Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

The Bible.—The bible, whether we consult it as the earliest and most correct history now extant; whether we consider the awful sublimity of its sentiments, the picturesque beauty of its images, the boldness and brilliancy of its metaphors, the unaffected simplicity of its style, the noble range of its beautiful poetry, the cogency and force of many parts of its reasoning, but, above all the pure system of morality it inculcates, ought to be read and attentively studied. The man who objects to its principles can claim as little credit for his morality as he can for his taste who cavils at the manner in which these principles are conveyed. If religion be false, the bible is nevertheless valuable: if revelation be a fable, the bible should be deservedly dear.—Emerald.