Earlier text: Life MosaicMingling Error With Truth
By Ellen G. White
In the days of King Josiah a strange appearance could be seen opposite the temple of God. Crowning the eminence of the Mount of Olives, peering above the groves of myrtle and olive trees, were unseemly, gigantic idols. Josiah gave commandment that these idols should be destroyed. This was done, and the broken fragments were rolled down the channel of the Kedron. The shrines were left a mass of ruins. But the question was asked by many a devout worshiper, How came that architecture on the opposite side of the Jehoshaphat ravine, thus impiously confronting the temple of God? The truthful answer must be made: The builder was Solomon, known as the wisest king that ever wielded a scepter. These idols bore testimony that he who had been honored and applauded for his wisdom, became a humiliating wreck. He was thrice called the beloved of God. Pure and elevated in character, his piety and wisdom were unexampled. But Solomon did not go on from strength to strength in the pure and true life. It was his ambition to excel other nations in grandeur. To do this, he allied himself by marriage with heathen nations, and in the place of keeping loyal to the true and living God, he allowed his wives to draw him away from God. To please them, he built altars where they might worship their idols. Thus the leaven of idolatry became mingled with Solomon's religious principles. Tares were sown among the wheat. Solomon knew that God had chosen Israel, and had made them the depositaries of the true and sacred faith. God had erected a wise barrier between them and the rest of the world, and only by jealously guarding the ancient landmarks could they preserve their high and distinct character. Why, then, did Solomon become such a moral wreck? He did not act on correct principles. He cultivated alliances with heathen kingdoms. He procured the gold of Ophir and the silver of Tarshish; but at what a cost! Solomon mingled error with truth, and betrayed sacred trusts. The insidious evils of paganism corrupted his religion. One wrong step taken, led to step after step of political alliance. The polygamy so common at that time was directly opposed to the law of Jehovah. But this evil was tolerated in Palestine, and the Israel of God mingled in marriage with Phenicia, Egypt, Edom, Moab, and Ammon, nations that bowed at idolatrous shrines, practising licentious and cruel rites, greatly dishonoring to God. These Solomon countenanced and sustained. His once noble character, bold and true for God and righteousness, became deteriorated. His profligate expenditure for selfish indulgence made him the instrument of Satan's devices. His conscience became hardened. His conduct as a judge changed from equity and righteousness to tyranny and oppression. He who had offered the dedicatory prayer when the temple was consecrated to God, he who prayed for the people, that their hearts might be undividedly given to the Lord, was in his later years following a course entirely contrary to right. The life once wholly dedicated to God, had been given to the enemy. Solomon tried to incorporate light with darkness, Christ with Belial, purity with impurity. But instead of converting the heathen to the truth, he allowed pagan sentiments to be incorporated with his religion. He became an apostate. God was no longer to him the only true and living God, a ruling Providence. Solomon was a religious wreck. In the days of Christ, the ruins of the groves erected by Solomon for his wives might still be seen. By the true-hearted in Israel this place was named the Mount of Offense. Solomon little thought that those idol shrines would outlast his reign, continuing even till Shiloh came and looked upon the melancholy sight. This case is placed on record as a warning to all who profess to serve God. Let those who know the word of the living God beware of cherishing the errors of the world. These Satan presents in an attractive guise; for he seeks to deceive us, and destroy the simplicity of our faith. If these errors are introduced, they will obscure the precious landmarks of truth. God has given men and women talents. None of these gifts are to be perverted to Satan's service. We need to guard jealously the simplicity of our faith. Let none who know the truth employ their mental faculties in any work that leads away from right principles. Thus they prostitute their powers, which are gifts from the Heavenly Father, and bring upon themselves spiritual weakness and inefficiency. We can not with safety tamper with the leaven of false, dishonoring doctrines. Think of Solomon's history, and do not mingle error with the truth. The safeguards of our peace are to be preserved by watchfulness and much prayer. Great care is to be shown in the choice of associates, lest instead of leading them, we are led into evil, and imperil our souls. We must do nothing to lower the standard of our religious principles. Let there be a decided reformation. Let nothing be done to weaken the faith or mar the soul. Let our reward be the clean hands, the pure heart, the noble purpose. J. O. CORLISS
By J. O. Corliss
The History of the Hebrew Sanctuary—No. 7
Preparation for Its Permanent Home
