to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments; as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.-Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is love. Beloved, if God so loved us; we ought also to love one another. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be

Ps, cxxxiii. 1 John, iv. 7-11.
1 Pet. iii. 8,

pitiful, be courteous. And my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Cor. xv. 58.

CHAP. VIII.

INCITEMENTS TO OFFER PRAISES UNTO THE LORD JEHOVAH.

O COME let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker: for he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous for praise is comely for the upright.-Bless the Lord your God for ever and ever and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. When I con

Ps. xcv. 6, 7. Ps. xxxiii. 1. Neb. ix. 5.

sider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained: what is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him-The heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament sheweth his handy work.Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds: thy righteousness is like the great mountains ; thy judgments are a great deep; O Lord, thou preservest man and beast. How excellent is thy. loving-kindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings for with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we Ps. viii. 1-4. Ps. xix, 1, .

ness.

see light. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God: according to thy name, O God; so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth; thy right hand is full of righteousLet mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad.As for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy and in thy fear will I worshiptoward thy holy temple.-Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the Most High.— Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

Unto thee

Ps. xxxvi. 5-9. Ps. xlviii. 1-11.

Ps. i. 14. Ps. xxvi. 8.

Ps. v. 7.