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 the infinite truth, which is God Himself, in the most ardent love of the supreme goodness and beauty, which again is nothing else but God, and in the perpetual possession of supreme bliss, which consists in everlasting friendship and union with God." The will of God, then, is this, that in the resent life, in whatever circumstances divine providence may place us, we live virtuously, avoiding evil, and doing good.

Peace with God implies the state of grace, a good conscience, submission to and fulfilment of the divine will. Peace with sell implies the mastery over one's passions, the consciousness of duty well done, the approval of one's conscience. Peace with one's neighbor implies the commandment of love, the observance of the golden rule: "As you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner" (Luke vi. 31). This threefold peace is the basis of happiness. A cheerful Christian gentleman is a rebuke to the world, whose votaries make it a matter of reproach against religion that k sends men to learn the solemn lessons of tho grave and casts a blight upon life, that meditation on the eternal truths tends to stifle endeavor, to paralyze our energies, and to sadden our days. Religion really tends to gladden our hearts and to make our days calm and tranquil.

"Rejoice in the Lord always!" We ought always to be cheerful, and our joy