[AGAU INH. - Amazon S3"Comfort ye, comfort ye, mv People, saith your Gori.,' " Endeavouring to Keep...

GOSFET-, 1\ [AGAU INH.

"Comfort ye, comfort ye, mv People, saith your Gori.,'

" Endeavouring to Keep the Unity of the Spirit in the l3oud of peace.,'

"Jesus Christ, the :ame Yesterday, To.day, anil for Ever. Whorn to klow isLife Eternal."

No. 16,Nnrv Snri,ms. APRII,, 1854. N o . 1 6 0 ,

Or,o Sr,ntrs,

.. I AROSE UP FROI,{ trfY I{EAYINESS."

..AND AT THE IVINING S.ICRIII;;ROSN UI, TROII }IY }IET\VINESS;A}iD IIAVING RENT MI GAR]TENT AND }IY XTANTID, I FII,L UPON}IY KNIES, AND SPREAD OUT }IY I.IANDS TTNTO THE LORD MY GOD,"-Ezna rx. 5.

$yo tfe t9.ra le]ry _you to_rememler, tlearly beloved, with regard to the

"heaviness" to which we adyerted in o'r last, that then it is thai the Lorci,ssympathizing heart is so richiy dlarvn out. Then it is that the meaning ofthat scripture is unclerstood practically ancl experimentarl;', ,.1vhen my sfiritwas oaerwhelmed vithin me, then thou linewest iny path.,, lVhen by-tireweight,.the conrylication, the_pecuiiar delicacy anct kejnness of my trials andtemptatious, ur1.'pin1l vas clistracted-my soul cmshed:my ireart burstingfi'om ver] angui,sh, then-;re!, even then*Thou ., lmervest,, my patlr ;

'l.houwert so iltinratelr acquailied rrith it-so fu1ly aware of a.ll its intricacies; anclcange|s,.antl beserDreutc-antl r'.iihd so tleepiy interested, t]rat TIou didstdescend.in thlmo$ gracious, ti'rell', ancl e{fecfual way, to aclminister to myirenessities. Thy krowledgo was Juch. and l'by nr"rcy and goodness sueh.th.at TIou ' '

Preparedest alable before me iu the prnueoce of i l r in" enemies;J'hou_anointedst my head with oil; my cup ran

-over.,' ,, Sah,ation,'*,ai

iurked manifestively antl polverfullv ., of the-Lord.,,ljelorerl, \i'ere 'lve to be left but for the briefest interval v'ithout trial, ol

temptation, or something or other to cause us anxiety, how speedily shoultlwe seitle ,lg]-n h th.e nlains of ease, and inclulge in a vain, carial, cli,ngerouslg_.otjtty How much more clitical would be oiir position thus cir:c,rmstinced,.\'Ye have a thousand hair-breadth escapes naw, wiih a1l that watchfulness andprayerfulness that by trial and temptation are eukintlled ; :,vhat then, if therelrele no trial, uo temptation. norhing to bling us to his foutstool with a"Lo; 'd..help..! Lor.d,. .a. l)pear! Lor, l ."mal<e bir.c thine ann this day, andr-ouchsafe delivera:rce." By comparison, the dear chitct of Gocl will rua thatafter all, th.ep a1e realiy hii happiest anii most satisfactory Beasons. Over-rvhelmed with trial-flled with dismal,'_'at a loss to kno# when anil wherethe scene rvill e'd ; anrl yet withat," " built up antl estabiisherl in Him,"'j,rogterl an,l .grounded in iove,,, ., kno,,r,ing trotLirrg among me,. save JesusChrist an,l IIi'r eruci{ietl;" He the .,all aitl in al'i,,, of the soul; having no

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l ,+ t i TlrE CiO'c.J!Ill, l'rAGAZrNit.

{rtler: trtst or confrdence but in ClIIist the rocli of his sahat'io,r. . Itrow grelt

116. l r re t ' cy I r t r r , l l ro t r r i ch t t re H i r i togo 1o l t r te r r tn l r r i l l g , l ' y r rn t ' rL i ; r3 - . ' . r rL ' i thy

l ry , l : r -y , a - , , tL r t ih i t lg 1n l t l t ' f l { t bu t l r he l tL ' t a t t ' l .p ) 'P . to t i to t l r tune; thx t s lq l l

*ir,f "i.o

ivhicl rror'e Lut the Loril can c,mprehentl, an1 none lrut the Lord

:r(lili[Nter io.It is in this stlt'-same arlriri1}i.stering t]rat the Lord js seen, iintl felt, anti

knorvn, ancl setsibly loved. In what gereral terms is a plSsician spohen o1,

and coinl,rrrativel;'irr how smr[i esteern is he ]relcl, except by,the poor.patient

rn'ho has suocessfully tcsteil his skilI. ll(lrv eilthusiastic is such an ore'sl]ralse-ho1r- 7g1|6us his ic}1'oc,rc.t-]16p- 11l'ueut his np1'cals I

,Ua i"i.at, trelored' br:iqgs 3''u tn'i tnrrselves to a point-about Jesus-iido

}{e is, r.hrit }Ie is, the *e|ciei He besto1\-s, the parclon lle spe:rks, tjre loYc

Fl. ottfut,t',. the gr;ace He commluicates, the strelgth tlo-ir19a1ts' tle plo-

nr i - r ' * i l n a11, l ie . . t l te l , ln5 l ,oc is i lo l ' e ro : r !s ; * l . r r t - * ' l r r t o f r l l t lL is 1 'e r ' t " r . r r r l 't , r r r c t j . i r l . o r t , e ' i * ' o r l t n i , t r i r , l n r r i , , l , l e . s l l l l c l l l i l : t l l ' i t l i ' l n " e ' l t t p s s s h i ' i r ' I ' [ * ' ' r ' ' r r l i z c

arr,l eiri,,v. lritt fi,r tirrt rrhich the Lor,l nalies :'"s it l-ere the steppitQ-stotic to

the sami,.ivhich is rrs,lr-rNsss ?

Ofr, loi,f. irack, *'e beseec.h vor, and see whai A close connexio' eristetl be-

tnreet sorne of vour lieeriest soi'rorvs, ancl severest tri:rl-s, alrl ter'-iic tetnpta-

i i , , , r , ' " i f j , rhu . * L r le -se , I l r c r r t -c l r *e | i t rg . suu l - r 'a r - i . l r ing \ i . i t s o f Je 'us . , i r t h i '

i;t;,'ptt)', wai,chf.1'ess, g',ace, a*t1 pn.u'et,- with ri1icL.yull \rel'e irr'lulgetl'

We'said lerrrlc temptations, aurl we usr:tl tlie-rvortl. arh'isetLiy, L,etause son]e

of us have lilirwn, yea, and reeled, ancl tremblecl with r'risrnay a_Dd a!l,rehen'-

sion, uililer some c,ftthose fearlul assaults r-ith r-hich tbe enemy.has been !'s1'-1nitt a tu moiest the sor1l. Ah, ale there not to this ciay statzd'i,ng nti'racl,es of

ih.;;r*r, autl conirassion, alcl fajtirf'uhtess of Jehovah-Jests ? \Vhele rvould'

;1n ; ' i . t , i11 n l ; in \ , Le e t t l r ! s no t l re t t t . 5u t 1b i ' t l raL g t ' rc i " t t ' ' e \ P i - l r1 'c<e l l t '

A l rn iq . l r t v 1 , r i , . , , , i : \ \ lL l t i t i l e l r , r , i l r . f t Lu t f i ' t l l r , ' t r rc i l t : I lu ' \ \ ' u t : t iL l t -

taneous antl liot' ari'ful anti irremetliable t'he destt-nr:tion I

" o oJ:'*"'x:":,X";:'i,',"xl'L l ltJ i:. "Sttdying at the school of the he:ut ir,leeLl. arti- Jesns prpl-ei theil nn.t tliele

to be wiat He was, is, ancl ever rvill be I the Spirit the 'Ieaclrei'. Il{ri-ei11e1',

Testifler, and Comforter; and ali irseparable fr'om " heaviness l"

13elovecl, il retur.ning to the history with ghich the w6rcls of Lrru' ii-it z-ll'e

connecterl, there is one'ihing which, we doubt not, wili strilre-]-,,1t; ii is the

bear:rtilirl iimplicit-r- that prwails tlrrouq'hout the ri.hole llalk the honesty

alcl the can.1'ou, ,rt the same time the zeal aircl tletermir:rti,,n. nithshich the'elders

treat those $-ho colslrired agailst them. Yo1l ri-iil lir.i rr recoril of it in

the llfih chapter of the bo;k c,f Ezr.a. See, o'.lrer,\-ei'. horv Satan and his

einissaries overreach themselves, antl ai'e caught il tlteir t,rm net. T]re Con-

spiratoro, Tatnai, shethar-boznai. anti his coini,ar,i,ars the Aph-arsachites, ad'

,b'ess a letter to the kiDg Darius ; aD,i. in that letter. unwiifingly, as the ene-

lnies of God antl his peo-pleveryctimmollrrlr' coltribute in the most efi'ectlve

wnv to the f|rrtJrerillg: cf the cause tirer at the self-szlme moment attetnpt, to

tniiermine an,1 o..et"iitrow, " lje it hrtrrvn utrto tire king, that we rvertt into

the Fovinee of Juctea, to the house '-'l the gleat Gocl' which is builcletl rvith

preai stones, anil tinber is iairl in the rvalls,.-anei this work goeth {ast otr, alrl

iuosrereth in their hantls."' Oir horv great the mercy when er en the enemies of the cross r-'f Cln'ist see,

anrl are coripeliedto acknorvledge, thet has worlt,pragresses,' that tilele ls a

reality in th6 so-callecl relig-ioD of Jesus ; that tfere is veri11' ar. i1rlportant

tlistirction between the chuich antl the world ; tliat there is a scrbriett, and a

self-clenial, anrl a sarour about the one, that is altogether' lackinq in the other.

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rrow great the mercy r-hen the Loril's people shine as lights il the worltl;rvhetr tlr€y al'e set as a city upon a hiil lvhich canuot be hid ; where there ii"a coming out anrl . being separale- and a touchirrg rrot the uncrean thing;",y!..r...)qr the worl,llilg,-with all his craft and sarir'c, and Ploting ag.i'stiberust, "talies I'nowledge of themthat they have been.with Jes*s,'ian"dis com-pelled. mentally, if not openly and honestly, to exclairp, .. See how theseChristians love.,'

A-ias ! h,las I how little grounil is there for this hono*rable admission nozu.Regder, in these days of worldly codormity-these trays of .u*ui ."p.ai."ry*the_se days of ease and pleasure-seeking, where is tlre blessed badgi of dis_cjpteshil'-LoVE ? wlreri Tseace ? wherle brotherl.q-kindness I rvneic ioa ;nthe Holy- Ghost ? Are you-among those who d.are"to be siagular it l-ollaA-vocacy of these the unmistakeable features of an old-fashiined. ripopular,almost obsolete, experimental god.liness ? can yo' testify to the sarie'truthttpon which the Apostle congraiulated his Thessalonian biethren, .,For ourgospel came not unto youin_word onlg,but inpower. and in the Holu Ghosl,and In much assurance ?'' rs you's a religion of ilu. heart ? Does" it raiseyour thouglrts,_affectio's, desires, above thd grovelling propensities of a poor,degaded, earth-l-rou-nd spirit ? In a *ord. is Jesus-tiie deipiscd Nazarene-tn lris un,lertaking, his oftices. his blood. his riglrteousness, iris most sloriousryei'son-ali your.salvarion aud nll your desirJ? Do you sensibly felt, anclSopully testify. that.,there is salvation in to other?,,

-Or have viu onlv ,.a

name to_liv:e, r-hilst you are dead ?,, Satis{ied with yourself, and"with a merelould of formal duties and obserr-ances from day to day? oh, pitiful |osi-tion ! dangerous eleiusion !, Cryfug, ,, peace, peaie,,, and yet o

"tiu,,t airg.,

to that Divine and blesserlly inv'rought peace whicir passei all understantlin!." .This wo.rk goeth fast.on, and gtiosytireth in their hands.,, Gocl grant thlat

coming events may so drive the Lord's dear people to their closets] anci to artutual " striving,togethel for the faith once deliveretl to the sailts;', to aPlgt,li"g s'ith Go.l on the one hancl, ancl to a liveiy rnterest in each other'sylt:1,*.[-being on the other, that similar signs

"of the prosperity of. Ziou

may agatn appear,A,ud^bear with us, dearl;' l6l6\'s6, whilst we still further pause to offer a

word of exhortation. lYe feel the extremely critical positioi i,' whi.h u* uco_ullry ancl a chnrch we are placed. lye are ala,rmerl at the supineness.which seems to have taken posseision of the ininds of even many of the Lord,speople. we tremble lest the privilege of " e'ery ma' sitting under his own'ine and undei' his orn fig-tr-ee " sb;uld be iuierr.pted. fre cannot ovcr-look the tone of self-sufrciency and fleshiy conflclencd in which, a,s a nation,ra'e are going to war.

-we cannot forget that in the autumn of the last vear

gtesttl'enee invaded our shores, and thaiit is the general opinion of the facldtvit will in the-ensuing_sprilg and summer ragjwith reiewed vigour. W;have.contemplated with heart-anguish the saerifice of our great"protestantprinciples-tle coneeding, act afte' act, to an Autichristian

""o,1 rufid.l i,'uu-

sion' Nor has the worst f'eature of the rvhole beeu clisregarded ; the clivisionsand subdivisions, the discord, anrl bitterness, ancl l,acilbitins, that prevailamong the professing chu'ch of christ. of these things we iannot be isno-rant, and. on account of these things we would fain foii-ow the example w[ichEzra has set in the language of oui text.

But to 'eturn. " Tiien"askecl we ibose elders (say tbe co.spirators'). andsaid unto them thus, Who commanded Eou to builtl ihi. Iroo.., uod to'makeu1 these walls ?" [How like the disdai'ful inquiries of some of the leainedpbarisaic

f$gious- philosophers ot' our own day-, when'happening to eome ineontact with any humbie stutlent in the apostle'Paul's -.chool, " rihose speech,

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14S TEE GOSIJEI, XIACiAZII(I.

anil whose preachiug lrel not rvith enticing wolds of man-s wisdorn' but in

ilemonstration ot trte sp'riiana of po**l' " '..Yt asked their names also' to

cert'ifv thee, that rve *igi;;?;;;{u "uuitt of .the men that were the c}rief of

ffi;l ffi iii* tt uy r"Yturnecl us answer' saying' We are the servants of the

H.il.rrr.*.."u"a.1ntrr,'u"a u"iia the hou"se'ihat rn'as builciecl ihese many

i*r"rso, vhich a great king of Israe-ibullclecl anil s-et up'" ' -----.t''ilbilil, ;;e witfi ,ut.nt a'holy bold*ess the Lotd's Deople are possessed'

when at times lrlought tn conflont their enetnies' .How'nanv n dcar: child of

Gotl has trembled i" i l ' ; ;;; l ;; ioi '* 'r ' l qtelios^;'and' judging {1:1tl l"

;';;:;.;#lrlating the t'inv ruensu|e of his frrith' antl his so ott menlar 'le-

fects aocl fleshly cowarctt;iil; it'tt1*"liy ft-i he thought that (Peter-like)

il. ?fr."-la a.#ni* lnra *a l\,Iaster vhen put to-the test-. B*t how opposite

has been the fact. rrt. .i"J"oiil ttembling: stripling' l-hen really b'*ought to

i..iit", ft." ft to uodo."JJ*ittt graut-stlqngth' ancf '-eqa'-'lless of all conse--

querces, has testifleil' f#i#i; "9"ti-i'iirtit[y'',of

*hose- he is antl t'hom he

;J,.#;." 'mi,iv " t*; -r ' i""ri,.."g,r, ol knorvledge,, or the':. j:*,:)l ' f_,i"

".lri "f *tut,".., often in these iespecls outsteps the young :]:",1:l i:"

?athers in Christ's ..'ooi.^ ift. -i*piiAt', and ihe zeal, antl the lo'e' ancl

the fearlessness of the ";.,

p;6'k"oiiiedge, and the experience, antl the

stancling of the other to the blush'Nor ivith their couraue and their composure clitl these beloved ternple'

builders lacli cando*r. "Efri-'";ifi

f.t. *.* ioy the clear, straightforward te$ti-

mony which they gave, "J ";ftltft

wiil be f'ouncl il the few conclucling verses

of the flfth chapter .t #itttt"tf n^- Alg now observe how the T'otil

" makes even the o'ruttt o't ** to ptoi*t-lrlm"' and theit evil clesigns subser-

vient to his Divine .*iU'*ipot1ot6*' 'Ihe

.statement of the builclers being

quoteil in the conspirators' ietter to the king par{us' accornpanietl vith a

ieouest that he.tootA.u*. iis;,ihf,,l".ss ti be testetl, ar exanination of

in] .."ri_r...ra- *-, i"rtii"tlJ, ancl therein rvas founrl a clecree in ccnfulna-

tion of the whof., ,o."rti.it jl?il;:t"t ktt€' Darius affixes the follo*ing ro-val

commission-" No* trr"r.fo,q "I*t*i, gi-t""ot beyoud the nver' Shethar-

boznai,and your ao"rp*"i"r. jir. e.pf#.i.frit.s, nhich are leyontl the,river,

be ve far from thence '-L;;;-;;'f oi trti" house of God alone; Iet the go-

vernor of the Jews ""d

il;;ld;; of itt" 'rt*t- build this house of God ir his

place. Moreover i -;k;;;;;;il;,tta ye shail tlo to the eltlers of these

5.i. i.''i#il"lai"g .iil'i- 1;;; ;t-G"'i : that or the. king's q:"*.::f "ril ffiil b.y*d t.he riYer, forthvith expence$ be qiven uoto tirese men'

;;;ir.i. ;i nira*.a. "-

m1i that whirih thev ha'e need of, both young

bullocks, antl rams, -J"h*b-, ior the brirnt offerinqs of the God of heaven'

wheat, salt, *'irr., uoaiii,'*,*'dittg to the appointm6nt of the priests which

are at Jerusalem, let ii'r,. gittiiirit* @v'qr clav without Ja+:.1::'1^:hevmav offer sacrifices .f #.;; *.j;;;t;;-;i;t dod Jf ht*ott" ancl prav for the

il?:t.ffi;ffi;;i;iilils.' Also r traYe made a clecree, that rvhosoever

shall alter this worcl, itiii*ltt be pullecl clot'n toom his house' anil being set

,up, let him n* naog.iiitu;;; ;;ti let his house be made a dunghill for this'

And the Gotl that uutrt.u.,*a'iris name to tlu'ell there destroy .i'11 lilng; and

people, that shall p"t'io"it.it-ft""a i" aite' uoa to ilestroy this house of God

which is at Jerusalem: ;;d;G n'-'t *uau a ilecree : iet it be done with

sireed."""H;; marvellous are the dealings of our Gotll }Iorv infinite h* tTld:-,:'

.aacl how great his po*.t i io wn?t rematkable way- $::t.T-: ?ttt"Tt::rffi;elicate his"own honour in and on behalf of his peopte' bee now ne^lrurc

answers his cbiltlren's ;'r*' "rrd

ettreaties, intl -utmost

expectations' How

sure of s*ccegs is every uudertaking cominenceC antl contiiuecl with a siugle

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eye to his g1ory. Ilorv littie ca*se have any thus engugerl i,r his service toieai' tlefent.Dear child of God, the Lorcl help you to take comtbrt fi,om this blessed

iilTldll,.,^:::-.,T^.{i.flb" your aim'? Hil. cause your.ror. r n* lnury-rmng afl'ertalnrng to the creatrire appear of no importance when set in coir"trast'with the Lord,'s nane and the Lird's truth? oh, therr, cheer o;.- H.ll,i_, lrtl

w'ouglrt,this hoty jealousy io you, f,.*rt *iti';;;ilrl;.", j"irg, ,your tbotsteps sliall not slip ; your enemies shart be vanquished. ttor bv uourL"l-"i

tlor',y.our pover, but W U;, r.i.dom una 11,, p"il;;;; ir,'trr1,i"rall^jJ]l_,.fo_l.oT::{

you: unbelievilg fcars- shat[ be iealize,i. but the Lord,lu?l*,,,g,,1t- .und oy th_ose lears. 1o keep 1.ou lookinc and depundjnq uuon Hirn_serT' wrJl " blug ior{rr vorrr'ighteo.usness to the riglrt. urr.r yo'',rfrigment astle.noon.day." " .. \Vait (tt .,irore) on ih;" i;;,r.'i"d k-;; t,i;

';;;.';;J ;_sl,il exalt thee to i:rrrerit'the land I when trr" .,. i"r..a-rr. l,,;";fi';iffi;,;i*see it."

"^"*LT.:*g the history, rve hope in our next to touch uporr that blessedsecret ln gospel cxpei'ieuce of ..alising frum our heaviness.,,

'l!'reanw-lxle, dearly belor-ed in tlre Lortl, fai.ewell ].Eonmahon, Irel,and, Mareh 12, 18d4. Tun Emron.

* STREAI\{S IN TIIE DESERT."

Ilt*Ifu:,ytrareller.knows full vell l,orv to appreciate such a boon, andtne more so because it is urreslrectetl ; the wilderuess is not usuallv suDpliecleither with 'rvater or herbage,'ancl trre ch"istian-kno;;.-;il;il;d"rr.'i;;-ture of this world, and in tili"e lrlaltner expects not refreshment.,. This lanil throu g.OU*Ut;T.|, O'. pilgr.image

Rut there " is a river the .streams whereof marre glad the eity of our God ;,,atnong the saints, in the true clrgrch, the cr*istian flncrs sipplies,-..fr;"r-

lt]g-,Ilt..o of which he may tlrink abunda"tly an.-l g. .;'1,i; ;d-;;

Jorcmg._But-sometimes he is se't further into the desert, arvay from those withwhom he once took sweet cou*ser, and amidst u *.,ititoa'., t;i*

"i."r ; h;looks for the waters of the sanctuary, andperhaps looks invain, or ;;";"d;;.Tl-e thirsts ; wbere is rvater to l,g [&11 ? whe'e' til**r..fl.;;hjng'rir.-"i, lLwhich he.has so often partaken? I{ust he die ior thirst? ti.ur*of l"tDooner shall a mi'acle be per{orrned. sooner will Jehovah ,, make then-ilderness a pool, and the dry Iand springs of water,", than that .. tlre d'inkgl - l t l t f j t * f shoddfa i l : ' , and_rhatsf ia t_t -sr i l te r rueof t lcspi r i t . r t , . . . i "o frsraet, " l lreythi'sted not when fle led themthrough the deserts; Hecaused the waters to flow o't of the rock for trrem: He"clave the r.ock alsoancl the waters gushed out.,,_ Ilath IIe noi foretold tlie case of lds thirsty people, anil provided for

thcm? "i) ' ir.en the-poor antl needy seek water, orl, i ' t t.r. ' is uon'e, antl their

r.ngue-hrleth tbr thi'st ; so that thc Lord's people may be so circrunstancedas to flnd theil usual supply cut off, as Eii;air at tire brook. Thev mavlong for spiriiual refreshment, agil go wlrere it tr";oJl,k;ry'* t."h":r?,:ld.::l_:

away thirsting, stiJl theylourn_ey on, longing for J drauglrt: butlto stream appears ; they go to the well, but the well ii deep and tf,ev havelothyg to dra\y with ; their tongues fail for thirst. What ihen ? .i I, therrord: lvrl l tr.ea1 .t lem; I, t lrc Go,l ,,f lsrnr,l, wil l not fu'sake th.rn, I wil lelpen nvei's irr lr igh plarns." ,tc.: and so the"e u.earv lhilsiv one; l inri at

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hst the promisctl streams in thc tleselt.opencd,cn Dli l 'uose fur t lrtrn; and

thev are sweet beyond ;t*d;' it$ryt5 as th"v-do'- so particulatly tlie

waich{ul care ald g'*tt orTi''*';;it*g H,t*:l: "tilt

ttue ; " I' the Lortt'

do keep it, I will w''t"r if tu"'y rnornint;' p'ou-i"g-how precious one soul

t* forl#;*u,rghts are irnaluable' ""d *" -i:T:.*?:":'"fi.:-*X l1i"ll'

Dretious drought, however long or severe it-rnay have been' Are any plovmg

ih" barrerutes* of ihe i&nl,'"il? ;h*l'iJ f"t"i but wait ou ;' it is 'ec-t'cled

ol' Israel, " The soul of tlre people rvas much 'discourfi{erl ire('atlsc u[ tnc

ry"i r' and how,y:*1,{lril"i:l'"#lll' il# #1"fl"'1"iTt1il""iF:there are, traYerslng ttlls wrtlUuvD" iY':* i -i' -.^- ir"'^"o o^lilrrw ,i1,es are;il;.;; rn'alked i,'"**.ut gg-r,-''1'1i"1i '3^.*:.

;,".i",'l:-fti'tK.,:il'?ri;*lil*:H#',*'Ji;*";d.T'i'.;;{]'ii;ii"";;"H;eneaga"asavs, ,. spring on, on ooJn]l'*ii?.*iirg r. his wea.w childHe saith, " Drink'

vea, arutr abunclantly, ift'dtiti;;; ind thus thJ rvilderness ancl solitary

i,lr,'. n,'" glLr,l, nutl 'rr" it-"tt"*;"iles and-l'tossorus as tlte rose' Hu*' gt'ert

ihen i. the ruistake 'f iitt-t *lli' f iot *t"o the orclintu'y strexms 1't:':tltotr; seeing they cannot bJ titgottt" by Christ who is able to supply all tDetr

t''ij., ,o.,, renteurbet'thlrt th,cil soul plospetity tt^:fr]:t.!ll:i::'tll:'J'il't*

to Him than to trre- ;"tirut ire-has a-tleeper cbn.etn in tliem than they nave

in themselves; antl that ";;;;;;;; or i'i" **t is irrtirrratay connectecl with

ihe abundant iupply of all their t'ants'

W A Y S I D E ] \ O T E S .

.,r'us saith rrre r*r';JJi:il'f; *;,16;"' n*r'.r. d"Y1r. tu-,11L"iLis' anri holy place t tiit'i:i'i,;*in"ilt tt ^ contrite iuil lruul'le sf i'it'

tolevive the spirit ot trte t'omtrte' a'nd to- revive the heart of the contrite

ones." AnJ it was not t"ry -i"" L"tient Israel' 'r'hat'111? CJ'{rly :t t'ltt:i:'

;;;;;t.d; b-; this is -theli'e.sent experiercq ,:f"il" chilJ of Gort' " bu tre

:i[[i*h*,ttt:":';:iilrll;:',;l;w,!ltf ;#l'i"'Tl'';:.'f J:iil;iHd{i\;'y,I.hey'hr+i}:r{#JJ#*i""'.,'n,".*lT:1",T#T*':.;.1rlill clwell in the mrdst o

ffir .i;;;;;* i[ n.ri.iJnurt *u"t, has untlersone no alteration iu any

r'i i:1t*-''"kq;lig*Tffi *ft *f,,'$ Ji :+:"1*auulehenil Him, when

ilfr;;l;;;c;., oi"t'y heaven-taught antlLeaven-bound uhristian' and the p}e-

face of his life wilt bc brougl-tt out' and brought,ul': the delightlul part of bis

iliffi ;l 9t ;1'" b'."fht-*sh " J:*;*;:"*",1i';. T

i-.t rt'dit'Sl;:H:Xn*,-' #?,ff,s1"t.':qT:'lJ h"i * # *i 1.:* :li:*r.;'that the Spirit ot

"to'a*tiftlft

'it i.9"f"i.1a again' " Let' the Lorcl he

ulorifled' He shol'l tpptut"io"y"" ;ty 1' t]11';' tt

onc uhom lfs molher com-

ibteth, so will l com{urt voo' nu'i ye shall be couifovtetl in JelusaleriL;''

and ourblessetl r,to ti i* ' l I.;; lJ t lrc Farler' " I iu thern' and Thuu

i' lt.;rll_* Jffi*.,Tii#,'ii;',,|.i'li:l'?rf"i;^*,,r with yo* i' thai trate

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bitter berea'ement, when- He to'e from your fo,tl embrace an or-iect ofyour. de_epest all'ertion, which caused *Joy noo man.y a brinv teilr totrickle. tlow' the dejected co*'tenance. He rvas rr.rri"t ir,"i'.ii,,au"ar"pensation, and derend upon, it wili shine forth yet in afi'frl "gfrri

"rasple'clour, and exhibit to you the crifference t;il;.r dust anil Deitv..Nay, little flcck, in'ithoiit an uncrer shepher.tl, say not that He ca'not be

;1i_th )'o*, !...*r.* the p*lpit .is vacant,'an. the "voice ;i y;;; p;;;;"longer sounds i4 the sanctuary in sweet accents; seest thou ,rot reios rrio,-::],f ' f,T,:1i, l i-"g

his servarn, rvt,onr Hc hrs bi, l,tcir corne ulr higtrer.? rnis,Jt,;sw'' n', ur tre deepest chasm iu thi'e experience-God witli-'s, irot .oLi"gupon thee as an avala'crre,to overwirerm in gtoom antl destructitr; ir"i-.",spreaciing a blessed and cheering influenee 'under

wrricr, u. 'ir-,i

rr-, y.,shail live, shalt thrive, strail-be ;r.rp;;;;;;,frJ fr. ar peace.Lo'e wanderer across" life,s hr#t;;Jd;,*tir.ru

-rrroy appear oniy hereanci there a twig of 'comfo't to rest ,ipot ; uod to obtain that trrou nayestofte'times be weary on tbe wing, but press oo t,iglr., ""A

Irigfr.r,-._;il;ir;":*tt i *g.hty rock upreared, immor-eable, ark_tiie ; look aio't fo, n .f .itreacly lbr thee, and get in there, then strike 'p the melociy,:l i'**o"il,Gotl wi,th me."

Agetl Eli, clost thine -eye wax tiim that trro* canst not see, and cloes itseem unto thee that the larrp _of God is gone out of the to"rpr. .i-tlrn'l".ra,wirere the arl< of God wirs ?'Nay, tt*_i*l.ut, i,ocl soon ttri*6 ;n; *ili ;;;i;,to.tingle, ancl thou *ilt hear tris rvel-know' voice, a.rl open thnre e'es'i,|1h31c1"everl

tling.f.{1il1ed corcerni'g il,;r. lr.*.,,*f".r,tH. tr"i'pri,,"lir*fto perfbrm ; it iyill be r1one, and well rlone, in ius owrt tme, ancl notthine.christian r'varrior, Jonatiran, wrrat trost thou with aii thy warlike appear-ance tremble a littie bit at the sharp rocks that appear to sheiter thi#ene-mies tlre Philistines ? Rozez ancr s-e'eh fcrrefront'will be o'c'cume Li s"r".

