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as ye

know that your

labour is not in vain

in the Lord. 1 Cor. xv. 58.

We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Cor. v. 1.

Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 1 John iii. 17,

SELF-EXAMINATORY QUESTIONS.

Do I believe in God, and love him with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength?

Do I believe in the truth of the Holy Scriptures, and endeavour to regulate all my thoughts, words, and actions, by the rules and precepts that are contained therein?

Do I love my neighbour as myself?

Have I set the Lord always before me?

Do I love the Lord Jesus Christ in sin

cerity ?*

See 1 Cor. xvi. 22.

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Am I negligent in my prayers, and forgetful of what I ought to do as a Christian, and an accountable being?

Do I think and speak of others, as I wish others to speak and think of me?

Am I kind, conciliating, and friendly in my disposition?

Do I ever take advantage of my fellowcréatures?

Do I take the name of God in vain; or bear false witness against my neighbour?

Am I contented in the station in which God has placed me?

Do I love the creature more than the Creator?

Do I rely on the merits and intercession of Jesus Christ for the pardon of all my sins, and the salvation of my soul?

Do I read the Holy Bible every day,

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SELF-EXAMINATORY QUESTIONS.

and repeat my prayers every morning and

evening.

Am I faithful, just, and honest, in all my dealings?

Have I grown better by afflictions?

Am I thankful to God for the many blessings I enjoy.

Do I relieve the necessities of my poor brethren, if occasions present themselves, to the best of my ability?

Am I constant in my attendance on public worship?

* In all the offices of Christian duty and good-will to man, we find a present reward, having in our own breasts the approbation of HIM, "who went about doing good." To Job, in the extremity of his affliction, it was peculiarly consoling to think, that he had been eyes to the blind, feet to the lame, a husband to the widow, and a father to the orphan. "Blessed is the Lord will deliver

man that considereth the poor: the him in time of trouble." Ps. xli. 1.

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Have I any pride, covetousness, or envy, lurking in my heart?

Have I knowingly caused uneasiness in the mind of any one ?

Do I endeavour to manage my affairs with prudence, economy, and propriety?

Have I been kind and obedient to my parents, affectionate to my brothers and sisters, and respectful to all my relations and friends?

Is my disposition mild, forgiving, virtuous, complacent, and exemplary?

Do I read good books, and avoid the perusal of bad ones?

Do I hate sin with the most perfect hatred?

Am I so extravagant as to exceed the bounds of my income, and thereby involve myself in pecuniary difficulties.

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