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182 THE SPRING.TIME UY LIFE..
:lp}lliell to ca.~,'.~as they occur. Lrt thc-minu
be wdl imlmoo with them, :md JOll will scanx..
ly feel the need of a diIT"l.:t injunction IIgnin:.t
the wine-cup, the gaming to.bll1 or the h()ll~
that i~on the way tA) hell. This will l~xtractlhe
moisture from the mot of poisonous plallt~, So)
that they will die of thernBelves.
It is refreshing to fIC(l how men of like pa.,.
6ioll~ with j'oul'llQh-eOl, feeling tbe lilllne weak.
ne5.'ICS fiud plied with the same k>mpl~.ti()n,\
have maintained their illb'grityin circlUn~t.nuce~
of grl:';lt peril, and kept their gannent~ unde.
filed. Dclightlil1 illnillrntions of the Susl.ail iug"
power of real, inward principle, U}Jl'lCsr on
every side. Even lhtl fpar of denth could not
make the fitinting ])a .... id drink of the water of
Dethlclllllll, or k~p Daniel from his .Jaily pray.
f'~ or cause Shadrnch and hi., eompllnion!l to
filII down before the idok :\rlm l'IO !'.elf-lIllp'
ported coulll ,';;chew pleasurc. dc(1' !)aiu, and
brave the lioll.~'0.'11 and tbe heatcd furnac('.
So long us tbeir own lw:ut.< llill not condl"lIln
them, they hnd nothing to fenr.
'1'Uru a.~i(lefor a moment nnd contempl:ile
the cha.rn.ctcr of the l.~dovcd .JoJo't'ph. Fe\\" liar.