The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-04-20
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De OF grace, Dug Win grace
The guileless are usually without
suspicion, but the dishonest man
always suspects Others.
That Christ and the sinner should
be one, and should share heaven be-
tween them, is the wonder of saliva
tion.
Those who, by faith, see the in
visible God and the fair city, make
no account of present losses and
crosses.
Few persons have sufficient Wis
dom to prefer eensure, which is
useful to them, to praise, which de-
ceives them.
Bad habits are the thistles of the
heart, and every indulgence of them
is seed from which will spring
new crop of weeds.
"Pleasant Memories af-
ford the only joys arising from past
experience; but these are, at times,
ineffably precious.
With the soundest health and the
largest possessions, no man can be
certain that he is not within twelve
hours of eternity.
We are here in a wayfaring place;
what we see is but the furniture of
an inn; it does not belong to US,
save for a momentary use.
This is, perhaps one of the high
est lessons that sorrow teacher-tO
renounce. It teaches gentleness,
too, and charity and sympathy.
"How can expand my chestF''
an extortion man asked his physi-
clan. 'sBy carrying a good, large
heart in it, replied the doctor.
Your book-keeper and clerk, from
the small boy up, know more about
your doings than you probably
have any idea of.
A man may go to heaven without
wealth, without honor, without
learning, withoutfriends; but he can
never go to heaven without Christ.
The salvation of the righteous
and the destruction of the wicked
are both of God. One is a display
of his grace, the other of his justice.
Young people must have fun and
relaxation somewhere; if they do
not find it at their own hearthstone,
it win be sought at other and less
profitable places.
Come to God for what no one else
can give you, or do for you; plead
His promise, and expect His aid !;
SO you honor Him. You cannot
trust man too little nor God too
much.
Christ Jesus ever liveth, ever low
eth, ever pleadeth, ever watcheth,
and ever waiteth to be gracious un-
to us; this is the antidote for every
misery; believe it, and be wretched
if you can.
No combination against Christ Of
numbers, wealth cunning or power
will ultimately prosper; they viii
be broken, and the ruin of those
who have united in them will be
complete and eternal.
There is a thread in our thoughts
as there is a pulse in our hearts; he
who can hold the one knows how
to think; and he who can move the
other knows how to feel.
Grow in duty and seek to know
God and do His viii, and every
truth in the bible may be made a
living power. Then people would
not turn and say it was an awful
mystery that there should exist q
person called the Son Of God.
Did Christ die, and shall sin live?
Was He crucifed to the world, and
shall our affections to the world be
quick and lively9 o, where is the
spirit of Him who by the cross of
Christ was crueified to the world,
and the world TO him?
If there is another life stretching
away forever beyond this, and If
this brief life is probationary to
that, then can there be q greater
folly than that of living wholly for
the present-Ofdisregarding entire
Iy the endless future.
/ will take heed both Of a speedy
friend and a slow enemy. Love is
never lasting that flames before il
burns; and hate, like wetted Goals
throws a fiercer heat when FIRE gets
the mastery.
Infinite toll would not enable you
to sweep away a mist; but, by as
cending a little, you may often
overlook it altogether. So it is
with our moral improvement; We
wrestIe fercely with vicious habit
which could have no hold upon ui
il we ascended into a higher moral
atmosphere.
If you ask me which is the reai
hereditary sin Of human nature, dc
you imagine I shall answer pride
| or luxury, or ambition, or egotismi
No. shall say Incidence viii con
quor all the rest-indeed, al good
principles must stagnate without
mental activity.
II Il n divine attribute Of the i'm