fipidity and inanity of your difcourfe?— Adorn yourselves in the newest mode, in the richest attire, plait your hair, deck yourselves with pearls-now you ARE valuable— advance-O how qualified to manage the concerns of a family," to give a portion "to your maidens," to train up your chil dren in wisdom and virtue, to be a help-meet for your husband!-What! are you endued with reafon and immortality, only to be enamoured with a piece of embroidery, or to pay your devotions to a roll of filk?— Are you fublimely refolved never, never to leave the world of fans, and enter the region of ideas and of mind?

Thefe decorations are "not CORRUPTIBLE." All other ornaments " perish in the

ufing." All other attire gives place to the fhroud. "Beauty confumes away like a "moth"-the sparkling eye is closed in dark"nefs-the body is "laid in the grave"death fhall feed upon it." The charmer, looking in vain for admirers, fays "to cor"ruption, Thou art my father: to the "worm, Thou art my mother, and my "fifter."-Prolong life. Accidents may diffigure, and diseases corrode.-How quickly time changes the countenance !-How tranf ient the empire of colours and of tints!

How foon wrinkles and gaudy attire dif agree!-Having laid in no ftock of mental influence, and fober entertainment against the evil day, what becomes of these delightful creatures ?-A few years reduces them to infignificance, leaving them only the humiliating claims of pity, or the uncertain returns of gratitude. But an accomplished pious woman, can never be the object of neglect-she will attract notice, and confer happiness, even when defcending into the vale of years. The ravages of time cannot reach the foul: death cannot ftrip off the habits of immortality: it will only change her" from glory to glory:" only remove her from earth, unworthy of her continuance, and place her among "the in"numerable company of angels."

In adorning ourselves the opinion of others is very influential, especially if the admirers difcover tafte, poffefs fway, or can give law to fashion. This decoration "is "in the SIGHT OF GOD of great price.”— "Not" fhe "who commendeth herself is "approved, but whom the LORD commend"eth." What is "the honour that cometh "from man?" How wavering, how vain, how debafing!-But "the honour that com"eth from GOD only," is purifying, fatisfy

ing, enduring. It is impoffible to feel a complacency in ourselves, while confcious that we are difesteemed by a Being of infinite wisdom, excellency, and goodness. His "judgment is always according to truth." "In his favour is life," on his applause our happiness depends-and in vain we approach him with any of those distinctions which dazzle and deceive mankind; for "the "LORD taketh pleasure" only " in them that "fear him, in them that hope in his mercy."

5. Much depends on the MODELS you choofe for imitation. The apostle would have you conform, not to the flutterers of fashion, not to the triflers of a day, who live only to please, and derive all their confequence from vanity-but an illuftrious company of female worthies, who drew towards them the eye of GOD, who ferved their generation according to his will-who obtained a diftinguished place in the annals of infpiration-whose names have been long glorified, and will be "had in everlasting re"membrance." "A gracious woman retaineth honour." "Favour is deceitful and

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women also who trufted in GoD adorned

themselves, being in subjection to their 66 own husbands: even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whofe DAUGHTERS ye are as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement." The honour of this alliance awaits you-however inferior in talents-however obfcure in your ftations-however poor in your circumstances-here is a paffage by which you may obtain a place in this glorious, affembly, and fit down by the fide of a Rowe, a Lydia, a Mary, a Hannah, a Deborah, a Sarah," in the kingdom of GOD." For by what are these pious women diftinguifhed?-By excellencies which fall within the reach of general imitation-by prefering the foul to the body-by meekness and gentleness-by modefty and referve-by a ready fubmiffion to the demands of their ftations. Thus Sarah, though of the fame family with her husband, and diftinguifhed by peculiar honours, never rofe above the most humble duties of her fituation-never fuffered even the princefs, to injure the wife -and, readily yielded Abraham reverence and obedience.

But in all these inftances, you will never " do well," and become the "daughters" of Sarah, unless you maintain a holy magnanimity; "not being afraid with any amaze"ment"-so as to be staggered, confounded, dismayed in the course of duty enjoined. There can be no impartial obedience, or unwavering perseverance in religion, without courage and confidence. The man needs it, the woman needs it: the hufband requires it, and the wife equally requires it. It would be rendered ftill more neceffary, were a period to arrive, in which every airy fpeculation would be preferred to practice; things important, because plain and of old ftanding, would be lightly esteemed; and nothing would ftrike, nothing relish, unless dreffed up in novelty, and seasoned with extravagance. Such, my female friends, is the period in which we live.

Many of the things which we have been recommending on facred ground, would be confidered as barbarous notions, as ignorance of the world, prejudices which philofophy would cure, the airs of hypocrify, the effects of prudishnefs. Can you form yourselves by these rules? Can you encounter opinion? Can you bear the charge of fingularity? Can you abandon the multitude, laughing or hiff

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