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I. THE EVIL AND DANGER OF "CAREFULNESS." Every kind of care is not evil; but only that care which is attended with anxiety. And this is evil —

1. As distracting our mind.

2. As impeding our progress.

3. As tending, to turn us from the path of strict integrity.

II. HOW WE MAY MOST EFFECTUALLY DIVEST OURSELVES OF IT. We must get —

1. A deep sense of the obligations which God has laid upon us.

2. A lively sense of the obligations which He has laid upon Himself also respecting us.

(C. Simeon, M. A.)

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KJV: But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

WEB: But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;