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CHAPTER XII. 535to sit down to meat, and will come forth and servethem."Fifth, The Cliristian, in order to secure his salvation,must live in Christian watchfulness, intent upon hisduty, not suffering his heart to be overcharged withthe cares of this world, with the love of life, or withcarnal pleasures, never losing sight of the last moment,or of that eternity which follows it, and continuallyobserving all the motions of his own heart.Happy that person, who, living only to and for Godin this world, shall, in the other, sit dovvn at God'stable, and there live in and upon God himself to alleternity !" 38. And if he shall come in the second watch,or come in the thirdare those servants."watch, and find them so, blessedSixth, The Christian must look upon every hour asthat which may possibly be his last. The generalityof mankind place their happiness in things whichcause their eternal misery. The only true happinessof this life is, to secure a happy eternity ; and thisisdone by Christian vigilance." 39. And this know, that if the goodman of thehouse had known what hour the thief would come,he would have watched, and not have suffered hishouse to be broken through."Seventh, A Christian must at all times suspect andmistrust the artifices and snares of the devil. Withwhat care do people watch, that they may not losetheir money, their furniture, and other perishingthings ! It seems as if the soul were the only thingnot worth the pains of being watched and guarded !" 40. Be ye therefore ready also : for the Sonof man cometh at an hour when ye think not."