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 10 without; but he works without hands. He that made man meet for help, makes a meet-help for man. Marriages are consented above, but consummated, below, Prov. xviii. 22.- Though man wants supply, yet man cannot supply his wants. James i. 17. Every good and perfect gift comes from above,' &c. A wife, though she be not a perfect gift, yet she is a good gift. These beams are darted from the Sun of righte- ousness. Hast thou a soft heart? It is of God's breaking. Hast thou a sweet wife? She is of God's making. Let me draw up this double application. 1. When thou layest out for such a good on earth, look up to the God of heaven; let him make thy choice for thee, who made his choice of thee. Look above you, before you, about you, nothing makes up the happiness of a married condition, like the holiness of a morti- fied disposition: account not those the most worthy that are the most wealthy. Art thou matched to the Lord ? Match in the Lord. How happy, are such marriages, where Christ is at the wedding! Let, none but those who have found favour in God's eyes, find favour in yours. 2. Give God the tribute of your gratulation for your good companions. Take heed of pay- ing your rent to a wrong landlord: when you taste of the stream, reflect upon the spring that feeds it. Now thou hast four eyes for thy spe- culation, four hands for thy operation, four feet for thy abulation, and four shoulders for thy sustentation. What the sin against the Holy