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country, but I am sure, from what my uncle says, 

 that it will be very profitable. 





 30^., Sunday. We had a conversation this 



morning on the character of Joseph, which my 

 uncle thinks a fine example of all the Christian 

 virtues. " If we follow him," said my uncle, 

 " from his youth to the height of his preferment, 

 we see him^ in every part of his life, virtuous and 

 religious ; patient and courageous under mis- 

 fortune ; modest and temperate in the greatest 

 success. He suffered injustice from his master 

 who imprisoned him, though he had been just 

 and faithful ; but under this great trial he had 

 the comfort of knowing that he was innocent. 

 He had the still greater comfort of confiding in 

 the support of God, who, in his own good time, 

 delivered him from prison, and permitted him to 

 be raised to a high situation, where his integrity 

 might be made manifest. Then, if we consider 

 his generous forbearance towards his brethren, 

 how highly does it raise our admiration of his 

 truly amiable disposition ! When they were in his 

 power in just resentment of their former cruelty, 

 he thought it right to mortify and humble them 

 but no sooner did he see that they were peni- 

 tent, than his anger ceased. -And when he dis- 

 covered himself to them, with what kindness -and 

 magnanimity he endeavoured to make them less 

 dissatisfied with their former conduct ! 



