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Title: A series of allegorical designs, representing the human heart from its natural to its regenerated st
Year: 1828 (1820s)
Authors: Simon, Barbara Allan Duke University. Library. Jantz Collection. German Americana
Subjects: Christian life Vices
Publisher: Philadelphia : Printed by Lydia R. Bailey
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Duke University Libraries

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s mean. I have seen what a hateful thingsin is ; I abhor and detest the crooked serpentin every shape of evil he assumes to tempt anddeceive—I admire virtue, and love peace ! I de-sire to grow in grace and in the knowledge of myLord and Saviour ; but I am weak, and I distrustmyself. I would, as a little child who makes afirst eflfort to stand upright, cling to thy profferedaid ; conscious that if I take one step, even to-ward thee; trusting in my 0W7i ability, I shall fall. 53 Lead me and guide me in the path of life whichconducts to peace, for the sake of thy belovedSon. Amex. HYMN, ** While woidly men with all their might Their worthless cheats pursue,** How slow is each advance I make *« With Christ my Lord in view !*♦ Inspire my soul with lioly zeal, ** My cold dead heart inflame— Religion without zeal and love ** Is but an empty name.** To gain the rest of Zion hill, *• May I unwearied strive ;** And all those powers employ for thee ** Which I from thee derive. E 2 .fr?.
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f! \ 55 This Heart represents one who has had a sightof death and judgment. Many must be laid onbeds of sickness, before they permit themselves tothink on this alarming subject. When the sinner,conscious of guilt, expects to be launched into thateternal existence for which he has made no prepa-ration, the vanities of the world lose their powerto fascinate. Sometimes on recovering, this salu-tary conviction is retained; but in most cases, withhealth, the sinner returns to his wallowing in themire. The holy spirit is ever ready to act in con-cert with the first emotion of this conviction.Sometimes a continued will to sin repels its striv-higs. In other cases, its admission is permitted,and its stay secured by using the appointed meansfor growing in grace. When the husbandman has ploughed and sow-ed, he may pray to Him, who by giving sunshineand rain can crown his labour with a good har-vest ; but without using these means, he has no rea-son to expect a crop as an answer of prayer. Itis

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