ever God loves, ought to be loved, and what he hates ought to be hated.

And so Enoch walked with God. Very likely, in the morning, when the beautiful sun was rising, he went abroad, and earnestly asked the great God to lift on him the brighter light of his gracious countenance; and in the evening, he poured forth the song of grateful praise.

And as he looked up to the stars of heaven, he often thought,-I cannot tell you with how much delight,-that a day would come, when he should rise above them all, and be as happy as he wished to be.

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And that bright day did come. was so pleased with him, that he did not suffer him to die. He sent his holy angels to bring him immediately to live in his presence, where there is no sin and no sorrow for ever.

STORY IV.

JESUS CHRIST IS THE TRUE ARK.

AT the time Noah lived, the world was very wicked, and God was justly angry with the people on account of their sins.

God, however, bid Noah admonish and warn them; and he did so. He told them, that their sins, if they did not repent of them, would prove their ruin.

Still they would not leave off their wickedness; so God determined to punish them: and he sent his servant to tell them, that he would bring a flood of water over the earth, and drown them all.

But he would not cut off the righteous with the wicked: O no. He bade Noah build a large ship, in which he and his family should be safe, whilst the ungodly world should be destroyed.

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And Noah did as God bade him. a little before the flood came, he and his household, went into the ship, which was called the Ark, and many beasts and birds went in with them. It was just after they had reaped the harvest, so they had plenty of food to take with them

for their subsistence. The great God himself closed the door, and shut them all in.

Then he bade the waters spread over the earth. They did as he commanded them; and all the creatures, but those that were in the Ark, died. The highest mountains were covered with the Deluge. There is no place where the wicked can hide themselves from God's displeasure.

And Noah, when he had been in the Ark a little more than a year, opened a window,and sent out a raven, which did not come again. After staying some time longer, he sent out a pretty dove, which came back, bringing an olive-leaf in her mouth. So Noah knew, that the wind had dried up the waters; and he went out of the Ark, with his family, and offered solemn thanks to God for their preservation.

There is much in this wonderful story to remind us of the Lord Jesus Christ. We will think of it.

If there had not been an Ark, Noah, as well as the rest of the human race, must have perished. So,-every man is a sinner. The wages due to his sins, is death. He can never undo what is done, for he can never do more than his duty. He cannot make atonement to divine justice for his transgressions. There was

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the greatest necessity, therefore, for a Saviour; for one who could take away sin.

The Ark was built according to God's own direction. So, Jesus Christ is a Saviour of God's own providing. God gave his only Son to die for lost sinners. The whole world was too poor to provide a sufficient offering.

The Ark was quite large enough for the purpose for which it was built. So the Lord Jesus is a sufficient Saviour. There is every thing in him which any poor sinner can need. Do we want wisdom? Do we want pardon? Do we want a title for heaven? A refuge from the storm of God's righteous displeasure? A Saviour from that everlasting wrath justly due to our transgressions? We do. All these blessings then, yea, infinite treasures of blessings, are in the Lord Jesus. He is able to save to the very uttermost.

All perished who were not in the Ark. So, all will be lost who fly not for refuge to Christ Jesus. There is no other name by which we can be saved.

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The Ark was open for some time any one might have sought mercy, and have found a place in it. So the Lord Jesus is set before us, as the Almighty

Saviour; and as willing to save, as he able. "Whosoever," he says, "cometh to me, I will in no wise cast him out."

The day, however, came at last, when the door of the Ark was shut, and there was no way to get into it. So, if we live and die in our sins, the Lord Jesus himself declares that where he is we cannot come. It will be a dreadful,-a very dreadful thing to be shut out from his blissful presence for ever,-will it not?

STORY V.

THE RAINBOW.

I told you that Noah built an Ark, in which both he and his family were taken care of, when the world was drowned.

Well, when it was finished, God said to him, "Come, Noah, thou and all thy house into the Ark." This was very kind. It was like a tender father, who