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‘dangers. God’s people ought to feel
that they are weak too; unable to
save themselves, or to resist their
enemies—the enemies of their souls.
They should look to God for help,
and say, as David did, “ Hold thou
me up, and I shall be safe.” Psalm
exix. 117.

Little children are gentle and
affectionate. They love their parents
more than all the world, and do not
like to go away from them. So
God’s children ought to love their

THE UNKIND SERVANT.

heavenly father, and say to Him
“My Father, thou art the guide of
my youth.” Jer. iii. 4. “Whom
have I in Heaven but thee? ang
there is none upon earth that I de.
sire beside thee.” Psalm Ixxiii, 95, :
Only those who are thus humble
and gentle, and who love God with
all their hearts as their “heavenly
father now, will be taken to that
world above where all is love and
joy for ever.

- CCXCIV.

y HE JInKIND pPERVANT.

»IETER once came to Jesus,
and asked, “Lord, how

 
 

SH] sin against me, and I for-
give him? Seven times ?”
Jesus answered, “Not seven times
only, but seventy times seven.”
Jesus meant that Peter must be
always ready to forgive his brother.
Then Jesus told the disciples this
parable. A certain king had a ser-
vant who owed him a very large
sum of money,—ten thousand tal-
ents. This servant was not able to
pay; so his lord comanded him to
be sold, and his wife, and children,
and all that he had, that payment
might be made. When the poor
man heard this, he was in very great
trouble; and he fell down before the
king, and cried, “ Lord, have patience
with me, and I will pay thee all.”
Then the king was moved with pity,
for he was a very kind master, and he

often shall my brother

forgave his servant the debt, and let
him go. But not long after, this
servant went out, and found one of
his fellow-servants who owed him a
little money, only one hundred
pence; and he ran to him, and took
him by the throat, and said, “ Pay
me what thou owest.” Then the fel-
low-servant fell down .at his feet,
and cried, “Have patience with me,
and I will pay thee all.” But the
hard-hearted man would not attend
to what his fellow-servant said, but
took him and cast him into prison,
till he should pay the debt. When
the other servants saw what was
done, they were very sorry; and
came and told all to their master
Then the king was angry, and be

called the unkind servant, and said
to him, “O thou wicked servant,

forgave thee all that debt becaus?
thou desiredst me; oughtest not
thou to have had pity on thy fellow-