Let your moderation be known unto all men, PHIL. iv. 5; for Charity (that is love) edifieth. 1 Cor. viii. 1.

F thou rebukest others, thou wouldst have them

to be like thee, thou oughtest to examine thyself first, whether it flows from a blind partyzeal, impatience and self-will, or from a true principle of love; and whether thou art also much in prayer for them, both before and after. He who lays the long-sufferings of the Son of GOD truly to heart, and considers how gently he has treated him, and still treats him like the weakest child, must needs be moderate also towards all men, and think, "If nobody would bear with others, surely I must." LORD, give me the right spirit of meekness, to shew all lenity to my fellowChristians. To bear with their infirmities and weaknesses, and in everything to ascribe the blame to my own wicked and perverse heart. Keep me, O LORD, from pride, and vain conceit, that stirreth up to boldness in the works of the flesh, and that engendereth strife. Let the meek and the lowly mind of the holy child JESUS dwell in me, and through it let my moderation be known unto all men, for charity edifieth.

Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, LORD,
From ev'ry rash and heedless word;

Nor let my feet incline to tread
The guilty path where sinners lead!

O may the righteous, when I stray,
Smite and reprove my wand'ring way;
Their gentle words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.

When I behold them pressed with grief,
I'll cry to heaven for their relief;
And by my warm petitions prove
How much I prize their faithful love.、

David's Prayer.-Put thou my tears into thy bottle; are they not in thy book? PSALM lvi. 8. Divine Answer. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. PSALM CXXVI. 5, 6.

ELIEVER, if thou art now reaping in joy, if

thou hast a heart full of gladness and art singing hymns of triumph, be thankful, for few have attained to such a state of assurance and happiness; but remember that this work belongs more to the next world than the present. Here weeping and rejoicing follow each other, weeping for thy sad subjection to sin, Satan, the world and the flesh, rejoicing for the victories CHRIST is giving thee over them. However strong be thy faith, sorrow will oft find a lodging in thy bosom; for there is no retreat from the field of battle; and thine enemies will not leave thee while thou hast a breath to draw. Let this be a check to impatience. Let it humble thee in the sight of the Holy One of Israel, the LORD, thy Redeemer. It is indeed needful to be humbled under a sense of thy misery, so as to sigh, groan, and weep often; and this is the true seed for eternity. This is the precious seed which the LORD requires you to bear, and which going forth bearing while engaged in the Christian warfare, you shall return from the field of battle, laden with a rich harvest of glory, into Immanuel's peaceful land. Not a single tear or groan will be lost, they are all in the book of the LORD.

Let those who sow in sadness, wait

Till the fair harvest come;

They shall confess their sheaves are great,
And shout the blessings home.

The Lord hath heard my supplication. He will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in time of trouble, and they that know thy name will trust in thee; for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. The needy shall not always be forgotten, the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. PSALM vi. 9; ix. 9, 10, 18. See also PSALM iii. 4; xxxi. 1, 7; xci. 14, 15; xii. 5.

HOEVER would receive comfort from these

words, must first be sensible of his poverty and misery, and shew it by confessing his sins, and feeling nothing in himself but helplessness and unworthiness. He must come with all his poverty to a rich SAVIOUR, and daily entreat his mercy, carefully remembering, that the LORD has promised to supply all our wants, however great our poverty and misery may be ; therefore, beware of unbelief, and do not suspect the LORD's kindness, but seek to him, and hope in him, and expect all good things from him; assuring thyself that neither thy hope, nor thy prayer, nor a single sigh of thine will be lost. Omy GOD! grant me faith to say, The LORD heareth my supplication! the LORD receiveth my prayer! Praised be God, who hath not rejected my prayer, nor turned away his goodness from me, but is my protector and hope!

My best desires are faint and few,
I fain would strive for more;
But when I cry, "My strength renew,"
Seem weaker than before.

Thy saints are comforted, I know,
And love thy house of prayer,

I therefore go where others go,
But find no comfort there.

O make this heart rejoice or ache,
Decide this doubt for me,

And if it be not broken, break,
And heal it if it be.

Christian's Prayer.-Lead us not into temptation. MATT. vi. 13.

Divine Answer.-God is faithful; who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but will, with the temptation, also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 COR. x. 13; PSALM lxvii. 2.

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HE nearer to heaven the higher the mountains, the deeper the valleys, and the sharper the conflicts. But be not discouraged; it is only for the trial of our faith. GOD gives also more strength, carries us through all, as he has done from the beginning, and suffers none to be ashamed who trust in him. Sometimes we may seem to be tempted above measure, and are afraid of being confounded; but far from it; it is quite impossible we should. Here thou hast the plain words of the LORD. Take hold on them, and wait his time; for since the world stood, none have been confounded in anything who have waited for his promise; and surely he will not make thee the first instance of the failure of his word. By no means. Phil. i. 10; Isa. liv. 10. "Rather shall the mountains depart, and the hills be removed, says the LORD, that hath mercy on thee."

Our GOD, how firm his promise stands,

E'en when he hides his face!

He trusts in our Redeemer's hands

His glory and his grace.

Then why, my soul, these sad complaints,

Since CHRIST and we are one?

Thy GOD is faithful to his saints;

Is faithful to his Son.

Beneath his smiles my heart has lived,
And part of heaven possess'd;

Oh, praise his name for grace received,
And trust him for the rest.

David's Prayer.-0 satisfy us early with thy mercy. PSALM XC. 14.

God's Answer.-Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it. PSALM lxxxi. 10. For my people shall be satisfied with my goodness. JER. xxxi. 14. The river of God is full of water. PSALM lxv. 9. With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. IsA. xii. 3. This is the Fountain opened for sin and for uncleanness. ZECH. xiii. Ï.

MY soul, keep close to the Gospel; there only is a fulness to supply all wants; food for the hungry, and raiment for the naked soul; and everything in plenty. Whoever will, may come and be fed and clothed, without money, and without price. Therefore let not the Law hinder thee from eating and drinking, rejoicing_and adorning thyself in a Gospel manner. The Law, as one justly observes, brings in a great bill, but nothing wherewith to discharge it. It sets the soul a-working, but so as to neglect the proper nourishment necessary for it. No wonder, therefore, that she is destitute of sufficient strength; that she faints, and never comes to the right mark. There is no such thing as making amends by the Law; we must go directly to CHRIST, and receive first the grace and strength required, out of his fulness, by faith.

Let ev'ry mortal ear attend,
And ev'ry heart rejoice;

The trumpet of the Gospel sounds
With an inviting voice.

Rivers of love and mercy here

In a rich ocean join;

Salvation in abundance flows,

Like floods of milk and wine.

Dear GOD, the treasures of thy love

Are everlasting mines;

Deep as our helpless mis'ries are,

And boundless as our sins.