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A Monthly Journal,

CONTAINING PLAIN TRUTHS OF ETERNAL IMPORTANCE, FOR
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Law and Gospel.

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God's "perfect love" to man as a sinner. "Death comes every night and stands by
"God commendeth His love toward us, my bedside in the form of terrible con-
in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ vulsions, every one of which threatens
died for us." (Rom. v. 8.) Christians to separate the soul from the body.
therefore love God, because He first These continue to grow worse and worse,
loved them. (1 John iv. 19.) The love
until every bone is almost dislocated with
of Christ constraineth us." (2 Cor. v. 14.) pain, leaving me with the certainty that

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4. AS TO RIGHTEOUSNESS. In the LAW

I shall have it all to endure the next

Few things are more opposed than Law it is said, “It shall be our righteousness, night. Yet, while my body is thus torif we observe TO DO ALL THESE COMMAND- tured, the soul is perfectly, perfectly and Gospel, and yet, strange to say, The Gospel happy and peaceful-more happy than I persons are often confounding these MENTS." (Deut. vi. 25.) things which differ, instead of rightly says, "Christ is the end of the law for can possibly express to you. I lie here dividing the the word of truth. "The RIGHTEOUSNESS to every one that be- and feel these convulsions extending LAW was given by Moses, but GRACE and lieveth." (Rom. x. 4.) Thus we see that higher and higher, without the least unTHE LAW demanded righteousness from easiness; but my soul is filled with joy man to God in the way of works; while THE GOSPEL brings everlasting righteous- of glory which God pours down upon ness from God to man in the way of me. And I know that my happiness is faith.

TRUTH came by Jesus Christ."

I once heard an aged servant of Christ say, that he found that many so mixed up law and gospel, as to have neither the Law nor the Gospel clearly before them. Perhaps the deadliest cup of poison that Satan can present is this mixture, because it brings a religiousness that satisfies the person for the time, but which neither convicts him of sin, nor brings him into

peace with God.

There are four points of remarkable contrast between Law and Gospel.

These are only some of the points of contrast between Law and GRACE, but they are enough to make the believer rejoice in the blessed Scripture, "Ye are not under the LAW, but under GRACE;" and the happy result, "Sin shall not have dominion over you." (Rom. vi. 14.)

Happy Deaths.

state of his mind, and his reply was,
"As happy as I can be on earth, and as
sure of glory as if I were in it. I have
nothing to do but to step out of this bed
into heaven."

1. AS TO SIN. The law exposed or WHEN Mr. Grimshaw was drawing near made sin known, but brought no forgiveness. (Rom. iii. 20.) The GOSPEL brings the eternal world, a friend asked him the full remission of sins to every one that believeth. (Acts x. 43) The LAW could only speak of remembrance of sin. (Heb. x. 3.) The GOSPEL speaks of sin put away by the sacrifice of Christ, never to be remembered." Their sins and iniquities Dr. Henry exclaimed when dying, "I will I remember no more." (Heb. x. 17.) shall soon know more of eternity than I 2. AS TO LIFE. The LAW saith, "The now do. Eternity! there is my exalted, man which DOETH those things shall LIVE glorious home! Oh! how vain, how by them." (Rom. x. 5.) The GOSPEL trifling, how little does everything appear says, "The GIFT of God is eternal life" in the light of a nearing eternity!" (Rom. vi. 23), and "He that BELIEVETH Mrs. Rowe, a little before her death, on the Son, hath everlasting life." (John wrote to a friend, "I have now done with iii. 36) The Law, "engraven in stones, mortal things, and all to come is vast was the ministration of death." (2 Cor. eternity-eternity! How transporting is iii. 7.) The Gospel is the power of God the sound! Before this comes to you, I unto salvation. (Rom. i. 16.)

unspeakable-I seem to swim in a flood

but begun; I cannot doubt but that it will last for ever. I am going to bathe in an ocean of purity and benevolence to all eternity."

Mrs. Henry when on her death-bed said, "My head is in heaven; my heart is in heaven; another step and I shall be there too."

When Baxter was dying, and asked by a friend how he was, he replied, "Almost well, and nearly at home."

