Le chemin qui mène au royaume des cieux et ce qu'il faut faire pour être enregistré . mettre sur le sac et la cendre, comme andfasted ont rarement les hommes, soit à jeun avant l'orsince ; pour l'homme, bête, et flock goûté quoi. Maintenant qu'un Avonderful,Avas spectacle. Comment a-t-il Godmeet ? Et Dieu vit leurs oeuvres, qu'theyturned^w de leurs mauvaises ay ; et Dieu se repentit de theevil, qu'il a dit qu'il allait faire à eux ; et il hedid pas. (Jonas iii. 10.) Le prophète était un-gry car sa prophétie n'avait pas ; mais Dieu ex-hibited sa miséricorde et l'amour à l'homme comme un bien higherand attribut plus noble que celle de mécontentement, anddire

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The way to the kingdom of heaven and what to do to be saved in it . put on sackcloth and ashes, andfasted as men have seldom fasted, either before orsince; for man, beast, and flock tasted nothing. Now, that Avas a Avonderful spectacle. How did Godmeet it? And God saw their works, that theyturned from their evil w^ay; and God repented of theevil, that he said he would do unto them; and hedid it not. (Jonah iii. 10.) The prophet was an-gry because his prophecy had failed; but God ex-hibited his pity and love to man as a far higherand nobler attribute than that of displeasure anddire punishment, though greatly deserved. Our second illustration is about Hezekiah. Whenhe lay upon his couch of sickness one day, he wasdoubtless surprised to receive a visit from Isaiah, the proi)het, who came in with this message: Thussaith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thoushalt die, and not live. Hezekiah turned his faceto the wall and wept sore and prayed earnestly toGod and touched the pity of the great Father, whosent Isaiah back again with this message: I have. THE PITYING FATHER AND THE PRODIGAL SON. I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinnedagainst heaven, and before thee. (Luke xv. 18.) Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.(Ps. ciii. 13.) (151) 162 The Way to the Kingdom of Heaven. heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, Iwill add unto thy days fifteen years. (Isa. xxxviii.1-5.) Are there not living witnesses all over the worldwho can testify that God heard their prayers andpitied and saved them from peril? If God hears such prayers as these in behalf ofthe animal nature, will he not hear also the appealsof the dying for a healing of their spirits? Whenwe think that it was a thief whom men loathed, andwho was being crucified with Christ to dishonor him, who was the first fruit of the sacrifice of the cross, may we not take courage? The only limitation put upon this promise is this:that his

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