MORNING :

"I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you; and so will I keep myself.”—2 Cor. xi. 9.

Great things are not what I desire,
Nor dainty meat, nor rich attire ;
Content with little would I be,
If, Lord, that little come from Thee.

NOON:

"Before honour is humility." Prov.

xv. 33.

I charge my thoughts, be humble still,
And all my carriage mild,

Content, my Father, with Thy will,
And quiet as a child.

Am I proud of my fancied humility? —(Gal. vi. 3.)

Oh, set me free by Thine own might
From pride, that subtlest form of sin;
And smite it, oft as in the fight

It rears its hydra head within.

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MORNING

**I wil ne no judge of such matters. —Act XVIII. SZ.

Not different food, na differen: dress,
Compose the kingdom of our Lord;
But neace, and iw, and righteousness,
Faith, and obedience to His word.

"We will go up, for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand.

xiv. 10.

From strength to strength go on,
Wrestle, and fight, and pray,

-1 Sam.

Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day.

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"The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly."-Rom. xvi. 20.

Jehovah, by His ceaseless care,

Whose eye can never sleep,

From earthly foes, from Satan's snare,
My soul shall safely keep.

EVENING:

Have I this day yielded to the tempter? (1 John i. 9.)

Oh, think not of my doubts and fears,
My strivings with Thy grace divine;
Think upon Jesu's woes and tears,
And let His merits stand for mine.

MORNING :

"In God we boast all the day long."

Psa. xliv. 8.

He lives, the mighty Conqueror lives,
To tread my foes beneath His feet;
I smile to see their failing power,
And triumph in their last defeat.

NOON :

"The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise."-Eccles. ix. II.

Fond mortals but themselves beguile
When on themselves they rest;
Blind is their wisdom, vain their toil,
By Thee, O Lord, unbless'd.

EVENING:

Do I check self-glory by g'orying in God?—(Jer. ix. 23, 24.)

Perish each thought of human pride;
Let God alone be magnified;
His glory let the heavens resound,
Shouted from earth's remotest bound.