Nebraska advertiser., 1857-02-19
SfIiistfIlanfpus.
cons PITY.

We quote the IOilON1ng, HTILLeu -Dy
Rev. FL. w. BEECHER, from the N. Y.
independent
Gods pity abides, even as he abb
des, and partakes of the divine grand
eur and omnipotence. There is a
whole eternity In it, for substance and
duration. As God himself cannot be
measured with lines Of latitude and
longitude, but is boundless, SO is His
every attribute. His pity is infinite,
moving with equal step to all the 9th
er attributes of God, and holding his
course ard path as far forth as omni-
science doth; it passes with omnipre-
senee along the circuits of infnity -
For as heaven is high above the earth,
SO great is His mercy toward them
that fear Him. As far as the east is
far from the west, SO far hath He re-
moved o1rr transgressions from us
Gods pity is not as some sweet
cordial, poured in dainty drops from
some golden phial. It is not like the
musical Hater-drops OF some slender
riils mmmuring down the dark sides
of Mount Sinai. 1t is wide as the
whole cope of heaven. 1t is abundant
as all the air. IF one had art to gath
er up all the golden sunlight that to-
day falls wide over all this continent
falling through every silent hour; and
all that is dispersed over the whole
ocean, flashing from every wave; and
all that is poured refulgent over the
northern wastes of ice, and along the
whole continent of Europe, and the
vast outlying Asia and torrid Africa
if one could in any way gather up this
immense and incaIculable outflow and
treasure of sunlight that falls down
through the bright hours, and runs in
liquid ether about the mountains, and
fills all the plains, and sends innumer-
able rays through every secret place,
pouring over and filing every flower,
shining down the sides of every blade
of grass, resting in glorious humility
upon the huulblest things-on stick.
and stone, and pebble; on the spider
web, the sparrow's nest, the threshold
of the young foxes hole, where they
play and warm themselves-that rests
Jon the prisoners window, that strike
radiant beams through the slaves tear
that puts gold upon the Widows weeds
that plates and roofs the city with
Furnished gold, and goes on in its wild
abundance up and down the earth
shining everywhere, and always, since
the day of primal creation, Withou
faltering, without stint, without waste
or dinlinution; as full, as fresh, as over
flowing to-day, as if it were the very
first day of its outplay !-if one nigh
gather up this boundless, endless, in
finite treasure, to measure it, the1
might he tell tie height and depth; ant
uRen(ling glory of the pity Of God
In light--in the sun, Its souree-yol
have Gods own figure of the immen
sity and eopiousness of His mercy AM
T compassion.
This divine party applies to us oI
account Of our weakness. God look
upon our httleness, as compared witt
His angels that excel in strength
much, it may be supposed, as we lOol
upon little children as compared witt
groWn-up men.
Divine pity is exercised in view o
our sufferings, both of body and o
mind. We sometimes fear to brin.
our troubles to God, because they mus
! seem so small to Him who sitteth OF
the circle of the earth. But1if the
are large enough to Fex and endange
our welfarei they are large enough t
] touch His heart Of love. For Ioyl
t does. not measure BY a merchant
D lscale, nor with a surveyors chain. !
hath a delicacy which is unknown i
any handling of material substance.
1t sometimes seems as if God care
for nothing. The wicked are at ease
u The good are yexed incessantly. Th
: world is full of misrule and confusion
The darling of the flock is alway
made the sacrifice. Some child, i
! the very midst of its glee, become
Q suddenly siIent-as a musie-box, il
r spring giving way, stops in the rnids
d of its strain, and never plays out th
!. melody. The mother staggers, an
waIiders through day and night, as
? these were mingled into one, and thz
1 shot through with pretelnatural inhU
d ence of wo. But thinknot that God
silence is coldness or Indifference
+ When Christ stood by the dead, Il
! silence OF tears interpreted his syn
pathy more wonderfully than eve
that voice which afterwards Gale
back the footsteps Of the brother fro
the grave, and planted them in ii
n again G75d's stiffness is full Of broo.
d int. Not one tear shall be shed
x von that does not hang heavier at b
It heart than any world at his hand
se BE not impatient Of God. Your so
It ROW is a seed s0wn. Shall set