;-"]" 1l 5) ; ,

fo1 there is no rostlainr wiin rt e Lonl, U"t-i-",,,,

i:il 1, ;l "i,'lj$,.'{sJi',r,,,'''li:,,'Xr.ll,*,;o;, ?.1};,ju.^ I, . ;: J',lll. _'Ji lL' ;;the host on the fleld among Jonath*o,, urJ*i.r. t -Well

nay ; fn;; ;;i;i.01'rbat ruotto of trriue nn yon,rer L&rmer, t itre,l h;grr rritr, 'crr,ri,rer; ;-t;,.;,-tion, " ftnmantuel,, God, zaith us."l'ried _christian, cahr*niatetr, cast tlom, care-ryo,' and ctest.fallen, sav

lpl,-rlr,,, l . isnot with;ou ir thine unnfes{e(l con,l it iorr. C*,=_ i,oiJf," ',1_r,ur rnv nrft l l , when thet.e is a,blessing irr slor.e ftrr lhee. If t|y n*me i_ Jcli,God s name is Jehovah ; look at sorie of the polrrts i' tJry per"secu;.J,;;.slke's iiisto'v. After ren*rsing his miserabre

"irnforters, rie'ascencls trr.-ri.p,thrt leatt toihe rt,r,on" o'r tr,. ff i ;;; ;; l ;;; i ir"r.,., ,.knu,rl.,tsir,{ rtrar,his porver alone is inflnite; he then vorrs sineerelt irr'lriil;;;;;:;'.: ;{1,lips shali not speak wicketl'ess, nor my to"go"

"tt"i ileceit.,l til;;;;"__ li;r;lempter , arrd st* rggl ing* 'ork i t is for h i rn, i i th o uuru L ipon t l rewor. r t r in r r reco'sirle'atio' of hiifbr:mer prosperity ,"d'rr;;;;; ;ioo" ,ioturuiln*t;;;. ;;;should.mourn ; but Gocl convincetir Job that it is but imbeeilitv_." llath

rt-i l : rain a,father, or u-ho'ath begurrcn ,n. J..pr.iJ;o'i

". ih;', 'r,#;;:

iiil:i Kllsl'''lili;t'i lI ii, ili JJ ili..Jl\"J,5i:i::;.,, jiu;,I ilh,,ji:;the birds ofthe air ? thin]r yo' that tIe 6arein not for thee, beca'se ir." i-..oj'his rlepths apfear-to the6 frozen: contentr not"with tn. art"ighty i" i;-stt 'uct Him. Ah I Job sccs his.tully, ackrrowlc,lges hjs viJ"ne..j , i ,t tton_Goci

stirreth lriy up 19 sirorv !U fi"r;rg,, ,li;iluy, of his righre;;snesqpower', and l'isrlorn. God rras Joir"s Lnrnan-uel ai muth whe'hE was in the

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very clepths of his sorrolv, as when he gave Job tvice as rnuch as he hacl before'

1V_t[ -;t;#J"crr*ii-", .rreer up, r-emember what the wind a'cl lightntugs

il;;;;;';liovrirg the it"it ; ""it'

it struggles' yearnir{s'. Lop:'' *iilj:1t:';

t**'tf "

r-... i . iu" it ttt;ogt t 'elow; lorc' joy' 1'eace" an'i blissl lbi 'ur l l te tcal-

ization above-" -A.nd ;;" H; t,,i"gtth iiiu', to the haven where they

woultl be."" s*irt *t. and feelrle chittl of Goil, whose bodily aitmeuts causeth thee to

"d*':;""tC-.f ; ;';;t t' t\li-1'..-'1r;,1':o^l

"'iu to thet cheerfuhess

and buoyancy, say no,i that You have nothiug of J,ehovan-s presence' lvhen

there stancls on record tt*lt -; propl:e. *s thii' ' |;il Stutt is suffcient tbr

thee, for my strength is made perlect tn wealiness'"^'it'

i*'fr.tt'*t to b"e brought low, thar putretl up ; and !\oryh it may seem

to iil *inA more desiroui to be- up ut"l tloiog, instead ?f l*i"S t" tlt

:ttt"lh; ;dk;;;;; ptoUrrry thou wouldst not feel so depentlant upon Jesus- ror

divine succour, nor De iountl looking tnto Hin; .-nay, whiJst thgo,d l::l"iC;fti*; ;[ou art leaning upon TIim ; - a-nJ.whilst leanins' art thou not s"

;il;-l; t u ti*turri-,g to-"lfiit i rrnd *'hi1st listeur:rg,-.rt, thou not loring tly

#;il;;1 -

We iiroulit 6e iioubtless depri'erl of i'numerable i'stances

;;.1;;h-* love, iJ we harl no brouglrt-lori- *.utoo*, anrl shoulcl not lilorv

it,^ .o".otution of his sympalhy auti sotthilg' if rve rrete spared snrt'olt"

Bi;-*;ilh; ,*un n1,.,'ilnilles it into *^iln*., ancl then how.bright it

ilritrr, "f"i",f l.fil. .it.ln. "p

in seif, the Christian never woulti becorire

;l"irtil Lgltt, shining more'ancl urore unto the perfect dny' - So '.pros-trate, one tlie Angel of the evei'lasling covenanf is thv "-Etham"' anil

his frequent methotl "f

;;;t;i"g HifiseH, is through sanctifled affiic-

tions.The flerv trial wiil not constlme, but only buln thy feti5rs an-d,!1l:il'

u"iTf,.-"*a, hay, and stubble, that cling so cohesive\' to thee.;.it tt^-Ll*-

llcation rvork to meeteil thee for a closei wa,lk lvith Jesns, and tire enJoy-

ment of his hallorved societY'*al;xx :'"n::.T:;1,$;' ;'u'""0'* Jn'"T i.::-,'-x "-*T ;;:;il*r;ft .r'

Ancl now having noted u tuo'd or two- of -comfort for the weeping C1l'is-

ti;";,; fl.;il-rr.i.rr ;-ih.i-:p;rt"r, rhe lone wanclerer, the -trieil

anrl

.r..i-n,ii.". auil tLe pi-ostlate (irristian' *t *u:t..1ot l::g:1. il-t,S,"."1,,if;the rear following on timidiy, the iittle ones ; thr not mcrely ls -J.esus

\Y

them, b*t lle gently .rrri.i'til.*; there espLcial neecl gaining his especial

care- " The feeblest lambs in Jesu's tbld

Shall be the ShePheril's care."

Anil mark this beloverl, Isaiah says, " The stretcling out of 'his wings

*frrii-iUitfr. breaclth oi thy lnn<l." Oli Immanuel I see t6en clear littie ones

fui zion, his wings u*u ,r'.t of such crippled dimensions that they do not

;;;";ht; beca.rs'e thou appearest to thyself outside, -and ore of the.Itter-

most; " They are .pt.ra "i'fti*

royal pivilion over them"-(Jer" xliji' 10')'

il.-ii KinC,"so thai .u.ry .oou.rt""d s'uul is under the.benign in-fluence "fiil -v.i'ri;,;"rr-v,-" il,. ttr."g-i" fairh, anil the rrerntrling ones rre alike

hcils of the promr^"e of an equal pottion; autl rvhen,lris L6ly rt i l t isfully

,."*r.1, rhe'ruthoriri il;;h'"i; il;i.,rr ivill not L.re tlrei' m"r.ute o{ fiith ;

;;;-;ir;i, eter*al heirs'hip. B*t ri,]rate'er stage of Ci*istian experience l'e

have anived ut, *," *froii'nnd that tlrro.g'hc*t"ou1' career it is fighting work ;

-r iir ii"s'ii.li., ,o*G iit' n.tt .tpn" ii Iloating substa'nee upon the restless

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ocean, ours must be sinilar il thls troublesome world. ,. He leatleih me,,'saiththe psalmist, " in the paths of riglrteousness for his name's sake.,, True,Davittr, but what about the flames of persecution that present thcmselves inthy pathway ? Why, " The voice of tlie Lortl tlivicletir the fl:l,mes of fire 1,,'Well,

and what when you come to the cleep gioomy forests and sharp brainbiesof thp wiidelness ; al l of rvhich you rrust pasi throirglr ? \Vlr1.. , .Tire voiee ut 'tLe Lord discoveroth the forests .nd shak.t lr thv-wil , lprnesi;" rrr, l 1Le rvi l lshalie all difficulties, so as to make room for me to pass through, and thoughtlie_egress may appe'ar very small, a'd as if it woulcl cloie in 'porime, wheu in iismidst, the voice of the Lorcl is commantling enough, and his divine aiil equal tothe emergerrcy, and so onlvarcls a'd onwards He leads, and Satan nev6" ca,,make tlie least irnpressior upon this mig'hty bulwark-,, I have loved themyilh _u" e\-erlasting love, therefore rvith lovingliinclness have I clrawn them.,,Fill thy,rno.th rvith tlis argument, belovecl, aricl it wil.l tell nfglrtily againstthine aclveisary. Weli, then, He is first Immauuel to us, and God-niih us,rvhatever be our conditiorr.

Secondly, Immanuel., constantly nigh; and thirdi;', Goci r,-ith usto theend.Our glorious Joshua will deliver, for he qiveih more grace. What a

peculiarly sweet adverb is this mora to the child of God, aJ comrected lvitlrthe-pronrises; the more the;,- wele afllictecl the more ihey grew. The Lorilshall increase yort more antd mare; they shtrll shine moie ancl more utt;otle perfect day. So it is stepping-stoire progr"ess; highel ancl higher tillthe eterual mansioir is taken possession of bv iti rig.htful ow-ner. He bring-eth us home to I{imself, leadeth us through this riilderness ibr this .*p..i*purpose-

" Amidst a thonsaorl snares we stanil.Upheld and gnarded by his hand.'t

And thuugb it is fight'Lug'wolk, ue shall uever lrir.vc to lay rl,.rr.n our arms,ai ld cr\ ' " beatcn-beaten."

-.. Jhen I{e ]g eyer nig'h, ancl "we are made nigh to Him by the blootl ofchrist; for"I{e is o'rpeace,who lnth macle botl-i one ancl riatir brrken clorv'the miclriie rlall of partitior betwee' us." And what a love11' compation weh:rl'e in liirn, the only One to whom we can truly say, ,. Thou art fair.,,

An i'co'rparzrble_companion, one that penetrites il'o.g'h l-hat appears toto us to be thj gloom of futurity. He compasseth mf path, ani- in oneglance, seeth all along it, r'ight up to the eternai mansion frepared for us; allis._certainty s'ith Him. \\re have not ito doubt liis promises, or fear theywii l not Le car' ied out cour'e' l iLrg us; fur He is a]so a covenaut compa'iori .

Abraham believed God; He knew he was a covenant Gocl. Then He isa secret companion. IVith us ir the veil of night, .when the eye cannot pene_trate tluoug'h tbe clarkness ; but faith's gauge talies a hig'her range, ao.i the.tsometimes rve klow what it is for the night watches to Lre nigirt wonders.A .sec-ret r:ornpanion to us by day. Are rve joulnc},lilg ? lVho is thatquiet-looking- persou in an opposiie corner cf the vehrcie,"seemingly slitt upir. his own thoughts, alcl listiess of tlie lir,e1y political conversaiion that isbeing-carrie-tl on by the other passeirgers ? He looks secl:rte, but we ventrireto_ acidress him; fbr there seems a sweet smile playing or rris countena'cewlich bespeaks inwald peace, as if wars and rurnours of wars concerneilhim not.

\ \ 'e slreak, rnd lre rcspnl{s; air, l soou thc falt f lows .[ort]r t l rat }e hLsrvithin liirn an ilvisible coupanion with ri,-hom ire tal<es sleet counsel; cvenour Immanuel. ,,,'r)is'ewc' 11

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And then He is our Gocl to the encl.Now each of the troop of Zion,s sons antl c'laugbters, rich anLl -po,,r.

weak and stfong, urust *pp"ar .eparately at thc fuitr id' l ing rvalers,uf Jor '-

t lan. l luw t lrcn"l rvi l l their. eseol ' t t t tLn l- ,ack then. and leirve l l rPm to lva(te

t luuuglr i t alone ? Oh. n.r; i t is lmmtnuel al[ . l l rronglr Joi 'darL' un't , t l ] l : - t '

heaven,s choir bursts forth with renewecl seraPlic joy to welcome elch l\'an-

de|cl Ir , iur,, , the tcnor of t l reir meludious st|aius WiI l be, " I : l rnl i t lLu.cl, Gotl

with us, fbr ever and ever." Hallelujah I Hallelujah I

E. W. C', Born Oct. 141r, 1S53.-A Cnrr'l ol' at'rxt Pnetrts'

BEEor,D ! oh herrvenly lather, nolvA household gathered rounrl

The footstool of thY grace,That sweet anil hallowed grounil;

Aud wilt Tirou listen to their plea,Put up with grateful tcars ?

It is that ihis their babe maY beA child oi tnany Prayers.

Ilere is a tender mother sParedBy Thine unerring hand,

And with a group of little onesbcfore Thee grale lu l s tani l ;

Btt she would iilk bencath the ]oadOf sti1l incrcasiug cares :

Did she not make each ofrsPring dearA chiltl of manY PraYet's ?

Accept this babe then, lorrl, as ThineAnd as he gro\Ys a Pace,

Oh, may he live to Thee aioneAn obiect oi ThY grace ;

,Ind as lie blossotns lbrth to meetThe nipping rr i ld of cares:

May Jesu'J faith malie Liur to beA child of many PraJers.

And as the rvorld its cruel n'iiesDoth siealthilY unveil,

Oh, may l i l te precious fa i th o 'ercomeAnd rnightilY Pre_vail; ,

AuLl grrr r r l r im'on f rom daY to daYAil that for heaven Drepores:

And keep him lear thy heavenly throne,A chilil of mauy PraJers.

Oh, tnke him I take him I dearest lord,l-uder Thv special care,

for ' l is a rou-qhlrd chi l l ing wor ldAnd he will ronghlY fale;

B inni.n g ham, No u' 7 t h, 135 4.

Unless dear Jesus leads awaYAnd saves hirn from its snates:

And keeps him ever near HirnSelf,A chilLl of Irrany Pr.rYerE.

If rve coulcl think that he'd becomeA slave of sin and strife,

Deep as t l te pang uould l )e \ve 'L l sxt ," 'Lord, cut t l ic tLr , ' rd of l i fe;"

But no, faith bids parental loveStay the tast-ttrlline tears:

For thjs dear child oiours shall beA chilii of mauy lraYers.

Tlren r id us, Lord, to t ra in b im uPIu sosl)e l t rnth anJ l ight ,

l 'hat i ic arrro l ,g 1 'hy sr i , r ls on earth,l l a y sp r r l ; l e r l ca r and b t i gh t ;

That Zior 's sons mf lY nrrr l t ot h im,He to the throne rcpairs:

Anil tfiere he is upon his knees,A child of many Prayers.

Prevailing prayer, it is a floodWlrich Satan can't resist,

In heartfelt asPirations then,l lv chi ld. Ina\ rut t pers i .L,

' f h i s "n r i sh r r f oe , ' u i l l ' r r e ' r l ' l i nS f l eeAt peliterrtial tears r

And tienrbie more if tirou art found,A cLild of rnanY PraYers.

Rise, haply grorrp, t ,he Plea is goneluto the real tns of l tcatct t ,

.And now by Jesns it wili beTo God the !'ather given;

Yea, hark I laith hears angelic soundsA voice this truth tleclares:

I'll lever, never turu alraY,A child of maDY PraYers.

G. C.

trYHERE'S OLD JONATHAN?

Oil, he is still poring u.'., hi, -book, *d as big a dunce as ever' The old

;;; ;;.d to r,6nder"how his Master iiad so much patience with him' and now

ir. ir"t tft. same r ronaier a-bout other peoplels patience' lle talks 4il1 tallis'

uoa tftUf* it very strange they clon t grow. \Yeary of his talhing' He

t o* t ..o often asked to"spell sone morervords; but somehow he seemed

;;l"t"k froni lt' One tide, not very long ago, \'vten sent ulor olre.of'his

ilu*i.i;u "ttuoils,

whose name shculd be briught {P .at the dinner-table but

niJ -

riru old man harl no rvish to be known, ancl therefore feli somervhat

" wHERE's ol,Il JoN,ttitaN ?" l C C

11]rlvard_'when the_latly^gt t_h" house, addressing one of the guests, beuan," What do you thi.nk of O1d Jonathan ? Don't vou thiuk hirn ra"ther seuei, ?,,Jonathan. of course. was si leul, , Lrut thorrght wit lr iu birrrself . , .Sever.e I l i rr lervish or cause has Jonathan to be severe, except it is asainst himself. I{ewoul,l not wourr.l a dear child of God upon cny corisi,lcririon. If severe, itshouid be against self, and sin, and Satan." At

"anotlier time, anri at a remote

place, tlre old man was asketl to see an invalid. It is onlv uncler certain cir-cumstances that he is fond of the sick-chamber. lvhen his nlaster has beerrin aclvance of him, ancl iras left the sweet savour of his footsteps. therr Jona-tlan Ioves the sick-ward; blt { there appears ail to do, arrl noihirg doue, heflnds it harcl and up'hiil work then. \Yhen Jonathan stanrls bv trr"e sick-bedof a poor fellow-sinner, and finds that fellow-sinner to be tieai, and durnb, ancltlead, spiritually, Jonathan thinks of two things ; first, what a wontlerful andwhat a sovereign mercy it was that met with him when in the same circum-stances,.ancl gave__him_life,. anil light, and love divine; secondly, horv truethat_scripture,.." tiqt t y mig'ht, nor by poiver, but by my Spirii, saith theLord of hosts." Moreover, there are dilfrculties at timesjatil perhatrs lervoften-iLr ascertaining the_ exact sl:Lte of your patient spi'itually.

^ Erily e,1u-

1a1io1pt -training. has. such an inf lucnee.- So-many pionounce thc ,. s ' i r ibbo-leths " of a certain school, which may be gooil or btherrvise, rear or unrear.some have an immense amount of 'atural amiability, the which perhaps hasnever been interrupteii by the well-directecl. shafts of the great e-nemv-: andthese, plrrasecl with others, ancl still better pleaseci with tlienrselv.r, ur. .o-shrotcled in a kintl of impeletrabie self-satisfaction ; the which it is a natural[though not a_Diri'e]- jnpossibility to disturb. But in others are speedilytrrrceable the fi'uits and effects of the Spirit's teaching. ..This is tlre tiuser oIGjd l'1 rrr?y be inscribedjr_pon such a heart, and with these there is a sfieciesof spiritual electricity. There is a power, and an unction, anil a clew. attendthe interchange of thought, that instantly transform the sick-chanber into aBethel, causing those who have thus heltl communion to exclaim, ., This isnone other than the house of- God, and this is the gate of hetycn.,, [po' thecase iu question Jonathan offers uo opinior ; but he was about to say ihat hewas somewhat startied by the unexpected inquiry, ., lyhat is meant bv OldJonathan at School ?" on this occasion, as the question rvas put pointeilv tohimself, hc nas obliged to ails$'er. though still keeping in cog., ..iVt y, t "ro1,-pose he is telling us n'hat he is lerrrnl'g in tle scf,ool olYihrist.,,"'stillitwas eyiilent the answer clid uot meet the case. .. perhaps,,, it was addecl, ,, itwould be well to read him again, anil then he may bc better unclerstood.,,lvishing, then, to be as f'ee as possible boih from seaeri.ty and ambiguity,Jonathan proceeds to spell his next ry61fl-

tr'ouNr'rru.-lle is very fond of this worcl. rt is quite a fa'o'rite r,i,ith him.Nor iloes it lose one particle of its interest, even thoirah Jonathan has been solong pou,lel ing over i t . Yenrs and yerrs ago rvht,n trLc.- ] t i rster. f i rst r ,huit tot l )(no_, but 1or-ingly drew) him into iris school, and hatl g'ir.en him to know anilI'eel the Gospel meaning of blood, he usecl at early djwir and close of riay tosing,

" There is a rouNrarN fitled with blooil,Drawn from Immanuel's verrs ;

- {nd s inners nlunget l benrath thal , f lood,Lose al l rh i i r g:u i i ry srr ins.

" The dyiug th ief re jo iced to scc,' fhat forrr r ta iu in h is . lav ;And r l i c r e have [ , t hou rh "v i l u as hc ,

Washcd ali my eins Jway.

" I)ear dr ing Lamb, thy precious Lioodbhat l i levcr lose i ts power,

Till all tire r.ansomed church of Goil,Be saved to sin no rnore.

" Then in a nobler, sweeter song,I'il sing thy power to savc ;

\ lheu rh i ; poo.r l ispi r rp i , s t rmrn' r ing tuugrre,!le6 suunt tn llre grave."

156 TII] ' GOSPDL MAGAZINE.

These were s$,eet ilays rvith Jonatir:r.n. He thought then that lie shoultl have

been at home long er"e this. lle was in a flrst-love state. The world was a

barren waste. Sin, that which his soul abhorred. Society hatl no charms.

It was-" In secret silence of the mind,His Goil (and there his heaven) he fountl."

Jonathan has, for the most part, been earth-bound, aye, ard often sit-bountl

since. still he wouicl spealiit to his Master's praise, in that in his marYel-

lous wisclom, He has ot'ien overrulecl these in themselves soul-lllrm]ling eriis,

to the glory of his own gr:ice. For the consciousness of this earthliness ancl

sinfui:r|ss ho* uo endeared his preeious word, " fn that day there shail bc

a !.ouNr4rN opened to the house of Daviil, ancl to the inhabitants of Jerusa-

lem,forsin and foruncleanness." "Inthat t lay!" Oh i t has-been-again,

auil again, antl agait, a glorious Gospel,clayrvith Jonathan, rvhen borvecl clon'n

uncler"a sense ofhesh-accumulated sin and worldly contamination, tire roux-

r-l"rN preYiously sealed has again been openecl to theeye- of faith, antl the poor

o1cl grey-hearled sinner has 6gen permiitecl antl enabletl to bathe agair, arrl

yet igain, in its sin-ciearisilg, conscience-purging, guilt-renoving, Iove-reviv-

in g, peace-bestowing rvatct's.'Jo'nathan hod oniof these |r'ecious, 1'recious seasons. rrot lorrg ago'- He

had a triai in prospect, yea, for rnouths ; antl he, moreoYer, l.s-gcretiy linew

that that trial'was neecled. There rvas a coitlness, antl a rvorldliness, anil a

cleadness, that Jonathan well knew rnust clash rvith anything like liveliness,

aucl heaith, anil vigour of soul. He knerv he wanted trial, and^yet-|is

coward-heari cringeil in the prospect. He enaieayourecl to stave it o{i'. But

there was a perioii approaching rten he knew there was a trial arvaiting' him.

He had encouotete,I^similar a{ain ancl again, when all the porvers of ciarlness

seemecl to conspire agailst him. Day alter day '*olletl n11. At oire time lie

thouglrt he shoulcl en-counter it jn its iull force, realizirrg at the same tiile all-

conqierilg grace. Appearances were in favo.r of the f.rrner sul{rosltroll,; Lut

as tire criiis"d..ou o.ui, ancl il colfirrnation of Jonatltal's long-cherishetl cou-

victions, those appearances lanished, antl it became erir.ient thnt tbe triai mrist

be met in all its ibrce and terror. an alilost slee1less ilight Jonathan passed.

In agony he cried unto the Lord. His worklliless aricl his cleathliless we'*e

conf! *e,l before llim. Pleas for renewecl pleclges of iove, and pity, ancl grace,

were put in. Intense $iele the wrestlings that no trial or lemptatiot shtiultl

befal iut such as there should be grace to meet, anil strength to endure. Still

all was a blank. As of oltl, " He answered not a wortl'" A last effort was

made to shur the cross-the trial-altogether. 'Ihis arailecl not. Thqg_s

must tal<e their course. Artl oh, when tirey cliri, and " the cloud" which

Jonat l ran , 'hadfea led toenter , ' 'was i ' ca l l y fa i r l yover h is heLLd, l to rvunt t t - '

terablv sweet, and great, aud glorious, r'as his enjtryureut. Peace, lore-, gra-

liiu,le: anrl joy, floried into his-hcart. The r,ou*r.in ilgairr uas^ofeneJ., autl

lcve, blood,"aird salvation, flowerl into his heart, anrl becane afi'esh his a1l'

engrossing theme. Fear, tlismay, tertor now? What, lvhen wrapped up in

a !:athert embrace-encirclecl 6y the arms of everlastiug love*1aken again

i:rlo the banquetting house, ancl"his balrrer over him love? The olct timitl

rvaywarcl Jonattran"atraid now ? Ngy, nay. Impossible' Ile sang*

Yes, I to the enii shall enilure,As sure as the eurnest is given;

llore happv, but not more secure,1'hc giorrned spirits iu heaven."

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T I T E F O U N T A I N .

" In.tlmt_d,ay rher"e_shall _be a fountain oytened, to the house of Daai,d and, the

i,habi,tants of Jerusalem, for si,n and,-for uncleanness.,,_2ech. xiii. 1.A rouNr-a.rN is ge,nerally.clefinedto slglifyawell or spring; b*t i'the abovepassa{e i t hrs uu,loubtei l ly_a spir iruri t signif icat ion. noi *Jr. i* to gospel t imes." fu that

i i f , ' ; t101 is, th-e. day of oui , lear fmrnnnuel.s o1,p.oio,J.e i . t t i ,Jnrve'worlt l , whe'He.woult l most LJesseruy appear to put away sin b.y t iLesacrif ice ofhiLnself. This day is fr ,equenrly"foretold by i t ,o l ,rof i ,efr-otY ola.rsaiair allucles to this day rvhen he says, .. "Behold

a vligin *rrlJi'lr"."i* *a' i-rear a sou, anrl shal l cal l his name Iu,marruel" (Isa. r- i i ] ra). ] .r .r i*n

"r*spealis of rhis ^diy-" Jn rhose days shalt Juaah be sav",i, an,l ,luru.*,.rl.,

sha[ dwell .sat'eiy;. and this is the naine whereby He shail be called, thel,o'd oui'Righteousness" (Jer. xxxiii. 16). Not t, m*ltiply instances oitheday.here-allucleil ro, we may say, that air the.pr.oprrets t#" nuit*** oi tt.coming of that Just one. It wai a day-foi'etolcl hundre,ls of years treiore ittook.place,. a1d y9t often spoken of as if it hatl already toku" pface ; ,o ,oruwas its arri'al. rt rvas a day ushereil in by an angei speaking to itr. *t

"p-he.-ds, " llehold I biring you g.ood tidings of great j"o;,, "1frr.f,

lf,,uit l. f. "ffloo^fle.;, t9r

lntoJ::,tj. -bol1 this day in the-city of bavitl a Saviour, r,hichrs (jhust the.Lolrl '' (Lulie ii. lc, 11.). \trre see then the tlay her:e allircledtors.thc dir) \'i!rep.;.*,,r,.lioulc apirear in the |iJieness of sinful flesh, that IIemight open_that glorious fountairr here spohen of. A'cl lyhat a biesseit fou'-tail it is. In older to show its superioi excellence to ever;, other fountain,letus tryto drarl a few contr:asis--a'atural fbuntain oi ivel l * i i i . rrycleanse- the botty, but this fountain will cleanse ali ihe 1ilth ancl tiefltement ofthe soul. lbr* ,,,,

i:::."Ti il *1_H,::ill":,*:l *,,The fcuntain of the Rerieemer's broocr i,viil wash arvay alr the pollutions ofour sords, rvill cleanse us frcm all otr guilt, ancl l-ash ru thoronghll, fr* oo.i l iqu i t ; .

. . "1n those, lays, ant l r r thaj t ime, sr i rh t i . - l_orA, ' i i ' .L i r r i , " . til,?i1 :,r"-,i

be songht for, a'd tliere shall be no'e; aucl the sins of iuclah,an( t they shal l r rnt l . ,e foun, l : f t , r ' l * ' i l l pr 'Jon ihe ' r n l rour I 'eservc, , (Jer .i . i lO ) . . W l r ysha l l no r rhes insu fCo , l ' speo i r l e l , a f r r r , i i - b ; . ; ; . ; ; ; . uJ lo .l i-a:lred tjrern a\vaJ'in lr is orvn pret' ious blootl. surely thorr t lr is is a futnlrinIar supe.or -t9 ary i' this rvo'irl. oh for more of ils cleansing eliicacy .nmy poor soul I sometirrres r fear r have never been properly clei'sed in'thisfourrtain, because r feel so mrich clefilement stin ivittrlrr ; so" much .or.*,iiur,:"-.Pj".,+;

so many.lusts uncontroiled; so that tr an ieri to .oy,'G-o'er,ur't;od dn'ell hel'e ? Oh that I may be led to cry more earnestly,

"Wash me, Saviorrr, or I dre,"Again, the waters of a natural fountain 'rav faii, antr so trre fountain be-

corne dried rp. Not so the bkrod of christ ; if is as eliicaci'us now as it wasm Abrahar''s

{;- : loL the brood of Jesus L,hrist, his son, sril creanseth'sr lomat ts rn . , l l r rs fbunta iu c t t r ne \ .e r ruu { t l . y . fo r sa i r r ts in a l l ageshareproverl i ts per'ruanenc) ; nnrl so i t shal l conti l iui ro tho e'd of t i*re. r i t .r .rychosen yesse-t_sha1l pro'e its pori'er, anri be gathered into the fblcl. i{ear wharour tlear Lord saitl to the wonian of samaria-,' 'rhe water r shali give theeshall be in thee a well ol'-*,ater, springing up to everlasting life.,, th; ;r-tin*al e1T'sions of God's spilit on ihe

"heJrtr of his puopie aie iike a springirrg

weli. Sometimes we feel io paiched, so clry, airtl bu.r=" i,, o* ,;"ir"'tl#;.verily tirink rve have ner-er fasted of the n'atcrs of rife. nnd, nr.' ..yrng nrrt,

I i J D TTIE GOSPSI IIAGAZIIiT.