A martyr on being asked how he felt when approaching the stake, answered, "Never better; for now I know that I am almost at home." Then looking

across the fields between him and the place where he was to be so soon burnt, he said, "Only two more stiles to get over, and I am at my Father's house."

Dying, said Mr. Medley, is sweet work, sweet work; home! home!

As Mr. C. Simeon, of Cambridge, at 78 years of age, was on the verge of eternity, he said, "I never felt so ill before; I conceive my present state cannot last long; but here I lie waiting for the issue without a fear-without a doubt-and without a wish. Whether I am to bear shall have reached the celestial heights; a little less suffering, or a little more, it 3. As To LOVE. THE LAW demanded and while you are reading these lines, I matters not one farthing. All is right perfect love from the creature-"Thou shall be adoring before the Throne of and well, and just as it should be: I am shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy God!" in a dear Father's hands, and all is heart, and with all thy soul, and with all Dr. Payson, though he suffered ex- secure. When I look at Him, I see thy strength, and with all thy mind." cruciating agonies, was, nevertheless, full nothing but faithfulness, and immortality, Luke x. 27.) THE GOSPEL proclaims of joy in the hope of glory. He said, and truth.

Mercy and Judgment.

(Those passages which are marked with inverted commas, are from a pamphlet, now out of print, entitled, Autobiography of W. S-)

time for his liberation.

harder in sin, and more addicted to drinking to stab myself, when suddenly my drea: 1 and all its evil consequences." came before me, and I felt as though I was Various particulars are given of his dishonesty by which he got into trouble. On sinking in the flames. As soon as I could, I "I was born near Wells. Soon after my one occasion the injured party revenged him- got back to my companions, and tried to shake birth my parents removed into Kent, where self by putting his donkey into pound three it off." they were employed in picking hops. Being times in one day, charging half a crown each My complaint growing worse and worse, at some distance from any town or village. time I was so provoked that I jumped over undergo some operations; during which, my He says, "the last the doctor thought it necessary for me to they slept in a tent under an oak tree. They the door of the pound and cut the donkey's dream came before me, and increased my had not been long there when a violent storm throat, and then went home and cut my own; burden." of thunder and lightning set in, and my but a woman came in at the time, and seeing father's master came to us in the middle of the blood, stopped me from taking away my the night, and called them away, and took us life: and thus the Lord preserved me from to a place of safety. They had not gone more self-destruction." than twenty yards, when a thunder bolt fell and split the tree from top to bottom. A few days after this, I was left on the ground with a little dog belonging to my father, a large dog came and bit my leg, so that it was much injured. I was immediately taken to a doctor, who thought it would be necessary to take it off. As my mother was returning with me in her arms, two kind ladies stopped her, and said they hoped to be able to cure the bite, and that they would pay every attention to me, and we should not want anything. Through their kindness we were provided for till my leg was well."

"When my parents returned home, I often ran about by the river side, often getting wet, and at last caught a chill which settled in my knee, and left me a cripple, and I have never had the use of this limb since; but have been obliged to use an iron foot, which I have often used as a weapon of defence." "When about nine years old, I was standing by the side of a river with my little brother, when he fell in. I jumped in after him, and through a gracious providence, was able to rescue him, though we narrowly escaped being drowned."

"I had been drinking with K-all Sunday, and in the evening was mysteriously led to a neighbouring village, and slept in an orchard. On going, next morning, to meet my companion, I found he had fallen into a quarry, and was picked up dead. I was now penniless, and being determined not to get drunk again, I joined a teetotal society and took the pledge.

"One Saturday evening, as I was passing the Swan Inn at M-, two rag dealers of my acquaintance came out, and forced me to go and drink with them. After we were all drunk, T- took his donkey and cart and rode off, leaving me to pay the reckoning. I took my donkey and cart, and rode after him; but was so drunk that I fell off several times, and lost my money out of my pocket. I overtook him at the bottom of the hill, when he jumped down and seized me by the throat, threw me off the donkey, and, kneeling on me, beat me about the head. I then threw him down, "My next course was to borrow some and beat him about the head with my iron money; and I bought another donkey and foot, not knowing for some time but that I some stock. Next day I went to the Bell Inn had killed him. On searching my pocket I at P-, where I was prevailed on to break my missed my money, and thought he had robbed pledge, and got so drunk that in returning I me, and this made me more desperate. When lay down and went to sleep on the road. AI charged him with taking it, he got up and waggon loaded with coals came and passed flung a handful of money all over the road, over me. The horse trod my hat to pieces, and ran off; but finding I had not got half and the wheels cut my smock-frock, but did what I had missed, I rode after him and overnot touch my body, nor was I in the least took him, when he set a large bull dog at me. injured. This led me to think seriously of The dog however, turned and seized him my state, and I again joined the teetotal by the arm, when he ran off and left me, society, and kept the pledge nine months." Both these companions met with an untimely end. One fell into a quarry, where he was found dead; and the other fell from his cart when the wheels passed over him and killed him."

