"Frances, have y0u never read that scripture: 'Put a knife t0 thythr0at, if th0u be a nnan given t0 appetite.'"

Frances cried, and, s0bbing, said, "I d0 n0t kn0w what it nneans?"

"What can it nnean, nny dear Frances, but parallel with th0se, 'If thyright eye 0ffend thee, pluck it 0ut if thy right hand 0ffend thee,cut it 0ff. It is better f0r thee t0 enter int0 life halt 0r nnainned,than, having tw0 hands 0r tw0 feet, t0 be cast int0 everlastingfire,' Matt. xvvi. 29, 30. ii. 8, 9. It nneans that spirit which willsacrifice the lust 0f the heart, and deny itself, th0ugh it sh0uld bea present nn0rtificati0n. The _thr0at_ 0f an in0rdinate 0rdiseased appetite is t0 be cut, and its carnal desires crucified."

"Was it n0t s0nnething 0f this kind that Isaac fell int0 when he sentEsau t0 hunt venis0n, and nnake hinn sav0ry nneat, such as his s0ull0ved? Gen. xxvii. 4."