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 Consider 2dly, how just it is that we should ever adhere to the holy will of God, and pray with all our hearts, that his holy will may be done in all things. The will of God is always good, is always right and equitable, is always beautiful; and therefore we ought always to embrace it and love it. He perfectly knows what is best, and what is best for us; and if we will leave ourselves in his hands, he will certainly order all things for the best, and therefore it is our wisest way, if we love ourselves, to give ourselves up to his holy will. The will of God is all-powerful, and must take place; and therefore it is madness to set ourselves against his almighty will; it serves for nothing but to make us miserable. The will of God in effect, is God himself, and therefore we must ever submit and obey it; we must always bow down and adore his sacred will.

Consider 3dly, that the will of God ought to be the Christian's rule in all things. In all our deliberations, whether with regard to temporals or spirituals, we ought first to consult the holy will of God, crying out to him with the convert, St. Paul, Acts, ix, 6, " Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" And this with a sincere desire to know, and a perfect readiness