Light at evening time; a book of support and comfort for the aged .. . ure forever. They shall sing in the ways of theLord, for great is the glory of the Lord. Be thouexalted above the heavens: let thy glory be aboveall the earth (Psalm civ., 31; cxxxviii., 5; Ivii., 7,11).Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his namealone is excellent; his glory is above the earth andthe heavens (Psalm cxlviii., 13). When you readsuch passages as these (whether they be elegiesor commendations of him, or doxologies and directattributions of glory to him), you are to bethinkyourselves with what temper of h
Light at evening time; a book of support and comfort for the aged .. . ure forever. They shall sing in the ways of theLord, for great is the glory of the Lord. Be thouexalted above the heavens: let thy glory be aboveall the earth (Psalm civ., 31; cxxxviii., 5; Ivii., 7,11).Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his namealone is excellent; his glory is above the earth andthe heavens (Psalm cxlviii., 13). When you readsuch passages as these (whether they be elegiesor commendations of him, or doxologies and directattributions of glory to him), you are to bethinkyourselves with what temper of heart these thingswere uttered; with how raised and exalted a spir-it; what high delight and pleasure was conceivedin glorifying God, or in beholding him large and unbounded a heart, and how full ofhis praise, doth still every where discover itself insuch strains ; when all nations, when all creaturesâwhen every thing that hath breathâwhen heaven andearth are invited together to join in the concert andbear a part in his praises !âJohn Howe. <$$$. Sran w?di» t2e7 HHETc â¢^^TT,TI,Mlfl IF AX. LIGHT AT EVENING TIME. 187 THE SICKNESS AND DEATH OF ELISHA. 2 Kings xiii., 14. Elijah was spared the common doom of mortal-ity, and was taken to heaven in a chariot and horsesof fire, without dying. But Ehsha, who had honoredGod so much longer, goes the way of all the was this difference? Even so, Father; forso it seemed good in thy sight. But he does notdie of natural infirmity ; neither does he die sudden-lyâhe had fallen sick. This mode of dissolutionwas less desirable with regard to comfort, but it wasmore favorable to usefulness. It afforded him op-portunity for glorifying God, and instructing andimpressing his attendants. And the chamberwhere the good man meets his fate has often beento others, as well as to the dying individual himself,the house of God, and the gate of heaven.âWil-liam Jay. PO VER TY IN OLD A GE When Mr. Wilberforce had lost his fort
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