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EXPLANATION OF A FEW DIFFICULT WORDS.
ADOPTION, being made a child of JUBILEE,( a word signifying either a blast of a trumpet, or a bringing back,) a Jewish Festival, which was a figure of our recovered blessirgs in Christ. JUSTIFICATION,
being accounted
righteous through Christ. LENT, the Spring, a fast of forty days before Easter.
ORDINANCE, a commanded religious duty.
PAGANS, idolaters. PASSION, suffering.
applied to the
God by his grace. ADVENT, coming, coming of Christ. BAPTISM, washing, the sacrament by which we are admitted into the Church.
CHRISTMAS, Christ's service, a festival on his birth.
CHERUBIM, one of the orders of angels.
COVENANT, an agreement, divine promise, or appointment. DOXOLOGY, a song ascribing glory to God.
EASTER, Day of rising.
EBENEZER, a stone of help, or witness of divine help received. ELECT, chosen.
EMBER, ashes, ember week so called from the ancient custom of putting ashes on the head in token of humiliation.
EPIPHANY, making known, Christ's being made known to the Gentiles.
GENTILES, nations in general as distinguished from the Jews. GRACE, free favour to the unworthy. HARBINGER, a forerunner. HEATHEN, unchristian nations. HOSANNA, save now I beseech thee; and it is also used as a form of wishing success.
INCARNATE, having our flesh; applied to our Lord Jesus Christ.
REDEMPTION, our deliverance from sin and ruin at the costly price of Christ's death.
REGENERATION, being born again of the Holy Spirit.
SERAPHIM, one of the orders of angels.
SACRAMENT, a holy sign of a spiritual blessing; applied to Baptism and the Lord's supper, which were ordained by Christ as signs, means, and pledges of his grace. SANCTIFICATION, being made holy by the Spirit of Christ. TRINITY, Three in one, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three persons in one Godhead.
WHIT SUNDAY, so called from the white garments in which those admitted to baptism were once clothed. The day on which we commemorate the descent of the Holy Ghost in the Christian Church.
Epitaphs.
A church- yard may be made very profitable by suitable epitaphs. The following passages of Scripture may assist the friends of deceased persons in selecting an appropriate one. It is much to be desired that epitaphs should invariably tend to humble the sinner, exalt the Saviour, and promote holiness.
SUITABLE TEXTS FOR TOMBSTONES.
[ In many of these only part of the text would be suitable.]
PIOUS CHARACTERS.Gen. xlviii. 21; 2 Chron. xxxiv. 28; Job iii. 17; xix. 25, 26; Psalm xvii, 15; xxxvii. 37; lxxiii. 26; cxvi. 15; Luke xx. 36; John xvii. 24; Acts vii. 59; Rom. viii. 38, 39; xiv. 8; 1 Cor. xv. 26, 51-53, 57; 2 Cor. v. 1; Phil. iii. 21; Titus ii. 13; Heb. iv. 9; xi. 15; Rev. ii. 10; xiv. 13.
MISCELLANEOUS.- Deut. xxxii. 29; Job. xxx. 23; Psalm xc. 12; Eccles. iii. 2; xii. 7; Isaiah xxv. 8; Matt. vi. 20; John iii. 16; v. 28, 29; viii. 51; Rom. v. 8-10; Ephes. ii. 8; 2 Tim. i. 10; Heb. ii. 9; ix. 27; Rev.
i. 18.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH.- 2 Sam. xii. 23; Job. i. 21; Psalm xlix. 15; Eccles. xii. 1; Hosea xiii. 14; Matt. xix. 14; xxi. 16; Rev. xxi. 4.
MANHOOD.- Job. xxi. 23; Psalm ciii. 15-17; James iv. 13, 14; 1 Pet.
i. 24.
AGE.- Gen. iii. 19; Psalm xc. 10; Prov. xvi. 31; Isa. xlvi. 4; Matt. xxiv. 13.
SUDDEN DEATH.- Psalm xxxix. 4; Prov. xiv. 32; xxvii. 1; Matt. xxiv. 42.
MINISTERS.- Prov. xi. 30; Dan. xii. 3; 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8.