love, if we understand our true happiness, always lead us the same
way. Duty and interest are perfectly coincident; for the most part
in this world, but entirely and in every instance if we take in the
future and the whole; this being implied in the notion of a good and
perfect administration of things. Thus they who have been so wise
in their generation as to regard only their own supposed interest,
at the expense and to the injury of others, shall at last find, that
he who has given up all the advantages of the present world, rather
than violate his conscience and the relations of life, has
infinitely better provided for himself, and secured his owns
interest and happiness.



SERMON IV.
UPON THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TONGUE.
JAMES i. 26.



If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his
tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

The translation of this text would be more determinate by being more
literal, thus: If any man among you seemeth to be religious, not
bridling his tongue, but deceiving his own heart, this man's
religion is vain. This determines that the words, BUT DECEIVETH HIS
OWN HEART, are not put in opposition to SEEMETH TO BE RELIGIOUS, but
to BRIDLETH NOT HIS TONGUE. The certain determinate meaning of the
text then being, that he who seemeth to be religious, and bridleth