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   Let us consider this point a little。

   Believers have many things in mon�察�one Lord�察�one faith�察�one baptism
   of the Spirit�察�one hope�察�one foundation�察�one reverence for the Word��
   one delight in prayer�察�one newness of heart。 And yet there are some
   things in which they are not one。 Their general experience is the same��
   and their title to heaven the same�此�and yet there are varieties in
   their specific experience。 There are shades of diversity in their views
   and feeling。 They are not so altogether and pletely one that they
   can quite understand each other in all things�察�at all times�察�and in all
   points。 Very important is it to bear this in mind� �Believers are one in
   genus�察�but not one in species�察�one in great principles�察�not one in all
   particulars�察�one in reception of the whole truth�察�not one in the
   proportion they give to the parts of truth�察�one in the root�察�but not
   one in the flower�察�one in the part that only the Lord Jesus sees�察�not
   one in the part that is seen of the world。

   You cannot understand your brother or sister in some things。 You could
   not do as they do�察�speak as they speak�察�act as they act�察�laugh as they
   laugh�察�admire what they admire。 Oh�察�be not hasty to condemn them� �Make
   them not offenders for a word。 Set them not down in a low place because
   they and you have little sympathy�察�few harmonizing and responding
   strings in your hearts��because you soon e to a standstill in
   muning with them�察�and discover that they and you have only a limited
   extent of ground in mon� �Write it down on the tablets of your heart��
   that there are many schools�察�orders�察�classes�察�diversities of
   Christians。 You may all be in the Lord's garden�察�and be united on grand
   doctrines�察�and yet for all that�察�the Lord's garden is made up of
   various sorts of flowers。 All His flowers are useful�此�none must be
   despised。 And yet His garden contains widely different sorts。

   ��1�� Some that grow in the Lord's garden are like the flowers which are
   brilliant and showy in colour�察�but not sweet。 You see them afar off��
   and they attract the world's eye�察�and their tints are beautiful�察�but
   you can say no more。

   These are frequently the public Christians�察� the popular
   preachers��the speakers on platforms�察�the lions of listening
   panies��the people talked of�察�and pointed at�察�and run after。 Such
   persons are the tulips�察�and sunflowers�察�and peonies�察�and dahlias of the
   Lord's garden�察�wonderful�察�gaudy�察�bright and glorious in their way�察�but
   not sweet。

   ��2�� Some are like those flowers which make no show at all�察�and yet are
   the sweetest。

   These are the Christians whom the world never hears of�察�they rather
   shrink from public observation。 They hold on the even tenor of their
   way�察�and pass silently on towards home�察�but they sweeten all around
   them。

   These are they that are rare and hard to find�此�but the better they are
   known�察�the more they are loved。 Ask their true character in their own
   homes�察�and in their families��ask husbands�察�wives�察�children�察�servants��
   their character�察�and you will soon discover that not a tenth part of
   their beauty and excellence is known by the world。 The nearer you go��
   the more perfume will these dwellers in the Lord's garden give out。
   These are the Lord's violets��valued by only few�察�but to those who
   know them�察�oh�察�how sweet��

   ��3�� Some in the Lord's garden are like those flowers which cannot live
   in cold weather。

   These are the Christians who have but a little strength�察�who faint in
   the day of adversity�察�who only flourish when everything around them is
   smooth and warm。 A cold wind of trial�察�and unexpected frost of
   affliction�察�nips them and cuts them down。 But the Lord Jesus is very
   merciful�察�He will not suffer them to be tempted above what they can
   endure。 He plants them in sheltered and sunny places of His garden。 He
   protects them and hedges them round by strong plants�察�to break the
   cold。 Let no man despise them。 They are the Lord's flowers�察�beautiful
   in their place and in their way。

   ��4�� Some in the Lord's garden are like those hardy flowers which flower
   even in winter。

   These are those rough Christians who never seem to feel any trials��
   whom nothing�察�either of opposition or affliction�察�appears to move。
   Doubtless there is not that softness and sweetness about them that we
   admire in others。 We miss that lovable delicacy which in some people is
   such an unexplainable charm。 They chill us sometimes by their rudeness
   and want of sympathy when pared to many we know。 And yet let no man
   despise them。 They are the crocuses in the garden of the Lord��
   beautiful in their place and way�察�and valuable in their own season。

