Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-02-03

Dear ialst witness. 3. To honor all
men,, 8. What any one would no, have
others do to him. let him not do so 10
another. 10. To deny himself that he
may b "A follower of Christ. IL. To
chasten the body. r. To renounce
Iuxuries. l3. To love fasting. H. To
relieve the poor. Is. To clolhe the
naked. Is. To visit the sick. Il. To
hurry the dead. Is. To help IN iribula-
ton. l9 To console the afflicted. 20.
10 disengage himself from worldly af
fairs. 81. To sci the love of Christ be-
fore all other things %. Not 10 give
way to anger 23. Not to have any
yrudGe. "a. Not TO harbor deceit in
The heart. rs. Not to make false
peace. &c. Not to iorsake charity. 81.
Not to swear lee, haply lie perjure HIM
seli. 2S. To utter truth from his heart
and hS mouth 20. Not TO return evil
Tor evil. 80. Not to do Injuries, and TO
bear them patiently. 81. To love his
ANbA w W. pN thi' 'iOo'
thai curse him, but rather TO bless. 33.
To endure prosecutions for JUSTICES
sake. 81. Not 10 be proud. 80. Not.
gwen 10 wine. 36 Not gluuonous. 81
No. addcted to sleep. IS. Not slug-
giSh. 80. Not given TO murmurinys. 40
Not sandercr. Al. To commit his
hope to God. AZ. When he sees any
thing good in himself, to attribute it 10
God and not to Himself. 43. But let
him always know that which is evil in
his own dong and impuIc it TO linn
sell. "A. To lear the day Of Ju.ge-
n,ni 10. TO dread hell. 46. To de.
sire eternal hlc with all spiritual long
ing. A.. To have the expectation OF
death every day beio hlS eyes. 4S.
To watch ! is aciio's nj all times. 40.
10 know ce:tniuIy that in Al places, the
cyc oi God is upon him. 90. 'taose
evil thoughts which come into his
hra't immediately To dash to pieces on
10 his spiritual suvlcr. 81. To necp
his lips irom evil and wicked discourse.
81. Not to speak vain words or such az
as provoke laughter. 50. Not TO love
much or violent laughter. Sc To give
willing attention to sa red reldings.-
81. TO pray frequently. IS Every day
to confess lis past sins 10 God in PRAYER
with ,cars and groauirg from thence
forward to reform as 10 those slns. %.
Not IN lu fiji tie de slrCs ol Tie ilcsh to
hate self will. co. In all things 70 obey.
6l. Not to desire q be called saint
before he is one, but first 10 be ole tla'
he may be truly called one. 81. Every
day To iu!ii the commands of God II ac-
ton. 63, To love chasti;". 81. To
hate nobody. 50. To have no Jtalosy
10 indulge no envy. G6. Not to love
con rnlioD. 81. To avoid sell-concct.
6S 70 reverence schors. CO. 10 love
/ Juniois. a. 10 pray Tor ehc"l's IN Tic
/ love Ci Christ. II. Aiter a Disagree
nent to be reconciied before The going
! down OF The sun. ~. Never to despair
Of the mercy OF God" Maitland dark
ages p. 1863.
, Upon these injunctions- thus sublime
nrros of Christian perfection, the sight
OF myscllIn which makes me tremb!c,
Will offer bot one remiuk. Il WAS Grawn
up by the Monk st. Benedict. in the
5h CeE.arg, and followed in almost all
religious houses both of men aud women
throughout Europe during the "dark
apes Read 1t, therefore, carefully,
and consider what c'Itcs the DE-, olion oI'
men oi the h'ghes, ability under this
rule must have had III any lace where
community ci them were established
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