5386 HISTORY OF BRITISH ZOOPHYTES. 
all; that it can not only keep us from the fascinations of 
sinful pleasure, but that it can bless us with exalted plea- 
sures during our earthly pilgrimage, and bring us to a land 
of eternal joy. Child of the dust! wilt thou reject the 
gracious offer? Wilt thou put away from thee the richest 
blessings, to drink deadly poison from a gilded cup? 
“‘ When sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”” When 
pleasure plies her deceitful wiles, know that “ by her many 
have been cast down wounded, and many strong men have 
been slain.” ‘ Enter not then into the path of the wicked ; 
go not the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it; 
turn from it, and pass away.” Say, “One thing have I 
desired of the Lord, and that will I seek after, that I 
may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, 
that I may behold the beauty of the Lord, and inquire in 
his temple; for in the time of trouble he will hide me in 
his pavilion; in the secret of his tabernacle he will hide 
me; he will set ine upon a rock.” 
