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1ALLLNG SHORT
OF
HEAVEN.
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is
the
disciple
who
was
taien
into
the
holy
woun
':,
ail
James
and
Peter,
and
saw
our
Lord
glorified before
tile
time;
this
is
the disciple
who
leaned
on
his
bosom
at the
holy supper, and
was
indulged the
ritnost
freedoin
of
¡conversation with his Loud,
John
xiii.
23, 24, 25.
This
is the man
who Obtained
this
glorious
title.
The
discipl;
whom
Jesus
loved
;
that
is, with
a distinguishing
and
particular
love. As
God, and
as
a
Saviour, he
loved
them all like
saints; but
as
man,
he
loved
St.
John
like
a
friend,
John
xxi. 20.
and
when
hanging upon
the
cross and
just
expiring,
he
committed
his
.mother
to his
care;
á.
most
precious
and convincing
pledge
of
special
friendship.
O
how
happy are
the persons
who most
nearly resem-
ble
this
apostle,
who
are thus
privileged, thus
divinely
blessed! How
infinitely
are
ye
indebted
to
God
your
Benefactor, and
your Father,
who
has endowed
you
with
so many'
valuable accomplishments
on
earth,
and
,
assures
you
of
the
happiness
of
heaven?
It
is
he who
has made you
fair,
or
wise
it
is
he
who
has given
you
ingenuity, or
riches, or,
perhaps,
has
favoured you
with
all
'tfiëséT
and yet
has weaned
your hearts
from
the
love
of
this world, and
led you
to
the
pursuit
of
eternal
life
:
It
is
he
that
'has
cast
you
iii so
refined
a
mould,
and
given
you
so
sweet
a
disposition,
that
has
inclined
you to
sobriety and every virtue,
has
ráised.you to ho-
nour and
esteem, has made you possessors
of
all
that
is
desirable
in this
life,
and
appointed'
you
a nobler inhe-
ritance,
in
that
which
is
to come.
What thankfulness
does
every power
of your natures
owe to
your God
?
that
heaven looks down
upon
you,
and
loves
you,
and
the
world
around
you
fix
their
eyes
upon
'you,.
and love
you
:
That
God
has formed
you
in
so
bright a resem-
blance
of
his
own Son,
his first- beloved,
and
has
or-
dained
you
joint
-heirs
of:'
heaven
with
him,
Rom.
viii.
17.
Watch' hourly against the temptations
of
pride
;
re-
member
the fallen angels, and
their
once
exalted
sta-
tion;
and
have'
a
care
iest
ye
also
be
puffed
up,
and
fall
into
the
condemnation
of
the
devil.
Walk
before
God
with
exactest
care,
and
in
deepest
humility.
Let that
divine.veil
be
spread over
all
your honours,
that
as
you
are
the fairest
iinagca
of
Christ, ye ina'
be
dressed like
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