and what God has joined together we must not think to put asunder. In the third place, our Lord declares, “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love.” The meaning of this promise is near akin to that of the preceding one. The man who makes conscience of diligently observing Christ’s precepts, is the man who shall continually enjoy a sense of Christ’s love in his soul. Of course we must not misunderstand our Lord’s words when He speaks of “keeping His commandments.” There is a sense in