The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-02-06
The Bible.

The Bible.
Who composed the following de-
scription of the Bible we may never
know. 1t was found in Westmin-
lister Abbey, nameless and date
less:
A nation would be truly happy
if it were governed by no other
laws than those of this blessed
book.
It is so complete a system that
nothing can be added to it.
1t contains everything needful to
be known or done.
Itaffords copy for a king, and a
rule for subject.
1t gives instruction to a senate,
auth 0 rity and direction to magis-
trate
It cautions q witness, requires an
impartial verdict of q jury, and
furnishes the judge with his SEN
tence.
1t sets the husband as lord Of the
household, and wife as mistress of
the tabie-tells him how to rule, and
her how to manage.
1t entails honor to parents, and en-
joins obedience on children.
It prescribes and limits the sway
of the sovereign, the rule of the rul-
er and the authority Of the master
commands the subject to honor,
and the servants to obey, and the
blessings and protection of the
Almighty to all that walk by its
rules.
It gives directions for weddings
and burials.
1t promises food and raiment, and
limits the use of both.
It points out faithful and eter-
nal guardian to the departing hus-
band and father-tells him with
whom to leave his fatherless child
rem, and whom his widow is to trust
and promises q father to the
former, and q husband to the lat
ter.
Itteaches q man to set his house
in order, and how to make his will
it appoints dowry for his wife,
and entails the right of the first
born, and shows how the young
branches shall be left.
It defends the right of all, and re
veals vengeance to every defaultel
overreacher and trespasser.
It is the first book, the best
book, and the oldest book in the
world.
It contains the choicest matter
gives the best instruction, affords the
greatest pleasure and satisfaction
that we ever enjoyed.
1t contains the best laws and most
profound mysteries that were ever
penned it brings the best Of com
frots to the inquiring and disconso-
late.
It exhibits life and mortality
from everlasting and shows the way
Of glory.
It is brief recital of all that's te
come.
It settles all matters in debate
resolves all doubts, and eases &C
mind and conscience of all their scru
pies.
Itreveals the only living and trus
God. and shows the way to him, ,an6
sets aside all other. gods and de
scribes the vanity Of them, and al
that trust in such in short, it is q
book of laws, to show right and
wrong, q hook Of wisdom, that con
demns all folly and makes the fool
ish wise; q book Of truth, that
detects all lies and comforts all
errors, and a book of life, that
shows the way from everlasting
death.
It contains the most ancient antqi
uities, strange events, wonderful
occurrences, heroic deeds, unparal
leled wars.
It describes the celestial and infer
nal world and the origin of the angel
ic myriads, human tribes ahd devil
ish legions.
1t will instruct the accomplished
mechanic and the most profound az
tist.
It teaches the best rhetorician and
exercises every power to the most
skillful arithmetician, puzzles the
wisest anatomist and exercises the
Wisest critic.
It is the best covenant that eve1
was agreed on; the best deed that
ever was sealed the best evidence
that ever was produced the best will
that was ever signed. To under
stand it would be wise indeed: to be
ignorant of it, is to be destitute OF
wisdom.
It is the kings best copy, the
magistrates best rule, the house
wife's best guide, the servants best
directory, and the young mans best
companion: it is the school boy s
spelling book, and the learned man S
masterpiece.
1t contains choice grammar for q
novice, and a profound mystery fol
sage.
tits the ignorant mans dictionary
and the wise mans directory.
It affords kno wledge of witty in
ventions for the humorous, and dark
sayings for the grave, and is its OWL
interpreter.
1t encourages the wise, the war
rior, the swift, the overcomer; and
promises an eternal reward to the
excellent, the conqueror, the winner
and the prevalent.
And what crowns all is, that thu
author is without partiality, ant
with out hypocrisy.
''In whom there is no variableness
| or shadow of turning