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1 are not entirely religious. You can posfefs the comforts of religion only in proportion as you are religious. If evil inclinations ftill refume at intervals their original dominion over your heart: if the remains of unsubdued paffions agitate your breast: they will entail their natural confequences, folicitude and anguish. Charge not then yours want of inward peace on religion: charge it on your own deficiency in religion. In proportion as you are finful you must expect the wages of fin. Be thoroughly religious; that you may have perfect peace.

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, faith your God (r). Shall not thofe in every congregation, who are indeed the people of God, be exhorted humbly to take unto themselves, while they continue ftedfaft in faith and holinefs, the confolations which their God has provided for them? Fear not ye, who have fet your hearts on falvation through Christ. Fear not ye for ye feek Jefus which was crucified. Fear not ye: for your Redeemer liveth. Fear not ye: for ye have an Almighty Protector. Fear not ye; for he hath promifed to ftrengthen you with might adequate to your trials. Fear not ye: for ye

(r) Ifaiah, xl. 1.