GLUTTON.

GLUTTON-Character of the.

He was a kind and thankful toad, whose heart dilated in proportion as his skin was filled with good cheer; and whose spirits rose with eating, as some men's do with drink. He could not help, too, rolling his large eyes round him as he ate, and chuckling with the possibility that he might one day be lord of all this scene of unimaginable luxury. Washington Irving.

GLUTTONY-Evils of.

He that prolongs his meals, and sacrifices his time, as well as his other conveniences, to his luxury, how quickly does he outsit his pleasure; and then, how is all the following time bestowed upon ceremony and surfeit! until at length, after a long fatigue of eating and drinking and babbling, he concludes the great work of dining genteelly, and so makes a shift to rise from table, that he may lie down upon his bed; where, after he has slept himself into some use of himself, by much ado, he staggers to his table again, and there acts over the same brutish scene: so that he passes his whole life in a dozed condition, between sleeping and waking, with a kind of drowsiness and confusion upon his senses, with what pleasure it can be, is hard to conceive. All that is of it dwells upon the tip of his tongue, and within the compass of his palate. worthy prize for a man to purchase with the loss of his time, his reason, and himself. South.

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As houses well stored with provisions are kely to be full of mice; so the bodies of those that eat much are full of diseases. Diogenes.

GOD.

Gluttony and drunkenness have two evils attendant on them; they make the carcass smart, as well as the pocket. Antoninus.

GOD-All in all.

It is a poor philosophy and a narrow religion, which does not recognise God as all in all. Every moment of our lives, we breathe, stand, or move in the temple of the Most High; for the whole universe is that temple. Wherever we go, the testimony to His power, the impress of His hand, are there. Ask of the bright worlds around us, as they roll in the everlasting harmony of their circles; and they shall tell you of Him, whose power launched them on their courses. Ask of the mountains, that lift their heads among and above the clouds; and the bleak summit of one shall seem to call aloud to the snow-clad top of another, in proclaiming their testimony to the Agency which has laid their deep foundations. Ask of ocean's waters; and the roar of their boundless waves shall chant from shore to shore a hymn of ascription to that Being, who hath said, Hitherto shall ye come and no further.' Ask of the rivers; and, as they roll onward to the sea, do they not bear along their ceaseless tribute to the ever-working Energy, which struck open their fountains and poured them down through the valleys? Ask of every region of the earth, from the burning equator to the icy pole, from the rock-bound coast to the plain covered with its luxuriant vegetation; and you will not find on them all the record of the Creator's presence; Ask of the countless tribes of plants and animals: and shall they not testify to the action of the great Source of Life? Yes, from every portion, from every department of nature, comes the same voice: everywhero we hear Thy name, O God; everywhere we see Thy love. Creation, in all its length and breadth, in all its depth and height, is the manifestation of Thy Spirit,

GLUTTONY-Physical Evils of.

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Gluttony is the source of all our infirmities, and the fountain of all our diseases. amp is choked by a superabundance of oil, a ire extinguished by excess of fuel, so is the catural heat of the body destroyed by intemperate diet. GLUTTONY-a disgusting Propensity. Swinish gluttony

Burton.

Ne'er looks to Heav'n amidst his gorgeous feast, and without Thee the world were dark and
But with besotted, base ingratitude,
dead. The universe is to us as the burning
Crams, and blasphemes his feeder. Milton. bush which the Hebrew leader saw: God is

GOD-Adoration of.

While earthly objects are exhausted by familiarity, the thought of God becomes to the devout man continually brighter, richer, vaster; derives fresh lustre from all that he observes of nature and Providence, and attracts to itself all the glories of the universe. The devout man, especially in moments of strong religious sensibility, feels distinctly that he has found the true happiness of man. He has found a Being for his veneration and love, whose character is inexhaustible, who, after ages shall have passed, will still be uncomprehended in the extent of his perfections, and will still communicate to the pure mind stronger proofs of His excellence, and more intimate signs of His approval. Channing.

GOD.

GOD-in Everything.

There is no creature in the world, wherein we may not see enough to wonder at: for there is no worm of the earth, no spire of grass, no leaf, no twig, wherein we see not the footsteps of a Deity: the best visible creature is man; now what man is he that can make but an hair, or a straw, much less any sensitive creature, so as no less than an infinite power is seen in every object that presents itself to our eyes: if, therefore, we look only on the outside of these bodily substances, and we do not see God in everything, we are no better than brutish; make use merely of our sense without the least improvement of our faith or our reason. Contrary, then, to the opinion of those men, who hold that a wise man should admire nothing, I say that a truly wise and good man should admire everything, or rather that infiniteness of wisdom and omnipotence which shows itself in every visible object.

GOD-Existence of.

