of great price which each must seek long and diligently for himself, and finds and heaps up more and more, that he may give to others, of his abundance abundantly, the fire of divine love, which kindles and enlightens the hearts of others the more brightly it burns in our own. 'Now this I pray,' says St. Paul, 'that your charity may abound more and more in all knowledge and discernment, so that you may approve the things which are excellent;' for to love God is an art — the one work of our lives. It is only God's Holy Spirit 'who diffuses the charity of Christ in our hearts,' who can teach us and train us. Da nobis in eodem Spiritu recta sapere — ' Grant us by that same Spirit to have a refined taste and relish for what is right.' This is our direct work, to perfect ourselves in the love of God; the rest will follow."
Baxter, in his "Meditations," commenting on the words, "You are the light of the world" (Matt. v. 14) says:
"It is a property of light to warm and enlighten. Examine yourself how you perform your duty, and seize every opportunity of being beneficial to your neighbors, particularly by ' letting the light of your example shine before them.' All instruction is cold, unless it be accompanied and enforced by example.
"Christ 'was the true light, which enlighteneth every man, that cometh into this world' (John i. 9). He communicated a divine system of doctrine to mankind, illustrated and, enforced it by His ex-