.. Ts his mercy clean gone ftrr eYer, and will he be. f,r,vor,uable no mole ?" Ah,

*o noo.ro.tiis often"here, witirering away'--as it were' ilke the barren lig-

;"3"'dil';;Lor,t.o*",i; and irimy feelings all but pl"tkei up b;'.the

roots. Instead, however, of the Lorcl pluchilg up tire plants- of his olvn right

hrnr,[ nlrntins, -t le not only ,l igs an,l dtrttgs about thcrn ; l-rtLl n;riet's i1r'ur,

;;; i i ; i ;; rnin night ar,.t , lry." Ho js rs the deiv unlo I,r 'ael. r '"1 a re\er'-

iojl ins *"11 of c,,ni.., lrt ion to every healcn-botn sottl '' ' '_t"1,i,-,. i l ,. ' ,rri"ru oi, rt"tulal fuunlri l or r ' ivrrlet wil l only.-supplv I smal1

"ilffi;';; ir**iJ , f,"f tfre waters of the Retleemer's bloocl will supply ail the

;;i l i ;r i.;;, i ; in-;iJ, a',1 all t1e inlrrbitants of t lre spirit.r l Jetusalerrr f i 'onr

tire beeilrning 1o the en,l of t irnc' ' Ih.'rc never \vas a cllosen vP:sol sll lce 1no

i.""a"?*lFtrre wo.-Ll to the present time, but what has been washecl in

iii* io.i"tui", anil made clean an,1 rvhite in tire bloocl of the Lamb' Antl so

i"r"frr* *i-'f.untai' beirg erlausterl, it is like, an ever-fl0*ing brook whose

ritt"* *ft"fi be tested lry ."t';' helvel-l'orl sotl to the laiest pe'-ioi)' of time'

Moreover, orr text says it ii a fountain opery!'. Rlessecl be his rrane thzrt

it;^;;;r;;i.clup, a'cl i6e key 4elivered fo his holi'e,.s the Pope: i. that

."." ii *""f4 o..-e, b. openecl io such 1.ebels as us : he *'onlil lay an er bars.o

o" lt. ""4

we must have to pr'y 'le'ri'ly for one tlrop of the coolirg stream'

;ilil;;*,Jl, in the hairds of our dear and compassionate-Jesus ; who

il;t""d;f hying o" n*Uo"go or price upon it, cries alouil' "Ho et'ery one

that thirsteth, come ye to tire wn'ters ; come, buy alti eat: vea' buv rvine anil

milk without -on.y on,l *iiito* ptltt'" Oir wLat a.blessei colOliiol il 11r;'

;;it.;;;;t ari,l ovitho"i price' Prouil unhumbled human nature will

;;; h;"" it al so .},uop u ,ite; it clisdains the low price at rn-hich it is

gLr:.";'i iio.rg.r]-nu it r]'orJo-or.r in e"change is onlv fllthv rass. srch an

invitation, however, ".o."

f,t.*[fti f'9*t1V tire Spiiit' is ble"'sedI)'-".iti{:i1-1"

meetthe case of a poor sir-sicli soul, who is groani]rg' siglttng' xn([ lanilDg

for the salvation of Jesus; anil such an on" .itt rtetei te=i sati.fietl till 'Tes*s

;;-;;; p."rs in the oii o"J wine of tire gospel' to the joy aild lejoicing o{

his heart.Besic les,our textsays, th is fouuta in iso le le ' l fors inancluncleanness ' \ t t t

til-;;;;t *irrn., uo,l" *t1."" pt"oo -t'ili welcome such a fountain' 'b;: no

;;;;"iir";h;wi.tea, rry reas'on of rhe pr{de of his countenarce, rri11 not

...f.*-"it* C"a. ne wiifi"[iy forsakes the fountain of livi:rg $-atets, anil hews

out to himself cisterns, j-*] irroi.." cisterns, that ean hold no s-atei'. He has

".""pp.tit.., turi* ro"'irrt"*ut.r* of life, and woultl far rather fu'hk the

muttJy antl ,lilty sllearn" of ltis own tloingt' He is vaiulv pnft'eJ rrp witlr a

flosllV ruiurl, nurl careth nof for that ,-ivel'"the streatns n-heie,f nrake glail the

:;;';t ilA;;L- I k';;;l'"i it * to be in this state' ror $Y eves b"eing

il1",1.,1 ;; ;t.- g'.d oi tu* *otta, I was for wgking out. a salvation ofrny

own; andthis I was;; i-r"J do before Jesus"woulcl acceptrne,anrl

cleanse me in the toutrtal" oi his blootl' I reasonecl thus-I know I am-not

;i';;l;r';"ld t.; G.d;-p*pi;, i *ia L 1ry*^"'.:.? l:]l n:tt:"ill1at {enJ the house o f Cot l : they a l 'e a p iayrng . l )eo l ) le ' lnd re i lG t l ru wuLu

God, an6 leacl vir luorrs u.ves." I was solnetl iug i i -ke Bulttot- sayi.ng, "I-et

me .ie the death of trt" iigili.o*, utta ltt my l{st enil be like his"' Siill I

knew this could not be unie-t i ita a righteous -iife; so I set one time after

another to begin, ,r.o*'lo' utoment cir?aming b""l,lt::l*'l"t*l fr1"^iil-lt-iS;;t-;", the"cloctrine tauolrt by nineteenths of the pulptts _oI tDe rta,y.

couitl not lbr a moment il;fi;t ;h^t professetl preachers of the gospel wouicl

;il;;;;il. st.r' it.i'iit,. i-"1t'r"u*'l"e''tends to hartlen nen in sin'

ra, ther thanarousethemfrom' i t 'But tocut themattershor t ' i t lvas-ne1'ertill the I,oril galre me to t .i 1)1lrrurt an nndoue sinner, anrl could not heip my-

PAR,.{EOLIC TEACHING. 159s01f, that r fled to Jesus'fountai'to be cieansed from a.il my sins in his richand precio.s blood. None r<nor,v h"; p;;;;; this ibuntain is, but such ashave tastecl of its streams.

. lt_y p."yuoio d.a ir'ii", my giilty soul may bey,,;,ll*:j in.rlrn sr'eanri"*.ll::,i:i,"h;, lry,ls. Cn.i.t, .,i,;y *irffi;ilrr#srore presence, ancl sing aloud in the words"ofil.. There is a fountain filleil with bloor.l.,,

Denholme,le&. 18, 18b4. T. B.

( Continuetl from paqe IIT . )Ir was of tLis his prenrreqrrenrr; resiified, ;, ifl:":'j,{,,,X11,i{!X'r''X! ,kinsdon.*

rhar our Lorrl sokiirgdou tf h.r'*'''ir-'ar barrrr.,, rt *r, or li,r'i',,?,lT,T'i,l"i"t*iiti.ii lillPharisees that it " came not-with-.rr.t""tir",;;"1,,t *u, even then ..in themidst_of them,, (T-ulie xvii. 10, Zf ), a"J ii **"ith"t H;;;f';;.,1);il;:i".1r::ue,:to pitate,s n,,.r,","iil ,:!;;:,:f;:"i:rprnof rhe Jer-s ?,, he renliec1,

:. ,xru ki.?ti?i,tri1i'ij il,i; ,o;t; .:-.'."..",* nr"_f,l;,:,:!{,2:,:,:,i,""{::l[j,*,,i;t:]',1"',:iji ao; ii.'serr, or ,r,i. ii;€-;i;';,'i;

::lP;i.":rFr';;"s jlfl :i'"1il'fi li";'"il"?T;J,:T;;ril;iim:-*i:racrer$tlcs are ..not meat and clrinh,'_'ot forms, or ;.r.;r;;..;;':r;;-ments, " but truth, rightrgrorl F.' it, i s *,ni;", ;fiii,'J',.,

JJ,i.'fr ' e{i#;' Tdffif iili:-','fi. ff'T:t

rncat ;r*,1 ,l'inh ; L,ui ,ight"ousn*sr, au,[ ]reace. ,,;ot;l'rl'll"' llltil;lltJ,;;ql( l lorn. r iv. lZ). And *-hen men a'c t, , , i l .y.oo,e,, i"t .r,n.y"r,. . ' rrr, , i iJ"["_*i:::n*"*:,."1,':.;,:.f.1"f-:u:"g,l:t) li ,1",il";;, - (tr,*i i,, r,..il'iir, p,.-

P A R A B O L I C T E A C . H I N G ,EXEI{PIIFIEI] IN AN EXI]OSITION O!, T]IE SEYEN

rr{D rHrB,rEnNrH cnar,rE*, o" ,". "rnri*i*tJE;$o#ArNjjp

rN

"Jesus shall have dominion.

- - O 'c r r i ver , sea , and shore ;-i ar as the eagle,s pinion.

Or dor 'e 's i igh t w i r ,g , ,an soar , . "

sert evil rvorld, of rvhich saian isitre tr'eaa ",rJ

f.a; \;'"*t"i*rri#i p;jr:

""0 "31;"ll,l:?1"'iiTiiliT,il f lgilt,* llii.i,ll?f,'t""r, ..li:I .hrl be,the ertension$""T#{ii*,*.:m:i"LJl^;i;ieiix,;'lllllll'.,1..

A visibre ""'l 'iil'""i',i'i'i"l'

i'lii#'tiftliln:'m:,.'-iFff ';ir['ti'#.iltini;'3J"Hllt'5'tiiTi

:i:ITtti;f :i:1iH*lx-J:s:"Tif, tq*l:l'J,:Ttf"r*-t'?:nl.:"#'#"xlli,;]l.,"l':;^lr';i:ll.:li i:lI'i:;*t?ifi;ill. ii|i"lUl :"il"T"'lll;;'xr'l::l:i:?i1ii';.tjiiiril,:;,,;l;::,lfiii':irm'l*lijl'"il,* 'illiiis"iJ'T; ::':--'!'::w,, m,v 1 e,r ",, "', -' ",-,' "r ry#*il;: ilru;; l ryi[: i' i; r!i:,1 :,r,:i:i :,i\ !'friffllll*il:;* j, ,il,,T i,lj,l;J,,i;;;zl:"; ,;iiil,ij:iir i.?li,i"l.; :'1,))T,;fi:il;f*;:i:lg:';llJu*'l;'1,,;',r,*"t *".p.,t,,''Juri.i'io"'ii'... prrar,rcs ,,,r,6'r.i"si#';r

iffJ;:H ;x*iJhf Till ;1H'ih:'J li:"Tlil i,i''i.'il',iiliJi"'X"ruu* ;i*;:jl:

ill'.['*'i'rtil'ffi f*tilthhldr*",rirfiri];{ilp;'l';il

160 TI{E Gosr}ll' }tAG-!zrNE'

the kinqclour of his clear $on., [t]rat is, i'tu the ('hurdr, of w]ricir Jesus is tho

Head ancl lting, Col. i. 13)'

\{e have said that thisrphrase is used-'in the. para}1es rvith speeial reter-

ence to thc l ,rescnt, l ispelsit ion' i reslrtuch as,ir is.ernnhatical lv l l re Cltr ist iwn

t ' l isnensrl iol ; [ ,rr t r ' r 'e clo not t ]r irrk ' l rs sotl tc.t la' that i i is cxclusivelv confine' l

#it.*A;;; idil";' "i

h;;;; ft existecl much. longer thrLn eiglrteen-cer-

turies. The OlLt lfestametii Church rvas its anti'cilta.ti'on' just as tt]:,^t:'T119

lringclom wili',be itu ",on'**iiio'' " The gospdi""'observes a celebraterl

wriier, ., lireth a'd *.,or.ifr'.riy*irere in thi{brmer'rlistrensation. nu'. is 'ot

to be separatecl from it t';i';;;t;;;t' of ttte iife' the ibririel the elements

of chiklbood, tire, latler t#td;:;;'il; nt *otttlona'" The seetl rvLich the

Lord Jesus Oluist is *pt#"iti"^t-*"i"l"g' iu the fir1t rrf these paiables'.is

tle sirme seeal thai .,."u *#""i" it,. I.ol#uf patriarchs autl prophets c'f ti1il'

Gocl has evei haci "

oft;;;'i;t]*rittttr" rt-'f in ''umbers r''ntl loug coufluei"

to one nation it uiay be, iil';tiii lri-" rr";e Church. ClrristiaDitY is a-* o1.1 as

Davitl, as olti as }{oses, "-'"li"as

;bt"ft;t' as old as }ioah' as olt1 as Enocl'

as olcl as AbeI. f.o, tf#ffii-""ti 'uu" first hearcl ai r\ntioch' tbe thing

itself was matle kno*'u ; fril'- il iil*-lto*"' says !br19i-"' rej"it't'l io'see

ntu dat t , ' an, l f te r r* ' t f , J ; ' t ' ; ' g t t ' i ' j iJ" t 'n .v i i i l ru , ; ' " r l 'e f iuus Jerr ' ' " i t

his l,een rreil saitl, " i,.f i .r.a"i ' t i" i f , ' ' i*t of insf i.reJ'pt'oplreel' just l:

t ' ::1y

ffih;;t"'d;i*ti*,t bJievt* in the Christ of insl-ii'ed hiltotl -'::'î"*

Ohrist in Isaiah's p*gt, ""tt "Jet1

on him f9r. parclon'i-ust as tnri-rr'-th0uCh it

mav be not as brightly ;;'tt;;;"ch;itf i" 'lortirt' at'li*he's' autl \latthew's

page, and rest on irin tor -tttp[*t i" Goffs siglrt'" Every O1d 'Iestam'ent

iaint was virtrially ^ y"ti"ittt iiitt kingdomlof'heavel' 'h:$l ^1;'T-t:""

coniiuetl to the Jel's as a 'lation' ancl hid' as a mEsteru from aqes and genera'

tions,lhile iris nowJil;;;ift"-ri"io the tui"tt [cot' i' :6)' oi-' il other

".*a-, it openly estabiishetl in tlie wolicl' - ^L-^.^^+-..io+in ,tifercraes

'

3. The last thing ttJ""ttia-ftint ott is' the. charactetistic di'f,erences ttt

th;;; p'r;;;i;; , oiiti tt,, "totiott

ihich thev bear to each other'

Anil here we woutd tui.'ol.".io" to, 6bserre, 1111 1i16ug'h the,'e I',t1]'ab.les

have been the s'.rliject oi'o* ttott alil ltlng co:Ltirue'l-siuri]-' lll: ']ll:lllltt*

t i o n o f t h e m r v h i c h w e a r e a b o u t t o o f i - e r ' l s n o t t h e l ' r u i t o r t i l r s s t u i i v ; o nthe contrary, it was duiirlq u

"u*oo of gi'eat-nental:'tlisqriietr''de' rrlien the

subiect was altoqether ;i';:"; it;;* mLd' that we chaniecl (as soure I oult1

.u-,i to orr.r, our Bible "i

tfr. ifri*t.."th chapter of St. Nattheri-'s G.-'ire1' a'cl

i"*firif"t*ii ,.i .f p.r"-l"g ii, ir, *'.po.. oi.ti*. increclibly short, tbe*mean-

td; *;.';Lt;i. .r'trti. t'aglnifrcent group of pa:a!l9t n'as operetl û1

to our

mi[t1 with u .1.oro..*';,it;;;; tfiat 'amountecl

to rr,eDonstratiol. That

unction alii pos er has'in a gre-at measure put"d uo't''-' sith lothing of the

same intense r-ir-klness can #e hope to convey what *-e tlieu received to the

teaclet's mind, l.,ut tt" i;;';;t;5ftii' gJtt*ta up tLe relrembrances cf that

sJorious visio', the .ro*i,-".f iil li.'av?nlyf.urt. â't1

'ow present theui 'nto

ihe Churcir, that 'otirin!-b;i;;i' A;t ui the tuott ti'ieJre har-e felt con-

strainecl to recortl th";it;; ffiitttlttt' to the praise. and"g)ory of that holy

and llternal spirit *rrJ::i-r.5iir".i'lii.'thi"gr oi christ," and ihuweth them

rrnto hls people, even if" lt^tt and meanesi of t.hem all' trlor while' to use

the wortls of anothet,::i ;"# ti"*yt"Jtt*ta-it an ironour to be i'structed

by goorl ancl wise men i" "tty

p"ttl"" oj djline i'otit' u"a fe! it to l;e'of all

others the *or, propt'-"'q6ci of thanksgiving. unto God' ancl o!:11:o:"*-

leclgmentinthesightofmen;.yetrlhentlrisirrstrrrctionlraslroceecle.lri i t}r-out any mecrratton, o' ln*tti*L"iulity of man's.teachirg' I liar-e t'eit thrlt rD a

sril l hisher cteg,:., r ' .tv ncknowledgmenlt tt ' t. ' lut unlo"'1}e l iolv Sf ir it ' an'i

that tlte praise beloDg:eth ruittr the Holv Spirit' rurrl that the plaise l'eloreeth

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rmto Gocl." Aecept it, O divine Illuminator, Teacher, ancl Comforter I ac.cept it, I beseech thee, for Jesus Christ's sake.

But to return to our subject. Thoqh in these seven parables, the Sower,the lVheat ancl Tares, the grain of Mustard-s,eed, the Leaven hiil in three mea-sures of Mea1, the Hid Treasure, the Pearl o{ Great Price, and the draw Net,as a whal,e, there is, as we have said, a complete exhibition of the rise, deve.lopment, ancl character of the kingdonr of heaven ; yet in eack one of themwe have it presented to us in some different aud specia'l aspect. In the flrstplace they tliscover a circumstantial difference which cleserves to be noticed,the first four being aclclressed to the multituiie on the sea-shote, while the lastthree were spoken to the disciples alone, after they had gone into the house

{Matt. xiii. 36); theformer present the kingclom in its aspect man-Inard, thelatter itt its aspect God-ward. Again, the three flrst exhibit its external cha-racter and' manifestation, the three next in order afs i'nternal' character and i'n'tri,rzsic aal,ue, while in the Last we have the f'nal, result of i'ts operation. Or,to speak sornewhat more particularly, we have in the f,rst parable the ri,seond oriqin of the kingdom of heaverr ; in t i re second. i ls general eharacter ; inIhe third,, its erternal, d,euelopment; in the fourth, its i,nternal, and, efi'caciousaperati,on ; fu the f,!th,, lts intri,nsic aalue and esti,maticn in the sigltt of Chri'st;in the sdrth,, the speci,al,ity of hi,s regard, for it ; ancl it the seuenth and last, its

f,nal result and, consunzmati,on.Reacler, may it be given unto us so to know these rnysteries of the king--

doin of heaven, that if when our coniemplation of them is enilecl, the questionslroulil be pressecl home to our hearts, " Haae ye understood, al'|, these thi'ngs?"rve may J:e enabled in humble confrrlence, and at the same time with joy anitgratitucle to answer, " Yea, Lord,." God grant it for Jesus Christ's sake.z4 men '

( To he eonf inued . )

T H E P R A Y E R O F J L R E Z .

" "\nd' Jabez called, on the God, o7 trr*L ,oylng- Qh' that thou would'est b?ess. me ind,eed, ancl etzlarge nty coast, attrl that thi,n.e hand m.igh't be ttith me_, and,that thou wouldest keep me from euil', tltat i't may not grieue me ! And' God'granted, hi,m that whi,ch he requested,,"-L Chron. iv. 10.

Tnrs is an interesting anrl remarkable portion of the word of Gocl ; but it isto be feared many who read their Bibles have overlooked it altogether,- orthought lightly of it. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and isprofltable.t Jesus saiil, " Search the scriptures, they testify of me." Oh yes.all the types, ancl shadows, anil bleeding victins liacl a voice which saitl,

" Behold ihe Lamb of God l" Anal it is our privilege to dig very cls.t it,tthe precious word ; we know not what rich veins of gold we may meet with,orwhat springs of living water may gush forth to tefresh us in tlds wastebarren rrilderness. We want ali from another source than ourselYes ; thePsr lmis t l c l t th is uhen he sa id , " ,A .1 l myspr ings are in thee: " and"Thywortl have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee."

This is a verl "oruiirchensive i,ra;'erlwhich the Hoty Spirit has recolded

fol oul instruct ion ,r lr i l .n.ourug.meut; for rrye Iead. that 'Go,l granted hirnlis 1'equest.. Here was another'-rvrestling Jacoh, and anotlter prevailin_g Is.-rael.

-This prayer is addresseii to the God, of Israel', he with whom Jacob

did as a prinie prevail. Perhaps he had in his nind that memorable llght'and heald as it *ere those rem;rl(able words bursting from the lips in all the

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vilhemence of desire from the ageil patriarch's hg41't-'r I will notlet t\.*.go

except thou bless me ;" and wit"h Jabez, we see the eagelness of his desire,': Oli that thou woulilest bless me incleed'"

W. leart somewhat of the character of this gooil man, from the preceding

o.r*.-;-it is said, he was more honourable than his brethren. But in his

proy.t *u perceive the spiritual ouLgoing.of his. heart' This prayer -cloubt-iess"had a ieference partiy to tempor"al tlings; but it is evident he felt his

a.o."a.".., aud his irelplbssness, and the ev"iL to wlich he was exposed, an,1

ifri ,o*..6om wherrce his strength antl supplies shoulcl come ; anti hi'q hearl's

a..it. *u*, that the blessing of "Jehovah n'iglrt rest ulon .!iq, ana"1t"\,nis

u"nrn.ln.rtr : and he who ira,l breatlred that player into his heart, fuLfiJ'leil

thJ lieart's desile. Thus it was with Solornon, his request. aud inore tban

his request, was granted (1 Kings iii. 12, 13). oh what encoluagement thrs

tr, f."ii- to tett Jut our wants iito the gracious ear of Him whosays,." Open

#" *o"tf, witle, and I will frIl it." " C;11 upon me iu the clay of trouble, anil

I i*i[ deliver thee, and thou shalt glori$r me." And again. " Prove me nolv^

t.r.?ifr, roitt the Lord of host{ if i will not open- you the rvi*dows of

heaven, and pour you out blessings, that there shall not be room euough to

receive it."- - libi, that thou wouldest bless me incleer] !" Surely this is the heart's de-

*ir. of .n*rv one of tbe Lord's ftrmily; for tJrey know that " tire blessing of

iL. 1,..0 *Lt eth rich, anil He addeth no sorrow with it." Oh yes, tl-rey can

".*r*f.t the time when the blessing of the Lord did not rest upon them, as

thev were seen in their [nconvertetl state; but of this they were not aware,

so tirtfullv does Sata' tleceive. I,Ie speaks peace, when there is Do peace.

Cfr. i"ln6- oi ti*. piease, rhe amusem6*ts of the worlcl intoxicate the mind,

,nriy,rA pri.le are fed, and the thoughts so fully.occupilcl,ivith er,rthly

thilet, that^tbere are none to spa:'e for G6d- tbr etei'nity, iLud.tlre soul. ,\ll

their?wishes and cleligbt are centered iu the woilcl. a;rt1 s]ill they pant.tirr

*"r, ; tfrui, prayer iE not for the lianci of the Lord to be *'itir them, t9 _guitle,

""Ji,i "ppri"i fir them-no, thgy thilk their own wisclom ancl foresig'ht snl--

n.iJ, lJa some imagine ttre Afiuighty is too exalteil to contlescend to take

"oti..'oi rort tr-ifling"concerns as o.ris,

-or perhapl tlt3y forget Flim altogether'

., Goil is not in all their thoughts," much less do they pray to be kept trom

evil, for they know not the eiil of their hearts. But wheu our gracious cove-

ou"i-t ..oioi Gotl, in his rich free g'raee iooks down upon a sinuel"-aud- serds

the Spiril tYorn on high to shine into.the dark benighted Thj'*tlS l"= tn

*.. uid feel his state"as a lost minetl sinner, antl the neetl of a Saviour', such

a* Jeros is; and faith given to receive the recorcl of his loYe, that the great

worh has been accompiished, then there is peace. l\[oreo'er, to know, tSat

the curse is remoYed,^ancl an everlasting righteousness wrought out, ̂ wlrich is

to ail anil upon all them that believe ; a full 1ncl. fteg forgiveness. of ell.ln ;eternal security ; elery promise t-t4.d,by blood ;-the.word 1nc],!nirit

to

eu ide .anda"comp lc tea rmourp l -o \ . r deoagau rs t t l r edayo f .ba^ t t l e . 'AnJihough our enemy is very powerful and vcry subtle, yet. th.t*t lt"Urle^vno

lrl

i;;;i; Li- poor, heak, riied people, coudeicends to -call

hirnself t1e Captain

of their salvation ; und fot ooi ra-ke* combatecl the great foe of God antl man'

And in that battle, having spoiled principalities and powers-, tle made a sholv

of them op€nly, triumpbirig ou"" tnu. in it ;^wl.rich io the believer is a pledge

ifrJfr" slian 6". 6ay singl,,Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory,

throush our Lortl Jesus Christ."'- Wil;-ttishty change then tloes grace effect ! " If any t11 t'9 iu Chvist

h. i; ;;;-.;.uiuru." 'ft

is a delivJrance from the power of tlatkness, and

a translation into the kilgdom of God's clear Son. 'Ihe apostle usgs a strong

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expression in writing to the Ephesians (Eph. v. gJ, where he says, ,,ye wcr.esometime darkness, but now are I,e lighi in the Lord.,, ft is v"erv hurttul tothe-pride ofthe natural heart, to be t.-otd ofits ignorance, .r*kr;;i, deadness,and consequent helplessness; but such is the caie. Th; e*ped;;;e of everyliejiever correspo:rds with.the testimony-of scripture,

"oa ""i'in irru bpirit hid-

self sounds tbe alarm,-ancl says, " Awike thou that sleepest, an,ilrise fromlhe dead, and christ shan give theglife ;1? or tie soft whisper of hr, grace i*breatheil into the heart, saying, " Jhou hast destroyed thy;;f; il ,i,n me ist]ry hglp," For "t|gggh your sins be as.scarlet, they shall ir. #hitu ur.oo*;lhglgh.they be red lihe erimson, they shall be as #ool.', ,,r,ear ,rot-ontvbelieve." '. I am thv salvation.,,

until this change is wrought by the spirit's power, all must r.emain indarkness ; but as :oo.q L* the lighf break* i" ytlo" the mincl, it u' tir" p"ry.*of Jabez is .adopted, " oh that thou wouldest b'less me incleed lii

- Ei.ery tem-

poral bJessing is $iewed through another meclium. The christian sees theIrand of a .t'ather, dealing out to hinr. in love and wisdom_

" Good when He gives, uor less when He denies,,,Oir yes, and can sinE-

; Thy plans, O loril, with wise rlesign,

^ "11.';illl';'.f tlill'd,ff lil'.,' o"r "'Ileets in the centre of thy love.,,

'Ihe ilesire of the chiltl of Gocl is to be liiessed with a constant view of theglorious Person and perfect_work of his adorable nea.e*.";";;d;;;p.,priating faith, whieh arone bringr peace. He gets a grinipieat tirnes of thetreastnes there are in, Jesus; the furness, the

'inerhaistibie furn;;' n Hi,,.,for the wants of his dependent oues. who are cailed to t.-ii.rr'i" rnitn, ,nawho are already heirs with Christ Jesus to eternal gtorv , arrJ-in-"ti t i, .on_cerns,_temporal and spiritual, the hand of the Loi.d i"s sought urrJo.mow.

lêdge$, He p.ays, ., !g"d ine ir a plain path bce;1u5s .f ;iil;;;es.,, Hereels ','rs weaKiress, and he seeks 1br strcngth. He knorvs his ignorarce, audhe asks foi' wisrlom; and uith Jabcz, he"p'ays to 'be L.pl-i,i*^..,,rr. rr*knows that he is in an enenrl/s courrry; S*tio l.],i"g l,i: b;G ihe worldwatching for his fa[irg, trrc vi]e ann aeceittut r.*rt ot-uou.tiuror..uri,',g tlr.view of Jesus and hI everrasting love : anxious ""d

;"dily-;irooghir, pria.,ard legality. A11 these the believer feels are evirs; and ti. t ooi,r'tirut orr-Iess he is.ke^pt-by the-mighty porrer of Cod, he woul.l soon fall aprev to eachand to all of them:,thereforLe-his lrayer is, .,Keep fru.f. tnvli*int frompresumptuous si-ns, let them not have- dominion over me.,, tar.ious are theel'ils to rn'hich the.child of God is exposed, therefore the cry ir,',; ;otu tnoome up, and r shall be--safe;" " Be thou my strong rrabitatlon, whereunto rmay continually resort." The enemy of orir peac"e is r-er.y bus^y in trmes oftrial and affiiction, suggegting. t_o the mind that ihe Lorcr is'affi rith -,r*, o,we'shoulcl not t e .9 -iz"tt #rth ; -trr."

irr.- -pitit-"*."rtîJ*?,'urra .,"" or*re3dy lo py with Job, .. Oh that I were as'in months p"-t,l-], tfr. a*y*yhg+ 9..4 preservecl me; when his candre srrined upon

'oiy'i,#,-uoa *rr.n

!l his 1ight r walke{ tlrgugl darkness.r' But to i *.*i.,. oi-iil" r,oratfamily, one who is urnited ly, th-t inseparabre bond of .oo-.ount iouu to .r..or,there can be no anger', a[ that resteilôn the head of our divine S;..iy. Hi;people are under gracious _tlaining, heavenly ctiscipline, un.l ;;"i,;";ard les-son we have to rearn; and often aft.r we have learnea u tur*n,'*. forget it,anil have to learn it over again. and yet hory t.oa."ry *. ui."i*tt *,itt.our gracious Master exerciies unbouncred p"ti*;;;iii, i* Jii,i*";oo*ory

thlough.

