am more in debt then Another? No, no, my dread and glorious Lord! nothing have I, alas, to boast of; but very much torepent of. God be

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Then they brought young Children to Him, that He should impofe his hands on them and pray: but His Difciples rebuk d those that brought them Who when JESUS faw, He was much; displeased; and calling them together, faid, Suffer little Childreu to come to Mes and forbid them not: for, of fuch is the Kingdom of Heaven. Verily I fay to you, whoever fhall not receive the King dom of God as a little Child, fhall not. not enter therein. And, embracing them, and impofing his hands on them, He blessed them; and departed thence. Refp. Happy, O Lord, are the Parents who bring their Children to Thee, and enure their tender age to bear Thy Yoak; happy the Children who come early to The and feafon their youth before the world corrupt them. For of fuch is the King dom of Heaven, Lord make me love and pity thefe poor helpless things, and mind and imitate their meek fimplicity.

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And, behold, when He was gone forth nto the way, there came running a cerain Ruler and kneel'd' to Him, and skt Him, faying, Good Mafter, What ood thing thall I do that I may attain ternal Life And JESUS faid to Him, Why call thou Me good? There is One good but God alone. But, if thou vilt enter into Life, keep the Commarements. He fays to Him; Which ESUS faid Thou knoweft the Comnandements, Do not commit Adultery, Do not Kill, do not Steal, Do not bear alfe witnefs, Defraud not, Honour thy ather and thy Mother; Thou shalt love hy Neighbour as thy felf. The young Han faid to Him, Mafter, all thefe have kept from my youth; what want I et? Which when JESUS heard, beolding Him, He lov'd him, and said, let wanteft thou one thing, if thou wilt be perfect; Go, fell all thou haft, and give to the poor, and thou fhalt poor,

have Treafure in Heaven; and come follow Me. But, when the young man heard that faying, he was ftruckivery ad and went away forrowfuls for he had great poffeffions.or

Refp. Behold the way of common Sals tion, If thou wilt enter into Life, keep the Commandéments! And the low f God fulfils all the Law. Behold the way of Heroick bertue, Sell all thou bust, and give to the poor, and take up thyrs and follow JESUS And J Leffon 93

When JESUS faw him become forrow ful, looking round about, He said to His Difciples, How hardlyofhall they who have Money enter into the Kingdom of God! Verily I fay to you, A rich man fhall hardly enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. And the Difciples were afto nifh'd at his words. But, JESUS again aufwering faid to them, Children! how hard is it for them that truft in Mony to enter into the Kingdom of God! T cafier for a Camel to pass through the eye of a Needle, then for a rich mant enter into the Kingdom of God. His Difciples, hearing these things, wonderd

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more; faying aniong themselves, Who then can be faved? And JESUS, looking On them, faid, With men this is impoffible, but not with God: for, all hings, which are unpoflible with men, are poffible with God.

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Refp. Suck, O: my Soul, are the miferies that attend on niches they are gain'd with fale, and kept with fear, they are us'd with danger, and loft with grief. * 'Tis hard to be faved, if we have themy and impoffible, if we love them; and fcarce can we have them, but we shall love them. Teach us, O Lord, this difficult Leßon, to manage with piety the Goods we poffefs, and not covetously defire more then Thou givest us: teach us to wean our affections from this Earth, and not lay up our hearts in bags of Money. Tis

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Then Peter, answering, said to Him, Behold, we have forfaken all and folpwed Thee; what therefore shall we ave? And JESUS anfwered, Verily I ay to you, That you who have follow'd Me in the Regeneration, when the Son of Man fhall fit in the Throne of His O 2

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Majefty, you alfo fhall fit on twelve Thrones judging the Twelve Tribes of Hrael. And, there is none that hath left House, or Brethren, or Sifters, or Father, or Mother, or Wife, or Children, or Lands; for Me, and for the Gospel, and for the Kingdom of God: but, he fhall receive much more, Houfes,and Brethren, and Sifters, and Mothers, and Children, and Lands, a hundred fold now in this time, with perfecutions; and in the World to come, Eternal Life. But,ma ny that are first shall be laft, and the lat firft. Refp. Take courage to thy Jelf, my Soul, and follow thy Lord where e're He calls thee: His Grace is fufficient, and it will affift thee, His bounty is Infinite, and it will reward thee. A hundred fold here, and in the World to come, Life. Fear not to forfake all that preju dices thy happiness, how dear foever it feems to thy nature, fear not to trust the fidelity of thy Gods thy venture is faft and thy gain great. A hundred

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