. Religious allegories : being a series of emblematic engravings, with written explanations, miscellaneous observations, and religious reflections, designed to illustrate divine truth, in accordance with the cardinal principles of Christianity ... . ved, sim-ply because they v:ill not: others do not believe therecord God has given of his Son, and continue ex-posed to the damnation of those that believe again, mistrust the motives of the pious, whoseek to lead them from ^he way of death, and thinkthey want only to bring them into bondage ; and as4he mariners had powerto remain on the
. Religious allegories : being a series of emblematic engravings, with written explanations, miscellaneous observations, and religious reflections, designed to illustrate divine truth, in accordance with the cardinal principles of Christianity ... . ved, sim-ply because they v:ill not: others do not believe therecord God has given of his Son, and continue ex-posed to the damnation of those that believe again, mistrust the motives of the pious, whoseek to lead them from ^he way of death, and thinkthey want only to bring them into bondage ; and as4he mariners had powerto remain on the wreck andbe drowned, so the sinner has power to continue inhis sins and be damned. Awful power ! fearful re-sponsibility! and yet if man be not free, how shallGod judge the world. The Church, however, as a Spiritual Life-boat,continues her benevolent excursions, and daily landssome saved ones, at the port of gloiT ; and when sheshall have made her last trip, through that tempestthat shall make a wreck of earth, then shall arisefrom countless myriads the song of triumph and ofpraise ;— Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, Be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, And unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 214 RELIGI0U8 ALLEGOHIES. 0?E[]iE-. For the wisdom of this world isfoolishttess tchh. God.—Cor. 1, iii. have called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much morethey call them of his household f Matt. x. 25. OBEDIENCE AND WISDOM. Here is Self-Will, so called by men below,Struggling alone his upward path to go ;Though steep and rugged he will persevere ;The way he knows is right, then wherefore fear?His friends and foes alike pronounce him mad ;His/r/>nrf* are \v\s foes are glad ; RELIGIOUS ALLEGORIES. 215 One pulls ciim by the skirt to keep him back,Another runs before to cross his track ;One with a club resolves to stop his right or wrong, to bring him back by force;But they are wrong, and wrong the title on earth—Obedi
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