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,.And God grantecl him that which he requested." c'h yes, " the righte.-

,"- ;;;"*;;"r1il iorcl heareth, anrl tlelir-eret[ them out of all their troubles."

l"il'.rrr"^r, asks the question, ,, Di,:l I ever say to the seecl of Jacob, seek

ie me in r.ain?', Ah, no. i irai be fir fr:oru tloe. O Lor', l ; fol t lrou givest

i t . ; ; i l ; ,Jrun,r^o,rv , aL. 'ove aI [ lhat qe c 'n ?:k or th ink: ant l thou hn ' t

,ri. i . ::"i.. ir. i i i .v irf f I rvil l ausuei', arr,I r 'Lile i lrey rre..yel^slrorkirrg I nii l

i .;.. :; 'oi;r.,"k, i i ,oo shalt not L,e forqorten of rue.', ple,.iorrs rvolds !-tol

*u ,froUa bear in mind tlat altholgh $o{ ig the hearer ancl ansrrerer of

pt#t, ""Jlftoi

iit. ptuy." of faith bieathetl -r.$o the heart }y th9 Splrit'

must be ansrr,-ereci, t et w6 may have t. wait. The Psalmist saicl, " I waitetl

,"iin"tio for the Lorrl, and Ht inciinetl rinto me, and hearcl my cry." Thc

i,"ra;-i*. l--"olufro"V* o"r time ; and the tirc'-mstance He pleases to make

;;;i;;; be quite cintra y to yl$-we shoukl expect would bring about

tfr. iifrf*t* of'the promise "our faith hacl been clirected to, nevertheLess liis

;;;;;;d;th sure.' What He has promised He wilI also lerforrl ; and

*n"i * .f"f.f of God hrs harl ctuse tb praise bjs lrealeuiy .Fatlrer ftl 1l-vairtrc.. t iuLe. Fait6 has l.reen kept jr.L ese'cise, aud tbe.i.esrLil r-as. 'rrt 're

ir""J,if lf* i,orJ l"* beeu so 'ra'-lie,l, it inay be i* the upt'rring of o*r

;;"r;;, disappointments, and loss-es, yet all the while the all tlings were

*rL l "g,og. , i 'e | fo , ou, 'good' ; and t le tan now t 'cmctnber how l l re l r l r rd nf

the Lor',t w-as , ' lo.ing on.i loo, rftei ruotlrtr ' , antl crLttin3 olT one st:eam oflet

another of creature cornfort and creature help, and looseLrng our €rrtrly

nrots"anclalltoaccornplishhisowncoTe]}antlovearrr:t.prrrpol.,o".dthatHeii l l i l b.;;,,,or*-.u..t lo,., l ,o ot. Prrt drLling tLe waii irrg titne. l lre t, irue of

triil, we ditl not always perceive this, antl Sata' tyouL,l sonetlmes wllrsler'

Wfr;r;i, oo-u yoot faitni gut there was another worcl s'olien to.the heart,' : f.ut

"ot. conrlrit t l ty rr-ay uttto rtre, I ui-t l briug .it, 1o 1'ass ", Ulr,) 'es' rr. l

o t tn . oppoi , , t . r . l t inre i i re , l t l i r " ' .ar , .e came. t j le t r ia l t 'e t t ture, l . au ' l our ' fe" t

i.t-lri "'i"tg.

,oo*; Sntuo clisappointecl, olr faith st.e.glhenec1, a'c1 Gotl

slcrified.t' i;; if witb our poor f niLe mil,ls *e cau rtisco\ er sonretl)irrg,of llle

,l,9flltn*s

of our !'ather witiius, oh how shall rve riew it above' when Ly the light of

it 'rn,'nioru slriniuq t ttt ' l i to* thc rdoral-' le Sariour, we shall Le able to rearl

i[. , iooi.r, of l i is grace, auii all ]r is , lcalirgs _rvith us while on ear{tr. j\o\f

;;; i-;;i;i pto-ise'i* beiore u,, a1d noi i'ai distaut, especially t:,t1lt^.-o.io*

rvlro have tiarelleJ nrar\ '\ears throirgl t5e rvilderness: let us therl. cndea-

;;;; .ll-b to the top'of'lisgaiL, ailt.T stretch or:rr.ey9 lttq:* the Jordan' and

ui.*;i;r;r*oly Cuo'ouo, *rri gur" by frith on tlre inheritarce above: aral

surely as we get nearer home, olir thoitglrts shoillcl drvell more upon it.;'Y.*, *h"o the Christian pilgrirn riervs, | " The thought of hone his spirit cheers',

Bv l a i l , b , h i smn ts i on io i l . s t i t t ; ' I - l t o mo iehe g r i eves f o r t r oub l t spas t ;

f r ' . ' . ich i l , i , Ai" i ing strength renews, ' \or any futute t r ia l fears '';;iiffi;.

il'Gil;'ilu tn. pi"' i so hL mav safe arrive at !1"- -Dublin. M' E' L'

S O Y E R E I G N T Y .

., w.rll you teli us where thu *ilG.* whose sons were killecl in the

.oui-pit *'ilut the mine e*plocled?" we enquiredoi,u p:'.:o" tj,1"-:1ilq,*P^:

;;;;'do.r. " That's it," heieplied, pointing * - u:'Ji#:t::, i:.11tfl:;i;;i:ilman, he lives there-I saw them buriecl, twq as lil

to see ! it nearly broLe tlte l;;h;tk t;-tt'" We wailied oni and soon found

ourselves in a clean onA n.uf .ottuge' It was sumlner' ancl we sat clown by

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the open _winilow which looked out upon the recent scene of death, the coal-pits.. A large_family Bible lay on the table, ancl on the shelf was a goodlynumber of well-selected books. The countenance of the a,ffiicteii "fatherwas full of benignity and intelligence; but there were manv ancl heaw lineson his brow, causecl more bygrief than vears. ,, Thc eltlest of youi bovsn'as a believer," we began by saying. l, Ah, he was iucleeil, clear chilci iSome rrere slarrding Jry at the moment of theh, deai lr , antl herr,[ / ip. 5xy,'Lord,*ceive my-spirit.'x -

., That was a gracious prayer_and the othei,what of him ?" The father's tears began to fror,v, and silence tolil there wasnothing- to say; ancl soon we perceived that the anguish of his spirit arosefrom the uncertainty^respegling the final condition

"ot the youtrgest of his

two boys, and.that,of air elder son who had diecl previously. .."It is onlysix months si'ce that his body lay in its colhn

-i' that iittle room,,, he

saitl weeping. _ " Qome years before his death we Jroped he knew some_t$ng of salvation, but he joined the Wesleyans, marrie& a professor amonothenr,.arrd some _way or

-other they did not go on r ighrly- i l rerc wns i

guing back-the Lord alone knows-but I ha"ve a drelad about me rvher,L +irk of him, ancl my youngest boy.', Then changing his tone, he saicl,'i Oot"g antl see the place n4rere the acciilent happened.,, As we wentthrough the garden, he stopped at a plantation of potatces, observing, ,,TheeLdcst of iny tiro boys pJanted rrtese rvith hir own tle:ir hards; a,ij tuueh-irgiy atldeti, ' Tirey grorv better than anything else in -y gtr.:ieo. It r,vasJust frer-e r was statding, on the morning of their deaih (arxl they harl ieftthe house _only q, f9w mi'utes before), when I hearcl tlie explosioi-remen-J.rele,l rny boys_had gone to the pii-ran to the spot, antl got there justas they I'ere taken ottt, qu'i,te ilead,.,' Again he dweit with a lbok ancl tone9{ Tgursh upon the final state of thJ youngest. ., Well,,, we observed," what a me-rcy one of your sons was safe.,,

- ,, Ttre,', he replied, ,. butthen*theri the others ! where are_they ?', ., Shall not the judge of allthe earth 4o tg_h] ?' we said. The poor father only nodded his heact,antl while he ailcletl, " r have knowr the Lord now fo. these tvrentv

{.lr:," we tiroug'ht to ourselves, ,. Ah, the Holy Ghost has not taught hintlris lesson yel, submi,ssi,onto Di,ai,ne soaereignty."

- These three sons had bee'.

trailed ftom infancv tbr eternity, therefore-as respected hunan means thefather had nothhg to reproach"himself with, but tlo of them diecl with-out.Ieaving_eridelce of acceptance in the tseloved, rvhile one alone feli asleepin Jesus. Many tiines aftei' tbis, we visitecl o*r- aflicted brother; he couldspeak from the hear"t of faith as preeious-cf lor-e, and the etertal hope, asItt'ecious ;- but of soaereigntg we ilever hcard a I olrl, ud iill vre saw Jrirnno lnore, Ius lairguage was that of the patriarc.h, ,, I will go d.own into thegraye unto my son mourning." Ald here I woulti adverf for a momcnt toan observation and answer lately macle by a very youthful disciple of Jesus(whorr on a former occasion I ventured to bring L."fore oo* readirs); and ittvas thus she spoke-" How awful the day of judgment will be, ivhen thewicked will stand on the left hand of Gotl. ; Su"ppose I woultl S0€ -,*-, ancl little J. standing thefe !"' ., God forbid lj, I replied, ,. It wouldbe a dreaclft-l sight l" "-But it would not make me unhappy,,' she saicl.Looking at irer s'ith astonishment, I asketl what she meant ?

- A. smiie lit up

her un'ufflcd courlielrairre as she 'epl-ied, ,. How coull I grieve ? for yolknow God,.wil,l wipe away all lears jrom our eyes lhen.'' Su"rely it is a verygleat attainment in the diviLre l i fe to l ic lon and si lent before the sovc-reigty of Gocl : half our sorrows proceed from a lack of confldence in thewisdom of his eternal decrees antl counsels. Vhen all goes stnootirlv anclpleasanttry with us, we call Hirn our wise, Ioving, and kirid i'ather; but 1et

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Him stretch out the arm of his por,ver, antl smite here ancl there-let a

"r.-t *i"a r..* the willerness hlow down some of our itlols, and where are

il;;i,;'i- iriry C"a ihe Spirit bend and break our stubborn wills. for the

sake of Him wfro once, anrt'once only, was heard lo reioice, and that in the

sovereign will of his ry1--_

NO I , IAN ISOLATED.

No man, be his station in society what it T?y, i* utterly devoitl of. influence

over his fellow-men. The poorcst mau livingis tbe centre of a crrcle rnol'e

;; G** ;irr**scribed. The moral influence of his principles_ancl concluct iloes

*f t.r*i""t. upon himself, but extends to all with whom he comes in con-

il. -

F-t";tpIJ-, not less than example, ate infectio.t: T!.y are dissemi'

n"tua f"t aod wile bysocial intercourse. The rich ancl the titleil ilrawaround

il;;;i;.; a erowtl "of ud.it.t*, who eagerly catch the contagion of .theirnrinciples ancl deportment ; ancl these, coming in contact with others, infect

tfr.nl,'*a thus th'e influence of the higher_ classes ramifies _itself throughoSt

iir. *nJ. range of society. The timeJ a1d-corgt of the profligate Charles the

ilu.ona, ufr"",i*"tl' illustiate the truth of the foregoing remarks. The goocl

o, .niiwrri.n..o",lo, 6uring their sojourn in this wor1l, tlies not with them,

i"i."tu"A* itself through ail time. Ils amount will,remain a mystery till the

;rJg*.1i-.f the great d"ay, when the mutual connexion of man with man, an4

event wrth evenr, ln rne system of Divine Providence, will te cle-arly re-

,."1"4; and the way in which gootl and evil are pr,gpagated, {xlly unclerstoocl.

Meanwhile these aie weighty ionsiderati_ons fo^r -all tle professed disoiples of

i"ro* Cfr*irt, and show th"e profouncl wisdom of_ the exhortations, i:rterspersetlih.ousl'ont ihe apostolic epistles, to confirm theit profession by a holy and

circufispect life (i,om. xii. -xiii.

; Eph. v. 1-14). Let them remember that

it. tuitfmt are blected to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, as

*uff u* belief of the truth ; anil that t'hen holiness is not {olloweil. ancl pantecl

ufiu", ttt.t. can be no true faith; no valitl evitlence of *tii* (2^Thesst.ii'

Sph. i. g, 4; 1Pet. i, 2; Acts xv. 9; James ii ' 26; Ep]r' i i ' 1-0; 2 Pet'i!*tZi. Set,aration ftpm the wolltl, as respects its maxims an'l pl'actices'

an,l the 6xemplification of the graces and virtues of the Spir_it.in -all the rela-iions of life, aie enjoined upon"the'saint$, as the tol<ens of their filial relation-ship to God tlrrougl Jesus'Christ (2 Cor. vi. 14-18; Gal v' 16,22-2L)'beios

"U lorn of

"Gorl, antl cailetl witt"t ttte same holy ealling' they w-alk in

loveiowurdr one anotirer, as Christ also hath lovetl tirem, esclewi'g'aU fel-iowship with the unfmitful works of clarkness, and aspiring_1fter.the.minrl*ni.nhu* also in Christ Jesus (Heb' iii' 1; Eph' v-. 2-11 ; Phil' ii' 5)'Paul assures his Hebrew brethre} in Christ, that God is not unrighteous to

forset their tvork antl labour of love, vbich they had showed towatd hisnafie, in their ministerirg to the 'ecessitics of

-the sairts (Heb. vi. 10).

Blessed be his name ! Jef,ovah will nevor forget the sweet converse of his

people on sacred themes (Mal. iii, 16, l7), _their proclamation. of his truth,iheir endurance of tribllatiol, their walk wit[ Him, and their kindness one toanother l.Matt. xxv. 45. 46\. He is pleased with these things, as the effectsof his wdnder-workiug hand, and the ieflection of hi1 9wq lovely image' Theblessed effects of the# instructions anil example, will be fully clisclosecl at thelast clay, ancl then shall every man have praise of'Gocl. " Now unto IIim thatis able to clo exceeiling abuldantly, above all that we aslc or thi:rk, accordingto the power that wori<eth in us;"nnto Ilim be gl9ry in--the gnql:\!.y !.h-tutJesus,

'ihroughout all ages, world without e'nil.

"Amen " -(Eph' iii' 20, 21)'

Jossua LAYcocr.

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A G L I M P S E A T T H E P A S T .

oN a gentle.emi'ence in the picturfficemetely of Lyncombe Vale, Bath,standJa'lvhite marble obeliskiconspicuous for its ihasten"ess anal beauty, uponthe base of which is engravecl the following inscription :-

SACBED TO TIID MEUORY

MARY AoiN wAy,ELDXST DAUGETTB O} BTNJAMIN '[YAY, .ESq.,

DENHATT pr,acE, rN .ff aor*t" oI aucKs.

"'o*ffi"rlili: "*'IY TRE ?EACE AND ITOPE OF THS GOSPEi,I

NESTING SOI,E'Y ON IHE MXIIITS OI

U-XR I,OBD AND SAVIOUN, JISUS CHIiIST.

.. o,, ou,.iiili^fi#J?JX1'J"o,o 0,".',ro ntrco*, 'r'' ffi;#?':fu,i*1u",,"",, ,..ruo,

WAS ERDCTED BY HER }ROTI{!BS,

BNNJAMIN AND GR,EGOBY I,NWIS IYAY.

A glimpse of the spot that contained the sleeping dust of one we knew andloved, brought to mintl a few recoliections that may not prove devoid of inte-rest and profit, even to those who had no knowledge of the dear departed.

.\t the early age of nine ycars, M. A. W. was Erought ulder the first feel-ing of aiarm for her soul, through the remalks of a relative on the occasionof her birth-day. But these thoughts soon passed awayo ancl the worlcl, withall its allurements, as she gtew up took full possession of her heart, till thetime. fixecl by Gotl arrivecl, when through the instmmentality of her uncle,the Rev. Lewis

'W'ay, she was brought under deep anxiety about her soul ;

and'was shown by the Spirit her lost and ruined siate by nature anil practice.Previous to this, as the eldest and best beloverl child of her father, she hadbeen his companion in the pursuit of worldly pleasures, anii in every transientchange of place. liow a ferce struggle ensued betweeu her love to him, andobedience to the commauds of God. Long the contest lasted, but grace tri-rimphed ; and in the face of stlong uatural aflection, she rr.irs enablect to tuinher btrck upon the world, rl"k the frowns of her det'oted fatler, and cast inher lot with those whom she believed to be the chilclren of God. A hodv of-Wesleyans

being located in the village, she attached herself to them, and"be-ceme the head and front of the little communitv.

And now by way of encouragemeut to some-of the Lord's people rvho maybe siniiarly pia"e,ll in haviug t'o act for tbe gospel's sake contlar:y to par.eutalivishes, let us notice the Lord's kindness to her in this matter. which M. A. W.affectionately rejoiced over. lYhen the first decisive refusal was given topartake of the pleasures of the wor.ld, as she hacl formerly done, her antici-pated difficulties vanished, her father fell into herwishes; nor were his affec.tions alienatecl from her in the slightest degree. Deeply concerned now forhis eternal welfare, sbe proposeil to three godly relatives to set apart an hourin every week for united prayer that God would begracious, ard open )ris cyesto the worth of his never-dying soul. Years rolled on, and to all appearance thecase remaineil hopeless; there tyas no ansvr'er given to their cries. Within afew days of his death a remarkable dream, rep-eatecl three times, threw himinto awfnl terrors of soul; and a little tract entitled Thc Dying Robber, be-ing singular$ cast in his way at this crisis, he reacl it, and a t'ew hours be-fore he breathed his last, exclaimed he had founcl the same salvation anil par-

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don that the clying robber had ob,tained, at the foot of the cross. The tract

*"r t"f.." frod oid.* his pillow after cleath, ancl was carefully treasured up

to the last by his Ohristian daughter.'- O" tfr"-r.ilroval of her fathe-r, M, A. 1y. -left^ penham, and resided with

her mother and sisters in the neighbourhooil of Bristol, wherewith-all the

.".rgv "i

her chalacter she set abdut forming plans ofuseftrlncss antl benevo-

l.;;;." Htt; it was she came untler the ministry of the late Mr' Glover'

*ho*u *"uro*e of truth, though small, was yet bldss€d to her soul' On his

d;h rh-;rp-"sented, ihrougi this Magazine, the darkness and destitution

there was ali aromrd her, rela:tive to the porver and life of the-gospel' _Shewas answered by a correspondent, with ytro-rn 1ne subsequentiy formed an

unclving friendshlp; vho .lirected her to Bethesda chapel, Batl,,for the sup-

ntv"sh6 leeded,-and where she became a constant but ca'llhng neal'er.

it1 A:\t stood'at this time, where all the Lord's convieteil family stand be-

forethevarebrought toseesal 'aat i ,onf 'n ished' i 'nCht ' is ta lonewi ' thout theiiitti ii ti, u'eatire ; hence her thoughi w-as, she must .work for iife divine ;*fr. *"6t pay a little iowaril the pur_chase_of-aneternal i'heritance ; she must

iro ro*.tfi"g to obtain. salvation.- But God \ryas now about to instruct her

feelinglv in ilis truth, and to show her that a srnner belovecl -!Y God sta]1cls

u..up?.:tf on the gr:ounil al,one of Christ's sinless obealience antl biootl-shggdnig,aod ihar the sav"ed sinner is the spectator antl- receiver by living_faith of a

work done, but i:r no respect partner or co-worker wrth Unrlst' w.oflts' 3s

the eviAr"le of life, *nd not tie condition for life, was a truth concealed frorn

fr.r ut lftr time ; and she had yet to be instructed ia the meaning- of.those

*o"atoo" words of the HoIy Ghost, " To him that worketb not, but believeth

o" rri* that justifieth the"ungodly, his faith is eounted for righteousness.'"Adcled to the inherent ArnainiJnisni she possessed from fallen Adam' in com-

*o" *ltr, aI mankincl, she had been built up in error by the professpg chris-

tians sbe.had been first thrown amongst ; an? the means she had in her power

of doing good, and the energetic use she gade 9f those means., tended to nou-

rish an[ il.tuu*. her hopeshom t]re deet'ls of the law' But the old covenantvail must be removetl *oio", o" later from all the chilfuen of Zion; clrrist

and his qomplete salvation must be revealed according- to- new covenant plo-

rnise: and wien that day anives it br.ings with it gospel obedience, tbt " love

is the fulfilling of the law."- in fU. ple'Ytude of *ll that human heart coultl wish, M. A. W. fell into the

deepest dljection of mincl. Her useful and benevol-ent plans no longer.afibrtleilher'pleasure or interest. She wanilerecl from place -to place, seektng |est'

and hniiing none. God had broken up her peace, arti was sltowpg her tltat

her own ,ight.o.1*o.r* was but filthyiags; -and

r_eason c1uaile,J ,beneath the

sight. At this time her mental argrrish was_ greatly aggtavatetl. by frsrturg a

*i*un who hacl stooii long in the fight of a blazing plofession of reiigion, anil

*ho *u. thought well of f,y *o*. ai an atlvaneed Clu'istian; but being laicl

rpoo u *i.f. be?, she fell info a state of awJul dejection, and atlast $9d in all

tfie horrors of blaek despair, avowing she had receivecl the light.of the.truthin her heail, but had never partakeJof the power and love of it in her heart'

Satan made use of this .vettt to torture the mind of poor M' A' W', and to

persuade her that such would be her end. lYith a view to benefitttng her

inpaireLl health, she accompanied her mother to_qastings, ancl there becameac{uainted with the ministry of the Rev. J. J. West, Rcctor . of Winchelsea,.Softened by hurnbling views of self, the Lord began to break down her pleJu-dice againJt that fotintlation truth upon which all Zion's mercies are.based,the soiereignty of God in the salvation of an clect churcli in christ Jesns'

. ProstratE iri bot1;t, laid low in mincl, bereft of all energy autl power to p*r-

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sue her favourite plans, she was made feelingly to fintl " therd was no resist-ing his-liiill." But God hail purposes of love anil mercy in all this. Shemust be made to see salvation was all of grace ; so her doings were to bescattered to the winds. She must be maile to bow to Gods sovereignty ; andher haughty wi-ll must be humbled in the tlust. She must be made to give upher loose and general views of the universal love of God, and unlimiteilredemption by Christ : hence she must have a sight of vile self, that madeher say in deep soul distless, Can God love me ? Did Jesus clie for me?These are exigencies in the spiritual course of a living soul, when all that istniversal and general must be thrown overboard as valueless cargo in enstormy night. Now nothing short of a revelation of Christ to her soul woulilsatisfy. She must have the testimony of the Holy Ghost that she rvas loveclof God, interested in the cleath of a dear Redeemer; pardoned, justifled, ac-cepted in the Beloverl: and thus in a gospel way by divine gift arrive atpeace.

Sonie time after this she wisheil to settle at \Yinche]sea ; but circumstancesoccurring which arose from her naturaily impetuous temper, she left the placein anger. But no sooner was she gote than she saw her errorf and-confesseilingenuously to afriend, "she enduredahell iir her soul while in heartshe wasat enmity with the people of Gotl ;" anil the little tribute to friends at Win-chelsea, entiilecl When i,t is well, wi,th you, thinlt of me, was her kindly attemptto repair what she honestiy acknowieclged had been .,rrong. A death in herfamily at this time altered her plans and position, but had no effect upon herfeelings, wlich wree still deeply exercisecl about her state. A short time aftertJris a worrl was impressecl upon her mind with much power, " Thou shalt liedelivered not many ilays hence;" but not fucling it in the scriltures, she put,arvay this gleam of starlight, and attributecl the prophecy to the father of lies*but that it earne from Goel events have plainly proved.

After the cleath of her mother she agail wandered from place to place, withali the restlessness of a mind seeking peace at any price. This tooh her toAstley, where under the ministry of the Rev. A. Ilewiett, and in Clrristianintercouse wlth his people, she often forgot her grief, ancl r.as cheereiL in hersatl and solitary way. At last she determinect to settle in Bath ; and there itwas Goal met with her, and gave her peace. Afier this she purchased a house,enjoyerl excellent health, was a woncler to many, ancl much more to herself .recovered all her former energy of minil, anci #i to work, but on a verv difjferent pri:rciptre to that upon which she had based her obeelience in formeryears, to devote her time ancl substance to the Loril. In the full enjoymentof ail that God had restorerl to her, He kept her heart in his own hanil ; forher remark to a frienil the day before she was seized with the iliness thatended in death was, "' The Loral mahes me hold all this with a very loosehancl : I woulcl rather go home than stay here."

As soon as she was takeii ill, it was impressed. upon her mind sbe shoulaldie. Calmly and deliberately she made all her arrangements, ancl refused toassent to the opinion of those around her, that she should recover. On Sun-tlay moining she sent for her pastor, the Rev. J. A.

'Wallinger, and said, " I

wish to take leave of you, ancl give you my last directions about my funeral."On his remarking that the crisis was past, ancl all danger as far as man couklsee rras over. She replied, " 0h I know better; I shall see you no more :but I have no fears of death, antl I would rather go than stay." This inter-view was closed with prayer; ancl provecl, as she predicted, the last she everhad wiih her minister. The day following she was better, ancl removed toanother roorn ; walki.ng into it with her wonted activity. She requested afriend who was staying with her, to read the 12th of Hebrews, anil then said,

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" I am wonilerfully better; praise the Lord with me for his mercies-but Ihave no wish to stay here." Towarcls the evening of this da-y she go! rapidlyworse. Being asJ<ed by her friend how she felt, she answereil, " f am onewi,th Ckri,st."

- Peacefui and happy she continuetl up to the last moment of

her life; ancl shortly before she breathed out her soul in death, she raisecl upher shoultler"with all the energy her tlying state woulcl ailmit, antl exclaimed,oo The everlasting arms are beneath me." At rnidnight she expiretl'*

A woril now as to the natural character of M. A' 'W.

; and we must everdistinquish and keep apart the difference between the old autl new 6xn-[s-tn'een"the Adam natuie which we inherit Irom the Adam'fall, and the graci-ous, or new natrue dropped from heaven into the souls of the elect, by thepower of the Hoty Ghost; each of these occupants lodged in the- same heart,ihowinq out their nature; each conteniling for the mastelT, and each actingin accoiclance with iheil hellish or heavenly origin. Ilence the rpa.rfare anilstruggle in the believer's breast, which brings out the cry, " Oh wreteheiluraiihat I am, who shall cleliver me from the body of this cleath."

The naturol, character of M. A. W. was composed of singular opposites ;and as circumstances developed the contrarieties of her dispositiou, so shestood before the observer in all the transparency of a mind that knew no tlis-guise. True ftiends who knew her worth, Iovecl her none the less' Chris-iians who lcnew the evils of their own vile nature, made the right allowance'Probably some who founcl fault, rvoulil not have actecl as well as she riliii, hailthev been placetl in her position. Iler whole natural cbaractet was clisplayeilin an expression she not unfrequently 15si[-'( My name is Way, and .I willhave mv utaq i' h:ut this was the fruitful source of rnany a sorrow, both tem-poral and sp"iritual. Thorrgh the Loril had brought her to bow to His sove-ieiqntv, lo love the doctrines of free grace, and to esteem its preachers as" tle "excellent of the earth," yet there were not' wanting times when theenemv took atlvantage of this

-besetting sin, to stir up opposition to Gods

truth, and to make flerce attacks upon the foulclation of her peace-the cloc-trine of the sovereign, irrespective, ancl unchangable will of a covenantJehovah.

So has passetl from our rrorltl M. A. W., antl her dsa& hacl a voice thatasserteil Gocl's sovereignty, for she was taken away in the midst of extensiveplans of usefuJness, and just as the \Mell contrivetl piece of machinery wasbeginning to move, it wal crushed by an invisible hanil. Gotl doeth accord'inJ to Uii will in the atmies of heaven, antl amonE the inhabitants of theeaith; and none can stay His hancl, or say unto Him, Wlat doest Thou ?_

Goffsfamilyuponearth are to serve, not toshine; no actsofthesaintsare to eclipse ihe work of Christ, or cast into the shaile the triumphs of Cal'varv. Hence tb the poor the gospel is preachetl, and by the poor, for themoit part, it is received ; to whom God gives the will, but clenies the powerfor those services which often steal the heart from God, anil fiil the mincl withpride. But no flesh. shall glory in the Lord's ptesence, save in the Cr^oss ;ancl the song of the reileemecl above from the frst Aclam to the last of theelect race, will be " Not unto us, O Loril, not unto uso but unto thy name bethe glory."

* It was a remarkable circnmsiance that the last sermon II. A. Iil. hear<l preacheil bythe Rov. J. A. Wallinger, in Bettresda {Jhapel, Bath, was fron Matt. xxv. 6," }rndal'mi'd'nigltt lhere was a cry made, Behold the bridegroom eomelh, go ye out to moet hirc."

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OLD JONATI IAN IN NEWGATE I

Wnlt ! Old Jonathan sent to prisil?-last ! Aye, aye. He. often used tofear it would come to this, ancl time after time in his vounser davs in passinstlat _qiC]r, dark, terror-striking builcling, has he trenibt.a'leri $;

'd;tG

shoulcl become one of its hapless inmates. Jonathan had even then been ionsenough at schooi to know, that there was that in him which, if not checke[and kept ulder by a Divine hand, woukl in some way or other break out, antlperlaps end in his being made a solemn ancl fearful-example anil warninE tohis poor felJow-sinners I Oh, what distress has he felt--what tears be"basshed-what cries for keeping grace ancl preventing ancl preservingmercy havegjne uB. And again and again such hair-breadth escapes has [e hacl, fromthe outbreak of, temper, or the struggles of his vile and corrupt heart, that hehas had no stones to cast at his poor fellow creatures, who may have fallenunder. the p_ower- of that very nature beneath which he goaoed. . Jonathanhas pitied them from his heart, and has thalked and aclored his gracious anallong-suffering Master for his gentleness, ancl kindness, anil prese"rving mercyto.him; "Not untols, lot untg us, but unto thy name be the glorJr,,, weilchimes in with Old Jonathan's thoughts ancl feelings.

ob'"1,?T::,X""T.fff x-.3 f;tJ::tBut how came he in prison at last ? lYhat had he elone ? Who informeil

against hp ? By whom was he taken into custody ? How did he bear thepading with his wife and his clilclren ? Ancl rvas he conductecl throuEh thestreets the same as a eommon prisoner ? Antl when he stopped aI thatdrezdrcl gate, and-was led through the gloomy passages, shown- into a cell,anilthe key.turng{ upol hinr, how then? What a1ong, tedious nighi hemust have passed ! What a sorrowful morning would succeed ! lia tnetrial I the felon-s doclr-the judge-the jury-the lawyers-the s6unsql-the witnesses-the spectatols ! The charge-the eviclenle-the cross-exami-natioir-the defence-the summing up-the retiring jury-*the momentousinterval-their_ re-appearance-the verdict-the judg-e's " address-the sen-telce ! Poor Jonathan !

