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religion; which, though wrought in us, is not of us.-Dillwyn.

5. In religious concerns, every thing which we do of ourselves, independently of divine aid, has a tendency to stop us short of the object we are aiming at; and whatever be the substitute we rely on, whether outward or mental, it is an idol at the time.-Ibid.

6. What a mercy it is that no one ever sincerely desires to know the state of his own soul in vain! In the pursuit of all other knowledge, our motives may be too arrogant and selfish to be gratified; but in this, the deeper the research, the more we are humbled, and consequently the better prepared to receive the desired instruction.-Ibid.

7. Prayer is this.-to look into the Bible and see what God has promised; to look into our hearts and ask ourselves what we want, and then, for Christ's sake, ask and expect the promise to be fulfilled.-Anon.

8. Paul had three wishes, and they were all about Christ; that he might be found in Christ, that he might be with Christ, and that he might magnify Christ.—Anon.

9. Persons may go far, and yet not far enough; they may be convinced, yet not converted; like king Saul, have another heart, and yet not a new one.-Jay.

10. Those who depend on God, shall not want even in a desert.—Bishop Hall.

B.

HAPPINESS.

WHAT is happiness? A name.
Ever sought and seldom found,
Wooed amid the heights of fame,
Worshipped on seclusion's ground.

Who has gained the precious boon? Who, when gained, has held it fast? Ah! it vanishes too soon,

"T is too frail a thing to last.

Yet to it men sacrifice

Health and all her cheering train, Grown at length too dearly wise,

When they find pursuit is vain.

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HAPPINESS.

WHAT is happiness? A name.
Ever sought and seldom found,
Wooed amid the heights of fame,
Worshipped on seclusion's ground.

Who has gained the precious boon? Who, when gained, has held it fast? Ah! it vanishes too soon,

"T is too frail a thing to last.

Yet to it men sacrifice

Health and all her cheering train, Grown at length too dearly wise,

When they find pursuit is vain.

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