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CONCORD, &c.

AGREEMENT between persons or things; harmony; suitableness of one to another; peace; union; mutual kindness. JOHNSON.

Kind concord, heavenly-born, whose blissful reign
Holds this vast globe in one surrounding chain;
Soul of the world!

TICKELL.

CONCORD is derived from the Latin noun cor gen. cordis, the heart, and the proposition con, with; so that it means literally with the heart. From Cor, we have also CORDIAL, sincere; CONCORDANT; CONCORDANCE; DISCORDANT; DISCORDANCE; DISCORDANCY; (Dis or Di, in Latin, signifies negation or opposition to.) From the same derivative, we have also CORE, the heart, and several other words; see Courage.

AGREEMENT; this, as well as the French word Gré, (accord, will,) is probably derived from the Latin noun Gratia, meaning favour, grace. From Gré, we have the words AGREE; AGREEABLE; AGREEABLENESS; AGREEMENT; all of which are likewise used with the prefix Dis; &c. From Gratia or Gratus, are also derived several other words, on which see GRACIOUSNESS.

HARMONY comes from the Greek word Harmos, a joint; whose derivative is the verb Aro, to fit; hence it is frequently applied to sounds as well as states of being, &c., as in HARMONIOUS; HARMONIC; HARMONIZE. WATTS says, that "HARMONY is a compound idea made different sounds united," and the same may be also said of CONCORD, which, like the preceding word, has commonly a musical application.

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Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

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Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilst thou art in way with him. MATT. V. 25.

Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. MATT. XVIII. 19.

The more you agree together, the less hurt can your enemies do you.

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If we look upon the world as a musical instrument, well-tuned, and harmoniously struck, we ought not therefore to worship the instrument, but Him that makes the music. STILLINGFLEet.

Surely infinite wisdom must accomplish all its works with consummate harmony, proportion and regularity. CHEYNE.

It is evident, in the general, that if we consult either public welfare, or private happiness, Christian charity ought to regulate our disposition in mutual intercourse. But as this great principle admits of several diversified appearances, let us consider some of the chief forms under which it ought to shew itself in the usual tenor of life. What first presents itself to be recommended is a peaceable temper; a disposition averse to giving offence, and desirous of cultivating harmony and amicable intercourse in society. This supposes yielding and condescending manners, unwillingness to contend with others about trifles, and in contests that are unavoidable, proper moderation of spirit. Such a temper is the first principle of self-enjoyment; it is the basis of all order and happiness among mankind. The positive and contentious, the rude and quarrelsome, are the bane of society. They seem destined to blast the share of comfort which is here allotted to man. But they cannot disturb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages first in their own bosoms before it is let forth upon the world. In the tempests which they raise, they are always tossed; and frequently it is their lot to perish. BLAIR.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments;

As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. PSAL. CXXXIII. "Tis a pleasant thing to see Children in the Lord agree, Children of a God of Love, Live as they shall live above, Acting each a Christian partOne in lip, and one in heart.

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As the precious ointment, shed
Upon Aaron's hallow'd head,
Downward through his garments stole,
Scatt'ring odours o'er the whole;
So, from our High Priest above,
To his church flows heavenly love.
Gently as the dews distil
Down on Zion's holy hill,
Dropping gladness where they fall,
Brightening and refreshing all;

Such is Christian union, shed
Through the members, from the head.

COURAGE, &c.

BRAVERY; active fortitude; spirit of enterprise.

JOHNSON.

COURAGE is derived from the French Courage, which comes from the Latin noun Cor, the heart; from whence we have also COURAGEOUS; COURAGEOUSLY-NESS; ENCOURAGE-MENT; &c., see CONCORD.

DISCOURAGE-MENT;

[BRAVERY comes from the French noun Brave, from whence we have also BRAVE; BRAVERY; BRAVADO, a boast; BRAVO, a man who murders for hire, &c.

Certainly it denotes no great bravery of mind to do that out of a desire for fame, which we could not be prompted to by a generous passion for the glory of Him that made us. SPECTATOR, No. 255. There are those who make it a point of bravery to bid defiance to the oracles of divine revelation.

L'ESTRANGE. BRAVERY also signifies splendour, magnificence, show, &c.

In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon. ISAIAH III. 18.]

Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. PSALM XXVII. 14.

The courage which arises from a sense of our duty, and from the fear of offending Him that made us, acts always in an uniform manner, and according to the dictates of right reason. ADDISON.

Let us imitate the courageous example of St. Paul, who chose then to magnify his office, when all men conspired to lessen it. ATTERBURY.

The rational and immortal being who raises the edifice of his fame upon simple bravery, has chosen but an unworthy and a frail foundation. Separate bravery from motives and purposes, and what will remain but that which is possessed by a mastiff or a game-cock? All just, all rational, and we will venture to affirm, all permanent reputation, refers to the mind, or to virtue; and what connexion has animal power or animal hardihood with intellect or goodness? I do not decry courage. I know that He, who was better acquainted than we are with the nature and worth of human actions, attached much value to courage; but he attached none to bravery. Courage he recommended by his precepts, and enforced by his example. Bravery he never recommended at all. The wisdom of this distinction, and its accordance with the principles of His religion are plain. Bravery requires the existence of many of those dispositions which He disallowed. Animosity, resentment, the desire of retaliation, the disposition to injure and destroy, all this is necessary to bravery; but all this is incompatible with Christianity. The courage which Christianity requires, is to bravery, what fortitude is to daring —an effort of the mind rather than of the spirits. It is a calm, steady, determinateness of purpose, that will not be diverted by solicitation, or awed by fear. "Behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me; neither count I my life dear unto myself," says St. Paul (ACTS xx. 22). What resemblance has bravery to courage like this? This courage is a virtue, and a virtue which it is difficult to acquire, or to practise: and we have therefore, heedlessly or ingeniously transferred its praise to another quality, which is inferior in its nature, and

easier to acquire, in order that we may obtain the reputation of virtue at a cheap rate. That simple bravery, then, implies much merit, or much of that merit which a rational being should desire, we think cannot be shown; and if the reader should think differently, we would invite him to consider whether it will always be easy, in awarding the honours of a battle, to determine the preponderance of virtue between the soldier and the horse which carries him. DYMOND'S INQUIRY, &c.

A coward is not necessarily bad, nor a brave man necessarily good. Courage, like other dispositions, may be applied to wicked purposes; it may be injurious to the courageous persons, and injurious to others. If courage makes men less happy-if it injures the comforts, or destroys the property of others-it is not a virtue, but a vice. Guided by prudence and benevolence, courage is virtuous; but if not guided by these, it may be quite the contrary. DR. BOWRING.

One of the convicts of Sing Sing prison (United States), having been subjected to punishment, had vowed the death of Captain Lyonds, at the first opportunity. This threat coming to the Captain's ears, he sent for the convict, received him alone in his bed-chamber, and without appearing to notice anything peculiar in his manner, directed the man to shave him. The convict performed the operation without any attempt at violence. When it was over, Captain Lyonds dismissed him, telling him that he had heard he had threatened his life, but that he knew he would not dare to attempt it, and that he had sent for him alone, and without arms, to let him see how little he feared him.

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but in being resolutely minded in a just cause. PLUTARCH.

He that unshrinking and without a groan,
Bears the first wound, may finish all the war
With mere courageous silence, and come off
Conqueror for the man that well conceals
The heavy strokes of fate, he bears them well.

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DR. WATTS.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom PSALM XXVII. 1.

shall I be afraid?

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