MISCELLANY, NO. XII. The Blessings of Love and Unity. 'Tis like the ointment shed Ran through his robes, and blest his feet. Like fruitful showers of rain, That water all the plain, Descending from the neighboring hills; Such streams of pleasure roll Through every friendly soul, Where love like heavenly dew distils. Value of Religion. TUNE OLEAN, PAGE 35. 'Tis religion that can give Solid comfort when we die. Be the living God my friend, Being happy in a right Temper. 119 LESSON XV. MONDAY.-Matt. v. 3.-Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. TUESDAY.—Matt. v. 4.—Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. WEDNESDAY.-Matt. v. 5.-Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. THURSDAY.-Matt. v. 6.-Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. FRIDAY.-Matt. v. 7.-Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. SATURDAY.-Matt. v. 8.-Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. SABBATH.-Matt. v. 9.-Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God. SECOND SERIES. Matt. v. 10. Matt. v. 11. Matt. v. 12. Matt. xi 29. 1 Cor. xvi. 16. Heb. xi. 26. DEVOTION. C. M. PSALM CXXXI. 1. I charge my thoughts, be humble still, 2. The patient soul, the lowly mind, 120 Lobing and Following the Scriptures. LESSON XVI. MONDAY.-Ps. cxix. 9.-Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way! By taking heed thereto according to thy word. TUESDAY.-PS. xix. 8.-The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. WEDNESDAY.-Ps. xix. 9.-The fear of the Lord is clear, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. THURSDAY.-Ps. xix. 10.-More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. FRIDAY.-PS. xix. 11.-Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. SATURDAY.-John xvii. 6.-I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world; thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. SABBATH.-1 John ii. 5.-But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby we know that we are in him. SECOND SERIES. Ps. cxix. 167. Ps. cxix. 140. Ps. cxix. 133. Ps. cxix. 9. Ps. cxix. 11. Ps. cxix. 67. John viii. 31. I love the volumes of thy word- Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, Hating Sin, and Loving Holiness. 121 LESSON XVII. MONDAY.-Heb. i. 9.-Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. TUESDAY.-PS. cxxxix. 21.-Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? WEDNESDAY.-Ps. cxxxix. 22.-I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. THURSDAY.-PS. xcvii. 10.-Ye that love the Lord, hate evil. FRIDAY.-Amos v. 15.-Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: SATURDAY.-PS. Xxxviii. 18.-For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. SABBATH.-Rom. vii. 24.—O wretched man that I am? who shall deliver me from the body of this death? Prov. vi. 16. Ps. cxix. 104. Ps. xlv. 7. Prov. xviii. 21. Isa. li. 1. Isa. li. 7. Ps. li. 2. READING. C. M. PSALM CXIX. Order my footsteps by thy word, Let sin have no dominion, Lord, 122 Covenanting with God. LESSON XVIII. MONDAY.-Gen. xvii. 4.-As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. TUESDAY.-Rom. ix. 4.-Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises. WEDNESDAY.-Heb. xiii. 20.--Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. THURSDAY.—Ps. 1. 5.-Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. FRIDAY.-Josh. xxiv. 25.—So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. SATURDAY.—2 Chron. xv. 12.—And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul. SABBATH.-Isa. xliv. 5.—One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel. Our God will every want supply, He gives by cov'nant and by oath, |