that he might fift you as wheat: but, I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and thou being once converted, ftrengthen thy Brethren. Little childrens yet for a while I am with you, you fhall feek Me: and, as I faid to the Jews, Whither I go you cannot come ; fo now, I fay to you. A new commandment I give you, that you love one another, as I have loved you; that you also love one another. By this fhall all men know that you are my Difciples, if you have love one to another.

Refp. Already, O Lord, Thou hadst given us Thy precepts, to love Theey and non Thou commandft us to love one another? and that, not coldly, alas! as we love Thee; but, with a frong and cordial. affection, as Thou loveft us. * By this they shall know you are my Difciples, if you love one another. Strengthen, 10 Lord, our Faith, that it never fail increase our charity, that it always grow: Suffer not among us any mutual animofities to dishonour the Religion we profefs, or derogate from that excellent vertue which Thy felf haft chofen for the badge of a Chriftian. By this

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Simon Peter faid to Him, Lord, Whi sher goeft Thou? JESUS anfwer'd him, Whither I go thou cauft not follow Mc now: but, thou fhalt follow Me afterwards. Peter faid to Him, Lord, why cannot I follow Thee now? Then fays JESUS to them, All you fhall be fcandalized in Me this night: for it is written, I will frike the fhepheard, and the freep of the flock fhall be fcatter'd but, after I am rifen again, I will go before you into Galilee. And Peter, aufwering, faid to Him, Though all fhould be fcanda lized, I will never be fcandalized; I will lay down my life for Thy fake: Lord, I am ready to go with Thee both into prifon and to death. And JESUS an fwered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my fake? Verily, verily, I tell thee Pe ter, that thou this day in this night, be fore the cock crow twice, thou fhalt thrice deny that thou knowft Me. And he more fpake vehemently, Though I fhould die with Thee, I will not deny Thee: in like manner alfo faid all the Difciples. Refp. My Soul, enquire not curiously inte the fecrets of God, mbo freely ha real'd

veald to us all that concerns is that we know not now, we shall know hereafter, when we are made like the Angels in Heaven. Let us fubmit in all things to bis bleffed will, and not grow impatient when we are told what diSpleafes us: For, the Beft among us want not their infirmities. Let us not prefume it on our own strength, fince the strength we have is not in our own bands: let us not think our felves better then others; of fince we know not what the mercy of God may do with them, or his justice with us. Let us not. Leẞon 251.

And. He faid to them, When I fent Jou without purfesand fcrip and fhodes, Wanted you any thing? And they faid, Nothing Then faid He to them, But now, he that has a purfe let him take it, and likewife his fcrip; and he that has no fword, let him fell his garment to buy one. For, I fay to you, that yet this, that is written must be accomplisht in Me And He was reckoned among the tranfgreffors for the things concerning Me have an end.. And they faid, Lord, behold here are two fwords. And He faid to them, tis enough. Refp!

Refp.: Which of us, O Lord, from our Ò¤% experience may not learn to relie on Thy Providence? which of us from the va riety of accidents, may not fee he needs Thy affistance? Teachus, O Blessed JESU to obey Thee, and we can want nothing: take us to Thy Holy care, and 'tis enough. Tis not our purse can make as rich, without Thy Bleffing, 'tis not our fword can defend us, without Thy Protetion. Teachus Leffon 252.

Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God; believe alfo in Me, In My Fathers House are many Mansions, if it were not fo I would have told you: I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to my felf: that where I am there you may also be. And, whither I go you know, and the way you know. Thomas says to Him, Lord, we know not whither Thou goeft, and how can we know the way? JESUS fays to Him, I am the way; and the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by Me.: If you had known Me, you should have known my Father alfo: and from henceforth you shall know Him, and have feen Him. Refp.

Refp. Thou art, O JESU! the way we muft follow, if we will not miss our end: Thou art the Truth we must believe, if we intend not to be in Error: Thou art the Life by which we must breath, if we mean not to fall into death. Thou art, in one short precious word, Our God and all things. Thou art our faithfull Councellor, to advise us in our doubts: Thou art our wife Prophet, to foretell us for our hopes: Thou art our Loving Father to provide us an Inheritance. Thon art, in.

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Philip fays to Him, Lord fhew us the Fathers and it fuffices us. JESUS fays to him, Have I been fo long time with you, and yet you know Me not, Philip? He that fees Me fees the Father: how fayft thou then, Shew us the Father? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, & the Father in Me? The words that I peak to you I fpeak not of My felf; but the Father, who dwells in Me, He does the Works. Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me or elfe believe Me for the very Works fake. Verily, verily I fay to you,

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