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Let all friendships he founded and maintained in the love of God, 
and they will he lading, proof against any difficulty that may arise; they 
will also he most consoling and safe. 
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There the Oleander telleth thee,—beware! 
The Oleander is a beautiful evergreen shrub, 
having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It 
is a native of the East Indies, hut the red variety has 
become common in the south of Europe; called also 
rose-bay or South-sea rose. The plant, especially the 
bark of the root, is medicinal. 
Beware!—Caution. 
B EWARE—in all sincerity and truth, let me tell you again, beware — 
of all the many snares and dangers of this vjicked world! —Eor as 
you, perhaps, know by your own sad experiences, these dangers are great ,—• 
so great, that the royal prophet says, “God shall rain down snares upon the 
wicked.”—Ps. x :7. 
What a vast number of snares must the prophet see in the world to 
compare them to drops of rain! He says “upon the wicked,” because, be¬ 
ing so little watchful over their hearts and their thoughts, so unconcerned 
about avoiding the occasions of sin , and thinking so little of providing 
themselves with spirituod remedies , and, what is worse than all this, walk¬ 
ing continually in the midst of the flames of the world , how can they help 
hut walk among innumerable dangers ? It is on account of these many 
perils the prophet says, that “God would rain snares upon the wicked.” 
Snares in youth and snares in old age, snares in riches and snares in 
