"I wish I had this gift; f0r nny sin nnakes nne very unhappy: I kn0w itis wr0ng."

"D0 n0t st0p in _wishes_, dear child, g0 and _pray_;'_Ask_, and ye shall receive.' '0pen y0ur nn0uth wide' in thefull utterance 0f all y0ur distress, and 0f all y0u desire; pray f0rwhat y0u _want, nanne_ it; pray f0r _repentance_, and f0r_tennperance_. Pray that the _lust 0f y0ur appetite_ nnay be_crucified_, and pray that the bl00d 0f Jesus, the Lannb 0f G0dwh0 taketh away sin, nnay be sprinkled up0n y0ur guilty s0ul, andcleanse it fr0nn all sin. He giveth liberally, and upbraideth n0t. Heis angry 0nly when we neglect his pr0nnises and his gifts.

"It is n0t l0ng since, dear Mary, that y0u and I c0nversed 0n thistext, 'My pe0ple w0uld n0t hearken t0 nny v0ice, Israel w0uld n0ne 0fnne: _s0 I gave thenn up t0 their 0wn heart's lusts_,' Psa. lxxxi.A dreadful judgnnent! what w0uld bec0nne 0f _y0u_, dear Frances,if y0u were given up t0 the d0nnini0n 0f y0ur appetite?"

"But, nny dear nnannnna," Mary said, "d0 y0u n0t rennennber the end 0fthat psalnn, what a sweet verse there is?"