The transfer of the ark to the ancient Amorite city of Jebus, was destined materially to affect not only the future name of that city,—Jerusalem, “Possession of Peace,”—but also the entire subsequent history of Israel. From that time the city of the ark’s repose was to be known as “The Holy City.” The day of the transfer of the ark which conferred this name upon a once almost unknown location, was one among the greatest days of David’s career. He was the presiding genius of the occasion throughout. He was poet, musician, and priest. The sacrifices of the day were offered by him, and at the close of the exercises, his benediction pronounced the blessing upon his family, and upon all Israel. 2 Sam. 6: 13, 17, 18, 20. From this time forth the ark was to wander no more. Its resting-place was found; for “the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest forever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.” Ps. 132: 13, 14. Mount Zion was become “the joy of the whole earth” (Ps. 48: 2), because there the Lord reigned, and was great, above all the people. Ps. 99: 1-3. In this place, and over its sacred surroundings, David was still the presiding spirit. He was king, and while not technically a priest, he exercised the priestly functions, as already seen, during the removal of the ark to its final resting-place.8 Two high priests, representing the two branches of the house of Aaron, were chosen, one to preside over the wilderness tabernacle, still located at Gibeon, and the other to oversee the services in Jerusalem. 1 Chron. 24: 2, 5. Zadok, of the family of Eleazar, remained in charge at Gibeon (1 Chron. 16: 39), and Abiathar, a descendant of Ithamar, was placed over the work at Jerusalem. Abiathar, however, afterward was deposed from the priesthood by Solomon because of some supposed design of that priest upon the throne. 1 Kings 2: 27. By this act, the prediction of the prophet Samuel that God would cut off entirely the house of Eli from the priesthood was fulfilled. 1 Sam. 2: 31-35. Zadok was thus left as the head of the Aaronic family. 1 Chron. 27: 17. It would almost seem as if reference were made to David in 1 Sam. 2: 35, where God said that he would raise up a “faithful priest” to do all that was in his heart. At least, David not only assumed all the duties of the priesthood at one time, but he also acted in the prophetic order, by naming the priests who were to fill special positions. 1 Chron. 25: 1. He thus not only ruled the state, but the church as well. The fact that Solomon deposed one priest, and set up another in his place without opposition, is evidence that Israel had been educated to recognize the king as the dictator in religious things. Whether or not it was God’s plan to institute another theocracy under the kings of Israel, may not be positively known. One thing that is made known, and that is that David came to be regarded as “the light” and the splendor “of Israel.” 2 Sam. 21: 17. It is possible that the “ruler of Israel,” being recognized as God’s “anointed light” (Ps. 132: 16-18) and priest-king, yet not being of Levitical descent, was designed to be a type of the heavenly Messiah (who also was born “King of the Jews”), the anointed Son of God. At least the king was called many times “the Lord’s anointed.” 2 Sam. 19: 21; 22: 51; 23: 1; Ps. 18: 50, etc. And yet, like one who was really in the image of God (Gen. 1: 26), David was “tempted” to do that which greatly displeased Jehovah. He had a census of the people taken. Who tempted him thus, and the probable object of the enumeration does not concern the point to be gained in this article, and so may be passed by without prejudice. The “death” pestilence which followed as a judgment upon the people, “in the days of wheat harvest,” destroyed many thousands, and threatened even Jerusalem with utter desolation. Just outside of the city walls lived a wealthy chief (probably king. 2 Sam. 24: 23), of the country’s conquered race. Araunah and his sons were thrashing wheat, when above the thrashing-floor appeared an angel stretching out a huge naked sword over the devoted city. David and his counselors, in penitent garb, had already passed the city’s gateway, on the way to sacrifice at Gibeon (1 Chron. 21: 28-30), but were halted at Araunah’s thrashing-floor, by the awful sight which met their gaze. Application was immediately made for a part of the thrashing-floor on which to erect an altar. The petition was honored, the altar was erected, sacrifice was offered, and the plague was stayed. From this event the entire hill received the name of Moriah, that is, “the view of Jehovah.” Then David said of it: “This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt-offering for Israel.” 1 Chron. 22: 1. On this spot, then, instead of the “high place” of Gibeon, was to be erected the Lord’s sanctuary. So all the “strangers” of Israel were impressed to hew stones, prepare iron and brass, for the fittings, and cedar wood for the building of the “house of God.” Verses 3-5. David designed to go forward and complete the “Lord’s house” himself, as soon as the materials were all on the ground. 1 Chron. 28: 2. But for certain reasons (1 Chron. 17: 4, 11; 28: 3, 4), God forbade David to go on with the work, telling him that his son Solomon—“The Peaceful”—would be better adapted to found a place of peaceful worship. In fact, when giving his first charge to Solomon regarding this work, David told his son that his birth had been predicted at the time when the first thought of building the temple had been entertained. 