These remembrances will make me bow before the Lord, and get myself to my God right humbly.

II. To be Pure.

Remember the integral purity of God. That no man can stand in his presence and live; so bright the effulgence of his glory, so pure the holiness of his mind, and yet thou must be "6 perfect even as he is perfect." (Matt. v. 48.)

Remember that to make you pure, the blood of that very God made man for the purpose, was shed upon the cross.

Remember that thy body is the "Temple of the Holy Ghost," (1 Cor. vi. 19), and thou oughtest not to mar God's building,—a building which he has thought worthy of his own especial presence, and has sent his Spirit to dwell there.

Remember, therefore, that thou put not thyself into any wilful condition of danger, indulging in impure sights, in wanton conversation, in unholy company, where deeds of

darkness may be done, or words of darkness may be spoken.

These things, if thou wilt remember, Thou wilt "purify thyself even as Christ is pure." (1 John iii. 3.)

III. To be Charitable.

Consider "not only thine own things, but the things of others," (Philipp. ii. 4)—" rejoicing with those that do rejoice, and weeping with those that weep." (Rom. xii. 15.)—“ If thou hast two coats, giving one to him that hath none," (Luke iii. 11), and taking care that "your abundance may be a supply for the wants of others." (2 Cor. viii. 14.)

Consider the proverb,-" Physician, heal thyself," (Luke iv. 23), that "every one must bear his own burden.” (Gal. vi. 5.) “And look not to the mote in thy brother's eye, before thou hast removed the beam in thine own eye." (Matt. vii. 3.)

Consider that 66 by what measure thou metest, it shall be measured to thee again, and that as thou judgest thy brother here, so wilt thou be judged hereafter." (Matt. vii. 2.)

Consider that the great day will come when the congregated nations of the world shall stand before God, and the books shall be open in which the things done in the flesh are written ; "and the dead shall be judged out of those things which are written in the books according to their works." (Rev. xx. 12.) O look to thyself, and not to others.

Consider how great that love was which Christ has borne to thee. Consider his life, his death, his resurrection. Consider that this love is now being exerted for thee, and will continue to be exerted for thee, as long as he sits at the right hand of God the Father,

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seeing he ever liveth to make intercession," (Heb. vii. 25); and that if thou sayest that "thou lovest God, and hatest thy brother, thou art a liar." (1 John iv. 20.)

Consider these things, and then unkindness, and envy, and malice, and littleness of mind, and all uncharitableness, must at once and for ever vanish, and thou wilt in some degree approach unto the SPIRIT OF CHRIST.

A PRAYER.

BLESSED Lord Jesu Christ, whose pure Spirit blessed and sanctified the form of man; whose heart knew no evil, and lips no guile; send forth into the heart of thy servant one ray of that heavenly brightness with which thou standest at the right hand of God;-be merciful unto me, impure, unchaste, unforgiving, unholy.

Blessed Lord, let all pride of nature, all sinfulness of the flesh, all anger, malice, envy, and uncharitableness, be cast out from me. Give me grace to put aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset me, all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life. Grant me to be poor in spirit, chaste in mind, gentle in conversation; to mourn that I may be comforted, to be meek that I may inherit the earth, to hunger and thirst after righteousness that I may be filled, to be pure in heart that I may see God, to be a peace-maker that

I may be God's son, to endure persecutions and revilings for righteousness' sake, that so I may have my reward in heaven.

Grant, O Almighty God, that as I am severe towards myself, I may be charitable towards others; that as I have been full of evil in myself, I may think no evil against others; that I may love as I hope to be loved, forgive as I hope to be forgiven, where misfortune presses that I may have power to comfort; where poverty has laid low, that I may have the ability to help; where sin has overcome, that I may have the grace to counsel and to guide.

And this I pray, for Jesus Christ, his sake. Amen.

A SCRIPTURE.

The Spirit of Humility.

I. IN RESPECT OF PROSPERITY.

"In my prosperity, I said, I shall never be moved." (Psalm xxx. 6.)