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 What treasure can equal the treasure of heaven?— Truths from wisdom's prophecy, which unfold the mysteries of our being, and the certain glories of an hereafter. Truths to which human reason assents, and which accord with the best feelings of our nature. Store these truths up in the inmost of your souls! Love them, and live as they teach; and then you will be convinced of the truth, that no thief can approach, nor moth corrupt them. The thief and moth are mentioned, the former to denote the falsity in the understanding, and the latter the evil and corruption of the will. The former, by a gross perversion of the judgment, darkens the truth and steals away the treasures; the latter destroys every good affection of the will, and leaves the man barren and poor.

RUTH merely received into the understanding, without being united with love in the will, can never produce regeneration—which is spiritual cleansing or washing. The life of holiness must mingle, and become one with our knowledge of truth, or no real advances in the divine life can be made. If regenetation, which the Lord calls the new birth, be not effected, there can be no entrance into the kingdom of heaven: "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." "Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again." (John iii. 3-7.) The Lord, who is the supreme Judge and only Regenerator, looks