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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Feb 21, 1884

Seven Rules for Christians.

By Brownlow North

1. NEVER neglect daily private prayer; and when you pray, remember that God is present, and that he hears your prayers. Heb. 11: 6.

2. Never neglect daily private Bible-reading; and when you read, remember that God is speaking to you, and that you are to believe and act upon what he says. I believe all backsliding begins with the neglect of these two rules. John 5: 39.

3. Never profess to ask God for anything which you do not want. Tell him the truth about yourself, however bad it makes you; and then ask him, for Christ's sake, to forgive you what you are, and make you what you ought to be. John 4: 24.

4. Never let a day pass without trying to do something for Jesus. Every night reflect on what Jesus has done for you, and then ask yourself, "What have I done to-day for Him?" Matt. 5: 13-16.

5. If ever you are in doubt as to a thing's being right or wrong, go to your room, and kneel down and ask God's blessing upon it. Col. 3: 17. If you cannot do this, it is wrong. Rom. 14: 23.

6. Never take your Christianity from Christians, or argue that, because such and such people do so and so, therefore you may. 2 Cor. 10: 12. You are to ask yourself, "How would Christ act in my place?" and strive to follow him. John 10: 27.

7. Never believe what you feel if it contradicts God's word. Ask yourself, "Can what I feel be true if God's word is true?" and if both cannot be true, believe God, and make your own heart the liar. Rom 3: 4; 1 John 5: 10: 11.—Brownlow North.