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The Cherubim.
THE CHERUBIM .
THE mind of man is so constituted , as to be always thirsting for improvement ; and though , in consequence of the abuse of our faculties , age comes prematurely upon many , there are others , who , like Caleb , feel not the dimness of vision , or the decrepitude of nature , but are , as it were , in an instant taken away iu the midst of an evil world , and transplanted to another and a better soil . He who his bodand clouds his faculties bintemperance
pampers y , y , denies himself the real pleasures of life ; while he who " gives to God each moment as it flies , " is sensible of the aspirations of his soul for eternity ; aud so far from being discouraged by difficulties , recognises in those difficulties the truth of the statement , that here we «¦ see but in
part . In this present state of being our faculties are but in their infancy ; " hereafter we shall know , even as we are known . " Humility , then , in approaching " the deep things" of God , is the best frame wherein to continue on this side the grave;—let us thank Him for what we know , and wait patiently the fruition of knowledge in au after state . Something we know of God , and for that something we are indebted to His revelationfor we should notand could nothave discovered it
; , , of ourselves . He created us ; ancl the worm of earth who questions ¦ wh y this earth is not to be the scene of man ' s matured state of existence , is guilty of rebellion against the King of Kings . We are indebted to the law of Moses for several of those approaches to Deity which have comforted the hearts of many in the retirements of the closet . The symbol of the Cherubim is full of instruction , and the spurious symbol of the calves erected by Jeroboam , may show us what it reall
y was . It certainly was not an image of Deity , for it is described as under the God of Israel . In other places , God is said to dwell between the Cherubim , and as " riding upon a Cherub . " As the Holy of Holies is explained by St . Paul as the figure of Heaven , we may do well to consider in what way the spirits in Heaven are employed ; and of this we cannot entertain a doubt , as the heavenly chorus is known to us— " Thou ( the Lamb ) wast slain , and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood , out of every kindred , and tongue , and people , and nation . "
Phis ascription of praise strikes the mind with great force , when in proportion as we become acquainted with people hitherto unknown to us , we see human sacrifices observed ( as by the Khoonds of Ghoomsur , near Ganjan ) , and are certified that , in some way or other , it is an acknowledged fact , go where you will , that mankind consider the shedding of blood to be efficacious in propitiating Deity . I will not dwell upon this at any length , but refer the reader to the ious labours of Brother Oliver
p , and leave it to the candid judgment to say , whether or not an universal religion did or did not exist in patriarchal times , and whether or not the customs we are daily becoming acquainted with are not the imitations of what was once clear and pertinent . A soldier does not question the wisdom of his general , but acts in obedience to his orders , and the soldier of the Great Captain of Salvation acts in like manner . His Sovereign has a right to place him where he will . The Jews ejected the Canaanites , not for their own righteous-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Cherubim.
THE CHERUBIM .
THE mind of man is so constituted , as to be always thirsting for improvement ; and though , in consequence of the abuse of our faculties , age comes prematurely upon many , there are others , who , like Caleb , feel not the dimness of vision , or the decrepitude of nature , but are , as it were , in an instant taken away iu the midst of an evil world , and transplanted to another and a better soil . He who his bodand clouds his faculties bintemperance
pampers y , y , denies himself the real pleasures of life ; while he who " gives to God each moment as it flies , " is sensible of the aspirations of his soul for eternity ; aud so far from being discouraged by difficulties , recognises in those difficulties the truth of the statement , that here we «¦ see but in
part . In this present state of being our faculties are but in their infancy ; " hereafter we shall know , even as we are known . " Humility , then , in approaching " the deep things" of God , is the best frame wherein to continue on this side the grave;—let us thank Him for what we know , and wait patiently the fruition of knowledge in au after state . Something we know of God , and for that something we are indebted to His revelationfor we should notand could nothave discovered it
; , , of ourselves . He created us ; ancl the worm of earth who questions ¦ wh y this earth is not to be the scene of man ' s matured state of existence , is guilty of rebellion against the King of Kings . We are indebted to the law of Moses for several of those approaches to Deity which have comforted the hearts of many in the retirements of the closet . The symbol of the Cherubim is full of instruction , and the spurious symbol of the calves erected by Jeroboam , may show us what it reall
y was . It certainly was not an image of Deity , for it is described as under the God of Israel . In other places , God is said to dwell between the Cherubim , and as " riding upon a Cherub . " As the Holy of Holies is explained by St . Paul as the figure of Heaven , we may do well to consider in what way the spirits in Heaven are employed ; and of this we cannot entertain a doubt , as the heavenly chorus is known to us— " Thou ( the Lamb ) wast slain , and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood , out of every kindred , and tongue , and people , and nation . "
Phis ascription of praise strikes the mind with great force , when in proportion as we become acquainted with people hitherto unknown to us , we see human sacrifices observed ( as by the Khoonds of Ghoomsur , near Ganjan ) , and are certified that , in some way or other , it is an acknowledged fact , go where you will , that mankind consider the shedding of blood to be efficacious in propitiating Deity . I will not dwell upon this at any length , but refer the reader to the ious labours of Brother Oliver
p , and leave it to the candid judgment to say , whether or not an universal religion did or did not exist in patriarchal times , and whether or not the customs we are daily becoming acquainted with are not the imitations of what was once clear and pertinent . A soldier does not question the wisdom of his general , but acts in obedience to his orders , and the soldier of the Great Captain of Salvation acts in like manner . His Sovereign has a right to place him where he will . The Jews ejected the Canaanites , not for their own righteous-