sight. (Isai. Ixiv. 6.) He sees in each one of us count- less evils, which the world never sees at all, for He reads our hearts. Surely of all sins to which we are liable, self-righteousness is the most unreasonable and unbe-
How thankful we ought to be for the Gospel, when we read these verses ! That Gospel contains a complete provision for all the wants of our poor defiled natures. The blood of Christ can "cleanse us from all sin." The Holy Ghost can change even our sinful hearts, and keep them clean, when changed. The man that does not glory in the Gospel, can surely know little of the plague that is within him.
How watchful we ought to be, when we remember these verses ! What a careful guard we ought to keep over our imaginations, our tongues, and our daily be- havior ! At the head of the black list of our heart's contents, stand " evil thoughts." Let us never forget that. Thoughts are the parents of words and deeds. Let us pray daily for grace to keep our thoughts in order, and let us cry earnestly and fervently, " lead us not into temptation."