XV. and affection towards them; if the mafter SERM, would be served with care and fidelity, he must be juft, compaffionate, and kind to his fervants; if the husband expects love, conftancy, and affection from the partner of his bed, he must be faithful, tender, and affectionate towards her; if from our neighbours, from those who are in the fame fphere of life with ourselves, we expect kind and friendly offices, we must on our part be always ready to return them; if from our companions and acquaintance, we expect cheerfulness, good humour and complacency, we must exert the fame focial qualities towards them, And lastly, As it is with regard to our fellow-creatures, fo is it alfo in our relation towards our Creator; as we act to him, he will act to us, $ERM. XV. If therefore we expect favour or protection from our Almighty Friend and Benefactor, we on our part must bę diligent obfervers of his word, grateful acknowledgers of his bounty, fincere and pious followers of his doctrine; if we expect that our bleffed Saviour and Redeemer fhould intercede for us at the throne of grace, we muft ftudy his gofpel, embrace his holy faith, and practise his divine laws; as he hath himfelf informed us, that whosoever shall be afhamed of him and of his words, of him alsọ Shall the Son of man be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his father ;—for with the fame measure that we męte withal, it hall be measured unto us again. MATTHEW XXVI. 75. Peter remembered the words of Jefus, which T is impoffible to read with any de- SERM, IT gree of attention, the account of our Saviour's life and fufferings, without being shocked at the inconftancy and ingratitude of his difciples, who when he was furrounded by dangers, oppreffed on every fide, and just on the point of being delivered up to his inveterate enemies, instead of affifting and supporting him in the hour of terror and diftrefs, forfook him and fled; that thofe who not long before had left all to follow XVI. him, |