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ne me oon O + allies Rn er etn eS ep teil . * _ cc AT ae ae e po Pea a Rae Cee Rt bien; that thou mayest prove si lee be gwiky, thon destroyest 12, © blindness w all tnah! ©) insuflicience of the wisdoss of , tee ewe! Kuace, when ths judge shall bid thee acouunt for thin, thou ohah wich tea thusssnd puilty io have gome (ree, rather than ona : ‘_ _ iemecent then 10 stand furth against thee. 15. Insulin wot as thea art te the mmpintenance uf justice, huw shale PR" ete arrive at the knuwhkge of truth? Huw shale thar accend to the fanmep of her throne? 14.0 As che owl is Minded by the radiance of the sun, so shall the brightness of her countianme dascle thee in thy approaches, 65. 00 thom winidest mount onte her throne, first bow thyself at her fuotetead if thea wouklest arrive at the knowledve of ber, firw iniorm thyself uf tune own isnoranee. 16 Mote worth mn she than) pears, therefore scck her varefully : the cnerakl, and the sayqdure, aud the maby are an dirt leneath her fect; thereiure purnuc her mantully. 17. wey to hee i labor: attention is the pilus that must cm dect thee into her port. ltut wears wa in the way; foe when art arrived at her, the toil shall be au thee fur pleasure. Ih Say pot untae thisel{, “Behudd, truth lrecdeth hatred, and | will avoid ot; dusunulatin raiscth (rene, and E wil follow it.” Are not the enemies, made by truth, betier than the friends ublained by Gauery? 19. Naturally doch man desire the truth; yet, when it is before hie, he will not ajprehend it: and if W force iteeti upon him, he is not ullended at it, @. Vhe fault ts neat in truth, fow chat is amiable ; hut the weekriess of man bearcth pot its uplendor. 21. Wouldst then sce thine invuificience nue planly? View w thy devotion. Tu what end wax cclignn wistituted, bat to teach thee thine infirmities, te remind thee of thy weakness, 10 shuw thee that frum Heaven alone art thou tu hupe ior guud ? 22. Duth net remind thee that thos act dust? Doth it not telt thee that thou art ashes? And lichold repentance, is nm Ernilty? 23) When thea yivest an oath; when thou swearest thou wilt nut deceive; behold it spreadeth shame jun thy face, and upon the face of ham that receiveth it. Learn to be jusi, and repentance may be forgot- tan; learn to be honest, and oaths are unnecessary. 24.) The shorter follies are, the better: way not therefore to thy- eali, “! will aot play tie foul by halves. 25. He that heareth his own (aulss with patience, shall reprove encther with boldness. 26. He thas giveth a doeial with resaon, shell suifler a repules with moderation. 27. JE thou art euspected, answer with freedom. Whom should smepicion aliright except the guilsy ? oy Pian oe TU '_ THE DIVINE DeBTRUCTIONS =. or. 24. The tender of the heart ie termed: front bis purpose by‘eppli- ~ .- tations, the promd ie rendered more obstinate by enereaty; the tener af” hear; but to be just, thew newt . ~ > "edb HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHET ”” MISERY ! es |. Feeble and insufficient as thou art,.O.men ia goody frail and inconstant as thea art in pleasure; yet ubere is @ thing in which thon art strong and unshaken. [1s name is Misery, - >. It is the character of thy being, the prerogative of thy nemare; is thy breast alne, it resideth; without thee. there is. eothing of it. And behold, what is its source. but thine oan passions? og A. He who gave thee these, pave ther also reason to subdwe theas : exert i, and thea shall trample them under thy feet. . 4+. Thine entrance intu the world, is it not shameful? Thy de- struction, is it aot glorious ?—Lo! Men adorn the instruments of death with cold and gems, and wear them above their garments. 5. He who beyetteth a man, hideth his face: but he whit Rilleth a thensand, is honored. . (4 Know thou, notwithsanding, that in this is error. Custom cannva fer the nature of truth; neither can the opiniun ul man desqros Jasticw® the ydory and the shane are misplaced. ve 7. There is but one way for a man tu be produced: there ‘are 3 thasand by which he may be destroyed. . Ko There is ne praise of boner to hin whe giveth being qo au- ‘ther: but triumphs and empire are the rewards of murder. 7 ot 9 Vet he whe hath many chiklren, hath as many blewings: and he whe hath taken away the lite of another, shall nut enjoy his own.” 10. While the savage curseth the firth of his son and blesseth the desth of his father, doth he not call hirnecl{ a monster? ; VW. The greatest of all human ills is sorrow: to much of this thea art born unte: add not unte it by thine oem jerversencss. 12, Grief is natural to thee, and is always alawut thee; pleasure ts a slranger, and visiteth thee by times: u-e well thy reason and row shalt be cast lehind thee: he prudcit. and the visita «joy shall remain long with thee. 11. Every part of thy frame is capable of sorrow, but lew om nartow are the paths that lead to delight. ; 14, Plcasures can he admitted only simply, but pains noch in 6 thousand at a time. , an 13. As the blaze of siraw faceth as soon ap it is kindled, so pas- seth away the brightness of joy, and thou knowest not what Lecome of it. 16. Sorsow is frequent, please is care: pain.cometh of teal: delight must be purchased: grief is wnmixed; bat -jop wanteth not, ite of bitterness: ~ : Sonne ee re As the soundest health: a: hese ved. than the hghset malady, sothe highcat joy tomcbetly we leas decp thaw Uae sali aertey. ee el 4 reese Bk 4 tae Sete rid a tote at eer ear rng Bagge A py