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 sorrow, eat the bread of adversity; and drink the water of affliction; have compassion on them. See what the Lord says, Deut. xxii. 1. Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox, nor his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them; thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.

And henceforth the Lord commanded mercy to be shewn to the unreasonable creature that is wearied with the weight he carries. Hath the Lord care of oxen, and O wilt thou help to ease the herd of thy brother, that is thus tried with the wrath of the Almighty! Do you see, and cannot mourn for them. pray for them, and speak in the behalf of distressed souls. See what Job saith, Chap. xix. 11. 22. 23. Oh, saith he, that my sorrows were all weighed, they would prove heavier than the sands. As if he had said, O my friends have pity upon me? What, have you no regard for a man in misery? Have you no pity, though he cry in bitterness of his soul? Help, help, for the Lord's sake? O, pray for, and pity those wounds and vexations of spirit, which no man feels but he that is thus wounded. The poor man lies crying under the burden of sin, sighing and saying, Oh, when will. God revive his drooping