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 their heart, and inspire them with true sorrow, their hope will be changed into despair, and they will exclaim with the rest of the wicked: " Therefore we have erred from the way of truth, and the light of justice hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding hath not risen upon us.

What hath pride profited us? or what advantage hath the boasting of riches brought us? All those things are passed away like a shadow," &amp;c. (Wisdom v. 6-8.) Thus doth the wise man admonish us, that if we wish to live well and die well, we must not dare to remain in sin, even for one moment, nor allow ourselves to be deceived by a vain confidence, that we have as yet many years to live, and that time will be given to us for repentance. Such a vain confidence hath deceived many, and will deceive many more, unless they wisely learn whilst they have time the Art of dying well.

There now remaineth charity, the third virtue, which is justly called the " queen of virtues;" with this no one can perish, with out it no one can live, either in this life or in the next. But that alone is true charity which springs from a " pure heart:" it is "from God," as St. John saith; and also more clearly St. Paul, "The charity of God is poured forth in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, who is given to us." (Epist. to Romans v. 5.) Charity is therefore said to come from a "pure heart," because it is