New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-26
Passages from Old Authors.

DEATH AND LIFE.-As he cannot rise again the
resurrection of the body, that doth not first die the
death OF the body no more can he be born the birth
OF the SOUL that doth not first die the death OF SIM
1t is necessary that he which Will be born twice
should die once while he lives. and be that viii
rise the resurrection Of life should die twice. That
may live ever, win die daily. [Hensbaw.
THE SILENCE OF THE BIBLE-There is such full
ness 10 that Book that oftentimes it says much by
saying nothDg and not only its expressions but its
silences are teaching, like the dial in which the
shadows as well as the light informs US. boyle.
REASON AND SENsE.-The lower your senses are
kept, the better you may govern them. Appettes
are commonly like two buckets, when one is at the
top, the other Is at the bottom. Now, OF the two,
had rather the reasonbucket should be uppermost.
The senses are some of them so mean, they relish
scarcely anything but what they beg for. [Coier.
THANKFuLNEss-Manyf favors which God giyeth
us ravel out for want OF hemmiDg, through our
unthankfulness for though prayer purchaselh bless
ngs, giving praise doth keep the quiet possession Of
them. Thomas Fuller.
THE USIoS OF THE Soul AND THE BoDY.-I can
not comprehend why any one who admits the union
of the soul and the body should pronounce ii impos
sible for the human nature to be united to the divine,
| in manner neffable and incomprehensble by rea-
son. Neither can l see any absurdity in admitting
that sinful man may become regenerate or a new
creature, by the grace OF God reclaming him from
carnal life to spiritual life of virtue and holiness
And since the being governed by sense and appetite
is contrary to the happiness and perfection of a
rational creature do not at all wonder that we are
prescribed self-denial. Berkeley
BENEFITS OF ApvERsIrY.-No man is more miser
able than he that hath no adversity that is
tried whether be be good or bad ; and Cos
crowns those virtues which are only faculties
and dispositions; but every act Of virtue is an in
gredient into reward--Go SO dresses for Heaven
Jeremy Taylor.
EPowER OF TEMPTATIoN.-I know from experience
that habit can in direct opposition TO every conyc
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of temptation, induce repetition of the most un
worthy actions. The mind is weak where 1t has one
given way 1t is long before principle restored cal
become as firm as one that has never been moved
II is as in the case Of the mound of a reservoir
this mound has in one place been broken, whateve
care has been taken to make the repaired part a
strong as possibly the probability is that II it Civ
way again, it will be in that place. Foster
PRAYER" CRATIC est claws diei, ct sera noctis,
Prayer is the key of the day, and lock Of tn
night. And we should every day begin and end, BIZ
ourselves good morrow and good night with prayer
This will make our labor prosperous, and our res
sweet. Lord Berkeley, 1870.
REsuRREcTIoS.-As for the resurrection Of tn
dead of nature, when beheld vegetables left to re
in the earth rise up again with new life and vig0r;
a worm, to all appearance dead, change its natur'
and that which in its first being crawed the eartl
i, become new species, and fly abroad with wings.
II berkeley.
AsPIRArIoN-I have seen lark rising from b
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rises and in hopes to get to heaven and climb aboy
the clouds but the poor bird was beaten back wit
:, the loud signing OF eastern wind, and his motto
u made irregular and inconstant, descending more
every breath of the tempest than all the vibrations
his wings served to exalt him. till the little creatul
forced to sit down, and pant, and stay till I'll
= = storm was oyerpast aud then il made prosperoJ
u flight, for then it did rise and sing, as if It ha
i, learned music and motion from some angel as
u passed some time through the air. So is the pray
Of the good man, when sgitated by any passion. I
fain would speak to Cod and his words are of th
earth, earthly; he would look to his Maker, but
= could not help seeing, also, that which distract,
, him, and tempest was raised and the man owe
y ruled his prayer was broken and his thoughts we
. troubled and bis words ascended to the clouds,
the wanderings OF his imagination recalled them, al
4, in all the uctuating varieties of passion they
never like to reach God at ALL Buthe sits him doy
IN and sghs over bis infrmity, and fixes his though
= upon things above and forgets all the little vain pi
sages of this life, and his spirit is becaImed and
n soul is even and still, and then it softly and sweet
h. aseends to heaven on the wings OF the Holy Do'
~ and dwells with God till it returns like the use
n, bee, loaded with blessing and the dew of heaven
!. ~ [Jeremy Taylor