But stop ; are we beforehancl ? 'Waq

it for some ffince that Jonathanwassent to Newgate ? * * Nay, nay, blessed be God ! ft was an erraud oflove that took him there. Deep sympathy with the victim of a cruel, deep-laiil conspiracy ! Jonathan, however, haii some sweet thoushts whilst-withinthose prison-walls. Painful iudeed was the contrast for ond thus denrived ofliberty, anil of the privileges, ailvantages, and comforts of his owniornestichearth I . Mortifying to the natural pride of the heart to be exposecl to at leastthe suspicion of a gain-saying world ! A deprivation indeed io be qompeleilto pass days, *nd nights, and weeks, and months, in tbe monotonv of a'saol !But if the Master were there ! lf Jehovah-Jesus (controlled bv neither"timenoJ.plac-e) condescended to__prove that He was a Biother born fbr aclversity--a Frienil that loveth at all times, and that sticketh closer than a brotLer.what a palace wele a prison tben I A verv Bethel would that other"wisegloomy tlungeon be ! And days, and nights,'ancl weeks, ancl months, woulilpass in sweet serenity. The world woul-d ]ose its charms ! The societv ofpoor fallen man exchanged for higher, holier communion; and a God in Christbe.cgme qorelimphatically the all in all ! In a prison Joseph lay, and Jere_miah too ! Here Gocl communecl ! Here r:[e disclosed tii seeiet thoughts,and opened up to man his ftlture mind. Here paul ancl Silas sanE at bid-night, 11d Peter received a blight antl shining messenger direct ?om thecourt of heaven ! It lvas in prison the immortJBunyan"wrote his inimitable

172 TI{E GOSIEL M,{GAZINE.

A \ \ IORD TO T I {E LAMBS.

aueqorv. In lrison martyrs lay. and from its cells were bornc iu fiery chl-

";ri! id tf ,ufuppy larrrl where thc wickeil cease frorn. tro.bling. an,l the wcar y

are at rest I liiy, more, it .lvas in the common hail aircl at Pilate's hnr that

l.r* *1..a, and i,ilorve,l.himseif to be buffetted anil brow-beaten ! Here his

;;;.;- i"; a brief space triumphed I No disgrace, -nor rgnom]1y, nor bitter

".t-..,rti"", coukl equat that which He encorintereil I And this, not on his

5*"' ".."r"t-"ot

foi iris own misdeeds-but for simers such as Jo'athan I

T laro awalre last night a long t ime. I try dear f i ' ield,_contemplating the'g1o-

,i"u. ifri"qr t had lreir,] spokerr of at clrapel, and in the nridst you were lairl

'non mv ieart *ir1 such sweet reflections following, tlat l am coupellcrl 1o

iJli Vo"'u little rL.,our them. I thoughi.of ytur lreing so dorvn-cast, but was

iift.A ;p from ilwelling on yo-ur,.1,ositi-on,- by, the consirleration that Jesris

.urri*, ifrn httle weak o"nes i]r feelilg (the larnlLs) in his bosom; so that just

now you have a nearer place to llim,in position than I have : for feeling_ a

Ii i i i . ' . i rong.t in fr jrh, l l rrough glace I am enabl^ed.towalk by his,side,at i l r t '

,r....t tiLn'e, l-,ut vou haven6 more enjoyinent of this thanthe sir'k child tlut

tn"-*ott ., takes up antl nurses in hef arms, fontlling it to he-r bosom.. The

poor chilcl ody feeis its sickness, antl thus tlo you spiritually ; but it is, a

i.rlessed thoug'htto contemplate_the beautiJul arrangem_ent ancl provision made,

that the wea,ir ones are cirrietl and the stronger walk. By and bI )'ou will

l re walkiog, and I shal l Lre carr ied' This verse, ' ' Like as a father: pit ielb his

It itdr.o, *'o aotn the Lortl pity them that fear Him," came in so powerfuily

u* f ,u* in my mincl,s eye-a iittle child 9ut of a lar"ge f1mily !ake1 i1l ; .all

ihe attentiotwas immediately giren 1o this.one, and you knol'the tusi thilg

the pareut does is to stoop dbwn-aDd txke itupor his knee: then this Tei'se

**i in, " lYhen men ate cast down, then thou shalt sa;-, the'e is a lifting

.*.,, tt ir momeDt it has occurred to me, anothel cause for the parent tahirg

,rp ti*.mat, namely, to bush its fears. \\re see a little childcome rurnurg

uioog ur fast as it can, with the tears ruruing tlown its cheeks, towards his

fatn|r, aod before he can speak the par-elt liftl him up, a1cl asks what is. the

**it.i.. He begins with s;bs and sighs to tell his father he cannot_go vhere

he was bid; for"he has seen somethiDg that has frighteneil hinr, so he camot

rass it. His fathei goes with liim, anil the c]dld is not aftaicl now to go close

irp to it, wheleby he.- flnds that after ail it was nothing. Tlis is iike our

anticiplted eviJs.Pt'ymouth. ]I' L' R'

ON LIEARING.A. DEAR CHRISTIAT\ FRIEND S-iY, " I WISH YOU'DMEND MY BIBLE FOR }M."

I uexo your Brsll ? uhat a thougirt !As if voun Bibie needed aught,

To l rF; ' { .D or make ; l Let ter ;Or such a stxlul, worm as f,Could aild unto Drvrxrrr !

Insprml in word anil letter.

I mend your Bible ? nhat a task,For a Believer too, to ask !

And of a sinful Creature;Since Heaver and Earth must both nuce'l,But not one tittle Pass away,

From God'g most tloly ScriPture'

J[o unl Pleasant, larning.hatn.

I menil your Bible ? no, not I !Nor lloly Angels, did they try ;

Yea, could its Author clo it ?So pclfect is tbe Word of Grace,Whirein Himself to us displays,

That none can add unto it.

IVo dares this Goil-breatherl Book to trxo,Must first rtnNl GOD, Be'loved Friend ;

Then who's that bold pretender ?Not Mor thongh I shouid replaee,Some leaves in this blest Booh of Grace,

I arn no lJible !l !;N D.E R.

\Y. FI. ColrBa.

173

FRAGMENTS BY A DEPARTED BELIEYER.

" And, I wi l l strenqthenthem inthe Lord,; and t l ter shal l , walh up and, down'in his name, saith, the Lord,'"-{Zeehafiah. x. 12.)

Turs is for what we are so earnestly panting, as r re daily feel increasingweahness. To those nho have no might is the promise m'ade, anit the in-junction is most positive to wait on the Lord ; it is repeateci, to show theu'eight there is in it, " \Yait, I say, on the Lorcl." And iloes He thus con-descenil to bestow his especial blessing on our waiting on Him and makingmention only of his precious name ? then, horv are rve reproved for our luke-wrrmrress - iLr cal lLrg on Hiur, bow dul l orLr peti t ious at the t ln.one of glacc,what sad cliscouragements pervade our mincls in the exercise of prayer.- Theexpression, " They shail waikup ancldor,vn in the name ofthe Lord,r is strik-

iog. lVhatever may be the true antl primary signiication of this phrase,it may jointiy apply to the Clrrisiian race, as we meet with many vicissitudesin our way through the wiiderness, which must be a wildernesi to us whilewe have an Adam nature to impede our progress, or the new nature woulilmount to the throne of God and converse with Him face to face, He woulclbe shorring forth his praise from day to clay.

" And, when he had, talten the book, the four beasts, and, four and tuentyel,d,ers fel,l, down before the Lamb, haaing eaery otze of them harps, and,golden ai,als ful,l of od,ours, wlzich are the ltrayers of saznts."-Fuev. v. 8.

rs this the wonderful estimation in which the pravers of the saints are held ?Are_they so valued ? Astonishing grace I tlioie ptuy.t* of which we are somuch ashamed, the testimony of all with whom we have ever conversecl, thatin attempting to approach the throne of grace, what baseness, leamress, andwanderings ; what distraction of thought in prayer; we must remember allthis is what they are in themselves, but what aie thev in Him whose namethey plead ? Oh, let us rejoice in this, their prayers are p,-esente,l in goklenvials, fulI of odours; pure gold, representing the sweet incense of thJbloodantl righteousness, the meritorious sacrifice of Jesus, who hath perfected forever those whom he has sanctiflecl by his own bloorl, alrtl that Ly one offer-ing, by which the Lord says, " Their sins and inicluities will I rernember nomore." Therefore are \ve cleansed from clearl vorks, to serve the livingGod with a living serr-ice, not in the olclness of the letter, but in newness ofspirit. This is substantial food for tire soul; the Lord has given an earto ear, antl an inward taste to feerl on that rvhich is good ; ,, my flesh is ineetindeed, ancl my bloocl is drink'inc1eed." 1\fay we grnw in the'realization ofthis spiritual mystery, aud thw grow up into Christ. To Him we look forcommnnications of grace, that this great blessing may be accomplished. Ohfor more of the life-inspiring, soul-cheering powei of divine love I theForintain is not exhausted : we must rest in his faithfulness and trutir,knowiirg that tire Lord's thoughts are those of peace ; therefore $'e niavdwell in that peace He hath macle for us by his preeious l,lrocl.

A S C R A P .

Annlnanr,-he lives, and acts, u. u ,tlng.r,-he has no home, he has hisaltar and his tent, but that is all. The one he builtls wherever he goes, il thepeaceful consciousness of sin forgiven, antl acceptance found; the other hepitches from time to time, in token of his being a piigrim ancl stranger upolearth. Ancl what more does any member of the family neecl below, but-his

L74 TIIE GOSPEL MAGAZINE.

MOSES AND AMALEK.

altar, anil his teut, a Saviour for a sinfrl soul, ancl shelter for a frail liody,until journeying clays are clone ? W'e are to be strangers upon earth, as allow fathers

'we-re. 'ft is the light of the desert, not of"tLe city-but what of

that ? all is well. Jehovah G our God, and we shall soon be in his manymansions-meanwhile, we have the tent, the altar, and the Beloved' Weneed no more below-the rest is $ecureal to us in heaven, ready to be re'vealetl in ihe last tirne.

Faith not only sweeps away the cloucl which hangs above us, obstructingour view of heavenly eicellence, but it places it beneith our feei, to counter:-act the fallacious brightness ancl unreal beauty, which the workl has thrownover itself, to mask its deformity !

Wsrtn Joshua lecl the armed banrlsOf Israel forth to war:

l\{oses apart lYith lifted hands,Engageil in humble prayer.

The armeii bands had quickly failed,Anil perisheil in the light,

If Moses' prayer had not prevaileil,To put the foes to flight.

When Moses' hands through weaknessdroopeo,

The warriors fainteil too ;Israel's success at once was stoppeil,

And A.m'lek bolder grew.

A people always prone to boast,Were taught by this suspense,

That lot a numerous armeil host,Jlut God, was their ilefence.

We now-of fleets and armies vauni,Antl ships anil men prepare :

But men like Moses most we want,

To save thc State by prayer.

Yet, lord, we hope Thou hast prepared,

A hirlden few, to-day,The nation's secret strengtb anil gnartl,

To weep, anil moutn, anil pray.

Oh, hear their prayers, anil grant us aid,

Bid rvar and discord cease;

Ileal the sail breach rr:hich sin has made,

Auil bless us all with peace.

(From the OltteY EYrnns.)

Ihuonv.-Many are discouraged from stuilying the Scriptures, because, as they say,their memories are so tteacherous anil unfaithful they can retain noihing, llore painswiil supply this defect. Nemory is the soul's stewaril; and if thou flndesi it unfaithful,call it the oftener to account, A vessei set uuder the fall of a spring, cannot Ieak fasterthan it be srpplietl. A constant tlropping of this heavenly doctline into the memory,will keep it, that, though il be leaky, yet it never shall be empty. If Scripture truthsdo not enlich the meuory, yet tbey may purif.v the hearf. \fe must not measure thcbenefit we receive from the Woril according to what of it temains, but accortling to whatelfect it leaves behind. lighinins, you know, tban which nothing soonervauisbeth away,often breaks and melts the

-hardesi'and most firm borlies in its sludden passage. Such js

the irresistible force of the Woril ; the Spirit often darts it through us-it seems Iike aflash and gone, alrl yet it may bieak an? melt tlown our haril hdarts before it, when itleaves no impression at all upon our memories. I have heard of one, who, retulning fromau effectinq sermon, highly commended it to some, autl being demar.detl what he remem-bered of ii, ausweieil,""'Tru1y, I Lemember nothir,g at all, f,ut only, while I heartl it, iimade me resolve to live better, and. so, by Gol's grace, I will." To the same pur/ose,I have somewhere reail a story of one who complaineil to an ageil holy man, that he rrasrnuch discourageil fronr reaCing the Scriptures, because he cou'ld fasten nothing upon hismemory which he had read. The o1d hermit (for so, I remember, he was desctibed) baCehim take an earthen pitcher anil fill it with water; when he hail donc it, he bade himempty it again antl wipe it clean, that uoihing shoulil remain in it, which, when theother had done, anil wondered to what this tended: " Now," saith he, " though therebe nothing of the water remaining to it, yel the pitcher is cleaner than it was before;so, though tby memorv retain nothing of the Woril thou reatlest, yet thy heart is the cleauerfor its very parsege through." Brssop Homrtqs.

r75

6ttt pruttNtnnt Srnrutt.uo pnacr-frTg RoME.

To the Ed,itor of the Gorytel Magazine.How thoroughly cro T,.agree *itd yr*.[.i.".["ru. M. that Rome is theqre3! elemy of. true religion, of social order, of "p,r*r;;;"-;r;,;;il;; ;""ucivilization. The systed hai been well ."ii.JS"i;",* _urt.r-pi...; it ir*o,,embodirnent of all iiat is attractive to the rust of the flesh, the rust of theeye, and the pride of life ; holds out a bonus io

-the libetine, the coveto's,

il1^":.{-y:,ls,,to lin.againrt-Coa aoJ ,nao, *itt tt u spurious and delusive

:Ii:,*J"{t',!rlr![T'ri:.3'_f l'f, f;.rJIJl,"_t?'ff fJ,l'.[x1i'i,T3pro\,aded tbr ; or by the infliction of some puniihii"r;,';#;g ,rt.?.ly".rr-r for rrre sin of thc ,o',rrlot

oo the poor mortal'lhe whole svstem is deadly, it is fuli of s'btle, active, poisou; yet like

_thc flowe1 or Leiries, of rhe'd,ead,lg iiqni ,n')ir, mosr pleasing in its ap_

lrcarance to those unacquaintecl withits 6r,operries.'At the root of all tbis is the division-of^sins into ntortal, and, aenial. gt,effisins anrl little sins. which seeks to neai tt e-aeJffr,oooa without p;;;;;;;cleansing it ; which .*t., *uy ?;; ft; ;;il*ir; idea of purgatory, and.rvhich flatiy -conlr.adicts the tes;in;;y ;i p;;pil; aposrles, ;t?;;;;;'*,o

Yea, the, vord of the living God himseif.

,uji#I; 1.^]:^lE evil sysrem, ir is instinct with tife, the life of activitv,

i;'.,.#t;l.n'fffi'f,:;,lT.iii;i:* #,*:tT,?j f', ri hich is so nnr ur ar io

n,inarioii br.e"rl;;;;,'#;; your gu',d, it js not .r..lintttr l,:f;#*,,t$tffii.iil'?,'9 ,systern ; you should

'n,uke yourselr*

-f"lit ;Jq-;ir,.,l"]ti;,';;-ttot'rttt ,lctails, anJ ser vou"rselvcs i3 arlay- against ils most ai.t",,t q,pro".i,.=.ft. seems to be the wili of go{, !!tt it inoirt.t uguio g.uppt., hancl to hanC,w'ith his tr*th and those who_hola it iuitLi,i.ffy; ",l.pdJ;;;;;;;";;;;;;;

trot on legislative enactrnents, look to tt. f,or'a, he .wur glye vou u ,or. uojcprtain _end ; a riclorl', a tliunrph. :fgui" f ir). lu uiun, !.J *

-r=lf *_riuainted wirh tbe trcts 'errtire to pJpery an.luits atl juncti uoJit, .o"r.-

${ffi :i*\,fi#1Tr":y;;5;#f; ;1X,.*1,-.,ti#i;;.T: j*;ancl you shall hear the cry, .,Baby-lon tt . gr*t i- f-il;;:; M;; ;;;;.; ,#;our holy faith leads to hiriness, oo,i thut h?e fro* the l;tH;;r";'#."Ir] eYery gootl word and work'

Ar,rnsp Hnrvr,nrr.

TIiE PRTI4ST'S CURSE.Tar following Curse was pronounced bv thell.ey. '1. OakleJ., a Roman

-Catholic prieii, ir,

lhe presence of several witnesses, in ibrXomau Calbolic Chapel, Islington, on Sundaynforning, Feb.5, 18-54' : - "

" We hereby give n-otice, that if any per_sons, after this our solemn warning, do ser,tth.eir.childreu to the ?rotestanb sJhools (sixschools, were hele named), or if tley nlvebeen already tempteil to send them, io notrnstanuy remore them, tbey shall be countedgurtty ot mortal sin-shall be refused all therites ancl sacrarnents of the Church ; at rleath,

the extreme unction shall be denieil to them.anil their bodies-either his or hers-r.efusedburial. in _ary cemetery belonging to theUhurch. I'he curse o[ God shall rest unonlhem, 6ody and soul, liaina or deud ! !',

'

This has been crused- by the fact, {Lat" a crisis " has arliveil in t[e a$ails of theRomish mission-which is acknowlcdEed bvMr. O.akley in a.paper lately publishei;- "

-' vye desrre to imTlress vou with a seuseof the peculiar imporlance and ursencv ofthe crisls, We cail it a crisis; for"in tiuthwe know of no other woril which so well e{-

I / t ) THE GOS?NL MiG.\ZINE.

presses the greatnes$ of the occasion or the

stress of the emergencY." We have felt tMt the actual siate of

cireumstances left no alternative but that of

denoancing, i'n the most solemn form, andin !lte mosl public manner, bolh the heresybv wbich ou"r dislrict ( !) is intudetl, md

the sin of those who, through wilfrilness or

neqliqence, fnll nndcr its power, or withirrits.- inares !"-Rnponr ol rHE RoNISHl\[rssroN,

fore is tlvinE to resain iu America and Iing'land what

"she has lost on the 'Ent'opeatt

Continent, but Particularly in England.

Roltamsts tl rgn Ihwrno Stlms'The Roman Catholic populatiou of the

United States is estimaieil nt 1,523,350souls. These are governeJ by three arch-bishons. t rveni t - four b ishops, ani l l '081nr iesis. ' Inc l t id iug Cal i fo in ia and Newi\fexico, there ure 1,141 priests altogether,and 1,133 churches.

" Roun ts rHE eliDAT -oNrrrYr AND To

msrsr rrnB rs rrr* GF,EAT nulr."-Thenumbet'of convetrts in England and Irelandare calculateil at 220-of which 203 are

Roman Catholic-showing an increase of t!0

Der cent per atrnum sirrce 1843 (when the'entire

number was 56)-ot 400 pln clnr'

IN TNN YEARS I

In 1843, there were 60 monasteries in

Ilelar.d-now -11'

In 1839, there rvere 536 pliests in Fng-

lanri and \\iales; in 1353 there rvere 8?5 I

or an ir,crease of 339 priests in fourteenuedrs !" Th"".

"ru oo* 700 Boman Catholic Chapels

in Great Britain.On the European Continent,in Spain,

France, anil Poriugal, the Papacy is ann-ually

losing ground. The Church of Rome there-

FIow anr ?"Rrlsts AND lloNtis suPPoRrEDrl t l : re l t . - " $v herv l tases on thc people '

Besides rbev nosie.s a ih i td of the lcui l ' aut l

are themselves exemptcd f rom lasat lon '' , lhe pr iesls kecp tp tLe governmen' t by [he

inf l r re 'nee of sunerst i t ion on the is t rorr t r toart of the Dopulal jon; and the basoleti . . "n. ,n the'nr iests. The shole srs lemhonls oi falls togcther. The rcadinq of the

Brbie rvould be th-e ru in of the pr iesl l .v power '

I t is thelefore so str iet ly forbi 'J t len ; but i f thep"opl. *"t. free, halfihe llorentiues woulil

h iscur i l pop"ry ' Thc present s la ie o[ th ings

cannot iast ; -and

when a chrnge does cqtne,

it will be dreadful-not a priest will escape'

I even shrtdder when I pais lhem'"-" ?he

i"od. of the Eorum and Tatican," bY

Eall.

CRUCIFIED WITH OI{RIST.

il i" i" t i . z"a""i s;u.rd.l" p. r. l" Tbou'shalt surelv die"'

Tsr annexed littlo book came into ny I the perusal of the book as I have had from

;;il- ;;;;;;[J "-""u".ti"" of dirt and I it, li:. witt to1q.l -tg ":i,]:::._-l]u

ho'bl";il;;h.

"it; ,pp'.ttrogu giving.no itgti=: lpatching

on which I have rentured'

of thc lreasure lt coul.alns. rt IS a rlcn anu I S'RMON I.glorious exposition o[ a very sweet and com- 1 .. -prehensive scripture. - ."":':": l- i " I '#,"'.*"i!':,fn'! ,t!r*'lo,n!f'fni'!,!/'i'"tf i"Jl"-:;Jlfir"ln. ru"r only is rost r,om I 11;;,;

^;i;;"i i, i,t ctrist .liaetk .i.n

the end : and tu'o only rrom ;t.'#di;;. \ ry'',':n,!!: t{:,':!u'},!,".0,f ,';:",#,":',or rhese the first doubtless 'i';. ililt?,;fd \ 'n:*: I

,t;u1 bi thc {oith of the son ol

*,"*r *ji:m "'_: iilF;xfp;; I "ii!.,:';^i:i,:,!""\:'tt.o n"" Hinrc(rot

inarks. -

Tbe third pnge would then have ] - zrr' -uata

iu. 'i'."ali's, '; s..,io? i." .q'J^ rr,u t.xt I ruat 'i]-l::ll'Ij ?l: i:":l'^',"1:.'",",j]::""1

i.irniliur t;'tle commeocement oJ lgtqoo I as the apostle in the davs of his unrege-

ii): which witha few uo". #oia fili-;h"i1;;";;t ;"-, I'Ll:t"li\*llTi"":1,,:i::]iil*,]"i ril"'?";,.i;"";"ld .;;;* irr.

"""- J eu"ry'r.oe*e.i so.l is. bv sad consciousness,'tinuation

of the exordium '"i?;;'J;"1';' j ioo l'o'il'l' ' Born in ibe :l{!'.t]l'1""".f1i luotion of the subject ."-*.;;;'; ';. S, li"n* e'a"*, thev are all nar"akers of the

and r st r r tcment of the l i rsL" l . " " .n " f

inJ] tu ' : 'u uodt t ' l t r ic ,n 1e. broughl h im:el f and

;;;,; l ';; "r"cified

with Christ.', Simi- lal]_his posteriiy, by his,,transgressloni vrz.'

"'rl."iru..t-i, o ,.u.ty ,i;r;dl; p. g2, I . But. to everv contrite sonl awal<ened to

that I suppose the serm-on i";il;;;b;;i lit' 'i"t' :f 1"::-1-'9,11i": 1*,9:'p.** lll:*ii+gi+T*$-**t.$]T'-,#:lryX,tfill;h:"rumv',,:;t'r;,"'-lr l;:',;::";il:u*Jf""o"n6f :i:,If'il; I "itTffi ;ffi i,::ll'"i:Hit'i,'ffi;*:ilm,l:"'*" if."i:lu"lT:J*ii"i*i ltrillxfIi'. "*i,"'*0,, nrcrk;rso{,t\1 {.e;n1lr,''rli'"r"i-i:"g i"";y

-ilili,;-;l;pri.a tu. {spi'ii t':. undeislanding is enlighteneil io

pi"." 1f the iost pait with'a f<iw words, I src himself. in the nosiiion of the I'egetrerat-

["a it f," fr", as much profib u"O -pieu*or.

in I eil aposile iu the la-nguage of our text' In

rvhich is to be obsctrccl he sneaks of thcr .hange of whieh he had bcen thc subject : hchad }een dead in trespasses arid sin; butlrow .he was dead to siit and alive unto God.Obsctve also wilh what energy he speaks oftrvo Persons, Christ and me: with luhoi de-

. termination he clings to Chtist, antl claimsthe rnerits of his d'e;th, the privileges of hisl1 te"

The ffrst branch of the text is, ., I am cru-cified wiih ehrisi." IIe claims to iraveln l ly paid the penal ty of s ia rvhcn ( . 'hr is tdred: tiom r.Lich wc gather,

ls t . ' lLat CIrr . is l . on-the cross. u.as not a

pr ivalc, t r r l a-publ ic I 'ersou, r .cpresent ing al lh is pco1, le. So lLr t , nhen He

-died rnd suf-his people. So that, when IIe

-died andtsuf-

fered, we dieil and suffered in IIim. As thefirst Adam did not sin oni-v for himself, butfor all his natural sced, thai should come ofhim by ordinary generation, so the secondAda.m did riot die for himself ai aII, but forall his seed.

2ndly. There is a real; spiritual, aud in-dissolvable union bctrv€en Christ and all hispeople that believe in llim; insornuch thathis being crucifieil, is the samc as if thcv lndbcen cruciffed in their person,

The sccond branch oi the text is, .. ifever-theiess I live." It is not au annihilation ofmy being, buf a renovatiou and refordrationof my former being. Though I be crucifiedand tlead, yet I livc a new life. f an notwhat I was, nor lvhose I was, nor rvhere Iwas. I am not what I was; I arn not Saulthe persecuter, but Paul the believer. rheprof€ssor, the preacher. f am not whose Iwas ; I r as Satan's, but now I am Christ,s.I am not where I was; I arn livins in an,olhct nor ld, Lrcal l r ing i r r anothcr-ai r ; I1Ilre.

The third Lranch is, -r-ct noi_ tr. Xot I t\ \ 'ho theu ? 1\-hy, r thr t solerrnr coDt l , rd ic-tions are here ? I am crucified aucl dead.'Ihcn there is an end; for death is tbe enil ofr1) . Nay, but hear l l iur agair , , , Ierer the-lcss I l ive." \Vl r5, t l is is a ihort death thar isso soon restoped to life. Or is he at oneand the same time both dead and alire ?Yes, Paul is dead, and Paul lives I I live. Itis not I was clncilied antl deail, but ,, f amcrucified nith Christ;" I am dead, anil yet Iam living, ancl " rct lot I." I{ere ii an-other contradiction, or paradox, not of my-sclf; but by the life of another. No soirlcan animate lbis body but rny orvn : yetnci ther soul nor bodacan l ive 'but by CiJ.Thus does he alnihilate hirnself, that he may$?gnify his Master, and that Christ may be'Llt i,n AIl. And so the

Fonrth lrranch of the text is, .. Christliveth it me," Christ is the Rool and loun-tain of tll spiritual life, Lasiug iL so super-abuudant iu- f l imsel f , that I I i

"onr"r , i l 1o

al I h is nrembers. Cht ist is said to - ] ive

, i rthe belicver by vir.tue of the spiliinalrilion, rvltrel; llc and the;. are one- spirit,

Cn,UCIFIItD 1vrTfi cllnrsT. T7Y

a n i l c c a : e l i v i n g ? ' l t

i s n e v e l l o o s o o u t o

The sorr i dolb not more proper. ly l ive i r r 1hcbod,y { lan lc dorh qrr i t ikcn bo{h soul arrdbot1y. ( 'hr is l is the Suu of r ightcousrrc.sto l,hc soul: his absence leaves ri deari, hispresencc-revives us; and happy he ilratcan say, " Ctn'ist liveth in rne.,,

The flfth branch is, ,. ?he life that f norsl ive in the f l i 'sb, J l i rc bv ihe f r i th of ihcSon o f God . " " t ] i ve , and l i ve i r r t l eflesh." I3.y flesh he means not tLe corrrrp-tion of nature ; fol io that he was dead wheucrucified rvith Christ, but the mortal bodv.I t i s onc t L i r g t o i i ve i n i hc t h rh , ano t l r c lto live to the flesh, or a{ter thc ffeEL. parildid not lead snch a iife as he riid befole; forthat was lo the flesh; his life norv is but inthe flesh. In the fornter state he was dcarlr l h i l e he l i r ed ; " Bu t t ow f am a l i ve , , 's , t . \ s Lc. \ \ ' l ra l a merr .y wet 'c i l , i f a i l l rerccould sry, l lcy l ivc, l re iore thcy go hrncr, .

begin to live. lJui what sort of a life isi t ? " I l iye," says hc. ' , Lv the fa i lh o l rhcSon o f God . " F l c r c i s l i f e , . , I ] i v c ; , , l , rlv&s vety sure of it; for he had saitl it, be-fo le, " I l ise; ] .et not I , brr t lL l is t l ivct li n me ; " and he re nga i r r , , ' l l i u c . , ' \Vc l l ,here is the rneans ol this lile. ,, I live Lvfaith, b.y the frith ofthe Son ol Gocl." \1';l i te pr imrrr i ly and proper ly by Chr ist , as tLcbody Ly the soul ; but mediately aqt l ins l ru.mcntal ly by fa i lh, as b.v lhe spir i ts wbichare the bonds of soul and bodv.- . . I le thr tbath t le Sou, hath l i fc ;" he ihot l , " th fo i thhath the Son.

Here frirther is the designation given totL is fa i lb. I t is ml lcd. " T i re fa i rh uf rhcSon of God ;t' be.uu,e, lst. IIe is the Rc-vealer of ii. Neither nature nor the laweouial open the door of faith; ' Grace andtruth ceme by Jesus Christ " (John i. 1?,i8). " No man hath sdel God at anv time :tlie only begotten Son, rvhich is'in thebosom of the -Father, he hath declared him."2ndly. IIe is the Approver anrl Savourer offaitir, There is nothing more acceptable tol l im. Whcn I Ie f iudi i t s t rong i i r rnan orwoman, I Ie is ready lo sav, " 0 mar, Owoman, great is tLy faith, be it to thce evcnas i l r ou w i l t l " 3 rd l v . l I e i s l he Au tLo r o ff a i t h ; He i s bo ih t l , e Seekc r r n r l 1bc G i ve rof if, faith is the gift of God; and he thatcalls us to believe, he onlv wot'ks it iu us,4ihly, IIe is the Increasei" of it : tleleforetJre disc ip les Dray, l ,ord. increase our f i i lh .He t ha l ' g i ves i i , g i t e i t he i nc rease o f i r .St l r lv . He is tbe " I ' iu is l rer of oud fa i th;"both the Founder and Finishm (Heb. xii: 2).l {e tbat beeins tb is good nork, Hc 1,cr f .c isthe work of failh tiLi'porver. bthty. n. tthe Object of faith. Iaith desires

'to know

nothing but Chrjsi and ]Iim ctucifierl. Oirlhese accounls it ua-v be caileri, "

'Ihe faithoJ {he Son of Cod ;" r r l r l re agnin yol l Lrrcthe objcct ol faith descr.ibed from hie Elo-rious Pelson; IIe is the Son of God, a Per-

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:{',:'-"1*#tutrJ*5d':':tiffil*igfrttt1i3tl5'ffi[ri]'*'fr{Hit{";JilT#{{t*lnt+"ryfr -}ji,"iti$ff i*ji.rfrililri n ; ""-: l,# m t': ryl- I iltier,il uy r.tt'# ,i*k,i[lFi*''T'":'.',Tiffi

'-*"lt**.:n,l;:l;;f t'nn"$**iii*#lii:{i.%::1fliJ"il''IJ ffl"H$"'?iil,1;i";;"'"i; l!r]1".3t9;'";t"'::5;Ilr;i'.'1";;T"*';Tf;toved me, and gnve rlrmsert ror "'",

l::;"";";ii.'"iii"'q_.riirur rhe pa.sor-dothrhich is"'.iil'.i,,r, brancrr o.f the ,*,i. 'll:fiHlJ;

i tilJ:"f,"!'\r;:Till; ,"*Jil],,'rl,",l;;""-_L11i.""" io i,,o':i,"jj e' ::,l"i, ii[: I iiil i : il_'r r-

" **n * ***,flrT''J,*l[ . ]hr ist lor nrs o\{Ir ' ' "" ' i " i" i"Ll l t" t i i i " l t ' i r t l Thisthrt is gloriousin his^app1-

Ohrist, and I live; I'et norIiveth in mc." lI.

