Identifier: heartofmaneither00goss (find matches)
Title: The heart of man : either a temple of God, or a habitation of Satan : represented in ten emblematical figures, calculated to awaken and promote a Christian disposition
Year: 1851 (1850s)
Authors: Gossner, Johannes, 1773-1858 Pöschel, Philipp Friedrich
Subjects: Christian life
Publisher: Harrisburg (Pa.) : Lutz & Scheffer
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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uld I not love thee, not love thee with mywhole heart and with all my powers ! Oh grant methis love, let me become altogether love, as thou artlove! Let me feel thou art near, and let me becomemore and more united with thee! Let nothing sep-arate me from thy love!—Prepare thou my heart,for thy eternal residence! Draw my heart entirelyto thyself in the inward man, that I may only lovethee, only adhere to thee, and consider all thingsbeside thee as vain! Behold thee in all things,find thee in all things ; do and perform all thingsfor thee alone, that thou mayest be every thing tome ! Thou God of my soul! Thou my portion forever! Amen. Christs love is mj perpetual feast 5By day his councils guide me right 5 And be his name forever blest, Who gives me sweet advice by night. I see him still before mine eyes, At my right hand he stands prepard To keep my soul from all surprise,And be my everlasting guard. THE NEW YORK f.PUBLIC LIBRAKYr ASTOT^TlLDt.t^ rR mMj.m%m&WMmsm?<?JJ.mm&m^
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*^5 State of a Persons Heart, whose zeal has grown cold, C^^B and who has returned to the Love of the World. %^ Figure 6. State of a Persons Hearty whose zeal has grown cold, anduho has returned to the Love of the World. IN this Figure you beliold a face, which with one evestares impudently around ; the other eye is drowsy.—In theheart the signs of the sufferings of Jesus, have become fewer,the sparks of grace are extinguishing—the star—the emblemof faith—becomes dim, and has lost its liglit and splendor.This indicates, that when man becomes careless and drowsyin good acts, ceases to watch and pray, and on the contrarylooks upon the follies of the world, and indulges more andmore in the enjoyment of its rejoicings, its honors and pleas-ures ^ if at the same time, what must naturally follow, heproceeds, considering less and less the sufferings of his Re-deemer, looks seldom to the crucified Jesus, the author andfinisher of his faith, and thus looses himself gradually out ofhis

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