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ard into hi sesorted den Of perdition, and say
70 him. my poor unfortunate friend, why
have you brouqhl your hard earnings 10 this
h5rrid sink VI inquity, 10 purchase Tor your
self misery here and eternal wo hereafter, and
secure 10 your poor afflicted family nothing
bur want and comioTtless sorrow 7" he will an
swer you Why. the devil makes me do ~"
Turn 10 the inconsdersie swearing man, (who
has an oath, or the name Of God proianely
upon his lips lin every question or answer,)
and ask him who makes him swear-his reply
will be g The devil makes me swear" Say
10 the wiIful sdefrauder, Why do you cheat
your fellow beings, who, perhaps, are worse
off than yourselfa'-he will reply. "The de-
vii makes me do it.'' Ask the detractor, or
calumniator, why he is always speaking III Of
his nelghbor. and sometimes even of his near
est and dearest friends The will answer,
" The devil makes me do it," Thus, every
one endeavors 10 pack the blame Of his own
faults upon the devil, instead of taking the
real blame upon himself. and thus endeavor
10 excite within himself more profound re-
gret, more sincere repentance, and firmer
resolution, with the grace Of God, not to fall
into those sins for the future.


| Now, as the little girl told her sister, God
has given us free will, therefore, when the
devil holds forth temptation, no matter how
il may be gilded, if we yelld 10 il. j is because
either we do not want the grace OF God 10 en-
BILE us TO conquer. or because we will mol
humble ourselves enough, nor consider our
own temporal and spiritual interest sufficient


Iy TO ask for it, for none will dare presume to
say that they have prayed for grace from God
and have moi received il. II they did ask al
all their heart was not in unison with their
4 lips, for our Saviour says, task and you shall
receive.o Has not Almighty God. who made


US and all things, more power to rescue US


from temptation, than the devil, (who made
nothing bnt "sin,") has to lead US into i?
Has not God promised, that he will not suffer


us TO be tempted above our strength therefore,


when we are overcome by temptation il GER


tainy must be our own fault Let us, there


fore, in future, take the blame Of our own evil
deeds more to ourselves and am certain that
The devil will fly from US with greater speed,
than if we throw the blame upon him, for ne
sthe "Father of lies, and he will quickly fly
from the place where truth is spoken.


so II s4 M. w. P.