relates either to God or man. Let your enemies, if possible, "have no evil thing to say of you ;" nothing to lay hold of; nothing that shall give occasion for that malignant triumph, " There ! there ! so would we have it." Be jealous for the honour of Christ and his Gospel. Remember that the world, who are blind enough to each other's faults, will be eagle-eyed in discerning yours : while they will make allowances enough for each other, they will make no allowances for you : and whilst they impute each other's frailties to the weakness of human nature, they will impute yours to the principles you profess. Be careful then to " cut off occasion from those who seek occasion against you." Watch over your whole temper, and spirit, and conduct ; that " your conversation may be altogether such as becometh the Gospel of Christ :" and " let your light be like that of the sun, shining more and more unto the perfect day." In a word, " be steadfast, immoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord ; knowing assuredly, that your labour shall not be in vain in the Lord."
Ps. xcix. 132, 133. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou us est to do unto those that love thy name. Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have domi- nion over me.
TO many, the Psalms are less interesting than most other parts of Scripture, as having in them a less variety of incident whereon to engraft instruction, as also a less measure of plainness in the instruction they convey. But, whatever may be wanting in them in these respects, it is more than compensated by the piety of sentiment and ardour of devotion which pervade them all. If other parts of Scripture add more to our stock of knowledge, this produces a more elevated tone of feeling, and, if deeply studied, tends in a pre-eminent degree to bring the soul into communion with its God, and to prepare it for the