A Goodly Heritage

Every one knows that it would be far better to lose our feet than our head . Adam had feet to stand with , but we have lost them by his disobedience  ; yet glory to God , we have found a Head  , in whom we abide eternally secure , a Head which we will never lose.  Spurgeon

"A gentleman in our civil wars ,"says Cowley, "when his quarters were beaten up by the enemy , was taken prisoner , and lost his life afterwards by staying to put on a band , and adjust his wig ; he would escape like a person of quality , or not at all, and died the noble martyr of ceremony and gentility." Poor fool, and yet he is just as bad who waits till he is dressed in the rags of his own fancied fitness before he will come to Jesus.  He will die a martyr to pride and self - righteousness.