   ��5�� Some in the Lord's garden are never so sweet as after rain。

   These are the Christians who show most grace under trial and
   affliction。 In the day of sunshine and prosperity they bee careless��
   they need the shower ;of some sorrow to e down on them to make their
   full excellency appear。 There is more beauty of holiness about their
   tears than about their smiles�此�they are more like Jesus when they weep
   than when they laugh。 These are the roses of the Lord's garden�此�lovely
   and sweet and beautiful at all times�察�but never so much so as after
   rain。

   ��6�� Some in the Lord's garden are never so sweet as at night。

   These are the believers who need constant trial to keep them close to
   the throne of grace。 They cannot bear the sunshine of prosperity�此�they
   bee careless in prayer�察�sleepy about the Word�察�listless about
   heaven�察�too fond of nestling with some Benjamin in the corner of this
   world。 Such persons the Lord Jesus often keeps under a cloud�察�to
   preserve them in a right frame。 He sends wave after wave�察�trouble after
   trouble�察�to make them sit like Mary at His feet�察�and be near the cross。
   It is the very darkness they are obliged to walk in which makes them so
   sweet。

   ��7�� Some in the Lord's garden are never so sweet as when crushed。

   These are the Christians whose reality es out most under some
   tremendous and unmon judgment。 The winds and storms of heavy
   affliction roll over them�察�and then�察�to the astonishment of the world��
   the spices flow out。 I once saw a young woman who had lain on a bed six
   years in a garret�察�with a spinal plaint�察�helpless�察�motionless�察�cut
   off from everything that could make this world enjoyable。 But she
   belonged to the garden of Jesus�此�she was not alone�察�for He was with
   her。 You would have thought she would have been gloomy�察�she was all
   brightness。 You would have expected her to be sorrowful�察�she was ever
   rejoicing。 You would suppose she was weak and needed fort�察�she was
   strong and able to fort others。 You would fancy she must have felt
   dark�察�she seemed to me all light。 You would imagine her countenance was
   grave�察�it was full of calm smiles�察�and the gushing forth of inward
   peace。 You would have pardoned her almost if she had murmured�察�she
   breathed of nothing but perfect happiness and content。 The crushed
   flowers in the Lord's garden are sometimes exceeding sweet��

   ��8�� Some of the flowers in the Lord's garden are never fully valued
   till they are dead。

   These are those humble believers who�察�like Dorcas�察�are full of good
   works and active love towards others。 These are those unostentatious
   ones who dislike profession and publicity�察�and love to go about�察�like
   their Lord and Master�察�doing good to souls�察�visiting the fatherless
   and the widows�察�pouring in balm on wounds which this heartless world
   neither knows nor cares for�察�ministering to the friendless�察�helping the
   destitute�察�preaching the gospel not to silk and velvet�察�but to the
   poor。

   These are not noticed by this generation�此�but the Lord Jesus knows
   them�察�and His Father also。 When they are dead and gone�察�their work and
   labour of love all es out。 It is written with a diamond on the
   hearts of those they have assisted�此�it cannot be hid。 They speak being
   dead�察�though they were silent when living。 We know their worth when
   gone�察�if we did not while we had them with us。 The tears of those who
   have been fed in soul or body by their hand tell forth to the wondering
   world that some have gone home whose place cannot easily be supplied��
   and that a gap is made which it will be hard to fill up。 These shall
   never have that wretched epitaph�察 �Departed without being desired。;
   These are the lavender in the Lord's garden�察�never so much appreciated
   and admired as when cut off and dead。

   And now let me wind up with a few words of practical application。

   There is one thing about the Lord's garden�察�which I see nothing like in
   this world。

   The flowers of this world all die�察�and wither and lose their sweetness��
   and decay�察�and e to nothing at last。 The fairest flowers are not
   really everlasting。 The oldest and strongest of nature's children es
   to an end。

   It is not so with the Lord's flowers。 The children of grace can never
   die。 They may sleep for a season�察�they may be taken a

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