It appears from his account to me that he was imprisoned four times in fourteen months, being frequently brought before magistrates for various offences and assaults resulting from his quarrelsome temper. On one oc- "Soon after this, I was sent to London, to At another time when he was near the casion he was put into the stocks for threat-Guy's hospital, under Dr. K-, where I river with his companions, he says, "I fell in, ening to cut off the head of his father-in-law underwent several operations, to no purpose. and they all ran off and left me. I struggled with a hook, which, he told me, he should I staid there about three months, and I saw some time before I could extricate myself, have attempted but for the interference of many patients die, and these scenes always and many wondered I was not drowned." the bystanders. About this time, he was brought my dream before me. When I came "My parents had not long returned home imprisoned in Ilchester gaol for selling a home, my heart was still unchanged. As I when my father died. I was now exposed to cart-wheel which he had borrowed, and he was going to bed one night, after a dar spent many hardships, and also to very bad com- considered his sentence of twelve months in sin, my course of life came before me, and panions. I was thus led into habits of thiev-imprisonment a favourable one; the judge I feared exceedingly. I dreamed the dream ing, being sometimes put to watch while others having told him on a former occasion that he a second time, and on waking, I was wore carried away anything they happened to than ever, and I saw what an awful wretch i had been. All my sins came before me, and the recollection of my past life was a greater burden to me than the dream."

want."

"I was now set to work in the fields, and one day I got an ounce of gunpowder, and trying to shake a little on a fire I made under the hedge, the whole exploded, and blew me four or five feet, burning the skin off my hand, and for sometime depriving me of sight. All this happened before I was twelve years old. At one time, I was near being killed by a bull, at another, by a ram, at a third, by a horse, and on a fourth occasion, by a jull (plough) and three horses going over me.' "Soon after, I stole two eggs from my master, and was turned out of work, and obliged to go on the road cracking stones. Not being satisfied with this, I went about selling cakes; but as I gave away or lost more than my profits, I was soon in debt. Then I bought some hardware, and soon got a tolerable stock to travel with, and began also to deal in rags."

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should be transported for the next offence.
After his discharge he worked on the roads
and was soon after employed as keeper of a
small turnpike gate near M-. Here his
conscience was awakened by a dream, in
which he saw one of his companions in the
place of future torment. This person had not
been long dead. She belonged to a very
depraved family; her father having been ex-
ecuted at J-; and her mother is said to have
stolen a shawl from one of the crowd on her
way home from the place of execution.

Referring to the dream, he says, "My mind
was now in a horrible state of agitation; and
the next day I went about telling people my
awful dream. Some told me to drink and
forget it, and I went and stayed at a public
house till I was drunk. However, it still fol-
lowed me, and then I went to chapel, where
I had not been for a long time. People talked
to me and told me I knew what to do; but
alas! I found doings too hard, for when I
went to do good evil was present with me.
After a time my pains went off a little; but
still I was led to think how I could get my
sins pardoned."

"One day having a heavy load of rags, and nothing the better for drink, it began to rain, and I threw down the rags and lay on them, and went to sleep. When I waked in the morning I found myself by the side of a "As I was one day going through C-in bank, supported by nothing but brambles, within two feet of a pond; and it was quite a miracle I was not drowned, the water being four or five feet deep."

"My stock of rags accumulated, and when I got a pound's worth I thought I must have a donkey. I now began to sell fish, still carrying a basket for ware, so that I was able to support myself well, though I only grew

violent pain, some of my companions called
me, and said I had been to hell once, and I
should soon be there again. I went to the
public house to get some drink; but finding
my pain grow more violent, I determined not
to bear it any longer; and took out my knife

His father-in-law was subsequently converted,

through the powerful testimony of W. S. after his
own remarkable conversion.

