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HE THAT LAYS DOWN PRECEPTS FOR GOVERNING OUR LIVES, AND MODERATING OUR PASSIONS, OBLIGES HUMANITY NOT ONLY IN THE PRESENT, BUT IN ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS. —

IF YOU WOULD BE PUNGENT, BE BRIEF; FOR IT IS WITH WORDS AS WITH SUNBEAMS—THE MORE THEY ARE CONDENSED, THE DEEPER THEY BURN. —

THE PROVERB ANSWERS WHERE THE SERMON FAILS. —