Moses the Man of God Lects Author:James Hamilton General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1871 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: III. ' By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter ; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season ; esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king : for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible." -- Heb. xi. 24-27. When Hercules had grown up he went out into a solitary place to muse over his future course of life. After a while he saw two female figures approaching; the one in white apparel, with a noble aspect, open and innocent; the other painted and bedizened, and looking to see if people looked at her. As they drew nearer, this last ran briskly up, and was the first to accost him : -- " Oh, Hercules, I see that you are perplexed about your path in life. If you will make a friend of me, I shall conduct you the smoothest and most charming road. You will not be troubled with business, or battles, or tasks of any kind; but your whole study shall be where to find the best wines and the nicest dishes, the newest scents and the most fashionable clothes, the merriest companions and the most exciting amusements. And you need take no trouble about the wherewitlial, for if you will surrender to my guidance there are friends and familiars of mine who will take care to provide the supplies." " And pray, madam," said Hercules, " what may be your name ?" " My name," she replied, " is Pleasure, although my enemies have nicknamed me Vice." Then said the ot...« less