The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-03-27
The Bible,

Who composed the following descrip-
ton of the Bible we may never know.
1t was found in Westminster Abbey,
nameless and dateless:
A nation would be truly happy if it
were governed by no other laws than
those of this blessed book.
Itafords acopy for a king, and ruls
for a subject.
1t gives Instructions to Senate-au-
thority and direction to magistrate.
1t cautions witness, requires an i'm
partial verdict of a Jury, and furnishes
the Judge with his sentence.
1t sets the husband as lord Of the
household, and wife as mistress of the
table-tells him how to rule, and her
how to manage.
1t entails honor to parents, and enjoins
obedience on children.
1t gives directions for weddings and
burials.
1t promises food aud raiment, and
limits the use of both.
1t teaches man to set his house in
order aud how to make his will. it ap-
points dovry for bis wife, and entails
the right of the first born and shows
how the young branches shall be left.
1t defends the right of all, and ressals
vengeance to every defsulseF, over
reaches the oppressor.
1t is the first book, the best book, and
the oldest book in the world.
1t contains the choicest matter-gives
the best NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the greatest
pleasure and satisfaction that we ever
enjoyed.
It contains the best laws aud most
profound mysteries that were ever pen
ned; it brings the best of comfort to the
iuquiring and disconsolate.
1t exhibits life and imu ortality from
everlasting, and shows the way of glory.
1t is brief recital of all that is to
come.
1t settles all matters in debate, resolves
all doubts, aud eases the mind and con
science Of their scruples.
1t reveals the only living and true
God, and shows the way to Him, and
sets aside all other gods, and describes
tie vanity of them, and all that trust
in such; in short, it is book of laws,
to show right and wrong; book Of
wisdom, that condemns all folly and
makes the foolish wise; book of truth,
that detects all lies and confutes all er-
rors; and book of life, that shows the
way from everlasting death.
1t contains the most ancient antiqui-
ties, strange events, wonderful occur
rences, heroic deeds, unparalleled wars.
1t describes the celestial, terrestrial,
and Internal worlds, and the origin of
the angelic myriads, human tribes and
devilish legiOns.
1t will instruct the accomplished me
chauic and most profound artist.
1t teaches the best rbetoyicisn, and
exercises every power to the NEST skill
full arithmetician, puzzles the wisest
anatomist, and exercises the wisest
critic.
1t is the best convenant that ever was
agreed on; the best deed that ever was
sealed the best evidence that ever was
produced; the best will that ever was
signed. So to understand it, is TO be
wise indeed; to be ignorant of it, is TO
be destitute Of wisdom.
1t is the kings best copy, the magis-
trates's best rule, the housewives best
guide, the servants best director, and
the young mans best companion; it Is
the schoolboy's spelliug-book and the
learned mans masterpiece.
1t is the ignorant mau's dictionary,
and the wise mans directory.
1t affords knowledge Of witty inyen-
tons for the humorous, and dark SAYINGS
for the grave, and is its own interpreter.
1t encourages the wise, the warrior,
the swift, the overcomer; it promises
the eternal reward to the excellent, the
the winner, and the preYa-
lent. And that which crowns all is,
that the author is without partiality,
and without hypocrisy.
Z" In whom there is no variabIeness
or shadow of turning"