73.-Death.

O man! thou art only a tenant in thy body. Do not lay out too much on a home which is not thine own; for soon may death serve a notice of ejectment on thy soul.

74.-Age.

A good old Christian should be like a mouldering ruin, beautiful in its decay.

75.-Trust in Providence.

It is pleasant and faith-nourishing to depend upon what the ocean of God's providence may cast ashore for us; and then methinks I am as one wandering by the sea-side, to gather up the chips and fragments which the tide leaves upon the beach.

76.-Human insufficiency.

A gnat might as well try to comprehend the philosophy of Newton as we expect to comprehend the character of God.

77.-Domestic lowness.

What if a man be sometimes cloudy. The heavens themselves, though oftenest clear, are sometimes lowering.

78.-Grace in lowly dwellings.

How beautiful it is to meet with grace in lowly dwellings like the convolvulus, peeping out in the hedge-rows.

79.-Ministers.

What are unworthy ministers but insects that do tithe the best fruits of the earth?

80.-Symptoms of neglect.

The paths of meditation and prayer are often evidently neglected, like unfrequented walks, where the spider weaves his airy lines across.

81.-Judgment deferred.

If all men had their deserts, there's many a king would have to strip off his diadem, many a

bishop his lawn, many a judge his ermine; and it may hap that many an honest peasant should be invested with the insignia of these dethronéd men.

82.-Happiness.

"A good man shall be satisfied from himself." He needs not go miles away to fetch home the water of happiness. There is a spring beside each man's dwelling: all that is wanted is to dig for it.

83.-Death.

You flee from death as the startled horse flees from the rumbling wheels, which, nevertheless, are ever following; for he draws them close behind him.

84.-Improvement.

'Tis care that makes the lawn smoother than its sister meadow; for at first they were all one.

85.-Nature ministers.

There are some good preachers upon whom a bishop's hand hath never passed. The Lark ; doth not he preach joy? The Bee; doth not he preach diligence? The Ant; doth not he preach providence? The Dog; doth he not preach fidelity? These were ordained by God.

86.-Repose.

Every man needs rest and leisure, and these intermissions do not weaken, but rather strength. en his character; like the blank spaces of an archway, which are stronger than solid blocks.

87.-Husbands and wives.

Those who are married ought to study hard that they may play harmoniously the great duet of life.

88.-Professed friendship.

What is a falsely professing friend but a clock whose hands point rightly on the dial-plate, but

which never strike the time convenient to help

you.

89.-Trial not destructive.

Fear not the severest trials; for, like the tender sea anemone, you may be dashed by the waves, but not broken.

90.-Satan's delight.

Satan delights to invade the most Christian heart; like the insect that loves to revel in the most delicious peach.

91. Within the covenant.

How blessed it is to be within the covenant of grace. It is like sitting beyond the tide-mark: we fear not the advance of the most tempestuous

waves.

92.-Effect of circumstances.

It makes a great difference whether a student sits having before him a beautiful landscape, and