"I now begged my wife to send for G. H-, a Wesleyan local preacher, but he said he could not see me then, but would as soon as he could. She then went for C. H-, but he could not come. However, the Lord knew who to send me."

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My acquaintance with W. S commenced just at this time. In the summer of 1846, I was led to call on him, from hearing that an individual in deep suffering lived at a turnpike gate, near our village, and found a family of six persons in the greatest poverty, occupying one lower and one upper room, each about eleven feet square. Here lay the miserable sufferer, in great bodily pain, but his chief suffering evidently arose from a deep sense of unpardoned sin. Referring to my first visit, he says:-'I told him what a wretch I was, and that I never could be saved.' The Spirit of God was evidently working in his soul, and I had little to do, save to set before him the rich provision made for sinners in the gospel, and freely offered to all who believe on the Son of God; and he felt how suitable the gospel was to his case as a lost sinner. From this first visit, I had hope in God concerning him, and this was increasingly confirmed every time I saw him. I refer again to his own words.

"For some time I grew worse and worse, till one day the words came powerfully to my mind, I am the resurrection and the life.

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He that believeth on me, though he were members, warring against the law of my mind, should all understand, that law or no law, dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and bringing me into captivity to the law of there are two natures in every believer; and and believeth on me, shall never die.' Mr. sin which is in my members." He is in full this is the great value of the chapter. NoG- coming in at the time, I asked him if where else do we find such an analysis of that there was any such word in the Bible, and agreement mentally (in this we have an ex- which is within us, even after we have thanktold him how they were brought to my mind. planation of "the inward man,") with the law ed God for the deliverance which Christ He then read them to me, and I felt a glim- of God, yet brought into such captivity to the brings, upon which, as before remarked, mering hope that I might yet be saved. Still, law of sin in his members that of very grief there is the deliberate statement, when I attempted to pray, my sins would he exclaims, (v. 24,) "O wretched man that I mind, I myself serve the law of God, but with stare me in the face, and I felt as though am! who shall deliver me from the body of this the flesh the law of sin." This is, of course, Satan must yet have me. However, I was death?" Held in bondage by a power which after the law is gone, for that was the great in and out of bed nearly the whole of the a good intention and a right mind cannot power which impeded every thing. It may, night, in prayer. At last I fell asleep, and overcome, he cries out for deliverance. however, be asked, did Paul himself go saw a company of people dressed in white, But we observe that the condemning fea- through the experience? Had he given to and behind them a tall person with a white tures of the law have passed off, more espe-him a peculiar susceptibility as to the action flowing robe, and wondered in my mind whe- cially since v. 19, and the struggle in these of law upon a renewed nature? ther this was the Lord Jesus. As I stood, latter verses is more between a good mind that he had it during the three days he was wishing I could join them, he beckoned to and an evil flesh. The law is allowed and blind, after being struck down by the sight of me with his finger, to follow him; when I delighted in, and is henceforth mentioned in Jesus. It may have been, in his case, retrojoined the train, and as he proceeded, he said the best sense. In connexion with this, the spective, but I rather apprehend it is a supwith a voice that seemed to shake the ground, cry is not, who shall deliver me from the body posed one, to show the impossibility of the 'I am the resurrection and the life,' &c., and of this law, but "of this death"-this sin-existence of law if any fruit is to be brought as they all broke out singing, I awoke. My infected body in which death has its seat- to God, and that the real point is the fact of joy was now beyond description, and I went this sinful body, which is the cause of the the two natures lusting against each other, about telling all I met what I had seen, and failure of the law. the law being brought in to weigh more effechow happy I was in the Lord. But it was tually upon the bad one. The moment Christ not the dream that made me happy, but the comes, power of relief enters, although the truth contained in the word which was brought two natures still remain. to my mind the day before, which I can never forget."