1 Chron. 22: 9, 10. When the ark was separated from its sacred tent to be carried to the field of battle in Philistia, it did not seem fitting that it ever should return thither, but was to be accommodated within the walls of a house. The houses of Abinadab and Obed-edom therefore were privileged to become temporary temples for its reception. From the very time of the capture of Jebus, David planned to “find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.” Ps. 132: 5. As already learned, a tent was erected, and the ark was brought to Zion and placed in the tent. But the permanent “house” for its residence was reserved for another to build. David had been the proposer, but Solomon was to be the builder of the sacred structure. Others were to be its purifiers and restorers. But these phases of its history must await their due order. These Are Not Lost
By Richard Metcalf
The look of sympathy, the gentle word,
Spoken so low that only angels heard;
The secret act of pure self-sacrifice,
Unseen by men, but marked by angels'
eyes —
These are not lost. The happy dreams that gladdened all our
youth,
When dreams had less of self and more
of truth;
The childhood's faith, so tranquil and so
sweet,
Which sat like Mary at the Master's
feet —
These are not lost. The kindly plan devised for others' good,
So seldom guessed, so little understood,
The quiet, steadfast love that strove to
win
Some wanderer from the ways of sin —
These are not lost. Not lost, O Lord! for in thy city bright
Our eyes shall see the past by clearer
light,
And things long hidden from our gaze
below,
Thou wilt reveal; and we shall surely
know
These are not lost. GEO. O. STATES
By GEO. O. STATES
My Lodge Experience—No. 3
It has been my observation for many years that when Seventh-day Adventists begin to backslide from the truth, they almost invariably join some lodge. I have known men, earnest church workers, some of them elders, who joined some lodge, and in a short time their interest in the lodge took them entirely out of the truth. I have presented evidence to show the lodge unscriptural and unchristian. I now come to a very important phase of this question. The lodge is directly opposed to the teachings of the spirit of prophecy. On page 84, Vol. VII, “Testimonies for the Church,” we are instructed as follows:—
“We are now to use all our entrusted capabilities in giving the last warning message to the world. In this work we are to preserve our individuality. We are not to unite with secret societies or with trades-unions. We are to stand free in God, looking constantly to Christ for instruction. All our movements are to be made with a realization of the importance of the work to be accomplished for God.” This counsel was given a number of years ago, and had it been heeded by our ministers and people, there would not be a member in our churches bound up in lodges or unions. In visiting our churches I have found a great lack of unity on this question. I find many who, while believing that lodges are not right, still think we should take lodge members into our churches and instruct them later, and let them drop the lodge when they see the wrong. What has brought about this lack of unity? Our ministers who raised up churches have failed to present the whole truth. The Lord told us years ago: “We are not to unite with secret societies or with trades-unions.” Then our ministers, in taking lodge members into the churches, are unfaithful stewards. No doubt in the future we shall see more and more to draw away from the truth, and our only safety is in heeding the counsel God is sending this people. In the early days of this message our ministers were united, and preached the message with a power that took every man and woman who accepted it out of the lodge. There are many excellent men connected with the various lodges, men in every community whom we must respect as noble citizens and generous-hearted neighbors. These have doubtless been actuated by worthy motives in uniting with these different orders. But though good men may belong to lodges, that does not make right the system. The principle of all secret societies is wrong. It is the principle against which I speak and not against individuals. In my long years in the ministry I have been told: “Elder States, if you belonged to the lodge, you would have more influence over others.” Let me tell you something perhaps you never gave much thought to: this country is filled with men and women, honest souls, who have left the lodges because they could not consistently remain; and what influence could a Seventh-day Adventist have, who, while he wears one or more lodge pins, goes out preaching, “Come out of her, my people”? In the past our ministers preached the spirit of prophecy, and its teachings united this people; but the failure to preach this important gift has brought about sad changes. “In these societies what are the favorite subjects of conversation? what are the themes that excite interest and give pleasure? Are they not the gratification of the senses—eating and drinking and pleasure seeking?9 The presence of Christ is unknown in these gatherings. No reference is made to him.”