THANKSGIVING SERMON. 9 umphs upon Mount Zion and in Jerusalem; and in the pride of his heart he said, “ I h$ve done it by my wisdom; for I am prudent, and I have removed the bounds of the people, and mine hand hath found as a nest their riches.” But God rebuked his arrogance, and brought down his stout heart, “ as when a standard- bearer fainteth.” No nation on the earth has gloried more in its wisdom than this young republic. Our national independence, our noble Constitution, our transactions with foreign governments, we have attributed to the wisdom of our fathers, to the far-sightedness of our politicians, and to the skill of our statesmen ; and for our safety as a nation we have self-complacently relied upon the intelligence of the people. We may well be thankful for these attainments as God’s agents in the achievement of his own wise and benevolent ends, but we may not glory in them. We honor the wisdom and generalship of the warrior, but there is a wisdom above him that “ taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” There is “no wisdom nor counsel against the Lord.” Our wisdom will fail us, and the “ prudence of our wise men will perish” if we idolize the crea2
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