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Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear.
Sinners in Zion, tremble and retire';

I dōom thee, painted hypocrite, to fire.

5. Not for the want of goats' or bullocks' slain`
Do I condemn theè; bulls and goats are vain'.
Without the flames of love: in vain the storé
Of brutal offerings' that were mine beforè.
Mine are the tamer' beasts', and savage breed,
Flocks', herds', and fields, and forests' where they feed.
6. If I were hungry', would I ask thêe food'?
When did I thirst', or drink thy bullock's blood' ?
Can I be flattered' with thy cringing bows',
Thy solemn chatterings' and fantastic vows'?
Are my eyes charmed^ thy vestments to behold',
Glaring in gems', and gãy in woven gold^ ?

7. Unthinking wretch! how couldst thou hōpe to pleasé
A God', a Spirit', with such toys as thēsé?
While with my grace and statutes on thy tongué
Thou lov'st deceit', and dost thy brother wrong":
In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends';
Thieves' and adulterers' are thy chosen' friends'.

8. Silent I waited with long suffering' lovè;

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But didst thou hope that I should ne'er^ reprové?
And cherish such an impious thought within^,
That God' the righteous' would indulge thy sin^?
Behold my terrors now; my thūndērs rōll,
And thy own crimes affright thy guilty sōul.

9. Sinners', awake betimes'; ye fools', be wisè;
Awake before this dreadful morning risè,

Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend Fly to the Savior', make the Judgè your friend'!

Lest', like a lion', his last vēngeance teār'

Your trembling sõuls, and nō dēlīvērēr nēar.

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LESSON CXV.

HAGAR AND ISHMAEL.-Gen. xxi. 9-21.

9 AND Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian', which 10 she had borne to Abraham', mocking`. Wherefore she

said to Abraham, Cast out' this bond-woman' and her son`; for the son of this bond-woman shall not be heir with my 11 son', even with Isaac'. And the thing was very grievous 12 in Abraham's sight', because of his son'. And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad', and because of thy bond-woman'; in all that Sarah hath said to theé, hearken to her voicè: for in Isaac' 13 shall thy seed be called. And also of the son of the bond'woman will I make a nation', because he is thy seed. 14 And Abraham rose early in the morning', and took bread', and gave it to Hagar' (putting it on her shoulder',) and the child, and sent her away; and she departed', and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

15 And the water was spent in the bottlé, and she cast the 16 child under one of the shrubs'. And she went and sat down over against him', a good way off, as it were a bow-shōt: for she said', Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him', and raised her voicé, and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad': and the angel of God

called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her', What aileth theé, Hagar? fear nōt; for God hath heard the voice of 18 the lad` where he is. Arisè, lift up the lad`, and hold him 19 in thy hand': for I will make him a great nation. And

God opened her eyes', and she saw a well of water`: and she went and filled the bottle with water', and gave the lad 20 drink. And God was with the lad'; and he grew', and 21 dwelt in the wilderness', and became an archer'. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran': and his mother took for him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

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LESSON CXVI.

JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN. -Gen. xlii. 1-24.

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt', Jacob said to his sons', Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he said', Behold, I have heard that there is corn in

Egypt': go down thither', and buy for us from thencè; that 3 we may livé, and not die. And Joseph's ten brethren went 4 down to buy corn in Egypt. But Benjamin', Joseph's

brother', Jacob sent not with his brethren': for he said, 5 Lest perhaps mischief shall befall him. And the sons of Israel came to buy corn' among those that camè: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

