Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-23
THE BIBLE.

Who composed the following de.
scription of the Bible VIC may never
know. Itwas found in Westminster
Abbey, nameless and dateless:
A nation would be truly happy if il
were governed by no other laws thar
those of this blessed book.
1t Is so complete system that moth
ing can be added to it.
1t contains everything needful to be
known or done.
1t affords a copy for a king, and a
rule for subject.
1t gives instruction to a senate. an
thority and direction to magistrate.
1t cautions witness, requires an
impartial verdict Of jury, and furn-
ishes the judge with his sentence.
1t sets the husbands 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 en-
joins obedience on children.
1t prescribes and limits the way of
the sovereign, the rule OF the ruler,
and the authority of the MASTER
commands the subject to honor, and
the servant to obey, and promises the
blessing and protection of the AL
mighty to all that walk by its rules.
1t gives direction for weddings and
burials.
Itpromises food and raiment, and
limits the use of both.
1t points out faithful and eternal
guardian to the departed husband and
father-tells him with whom to leave
his fatherless children, and in whom
his widow is to trust-and promises a
father to the former, and husband to
the latter.
1t teaches man to set his house in
order, and how to make his will; /;
1t appoints dowry for his 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 re-
veals vengeance to every defaulter.
oyer-reacher and oppressor.
1t is the first book, and 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 were ever enjoyed.
1t contains the best laws, and most
profound mysteries that were ever
penned-it brings the best of comforts
to the inquiring and disconsolate.
1t exhibits life and Immortality from
everlasting, and shows the way to
glory.
tits brief recital of all that is to
come
1t settles all matters in debate, re-
solves all doubts, and eases the mind
and conscience of all their scruples.
ltexhibits the only living and true
God, and shows the way to him, and
sets aside all other gods, and describes
the vanity of them, and all that trust in
such ). in short, it is book of laws, to
show wright and wrong, book of wis
dom, that condemns all folly and makes
the foolish wise a book of truth, that
detects all lies and confutes all errors;
a 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-
chanic and the most profound artist.
1t teaches the best rhetorician, and
exercises every power of the mest
skillful arithmetician, puzzles the wise
and exercises the wisest
critic.
Its the best covenant that ever was
agreed on; the best deed that ever was
produced the best will that ever was
signed. 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-
trate's best rule, the housewives best
guide, the servants best directory, and
the young mans best companion; it is
the schoolboy's book, and the learned
man masterpiece.
1t contains choice grammar for a
novice, and profound mystery for a
sage.
It's the ignorant mans dictionary,
and the wise mans directory.
1t affords knowledge of witty inven-
tions for the humorous, and dark say
lngs for the grave, and is its own inter
prefer.
1t encourages the wise, the warrior,
the swift, the oVereomer and promis-
es an eternal reward to the excellent,
the conqueror, the winner, and the
prevalent, and that which crowns all
is, that the author is without partiali-
ty, and without hypocrisy. =.
p" In whom there is no variableness
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