Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-11-29
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3 SHORT SERMON.
By vlLlrAM ~

o tia, Ihad ns. e do,, TOT ,hen would ay away,
ard be Al tctt
WHOSE exclamation Is this 1t is obviously
the language Of u man nat ct reef. Bot Who was
hs mani One ofihose deemed the darlings Of
Providence man Who hsd experienced of
the most marvellous revelations recorded in history.
For be wac original, nothing more than shep
herd bot rose from obscuriiy, and became hero,
reuovaed coCquctor.s powerful monarch. He
had given him Ito nccks Of his enemies, aud the
hearts OF h's subjects; and We might have supposed
him saied with victory, md CORY, IND dominion.
aud riches Bot from the midst ofsli This he signs
20 that had wings like dove for then would
fy away. and be q, rect" For. with all HE ag-
ersndzemen,s. hos much did he suffer from i'm
plsesbe mseyoence How much also from some
Of his own ofcefs.nnd especially his nephew ,Joab,
the eommanjer.in-ehef. Amer rearing his fine
palace Of cedsf he could not Tor length of time,
take possession offs tor he was sick nigh unto
death, and week after week "a " the graves ready
ioi him. And suppose they bad brought oot his
crown and imposed it upon him--Would this have
cssed an aching head, or have relieved the anguish
Of his disordereu body Wat is an oTnamrntcd
room IN the rage Of fever Then his own house
was not go wdh God. What a distracted and
wre,ched family! His daughter is BUNDLED
The inocs'uous brother /. murdered. The muir
derer becomes traitor. am drives his father,
well as king. into exile Ia his flight, lie is told
shat Ahlthophel, hs bosom fr,end und counsellor,s
among tho conspTa,ors with Abso!om. Who can
tell shst other torrows cuftodcd him. The heart
kaowHih ats own bitterness. There IRE griefs tha,
NC cannot pour even into the bosom Of intimacy.
There are thotns in the mes, that pierce through
the dos0 that lines IT, b., are known and felt only
by the cccuper. Did David never regret the lOes
VI tho privacy &C Bo,hlehom2
The spiri that lie IN us us,eth 10 envy We
are prone To think that, though generally men are
born 10 trouble. there some exempted ndIydu-
.ls aud that though, commonly considered, this
earth is yAle OF tesrs there are some privileged
spots. And II Is worthy our observation that these
exceptions always belong 10 others, srd always 10
TO those tho above us. Is the servant happ, }
He will when he Is master 7. the MASTER hspny7
lie will when he is rich. Is the rich man happy
lie will when he enncbled and has distinction as
well ss gold. Is the nobensn happy He will
when he is king. Isthe kiug-,he king happy I,
"Oh," Gays he. that had wings like dove, for
then would 6y sway. and be al rest -
LIT Us remember this. and not be afraid when
one ia made rieh and the glory Of his house is in.
creased. lie, "a check The rising OF ambition, and
not seek great things Ia ourselves. Let Us learn,
In whsiever state We are. TO be content; and fol-
low the moderation Of the patriarch, who asked on
ly Tor bread 10 eat. md rslmeni to put en-, and a
ssfs return to his fathers house m peace.
Felicity depends no, upon eIternsl condition, but
the state Of The mind. Paul Was hsppy in prison,
whild Nero was miserable in q palace. Hemsn,
sner telling his vile and his friends oil lis promo
ton and glory adds: yet all this avsileth me
nothing, so long IS zee Mordecai the Jew sitting
a, the kings gate" Ga thu, night could not the
king sleep.
Tires n,'ure' sweet restore. balm, sleep
lie The the world. h., ready var, PAY.
Where fortunes smiles"
Blu, is this true No. Sleep souud Wholesome
reffeshing sleep has less, to DO where fortune
smiles. HIS ready sisiis paid to he early
rising the temperate, the d,hgen'; the sleep Of a
lsbofng mao ts sweet. The WfeicheJ" iaieeJ
be forsskes."
Ba, NJ here does he end them Here is one Of
them--the ruler Of 1877 proyinces--oa that
night could not the king sleep. Ahab, lie
monarch Of lsre,l is melancholy. and ,ick sud can
Do, cat. becsuse he cannot ob'sin Nsboihs little
parcel q sround for garden of herbs and neither
Lis hspp'1ess nor health could 20 on an he Worta rs
helPms'e isaRh, hu 10 CRAFTY his Vsh BY the de-
s,rneiion o. the noble minded peasant. How vice
~as the snsAer 81 the Shumkuiia, when Elisha Of
fcred u spsat ior Der TO the king 81 will dS al
among nv o~n people" n Ne ere ust e.nteu,
with saeh thngsas &c have. Ne shall never be eat.
nSed Si'h sueh "a us. Ne desire. II ther. - a
difference 10 outward condition. Il Lee ,rsio.,
those n no Gil The higher ones. Their Hsut OF &C.
eupslon. TIE lis,nessess Ear worse ihsn any labor
they feel The hile relish tbey have Il usiursi re
frsshmeu,s; ,h~ir sufeuugs from wesk nerves snt
timii sPifiss the sqaesmsh snkieiies sbou, thea
health the sohssiag ~ their 30 ,ostioe BY iadu
genSs sod csse or 'hst tsrr ere s~se'e &c eusurr