ly invites the poor as the rich.

"Come unto

me, all ye who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest: take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek, and low. ly in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burthen is light." Such is the kind address of the Saviour of men; and will you doubt whether he will protect you, if you rely on him? When you are fatigued with toil, you may wish for ease and pleasure; but remember, he submitted to all the hardships of poverty, to set you an exam. ple; and he knows what your feelings are, and will have compassion on your sufferings, if you continue faithful and virtuous.

If you have it not in your power to serve God by acts of benevolence, or by those me. thods which require fortune, genius, and power, yet you may be useful in your station, and, though unknown to the world, may present him with the early offering of a pious, humble, and contented heart.

Establish this principle in your mind, as the constant rule of your conduct, that it is better to suffer any thing rather than be guilty of sin; and however you may be exposed to bad examples, either from your equals or superiors, yet that the faults of others can never justify

what is wrong.

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"If sinners entice thee, con. sent thou not. If they should try to inspire you with vanity, and make you wish for such things as your station cannot afford, remember that to incur expence beyond your ability will draw you into danger, and may tempt you to be dishonest.

If others take the name of God in vain, avoid a custom so impious, for fear it should grow into a habit ; and every offence of this kind is highly blameable, and he has declared" he will not hold those guiltless who take his name in vain."

There is another crime to which you will be exposed by your poverty; but it is so dangerous, that I would most seriously charge you to abstain from it, and that is, the profanation of the Sabbath. Your companions may urge, that if you spend six days of the week in la. bour, you may be allowed to entertain your. self, or be idle, on the seventh; that those who are rich, and have leisure, may be expected to attend the duties of public worship, but that you, who are ignorant and poor, need not lose the only time of enjoyment which is afforded you. Let me persuade you, my dear reader, never to listen to such destructive counsel. The Sabbath was appointed by your merciful Crea

tor, as a day of rest, indeed; a sacred rest from the labours and the cares of life, that the poorest might have an opportunity of attending to their salvation, and of receiving religious instruction,-might be strengthened and encouraged in their duty by the hopes and promises of a future reward, and deterred from evil through the fears of Divine vengeance. It was ordained, in order that parents might have such a recess from labour to teach their children, and join in prayer with them, without any detriment to their worldly af fairs; in order that their bodies should be recruited by salutary rest, and that the avarice and cruelty of unceasing toil on therefore, you are

men should not impose the indigent. Surely, engaged, by every motive

of gratitude as well as obedience, to keep the fourth commandment. The violation of

it has ever been attended with the most dreadful consequence; and thousands have had occasion to date their utter ruin from the profaning the Sabbath. Nor can it well be otherwise the mind of man is too apt to fall into evil, if the sense of religion and duty is not frequently renewed and the grace of God will not restrain us from sin, if we wilfully neglect the means he hath ap

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pointed to cherish and obtain it. His bless ing will not follow the contempt of his laws : nor can any good be expected from those who venture to persevere in such an opposition to his will. Can you expect success in the ensuing week, when you begin it by an act of disobedience to your Creator and Redeemer? Does not all your time belong to him, and will you refuse that small portion of it that he has required? Reflect on these considerations, and improve the Sab. bath to those purposes for which it was designed.

To conclude, let me admonish you, that this life is but a passage to a better; that if you are here in a low condition, you may make yourself respectable by your good qua. lities, nay, and perhaps advance yourself into a more comfortable state by industry, economy, and frugality. In order to this, endeavour to make use of the season of youth to learn every thing that may be hereafter of service; and while you are too weak to assist your parents in such things as require age, experience, and strength, you should embrace every opportunity of improvement that is afforded you, and doubt not, that God will prosper your good designs; above all.

be constant in your prayers for his assistance, without which all other means must be in vain. May he take you, my dear reader, into his gracious protection, and enable you to become his faithful servant, to be a comfort to your parents amidst all their cares and labours, and give them cause to bless the Divine goodness for giving them such a child; and while you enjoy the fruits of piety here, in the pleasure of a good conscience, may you be fitted to receive hereafter that recompence, which, through the merits of Christ, God shall bestow on all his true disciples!

Note.-The Author would be understood, in a particular manner, to refer to the advantage of Sunday Schools; the laudable establishment of which does the highest honour to those who patronise them, and should incite the warmest gratitude in the minds of the Poor.

SUNDAY XLIII.

ON REPENTANCE.

As we are all liable to error, and as the best intentions may be shaken, and the firmest virtue surprised by the temptation of the