Reward of the LESSON LI. 51 MONDAY.-1 Thess. iv. 17.-Then we which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. TUESDAY.-Matt. xxv. 33.-And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. WEDNESDAY.-Matt. xxv. 34.-Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: THURSDAY.-Heb. iv. 9.-There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. FRIDAY.-PS. xvi. 11.—Thou wilt show me the path of life in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. SATURDAY.-PS. xvii. 15.-As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake with thy likeness. SABBATH.-Rev. xxi. 4.-And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 1 Pet. iv. 13. Luke xii. 32. Matt. xiii. 43. 2 Cor. iv. 17. Rev. xxii. 3. Rev. xxii. 4. Rev. xxii. 5. Then said I, O, to mount away, 52 Punishment of the Wicked. LESSON LIL MONDAY.-2 Pet. ii. 9.—The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished. TUESDAY.—Matt. vii. 23.—And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. WEDNESDAY.-Ps. xi. 6.-Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest; this shall be the portion of their cup. THURSDAY.-Lake xii. 5.-But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. FRIDAY.-Matt. xvi. 26.-For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? SATURDAY.-Prov. i. 30.-They would none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof SABBATH.-Prov. i. 31.-Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. Mark ix. 43. Mark ix. 44. Mark ix. 45. Mark ix. 46. Mark ix. 47. Mark ix. 48. Luke xiii. 28. PART II. Love: as taught in God's Perfect Law. THIS part is styled Love, because this term comprises the sum of the Moral Law; because every one of the Ten Commandments proceeds from love, tends to love, and is perfected in love; and because, wherever the law of God fills every heart in any community, that community is lovely and happy. So is an individual: as it is written, "He that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him." 1 John iv. 16. This is heaven-and heaven is on earth where love is, for God is love. Even the penalty of the law of God is love; because it is a wall, built everywhere around holy beings to prevent their ruin: as a most affectionate father builds a battlement around the roof of his house to keep his children from falling. The Law of God is, in fact, the transcript of his infinite moral nature; for as God, în every attribute is infinite, so every attribute is infinite love. So this part is thus named Love, to keep this delightful thought always before the mind. 7* MISCELLANY, NO. VI. Dr. Watts' Advice to Youth. ECCLES. XII. Now in the heat of youthful blood, Behold the months come hastening on, Behold, the aged sinner goes, Laden with guilt and heavy woes, Down to the regions of the dead, With endless curses on his head. The dust returns to dust again, Ascends to God, not there to dwell, But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. Eternal King, I fear thy name, Teach me to know how frail I am; And when my soul must hence remove, Give me a mansion in thy love. Sum of the Ten Commandments. With all thy soul love God above, |