, must strikeevery one. The truth is, pride is so blinded byself-love, as to be ignorant of where it is, and tvhoare its associates. Could it only see the vile rab-ble among whom it has been so long shut up, in-stead of showing off its self-important airs, itwould hide its head for shame. Before Adam fell from his original innocentand happy state, which you know he did, by dis-obedience to the ivill of God plainly revealed tohim in the garden of Eden, he had none of thoseevil passions in his heart, because he was formedin his Makers image. The holy scripture teaches us, that the fatheroipride is the Devil. He who has fallen so hope-lessly, was once an angel of light in heaven ;ther
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