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feel and should act, both in public and in private life, as if the character of the whole depended on his conduct. Let ministers exert themselves more and more, to promote true godliness in their respective flocks. Let heads of families attend to the cultivation of religion in their domestic circles. Let the young vie with one another, who shall be most distinguished for amiableness of disposition, and for their zeal and activity in promoting the cause of the Redeemer. Let all classes cultivate a spirit of earnest and importunate prayer; and thus shall the blessing come down from the God of glory, “like the dew of Hermon, that descended upon the mountains of Zion.”

For my brethren and companions′ sake, I will now say, Peace be within thee ; because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good.


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