The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-10-11

men, with casts of fragrant smell; or lik
that box Of spikenard, which being broker
open fill the house with its odor.
Our hearts are naturally like the isle o
Patmos which is so barren of any good, tha
moth ing will grow but in earth that is bro
from other places; yet Christ can make
them like waterod garden, and like ;
sprirg of waters, whose waters fail not.
The choicest buildings have the loves
foundations; the best balsam sinks TO tn,
bottom; those ears of corn and boughs o
trees thar are most filled and best ladcnet
bow lowest; 80 do those souls that are mos
ladened with the fruits of paradise.
Merci make humble soul glad, bu,
not proud. A humble soul is lowest whcr
his mercies are highest, he is least when
he is greatest; he is most poor when ho is
most rich.
Pride is sin that will put the soul up
on the worst of sins. Pride is gided
misery, secret poison, hidden plague.
1t is the engineer of deceit, the mother OF
hypocrisy, the parent of mercy, the moth,
of holiness, the binder of hearts, tie turn
er of medicines into maladies, and remedies
into diseases.
Plutarch reports, that it is wont to be
the way of the Moossians, when they wod
sock the favor of the prince. they took up
the kings son in their arms, and so went
and kneeled before the king, and by this
means ovcrcame him. So do humble
souls make n conquest upon God with
Christ in their arms; the Father will not
repulse the soul that brings Christ with
him.
katherine Brettcrge once after grca
conflict with Satan, said, "Reason not with
me, | am but weak woman; if thou hast
anything to say, say it to my Christ, he is
my advocate, my strength, and my Re-
dcem,r; and be shall plead for me-"
1t is sad thing when Christians borrow
srectaces to behold their weak brethren's
Weaknesses, and refuse looking glasses
wherein they may see their weak brelhcr-
ems graces.
He that lovcth silver shall not be salts
fled with silver nor he that loveth abun.
dance with increase (Ecclcsiastos, V. l0.)
A man may as soon fill chest with grace
or q vessel with virtue, as heart with
wealth. If Alexander cnnqnnrad ono
world, he will wish for another to conquer.
Human doctrines cannot cure wound
in the conscience. The remedy is too
weak for the disease. Conscience, like tie
vul,ure of Promothcus, will still lie gnaw-
ing, notwithstanding all that such doctrines
can do
One asked 4 philosopher What God was
doing: lie answered that his whole work
was to liz up the humble AMI cat down
the pr, ul.
4 thankful soul holds consort with the
music Of heaven The little birds do not
sip one drop Of water but they look up as
if they meant to give thauks;--to show MS
what We should do for every Dir y of rrncr,
The dove made use of her wings Ia n,e
to tlo AK 30 COOS hunl lc soul of lis
duiips 10 flee to Christ. Though the dove
did use her wings, vet she lid not tru<t in
them, but in tie ark; 50 though a humbl"
soul does use duties, yet lie docs pot Trust
in his dut cs, tut in his Jesus.
Dlonysius having not very we'll used
Plato to his court, when he was gone,
fearing least he should write gainst him,
sent after him to bid him not 10 do So
"T,ll Dionysius" says Plato, "that have
not so much leisure as to think Of him"
So humble wrongcI souls are not at lcis.
ure TO think of the wrongs and injustice |
that Others do them.
The stro' gcst creature, the lion, and |
the wisest creature, the serpent. if they lie
dormant, are as easily surprised rs the
weakest worms. So the strongest and
wlscst saints, II their graees b" asleep, if
they be only IN the habit and not IN the
exc c'se, may he as easily surprised and
vanquished as the weakest Christians IN all
IN" world; witness DAVID SoIon an, sam
son and Peter. Every enemy insults over
HIM tn has lost the use OF his weapons.
On, now sweet Is Il haroor aiter long
storm, ana sunshlny day after u dark
and tempesluons night, and warm spring
after sharp winter lhe mlNt res and
difficulties that man meets with IN th'
world, Will exceedingly swee'cn the glory
OF that other world.
fai'h has an influence upon all the 9th
or graces; 1t Is like silver thread that
runs through chain OF pearls; 1t puts
strength and vivaclty IN all other craccs.
Labor to be rich in grace. A little star
Y folds but ittip lInlt npI a lIttIp