...that religion should prosper, where the pastors and members of churches trade in the souls of men. 'How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed ! The whole head is sick, and the whole heart fault' Now, abolish slavery, and the gospel will have...

...that religion should prosper, where the pastors and members of churches trade in the souls of men. 'How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed ! The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.' Now, abolish slavery, and the gospel will have...

...the power of darkness, and a being translated into the kingdom of God. But, alas ! instead thereof, " how is the gold become dim ! how is the most fine gold changed !" The beautiful sons of the morning of our day, viz. our faithful and worthy predecessors, comparable...

...happy pair after their awful fall, we are constrained to use the language of the weeping Prophet: " how is the gold become dim, how is the most fine gold changed!" " This," therefore, " is afaithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into...

...forth as gold from the refiner's fire, and are now as chosen vessels in my Father's house. But, alas ! "how is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed '." Lam. iv. 1. The sons of my advanced age are not like the chil- ' dren of my youth. Where is the...

...failed to be heard in every moment of temptation ? But, alas ! how different is our condition now ! " How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed!" The effect of the fall of man upon this ruling faculty, is chiefly observable in three respects. In...

...as gold from the refiner's fire, and are now as chosen vessels in my Father's house. But, alas ! " how is the gold become dim ! how is the most fine gold changed !" Lam. iv. 1. The sons of my advanced age are not like the children of my youth. Where is the zeal,...

...of challenging eternal life as the just reward of his own virtue, he would confess with Jeremiah, " How is the gold become dim ! how is the most fine gold changed !'" and would deprecate the cognizance of his omnipresent God in that sublimely humble language of...

...over, it was his custom to reprove such as had been guilty of any misdemeanour through the' week. " How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed !" He was likewise very attentive to such as were advanced in their studies, and intended the ministry....

...: " I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the Jire, that thou mayest be rich," Apoc. iii. 18. " How is the gold become dim ! how is the most fine gold changed ! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street. The precious sons of Zion,...