Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
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Ritcher says: God is an unuttor-
able sigh lying in the depths of the
soul.
He whom God hath gifted with
the love of retirement possesses, as
it were, an extra sense.
Goldsmith says: People seldom
improve when they have no other
model but themselves to copy after.
An industrious and virtuous edu-
cation of children is a better inherit
ance for them than a great estate.
God is often pleased to embitter
a life of sense, that he may endear
the life of faith.
1t is a,commOn fault never to be
satisfied with our fortune, nor dis
satisfied with our understanding.
The empire of death is universal.
What man is it that lives and shall
not see death?
Seest thou a man that is hasty in
his words there is more hope Of
fool than of him.
A Christian that lives here among
his enemies, should never stir abroad
without his guard.
Believers must be humble for sin
pardoned, and because it is pardon
ed.
Sanctification, and new nature,
are, by the power of Gods spirit
alone.
Thou the canst call nothing thine
own but sin and shame, art thou
proud9
AS Noah's dove found no footing
but in the ark, SO Christian finds
no contentment but in Christ.
Repentance is a present duty.
When your life is once gone, it viii
be in vain to think of repenting.
A wise man will hear, and will in
crease learning; and man ofunder-
standing shall attain unto wise coun-
sells.
Franklin says: OF all our mfr
mites, vanity is the dearest to us ;
a man will starve his other vices to
keep that alive.
A virtuous woman is thus des-
cribed by Solomon: She looketh
well TO the way of her household,
and eateth not the bread of idloness.
Shenstone says: Some reserve is
a debt TO prudence, as freedom and
simplicity of conversation is a debt
TO good nature.
A just and reasonable modesty
does not only recommend eloquence,
but sets of every great talent which
a man can be possessed of.
Whatever you want, go to God by
faith and prayer, in the name of
Christ, and never think his DELAYS
are denials.
The promises of the Gospel are
sealed to us by the oath of the Fa-
Their, the blood of the Son, and the
witness of the Spirit.
The indulgence of sinful propen.
stiles deprives a man not only o.
present happiness, but of future
felicity.
Christian hearts are as iron; i
they be once made hot with the Low,
of God, they will more easily b,
joined together in love to one an
other.
God will either keep his saint
from temptations by his preventin!
mercy, or in temptations by his sup
porting mercy, or find a way 70
their escape by his delivering mercy
A pertinent and pointed question
is thus asked by Sir p. Sidney
What is birth to man, if ii shall b.
a stain to his dead ancestors TO hay
left such an offspring? 49,
When Paul was a Pharisee, h
thought he was blameless when h
was a Christian, the chief of sinners
before, anything but Christ; now
none but Christ.
1t is no disgrace not to be able L
do everything; but to undertake, o
pretend TO do, what you are mad
for, is not only shameful, but ex
tremely troublesome and vexatious
AS it is not putting on a cow
that makes the scholar, but the in
ward habits of the mind; so is
not putting on an outward walk @
profession that makes n Christian
but the inward grace of the heart
AS rivers and fountains procee
from the sea, and return thitbe
again, so true grace in the heart, a
fountain, sends forth all its stream
towards God, the ocean from whenc
e it flowed.
One thing, says the inspired wri
ter, have | desired of the Lord, thu
will seek after; that 1 may dwell il
the house of the Lord all the DAYS O
my life, to behold the beauty of tn
Lord, and to inquire in his temple
Christian graces are like per
fumes, the more they are presse
the sweeter they smell like stars
that shine brightest in the dark
like trees, the more they are shaken
the deeper root they take, and IN
more fruit they bear.
AS snow is of itself cold, We
warns and refreshes the earth. $
Affections, though in themselve
grievous, yet keep the soul of tn
Christian warm. and make it fruit
full.
II we would erect bulwarI
which will be a substantial means q
safety, if we would guard agains
the assaults of open sfoes, and tn
more dangerous attacks of the falls
hearted and intriguing, we shoul
labor for the efficiency of our com
mon schools.
God doth sometimes on purpos
show us the creatures emptiness
that we may go to his full cisterns
that we may know him to be tn
fountain; and that we may find NOR
largely upon the spiritual dainties
he does deny us carnal ones.
Josh Billings, amongst the multi
tude of trash which he publishes
occasionally says a good thing-h
says: Those who retire from tn
world on account of its sins and pes
kiness must not forget that they We
have to keep company with 4 per
son who wants Just as much watch
ing as anybody else.
As the sun ripens and sweeten
fruit by shining upon them. withou
which they would be sour ANA nm
sayory; so ii is the sunshine of Cod
love and favor that sweeteus al
earthly blessings, without which
thew would be but crosses ant
,ursae IN them that profess them