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Sins crying to Heaven for Vengeance.

Wilful murder — The sin of Sodom — Oppression of the poor — Defrauding labourers of their wages.

Nine Ways of being accessory to another's Sin.

By counsel — By command — By consent — By provocation — By praise or flattery— By concealment— By partaking — By silence — By defence of the ill done.

Three Eminent Good Works.

Alms-deeds, or works of mercy— Prayer — and Fasting.

The Evangelical Counsels.

Voluntary poverty — Chastity— and Obedience.

The Four last Things to be remembered.

Death— Judgment — Hell— and Heaven.

Subjects for Daily Meditation.

Remember, Christian soul, that thou hast this day, and every day of thy life,—

God to glorify, Heaven to gain,
Jesus to imitate, Eternity to prepare for,
The angels and saints to in- Time to profit of,
voke, Neighbours to edify,
A soul to save, The world to despise,
A body to mortify, Devils to combat,
Sins to expiate, Passions to subdue,
Virtues to acquire, Death perhaps to suffer,
Hell to avoid, And Judgment to undergo.