to know what to say; and, after all, rather admires than utters the memory of God's great goodness. 2. Our subject strongly urges us to daily devotion. The Psalmist says, "Every day will I praise thee, and bless thy name forever.' "It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, to praise thy name, O most high; to shew forth thy loving kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness, every night."

The daily worship of God by prayer and thanks. giving, is a duty so plainly resulting from our continual dependence on him, and his unceasing bounty to us, that a thinking mind cannot but discern it, and a pious heart cannot but feel it. And if, in private devotion, we ought to recollect and acknow. ledge personal favours; for the same reason, families are bound to recognize their common blessings, and with united voices to express their common gratitude and joy.

3. How unreasonable is envy and discontent! When we look round on our fellow mortals, we see those whom we imagine to be in a more eligible condition than ourselves. But perhaps we misjudge. We see only the brighter side of their condition, and we attend to the dark side of our own. In our state, there are agreeable circumstances, which we overlook; in theirs, some circumstances of bitterness may lic concealed from our notice.

But whatever may be their condition, Can we not find, in our own, sufficient matter of praise? Who can say, he is not daily a subject of divine favours? Yea, daily loaded with them?-Shall we be dissatisfied with a condition, in which we daily experience more mercies than we can express ?-Shall we envy the blessings of our neighbours, when our own amount to such a load, as all our gratitude cannot equal?

When we feel ungodly passions working within us, let us commune with our own hearts, and be still. Let us review the benefits which we have received, and meditate on those which we enjoy, and thus learn, in every state, to be content.

4. We see, that there is no occasion for anxiety about future events.

We have daily been loaded with God's mercies, and still we may trust ourselves in his hands.

Changes often take place in nations, in families, and in the condition of particular persons; but these changes are under the direction of a Being who never errs. Religion allows us, and prudence directs us, to guard against the evils which threaten our persons, our proper y, or our friends: But neither religion nor prudence permit us to indulge anxious fears. Has God ever forsaken us?-Has he not fed and clothed us by his bounty, guided us by his counsel, and protected us by his power?-Has he not smiled on our labours, and blessed the works of our hands?-And why may we not still rely on his care ?-Has he not opened to the view of faith and hope a glorious world, in which dwell righteousness, peace and joy ?-And shall we be solicitous about particular events, which may await us here? -What have we to do, we transient, itinerant be ings, but to secure a title to that better world, to pursue the line of our duty here, to leave all events with God, and lay up for ourselves a treasure in the heavens? The good man is not afraid of evil tid. ings; His heart is fixed trusting in the Lord.

5. We have abundant reason for submission under the adversities of life..

As this is a state of probation, afflictions are necessary But while we suffer them, we are loaded with benefits. Who can say, he has not received from the hand of God more good than evil-more blessings than calamities? We meet with disappointments;

but these are often the fruits of our own unreasonable expectations. Our prudent labours are oftener succeeded than blasted. We have days of pain and sickness: But more numerous are our days of health and quietness. We suffer the loss of friends: But we are not left solitary; other friends survive. Our substance may be providentially diminished: But still we have bread to eat, and raiment to put on. If we should experience the spoiling of our earthly goods; yet we have the means of providing for ourselves in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

After all this, Can we say, that we have cause to complain? The world may fall short of our wishes; but heaven will far exceed them.

6. Our subject calls upon us to abound in works of goodness.

If we are loaded with benefits, some of them we should communicate to those who need.

Though all around us share in the divine bounty, all share not alike. Some may want particular blessings which we enjoy; and we may want those which they enjoy. There ought then to be a reciprocation of benefits-an interchange of good offices. We are required to bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. The apostle instructs us, that mutual benevolence ought to introduce among christians a kind of equality; that our abundance ought to afford a supply for the want of our brethren; and their abundance, at another time, or in another respect, ought to yield a supply for our want; according as it is written concerning the manna; He who gathered much, had nothing over, having communicated the overplus to him who had gathered less; and he who gathered little, had no lack, having received a supply from him who had gathered more.

This distribution to the necessities of others, is the noblest expression of our gratitude to God. The apostle says, " Let us offer to God the sacrifice of praise continually, giving thanks to his name; but to do good and to communicate forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."

The Christian characterized, who has been with Jesus.

ACTS iv. 13.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were ignorant and unlearned men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

THE two apostles here named, as they went up to the temple at the hour of prayer, met with a cripple, who, having from his birth, been unable to walk, was laid at the gate of the temple, to ask alms of the people, who came thither for devotion. Attentive to the design, for which he was placed there, he seems to have let none pass unsolicited. "Seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, he asked alms of them. Instead of giv.