...been contemplating, and finds, among the friends of Jesus Christ, a mirror in every feeling breast. " As iron sharpeneth iron, " so doth the countenance of a man his friend;" and perhaps we may .add, without making any unwarrantable assumption, that the feelings of the soul...

...not deem it so, since I mean not to teach, bat merely, according to the sentiment of the wise man, as iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend, to speak freely to my much esteemed Eliza., and in compliance with the precept of the Apostle, " to...

...not deem it so, since I mean not to teach, but merely, according to the sentiment of the wise man, as iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend, to speak freely to my much esteemed Eliza, and in compliance with the precept of the Apostle, " to...

...the woodland, the lay of the mother and the laugh of the child ; and, to use Scripture Ianguage, " as iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend." Verily, he is in the right who uses for good—and only for good—the deathless attribute of sympathy...

...striking together of a cold flint and cold steel, and there comes out fire : as, saith the wise man, ' Iron sharpeneth iron ; so doth the countenance of a man his friend.' In the latter of these, called conference meetings, the light which the Lord is pleased to cast on...

...encounter the same kind of hostility, privation, and suffering, to which he had been exposed ; but, " as iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend :" — three, in difficult circumstances, are more than proportionately better than one ; for, by the...

...discouraging doubts which perplexed his mind, and of many sad burdens which oppressed his heart. ' As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend b' And the sympathy, to say no more of it, which arises out of such discourse, prudently managed, hath...

...you. For, indeed, in the most literal sense, I am become a little child, and want continual succour. ' As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend.' I feel much comfort and support from religious conversation, when I can obtain it. Formerly I rejoiced...

...mutu;il improvement. This will have a most salutary effect in elevating the character of the craft, — ' for as iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man that of his friend '" After mentioning the story of Faiist, &c. the discourse, which consists of 18...

...strengthen them. Early in the year 1796, he was admitted a member of the church of Christ in Orange-Street, Portsea, with gr.eat pleasure to the minister and...Habits of activity and benevolence are seldom formed fjom merely reading, they generally arise from example and association. It is much to be lamented that...