“Where is thy fear, thy fortitude, thy patience?”—Job iv. 6.
“Thou art my patience, O Lord.”—Ps. lxx. 5.
“Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips. Incline not my heart to evil words.”—Ps. cxl. 3, 4.
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meditate how Christ was hurried from Caiphas to Pilate, questioned concerning His teaching, and rebuked.—John xviii. Dost thou value the precious doctrine of Jesus? Dost thou receive it carefully thyself, and hand it on to others?
Affections.
“Direct my steps according to Thy word: and let no iniquity have dominion over me.”—Ps. cxviii. 133.
“Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.”—Ps. cxix. 105.
“I will teach the unjust Thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to Thee.”—Ps. l. 15.
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