7. Give us our daily bread, O Lord,
That we may be supplied

From out thy true and living word,
While we on earth abide.

8. Our debts, O Father, do forgive,
Which in our souls we find;

O cleanse our sins that we may live,
In Jesus' favor kind.

9. As we have also those forgiven
Who trespasses have done,

As we received commandment, even
From Jesus Christ thy Son.

10. Therefore, O God, do us preserve
From all that tempt us may,

That from thy path we ne'er may swerve,
While here on earth we stay.

11. Redeem us from all sin and guile,
Which keep us still in pain,

That we, O God, may like thy Child,
From every sin abstain.

12. For thine's the kingdom and the power,
Thy impulse all things sways.
Whatever blessings on us shower,
Must still enhance thy praise.

13. We'll then submit, while here in time,
To God, nor think it long,

That we may there in heaven's clime
Shout forth the victor's song.

Amen.

CHAPTER SIXTH.

Embraces a portion from the 16th verse to the end of the Chapter. 1. That a man should in all his actions have regard to the honor of God. 2. That a man should not lay up treasure on earth, but in heaven. 3. What the single eye is, and that men should cut off the offending members. 4. Of heathenish cares, and that men should use the world and not abuse it.

I.

O ye beloved children of God, dispersed abroad in a wicked and sinful world, to you especially and particularly is my sincere counsel, that ye look unto Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith. Behold, what an example he has left us, that we should follow his steps (1 Pet. 2: 21); what instructions has he given us from his Father's mouth, which we should reflect upon and make the rule of our life. What grace has he not displayed in this that we for his sake should be justified, if we follow him in the spirit of obedience: what a sincere intercession has he not made for his own, that they might be kept from evil (John 17); what anxiety did he not manifest for us, lest we should be seduced from the path of rectitude. Therefore he has incessantly warned us and put us upon our guard, that we should preserve with fidelity what he has committed to our care.

Mark 34 to 37. Nay, his entire sermon and the whole of his doctrine contained in the four Evangelists, concur in this point; from which we should learn to depend entirely and exclusively upon him. Therefore, humility of spirit is the first grade of which we must be made partakers, before we can have any part with Christ, as is shown in the first division. If now this humility of spirit abides in us as the ground work, that is, if we think, do, or permit nothing of ourselves, but bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ, (2 Cor. 10: 5,) we shall attain through him to a state of perfection in God, that God may be to his children all in all.

Therefore it behooves us at all times to watch, and together with our watching to examine, whether we remain steadfast in the way we set out; whether all we do, we do to the honor of God, through love in God and to God. This then comprehends our almsgiving, our praying, our fasting, and our whole worship in all its parts and branches: so that if we do these things from habit, or as an obtrusive duty, or to conciliate the favor of some person, we have our reward. Or if we claim of God some privilege by virtue of which we shall be made happy, our righteousness does not exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees. Therefore Christ has faithfully warned us to take heed

in all these things, that we do nothing before men to receive honor of them, but in humility and retiredness of heart, as in the presence of God. For grace consists in this, that we do all out of love to God and his honor, through Jesus Christ, for the Father will be honored in the Son. John 5: 23.

II.

Therefore Christ proceeds to give us another warning, that we shall not lay up treasure on earth, where moth and rust do corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal; for these earthly treasures are extremely perishable. How soon must we leave them and transfer them to others; or even if we should remain here a long time, thieves may break in and strip us of all; which will occasion us great trouble and sorrow, if our heart is in them. And this sorrow, says Paul, worketh death. 2 Cor. 7: 10. But if our heart is free so that we can use them as the gifts of the Lord, and employ them for the advancement of his honor, we can say with Job, The Lord gave, and he has power to take away, or permit to be taken away.

Yea, what are all earthly treasures, that we should be delighted therewith? What would it profit us to gain the whole world and lose our own soul? Or with what willingness should not a man give the whole world to redeem his soul? Therefore let

every one watch and be upon his guard; for they that will be rich fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil, which, while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows, (what a sad consequence!) Therefore Paul calls upon all the children of God to beware of the things of time and sense, and seek, in earnest haste, the everlasting riches. But thou, O man of God! flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 1 Timothy 6. These are the treasures which we should lay up in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal. For where our treasure is, there is also our heart and our love, our desires, our joy and delight; thither the eye of our mind is constantly directed, and if the eye is single the whole body is full of light.

III.

Mark: Single is not complex, is not doublehearted, is not with one eye in the world, to seek pleasure in things on earth, and with the other in heaven. For a man cannot serve two masters: we must love one and hate the other; the offending member, eye,