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TilE I'O\\'I:R OF 11A.IHT. 65
fimndeu 011 a deep acquaintance with lJUlllau
nature.
)lay I ~ot bope then that you will lay all
this ~riou;:;ly to hcarL 'There are il1slauee8,
blessed be God, in which the hlle lK'cotne indU8triOIl:'=,
tho drnnkanl nband,ms hir; cups, tho
~wearer Ie-arn.s to fenr an oath, rmd the .li:-;.U
of Providence. \V'hat ,you de.~ire to be, five,
tell, twenty, or forly ,yc..'U'sLenu" that slri \'C to
l)fl nn(l prll,y to he at oncc. Plnek IIp the
shrub before it grmr~ into a trcc~ Check Lbo
disea.:5c ere it 8Cize upon the \'ita.l:-l. ~led the
encmyon the burtler:" awl .suireI' him not to
penetrate the country.
If you wonlo ever 10\'c the Bi1>lc,uegin to
read it carefully nnd prn,ycrfully now. If .You
would e\"cr put your trust in Christ, begin to
~tudy tllc beauties of the cro5S now. If you
would .C\'{'r li\'c a holy life, ul'gin to f~rlr aud
obey Go(l now. 1\ow 'yOIl have fC. taulet of
wax on which to inscribe chn.rnctc~ of lo\'eline~
and peace and 8alvat Ion. A few yeaT3