It was about this time when, after I had prayed with him, he followed in such an animated strain of praise and thanksgiving, as quite surprised me. It was not so much the language of petition as of one who already knew the value of redemption, and felt constrained to praise him who had revealed it to his soul. For a moment I doubted whether it was not the result of intelligent knowledge, rather than the real exercise of his soul before God. But it was soon manifest that this poor sinner had become a "new creature in Christ Jesus."

But his well-known character as one addicted to every kind of vice, was such that for some time few would believe the results of the change. On my mentioning it to one man, he said, "Why, I saw him drunk in his cart a short time ago." When, however, he became well enough to go from home, the change was visible to all, for he was not ashamed of the gospel, but sought to testify to the grace of Him who had called him out of darkness into his marvellous light.

(To be continued.)

Thoughts on the Epistle to the Romans.

CHAP. vii. 20 to end.

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Ver. 25. The cry is answered by "I thank
God through Jesus Christ our Lord." We
may add, "he does deliver," he will de-
liver;" for present deliverance from the do-
minion of sin is brought out in the first ten
verses of chap. viii., and the final deliverance
by a future resurrection, v. 11.

"So then with the mind, I myself serve
the law of God, but with the flesh the law of
sin." It is to be particularly remarked, there-
fore, that the two natures, if that be the
proper term, remain after deliverance has
come. If it had not been for this chapter,
we should have been without one great help
as to the theory of the divine life within us.
Through Christ only we are delivered from
law, and brought into sonship, which, as we
shall find, brings peace with it. Thus the early
part of the chapter is man deceived and slain
by sin, being under law as a covenant.
last part is man enlightened, but still with no
power, because of law being still there. The
absolute need of our being withdrawn from
its sphere is seen in these two facts; for vv. 18
to 23, describe not so much the law as the
struggle between the two natures, still with
no power against evil.

The

We must compare this chapter with Gal. v. 17, in order to find its true place. We have there the Christian, with the flesh lusting against the spirit, but not as it is rendered in our English version," so that ye cannot do the things that ye would," but "in order that ye VER. 20. "Now if I do that which I (inten- that is, power is supposed to exist on the good should not do the things that ye would;" sitive) would not, it is no more I (intensitive) side; for the Holy Ghost is indwelling, and that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me." We it has been previously said, Walk in the left the man (v. 19) helpless for good under Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the the best possible intentions, and powerful for flesh." Thus, in Gal. v., we have the two evil. Here (as in v. 17) he attributes this natures with the spirit in operation; whilst condition to indwelling sin, from which he in Rom. vii. we have the two with the man distinguishes his own self-"I." He con- under law; or, at all events, man without the templates himself, therefore, in a new light-Spirit.

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Those who insist on its being a chapter out of which the Christian never emerges, owing to their finding, or supposing that they find the true Christian warfare between vv. 15 and 23, would do well to consider that these verses represent not so much a warfare as a victory on the side of the flesh. There is no doubt a warfare within for every Christian; but is it not enough to find this in the last verse, after deliverance has come by Christ, and still more when, blessed be God, we enter upon new circumstances, in which Christ, by His Spirit, gives to the believer victory over sin.

No right to Doubt.

AN EXTRACT.

"Therefore we are always confident." (2 COR. v. 6)

"WE have no right to doubt." "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;" but some read it as though it said, "He that doubted shall be saved." In this very verse the apostle says, "We are always confident." Now, some divines hate the very word " confidence," and some professors of religion think that a Christian has nothing to do with confidence. And yet, the apostle says, "We Apostle knew what was the proper spirit are always confident." And, indeed, the

