from the incarnation to the judgment; and onward to eternity, everything
is done systematically.

This is the result of the unchanging principles of the Divine Mind.
They grow with a steady heat, equally prompting him to activity at every
moment. Hence, like the sun shining in its strength, God sends down
unweariedly the rays of his love, both on the evil and on the good,
crowning their days with "loving-kindness and tender mercies." Indeed,
should the ardor of his love cool, or the hand of his power or grace be
withdrawn but for a single moment, all our hopes would be dashed, our
very existence cease.

From this characteristic of the Divine beneficence, the inference is
irresistible. If man is bound by the condition of his being, to imitate
God in his moral character and conduct, he must cherish the same abiding
principles of benevolence, and carry the same steady hand in diffusing
good. The ardor of his love may never cool; his hand of charity never
weary. He must be god-like. With permanency and uniformity of conduct,
imitative of his own, our Holy Sovereign will be well pleased. But with
him who is wavering in his principles; vacillating and impulsive in his
purposes of good; at one time toiling for others with the utmost
earnestness, and then, forgetful of their wants and woes for months
together, he must be displeased. How unlike our Great Exemplar. He was
_always_ doing good. "The labor of his life was love." Reader, would
you please your compassionate Savior? Go, and do likewise.

III. _From the necessity of system to success in any kind of business_.
One cannot accumulate wealth, acquire learning, rise to distinction in
any of the professions or trades without system. Even the pleasures of
life depend much on regularity; otherwise they cloy and become insipid.