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On a holy and useful Life.

277. The beauties of holiness can only be discerned by a divinely enlightened mind, and loved by a regenerate heart.

278. The tree must be made good before the fruit can be good. The soul must be purged before the life can be pure.

279. The christian is required to consecrate his strength and his time, his talents and his posses`sions, to the service and honour of God.

280. As sin is the disease, deformity, and curse of the soul; so holiness is its health, beauty, and blessedness.

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281. Thousands bear the name of Christ, who bear no features of his image.

282. He who sincerely serves God will benevolently employ every suitable means to succour and benefit his fellow-men.

283. The root of piety is best known by the fruits of righteousness.

284. Morality without gospel motives is an empty name; a profession of religion without obedience, a mere delusion.

285. Talk they of morals, O thou bleeding

Love,

Thou maker of new morals to mankind!

The grand morality is love of Thee!
Dr. Young.

286. The word of God shews the way, and the grace of God gives the will to be both holy and useful.

287. Give no ear, no countenance to those who would either take away the key of knowledge and keep you in ignorance, or remove the main spring of holiness and keep you in sin.

288. While you have a talent, and time to use it, be diligent.

289. A British ambassador deserves to be re

membered for this saying, "A power to do good not only gives a fair title to it, but also makes the doing of it a duty."

290. A holy and useful life does not purchase heaven for a christian, but prepares him for

heaven.

On a happy Death.

291. There are three things which support and bless the last hours of a good man :—bright hope, calm peace, and lively joy.

292. Many who live the life of the wicked, yet like Balaam wish to die the death of the righteous, which is as impossible as to unite heaven and hell.

293. The cold waves of death will sweep away the worldling's trust, wash off the hypocrite's paint, and for ever extinguish the sinner's hope.

294. The believer, in the moments of dissolution makes a blessed exchange. He exchanges bondage for liberty, labour for rest, sighs for songs, and trials for triumphs.

295. Death to the wicked is all loss, to the righteous all gain.

296. The best heathen philosophers had but slender twigs and poor cordials to support them when they shuddered on the verge of life; but the follower of Jesus can say, I know in whom I have believed. When I am absent from the body I shall be present with the Lord.

297. In the gospel there are such distinct and animating descriptions of heaven, that it is no wonder christians are often so impatient to be gone, where they may have light without darkness, fulness without want, joy without grief, health without sickness, day without night, and life without death.-Lavington.

298. You must receive something of heaven into the soul, before the soul can be received into heaven.

299. Seek an interest in his favour who holds the keys of death and prepares the mansions of glory, if you would have an abundant entrance into his everlasting kingdom.

300. Let your loins be girded, and your lamp trimmed, and watch and wait that you may be ready to enter into the joy of your Lord.

301. Behold on death's bewildering wave,

The rainbow hope arise;

A bridge of glory o'er the grave,

That bends beyond the skies:

From earth to heaven it swells and shines,
The pledge of bliss to man;
Time with eternity combines,
And grasps them in a span.

Montgomery.

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302. YOUTH, says Chrysostom, needs strong reins, because it is hard to be ruled, easy to be drawn aside, and apt to be deceived.

303. Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or knowing it

pursue.

Dryden.

304. If you do not give to God your heart, he will accept nothing at your hands.

305. The pride of reasoning, is the bait which catches the would-be philosopher; the poison of riotous pleasure, is the lure that attracts the brutal sensualist.

306. The softer and warmer your nest on earth, the more will you shudder at the thought

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