Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-01-28
.. .oRsoN. 5. MURRAY, EDITOR AND PUBLIsHER,

( Now if you. despise this warning and
refuse. to obey. me and to return to this
path, your destruction IS certain They
believe their guide and hasten back to the
high road which they had left, exclaiming
i" our feet had well nigh slipt-" Had it
not have been for the, aithfulness of our
guide we should have been lost. il
= q: They trayel on again IN the narrow
way with joyful steps lauding the fidelity
other Captain. Their fears gradually
subside and they begin to say one to an
other We may as well commit this whole
concern to our guide. be viii certainly
conduct US safely. Their guide oYerhears
their conversation and observing that they
are becoming less watchful and, less vigor-
Gus in their onward march, says to them
your own careful and persevering efforts
are as important to. the success this jour
-ney as my Instructions. And now 1 have
said to you in Cor X IL, " Let him
that thinketh he standeth take.heed lest he
fall" And in Mark xiv. SO, l said to
you " watch We and pray, lest We enter in
to temptation" In Eph. vi. IL, l direct
ed.you to put on, the whole armour of
God, that We may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the
rulers OF the darkness of this world, and
against spiritual wickedness in high pla-
cess Wherefore take, unto you the whole
armour of God that yel may be able to
Withstand in the evil day and having done
all to stand. Stand therefore, having
your lons girt about with truth, and hav-
ing on the breast plate Of Righteousness !;
and your feet shod withthe preparation of
the gospel Of peace, g.. @s-v ...s.
This path is beset with malignant and
subtle enemies who watch your steps and
will spare no pains to draw YOU into their
tolls. 1t is through much tribulation that
you will enter, the kingdom. Hences if
you mean to overcome you must summon
all your courage and press with unceasing
watchfulness and unyie1ding diligence to-
wards the mark for the prize 80 run
thar ye may obtain" / Cor. ix. "a.
By these Instructions and the occasional
use ofthe rod Of aff1iction the careless and
dilatory are stimulated to duty, and press
onthe end. But one oftAecompany WHO
is more fearful and less 'resolute than the
rest begins to despond and says, there are
so many dangers in the way and / know
not where to look for them and the road IS
rough and requires SO much self-denial,
strength, watchfulness and patient endur-
4ance, that shall meyer, get through. And
as the promise is onl " to such as endure
to the'end, i shall perish in the wilderness.
The guide says to him, | have given my
word, Rev ii. 10, that you are only faith
full until death | will give you crown Of
life. The responding traveller replies,
have no doubt of your faithfulness but ]
am SO weak and soincenstdnt that | have
not sufficient strength to endure and hence
must fail The guide assures him that
nothing is more necessary on his part
than the right use of the strength he has
and that his strength Is in God Ps.xxviii
s, The Lord is their strength, he is the
saving strength of his anointed." God will
give you the blessing of Asher. Deut
xxximy 25. As thy days, SO shall thy
strength be. "1'I have assured you IN |
Cor. 4 10, that ,"God is faithful, who
win not suffer You to be tempted above
that ye are. able; but will with the tempt
alton also. make a way TO escape, that ye
may be able, to bear it.n And now,
have directed you,,Ps xvii. IA, to "wai
on the Lord and be Of good courage anc
he shall strengthen thine heart, for they
that wait ON the Lord shall renew thei
strength" Truly says the Responding
} soul, but ] have not strength sufficient I,
wait on him The guide replies,yI hav
l promised you, Is, X, IT, that | win. fee
t my ,foek Gke'Jas shepherd; that ], viii
gather. the lambs with myarm, and carr
them in my bosom. Apply to me, :f
l will afford youali needed help, Be q
good courage, you can do all things thrc
, the strength which l have promised yor
r But aHer all these promises, says the dis
, heartened traveller, some, who have uI
n dertaken this pilgrimage under your .guif
j ance have departed from the path, falle
- intothe snare'of their adversary and PEI
o Eished in this wilderness and L am the fet
:, blesf and most inconstarlt of all, who eve
It undertook it and certainly there IS but i
IL lie hops, in my case Z In this, says Il
n gaideo Vou are mistaken, 1, God has new
n broken his solemn covenant recorded
re Jer. fxxxiis40,r norwih he ever do it, #
u The is corenantskesping God and 4
I hath said of all those OF will make I
D, everlasting covenant with, them, that
if will moi tarn away from them, to do the
d good i bst r 4aaeiH PIT my fear ~ ttAe
> hearts, kGt t4eg shdlLRot depart from, nc
n None, who actunlly,commenced thisjoa
y hney have been loSt44no,sI haReneEersle
r assotl iathis wilderness ahdsEI ,1donot
d lten9to loseyo6. q + have already assur
3 you IN John Vi. IS, TINT ia I am the bre
p ttof liteand that be that cometh to me sh;;