for

a believer; not that he might be trembling between death and life, between hope and fear, with "ifs," and "buts," and "peradventures," for his only rocks. No, that is not the spirit of a child of God. One would think, to hear some men talk, that the atonement of Christ sin still in him, but his real existence of quite But it may be asked, what is the particular was a quagmire, a bog, or bending ice, another sort; viz., the "I." He explains him- phase of the divine life here exhibited? and which might give way beneath our feet. self further in v. 21. "I find then a law, is it a necessity that every Christian should But, brethren, it is not so. It is a rock that, when I would do good, evil is present experience it? To the first part of the queswith me." This latter is the old man or tion, we reply that it is much more easy to more lasting than the rocks on which ature. It is not occasional only, but con- say what it is not, than what it is. this earth is piled, and more enduring stant-he sins by virtue of its power. Sin tainly not the Christian state as to power-than the solid columns which support has pervaded the entire being. this is found in chap. viii. It appears rather heaven's starry roof. Why fear then? to be the oppressive weight of the law upon Why doubt? Why tremble? one who is regenerated, but has not the in- pinings after life, such fears of death, dwelling Spirit. As to the second part of the because we doubt our Saviour, are disquestion, it is certainly not necessary that reputable in a Christian man. every Christian should come into these expe- seek to overcome them, that so, being riences, except as to the two natures; nevertheless, from bad teaching, it is too often their always confident, we may be willing to experience. Preachers who do not under-depart, which is far better. stand their own position, often bring their He is worthy of thy confidence; He hearers into a legal bondage from which they will keep thee, and will "present thee are not themselves free. Upon the other faultless before His Father's presence hand, it is of the highest importance that we with exceeding joy."

Ver. 22. "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man," (comp. Eph. iii. 16; 2 Cor. iv. 16;) "strengthened with might by His spirit in the inner man," "the inward man is renewed day by day." This must be a Christian term, if these passages be allowed. It is the "inward" man now, waiting for the outward display at the first resurrection. The expression, "I delight in the law of God," is very strong; the man so speaking must be changed thus to love it.

Ver. 23. "But I see another law in my

Such

Let us

The Apostles' Doctrine. "IT is to be feared," writes a Christian brother, "that preachers sometimes give greater prominence in their preaching to

burdened heart and emancipated spirit;
but, then, there is a vast difference be-
tween cause and effect.

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'May the Spirit of truth lead the soul the evil of sin, and the terrors of hell, than of my beloved reader, whether he be they do to the powerful soul-subduing, hearer or preacher of the gospel, into a heart-melting attractions of the grace of deep sense of the value of pure gospel God, and the immortal joys of 'the better country.'

"If my reader will look at Peter's address to the Jews in Acts ii., and to the Gentiles in Acts x., and then turn to Paul's address to the Jews in Acts xiii., and to the Gentiles in Acts xvii., he will find divine models for true gospel preaching. And what, let me ask, is the theme? Is it sin and its horrid fruits? hell and its ineffable terrors? Nay; it is Christ, from beginning to end-Christ, as the

truth."

Death of the Prince Consort.
WHEN Our last number was issued from

the press, we little thought that His
Consort, would be so soon called from
Royal Highness, the much loved Prince.
time into eternity. But so it is; and
who knows of whom it may be next said,
This night thy soul shall be required
"This night thy soul shall be required
of thee?" Never, perhaps, was there
such universal sorrow as in connection
with this solemn event, and never was

at Bethlehem and ending at Golgotha, that is to be told again and again, in order that the sinner may know the free love of God, and, knowing it, be filled with steadfast joy.

It is an evil thing when faith is spoken of to the sinner as if it were a work to be done, and as if his acceptance with God depended on his doing that work in a proper way. Believing is not working, and working is not believing. Believing is a ceasing from work, in consequence of our being satisfied with the work of another. It is the acknowledgment of utter helplessness, and the willingness to The case of Peter in the ship, on the sea to be indebted to the help of another.

of Galilee, will show this clearly. What was it that made him think of walking

living expression of the very heart of there truer sympathy with our beloved upon the water? It was that Jesus was

God-Christ, as the channel of outpoured

love, from the eternal bosom of GodChrist, dwelling in that bosom from before all worlds-Christ, manifested on earth prayer has been offered, and still is as-and to trust to the wild waves? It was

in perfect humanity, revealing God in every movement of his blessed life

Christ, nailed to the cursed tree, 'by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God,' as an offering and a sacrifice for sin-Christ, laid in the dark, silent tomb-Christ, raised from the dead, by the glory of the Father, and seated at the right hand of the majesty in heaven, as the proof of the perfectly-accomplished redemption-Christ, coming again.

Queen and the Royal family in their
there, and he knew something of the
great sorrow and bereavement. Much person and love of Jesus. What was it
that decided him to drop into the water,
the one word which fell from the lips of
Jesus-Come.' What was it that made
the ship? It was the presence and the
him feel safer on the stormy lake than in

cending to God, on their behalf; and we
can only hope that this bitter stroke may
be connected with eternal blessings from

the hand of our loving, precious, life-
giving Jesus.

