The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-08-16
NE oral "a ma d eligioms.
PRACTICAL THOUGHTS.

Select Sentences from ''Spare Hours for Medita
ton" by Rev. Mr. llenshaw, English writer OF
of the 18th &C injury.
Injuries, if they dye not, they kill. Hero only
Christian must learn TO forgot; for if wo forget
not men their trespasses, neither will our Father,
&c. In this case my caro- should DO only how TO
put them up, and loave vengeance TO whom it be
longs God is over his judge that is not his owne.
God looks not at what we have been but at what
arc it is no commentator to have been an Is.
yaelite. That wo once did well, adde's to our com
mendatioD, together with sinne; and If the
righteous man forsake his righteousness, his
= ward is lost our former goodness will not
present evil; tho end crownes US:
whatever my beginning hath beene, shall ever
pray and endeavor that may dye The death of the
righteous and my Inter end may be like bis for
az the tree falls, SO it lycs.
To doe well and say nothing, is Christianity
to say well and do nothing, is Pharisaical. If
tho hands be not Jacobs we'll as The voycc, we
are but impostors, cheats. live are good trees by
their fruit they shall know us. ] will not lesse
hate to doe good than to tell Of IL my faith is dead,
If it bear not.
Hating the first sinne almost Of ell the
world and before the building Of Babel so still
in this. all the earth is of one language. What
shall wo hate, or what shall we drinke, and where
with,Gc. Eating a. drinking have taken away our
stomachs to spiritual things never will be gree
dy as 10 eat mysefe ont Of heaven. He loves bis
belly we'll, that with ESau no will sell his birth
right for pottage; of the two, I had rather beg my
bread with Lazarus, than my water with Dives.
Groat mems words are like dead mems shoes
he may 60 barefoot that waits for thom. will CIV
or be a Didymus in these-boleeve only what
see so shall neither be deceived with others
promises myseIfe, nor deceive Others with thom.
The good mans word is his oath--his actions
serve only TO make good his words. lie that prom
ises either what he cannot, or what he means not,
is for the first Boaster and for the last a hypo.
critic. by such one will be deceived but once.
DISSEMINATION is State policy, md wise set
themselves out as ARISTOTLE did his books not to
DO understood at first sight. He that awaies speaks
what he knoaoes, is not wise but he that doth not
alwaies speak out what he neanes, is not honest.
AS will not have my heart at my tongues end,
yet will have my tongue speak fiom my heart.
1t is not necessary that must be dishonest or
foore.
Commonly your open open moathed
and they that craving heare, are apt to tell
will Mother desire to kno,o much of an other
mans estate or impart much OF my O.one. Never
A parasite of all trades is tho basest, and in two
things like an eccho first that speaks only what
ne heares others, and that is nothing but voyce,
words; next to an ungrateful man, would not be
a fanerer.
SHINES grow like grapes close, but in clusters
We usually say, he that will swear will I've and
and he that will iye will sieaIo ; and he that will
do all these, will do anything. Satan is serpent
ifthe head be once in {, his whole body will not be
long behinde.
Ii Is better 10 60 into the house of mourning than
into the house of laughter, DC. He is worse than
mad, that, with Horod will part with kingdom
for dance. lie takes little thought for h,s shines
that thinks 10 put them Of his head as Cain &. |
Saul did, with musicke. He that truly considers |
those Joyes which never shall have an end canno, |
out desire to have an end OF them. Where the |
treasure s, there will the heart be also.
Gods promises doe not binde him 10 keepe us in I
our wickedness Our shines quit him of His prom.
sse, and US OF His protection when we leave 70 he
OF His family, we are none of His charge HIS
friendship keepes pace with ours. If ,hou dos,
we'll, shalt thou not BIO accepted (says Hee 10
Cain.) Doe we'll, and have well: such as we be.
have ourselve towards God such shall we find God
towards Us. Now If we do smart thank orr
selves. WI
Where should joy be but in tho fountaine Of oy?
or now doe we partake Of that fou tame, and re-
joice not That joy must beginne to Gil here