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Rh pirit of thoe authors, or undertand them.

A florid tyle motly paes with the ignorant for fine writing; many entences are admired that have no meaning in them, though they contain "words of thundering ound," and others that have nothing to recommend them but weet and muical terminations.

Books of theology are not calculated for young perons; religion is bet taught by example. The Bible hould be read with particular repect, and they hould not be taught reading by o