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6
IS
HAPPINESS.
TIE is happy who is cheerful though posses¬
sing but little ; he is unhappy who is troubled
thhough amidst much wealth- The happiness
tf the body consists hi health, that of the mind
n knowledge. To be wise and virtuous will
! nake us happy.
2. Health and peace, a moderate fortune,-
md a few select friends, sum up the chief arti-
;les of temporal felicity. If you would judge
vhether a man is happy, you must not think of
(its property, and appearance, but inquire whe¬
ther he is contented, and habitually cheerful..
[f the feelings of pleasure are more numerous
] n high life, so are also those of pain. If great¬
ness flatters our vanity, it multiplies our dangers
!.nd desires. If the middle rank, or the poor,
.re confined to a more narrow compass, yet
heir wants are fewer, and they have more real
â– njoyments. With respect to spiritual happi-
Iess, the grace of God, and the forgiveness of
in, are the chief articles of it ; here we are at
certainty, for the son of God has removed the
eil whicli covered true bliss, and has taught
lie way which leads to eternal and complete
lappiness.
! 3. There are three reasons why many do not.
;:njoy true happiness:
I 1st. Because they expect too much here be-
*ow ; whoever said, I am completely happy ?—
f we have religion and wealth, perhaps we
f vant health of body ; if we even possess that,
ome enemies or relations may trouble us ; all
:his is designed to teach us, that this world is
not our home.
2diy. Looking up with envy at those above
IS
HAPPINESS.
TIE is happy who is cheerful though posses¬
sing but little ; he is unhappy who is troubled
thhough amidst much wealth- The happiness
tf the body consists hi health, that of the mind
n knowledge. To be wise and virtuous will
! nake us happy.
2. Health and peace, a moderate fortune,-
md a few select friends, sum up the chief arti-
;les of temporal felicity. If you would judge
vhether a man is happy, you must not think of
(its property, and appearance, but inquire whe¬
ther he is contented, and habitually cheerful..
[f the feelings of pleasure are more numerous
] n high life, so are also those of pain. If great¬
ness flatters our vanity, it multiplies our dangers
!.nd desires. If the middle rank, or the poor,
.re confined to a more narrow compass, yet
heir wants are fewer, and they have more real
â– njoyments. With respect to spiritual happi-
Iess, the grace of God, and the forgiveness of
in, are the chief articles of it ; here we are at
certainty, for the son of God has removed the
eil whicli covered true bliss, and has taught
lie way which leads to eternal and complete
lappiness.
! 3. There are three reasons why many do not.
;:njoy true happiness:
I 1st. Because they expect too much here be-
*ow ; whoever said, I am completely happy ?—
f we have religion and wealth, perhaps we
f vant health of body ; if we even possess that,
ome enemies or relations may trouble us ; all
:his is designed to teach us, that this world is
not our home.
2diy. Looking up with envy at those above
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Religion & morality > Elegant extracts > (15) |
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| Description | Containing: An awful instance of disobedience to parents--Divisions, how to heal--Mysteries--Composition--Abilities--Action of men--Advice--Affectation--Genius--Happiness--Novelty--Openness--Prudence--Party spirit--Cheerfulness in religion. Ayr: Printed by D. Macarter & Co., 1817. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2790(8) |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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