",tq'otttt-ii'i tolti*- | ref ilavellinS-'jl.

l"htrStiif"t""t ""il.lti

iti x'lft '1 i'iil'i." r,r il.fi i il i i "l' i *,, | *i* *--- *+}: il il *il{l,l't'ilir;$:;fu u*irfi ;ii.otI'tlfl*+:i'l':U,I+;u*ii'*t

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HH ::$r1;T''H;;i f,T;ni'.l."ui 1 :\:.iL,t":,"1":l':^ *i ,*:r '',Jri;

g:ffi1;E"-#\ilffinffiI r* l!j1il,] ilu: h i [i *:il r iir i - I ",:m'l *r ;fl {n{tsJi*l1tn'illlt,f; T;, b'ancri, a1 p,.::l!r l -'p-'"I i i:"i;::j:,i;t"l::.dg ,'"";,"'ni' i,1,1

it;,, l'ffi }ffili:+ ffi ,t, I Xi*ftt-Xfi*f*-.iJ$,"'J;;l##n'{ili,t;:;.'i''';::*lir'"";1*i$?i;"*r,xll'r"y"":;"f ;.r.r;me," and the prool ot rt, " ne gavts ururE'

l ;;;;;;;*;i-th trolio"J.; love, a.ccompanied

k:i'.ir;";!"",11i"',i:'!..?t:'i4i-l!l$$fi :i:i"r;il3*tt*'Trkg1i:ii:l#{ii}"'""}i"*t'"","st*iiHtii*,:qtl.j*lHn;".""",:,:**;nff l:,' *,r,i ;*ri -;;,T ",'1;", f*l: i I"t [1 .;J' ld:ij'' li j-11'J1:i * I{'rimrt"5{:p$xl'=+;Hixi$il|ffi fft ftl'iffi nlli".tu[i]l-,1-,,l"ltili ;;;ii -;1a;;;,;;'i livl;;i'""d

prnro'iug rorc' tecuncirins' peace'

ORI]Cff'IED WITII CHAIST. I r9lnal( irg aud, aceepf. ing love. As a King, his j rrrn_rwar nrlovc is. sorl .eorrqucring, sin-subJr;; i" i . ;" : l : ;" i i ;" I : ; . t j ' :" l l { l l : : l l 'd pro{l iq:re sinner,;

, f,;i"lj.'nTi'; [';"1:l;;:^ *1':r::j, 19- I ", ':r{$"J::' tT'l' T5;ol'"1{ 3;i :'#:rfr j::,"j: ;g!,i*_:r; il*1i tfr: I nnl,d*r; ;itt":fr#* ,J_i:s,nt :$$-+ s: m* +J5t{$ / flTfil Hlf i#ft ;iTdtri#$[';'+iitf :ir{-[rt+rf Iqli":.'iilil.,'fnild;#il*l*h[.:r''lil.,:,:#l*if,Tff*r ; g :ti : l? : hT,iitr# *l *, ji lt..ij, rr il,xTrrill:*1';;,3;";l fl:t i;i,l'{iL: ri:r:lffh"ffil

01 nrs son" (v' 10) ro lovenarure. as He is cnrr-*., l"*** T,4 l ill,3T:,?';:"":iff.1:*":'t

"",iH"l}il',Xt*-t m'i**i.,.,^:r ['t{ itT# I rtl',,.;-l ildiJti,:*il,#uhli *i ;[*rtiilffi I frtl"*:ffi l,ffi tr[""ir#iil:,ii??.1i:.,::i,.;;,'T::{tlLilTj+"}i;f *Jhl*t?:;l*;,f:#:r.:ri";*ljt'-;*tUil:'mmgl;::u',',u:",.i"'ffi

'fr ;}ll',1*l"fi:l".l"Jr"tl.",:lj-J1tn""","*i*":r: ,::::l I ffi."*1,.:,p1li$1.i,";',il'J :1,1":l;ffi1",i1:m l:l ",;

I iilTl4,; ry iq 1 it i:ii:: I fili,i'*: rd"l *, * :" ", ffi i: H*= Jii ilcrerra)iing roi,e. n. r",.,i"],, '*;";,lljifi. I iili!iki.,i.):?;J ffi;"Xy;*T,,,.n i*ji:;' l,|'"T; 'f i':''ll"'x"f"' "::*91;"1" I i;;'o';;;;;'" '"" ' *v

n:isiog lorc. '

si"r"". i" ; , i ' r ; : ' j :"?"l i :- l . , l : ' - 9btlh' :e is the r l i l f icul iv, sa\- J 'ou ;

[t *ltfl#"'d,]i{['ffijfl I i x;"l.*;n'*,* Iffi;ilr,''", ilrl:fli J { : li:il1',Ti;;l*-:l l nt.ti ffiit"'-l' iq4{ii$iir,r.--r-"'#"i'',. i..liij'|1fu;.;...ri:lJ:1ffi lii,lfrr-il:',,"i_rru;, t f,,;:+:

Third word in rhe texr, ., He loved ..,,,i,0jffX._.,Tr.oi t u) i;i ; ;;'i- ti;

f ;,,lgt %"_ .". J1"\._u,_* ",. t.r,. a. ."' "i,_ i il: ^,,T *,;'Tr:"J, ".if ?:..fii| r " #;,Xl#

fli'* :ffi [*frtr I ri$r*ffi * fr :niqrk,#*ous, me, rhal \yas a vile nriscreanr. "ot,, lr^itnl

.,ri" rii"T"",_'-iir:_,l,Jii:r'i;;:X::,?:that He shoulcl love such mis

1."-."1!:ji unlorthy." n'. 'll{'iJ,i;i,f:lliJ"r;,;u*,11': Efl"1."llf *;;i$;li

*,lifl*+t*;,tgt"l,;i{"; l*4ri$:J:'l't"]|""#il,':',1*{;i,.f""T I i ffi q4Tti3; :,5;; | ;1 in; ;r il"n i' ":v# ir :,il',', # ,'f'lfle should love good men or sainis, is not I meJ,-""' '-'""

ll"lF, i,ui,ii:.t,1"fi T,,t"illili rf i,,_d;il;,f_"1 T;i il''_1.iii ,i",,1 J;;1;1.,f:1 '11+:,*,. ** ;4 *iill, :t:i I * I rlry 1,. ; f ,l: rj _i:"#"THi itl*hea'en ,above o,. o. i"-in" lu.#;;# L:; lu;11"..,ti. i:[TilHT.::i::;., t#".

ff:$i..",liLj]X"lih"1"iu# ":_i:,,-::,1, L11 .1",i i;il;;",, ng,i#.a enemies, He ioverr rebels,

;l*jdi*,$$h1ilff ;fl',",",'$i*"r,f q1q*j1:;*$+-q;;;$';his word,' r*"i. ""i"rii."si."'s;i"T;,'ff: l;fJJ'ff#. ffi $:i,#ir,r#1,,T: utinl";us, that u'ere eremies, traiiors,

"rr,ri,, ."i I b;, ,;;;1;."#"r,er desig'eil to share of thie

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lovc. " AwaY," sBIs fflith, r.'vav wlth thcsc

neeJless r l isputes of l l rc r lev l t , end ol unoc-

ii.i. Uo liic and saivation is 11' tLe stahe I

i -huu. oo t ime to lose' Lt t these thr t hrve

oo n*.a of I Saviorrr' stay, and rlebate thcse

n,cltut. *ith the rlcvil, a'ntl their unbelieving

hearts. I have present use for tlris Saviour'

tor"n,o "t*aattt

'anJ future srlvation; lurl I

,* lfi i, come to save sinncrq and that is

mu ou*u. He lured enemies : that is mY

;-^". lJe loved rcbels, rnd receivcd gi[r-s

ilr- ii "

t.b.llinus I that is my narne' . I

sce, tbe I las lcr r* l ls tnc ' ITe inr i tes me bv

rt ' i " t - "4 t l rc t 'c lure, i r r spi tc of r rnbel ic l " in

. n i i " L f t n . dev i l , i n sp i t e -o [ a l l r ny s i n and

o,, i f i , i * i f f l r 'Dlu l 'c to srr . ( l l lon the crect i t

i f I r is word, " i lc loved l te," tven eut l [y

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(To be continuecl)

nonce ived. in s in (Ezck . x r i ' 2 ) , n l l so t i l ' l nd

fu l l o f eor rup t iou : a t rd therc i s l ro l l r lnq ]n

,o ' - to t t tu ra 'h i rn

to love t ts , b l l t Ta thc l to

;;"; l;- it i* to'toxtt ot. What moved Him

i;"i;;; ffi '- 'I-ho'snod' oi a'ngels stand

about IIim, and tcn thorsand times tel

ih"r*oa "ii"i.ter

unto Trirn. Though we

i ; ;J b. ; ; -soo, t

tu. l upr iShr, l le ncci lc ' l t rs

uot ; but , Lcine bad ar iJ v i le, \ lhc l rce xr ls 's

i i , i^ ' f , ' * i - 'O' i t

*ug*, is r icr th ' l r i ' x i i r is

iil;. -

w" hJ .is*r! from out parents' antl

bave been Darents of oru o$u grcat mtsery'

lVhat moved Hirn'then? just his orvn ereal

*.t.0, l"of.i"S upon our- grcat tlli":]'i:..^.1

*r . " i f , f ,u t " . l lcre is t l rc larrguqte of

m i f f , . , . U " I oved n rn , ' nud t ha t uhe t t I qas

iu-iiil *o".t circumstmces' The casc stands

rith u*, as rtitb Ezehiel's wretcbed infant'

ff" frnt ap Amorite {or our ftther, aud a

ffiltitr fot our mother. We *te born and

f i i - " i ; l ;J {or 'so grer t a cod ro 1u" l i u1 'otr '' ' i ; l ; t J ' " . ; " ' I w rs r n i sc r rb t c i t r l l r i a l

' , l rm t o a i o an . l Sa tnn : bu l l r c l r a t l t r i r l r cu l t r . t l

. ; ; ; . " r ; - ; t - ;

" u l l i v c t o l Lc pu$e r o f l r l l '

r t d j us l i r c r r r s - t t t t r qeJ . r : ' t i r r " Ln rc ' n ' . t l

I i..iitrt ."iitrt.J liis uivn j'rslite for trtc; turl

, l l ; , f , , : i " * . , " t he I r oo l " u l l l r i ' l u vc , n l ' i c i L

i , ' . * i - i -1a i " t i re scuond l t l t of th

I text.

dh ;fnurilq fi,ttutiltt'.'o GriAc$ BE \{rrrr arr, Tt}lllr wEo rrovE oun T'orto Jlsus Cnmst lN stscrnn'v"'

r, tk, E,ti!::#1il'ET; Masazine. LlU ':l f-"i+rt51";ui! i::t.xi''Ji.iif * j,*:'xl;;:",.1",'#l;+i'?'H:.inl,lx,:*"'l'Ht".,T:i?1il:ltii:illlill,i:$l*;i"*:I*.;:,'::lxi'*ly"ti6r\r$tif lr.]T.ir:,!1.:l.;l.:ri,:'J^i;;;-;d ;;

"]f bl*.."do"u. b.v love, antL in shalt. na]k "

}Ji:li'.*,'",..nn";"l};,il,#':"""',:;*i*n'r.':'".'"'.*i{}:ili"i.^'-...:.xuil tirltt, of the full uistron"e of urrder- corttir'l ro n;

iTtl'",t.-i;*i'l*i*i-,"'J"',:Shx.t:i'*.:*: .::* 1,.:i:'::"ixt1T"i!fo.'i;'r:; r,:.:"1!i;

,i$'Iib*$'1idttf :f '!*f11--*ii'it'l:l:ffi i,:"*.:T,''Tl:Fiil$treasures of wisclom.rnil- r,oo*r"a"gJ.';" eJ ' igiie'!i'-- 31 "l:il:.',*: :.Ti ;""t"".J|:iin

ppff ,;,ffr ,*$rl:ffi'|f; ,r:i,ig,+llr;ff ''*'*'";i:o;;;';""i3-:;:l;

l,i'X',ii'iJ''in"u?lli;:'1r,1;" qii'ir: '*nil, -ti i ** * 1*..itflti$t$t".ffi[',"'''-;t'a;,ff I{''1".ffi r.i,'r:llilti;l+;it;"}if.ftr"*il'];-"ir'it3t"*',$lil'lx;xiJ\::i'J'iJd':::11!li:-i{J"?d'1ff ti::H;::*:,}:ll':}**s have living and pure heatts, and corl' lther -rs trfie I'aruor

rciences purged by the blood "[ji*".

brtit+ ] lo*"ls or. t"naer nercies; and saith of each

rvhose blood cleanseth ".

r*rn Ji'ri""t";;;1;i iris lphrairns, *y,boT:lt .o'.1,*?::9 I::

;Y;;?:: i'i""i;;T;';##';';'#;";;hI!ilf.;! ii1t'"" \Yho koow aud rear trreru"nto God.

- " I t*q'h.ave as it 1t1: ",L' 11:1,*j"u:l::',''*l?

T."i;' the ful,ess of tlie blesseil.e.. .f i ;;ili"'l";;il""'a .u1 1l'e amlcjil;r".,'-liir;tlrese

-ie.tintooies, in rtuiotl with our nrui, I anrl auguish of our chiltlren; alld Xiadly ano

r ,,.-.rr- i- i 1^.,;.,.-1- -,^,,1,:l -,p lnlre their afftiction to

ilK',1:*l'd;f;*f ,:'-*;'-l:n"..x,:':l'T.;iii;,:Hl[:i!"'"1.]io'*',:i-?.'i.qIHJri:ijJn,;;,ly,llt-11;"1,:lsxu:lj'n:iPTill."i:,{"*1,ilJ,l'nl:,:1"iff d"l

fore I say unto you, " Oh, come let ru sinp;unto the Lord a new 6ong, Ior IIe haih

gifts unto your childrenn how much moreshal l your heaveniy Fat ler (or Farher whichis ir heaven) give good,thirrgs {,o thcm thrlask Him ?" aril Jesus saith, " Ast and yesbail reeeive, that yonr joy rnay be full:"these are matters for faith, and give peaceand jo-v in believing.

Beloved o:f anii in the tror4 the lord otrGod saiih, this people hare I formed lor rny-seli, they shall show forth uay praise, andlet the ;inhabitauts of the Rock sinc; there'

forth sympalhy or kinilness from eny one,orily as we had known each other in pros-perity and adwrsity, and hail wept and re.joiced together, tr thought the olil aril newtruth woukl be demonstratecl again, tlat is," Rejoice with them that tlo rrcjoice, andweep with them that weep;" but I knew notthen, you were in the furuace of afliction*ith me; let us magnify the Lord together,aud speak well of his nam& for we beinghis chosen ones, are uot only iL: the rightplace, but in the best that love coulil ilesign,or wisdom devise, anrl our ever-lovitrg Faihercouiil put us; to extentl mercy unto us, anilwe hear the sounilinc of his bcwels towarilus, and so learn his wonilers in the tleep,antl also learn the Dature and blesseilness ofthat path no vulture's eye haih seen, norlion's whelp trod thereon, but the redeemeilof tbe loril walk there, and at all times frnd," In tie way of righteousness there is life,anrl in the Dathqay theleon there is noileath." As I wrote freely to yon with noothet enil in view than the onc I have men-tionerl, I lorv see and ackngwledge the truthspoken by the Loril, anil which iias beeneweet to me for many years; " I know thethoughts I think toward you, thoughts ofpeace antl rot of er'il, to give the enil andexpectation ;" and ihe word. of our God shallstand for ever I and I now sav, is not thehanil of the Loril in all this, for He " worh-eth all things after the (,ounsel of his ownwill;". so thot death and dying eircum-tances, bereavernents, troubles, trials, anilalflictions, ale all settlcrl for us anil number-

{lcne marvellons things, his right hand andholy arm bath gotten IIim the vietory,"anil as wc are in Hirn, so we by Him.memore than conquerore i thus far I have witha warm heart anil iree nind ran on,-talkingdo you of Him whom our soul lovet'h, and ofthe way rvherein we walk as ,strangers anilp i lgr ims upon ear lh; and ue f ind cach daythaf this is not our rest, but there is a rcstthrt renraineth forthe peopleo{ Gotl; andnow rve enter into rest by believinE and findthat tire joy of ihe Lord is our strength. Iuill now most gladly begiu where I intentledto begin when I began the preceding sheetsent you, anii I say the truih that rhen Iwrotc to you aud stated to you that I had alegacy left me, I hatl no thought of drawir:g

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eil to us: and .tbe reirun of the dear daush-ter an.d the fathsless ehildrrcu to me inilmy houso was ordere{I in love a.nil accorn-plished by love; anil lhe rea.diness autl wil-Jingness of me.and mile to r:eeeiv,e them is,an effect of the same love that chos'e and'b.lessetl tu in Ohrist before the foundation of.the world; ,anil the war,m feelings of yourheart toward uro, and fhe love erp:ressions ofyour heart on my behalf, sprang fronr. tlesame Borrrce, everlas{ing love. And as I rcatltbem, the hcert receive-d tbem as love-tokensfrom the l"ord; anil they wrapb my heartand tongue inlo silence, and I wept beforethe lord, who hath a ltoftle for our tears,auil will soon wripe all tears from our faces ; ,anil the words of the loril Jesus will te ful-filled, " I rvill see you agair" and your huartshall rejoice;" but- my tE rr'*.." no{, tearsof_ sorror and grief, but of joy for the con-solatron I ond while I rvas mrrsing the filekindled and I spake wirh my tolgui, saying," Oh give tha.nks unto tire lord, for He isgotd; for bis mer.cy endurel,h for ever.o'" \Thai ha{h God wrouuhti)" With hcart-felt gratitude I blessed- the Loril, and uowalso do on your behalf; anil I also thank youwith ali my heart for your love. ard liinrl-ness tosard me; antl again say as befor.e," How gooil and how pleasalt it is forbrethlen io dwell together in uniiy ; it is likethc precious ointment upon the Heail (of hisBody) wtr;ch ran down,; &c. There is nonelike the God of Jeshurun, who ridcth uponthe heavens for (or in) our help; and blessHirn oh our souls, He is a very present helpin trouble: antl I do not think that He sendsfrouble, aflictions, or distiess, but He al-nays comes with them,and is rvith us inanri throueh all, lhouEh we do not behoidHim. Auld sure I am] il He takes anythingfrom us, IIe only takes his owno which Hehath lent us, whether it be wife, or children,money, goods, &c. Job would not haveknown the blesserlness He ilid, had not theLord laken arvay bis leaseholil property ; andin !,his way tbe Lortl made a large spdcefor Himself to fill. Anil so with us, whatIIe takes is to make loom for Himself, thatfilieth all in all; beholl, his lovingkindnessoh how gootl; then let us always say, andsing, " Surely goodness and mercy shall foi-low me all the days of my life, antl I willdwell in the house of the Lord for ever." TheLord blcss you, the dear wife anil children;and grant unto you the revelation of theabunilance of peace and truth, with showersof blessines, Amen.

Yours in our pteciorrs tlf;t:Ti:

IB,Tmpthill Sq., Oct.8, 1853.

A PILGRIM NURS-ERY,To the Editor of lie Gospel l[agazine.

Doln Srn,-I hbpe you will arcuse me ifI wrile yon a long l€tter, I do not mean by

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i [ ' ' i ' i t= " , r " r i i -gt . " iou. ly

r r j th soms Jur iug | [orgi rene;s

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,, a, Protestant estabiishmeut, "'alir'i,ii{19;;i{--:';;'f:";i"ttf.1i{:ifft;ooi.'toi-old *u" or respectable character I li 111 1f^:- n.+ r +hinr. there rvas oue

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n:;,[i"r':ffi [il**;nifr*n\iffi [*$J-$*-lli';{n.iiil$one in ihe \ovenber -\*moer,{;ffi*i#:: I ;;;T;;;i; lliu *r,'t.r, r think.the,c}aprer

ireaded " ?art of the covenaAnd ]fr. Krause loticetl It i" i'"

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:#,fiii: ;lltt ̂ff,Jr*rl:lJil 1 f k 61i;r.xi'!:r ,,f #1i't'llili i t i ii i I ild?" ;rffi *$ I i'p " j+*;,Il i* + I li, ii,iirii nr*t 1i:: I "i i::,rii ;i;: *:'t *l i :' i:fi *"*illfiiii liri ;iii:,r,r;i:iiiff n il!: Fti h *;)t{l I nt- i*-i= i-*' * i i''* t*: +,1r;::r1T i:il,iil;:=:il'i]i*ll;';lll* lrf,ltis;l *ri.;Tl r':';ii':'jlx''r':r.* ;: Iri.rr,r u.i; ru$;j* i i;^**t- m;irq';#'I'il;.i;;"iilt. ,"'* .r r'eakneis he frie*

l*::ttr:",:.",111!'J.;,lii."L],ii 1!f$ :ll*'o$ll8,o"r,nooour,praise. andpo$'er," ll" iI" eye of.faith..-r,liY:,:"u,t,lii.,Ll,i

",}o",,Hlltot'1?l1i:t";-."t;ji;:l;e. '.pirit I L'-#i*'i'."*r*'i ii' di"ipl"' ':' rLilrl+'a"

',lcr1 to finish his song t"r""'"tr'"-tr':*',1til:,ll !1" l-""'.:.",Y:-1,ittr:9,,:ifii-t'il;

:;*+;l u'ffim \ $*ur**ifr q ii*i-1**111 ii[t*f l.:q;:nditi*...i,i,;ffi \[+ir**r-li.rlr.li1i;=irffi t"t*ri'ffi * \ itil$*$i:r i uq* il q ;'ul;il,;l,i'liiilii,.-,,.",'."'';l liii'i'-:ri";il;.-9;ri:;il t*lii"',l, i'r.. "",r,i. oh rrorv mer', iirrlrr -{i ; * "n l t . l l l l ; : l i i ] . l ' , : " ' t ' i od

th i l r " "u t l in \ * b t r r t i i a l r s i rh l l ' t r i o0 t ' cL j f t t t r t r t t c ; l r

shui_ out Salal, hc is very busy wilh me,and he_is low brrassing ine regarding thepapers I serd you, saving, wait unlil the tla_yof accounts, it will then be saiil bv manv." Lold, h-ave we not plophesied' in Tliylame ? arrd He sball answir, I ncver knei{9.''^ Oh dear sir, tlo you kuow rnything oithis ?.x pray for rne that I may noi decEivemyself. I think the minisieri of the Gos-pel urust be greaily iriecl by Satan, for asdear ITr. Krausc used to siv. .,The devilhates Christ," And allhouEt' i am sure hecannot shut the mouths wlrich God hasopenei l ; yei , be rv i i l do his best to nreventthe publisbing of _thal name b"v which hisKtnqdom ls l t rvaded-

.Dlat sir, .l ask you again to pray for me;mlne rs an important situation, particularlyto one who 1n.of'esses lo be a servant oftheLgId, Many eyes upotr me, and we a:ecalleil to atlor.n the doclrine of Cotl our Sa-viour in all things. Oh, to have the niinill l ia t_rvas . in Cbr ist , io l ive constarr t ly r rnder{Le,Spir i t 's tcaching, to have i l re loveLi sorr isa[ hcarf , and io bc aLle to sneak a rrord inseason to those around me. Our sraciousn{aster condescends to use the sealiest audmeanest intrumentalities, ihat his pow-er and glory may be ihe more clearlyseen,

. I .!ope, tlear si-q wheneycr you are pass-i:q.g_ l$oyCh F)ublin you nill not forgei theOld Man's Asvlum.

Please 1o accept the encloseil lrifle fore i l he r o f t be_ -schoo l s , T . l ave no cbo i ce ; Ibelieve it is all the wor.k of God. Ard mavthe Lord blcss yon, and canse his face tLsbrne .upon you, ani l g ive you l leace,stleo€tthening you it. your work of faith andlabour ol .love,

Yours truly in Christ Jesus,Dubl in,Teb.I l . I I . E. l .

t ,._Do [ve] k_norv anyihilg of this?" yes,yes, Rone. perbaps, rnore so. [Iuasserl al_most incossantly with ibe thouqht of beins but" a bcwer of wood and a drawer oftvatei ' tothc Lor,l 's family. Never able (entirely freeliom waverjDg and besitalion) to cornbafsatanwilh his cutl i i lg inquiry. . ' '14/bere

is your seal ?rI lrre Lord has really seut you inlo his vine_yard , whpre is tbe ev idcnce o f i t in ,sea ls toyour miDistry, and soul$ for your bir.e ?"' De_slrmg lt- ud tt lal, jor yeals-more lhan wordscan express i sowing beside all waters; travell.rtrg east, sest, north, aDd souflr; SivinEthe l ioe upon Jinc, the nrecept uuon nrelcept, tbe here a l itf le and tbere i l i t i la,; ..Rutapparently all to Do purpose, as far as ou de_srres. ar€ concerned." J(o blessed coming fortb;no declaring, ., The lord met with un unAeisucn and such a sermoD. I was indarkness ,in dcath. and ar enmity; and the t oid, b-vyour mouthr became my light. my life, ani[brougbt me into a state ofblessed and everlast_ing rcconcil iation." lt is for this-for this, wepaDr aud pray I but almost continuouslv f.eelas tl lough we " laboured in vain, and lnentours t rcng lb fo rnaugbt . , , T fwe had no th inqe_rso. thrs disappointtnenf .rvould humble us t6ttre €alt!.- l!D.

TI{N FAMILY N,ECORDER. 183

To a Chrid,i.an fi.iend.Mv onen. Temlo,-I fiurl, on examiningthe s_cope of vour r.equest,'lhat you hale im-posed oD me a task more On€rous than I attirst anticipaterl; for rightly to ilistinguishbe{,wecn the saving work of the Spirit on theheart_of a vesscl oT merey in its early stages,and that of lhe operat ion of natural rc l ig iono:r the unrerlcemedn Satan's mimicry of thc" new man "--is perhaps the most difficultpoint in divinity. Bul, if God the Spirit hasdi lectcd yorr to i lqui rc, and wi l l graciouslycondescend to guide me in answiring, rresball both be edifieil.

The elect of Goil are all naturallv tlead intrespasses and sin-tlearl in law, by'trespass-ing on God's prcrogative, " Ye shall be asGods:" deail in principle, " Only evil, anilthat continually," But they are not oniydead, but afar-of. Now id attempting t"oshow irow they are quickeneil, and

-broright

near, I shall endeavour to follow ihe cluegiven by thc Holy Spir i t in the wr i r ienrvord, rather ihan ihe expcrience of thegreatest men the Church ever proiluced. Torthe soul-exerciscs o-f lhe sain{s-exhibit an al.m_ost endless diversity, from that of Samuel,who was called in infancv. to that of the thiefon bhe cross, who wm quickened, and brougblnear almosi instartaneouslv. Much niscliiefhas been done by school divines, in attempt-ing to systemize on the subjeet of Christiane:perience; ,making rlistinctions where Goilhas made none. ']'he truth is, all the workof the Eternai Spirit in conviction, conver-sion, anil groweth in grace, is but a continu:ai ion of lha{ ahnighty p locess, by uhich thecboscn s inner is broughl n igh to Cod, audhis standing mani fested in iehosah's iver-iastrng covenant.

When God the Spirit quickens a sessel ofmcrcy, He imparts io hin four things, *hichno vessel of wrath can possiblyl receive,namely, eternal life, the faith of dod,s elect.love, that purifies the heart, and lovc's twinsister, the holy fear.of the Lord, which is tlebeginniug of rvrsilom. Now though the re-cipient of thesc bourillcss blessir[s may befor a long_tin_e unconscious of their poises-sion; yet I believe I am wananted lo assertthat the germ of all these mercies is be.stoweil in the first communication of tlivinelife. Now by a careful observation of thedevelopmert of these fruits of electing love,we -"hall be p5r'erllv riiled in disl,inguish-'Ing Detween Dature and qrace.

. I_rvill begin then with the figures used bythe Holy Spirit to illtstrate [is own *orton the reileemed soul. When first regener-aled, the awakenod powcrs of {he mind-secrnaII in confusion, like the ohaotic mass in thefir'st creation ; but God, who commanded thelight to shine out of darkness, shines uDonhis own materials-fornrcd bv bis almishtvposer; and the momcnt the soil secs obiecLlsin Coil's light, il. bclieres all it sees'anil

184 THg GOSP!]T, I}IAGAZINB.

ilgir"'#'tl"i'TTii:;;[i1"'"1:';;: i ;;[ ""'tl"llilj';l;"1;;l';:] *a1"lliii'

l;,,xi;-5'*lniTof il"tit$:";4t,,iilT'I1ifi #J't![{'ff:lii"v!'!:}"ii:'ilril:l:". "t*H,'H nTii * "[i*,* ;tir :* I ru ;f lll};l'1{I"li[T: il *'.:*rL*ii tt r*xi $rt, li I iil:*t,'",t r* 1 J ",1' ", $,i l{Tii;: :'# "1t' ; ::* i{r*[ilitt*l*;.iru',]ffi lp*:4$fr rt1*:1y;il*l',ffitr"','1,'lf *'t*'"""1"1t'HH'?1,-."illii1iF'i$,!*il***i:i**;il**lllliiliti,,-'Hi :r,"^.ffi .$ *Tx \ giqilthf rtH,Hiffi tr'"frll

to* to.tl: loTitd professor, behold i der tbe cxternal ilmff;F::::l"1tf,i";rl,::l;

t f , . i ieLt which is in FI im ls so dark (Luke I gencrr le man.

