Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-11-26

Jeremiahs. the deaf and dumb, the blind and
lame, with all the bodily pains and mental ag-
onies of those who consume the night with their
groanng. and water their couch with their
tears thought pondered in vain. | was
out of my DEPTH and could not comprehend The
mystery that engaged my reflections. The sub
jeci was too deep for me il absolutely over
whelmed me- BE thankful for thy mercies,"
said /, giving up the point, "and leave The mis-.
cries of mankind TO Him whose way is in The
sea, whose path is in the great waters, and
whose footsteps are no, known.' Fear him,
love him, obey him, and glorify him; and what
thou knowesi not now, happily, thou mayest
know hereafter"
Often and often do ge, on, of my depih
when refecting on the evils that abound al
lude not here TO sin, nor TO The sorrow that
springs obviously from sin, but TO such evils as
the plague. the famine, the wild tornado, the
devastating torrent. The devouting food, and The
exlerminaIiug volcano. The crooked-billed ca
gle learne the lamb, the lion rending the ante
lope. and the scaly monsters Of The deep prey
ing on their kind, are mysteries that cannot
unravel You tell me thai mans lransgression
has Occasioned them, and that The Most High
overruIes them for good hear you. but you
make The mater no palmer. Mysteries they
are, and mysteries they are meant to be; in,en-
ded, no doubt, among other designs OF Hin
who does all things we'll, TO battle the wisdom
and to humble the pride of his creatures. am
OUT of my depth when think of these things,
and am glad TO exclaim, "Oh the depth of The
riches both of the wisdom and knowledge Of
God how rnsearchabe his judgment, and
his ways past finding out!'* And hence also
| learned lesson of humble alteration: For
of him. and through him, and 10 him, are all
things: 10 whom be glory for ever. Amen."f
have, at tunes, lost myself in thinking of
the almighty Creator and PTeserver of mankind,
and have been reproved by the solemn inquiry:
"Canst thou by searching find ont God! Cans,
thoa find out lhe Almighty unto perleciion?"+
have besn too, sadly ont of NY depth in think
ing On eternity, On the unnvmbered orbs of heav-
en-, and on Gods intelligent creatures, as we'll
as on the myriads Of animals, The myfads and
myriads Of the fnny and the lealhered race,
and the myriads and myriads and ulyriads Of
The insect world; living, eating, acting, enjoy
ing, and suffering all made by one almighty
Being, infinite and incomprehensihe How
wise ii is 10 keep within our depth Oh ,ha,
could be more simple minded on such subiec,s
Oh tha, could with ruth say, Lord, my hear,
is not naughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do
| exercise myself in great matters, or in things
TOO high for neil
| might allude 10 many other subjects, bu'
there is one on which love TO find myself out
Of my dep'h-the boundless love, and mercy
and goodness Of God For God so loved the
world, that he gave his ony-begoten Son, that
whosoever beieseth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting Iife."4 If, like me, yea
"i" gu '" 'P0N"io'0 VII mugs 'hd' you eau
not comprehend. here is a suhjec, that will sui,
US both for il is altogether unfaihomable. Here
may we be bewildered wi,hou, injury nay. ge,
out of our depth and lose ourselves with adran.
tsge May his subject, then, be more fre-
quentiy IN your minds, ard Increasingly occupy
The heart, the intellect and affections of Old
Humphrey!
Rom. xi. SO Rom. xi. Sc +Job XII :.
Ps. cxxxi. L. 3John ill., i6
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