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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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ten, but their favourite commentatorsmust guide them through what appears to inexpe-rienced vision deep waters and inaccessible moun-tains. This character has the dead form of reli-gion—the living spirit is gone, or never existed 64 there. Such an expression of duty, as, Lord,xahat wilt thou have me todo?^^ never breaks onthe complacent torpor of that nominal professor.The outward means of grace are beautiful in theirorder, and all needful to build up; but these pri-vileges ought not to supersede the still more ur-gent duties oi sea7*ching the scripture^ prayer andwatchfulness: the former may be compared tothe candlestick; but the latter is the holy oilwhich keeps alive the flame of devotion. The pe-culiar set of opinions they adopt have been hand-ed down from their forefathers, just like any otherproperty. They are called protestants becausetheir remote ancestors protested against some glar-ing corruption; but any corruption may exist forthose who have a name to live, and are dead.
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