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an When. tile Roman soldier5, having pressed
their way over mounds of slaughtered Jews
10 the Tgmple.steod within its veileand be
held the simplicity Of its structure they III
we're amazed They saw not the idols, the
images, tile storiei urns or animated busts, H
that ,pedredI from every niche III tile Templss
at Rome. They saw not the soleinn ppnIp---Il
the idolatrdusi ritual aud tile GORGEOUS YES
tiges Of priestIy pride which had been to
them the duly manifestations of Divine ext
cellence fhey beileld, instead Of. thisisIowEI
.pageantry, the simplest cmblems of Jeh5H
s9ah's glory, eublazoned around. Them whiEa
| they trenIled aud yshraDk back aghast at ths
| all.psrvadtng brightness which emanatta
| from aa i4pis.5h rddiant within i Holt
| Of Hoheslf They were, undoubtedly, all
tonished that d religion SO sanctioned 8f
| Heaven should. have so few pisibts Appendix
ges,--so htle in its stupendous system tt++t
| could befseen. Hi
T IaBssss satEo s Il GsaSaalBBiS hosi t
.ithings that are seen, but in things whFh
are uGseka aud eternal. IN
/ Tn things aohtch are uaseen are 3efer1RF.
Their eternity is the warrant Of their iInFor-.
lance Nothing that is sesn is worthy q
eternity N IL h..
4 The'world, with all its rcfnementsI It's
/ splendid inventions, its gorgeous landscapes,
1 It's pride Of learning, It's boosted ptHiiac'efies
Of nyrality and civilization, Is, even hey,
consigned by sin to decay and death Inc
things whick are seen move or,@ It's trqE as
they have done from the apostacy lhf A.
ehitect plaus aud adds new structures fP 9is
n;nha lin the temple of science The Hrtist
mes Uf DtEulI
from The ideal world The AstroIpmeI
t,scea ont new laws, and discovers new
naanets existing in, the starry world ih'
ph;Iasonber in Literature impatts new lus
ire ID the Haunting Pagessof history aRhaa 70
nance, and each department OF science Ieeefn
rapidly advancing toperfectioh i5yet, Hpne
these visible things-no structure h9fNeFe
colossal--po scene however Eiwd-no Lay
however important and universal mo Llter
ature however sublime-none of thethlng
now seen can survive the wreck ot matte
and the rrush7of worlds
: Though with our eyeswe may NOT pc AlIowe
! a. seah ia nensity tho on account Of mis'
straamidg up from the low lands of|sln, v
noT see through glass darkly jssnd thopg
asIr tie vision Of the Prophet, We ARE nt
$ rar,ni,ted 10 behold the Great Unsden, y
!. maT we hear Him and know ofIan IL
/ II Inv lit,le do we SEQ Of all that enters i
y "a ana goes 10 form the history sndI prese
e character Of the world2 Vast and fnpen
i y ous are the visible appendices Of earth, .
\ MYSTERIOUS and still more mighty arg The ~
y NH things Of this life Should We pursue =,
~ tIeme it length, it would lead ps throui
Il tIe labyrinthiau paths Of every departme
y ~ science. Astrology would pplBt 70
Il rlalms Of tireless energy, and Pill ~ nc
y, tbe mys.ic forces OF attraction anA grAyi
T. ton Geology would direct ~ ine seei
n principles Of material growth ApdI decay
II GhemistrJ would present the eleinel y: = !,
Al bidF us trace lie workings ofI thHir hida
H. forees Bit wanderings amid t4eHe nelds
his Science might be gloomy TO lnaaHytf arl
he |, l. around US, We will hastertqnI
nd + Considering mind as the lever OF
are worlds progress how fearful = me -
The nver human interests As wielded that
H.. seen. vet mighty agent-thought bike
iey tarraieous streams unseen, unheatd thou:
Pc Il one tine irrigates society with refresh
to tIinauences; and, Al another, IL Rndefmi
at II stems. aud thrones, and empires
~ Assn inris5s srbiter en- TIN throne
nld the world. thought gains new reverence
re Attendant upon this throne m the hui
passions which stand in losal RASCAL
ESQ ready to execute the mandatrs q min
This Is The throne to which#Wsl are all
tier iect, the King 10 whom the 8 lstffrraost ?
lay IL the earth 2 do homage. How aufll
49, tragic has been the reign Of IthIs nj
will powera How curbless the career q
il in nazsior.. a. started BY that oBe thong
lead I,ibertyi How did II FIRE the whole grs
IS Of natiya 10 the days Of Codrus How b
4 Of stirred the passions Of our oEl countfii
p Once hsped by the sons Of n en- Eng
Eeeho ran along our mountains rEboun
Ions4 " 80 ...;I oIh Wild, OF
le at from peak " pa 1n'il, 81 "a
asive aek sIoas, ii filed the world.
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