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Rh fire of its own kindling, agreeably to what is written of the children of Israel in the wilderness, a fire was kindled in their company, the flame burnt up the ungodly. (Psalm cvi. 18.)

21. Jesus said to His disciples, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with Me now three days, and have nothing to eat; (Matt. xv. 32;) whence it should appear that the Divine compassion, or principle of mercy, is excited by distress.

22. And the called unto Adam, and said unto him, Adam, where art thou? (Gen. iii. 9.) Man is not where his body is, but where his affection and thought are. The divine inquiry is therefore concerning the place or state of the affection and thought, and a very important inquiry it is for every one to attend well to in his own mind.

23. Simon and his companions beckoned unto their partners that were in the other ship, that they should come and help them, (Luke v. 7,) to teach us, how much we stand in need of other help than our own in the great work of salvation; but especially to instruct us, that the principles of a scientific faith, signified by Simon and his companions, can do nothing without charity and good works, figured by James and John, who were partners with Simon.

24. I will hearken what the will say concerning me. (Psalm lxxxv. 9.) These words were made profitable in an hour of great bodily weakness and mental exercise, by suggesting, that the language