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 stone of the church individually. This is the name by which heavenly principles are acquired, and by which the people of God have their stability. There is no other name under heaven whereby man can be saved.

2. From this name, there is a revelation of the love and wisdom, mercy and truth, of which the Lord's people are the recipients, and it is from this that all heavenly principles are derived. To love the Lord Jesus Christ with all the heart, with all the soul, and with all the strength, is the first principle of heaven; and to love our neighbour as ourself is a heavenly principle, having its origin in the love of the Lord. But that which is a distinguishing principle in the Lord's people, is the universal good which they are anxious to accomplish. A true and faithful disciple of the Lord, that is, one of the Lord's people,. Like his Divine Master, he is constantly endeavouring to do good to all. He remembers the injunction, "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you, that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven;" that is, that ye may be among the number of the Lord's people: "For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people, He will beautify the meek with His salvation."

3. The Lord's people are such as constantly wait upon Him for the renewal of their strength. Their prayer is, "Create within me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." No day finds them in a state of idleness. No Sabbath sees them absent from the public services of the church; no duty that can be performed by them is omitted: they are a