AND HER LAMB. 11 hearts arc naturally inclined to do what is evil, and will always take pleasure therein, if they are not changed by divine grace. This is what Jesus told Nicodemus, as you may read in the third chapter of Saint John. Little Susan had been taught this. She felt that it was true, and prayed to God to give her a new heart. She prayed that she might love Christ and believe in him. Christ has said that those who ask shall receive ; and in the book of Proverbs, which speaks of him as the True Wisdom, we read that those who seek Him early shall find Him. ’ Now, if Susan had not thought about these things, and been led to desire to do what was right, perhaps she would have helped the naughty boys in driving away the sheep, instead of telling them, as she had dope, that it was wrong, and following after their owner when she found they would not do what was right. When we see others do wrong, we should always try to persuade them to leave their evil ways; but if they will not listen to us, then we should do all we can to prevent them from succeeding. The lamb soon grew very fond of Susan, and followed her about everywhere. If she was absent from home longer than usual, it would lay down before the cot
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