LOVE.
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Worthily to love, and fondly to devote
ourselves to the happiness of another, who
deserves cur high regard, is not condemned
by religion. 1t is not even weakness which
it permits and deplores; but a virtue which
it sanctions and commands. And the heart
that is deceived or betrayed, need not aug
mcnt its anguish by selfreproach. Love is
not only an innocent but noble passion.
When guided and controlled by religion, it is
the germ of all social virtucs-thc cement
and the solace of the various relations of hui
man life. When rewarded with the hollow
cd possession Of its object, it strews the path
of duty with flowers, and scents the air with
fragrance when unfortunate, and ill-reqnit-
ted, it becomes, absorbed i'll high and holy
principles investing resignation with dn-
wontcd subimity ,and Extracting from Garth
ly disappointment, the calm satisfaction OF
heavenly hopc.--Thc process by which il is
thus transformed, may impair the fragile
tenement i'll which it is cnshrincd, and tht
dross of mortality, i'll such furnace, ma,
melt away into its Kindred earth; but Tho
soaring, unrobed spirit, returns to God who
gave it, and at last enjoys rcposc where il


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