God, and Christ, and serious thoughts of heaven, should lodge. Remember, sirs, many might have come into the harbour of eternal rest with full sails, had they not run the precious vessel of their souls aground; had they not split themselves upon the rock of worldly cares. So hard it is to cut our way, through an importunate crowd of earthly incumbrances, into the kingdom of God. Whenever the world appears to you in a garment made of love, suspect it for a Delilah, hired to betray you into the hands of your mortal enemies, the cruel Philistines. The champions could not wring an apple out of Milo's hand by all their strength, but a fair maid, by fair means, got it presently. Thus the beauty and smile of the world may foil us sooner than the strength of the world: this, if we look not to ourselves, may easily steal from us all the sweet, delicious fruits of heaven and glory. Earth-seeking is usually heaven-losing. They that trade most for the world, do seldom purchase that one pearl of great price. Sicily is so full of sweet flowers (if Diodorous Siculus may be credited) that dogs cannot hunt there. Sure I am, the sweet enjoyments of this world may make us lose the scent of heaven.

WALK JOYFULLY.

O, who should walk comfortably, and rejoice on earth, if not the people of God, whose eyes are feasted with bright visions of happiness and eternal glory from heaven? Awake then, O sluggish Christian, and go forth cheerfully to the work of the Lord. There is no such lion in the way as thou dreamest of; or, if there be, why, yet in that very lion thou mayest find honey. The way to heaven is not so dark and gloomy as most imagine. Though, indeed, it be strait and tedious to flesh and blood, yet there stands a bright crown at the end which makes it comfortable. Be ashamed, then, having such encouragement, to walk disconsolate in heaven's way. How sweetly did Stephen, that blessed proto-martyr, fall asleep under a shower of stones, as if he had gone to heaven in a bed of down! The reason of all this was, he "saw heaven opened, and Jesus

standing at the right hand of God," ready to crown him, so soon as ever he had passed through the straits of death, with eternal life. Either let thy heart feel more, or thine eye see less, of heaven. And do not go to bring up an ill report upon the celestial Canaan by walking disconsolate in the way thither.

NO STING IN DEATH.

To the gracious soul there is no cause of terror in death, no fear in the grave. It is this that ushers in her blessed and glorious coronation. Death comes, like Moses to the Israelites, to deliver; as the angel to Peter in the prison, to set him free; as God's fiery chariot to carry him, like Elías, into glory. Now the Bridegroom comes to meet the soul in happiness; now all tears are wiped away, and heaven's gates are set wide open. Death is nothing but a blessed removal from a land of darkness to a land that flows with milk and honey; from hard labour to sweetest rest; from a tempestuous sea to a peaceful harbour; from a place of wrestling, weeping, groaning, and fiery trials, to that kingdom where the soul is crowned with a glorious triumph. Let me, therefore, charge you in this case, as Moses, the man of God, once charged Israel at the Red Sea, when so violently pursued by Pharaoh and his host"Fear not; but stand ye still, and see the salvation of God."

HOW HONOURED ARE THEY THAT DO THE WILL OF GOD! They are brought into the closest relation with the Saviour. What a powerful motive for us to love and serve Him, and to honour all those who, how humble soever their station in this world, by their faith and practice, show that they are so tenderly united to Him.

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