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TEMPTATION.
said the gentleman, "do you remember that day in the garden when you blamed Adam for having touched the forbidden fruit; and do you remember how confident you were, that had you been tried, you would not have been so foolish and wicked? I hope now you are satisfied that you are no better than Adam, and that Adam only did what you and I are doing daily. Do not, therefore, be too ready to condemn another for what you would and are doing from day to day."
Now, dear child, sin is any violation of the commands of God. We are all the time trying to make excuses for ourselves,
