The Soul's Communion.

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The nearer the moon draws to the sun—the brighter it shines towards the earth, and the darker it appears to the heavens. Just so, the nearer the sincere soul draws into communion with the Lord Jesus Christ—the more lovely it is in the eye of the Saviour, and the blacker it appears to the world.

He who is a Christian to the Lord—is an obsolete Puritan to the world. He who appearsamiable to a child of God—is odious to an earthly spirit. But it is a sign that you are an Egyptian when that cloud, which is a light to an Israelite—is darkness to you.

It is a sign that you move in an earthly orb—when you see no lustre in such celestial lights. For my part, if I shine to God, I care not how I appear to the world.