observing every wind that blows will never find an opportunity of sowing."BP. HALL.

APRIL 29.

"Wilt thou be made whole?' (John v. 6)

Is a trying question, when it comes to be well considered."-ADAM.

AFRIL 30.

"I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."-Matt. ix. 13.

"Legal repentance is before the cross of Christ, and brings us up to it; evangelical is after, and begins from it. The latter only is genuine, effectual, lasting." -ADAM.

MAY 1.

"Continuing instant in prayer."-Rom. xii. 12.

"As the total absence of the breath of

prayer marks the soul' dead in trespasses and in sin,' so the waning of the spirit of prayer in the quickened soul as surely defines a state in which all that is spiritual

within seems ready to die.'"-WIN

SLOW.

MAY 2.

"Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart."-Jer. xv. 16.

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"Truly did Jesus testify, 'Verily, verily,

say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you' (John vi. 53)—

evidently and solemnly implying, that if

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there exist no appetite for spiritual food, there is wanting the great evidence of the life of God in the soul."-WINSLOW.

MAY 3.

"Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves; for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."-1 Pet. iv. 8.

"Give me, O Lord, this proof of thy love to me, and power in me-this foretaste of the heavenly happiness-this earnest of thy Spirit in my heart-this blessed grace of charity, by which only I can know and be like thee, and be fitted to dwell with thee in the regions of everlasting peace and love."-ADAM.

MAY 4.

"I am a stranger in the earth."-Ps. cxix. 19. "I have somewhere read of a pious old man, who, being desired by a young friend to give him one short precept, which might contain all religion in a little compass, and serve at all times and in all places for the direction of his conduct through life, replied, 'Only remember that you are a stranger in the earth.'". BISHOP HORNE.

MAY 5.

"I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants."-Luke xv. 18, 19.

"Consideration is the first step towards

conversion. The prodigal son came to

himself first, and then to his father."

MATTHEW HENYY.

MAY 6.

"Pray without ceasing."-1 Thess. v. 17. "Continuing instant in prayer."-Rom. xii. 12.

"We shall never be Christians till we think as we pray, and always carry about with us the same humbling sentiments, as if we were on our knees before God" -ADAMS.

MAY 7.

"Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.”—Rom. viii 33.

What

"What more can I want? more can I ask? If God-the God of spotless purity-the God of inflexible righteousness-justifies me, 'who is he that condemneth?' Sin may condemn, but it