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those of others are so often "disquieted within them : " — 

 and so turning from a world which he cannot reach, and 

 has ceased to desire, what in exchange does he seek for ? 

 He gees up to the mountain of the Lord, to the " House 

 of the God of Jacob ; " and so his barren rock, with all 

 its bitter endurances, when softened by a Saviour's love, 

 is made to yield that fountain of sweet water which 

 springeth up into eternal life, and thus he finds rest unto 

 his soul. What, then, to him are the howling tempests, or 

 the ragings of the winter sea, as it rolls its tumultuous 

 waves in vain though dread array around those lonesome 

 dwellings ? Why should he encourage vexing thoughts, 

 or any "fearful looking forward," who possesses "the 

 peace of God, which passeth understanding?" Does he 

 not daily behold, in congregated myriads, those " fowls of 

 the air" which sow not, neither reap, nor gather into 

 barns, though " their heavenly Father feedeth them ? " 

 Therefore he takes no thought, saying, "What shall we 

 eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewithal shall we be 

 clothed?" for his heavenly Father knoweth that he hath 

 need of all these things, and "He is faithful who 

 prom ised. " — The Voyage. 



CGLONSAY. 



The weather unfortunately now became more moist and 

 dull, but although we know not the number of long years 



