Six Thousand Illustrations of Moral and Religious Truths (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...of anything; but a lazy, unconcerned trifling, without care which end goes forward, and with an utter indilfcrency whether to stir or sit still. __ John Howe. "Look up " thundered the captain of a vessel, as his boy grew giddy while gazing from the topmast. '"Look up " The boy looked up, and returned in safety. Young man, look up, and you will succeed. Never look down and despair. Leave dangers uncared for, aud push on. If you falter you lose. Do right, and trust in God. Anon. HOPE--Left to Man. Primeval Hope, the Abnian muses say, When Man and Nature mourn'd their first decay; When every form of death and every woe Shot from malignant stars the earth below; When Murder bared her arm, and rampart War Yoked the red dra/nns of her iron car; When Peace and Mercy, bauished from the plain, Sprung on the viewless winds to heaven again--Alt, all forsook the friendless guilty mind. Rut hope, tho charmer, lingered stilt behind. Thus, while Elijah's burning wheels prepare From Carmel's height to sweep the fields of air, Tho prophet's mantle, ere his flight began, Dropt on the world--a sacred gift to man. Campbell, HOPE-Nature of. Hope is an active grace; it is called a lively hope. Hope i like the spring in the watch, it sets all the wheel of the soul in motion; hope of a crop makes the hushandtnan sow his seed; hope of victory makes the soldier fight; and a true hope of glory makes a Christian vigorously pursue glory. Here is a spiritual touchstone to try our hope hy. T. Walton. Hope is the daughter of faith, but such as is a stall' to her aged mother; and will produce a bold and wise profession of the truth before men, as also prayer to God. It is as the oork upon the net: though the lead on the one side sink it down, yet the...