—Mrs. E. G. White's tract, “Should Christians Be Members of Secret Societies?” pages 8, 9. It is impossible to be interested in the third angel's message and in the lodge at the same time; and when we try to, our influence leads others from the truth. “Those who fear God can not choose the ungodly for companions, and be themselves unharmed. In these societies they are brought under the influence of worldly principles and customs, and through the power of association and habit the mind becomes more and more conformed to the worldling's standard. Their love for God grows cold, and they have no desire for communion with him.”—Id., page 12. “We should be firmly rooted in the conviction that whatever in any sense turns us aside from truth and justice in our association and partnership with men, can not benefit us, and greatly dishonors God. Every species of deceit or conniving at sin is abhorrent to him. Fraud runs all through these secret associations, and none can be bound up with them and be free men before God and heaven.”—Id., pages 14, 15. From my own experience I know these statements are true. With the exception of a few of the more courageous churches, secret societies have stopped the mouths of Christians. I have known of ministers who, on investigating the lodge question, have decided it was their duty to warn their members of its dangers. Because of doing so, they were cast out of their charge—all through lodge influence. Of my brethren in the lodge, I wish to ask, Did you ever participate in the initiation of members without feeling, in your solemn reflections, that it was not in keeping with the truth for this time? I believe every minister among us should become informed on the lodge question. The lodges claim to fit men for a future life. “When we came and were initiated, we were born again. The veil that held divine truth from our eyes was drawn away, and now we can see divine truth, we can divide our time as we ought to do, and give one third to God and one third to business and one third to sleep. Our hearts are not exactly right, but we learn to cleanse them ourselves, and now, when we come to die, we lie down in the hope that we will wake in the regions of the Holy One.” This is a fair sample of what the members of the various lodges believe—no mention of repentance of sin or of confession of sin; no mention of Christ or of drawings of the Holy Spirit. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.” “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” Ps. 1:1. Methodists Accused of Proselyting
By K. C. Russell
The Washington Times of Feb. 7, 1910, states that former Vice-President Fairbanks was denied an audience with Pope Pius X. This refusal was caused by Vice-President Fairbanks' publicly announcing that he would address the American Methodist Church in Rome, which the Pope regards as proselyters among Catholics. This act on the part of the so-called successor of St. Peter will doubtless receive a merited rebuke from the Methodist Church. The Methodists have a perfect and legitimate right to convert Roman Catholics to their views, and for this they should not be stigmatized as proselyters by the Pope of Rome or any other prelate or member of that church. The same principle obtains in the work of Seventh-day Adventists with Methodists. They have a right to present their doctrines and views to every Methodist in the land, or to the members of any other church, providing such members desire to read or listen to their doctrines. God has created men and women free moral agents, and above every other thing in this world they should have a right to exercise their freedom in matters of religious faith and practise. It is time that churchmen abandon the idea that they have control over the souls of men and women because they are communicants in their church. It is true that they have a right and a duty to counsel and encourage them in every Christian way to remain loyal to the tenets of the particular church to which they belong, but beyond this they have no authority. It is not surprising that the Roman Catholics should regard Methodists who may be seeking converts from their church, as proselyters. That is an old characteristic of theirs which reaches back to Luther's time during the Reformation. But it is to be regretted that any professed Protestant church should adopt the same cry that has been made by the Roman Catholic Church in all ages. There never would have been any Protestant church if those who had separated from the Catholic Church had not sought to win converts to the light which God had given them. “With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.” The End of the Law
By Chas. P. Whitford
There is a class of religionists in the world to-day who tell us that the law of God has come to an end, and offer as proof Rom. 10:4, which reads as follows: “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” But the text does not say that the law of God has come to an end. Then what does it say? It says that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one who believeth. The facts are simply these: The end, or object, of the law was to bring man to perfect obedience. By reason of the power of sin and the corruption of human nature, this became impossible; and so Christ came to do that which the law could not do; and here is the proof in Rom. 8:34: “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” It is thus that Christ becomes the “end”—object, or ultimate requirement—of the law. Christ is the means by which man is justified, and enabled to keep the law. The law is not destroyed, nor the intention of the Law-giver frustrated, but full satisfaction being made by the death of Christ for our breach of the law, the end is attained, and we are put in another way of justification. Christ thus becomes “the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” But what about those who do not believe? The law still abides to condemn them as sinners, and “sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” The Greatest of All Blessings