And can there be who doubt there is a God,
And life eternal !-When the river flows,
Deny the fountain-head who will, the wave,
That, curling, murmurs farthest from its source,
That source attests. Show me some well-
wrought work

Little facts and circumstances, in the economy of Almighty God, have irresistible Bishop Hall. charms for me, and serve, like others more prominent, to show the perfect and beautiful manner in and for which, every thing has been created. In contemplating them, what a delightful lesson may we not learn! We may find in them the strongest testimonies of the truth of revelation, and the superintendence of an all-wise and benevolent Creator. It has been well said, that in the book of Nature is written in the plainest characters the existence of a God which Revelation takes for granted; of a God how full of contrivance! how fertile in expedients! how benevolent in His ends! equal diligence; leaving nothing incomplete; At work everywhere, everywhere too, with insect," as perfectly as if it were all He had to finishing the hinge in the wing of an do; unconfounded by the multiplicity of wearied by their incessant demands on Him, objects, undistracted by their dispersion, unfresh as on that day when the morning-stars first sang together, and all nature shouted for joy. Jesse. GOD-Necessity for the Existence of.

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GOD.

Abuse his ear, nor wound his swelling soul
In presence of the angel Gratitude. Cowper.
GOD-Argument for the Existence of.

discovers itself in the make and constitution, the order and disposition, the ends and uses, of all the parts and members of this stately fabric of heaven and earth. For if in the works of art, as for example a curious edifice or machine, counsel, design, and direction to an end, appearing in the whole frame, and in all the several pieces of it, do necessarily infer the being and operation of some intelligent architect or engineer, why shall not also in the works of nature, that grandeur and magnificence, that excellent contrivance for beauty, order, use, &c., which is observable in them, wherein they do as much transcend the effects of human art as infinite power and wisdom exceeds finite, infer the existence and efficiency of an Omnipotent and All-wise Creator. Ray. GOD-Nature demonstrating the Existence of.

Of matter or of mind; though you produce
No author, I conclude that such there was,
Or this had never been, and give him praise.
And why should sense demur? When the

poor slave,

Doom'd by some tyrant's hard decree to starve,
Wakes in his dungeon, on his rocky bed,
From sleep, then wildly casts his eyes around,
As if in search of death, let him espy
In osier frame sweet herbage of the field
To greet his famish'd lip, and from the spring,
In earthern jar, the lucid draught to cheer
His parching tougue; will he not straight

exclaim

That some kind hand hath oped his prison
door,

And brought this bounty? Will he not invoke
A blessing on the donor as he tastes,
And feels the temperate tide of health return
To cool the heated vessels of his heart,
And pacify the fever in his brain?

Notwithstanding the consequences which may justly be dreaded by sinful and incorrigible beings, it is certainly of all things most desirable that there should be a God. Social order, and civil government, with all the sub

Tell him 'twas chance:-but no;-you could lime contemplations of religion, its dignifying

not thus

There is no greater, at least no more palpable and convincing, argument of the existence of a Deity, than the admirable art and wisdom that

effect, and powerful consolations, clearly depend on the grand principle, that there is a Being who made and who governs the universe. Such a Being must be infinitely worthy of the adoration of His rational creatures; He must have a claim on their implicit obedience; and to Him they must all be accountable. Here lie the foundations of human happiness, and

GOD.

That He would choose this waste, this barren and brought them forth at His first call: thus, ground,

He spake the word, and they were made; He
commanded, and they were created. 'Tis the
divine power which is the basis of all things;
which continues the vigour of the second
causes, and keeps the sun and moon in repair.
This holds everything constant to appointment,
and true to the first plan; thus, the revolutions
of the seasons, the support of animals, the
perpetuity of species, is carried on and main-
tained. Without this, things would soon run
riot, and ramble out of distinction; the
succours of life would be cut off, and nature
drop into decay. Omniscience and goodness
without a correspondent power would be
strangely short of satisfaction; to know every-
thing without being able to supply defects, and
remedy disorders, must prove an unpleasant
speculation; to see so many noble schemes
languish in the mind and prove abortive; to
see the most consummate wisdom, the most
generous temper, fettered and disarmed, must
be a grievance; but when omnipotence comes
into the notion, the grandeur is perfect and
the pleasure entire.
Jeremy Collier.

To teach the thin inhabitants around,
And leave His truth in wilds and deserts
drown'd?

Rowe.

There is an Eye that never sleeps
Beneath the wing of night;
There is an Ear that never shuts
When sink the beams of light.
There is an Arm that never tires
When human strength gives way;
There is a Love that never fails

When earthly loves decay.

That Eye is fix'd on seraph throngs;
That Ear is fill'd with angels' songs;
That Arm upholds the worlds on high;
That Love is throned beyond the sky.

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Heber.

The perfect love of God knoweth no difference between the poor and the rich.

Pacuvius.

GOD-Blessedness of Loving.

Unto them that love him, God causeth all things to work for the best. So that with Him, by the heavenly light of steadfast faith, they see life even in death; with Him, even in heaviness and sorrow, they fail not of joy and comfort; with Him even in poverty, affliction, and trouble, they neither perish, nor are forsaken. Coverdale,

GOD.

Power is that glorious attribute of God Almighty, which furnishes the rest of His perfections. "Tis His omnipotence that makes His wisdom and goodness effectual, and succeed to the length of His will. Thus, His decrees are immutable, and His counsels stand; this secures His prerogative, and guards the sovereignty of His being; 'twas His power which made His ideas fruitful, and struck the world out of His thought. Twas this which answered the model of the creation, gave birth to time and nature,

GOD-Omnipresence of.

me.

O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, Thou knowest it altogether. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold Thou art there.

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If I take the

wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from Thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee. David.