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higher power, being under authority, therefore it seemeth hard for thee to shape thy course according to the nod of another, and to forego thine own opinion. Now, therefore, bow thyself humbly under the hands of all men, nor let it trouble thee who said this, or who ordered that; but take special heed that whether thy superior or thy inferior, or thy equal, require anything of thee, or even show a desire for it; take it all in good part, and study with a good will to fulfil that desire. Let one seek this, another that; let this man glory in this, and that man in that, and be praised a thousand thousand times; but rejoice thou only in the contempt of thyself, and in Mine own good pleasure and glory. This is what thou art to long for; even that, whether by life or by death, God may be ever magnified in thee.— IMITATION OF CHRIST.

JUNE 8.

For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.-REVELATION XXi. 23.

To what mighty king doth this city belong,

With its rich jewelled shrines, and its garlands of flowers; With its breath of sweet incense, its measures of song,

And the light that is gilding its numberless towers ?

See! forth from the gates, like a bridal array,

Come the princes of heaven,-how bravely they shine!
'Tis to welcome the stranger, to show me the way,
And to tell me that all I see round me is mine.

There are millions of saints, in their ranks and degrees,
And each with a beauty and crown of his own;

And there, far outnumbering the sands of the seas,
The bright ring of angels encircle the throne.

And oh, if the exiles of earth could but win

The light of the beauty of Jesus above,
From that hour they would cease to be able to sin,

And earth would be heaven, for heaven is love.

FABER.

JUNE 9.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee.-ISAIAH xxvi, 3.

In everything take heed to thyself what thou doest, and what thou sayest, and direct all thy purpose to this, that thou please Me alone, and desire or seek nothing apart from Me. But, moreover, judge nothing rashly concerning the words or deeds of others, nor meddle with matters which are not committed to thee; and it may be that thou shalt be disturbed little or rarely: yet, never to feel any disquiet, nor to suffer any pain of heart or body, this belongeth not to the present life, but is the state of eternal rest. Therefore count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief; nor that then all is well, if thou hast no adversary; nor that this is perfect, if all things fall out according to thy desire. If thou be brave and long-suffering when inward comfort is taken from thee, and dost justify Me in all things that I appoint, and dost bless My holy Name, then dost thou walk in the true and right way of peace, and shalt have a sure hope that thou shalt again behold My face with joy.-IMITATION OF CHRIST.

JUNE 10.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love.
ROMANS xii. 10.

It behoveth thee to learn to mortify thyself in many things, if thou wilt live in amity and concord with other men. If thou wilt stand, and wilt profit as thou oughtest, hold thyself as an exile and a pilgrim upon earth. Clothing and outward appearance are of small account; it is change of character and entire mortification of the affections which make a truly religious man. He who seeketh aught save God and the health of his soul, shall find only tribulation and sorrow. Thou art called to endure and labour, not to a life of ease and trifling talk. Here, therefore, are men tried as gold in the furnace. God has ordained that we may learn to bear one another's burdens, because none is without defect, none without a burden, none sufficient of himself, none wise enough of himself. Therefore it behoveth us to comfort one another, to help, instruct, and admonish one another. How much strength each man has, is best proved by occasions of adversity; for such occasions do not make a man frail, but show of what temper he is.-IMITATION OF CHRIST.

JUNE 11.

Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.-Acts xiii. 7.

We ought to observe the honourable place which the island of Cyprus was permitted to occupy in the first work of Christianity. We shall soon trace the footsteps of the Apostle of the heathen in the beginning of his travels over the length of this island, and see here the first earthly potentate converted, and linking his name for ever with that of St. Paul, Now, while Saul is yet at Tarsus, men of Cyprus are made the instruments of awakening the Gentiles; one of them might be that "Mnason of Cyprus," who afterwards (then a disciple of long standing) was his host at Jerusalem (Acts xxi. 16). And Joses the Levite, of Cyprus, whom the Apostles had long ago called "the Son of Consolation," and who had removed all the prejudice which looked suspiciously on Saul's conversion, is the first teacher sent by the mother Church to the new disciples at Antioch— "He was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and faith."-CONYBEARE AND HOWSON.

JUNE 12.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.—MATTHEW vii. 7.

Rest from inordinate desire of knowledge, for therein is found much distraction and deceit. Those who have knowledge desire to appear learned, and

to be called wise. Many things there are, to know which profiteth little or nothing to the soul. And foolish out of measure is he who attendeth upon other things rather than those which serve to his soul's health. Many words satisfy not the soul, but a good life refresheth the mind, and a pure conscience giveth great confidence towards God. That is the highest and most profitable lesson, when a man truly knoweth and judgeth lowly of himself. To account nothing of one's self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom. Even shouldst thou see thy neighbour sin openly or grievously, yet thou oughtest not to reckon thyself better than he, for thou knowest not how long thou shalt keep thy integrity. All of us are weak and frail: hold thou no man more frail than thyself.-IMITATION OF CHRIST.

JUNE 13.

Seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.-COLOSSIANS iii. 1.

We cannot apprehend heaven in any notion, but of excellency and glory; that, as it is in itself a place of wonderful resplendence and majesty, so it is the palace of the Most High God, wherein He exhibits His infinite magnificence; that it is the happy receptacle of all the elect of God; that it is the glorious rendezvous of the blessed angels; that we have parents, children, husband, wife, brothers,

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