HEALTH is a great blessing—competence obtained by honorable industry is a great blessing—and a great blessing it is to have kind, faithful, and loving friends and relatives; but, the greatest of all blessings, as it is the most ennobling of all privileges, is to be indeed a Christian.—Coleridge. PAYING a visit to sorrow's abode,
Helping a burdened one o'er a rough road,
This the sweet thought making duty delight,
Turning the shadows of gloom into light—
Just to please Jesus. Staying at home with the children, perchance,
Watching the sick one's oft-wandering glance,
Sweeping and dusting and tidying home,
Deeds not recorded 'neath fame's painted dome—
Just to please Jesus. Turning the eye from the vanity show,
Sparkling and flashing with glittering glow,
Turning away to the quiet and calm,
Singing in secret a thanksgiving psalm—
Just to please Jesus. Swinging the hammer, if duty demands,
Plying the needle with quick, willing hands,
Using the pencil, the pick, or the pen,
Serving my Lord and my own fellow men—
Just to please Jesus. Giving a smile, or taking a hand,
Leading lost feet to the fair better land,
Doing, and thinking, and hearing, and seeing,
Eating, and drinking, and working, and being—
Just to please Jesus. MRS. LUELLA B. PRIDDY
By Luella B. Priddy
Talks With a Nervous Mother— No. 2
“Is it possible for a frail, nervous woman always to be serene and pleasant?” you ask. Is there a limit to God’s grace, Mrs. Allison? You may be a blessing to your family even though you may not be able to reach your ideal as a housekeeper, but you must do it in God’s way. I am no advocate of slack housekeeping. A delicate woman may often accomplish much by eliminating unnecessary embellishments. There are some things that it would be right to do, if the doing of them would not crowd out more important matters. By careful planning, you can so arrange your work that your hardest tasks will usually come on the days when your strength is the greatest. When you feel that you have reached the limit of your strength, drop down on your couch, close your eyes, and let every muscle relax. Drop your cares from your mind, and meditate on the precious promises of God. A few moments frequently spent in this way will strengthen you, and make life a joy instead of a burden. A restful spirit makes labor less fatiguing. “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” Prov. 4: 20-22. Your chief work is to save the souls of the little flock committed to your care. Take time to become acquainted with your children. Teach them to open to you their hearts. You will thus be able to discover the first impress of evil, and can point them to the better way. Go outdoors and enjoy the life-giving air and sunshine with them. You need it, and so do they. Do you say that you have not the time for such recreation? Let me assure you, Mrs. Allison, that you will do more work in a year if you spend some time in this way, and you will do it more cheerfully. A constant struggle with physical weakness sometimes tempts you to feel despondent. Do not allow yourself to feel that your life is in vain, because you can not accomplish all that you would like to do. A woman who maintains a cheerful spirit may always be a help to her family and her friends. Did you ever think that the Lord has made the strongest promises to the weakest ones? The sturdy sheep may walk beside the Shepherd, but he carries the delicate lamb in his bosom. Get your Bible, and we will read some of its promises. “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” Isa. 40: 29. Do the tasks of the day seem unusually heavy? Read Deut. 33:25: “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” Does your trembling faith fail to grasp these promises? Read Isa. 35:4: “Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong.” “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.” Prov. 17: 22. Meditation upon the precious promises of God will do more for you to lift you out of a discouraged state of mind than anything else can, and you will feel stronger for your work. Our Saviour knows all the cares and heartaches that a mother feels. He11 came to this earth a helpless infant in the arms of a human mother. Mary must have been a woman of many cares. It is supposed that she was the second wife of Joseph, and that she was not only a mother, but a stepmother also. She maintained her family on the slender income that could be provided by a poor carpenter. She knew all about toil and privation. But a home that sheltered the Lord Jesus could not fail to be a happy home. Jesus is acquainted with the needs of busy, tired mothers. Let him come into your home, and carry your burdens. Mother's Seventieth Birthday
By M. P. Cady
To-DAY we meet to celebrate the day
Which marks the seventieth mile-stone
of the road
Of life for you, our mother, most beloved.
