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 faithful disciples. The seed sown by the divine Saviour must die, before it can produce a living plant. The natural inclinations—the love of self, the lust and pride of life—must all be lost, before the life of truth can blossom and bring forth fruit. But as the Lord knew the secrets of all hearts, we may presume that He read the desires of these Gentile converts, that they were sincere; that they turned towards Him as their chief good; and that in this good the Lord was gloriied, and that these Gentiles would ultimately become true and faithful disciples.

E "not weary in well doing" is an advice which parents may ponder upon, when they see their instructions apparently thrown away upon disobedient children. The angels are particularly watchful over the young charge committed to their care; and by their benign influence, they foster those instructions in the young, which seem only to have fallen on stony ground. But let not parents be weary in their labour of love. Many a seemingly unheeded preccpt has found its proper place in the heart; which no powers of evil have been able to destroy, and which, at the most suitable period, have been awakened, and, humanly speaking, proved the salvation of the man. The most degraded of human beings have recurred to the period of their childhood, and dwelt with repentant