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And Joseph was the governor over the land', and hè it was' that sold to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brethren camé, and bowed themselves before him with their 7 faces to the earth'. And Joseph saw his brethren', and he knew them', but made himself strange to them', and spoke roughly to them`; and he said to them', Whence come yé? And they said', From the land of Canaan' to buy 8 food'. And Joseph knew his brethren, but they' knew not 9 him'. And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them', and said to them', Ye are spies'; to see 10 the nakedness of the land' have ye comè. And they said

to him', Nò, my lord', but to buy food' have thy servants 11 comé. We are all one man's sons; we are true mēn; 12 thy servants are no spies. And he said to them', Nò, but 13 to see the nakedness of the land have ye come. And they

said', Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man' in the land of Canaan'; and behold', the youngest is 14 this day with our father', and one is not'. And Joseph said to them, That is what I spoke to yoú, saying', Ye are 15 spies': By this' ye shall be proved': By the life of Pharaoh`,

ye shall not go forth hencè, except your youngest brother 16 shall come hither'. Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and yè shall be kept in prison', that your words may be proved', whether there is any truth in you: 17 or elsé, by the life of Pharaoh, surely ye are spies'. And 18 he put them all together into custody three days. And

Joseph said to them the third day, This dò, and livè; for I 19 fear God': if ye are true men', let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison': go yè, carry corn for 20 the famine of your houses': But bring your youngest brother to mè; so shall your words be verified', and ye 21 shall not die. And they did so. And they said one to another', We are verily guilty concerning our brother', in that we saw the anguish of his soul', when he besought us', and we would not hear'; therefore is this distress come 22 upon us. And Reuben answered them', saying', Did I not speak to you, saying', Do not sin against the young man'; and ye would not hear'? therefore behold also his blood is

23 required. And they knew not that Joseph understood 24 them; for he spake to them by an interpreter. And he

turned himself away from them', and wept, and returned to them again', and communed with them', and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

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LESSON CXVII.

SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST FORETOLD.-Isa. liii.

WHO hath believed our report'?

And to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed'?

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant', And as a root out of dry ground'; he hath no form nor comeliness`;

And when we shall see him', there is no beauty', that we should desire him'.

He is despised and rejected by men';

A man of sorrows' and acquainted with grief': And we hid as it were our faces from him'; He was despised', and wè esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs', and carried our sorrows": Yet we did esteem him stricken', smitten by God', and afflicted'.

But he was wounded for our' transgression',

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He was bruised for our' iniquities':

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The chastisement of our' peace was upon him',
And with his' stripes' we are healed'.

All we, like sheep, have gone astray';

We have turned every one to his own way`;

And the Lord hath laid on him^ the iniquity of us all`.

7 He was oppressed', and he was afflicted', yet he opened not his mouth';

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He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter',

And as a sheep before her shearers is dumb',
So he opened not his mouth`.

He was taken from prison and from judgment':
And who shall declare his generation'?

For he was cut off from the land of the living',

For the transgression of my people was he stricken'.

9 And he made his grave with the wicked', and with the rich'

in his death',

Because he had done no violencé, neither was any deceit in his mouth'.

10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to

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grief':

When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin',
He shall see his seed', he shall prolong his days',
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
He shall see of the travail of his soul', and shall be satis-
fied:

By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many',
for he shall bear their iniquities'.

Therefore will I divide to him a portion with the great',
And he shall divide the spoils with the strong,

Because he hath poured out his soul to death',
And he was numbered with the transgressors';
And he bore the sin of many', and made intercession for the
transgressors.

LESSON CXVIII.

DESIRE FOR IMMORTALITY NATURAL TO MEN.

THE secluded peasant carves his name on the tree which hath sheltered him from the summer's shower. The passing tourist scratches his initials on the rock upon which he hath gazed. And thus the traveler', on the journey of lifé, would fain leave some memorial', which shall convince the crowd which shall come after him', that his name stood for something that was worthy of the character of man.

For whó, to dull forgetfulness a prey',

This pleasing', anxious' being e'er resigned',
Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day',
Nor cast one longing' lingering', look behind' ?

This desire, so universal, so natural to man', revelation hath no where forbidden. Let it only be directed to proper objects', and she cherishes it. But how shall wealth purchase this much coveted remembrance? Is it by pampering these bodies, on which the earthworm so soon shall revel'? Is it by hoarding up treasures', which our children shall squander in thoughtless extravagancé? Is it by building habitations', which the men who shall come after us', will level with the dust'? O it is pitiful', to behold how quickly the memory of him', who boasteth himself in his riches', is forgotten! In the very scramble for his wealth', of which he himself hath set the examplé, his name and his character are trampled under foot

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