H:. ;Fii#;; ;t$"r*' -" "it"!''"ii r'i' l i:*-:lgl::ll ":-::lT"*11,'l;11,:t"-"1'lt^1:iii;il"*'i'i'l.fil tiii\::tffi,X"a"'"i": li' t'"li '"rigi"*'"ffiT::*.tt'i,i;i;*iil;ii;:;*iii{:"'^;*t.:"\1"*oi:*lf"Y"liil;w':i [!il"__r"rilr:*;n:'Flii,i:i

*',q:,x'iiltitt*Tffi \N:#*iil*ffi **:#trtil[+i ilW *:$i'il*i* *{tn I ru q ry:rnl''e.''1"l.11 *;*f ifiti,lLx"'iii; nJJJx."i:ffi.-l;;';J"J";;; h*;:nr3er

his work. rhis brings usut#ili' tt ;;, "r,;". 16s ni ffer.- | te, 1rr e1e tlr,e selt tE *fi*i $*:Ii'i:"ffi :;:::-,$l:it,,"""nil'lj{t*l",l1l i:.;ll":'n* irno

rn;i''er how soon it springs

,,ust be ma.e arive. His itandins is in lsha' *,,t d:3*il!ili1frt"{:,*|.|tl*tffl-tt.;rf ffi#fi'"t i'*Lt",'fit*i'; h; I til;";; '""i'

- n"t' on the other hand' thc

rnrrst see lighi. Anil r,""."1-ij'ii"'i";.q l:;;* '"-1"-t"- 9ldil.'1'"i:".1"1'.?1""0;int'tl' lt'.**$t"#-itr1' :ilil i " "l T" Jl { I *1 plry+:+ " ** = * tJ,{:l=,-'i'n"*'i[r",l"r'i'"i'1t1?; i;d;;il1;';;;i]-;+ ;aturitv, rrom Jesus is theirr.adiates the darl< chrmbers of.the soul' yet

i frtrl i loooo.', -, rL-r -r +.nd ,olioin,rc rffec-

it is the day_sprinpi from ""

nrsi, -.ilrid i "

ii i--"'ia*t that ali true religious afec-

*1;f*1,1.5;111*$*f-:,{*xpl#*:-""f;1"-.ii"}i,r$ilt"{i,i,ffiiijl.?'"f,'..'"ji'nTJi;fliiiihTtfliil:l*;;r.rtJion?"$i;i:'JF:,i]:T.:"1ffiLxai'{;g'"Tif; t::-"r*e#'JiTlilf T-{ff -J}J',ru:ll;},"1'u-"*":illj**:*]:l* jil T t,,x"H,','# :ni i ;iltu"*?ii,lu3"l';,T.'H*1t?:""ff:rI l;"'r*v'F;;ae':i:u-::t.:'J,;l'f ,f li:li:l "[:l'r:"*'il* f#':l#'::TifiH;liH,Yl-ffi :h''","i1T".'.:$ii"i:'#''il1;a.'"":i$*L:,1?*i","",,11t.,:'J#$l.';''t';-+1*tn*rr*5ilft tft ln+i'-'ii',##lT:ru.i#,$il:i*$,jfl''j'#iiHilqffif'}i*'f* \ ii*''''ffi ffiil'"Trl'?, 1-,,#i#f iifi ilttridT,'df; :;'l;;liillii.'11'.il;ii1i"ru::l;ht"l#tereth himself in his own uiinU"""tif"ftl I !U;.p"t*tt of"the most abandoned coniluct'

i;i;ffi;,;;'ffia- io- r. fi"t,in,i""ip."i. i iioa[. tr'..". consideratiorrs, * i g::d.. tnl:lrrxvi. 2.)

-_: l'"v" " \n: -i-1].:,:^1..u::l-1"""'ll? l'";'"i::l

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lons, or any L$Lnlbrls {bllorvir:g such cou-victions, in m.y certaiu rncthod or ordcr, areever mentioned ir scriproof of

' rptufe as a celtai,: lthing peculiar lo theI , rout ot grrcc, or an.y lh inq pcrul iar to the

sa iu l s ; a l t hough wc 'do f i ud t ha t g rac i ousldru!n; atloousrr we oo nuo trnal gractollsopcr l t ions nnLt c f fcc ls themsc lves , a re sornenlioned times almost without numbcr.TlLis shouid bc enolshto rnakc us williug toreceive the rvord of God, rather ilran our

*own

experience and conjecturcs, as our sufli-c ient grr i t le in . iuLlg i r rq of our , ; ,uale in thesighi of Gsal,"

- - -

,To concluile;'the tares will grow rvith therv lcr t unt i l the halvest ; h i -poci i res rv i l l miu-gle wi th, aud nr imic t ,hc pcople of God, t lnr-inq Ziun's t i r rc-statc. ' l ihcy spr ing i rp incvery gencrallon, as poisonous weetls grulcrery sea3on. 'fhey

crcpt in unawares amonglhe . sx i t r t s i n t he apos to l i c aqe ; t hcys tandtbi rk ly sou'n in oui day, anj wi l i be forrndin abundance by the angi ls o l thc greaI har-vest day. l }ut lhe pcoplc ot ' Ood, howcverweak in themselves,

-shajl holil on tLcir way;

horvercr . f r int they may l icc l , they sLr l l . r :e ipurs le; holrcver ignortut Lhc.v ma.r be, thershr l l h i rvc i ine upon l i r rc, prcgept ,puu prr-ecp t , he re a l i t t l c aud t b " re a I i t t i e , uu t i lthey are establishetl il erace: and honererdalk their pai lwc.r nray Le, yet , rav af ter rayot r rgnt shai l break in upon them trnt i l tLc)e_-ujoy the_noon-tide blaze of the perfrot tlay.Ihis worlil, and time, is the srlat theatie(rrot for probation), but for exhibil,ion. where" Cod also halh set l .he ooe ovef aqainst l .beulhcr ; to thc enr l thr t man sholr l r l f ind no-{hing-aftc_r.Him." lVell may we thereforeconsider his work: ,.l.or lrho can nakesttzighL tLat rvhich he hath made crooketl ?,,( l lcc l . v i i . 13. 14).

I'lrould you,_rlear Friencl, wish to proveyour on-rl sclf? make use of the unerrinsstandard of Ood's wold, and look to Zion;sinfallible teacher: you will finrl thai, all thesr iots of .Cot l l ived by bciug in Chr ist ; grewLy rcceir i i rg f rom Clr is t ; 6ore f r r , i t by abiJ-ing in Chlist; and overcame all their ene-nr ies through Chr ist . ' fhc persccrr l ion and;r l l l ic l ion tLey errdured (r rh ich sered thc lcaIof tlie h.rponite), nade them flourish lilre',he palm-tree; shen " Trouble and anguishiooli holil on them, then God's comm-anil-rncnts scre their delights " (PsaI. crix. 143).Tirnt which offended ihc mere nrofessoi.tcrr icLl to t l rarv thern iuto c loser ie l lowshinwilh thcir hcavenl.y lr'ather ; and made themmore heartily rejoice in the God of their sal"val ton.

I t is impossiL le . to do j r rsr i r .e to o srrb jcctso coplous ln the conrprus of a s inqlc epist le:blt I may sum up all that can ie siid, inthe. follorving con[rast. A]l natnral religiortsprings from self, aurl tends io self.erhilta-t io l l . , tu k(ep Chr. is t and Lis r iqhrcousnr:ssi r r thc brck grorrnr l , arrd g ivcs l ic :cucc to thetrLr{u lguacc oi hci r r t

" ius. . l l r r l l r . r rc r .c l ic iurr; p r i i r gs i " r ' om l hc l l u : t l l i gh t i o , l : ; L r t r l t i r r ds

"HE FAMIIY l],ECO}[DEA. 1b5

to-bring the sorrl in th.e mosi humble posturcbc{bre IIim, to rnake Jcsus autl his' right-eors l lcss- .1) t .e-eln i l renl lJ . prs. i i l r rJ . anr l 1 i io.mole hol i r ress of heart , l i l r , an, l I i l 'e . lJrr r ' r r , r .thrng catr g ivc f r r l l assurrnce, brr t thc r l i r r t twitness of the Iloly S.pirit nith our spir.itthnt rve are his. :

l\[ay you enjoy this teslimony, is theplaJor ol, Mlrnros.

sunJ:lcrs.^_To lhe Editor ofthe Gatpel J[aga:ine.ll,v. nuly, Baorttop,, allow me ti suggcststbjects for the Correspoudents of the G"as-ftel Mtqazi,tc, for thc year 1851,, taken frour" Tbe ltaithfnl Promiser."Pardoning Grace ; Needful Grlce; All sufr-cient Gracc; Corn.fcrting Grace ; llcstrain-Tg Grace; Rcstoring Grace; SanctifyinElf i race; -Reviv ing Crarc; Perscver i r rg Gra"e;Dl ing Crace : Afrcr Crrue Glory; "A lotberC_omforter ; tsroviilential Orerruiing; ,Safe\\ialking; love in Chastisement; Streugthfo tlie llieak; Encourasement to the D"es-pondiug I Peace iri Bclieving; -Bliss in ny,-i rg ; . \ .duc,Rcapinq ; An rr iJ of \V.cping ;. \ specdy Co ro i r r g ; Euu r r t i J c L i gh r : Hca .v-enl,y Illnmiuation ; A glorious- Ilcunion;Everlasting Espousals: .{. joyful Rcsurrec-t iorr ; . \ t r ieht less l leaven; _t cr :or tn of L i fc ;The Yision and Fruition of God.

llay the.y all be orss, dcar Editor, for wcwant them all;

Prays yours in Chrisiian boncls,Birmingham, Jan. ll,185&. G. 0.

LETTER OT TIII I,ATE J;I}IXSGROOII.

De,rn f lss. \V,- \y i l l you rcceir - r in Cht is.tirn rflcction a few lincs from poor rrothinrlrne? who l ikc vonlscl l s tandi a debolr t6sovereign, rich, and unmerited grace. Mydeal esteemed Christian friend

- , kindlv

pt t t y i rur ldst uote into my l rand to read, audin thut e-pist le. t t ind muih puugent sorrow,care, arrrl anriciy, attend lour eucrg slqt :tne whole I am no stranler to- I metn t l ,ocomplicateil chequered triais, spiritually auiltemporally, which your tr'ather: ordainicl foryou to waik ir,-the mysterions train cf cir-cumstanccs, together irith the c/rill of soul-matteru yor complain of, are designed toansryer. a most spir.itual purpose. Natureand grace rvill always stand in oppositiouto each other; carnality and deafli followupon the one, rvhild li{e from above is tbcsure result of the other, ald I believe youpt'ove tLem bol,h in your otrn e.rpelici,,.,,.The young Chr ist ian has much tu be t l r r r i i l i r lio.r, but the elder part of the family rnnchmore; one draws their conrfort {!.om t}rcmore irnmediate presence of the lor.d,ssrniles, the other, fi.om Lis rzature and per-I'ection. Oh the u'isdom, grace, arcl

-for-

bcalancc ol our Lord and Saviour to his bc-loved. oncs ! they alc fer1, nonrishcd, anrl bnijt

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nD irtrdet his teltler care ald management;s6 conttary to what flesh and blood wouldhave ii, ihat llimself may have all theulorv. Once you aril I livetl upou thcilrennrs, antl blood ald parJon were all oursorg. and every day tnade roorn for freshdeli"ght, row {hrl. diy_is-deuied us, antl thebrid-egroom is removed fat away ; ihe mnsicthat

-charmed ou those occasions is heard no

more. But, oh my soul, was tbis our sai-vation and endlesJlife? No; then iet theblidal tlay pass-the wedlocl< ycu be gone-the ling lost.-Tbe contpact stanJs lorevelmore.

" ThY Husband is the same."

iug rr lace in Jrsus, in r thom ue l te mades. i rc1l1 ' to couf ide at lbe uorst of l imes.Dear Refuge, let me to Thee oftener flee.He is the ttue tabernacle, nhom God hath

f i rhed, auJ the orr ly I iv inq temple \^herespiritual rrolship is offcred up ir fai{b ; andtfe our lord ancl }ivile }faster promiscdwhere He records his rame-not in templesrnrde with hanils, but iu the heart-therciviil lle corle and bltss." Yor may noi {irdau earthl"v irouse and spiritual pcople to

And to prove his dear faithfulness, He willmahe us Drove it too in his absence ; forhavinE lifi in Him, the rrot, we ale notdead,

-as the nomilal bt'anches whose leeses

fade, and its rutimely fruit drops off. Godbe prnised, dear friend, for ali {his-we maytrrmLlc donn in onrselues, anJ frll from aqrr 'at height ; yet out ' l i fe is sr i l l wi th in,uud sc are lifted up rgain, and iLr our utter'weakness, darkness, death, and unbelief,God's work wili glorify its author; and gracein Nhe nezu heart wiII magnify his greainirme. Now, rlear sister, llere I to judge ofmy s late by Uv" ly f i 'ames, by outuardr lnvcr, bv leadirrg so much of the uord, byi t te lJ ing ol 'J ;nances, by fo l lowing the pr ie" t 'hocd, aiis, alas fol ail these-they are ile-funct. lhen Jehorati teaches us, what He,as a living Spirit, does for his areal name,iu the soul, antl causes roitenless to be put up ona1l our doings: we can uo }onger gad aboutniib the religious multituile, lor replard thecry of the divine, nor take pleasure in the.tdciectable thingi-no-the-I,ot'tl says to usiu our alter stages, " This is my name-theI,ord merci{u}, gracious, longsuffering, antlabundant in goodness anil truth; heepiugmercy, forgiving iniquity, transgression,, andsir." All these dear names and offices,are sweetlv fulfil]ed in thc giace and he$,we receiye flom his fulness, in keeping alive,in carryilg on, in perfetrting his own lvork,until the fintrl slorilica.iion of both soul andborly: dark seisons, haril hearis, distantsrniies, and rare Ler.rt-bttrnings form a partof Israel's confliets-iroubles in the flesh,the nind often iistracled, the heart barren,comfort gotre, aud tlisquieiude present, mustbc the lot of every tlied sotl ; while dwellirgiu sinful bodies of clay; still we have a hid-

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Spirit,

assemble lvith; never mind-I for cight

vears worsbiDped alunc in mv o\\'rr huusc-and Ood fed

'me. There, i i r h is urvu bless"

ed way, shut up, anal shut out, from-ai.l thenoise

-abroad; -tbis rvas at -. Yes, in

that Ereat town of awful profession at -_,

mv lJt was cast as the Lord's hitldeu one;uod thi* I would do agaiu, ratlier thau say

a confederacy rYhere the Gospel was uot de-

clared. 1'he lord is not confireil tb out-ward mcans, not do sc uanl lo go 1o mauat all r the Spirit is sufficieut alole to

teach-but a1l -

cannot bear this-happythose who oan and are untl'alnmelled frolnihe Trresent so-called gospcl dispensatior'The Lord instruct you into his orvu trulh,

anLl q ive vou Lrcad tb eat , thc rvor ld knorvclbuot of ; an, l snect ly cnablc you to I 'est uponhis boson. is the plarer o l 5out ' uul tnounin the f lesh, Jet l ' i ierd rud Brotht t ' iu ihc

J,rles Gnool.

Ots11'UARY.To the lditor of the Gosl:el Magazine'

Mv ll,tn Bnornln rN JESUS, q'ho is lle

all in all to his dear blood-bought famil-v'

You having in the Cospcl -!ll ryo:ine o[ Febni-

ary, 1846, g iveu pul l l ic i ty tu tLe lencr ' lu luJ,l bl....j Lputtot" of m1" aged lnJ r':vcrcJ

Tather, I\[r. fudrnun,l Ba.rtci, I he-re sentl

vou a "oncise accouut of nv dcrr l lo ther,

l l rs . Xfurv l jaxter , r tho lc f t t l r i ' r r l ' ' " i

icals

io join ihe cirurch lriunphant, October: 22,

185), aged 90 Iears aui l j utouirs 'The d"ear l .o i t l nas pler ; .d t 'o anatel Ler '

as to her sretched arld lost state br laturc

aud r ' ract i te. r 'het about ih i r iS ;eals of age,

thrn l i r i re at Chiche: ter ' iu Sussex; aud af ter

."*.- -"itn, of heavy and soie distress of

soul. scas nleased to set her soul at happyl ihert r . so ihai sbe could say l l r l " Jesus rraslibertv. so ?hat slie could say that " Jesus was

her il'in alt." It was thcn that an intimate

and ch t ' i s l ia , r acqua iu{a lce sprung r rp rv i th

L^- ..n/.1 +ha lnic l\{r.,Iohn Baxtcr (olther. and the late Mr. John Baxtcr (oryI'oli'o"'q eldest hrothcr, of blessed memory,)Fatirer's eldest brothcr, of blessed memory

of Chichestcr, which in thc provirlence <f

Gorl led 1,o mv iathcr and. motheii being uritedin the holv bonds of matrimony, lvhich unionin ihe holy bonds of matrimony, lvhich unron

eristed nirrvalds of {ilty years-both beirg

followers of the T,anrb, ind honourable rrtern-

bers of the church below, " I(ept by thc

rnishlv norter of Co. l through {ai th urr tu

.u lor t ioo, realy to be t 'ever l ' ' l iu the lasl

t ime;" consequcnl ly iLey-are t row slnglLrg '

that neter-endiug song, " Sr lv l t iun to Co' l

and the Lamb."Aftcr mY father's death, riY uotirer

resided in londou, several of her childrenliving there; and altogether deprired thro-Lrghage ind infirmity of scarcely ever rtieitdrngtlie ordirances of the lord as she lras rvoiit

to do for very mauy years ; aud here I rvould

remalk, that-when'in health, thLit no trivial

circumilanecs lieDt her from rvalking diii.gc[tly in lhe loolileps' of thc flock, seeking

thc loril in the appointcil means (autl as yearsrolletl on she was'an exemplary pattern to theyoung). She was lively and spiritual in herconversation relative to her standine fast inthe l iber ly wherewith Chr ist had mide b. tfree, so that those of the Lord's peoDle rvhovisited her were persuadeil that thjrcot ofthematter was in her.

In a letter slp sent me about twelvemonthsbetore she fell asleep in Jesus she says, " Ithank you for the hymn book you sent methe 14th hymn,

" What object this_that meets my eye6,I.rom out Jerusalcm's Eate ;

Wbich lills my niud wit[ such surprise,As wonder to create ?"

Was particularly sweet to me, and carried mynind back to that happy year, 1f92, to thechapel in lVest lane, low Chapel street, Chi-chester, where I first heard the sound of afr:ee, fuIl, anil complete salvation rvithoutworl<s--All i,n Clrrist and ]hri,st alone.Blesseil be his name ! I hope the hymu rvillbe blessed to nrany as it wias then to me,"In a letter lvhich I received from a friendlelative to the state of her mintl a ferv monthsbefore her depariure, she sars, " I willeudeavour as correctlv as I can, to give youan account of your dear mother's mind in herillness, In March last she was much tn'ed(as she expressed herself to me at diferenttimes) by the enemy, so mueh so as almostto iloubt the genuiricnessof her long professionof a work of grace on hei' soul, which letl her1o go bacir to the tirne aud place when theblessed llerleemer first awakened, and alsoseb irer soul at happy liberty. At anothertirne Satan tolcl hcr that all.her long experi-ence wrs like a snowball, rolled up anilJ l iverr to uothins. l 'b i , rvas dis l lessing toi.rer iudced, au,l ihe rroull o[ten srv tu"nc.'s M-, il caunot be all y;ronE aftel so longto be blesl ; once ou thc Tlor t . i l r rar ' . sete: Icannot be deceived, surely uot." jbott ihistinre Mr. Nunn visiteil her, and spake vewbeautiful to her ofthe everlastine faithfulness

"f the lord to h is dcar l ,eople, whirh some-rrhut r ' i icvud her mirr i l .

- Bt i t she u oulJ of tcn

sali " O that this dark clorid \rere remov-ed." Yet in the midst of all, her faith wasstroug in her blessed Loril; but she wanteilthe sensible enjoymcnt of his blessed p'esence.Some little lime aftcr this she verv earlv inthe morning called hcr granrldauglter, withwhom she livcd, and said to her, " The lorilhas blessed me with this sweet Dromise.' Simon, Simon, Satan has desired to hi,ve thee,thai he may srlt thee as wheat, but I haveprayed that thy faitii fail noi.' O that bles-sed but," This she would ofter reueat to us"a{ter which tirne she never doubtecl her in-terest in Jesrrs' complete atonenent ; butwoulil very often say-she was safe on'l,heeternai Roc/t of ilges, and repeat ihose sweetllnesJ

!' A {ew more rolling suns at most,\1riU land r}1€ safe on Ctanaau',! coast.,,

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-{nd also with much feeling,'r

Lqen wi! I telt to ail arourd,W.hat a dcar Saviotr I bave fouud;I'lI.point.to rhy redeeming blooal,

'anq say Detrold ilre way to Goil,'.

A few weeks before her departnre she aroseoue. morning in a verv hrppy state of mird,sayrtrg, these words had been much blestto her', "Arise, shine, for thy iighr is comeand the glory of the Lord is riscriunor thee.,,On the Sunday previous to her depirture, onhe,r grarddau gbtir's com ing from'eha pel,'a nilrelating to her that she had heard a seirnonpreached from these words, ,, The harvest ispast, the s[mmer is ende,], and we are notsaved," she replied with muoh ealn€stness," But I am saveal; blessed be Goil, it is aliglory within !" On the Mondav and Tues-r lay sbe was in a calm, p lacid, peaceiul s iat tof_minil, and on the Wednesday'morning shefell asleep in the arms of Jesus, irr whose-like-ness she longed for some tiine to awake, antlis now satislied. I{ow biessed'is the deat}r ofthe righteous.

. 1Ir. :*unn, Baptist ministet., spolic over.her' graye ; bc said hu ua. lrelfectly ,atisfieiihis sister in the faith rvas e;ne to lrer eternalrest, for he had hadrefresh'ins seasons in herc_oppatry rtren hearing her 1eI what greatihinqs the l,ord had ,lone for her soul.

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Yours affectionately,Tnolras H. Blxrnn.

P o rt smotdh, l'Iarck 12, 186 4.

. , THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TNUTI I .AND NOTH]NG BUT THE T I IUT I I , "

Ib tlte fid.itor of the Gos.pel Magazine.f Norrct, dear brother, the rcquest of voureorrespoldent in last lrorth's }iagazine,ihatI should give a list of the miuisterJof the Gos-pel iu Yorkshire, l-ancashire, ancl Cheshire;ivho preach the tr.uth, the rvhole truth, andnothing but the truth, and I do so with sor-rorv. I hope that on reflection,yorr anony-nz ozs correspouclent rrill see the riltreasonable-ness of his request.

. fn thefrs!'plorc, scarcely any pcr.son hasless oppor{uni ty o l heor in4 thrn I hrvc-f reqrreni ly a rvbole verr paises urvay ni thoutmy t reanngaxy sermons but mJ u\1tr .

Stcot t l l ! . Tt *ould be a rerv unglaciousact of nire, and one entirelt unciiled foron my part , 10 pass m). judgnrenl ou mybrethretL iu the rn in ist r r , a l act rb icL Ishorrld ever rcgret, rnd *lhi"h | *ur confideutwould be out of character rvith the rvholele lor of , nry mini ; t rv , ruuniug over near lyl l l ree-al td-tNtutv !etrs.

I bless God iUut I u. acquainted u,iih agoodlv uurnbel of devoied mJn in the miilis-try of God's woi.d in these three counties.with many ol ohon, ihete is perii ct harrlon.v,ou r l l dout l inal i ro iuts. wjrh t lLe ar t ic lcs o iout . ( . 'hur 'ch, aut l 'cspccia l ly rhc l? ib, rh i lc ,pfobf lb ly, on s0mr. tn inor l ru i r r ts , r re shorr l r ldiil 'cr in opirriou; bui othem, nho are etlually

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devoted.antl zcalous, sr:e noi so clutrly intu I nrities, rrrrl bless bur souls lrith stol'e corn'

those grcat tl 'uths, whieh are ,._irll o[ "wct,t, I rnu*ion. wit]i our Jesus, l, stfe remody for

r , l . r .a i { . rnr i nnspealable cctnfor t , 1o godly I crery d iscnsc of tLe s(}r t l .

i r . ' .on. r ' ' bur t l r l h i i to ly of thc Chrrrch, of I Bel ievc ure, derr .b lother,i"ln.

"f

'tf.- *".t cmiuenianrl highly frvour- I Yours in Him"

erl nrcn in the 'last ttvo centurici ni,,l of tny I ALIRED l{x\{lIt'rr'

oln heart in particnlar, assrtres me thatl -- -:thesc men, o"o doing ihe $orli ot God, I I'ROM AN AGED DISCIPIII't houg l r t l i e ys "e l n l so i ' l ea r l yassomeo f t he i r l To t l t eE l i l o r ' 1 f t he -Gosy te / l ! 09o , , ; . " e ' ,bretliien.

"'lhe expression, ', the trtth, tbe I Mrrv the goocl uill ut'Him^that Juclt in tltu

i*,"f" tintn, anil iotLing but thc truth," is I bush, rest'upo* the head o_f ,rny brother, be-

taten from the oath administereil to a wit- ,l loved Editor. r\Iy minrl hrs becn nruclr

o"r . in "

corrr t o[ j r ret i r .c . an. l r re mrrst bear I b l , .sscd in th i r r l i ing on l l r r r t , L l tsser l wur, l o l

iu minal that the persorr is to i le lo"e oi l ly to I orLr God, " ' f l rc hcart is dcc| i t l l t l auJ \ lP{ l )u-

ivhat he knowsoi h is own pcrs 'onal k igw- la ie lvrv icke, l , - rvhocen know i l?" . "1 j , ! :rvhat he kuows ol hls olvD pcrsonaL Kno\Y- I ately Wrcke{1' \l " , ts . . fLu. yourv i l l seet6i r t in apnly inglLor i lsearchthe heart ,andt ' i . thcreinsof the

;;;'.; t"";;. t"'; pt."ri.. "i

rt "

t or,l', itt thl I chilcren o! .men.'l r. bless and 1l*it: J..il:;

sreu b1 ' fa i th , o f the poner anL l g tnce o f the I o f n r iue , uh ich is no t l i i ng -b t l t s in , i s opc t t

Lord icsus , hc contes up to the reqr r i lement I to h is a l l ' s te ins e ] -u , o t ' - Io rv ro r : ld lhey

of yonr anouymo,ts corrcspondent, 'a l though I hau" be*n la id on- r ly Snreir?- . for . I Ic

nof to hi. m-eaning, for ire rnry eive liis I bath cause,l all our sirs-to mect on llin (na"r-

honest test inony,a" lc lyet comefar shor i of lg in) ,aut l Jesus hath bornethem a\ravl l r t t l

the knoulc ' lgc ot 'some nf h is hcrrers ' \ \ ' "s I i ' luot t of cvcrhst ing- fot5nt fu l rc.ss ' th i rY ^ l :

n o l , t l ' i s l h c i . s w i . l r A p o l l o s . a m r r r m i $ h t y l c a s l i n t o t h e d e p L h o f t h e s e a ' . " l $ r l l l ) u rin itr. ...lptur.r, yet noi ,l..it l;iigl,t i

' I ;;"r the iniquity of.that land in- one tlay'"

Take the staudard of yoru' correspondent l " By l,he blood of 'Ihy cuvenant I.have stnIin its rviilest scnse, aurl where can we finil a I folth thy prisoncts out oI tlte prt,-unere]uman, lvho wij l scarch it ? 1\rho are so learned I was no * aicr." " Even to-tlaY tlo I d*ltre

iu th " *o td o f Go. l , thc decp tb ings o f Cod, I i t . " And was no t o l r f g tac iu r ts , l ' o r ' ' [ Jesus

lha t ue c : ln sny t l rcy p rercb " t l ' e uhc , le Ic i l cumc iscJ lhc c i lh l ,h r l r l ? . rnd b tc i ' t t ' c i l

t r u r h ? , , l \ ' h o ' r o

f i . o j i . o m h u r u r n i m - l , l c b t o r l o J o t h c u ! , o l e l r r v . l i , r r . t s t i t a , l t r -

. p.i't .tioo., from the wor!:ings of oltl Adam |,o,se for ns, that rie Slght be.marle the' i n

r , l , e pu lp i r . l L r t t he . v p i . i ch " no th i ngb r t t I r i qh teousness o fCo , l i n H i r r r . [ t i c au c re t '

t h e t r u i h i " - \ Y h o i s t o b e t h e j i , J g c ? : T h e l 6 i i i n g t . u t h , t h a t G o d i s l o r e ; - t h e . r o o t o llwo Ersh ines , Jo l tn Eo: rX n , 5 ' ru , )11 t l l - / t i l e ' | (hc Chr r r , l , " c l : ' ; i c r . t l t c t io t r . a r r ' l s r l r r t io r t '

. / ietd, Dr._Giodwin; and-Boitun..used icdis' . I nl l is e:tabl i :h:d.o1,, i i r : . . ] . i : . ld"l i i l : . . . :1:cl imiuately to address, in the lauguage of i love of Jchorah iu:hc ' f r iu i i l 'u i Pc-tsons'

strong eihortation, unco'lverieii "perions. ! " Then shelli-e kro'r if ic tollcs olt to knorv

ohonf,i r leave out-of mv list such'met "t

i tbt Lord, *hose eoinss:orih ir:'r'e been,from

thcse? Immortul fit1:\a'iy, antl dear Slr I of olJ, lrom e rcriasrirc." " -\nti '-t"u Btiir-

IticharrJ -IJll1, rnainl,aiucriiirat the ltw was a I leham' npbmtah, tL-o,r:l thou bc little

rni'ister declare,ihot h" hi*i"1f bas felt, anrl I vah for this ileclaration, that uot a llronghl

rule of iife to believers; are such as these to I among the tbousanCs oi- Ju;3ir, ;;e.t 99t 9fLe esclurled? lttt." ilrull He come lortir unto lre that is to

a t l d s l n n g a ] t r 3 I ] n y \ Y g 1 K u r c t i l r e n . t } l u I ' I | u s I P I a l s e i } e u , l ) f l l s Y

oin i 'gaiust Chr ist ( l Cor: . v i i i . I2 l , I beg I heart , let us begio the sonq_hcre_ bclow ;" oy

io dc-cline giving any names at prescut. -

| taith shortl"r se shall see Him tace to face,

I wilt tell yuo, *y d.n* frieui, rvhat I see I sithott anr; intet'vening clourl.. Oh, then to

to bc grievoirsly lacking, il rnany ,ohom I I cast our crcrvns at his-arloralolc iect, all our

b, l icveio be chi l . l rco ol ' Gur l , ard 'who hnow I lacul t ies crrgaguJ in s inginq to l r is . l ro l r -! . . r , . r t rn.Aqrro of Go' l 'q t r r r l l r i t is the I nrniqe! s lorv to t l rc Lamb lht t \ ras s lSl l l !* .qr.ot rr-r.".u.e of Gotl's it"tfi, it i. ttt" I pi"i." t glo.y" io the Lamb' tiiat nae slain !

