the Bible, taken from the writings
of Henry Law and Thomas Guthrie. The Bible is the richest treasure
of the world. Without it, the palace is a dark
blank. With it, the poor cottage sparkles
with celestial light. It is the transcript of God's
heart. It tells what human reason is
too weak to find. It is pure truth without one
shadow of error. It gives knowledge on all things
needful for time and for eternity. It is a safe guide through life's
entangled paths. It is a compass through shoals
and rocks, amid winds and waves, to heaven's eternal rest. The
wise man is ignorant without it. The peasant learns from its
salvation's road. It is a solace for every hour. It is a companion always ready
to converse. It cheers when other comforts
fail. It is arrayed in every charm
for the intellect. It never wearies. It is always
fresh. Its oldest truths cannot grow
old. Its readers become more wise
and more holy. Other books may puzzle and corrupt. The Bible is from heaven and
leads to heaven. It enters the heart with purifying
grace. The more you search the Bible,
the more your minds will wonder and your hearts will love. Read
it as literally true, then no human philosophy will beguile
you. Ponder its characters. You will find on them the intrinsic
stamp of truth. The Bible is an armory of heavenly
weapons, a pharmacy of infallible medicines, a mine of exhaustless
wealth, a guidebook for every road, a chart for every sea,
a medicine for every malady, and a balm for every wound. Rob
us of our Bible and our sky has lost its sun. Oh, how I love
your law! I meditate on it all day long. Psalm 119 verse 97. Your words were found, and I
ate them, and your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my
heart. Jeremiah chapter 15 verse 16.