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In his early piety. It grew in a situation where it had no advantages, and many difficulties to overcome. He showed his obedience to God's law--temperance--amiability--diligence in his studies.
ILLUSTRATIVE STORY.
"Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself." This, my dear boys, explains all that Daniel did, and all that Daniel became;--this is the root of the matter, it was this "purpose in his heart," carried out, that made him good and great: he purposed in his heart that he should not sin.
I will mark down three kinds of purposes, and tell a little story for each.
There was another boy older than Henry at the school, whose purposes were all on his tongue. You never could be long beside him without hearing him tell what "he could do." It did not matter who you were speaking of, or what they had done, Richard could do more. Little boys, the first week they were at the academy, looked up to Richard with much reverence, for they believed what he said of himself, but the second week they knew him better; for though his tongue spoke of great things, he did very little; and in a short while longer, they found out that Richard was a boaster, a vain-bragger, who gave his tongue all the work that his head, feet, and hands should have done; all his purposes were on his tongue, but he never performed them.
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