Spi t i t ot Chr is i , the mini l " t l rat was in l ; ' I o i [ " "uo*" the u 'hoie house of Isnel to

Cirrist Jesus.,, .lhcre is a uivirg rvay to I cleave to me as tlie girdle clcavelh to 1lLe

their own naiural dispositions, in finding fault I Ioins of a nan." I beseech my 1'a1her torv i th, aut l speakiug harsLly of those wholpnt for thhis.graciouspowersotocause-you,diffei frou ihem, aid sevcicly to those rvbo I my brother, anil the whole Chuleh of Christ,are withont, forgetfui qf tbe pains the Lord I to be cleaviug to Ilirn in the miist of allhas takeq with tLernselves, aurl the lerglh of I withont and within in this God-desltisingtine they were in being brought to see tlie I rnd (:hrist'disholouriug nation. llay our'irath tully. I r'res be up rrnto llirn ils ouf sure place- ot:

I lad the tcnor of your correspondent's in- | be ruler in Isrce), nbo:e glir:; fotth lrave

qr l ; r I been to ascet ' ta in r rhe lc a h r rng ty sou l I been t roo o fo l t l , { rou l c r ( l l : r : t rdJ" " l , , I r { t vC

l r igh t be fed uu t le r the preachrd nord , I l l oved t l jee s i lh .au erer lu . t i0g love , l l t ( ' r c -

s h u ' r r l d h a v e b e e n i n a p o s i t " i o n l o m c u t . i o n l l b r e $ i l h l o t i n e - t i n J 0 t s s h a r e l d r a r v n t h - c e " 'S l r o l u d n a v e o e e n 1 n a p 0 s l f l 0 i l I o m e l l l l o n I l o r e \ I r i n l o Y l n g - E l u i ! l s 5 ! d Y t s r q r d s r L ' N v ' ,

narles ; but lest I shouid be misrnderstood, I Is not our precious ioril Jesus wortiry uf all

anil sin against rny veak Ltrethren, and thus i praise ? yei, praise - Him with !lt9 wn3lc

]{ar our hcavcnly la ihcl p i { ; r tu io l i t - | Ucfugc au, l Dt lence, iu t i re coming strngsle:

TI]STINIONTAL TO THE REV. TI{OM.!.S OWEN, 1S9

h ;* ;iitjn ffi *{'ll Jtm#tfli 1 ;,li:: "m.s^L"lT.iJlrr * G'd, i s'l} crightcous rnnnetli] anil are .*r". il*v. 1, C. l.You lcst under the shadow o{his gfuigs, bLli Il,Portlancl Ti.l{as, March 8rd 1858"

TESTIMON]AL TO T]IE RE\T. TIIOIIAS OWEN, CURATE OFGRO]]Y,

Ixcurrenwr or SrJr,eltntr's, IfaNcnusrnn.Fonunnr,y

os l j ' i 'hv-cvenirrg last , a t lcprr t r r iou f rcm t o l the T,ord Jc"rrs l t l r r i t is only Lv l l r tr r 'c brrus( ' .b. ls . r 'urrs is l i rs oI f lesvs. 13ree- | teacbing and ] 'c lp cf r l ie l lo ly splr i f r t , . tr i o t r E r c r i r r L l . C r . o . l l i r r c k " s , C r . av , l I nn l , an , ] l ne l r r v "e anvt "i;J"",".' i.f ";iii"ii,"'il1. ''i;;;;, "",""",,"'"ii'ulT:;T',i:,":ll';i,l",ilil::

Li,li';-i"iilf,liJj;j;".::i '"", rHJ,l';i iJi "1:1.,;*li"%:i:,;i'llir,

;l,Ia"ll;il_tf "t-a

a Purse of rnoney arnountiag to I of union *i.t\ au,l of r.cliance- ;";."i;;;e l I t . I l r . Breedon Everar l , in preseui i , rg i . l . .u. cr , r " i , a 'c scnlr rncnts rvhich ar .e r r i -i h c l es t imon ia l , n r rdea f cn .u i t . b i " r " *a , , l i l r e " t l y o1 ,1 ,ose i l t o t hc v i cws ;L t . . h ; ; ; _1o whic l r , the rcv. gcut lenran rcpl ied as 1oy- | tu, l ry i i i ,e io c, t " . r , , iu of orr . . iu. . . " i i tl9 ,1t

t t " lYly dear l i iends, i t is i tnpos- | such ale the sent i rnerr ls uhich tosel lcr 1 i l i r:t-11:,I:i T:

t9 1.9 e:Pess mvself, as to r1o jmy falour.irc ropic-,,he ample li.uvi.ion in: l i tn ' ] 3 l rke. Juslr { .e to my feel ings ou ibetCbr ist lbr . r ,vrr r : por)r s i t rLef uho comns i , rPrcselr l o( ,crston, arr occar ion t r r r l l i r r tcrcsl . I Hirn, cousl i iu t i t l in 1 l1p;oa of ruv prcrel r i r r { ,i r 'e , l rLd highlv grui . i i l i r rg t -u rn,v o*n mind, land

'are colr i rxul l \ , anc incunr ' ruvcrr i i i l .

tnu, I rm sufe, to t t le ln iudgof tLose rrhom I proved tu be rhe lcachirrg o i ' thc H,, lv GlrostI . ro-rr ar . lJress, aud elso of ar i_ ! r rose k in,r l in rhe . . . i1 ,1ur. -1r , . o l t . . . r* -a"" ' ' " ' " " .

lli ld::l: have so, sponlaneously, so.cheer- i trine, erpe'.i.ncc, rud pruciice,-t,

"fri"i

' l

ruuy, and so rlire.rlly as_si:teri in getring rrp ] evcr ask rou to appeal. 'lhis costlv me-r l l ls sPler Id lJ c l ld ra l l lable test inror ia l nLic l r I 'nol ia l o l l ,our k i r r , luess to nre mal i fcs lv

lou lLrvc, j r rst preserr lcc to me. I d i r i not . , lscr ls )our ' "apprubat ion-ot- ; ; "h ' - ; ; i r ; i l -t ro ' coul i l I erpect , sueb a l r ibule of . ; .ouL I t ion, x. l , ich ;J a loppy f . ' t , , , " , " . f r . " lu i iu l i - , .I rg ' r .ga 'd ror ' - mc as you. ministcr . Trc l t ime rvrrcn lhcre is iu. awful lv suir . i tual , le-r i lnu l 'ccepl lou . r ,havc.a. lsays nre! rv i rh, and , c lcnsion. l t r r i l l show unlo oth j rs tLat vorrIbc co*r la l l ry s l th which y-ou have inva. ia- l | r . fer f i r i t r r "u l r re ' " , and speakinq as, in i r r , :r ) r \ ' t r e l c ' l n cdn re lD r , oyo l l r houses ,d r r r i ng the , s i gh t o f Go r l , ' r o , f l a t i c r i ng l i t l e s . r and1,r ' r ' r 's r havc been amorrgst , o ' r , ) , . "n l

' inrool l ' t r r inas ' - t Ie . i *p i . i . " ,1, ; "u ' " r i i , .not lL iLd 1o rssl r ) .e me that I i 'ne 'poiscnsei l : r ror t l o lGo, l , io i l rc d; ; i ; ; " ; . ; ; ;?; ; ; -r "p l r rcu. i t r ,voLrr a l lvc l i<nrs, and t l re l i r l ,p i r r .ss lever l , larrs ib l i , , ,a io""n ioor iv i ; ; ; ; i l ; ; "or e'jo;ing ronr entire confirlen.e. Tl;e dis- i sho*irg forih of chlist as tlat ereat risht.t ingi l isbi r rg honout r r l ich tou hrre rutv coi l - iu nhonr uLusoerer.U. t i . " . t l . i r? i

" " t " i ] i i , lrcrr .d upol l ure, rs a s*bstctr t i r r proof iLet I i r dar l less, and the rvord of cocl as u lamr.atrr a r ich.par ia l ier .of_those bles. i r rqs, uhich, unto orrr f re l , and a l ig l r i u, , t " - "ur-or t ' f r l ' l ias lle rninistcr of christ, I t.usr. I d.r,l.r rp- elcganrl.v a.nd trsieiulli-1*i,,t.a ,riojo"J iopreciate. rhe.v, have an.especiar bear i ig chr i rchci- tbe jo l ru l sor iut l of s"" ,1 i id ;"* iu l )or n lv mrnrs l lat tonF, In proport ion to l f rom helverr , anuourreiu* a mitL lv Srv iour_the trLrst_rvhich you ue enableJ to repose in ] to the peals of an o.got,, o, tr,i .lr.l."tioJruts Lrr isr r \ r rcr )uu i t ro enaoted 10 reposc ln I to 1ne pcals o l rn orgrn, or t l re er tc l rant inqnre, s i l l be rour rcadincss to l is{en to those I s t ra i rs 'of musieal in! r r r i r rc" t . - r l i " . *o l t "1alf important truths, that it' .is. rny duty ] tion of christ's sufferings

"na a."irr, i"'roo-

"iiapir,'.s"t" r,il,,s il"q.*try b"ili" ),;J. l;:;"; ;il',h.i,:".:'#";.jf liiit; 1"'iu";The v-alue of -vorrr. appreci,atiolof 'oy i.ti. lereetion and sigtrt or materiui ;;';";";;:r*perrect servrces, is considerably enha'ced, j tal ci'osses-thl p'ocraruation of salvationby ihe faci thar those ver.v rruihs-, promi- i wholly through an! ly Cn,.isq t" tn"-i"""iln€ni rn .arr m! teachrng, arc most humiliat- ] ing that attaches .:eit io the *orks of theing to th-e pride of oui nniur", take from us i cri:rtur:e. I rriglrr.v esteern rjour ;;;f.;.".;;:lj ryt:d,:f_-b"Stirg

as to what we arc, or',ard sha[,.rit]r ihe Lor,l,s t,-lp, pJrr""-r.i"'uhat we_ bave done, ani l p lace cvel 'y otrc of I lhc sanre ' l iue of th inqs; , , ,J

' . i , i r " l=]" '1"" .

rus on a level $ i lh l l ie cbief of s innels. ' l 'o ] that i l r is . tcsr inrony Jf l .our h igh estcern

'of

berepeatcdJy lold that *e arc momenla'ily irne, as a fhithful ,'uini.t.rl of blri.il- -#berepeatcdJy lold that *e arc momenla'ily irne, as a fhithful tirini.i"" of bl"i.il- -ryviolating the. laws_ of God ; thai as trans- ] prompt me to greeter exerfiors. of your bd-gressors of thole laws we arc in a stale ofi jralf. anr'l io inci.eared ngvorf'lnocc i;' ..^',*gres_sors of thore laws we arc in a stale_ofl iraif; antl to iucieased praverfulness io" 1,oo"conrlernnation; that thele is no .escaping the p|ese't arJ fuiure qappiniss. Ix"r th; i,;;jpenally du.c to us, exccpt _b.r t.aking icfu"se in ] ieuard you

" t,''na.Litota-in ir,i; iif;,-;;i

rne su l r . f rngs , decrh . and p f l ' l ec t o l red ienec j mr"v i t Le our d is t inqr r i sLrc r l io t to neet 1o-

190 THE GOS?EL MAGAZINE.

*'J};J "li'1;i'11":",if-I1i1"3,,':1 $""1iln"t'l;,i::1iJt"'l;k'l* :l:?;:,ii'iff I'lHffi "l,iH'Hilii:i:#i$i.:.1Tlit'i]"lliJ$-le'ff-:fi liilJl'Jr';}:li;ils eniimenr s or aff ectio-nare *ffi;;*. .*

i it- ;rX'ru.f ;I't;;."ff l::l :"$tr'i$3;:nt*"Ti:"il|xtffilit.h ro rhis highly rminister or cn i.t, to ih. Ru,,. r'ovr,s

f; l;:trtt'iJ*itdixlruum:-wilSru$l*:*lt;1i':J,ih*,:"oT:r*-^*Tutuitm.

,Ihe Eleuenth l{aur; be;ng u trl.rf nufrt.puoxysm of terror that seized his minil I'"

"f'eiii ,iie,t;.go Giott ord nturcy, ihat it was butj one of those last awakenings

os 'disriaued

in"the Case of the laii of a g*iity corscie'ce after along slumbet'.

ifr.lririlt "6rrr"ri,

n,,;Ut, ?ott,lrageo, rhich-plecedes i.ls beirrg cnlilely seared.rnd

t n u ; ' t , ! A t r a a q h . B l ' t h e R e v . R t c e A . R o s i l e n c e d , r b e n l h c S l n n e r S e t t | e S d o w t r l u T oi ; ; ' i { r ; - ,

" i .

'B. , t , , iu i . of Bal lymore, impenetrablo harJness of Lear l and unbcl ie{ . ' -

;i;;;;;;it;ghl Dobtio, G. Herbert. i Bnl we shall proceed. to show how mercifully

london: Nisbetl I and agreeably.he was disappoinied' . . .S"*""i"" gr"". *a mercy in:leeil I _ft ir | . " 0n entering the horLse I found him up,

t.u,Jit,'i. it is beart'wirming. lt is I dressed, "od

sqTs aboui as usurl' apparcnlli

creatut 'e-bumlal ing, brr t most Chr ist 'exal l ing. Jnot very. i l l ' He at onee opened 1o me.tnc

i;;;;;;a;h; i;rd set thee in love wit't I state^ oi hi'. mind, tolil Ie he was afraid,he

#Lr"igo hrr"" and merey. How precious 1 *as falling into consumptiou, anil feared_ thai

"r ' " i " . i * . ! t f , i . ls of i fs"po.*r t i poo. lb i . days"on ear lh worr ld notbe very lorg,

;i;";;:;o;, a notorious sinLer-a druukard, I H. ."id thtt-his mind had been misetrble,

. tf^."U#.it t;nfler (marvellous !) snatch- most wrelcheLl ; l 'hat. for somc days. he har'[

; i '? ;5; ; t , ; ; . ry ;u*. 'o i l * r r , and sav.d in lbeeo- r , r .oubled wi lh fearfu l tcmptst ions; .h.ciil. ' i*a *ltl ' in everlasting salvaiion ! I corrld fiod uo rcst, no..percc an.vwtcre-his

Saved? Yes,rv i lhout the shadorvof a doubt. n iqh[s sere. swlul ' l le eutercd l r l l l \ lBro

i i ; ; ; i . ; i ; " cr .ealure_r ighleousness, t ror r h is ' rs t _hisrory-his haviug { , r . a lo l i

creature-consistency, ani l vel savcd? Aye, per iod Ltrdc a. l to lessroo 9 ' , ] t " t '? l t o] lo

l . : l isavei l ! Saved "as by f i re!" Sared a{ lhc havins s iven rrhup

,^ l i ; i r " ' i , r tJ l t : t " i " : i i ; ii i .lro"oth hour !" -

Saved ! won&'ouslv. life of siu lre

marvellously, effectually uoa ",.ro^i1*ur.d

i dti'i l inn all' a:ked l.re Eroil . ecrnestll ' ̂ifOil.

"f,"f-n''s"a it

"ui. f \That a iar iou' I I thoueht :ueh a sinner could tnd mercy ?''

["* "-i*"ai*

are his acts ! FIow matr!- " I-repiied.. rhat to_the e5e of .man his case

i .*" t f - " i r " -y i -Ho*

et$.a" io,rs h is b lood I wa. drs*a ' .e, a lmost hopeless: ih: j l l l l : fil;*'l;.titilg his righteousness ! What an rhe declarations of the Rible were plainly-and

;r,"liJf ifrf"'no'*..r is that which the Hol.v urmistakably agaiost hilr, suclr _as.l ..Cor-'Cl* i . * . . . i .0. in thc conversion and sr i - v i . I0, wbich s i id, " No druukard shal l in

;;i;" "i

a soul, and that sonl, it may be as he rit the kingdom of God" (Gai. vi. J) ; " ile

;""ff,. n.*."t itstan.e, with every outward not deceired, Goil is lotmocked; whatsoever

*#it"a..i*rtion anil damnatiori upon his ,a man soweth, that he !-ha11 also reap " (IIeb'

blow. I xii' 14) ; " Without holiness no man shal1 see-"Sut

*" must indulge in quotations, forjthe Lord;".anrl that -looking- at..the seerl

t t i . r " . o p r . . i ous . ' \ \ - e

l oJe t he mo t l es t Iwh i ch heba i l bcensow ingwh i l ' t , l i v i ng f o r

i l . " ' r i "g " i

t f ,e srr j ter ; and. thorrgh person- so mrny years in s i ' , T should indccd almost

allv unknown to us, our hearts a"re initted ldespair- of his erer being saved. lut, I

i. 'Ui*-i"

tf1 U""d.'ot a free-grace brother- | added, I.il-ere n-ot say y-ou are entirely without

ir""a.- ffr. habits and cbaracter oI Ovelcnd t hope; r.llhouq]r your diseasc is gt'eat, the rt-

, ; ; ' . " ; ; i " ; i " ; s i ; * [ ad , t bu t i ' non ld r -ppea r lm"c t l y . uh i ch ,Godhasp rov ided in theGospe lii ,u". ootv {roru a seuse of rlur5-and ihat i of Ilis S'n JesLts Christ is grcatc-r rhan ;ouro,o.f"r.f*t*ify-Mr. Johnstoir respouded I .listase,.even l,lrongb. it wete ̂ tenJold worse.

i."rri. ."il"it^ti"ir to visit hin. It is easy to I aithougb_ your sin abounrls, God's- grate can

""r . i i " . " f f , i . t e l ings when .uroroord. to I rcach ind c-r tend beyour i . i t ; ,an. l i f you.ni ) l

the siek-room of a man whom " but a few ] bul appty the feme{ly \rlllcb ne nas pl'ovl0eo'

aoorU, U.tot. hc bad seen intoricateil on lhopeless as-Xour-case appml's, you mP'J Je{Srrndav iu f ront of thc church gate, shout ing

'be saved. Jesus ls a great savloul ' - - ' ne rs

;;;"ii"s a noise, while ihe'be11 wai lable to_ save to the utterrnost all that cone

t i r* i ts , t "?tbe congrega{ ion assembl ing." lunto C-od by Him (Ftcb. .v i i -25); " .H:s

fr^i-.r-ifo-."""nf.Mr.-Joirnstonthought,tLat lblood cleanseth from all sin" (l Johu i. i).;il.;;'di,* i"? hir *u, the result"of some I lVc pause fot a rnoment to remark, that

there is but one point iu which we ai alliliffer fi 'om lhc pcnrnan o[ the ]it,l,lc workhelbre us. It is that rvher.ein-thoughfronr tlLe gcnernl tenor of the wbole, iehel icve bc docs not intend i t -be woulduti3..h, n. porver to the cr.eature. ,,If youtuill bul appl11 lrte renedu which ie'/tnsTrouilrtl." Now Gorl forblil that we should" makc a man an offender for a word,,' butrve are jealous oi orr Lord,s honour. Wecannot enilure the idca of aecribing anythingto. the.w. i l I or abi l i ty of the ereature, poor,vile, hc)pless, despiclble as he is, An,i weshnl l see present ly that our brother ( for suehrvc must_ call him), was carrght in his orvn1et. - the veiy couusel that he gave, hefeareil hacl becn adopted; aud thatlhe sub"seqrretr t peace, and l ighr, aud love, in r r l r ichhe lbuud his pat ienr, u.as but the mere con-seqrence of creature-effort and fleshly excite.ment.

To NIr, Johuston's remarks, Overend re-' plieil, " Yes, I kuorv it, I believe it; bui Ihave been such a gL.eat sinner-I have beensnch_ an injnry to others by my evil er-r r np ln ,

, espec i r l l v

, t o . n l y poo r ' ch i l J r cn :I l r r ve^b l t ush l s r r r . h n r i se r y aud so l r o r v upo r rrn,y wife, the best of wives that erer breathecl-her. loye for mc sas sondr:rful I ob, horvshe bole rvith me ! in the mirlst of all mvdissipation she was ever the same-tender,affeetionate, and kind. I have sinned agaiustlight and knowledge, for I have known somuch. . _I have resisteil the goorl Spirit striv-i1S u'ith me, and gone on-in sin, . causingthe adversaries of the lord to blaspherne-,(2 Sam. xii. I4). Antl oh ! how can I everhope fcr forgiveness ? tsesirles, I do not feelhalf what I sLould; I am not half penitentor contlite enougir. I knorv that the worhof Chrisi upon the cl.oss \l'as a great atone-rncut; that it rvas a full anrl sufrcient satis-faction for the sins of the ri.orlil; but I can-not bring _myself to trust in it ; m5 nind isio such a horror of darliness that I cau talieholci of no comfort; ancl though l know thliGocl's mercy through Christ is.great, I aknosidespair of ever finding it."

- " On_ calling lpon him the nert day, Ifouncl that he haC passerl a sad night.

' He

told me his distressing fears were sirch as toalarm those it the room with him. . Thearrows of ihe Almighty had now eitereil hisl'ery soul.' (Jcb vi. 4), His sense of sinbccrme deepur and , leeper ; and wi t .h { .he in._crcrsed conr ict iorr , h is 'crr iccrn rnd anxietybecame mole infense. He l.as in the deepesian-guish, anil sec-red to have lost completelyal! hope. On asking him horv he accountedfor such distress, rvhen he seemed to havebeen comforteil the previons eyening, he re-plied, ' Oh, I feei my hearr so hartl antl soimpeui teut . \ l -hen I lh ink of tbe number ofmy sins, and the magnitude of {,hem, I feel Iam not repentilg half enorLgh, I T, lotmournrng or sorrowing over them as I knolvI shoultl; and until I clo I feel that f canuot

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gxpect to claim the comforts of the Gospel"I hrve_been very mucb looking fo that t'cxtiu the Acts of Ihe Apost les, i i i ]19, ,Renenr.ye, thorc[bre, and be converled, th;rt iorrrsins may may be blotted out:, ,; and fi"c in-fencd, thal as rcpentauce was put fir.st, hcr:ould rot e-rpeel, his sins to be forgiven rint itIre had repcutcd sulficienlla. I rfonce srwthe causc o1 his disquietude, and addretsingnlm, satd-

," .Yorr seem to al together misunderstanJwna f ' r epen lan rc ' i s : you a re l ook ing f o rits c{Iccts, r'ather than ior the thing iisclf.I f I , unr lerstand your meauing, * f int you\rould say is r,his : you Lhink

-that rs iorrhare been such a.great sinner,, {,hrt your 91.ieIand.sorrow shouid bcrr som" adecluale i r ru_

portio-n to your sin, ancl that ifyou'couJd'butget u'hat yorr regard as a su.fllcient amount o{bol'ro\v, thal thcn yorr coulcl eorne to Christ,nn' I vc l r l urc to t rust in h is r toning b)ooi l . , ,

". lle ansrvered, . Precisely ; su'ch has beenmy ldea. '

, . " I \ e l l , " I said, , , do you not perccive lhr iI , l s r s l r l c t l n , r t o yo r r l s cJ l , anJ no t l o Ch r i s t ?-yorr r l .c lool ing for : pcrce iu the rvrungyn.y. t {epenlaocc rueans a changc of nt ind;it is a git'i fi.om God, which Chriii is exaltetiy{_o. h9av9n -to bestow; see ({cts v. 3l)," Him hath God eralied to be a prince andSaviour, la giae repentance.,

" l r is , then_, Chr ist 's g i f t . yorr mustrpp l y 10 l l rm l b r i t : and o l cc you ge t i t ,sorrorv, deep aod pungent, wilI follorv"of it-sc l l . Iour wxy woulJ bc to come to Cbr is l ,\1r th yglr sorro| in your han, l , rur l thenctd. tm, Uhnst '6 mercy. . l {orv, t l re l l iL Ie p l rnl-s.Just the reverse. You must first com; toChrist, bnt your irust in his aLonemerr, ap-propriate his finished rvor.k to yourself, ancithen the tears of . repcutanci unto life,(rlcis xi. 16,) rvill flov o? themselves. Giveul , rheu, tbc ar io bop€ that Jou can, by unyenen oi . ] -u, t r . .o\ rD, st i r up a gr ief in yourheart s i r ieh,r t i l l ar a l l bear any proport i ;u toyonl Slu. tuu mtrsL lcarrr l .o conre to Cbr istJtrst as ) oli are-emJ,t!, a beg2ar, a ban/rtup[.-nrvrog nothing wi th you but your s i .n.Iou mtr : t make yoIr wav to h is cross rv i thyoTt

l r1 l l , hrrJcnci l as i i is ; you must goalrd le l t i l tm thal yJu catrnot sol" lcnot .charr .elt; an.d i[ you aslt llin to brcrlr il, for .ioir,IIe will nol only break it, but he.rl it.

" In proof of rh is being t t re r . iqh{ n:av.t u rn t o Zeche r i ah : i . 10 , - t h , r r s t r , k i i i Eplssr{c rvhere iI is wlilten ;

, They shall lootor JI im whom they have pie lcej , aud i .heysn{rrr ntourn l0r [ rm as one nrouruelb for h isonl.y son, and shall be in bitteruess for Himas one that is in bifterness for his fir,stborn.,You here see, that the sinner looks Ilrst unorthe T,ord Jesus Chr.ist with a believing trirst,aod tben the nrournins an, l the bi r rer icss fo isin foilow afier.

",The effeet of this simple stalemen t ol'G osneltruih produccd an inrmeJiirto cha,,g" ,,pon Li.nrird" It was ns if seaies had {aildn from his

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cves. and that, for the first tinic, he srw thc

I iuhi of , l tv . Never shal [ ] for*et lhc c;r r -

r restrrcss u, i ;h r r l t i th l re lookcd at me aur l

" r iJ- 1 ' l rnv, s i r , l l \nve becn al l my l i f ' '

a ' l lay in nry ' rc l i t io t rs v iews.. I \ t ry systetn o1'

r1""i'lt" ti '. lr'eerr altugetLcr urung' T

lhnu. :h l that I shot l ' l hrvc ha' l r deep sot-

, 'unl iot t in i i rs t , aud lheo, l r r r inE l r l '1 i t ' go

1o J|sr ts; b l t l I t t r r t t see 1l r i l t I tnt ts t t 'ome to

iiiut,-ttui,t"n.a as I am, empiy-hnnded, u'ith'

, , t f . , , n t r t ' i n3 o f n t y o r sn 1o r ccon t l r t c t ' d n te- . i r t rL

' rs a 'poor l r .ggrr ; tn( l ] z toM s"(

ttrii.;f cutt eutr ui'ont mercy l'o a peti'slz''t'ir"tira.'i'i" *tit' ntalte kint fiel this' tle

n'iil-"utuin." hirn that he has uothing of-his

. * ' n i , t , . i n s . I nossee i t p l a i u ] y , headd t J '

l l r r t , i f I a -m to s " i t r r r r l i l I . h r sc so r ro \1ed

r, ' in , , ; , ur t1 fur l r r t s i l l . I shal l nc ler come 1o

l l i r n , f u r l r o r r co t r i d I c r c t mou rn ,o r r t ep

"""r3ft : -\o ; -l must be, conttlte'J,10lnough ? No ; I must be contclrted 10 go as

i" ^ni-"t.t.f..a, miserable, poor, blind, and

"" i . i tn.t ." i i i . i7), rnd r 'ke'sr lvat ion ct his

iti"al ) "it.rt""t moley and sitltont price' "

( Isa . l v . l ) .t - J i t h " r " u rge , l upon l r im thc in rpor lancc o l

doitrc so imhediatcly witbortt dela'\ ' ' nn{.t

lnaling ant)l ication to Christ tt ottce' cvett

; i r i i : i i . : ; . s | e a k i n g 1 o L i r n ; . a n d I s u i d ' i t

TIIE GOSPTL ITAG..IZINE.

" i l,hen kfi him, and did noi see hin {or a

wtck . l t t v iuq br ' c t r ubscn l f ro tn ho t r te ' \ Ihe" '

on rnv te t , i ru , I r rg r i r t c r l lod , I four lJ h in r

s l i l l i ra l l t ing abouI thc house, t l ruug l r ro t

qu i te so wc l ias w l ren I lad ie { t . As to h is

i r inJ , I fo r rnd th . r 'e l ,a . l beo t r a g te r t chrngc-hc su ,ne t ! 16 l13eq fo r tud p( r t e n t l rs t l l c

s a i r l , " I n r m e d i u t e l y r f t e r ; ' o r t l e f l ' n r e o t t

t iu r rOot . l , . l i J uhr t lo r r lu iJ n 'e - I rp | l ie ' l

to C l r r i i t - i l s l as I r ias : ioo l iL rg o r r l l i r r rn

, n 1 s e l f , r , u d l o o k i n g t o l l r e c l o l r c m c l r t $ l r 1 { l I

hc ' I ' o , i t , ,od . upor t the c t 'oss as a l logr '1hcr

snffieienl; to mecl my case, ald I have found

Lfr.i Citt i.t has received me. Xrer siuce I

h;;; tJ a healtfelt sense of,acceptaur:e ; and

I believe that niy sins are al} washcd awat'-

i l" lrt." bccane much more earnest in des-

clibing his staic of pcace, and said rnosl'

enphaiicall l ' , " It rvoilcl 'bc to doubt m-v.owtr

;;i:;;;;; ii'i *ere to dottbl tire grace aud tlie

mcr"v I here receivc, l . I bol ievc, ar td a ' r r

i , r i , i r r r t , 'o , t rut of i t , that et : r l r r ' t ius l i f r

t 'u i "L lg, ,o in rur soul (Jol 'n r" J l \ I i l ' r t I

;; " ";

ionscr under cordenlratiou' (Ront'

viii. 1); thaf Christ Jesus is nratle unto rIt'

r"isdom. riqhicousuess, sanctifi calion, ancl r'c-

J , , i " , , i i " " . l r C , r r . v . 20 . I f c c l t ha l . v i l c

"n .L ' , t i . k cd as I nm , " I an r co rnp l c l e i r i

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