"all her paths are peace," notwithflanding he found it burthened with many troublesome rights and ceremonies; well therefore might our bleffed faviour, when he had freed it from those incumbrances, fay of it,

My yoke is easy, and my burden " is light."

The principal rules whereby ye are to regulate your conduct are these," Whether ye eat or drink, "or whatsoever ye do, do all to the

glory of God;" and "fanctify the "Lord God in your hearts." These rules duly obferved, ye will keep up a conftant frame of religion in your minds; and in all your lawful occupations, to which the duties you owe to your families or your country may call you, even there it is poffible for

you to ferve God at the fame time, and in fhort ejaculations to prefent your hearts before him. Nor is it to be doubted, but the humble and fincere, "God be merciful to me a fin

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ner!”, sent up in the hurry of bufiness to the throne of grace, will be accepted, as well as the more leisurely and orderly performances of devotion,

Nor is God fo rigid a task-master as to allow no relaxation. For however active and indefatigable the foul may be, yet the body would fink under the inceffant labour of the mind. He hath therefore ordained the night for our repofe; and innocent and lawful recreations and amusements, by diverting the atten tion for a little time, ferve to whet

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the appetite for divine contemplations; and to make us return to our duty with alacrity, and perform it with liveliness and chearfulness: not with a gloomy backwardness; as if compelled by neceffity: but as of choice, and with eagerness.

Let me, however caution you to look upon religion as the end of your being, and therefore your fole business in this life; fo that whatever your various occupations may be, they are to be fubfervient to this main end, the glory of god and the good of your own fouls :---and with this admonition I conclude, heartily praying to God, that when ye fhall be called to an account at the laft day, ye may not be found to have

ftood all the day idle; but that every one of you may receive his hire; may be admitted into the kingdom of heaven; through Jefus Christ our Lord.

SERMON VI.

GAL. vi. 7.

Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man foweth, that fhall he alfo reap.

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be owned, immediately relate to one particular duty, that of hearers communicating to their teachers in all good things. But the motive which the apostle ufes to enforce the practice of this one duty, may with equal propriety be applied to the practice of all others belonging to the chriftian religion; "God is not "mocked; for whatsoever a man "foweth that fhall he alfo reap."