43s CHRi571AM latORAI.ITY, .vIZ. tstIIM. means in order o obtain whit they want, or at least what they fancy they want for the comfortable support of life. The word Of God has many engaging promises in it, to those who arecliligent in their duty : Though the snug of the sluggard desireth, and bath nothing; yet the soul 'of the diligent shall be made fat, Prey. xiii. 4. It is the 'hand of a diligent man that maketh rich, for it hath the blessing of the Lord-upon it. God can increase the handful'of irreal in the 'barrel, and lengthen out the stream of oil from the little cruse, that the debts of the widow may be paid Thereby, and her family find provi- sion, 1 Kings xvii. i% 14. And even since the days of Miracles have ceased, , there are many Christians who have lived 'by faith, Andhave found wonders of support, not much inferior to this ancient miracle. Pint those-who know not the 'way of living by faith, are too ready to -indulge themselves in some little pilfer- ing or `cheating methods to procure a subsistence. Thus unbeli-efhas a plain tendencyto u-mighteousness, but he that believeth shall not make haste, Zs. xxviii. 16. He that believes the care of God towardhis own people, and puts Iris trust in-his 'Redeemer, who is Lord of all things, he that lives upon the covenant of God daily, he shall not make haste -to make himself rich, or to possess him- self of the.comforts of life by any methods of injustice; his faith and diligence Shall be -rewarded at least with daily bread. And now having finished this'subject, I must begpar don of my reader for insisting so largelyon those two virtues, justice and truth, in my text. But -they are of so -divine -a necessity to make up the character of a chris- tian, they are of so -valuable importance to the glory of the gospel, and so shameful an inroad has been made upon them in various instances in our degenerateage, that I u-as `uvilling to attempt something to retrieve this part of godliness : Arid .0 may the convincing and sanc- tifying Spirit of God attend it with his sacred influences, that those who are'calledby'the'sacred name of-christiati; maynever bring 'a blemish upon it by deserving the cha- racter's of false and unjust ! [The Second Part of this Sermon.] The next virtue mentioned in my text, is 'purity; -what soever things are pure,think on these things.
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