And to correct this, let us glance at an incident in the life of Him whom no one will suspect of the want of affection the most profound, for "He loved us, and gave himself for us."--The hour of the power of darkness was drawing on. His enemies were gradually narrowing the circle around him, and preparing to spring on him at last, as the victim of their hatred unto death. He had intimated to those around him what was about to happen; and Peter, ever resolute, impulsive, and loving, could ill brook the tidings. "Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee," were the apostle's ardent and affectionate words; and how did the Saviour regard them? Did he welcome them as a solace to his troubles? Nay, his instant rejoinder was, "Get thee behind me, Satan." In other words, all-affectionate as the apostle's remonstrance seems to our minds, it was opposed to the mind and will of God, and whatever bore that character, was offensive to the Redeemer's holy soul--offensive as Satan himself. Without regarding Peter's love, then--without treating that as love at all which opposed the appointments of Jehovah, Jesus addressed the apostle just as he had once before addressed the tempter himself. "Get thee hence, Satan," were his words when asked to fall down and worship Satan; "Get thee behind me, Satan," was his equally emphatic language to his own apostle, when he pointed to a path which was different from "the way of the Lord." And that is written for our instruction. Human affection is only an angel of darkness in the garb of an angel of light, when it would counsel us to walk in any path but God's. Parents may indulge their natural affection at the expense of His holy law. They may concede what He has forbidden, or withhold what He appoints, but that was never yet done without danger of the second death; and parents not a few have helped to bring their own gray hairs in sorrow to the grave, by such concessions to their offspring. The father or the mother who represses the young soul, and lays burdens upon it which the Word of God does not warrant, ranks among the worst of tyrants or oppressors. The father or the mother who yields where God's Word opposes, or cheers the young in ways which our Father who is in heaven has forbidden, is cruel to their soul. ELI.