,536 ERRORS IN PRAYER. by persevering prayer, is indented into his very soul. Content knows how to want and how to abound ; this is the lan- guage of equanimity : " Shall I ,not re- ceive evil from the hand of the Lord, as well as good ?" this is the language of patience. Content is always praising God for what she possesses; patience is always justifying him for what she suffers. The cultivation of the one effectually prepares us for the exercise of the other. But these dispositions are not inherent in the human heart. How are they ge- nerated ? by the influences of the Holy Spirit. How are they kept alive ? by . heart-felt devotion. The prosperous man of the world, ex- ulting in any recent success, may acknow- ledge, " The Lord gave ;" but it is only Christian patience can say, " The Lord taketh away," and even bless him for the resumption of His gift; yet the con tented, patient Christian, has the same keen feelings, the same fond attach- ments with other men, for, though his
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