should read it, and when we read, we should pray to God to give us a heart to understand it, and his Holy Spirit that we may be able to obey it, and to be made holy. The Bible is the truest of all books, for it was written by the command of God, who can do and say nothing that is wrong, or untrue; it is the best of all books for man, because it can make him wise unto salvation; and if we truly wish to be made wise, God will send his Spirit to instruct us; but we must constantly feel sorry for all we have done wrong, because sin is exceedingly hateful to God; we must ask him to forgive us, and to give us strength and knowledge to do right. We must remember that God created man very different to the lower animals, and especially in giving man an immortal soul: he made him able to learn his will, and to obey it. We read in the Bible, that God made man "a little lower than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honour; he made him to have dominion over the works of his hands, and put all things under his feet-all sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field, the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas."* When we think of all God's greatness, and of his goodness to man, we should say, with holy feelings and thoughts, "O, Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth !"+ THE SEVENTH DAY.-THE SABBATH. The works of the creation were finished in six days, and "on the seventh day God rested from all his work which he had made; and God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it, because that in it he rested from all his work which he had created." God did not rest because he * Psalm viii. verses 5, 6, 7, 8. † Psalm viii. verse 9. Genesis, c. ii. verses 2, 3. was tired, for it is said in the Bible, that "the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary. The seventh day was appointed to be a sabbath, a day of rest; God blessed it, and hallowed it, and commanded it to be kept holy, because it is the sabbath of the Lord our God. The sabbath is a day when we should rest from all our labours; and we should meet together at home, and at church, to give thanks to God, and to praise him for all his goodness to men. In the New Testament, the sabbath is called the Lord's day; and it is to continue to be the sabbath of Christians to the end of the world. Jesus Christ is called the Lord of the Sabbath day. The Lord our Maker created the heavens and the earth, and it is our duty "to worship and bow down,"+-to kneel * Isaiah, xl. verse 28. + Psalm xcv. verse 6. before him. He stretched out the heavens "he spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein."* This great Being, who created all things, is our CREATOR. God gives us every thing that is good; we are all his creatures—he gives us food and clothing, and refreshing sleep when our bodies are weary-he takes care of us while on earth, and he has given us a day of rest, a sabbath. If we obey him, he will give us eternal rest and joy in heaven. "He prepareth rain for the earth, he maketh the grass to grow on the mountains. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry."+ "He sendeth the springs into the vallies, which run among the hills; they give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses Isaiah, xlii. verse 5. + Psalms cxlvii. verses 8, 9. quench their thirst; by them the fowls of heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches."* "These wait all upon thee, that thou mayest give them their meat in due season; that thou givest them they gather; thou openest thine hand, and they are filled with good." God gives his creatures all these things to preserve them in life and health. He is our PRESErver. God knows all things; he knows what is good for man; he knows all that we have ever done, or thought, or spoken, whether right or wrong. He knows all that ever has been done, all that ever will be done. He has all wisdom. is ALL-WISE. He "He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength." "He knows the things of our mind, every one of them."§ "No man hath seen God at any time."|| Psalm civ. verses 10, 11, 12. † Psalm civ. verses 27, 28. § Ezekiel, c. xi. verse 5. John, c. i. verse 18. Job, c. ix. verse 4. F |