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hated him? Shall I not, with my soul's best affections, follow Jesus from the cradle to the cross, and from the cross to those blessed regions of glory where now he sits at the right hand of God, and have my conversation there?

If thou art not moved by the body and blood of Jesus received in his Holy Eucharist; if thou dost not by this become heavenlyminded;-if thou art not taught by this, to go on thy way rejoicing in the Lord, in solemn undivided love ;-if thou dost not say to the pleasures, and cares, and riches of the world, "Away with them! Away with the devices of the evil one! Thou only, O my Saviour, shall be my joy and my crown ;

Then Jesus has died to no purpose.

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Thy

faith is vain. Thou art yet in thy sins." (1 Cor. xv. 17.)

But it will not be so.

"My grace is sufficient for thee.” (2 Cor.xii.9.) "I can do all things through Christ that strengtheneth me." (Phil. iv. 13.)

A PRAYER.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, I make my confession unto thee before thy throne of grace, that I have erred and strayed from thy ways like a lost sheep, that my heart has been in the world, and the things of the world, that my hopes, and joys, and fears, have been among men, and not with thee. But from this time, henceforth, O Lord, grant me thy grace, so effectually to work in my heart strength and holiness, that the world may be crucified unto me and I unto the world.

Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, SO let my soul long after thee, O God; so let it cast aside all desires, but for thee; so let it be thirsty after the living water, and hungry after the bread of life.

If riches increase, prevent me that I set not my heart upon them.

If cares of life increase, prevent me that I

become not as the choked seed, and bring no fruit to perfection.

If the praises of men elevate me in the world, prevent me that I remember Him who was despised and rejected of men.

If my zeal grow cold in thy service, having no singleness of heart fearing thee, even though thou comest with a rod, yet come and bring me back to thy service and make me thine own again.

O Lord, the Shepherd of the sheep, Jesu Christ! let thy intercession prevail, and send down the spirit of truth, and purity, and love, to dwell in my heart, in all righteousness. Suffer me to be one of those blessed whom thou wouldest lead to the heavenly pastures of the living God. Suffer me to be one of those for whom on earth, thou didst thus supplicate thyself;

"I pray for them. I pray not that thou wouldest take them out of the world, but that thou wouldest take them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth."

Hear this, thine own prayer, O blessed Lord God, and intercede with this thine own voice-thou that sittest in glory everlasting at the right hand of God the Father, together with the Holy Spirit, one God world without end. Amen.

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place." We, accord-place." It came to

ing to His promise, look for new heavens, and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."(2 Pet. iii. 13.)

"In my Father's

house are many man

sions: if it were not

pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom; the rich man also died, and was buried; and in hell, he lift up his eyes, being in torments." (Luke xvi. 23.)

Heaven.

so, I would have told you; I go to prepare a place for you." (John xiv. 2.)

The righteous shall "Then

go thither.

shall the king say unto them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my Father, in

herit the kingdom pre

pared for from the you foundation of the

world." (Matt. xxv. 34.)

Hell.

"Outer darkness, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Matt. viii. 12.)

The wicked shall go thither." The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." (Ps. ix. 17.)

"Then shall he say unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." Matt. xxv. 41.)

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