FELLOWSHIP.
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Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law.—Psalm xciv. 20.
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.—Ephesians, v. 11.
That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.—I. John, i. 3.
We would not die in that man’s company, That fears his fellowship to die with us. Shakspere.
From blissful bowers Of amaranthine shade, fountain or spring, By the waters of life where’er they sat. In fellowship of joy. Milton.
The blessings which the poor and weak can scatter Have their own season. ’Tis a little thing To give a cup of water; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drained by fevered lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame, More exquisite than when nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours. It is but a little thing to speak a phrase Of common comfort, which by daily use Has almost lost its sense; yet on the ear Of him who thought to die unmourned, ’t will fall Like choicest music; fill the glazing eye With gentle tears; relax the knotted band To know the bonds of fellowship again. Talfourd.
O, sweet it is, through life’s dark way In Christian fellowship to move, Illumed by one unclouded ray, And one in faith, in hope, in love. Charlotte Elizabeth.
How sweet it is when friend with friend In holy fellowship can walk! When thoughts and sympathies may blend, And hearts be open as their talk! Such will the preparation prove For lasting fellowship above. Egone.