The reviews are posted here for our readers, but also will be sent to the Book House where they will hopefully be used to inform customers about the books they may want to purchase. We will try to publish one review a week for the spring. Daniel Kraus is a respected literary writer who uses imagery and metaphor.
In this thrilling adventure story, we, the readers, follow the adventures of Zebulon Finch, a youngster, who after being involved in a series of unfortunate dealing, was shot and killed in Lake Michigan, after which he promptly came back to life. Following this, he undergoes both a physical and mental journey whereby he, being stuck in an teenage state of mind, explores society and eventually develops into a more mature character. However, he eventually manages to flee it, after a duel wherein he is shot multiple times and does not die , which essentially allows him to escape.
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Afterwards, he approaches a surgeon by the name of Dr Leather, who extensively studies Finch in an attempt to thwart death. All of these end in failure, and Finch is left psychologically scarred. He eventually escapes, and seeks a new life, but is caught up in the First World War. With his immortality, he quickly proves useful as a runner, and despite animosity in the beginning, makes a friend, Church, who would go on to be friends with him, even long after the war.
His pastures are clothed with flocks, and his valleys are covered with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. How many beauties ever entertain his eye, and what musical sounds his ears? I mean not the softer notes of numerous Birds, of various notes, that sing among the branches; but the musick of his lowing herds, and bleating flocks, which salute him daily and call him their Lord and Master.
So little neason have the Town or Country to repine at their own, or to grudge one anothers state. Yea so much reason is there at times, both to congratulate and also to pity one another. We have in the end no private advantage one over the other, nor any private Interest opposite to each other. But let their mutual love, and pleasure in one anothers weal, be like their relation to, dependance on and Interest in one another.
So the text supposes and requires of Zebulun and Issachar, that as GOD made them to rejoyce in their going out and in their tents, that they should call the people to the Mountain, to offer the sacrifices of Righteousness to God. But then it is a standing and most equitable Rule too, "That whatsoever we have the comfort of, GOD must have the Glory of: But to do good and to communicate forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Nay it supposes that the genenous and zealous support of it be the common spirit of both. That the Town be stirring up the Country to it, and that the Country be as forward to promote it in the Town.
Worldliness, pride, vanity and sensuality, Uncleaness and every worldly lust that wars against the soul are bro't in among them. The Cares and pleasures of the world devour the place.
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They have ordinarily more knowledge of the Necessities of other places, keep correspondence with them, have their Interests among them, and have their Influence upon them. But I would not have this honour in the text appropriated to Zebu un, the trading Tribe. It ought equally to belong to him. Pray GOD it ever may, as we trust it did of old.
Our retir'd Inland Towns are I hope a more humble, meek, sober, temperate people: They have more of the Wish, which the Town is ready to make for it self; Rid me of strange Children, whose mouth speaketh vanity.
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Where is the place almost that does any thing in way of assistance to others, for the propagation of religion? How are the sacrifices of Righteousness wanting in such Tents of Issachar! Far be it from us to think this of Issachar; Unworthy then to have been one of the Tribes of Israel. Certainly then they were a tribe noted for the Schools.
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By which it should seem that the Almanacks of Israel came from Issachars tents. And agreably we find in Davids time the Children of Issachar thus characteriz'd, 1 Chron. That they had Understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do. Such use to come out of Issachars tents to Parliament: Henry, they knew that Israel ought to make David King: They shall call the People unto the Mountain, and there make their Offerings. In this best sense of all, let Zebulun suck of the abundance of the seas. The abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee; — they shall come with acceptance upon mine altar, and I will glorifie the house of my glory: Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows: So let vital piety flourish in Issachars lot, and his Schools not die; let his devout Families frequent the Sanctuary of the LORD, and bring Offerings to his House out of their substance; the males of their flocks.
His Ministers to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
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How peremptory is this Injunction, both the prohibition and the precept! GOD is absolute in his demand of an offering at our hands, as well as from our lips; this constitutes the sacrifice of Righteousness, both coming from the heart: It is but something of what GOD hath first given; a part of his Blessing return'd to Him again; only let it be in proportion to the Ability with which He has blessed thee.
The Phrase there is yet more peculiar, None shall see my face empty.
In those times none approach'd before their earthly Prince or Ruler without a Present, to express their respect and honour, affection and duty. There is not a present to bring to the Man of God. He who requires us to pray and to praise him, has requir'd us also to support his Worship and to give alms always. We may not defraud or rob GOD of one Due or another. He has tax'd us, and appointed his Receivers; and has He not right and power to do so?
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