How much of joy or sadness, grief or pain,
Has been your portion we can never know;
For deepest thoughts our cherished treasures are,
And in ourselves we live a deeper life,
Incomprehensible to e'en our dearest friend,
Most loved, who shares in all the common trove
Of usual good or ill which haps our lot. Threescore and ten,—how kind the Master-hand
Has held the course through waters all unknown.
Through childhood's days the wimpling wavelets rocked
The dancing boat upon the sunny stream;
In youth the widening waters reached the sea;
In womanhood the storms have burst amain
In fiercest fury on thy craft. But still
The Watchful Eye hath seen, and trimmed the sail
So that each storm hath borne thee on the way
That leads toward the port and perfect day. The passing years, what changes they have brought
To you, and those who years agone met in
Our happy home! Our every joy was yours;
Our sorrows more. Severe your toil and care.
Alas, the severed ties! Beneath the sod,
In sleep serene, our honored father lies;
And some of those who claimed a mother's care
Are gone; and scattered far are those who live.
No more is “home” a home, indeed: its halls
Re-echo footfalls new and voices strange. Let us not grieve, for chance and change must come.
Each bitter cup still leaves untasted sweet.
He who has brought us to this happy hour
Is changeless, and will still provide.
Like him, then bear the good or ill. His love
Is constant, and his mercies sure.
Whate'er
Befall, he will sustain; and when,
At last, life's voyage is o'er, eternal life,
With all the loved, will be thy happy meed,
And mortal life shall meet its greater day. “Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence”
By Lucy Welch
Among the traits that seem especially prominent in early childhood, perhaps none is more pronounced than confidence, and in it lie great possibilities for good or for evil. The Creator has put the parent in God's place to the little child, that through the parent the child might become acquainted with God, and through its filial confidence and affection be led to implicit trust in the divine Father. What a mighty protection, what a wall of defense, has God ordained shall thus be placed around the child! And we are all but children in his sight, and without the confidence in him we shall wander from the strait and narrow way that leads to eternal life. I once knew a child who was carefully reared, and who always confided in her mother, but one day she found herself for a little time where she could not avail herself of that privilege. She had been taught to repeat a prayer each night on retiring, but she had never gone to the Lord alone for what she needed. She reasoned that if the Lord heard her pray each evening, he could hear her where she was, and could do for her what her mother would do were she there. And the answer to her prayer, which came immediately, was an assurance to her that Jesus was her friend— a friend to whom she could go at any time. Well would it be for us did we never doubt that Friend! While our first parents maintained their confidence in God, the artful deceiver could not harm them, but, pierced with the poisoned arrows of suspicion, they became an easy prey. On this point, too, Satan tempted our blessed Saviour. But Jesus met him with God's own word. To Jesus that word was truth, eternal truth. Satan well knows that if man's confidence is unshaken in that word, man must triumph in its power. Hence his determined efforts to lead men to disregard that word. But to us the Lord says, “Cast not away . . . your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.”