. Family devotions, for every morning and evening throughout the year. Translated from the German of Sturm and Tiede. FAMILY DEVOTIONS. 481 whom our charity is bestowed, which he acknow-ledges by his God bless you, to decide whetherwe, in relieving him, have fulfilled our duty tothe Almighty. It depends upon the feeling bywhich we are actuated, and whether the mercy weextend to a suffering fellow-creature be done witha view to fulfil our duty to the Lord. Unfor-tunately we are conscious that, in such cases, butlittle merit is ours ; that our education, tempers,habits, ambition, inclinations, a
. Family devotions, for every morning and evening throughout the year. Translated from the German of Sturm and Tiede. FAMILY DEVOTIONS. 481 whom our charity is bestowed, which he acknow-ledges by his God bless you, to decide whetherwe, in relieving him, have fulfilled our duty tothe Almighty. It depends upon the feeling bywhich we are actuated, and whether the mercy weextend to a suffering fellow-creature be done witha view to fulfil our duty to the Lord. Unfor-tunately we are conscious that, in such cases, butlittle merit is ours ; that our education, tempers,habits, ambition, inclinations, and humours, haveno small part in those acts which are deemed byus works of charity. If we deduct from what wehave done, what has been prompted by such acci-dents, little will remain for which we can takecredit to ourselves. Let us not be self-deceived,but, communing with our hearts, fairly ask,whether we really thought of our duty and ourGod, while we were engaged in wiping a tearfrom the eye of misery, and were we, in thatmoment, grateful to the Supreme Being, for givingus a heart that could feel for others, wi
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