seductive scenes of giddiness
and mirth. By Stephen Ting, Christ is all. The true Christian is no longer
devoted to this perishing world. There was a time when the pleasures
of the world attracted him, and he loved them. The seductive
scenes of giddiness and mirth invited his affections, and he
yielded to their influence. He now recalls, with shame, the
low and grovelling disposition which made him stoop to such
pursuits. The enchantments of the world
once seemed to him of vast importance and worth. He did not think of
the inevitable end of such things. The danger of the everlasting
ruin of his soul never caused him to hesitate in his vain pursuit. And yet, while he loved the pleasures,
and eagerly sought the gains of this world, the trouble which
they required in the obtaining, their cares and losses, the uncertainty
which attended their possession, the emptiness which came after
their enjoyment, constantly harassed him, and more than counterbalanced
all the gains the world could give. He now sees the exceeding
folly of this futile system of life. He is ashamed to think
that he ever been such a slave, and risked his eternal soul,
for that which he knew must eventually leave him and perish.