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in harmony and peace, than to be continually striving with one another about every trifle and every word. Peace and love, though dearly bought, will be a good bargain to those who buy them. Always pray to God when you have made any one angry with you. Pray to God for forgiveness, and he can soften the hearts of those whom you have offended incline them to forgive you also.

When you pray let it be with humility, acknowledge yourselves unworthy of the least of God's mercies. Try to help yourselves and use your endeavours, and in the use of the means, God will give you his blessing.

Seek ye the blessing of God, and do not rest satisfied without it. It was far better for Jacob that he obtained the Angel's blessing rather than his name. The tree of life is bet-. ter than the tree of knowledge. Though Jacob obtained the blessing, yet he went halting to his grave. He was lame all the rest of his life. This was to keep him humble and mindful of God. It was before the sun rose that Jacob obtained the blessing. Early in the morning you must pray to God for his blessing.

With open eyes and joyful heart
I'll welcome in the day,

I'll throw my bed clothes all apart
And rise and kneel and pray.

Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed the night before, but now his fears are gone, his faith and confidence in God is returned, and instead of waiting for Esau, he pursues his jour ney knowing that he is safe in the hands of God. and that he is walking in the way which God" `directed him. Put your trust in the Lord, believe his promises. He can preserve you from all your enemies and from every danger. Trust in the Lord and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. O taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man that trusteth in him, there is no want to them that fear him, they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Amen.

A HYMN

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"JACOB," arise and leave this land,
No longer here remain;
For thou has tarried long enough,
Therefore go back again.

Behold the Angels of the Lord
Encompass him around,
While Jacob journey'd on his way,
These heav'nly hosts he found.

When Jacob heard that Esau came
With Men in arms arrayed,
In great distress we find him plung'd,
For he was much afraid.

To God he cried, his promise pleads,
And then a present sent,
Commands his Men kind words to use,
That Esau might relent.

That night he wrestled with a Man
Until the break of day
From him a blessing he obtain’d,
Before he went away.

"I will not let thee go," he said,
Till thou hast Jacob blest,
Thus he prevailed with God and Man,
His power the Man confess'd.

When dangers come, seek Jacob's God,
And offer fervent prayer,

You shall be safe, the Lord shall keep,
Thy soul from ev'ry snare.

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GEN. 33. 4. And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

If any of you, my dear young friends, had a brother whom you had not seen for twenty years, would you not be very glad to hear that he was coming home? Yes. I am sure you would. Ia Suppose this brother had threatened to take away your life, could you forgive him, could you meet him with the love and affection of a brother? Would you remind him of his former unkind and cruel threatening? Oh! no, that I think you would not. It would all be forgotten, you would be so glad to meet each other after so long an absence. Suppose you had done all that lay in your power to pacify this brother, and to produce a reconciliation, would you not have some reason to hope that he was no longer angry with you.

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But if the news was brought that your brother was coming with a gun in his hand to shoot you, then I think you would be afraid. If you heard that he was coming with some villains to rob and murder you, then I think you would be afraid, and would think within yourself, how shall I defend myself? how shall I escape? what shall I do? I will tell you what you ought to do, after having tried by every means in your power to obtain your brother's forgiveness and to win his love. You ought to go and pray to God to protect you, and to change your brother's nind, that he may not do you any harm, and that when you meet, it may be in love, peace and joy..

Such was Jacob's state of mind, and such was the means he had used in order to pacify his brother and obtain his forgiveness. He had also earnestly implored the protection and blessing of God. He was not alone, he had two wives, twelve children, many servants, and much cattle to care for. All these were at the mercy of his brother, and he could not only deprive Jacob of all this property, but E 3

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