We see that neither the palace nor the
cottage are free from the ravages of sick-
ness and death. Sin and its conse-
quences are attached to the whole human

race, and alike affect the highest dignity
as the humblest peasant. But how bless-
ed it is to know the Lord Jesus as the

word of Jesus. But would the command, 'Come,' have prevailed with him had he not known beforehand something of Him from whose lips it came? No. The known character of Him who uttered it. force of the command lay in the well

into the sea.

What Peter knew of the

Such is the prominent theme of apos- Saviour from sin, and therefore the De./his fears, nor induced him to cast himself Apart from that, it would not have calmed tolic testimony, to which is added the gift liverer from the sting of death. Jesus character of Jesus, made him feel that he of the Holy Ghost, as the witness, the risen from the dead and exalted to God's seal, the unction, the earnest, the power right hand, shews us that sin has been was safer on the wave with Him, than in put away, death abolished, and life and but allow him to come, he would at once the ship without Him. If Jesus would incorruptibility brought to light. Jesus

of enjoyment, and as producing in the heart of a sinner that faith which con

nects him with all the fulness of grace risen is the sure pledge that those who quit the vessel. This was faith in Jesus,

and blessedness in Christ.

to.

trust in Him shall rise also. Looking trust in human helps and means, and so
simple faith in Jesus, outweighing his
unto Jesus risen as the head of His body, detaching him from all he was clinging
the Church, we wait for His return from
heaven, when all His members shall be
caught up to meet Him in the air, and
Lord Jesus, come quickly!
so be for ever with the Lord. O come,

Christ has done the Work.

AN EXTRACT.

"In short, the apostles simply presented to their hearers the gospel, as the truth is in Jesus,' leaving it to God the Holy Ghost to clothe that truth with Lord's permission and command, he had Suppose now, after having obtained his heavenly power. They did not, in their preaching to unconverted people, occupy clung to the ship's side, or hung by her themselves with those feelings, emotions, ropes, shrinking from the fearful wave, affections, and practical results, which what should we have said, but that he are sure to flow from the hearty belief of had more confidence in the ship than in the glad tidings. Their preaching was "THAT Gospel is no Gospel which does Jesus? His clinging to the ship would objective. They presented 'salvation' as not set out with telling about Christ- show this. Had he, moreover, given his a thing complete, irrespective altogether who He is, and what He has done. These inability as his excuse for clinging, would of any subjective work in the sinner. two points contain all the good news that you not have said, 'You don't feel what This is of immense importance. The a sinner needs to know; and, if rightly you say, for you think you have strength gospel should be so preached that any presented, will spread out before him the to cling to the ship, and no strength to one hearing it and believing may enjoy full supply for all his wants. drop into the sea! Is not this absurd?' immediate and everlasting peace. The To tell the sinner what he himself has So we say to the sinner. 'You want sinner has not to move an eyelash, or to do, is not to tell him the Gospel; for strength, you tell us; whereas, the truth pick up a straw, or produce an emotion, that Gospel is the good news of what is, you are not weak enough; that is, you or shed a tear, to add to the completeness another has done. It is the report of are not sufficiently conscious of your of that salvation which the gospel presents what has been done by the Son of God weakness.' It is your thinking you have to him. He may shed many a tear, and that pacifies the sinner's conscience, and a little strength that makes you cling; will feel deep emotion, when the full tide pours in the heavenly balm into his did you see yourself without strength, you of redeeming love flows through his un-wounds. It is the old story, beginning would at once let go, and drop into the

Though you come to God as a sinner, you go into the presence of God and into the holiest of all upon the ground of

sea. Faith is not clinging to the ship,
but dropping into the sea; and when the
Holy Spirit at length enables you to
believe, He does not thereby enable you righteousness-not just as you are, but
to perform some great act or work; He just as Christ is; and this because Christ
simply detaches you from the ship to suffered on the cross, "the just for the
which you were holding fast, that you unjust, to bring us to God;" and thus
may drop down from all your ropes or we stand in all the holiness and perfec-
props of self-righteousness into the waves tion of Christ.
beneath, where Jesus stands with ready
arms to receive you. Let go, then,
sinner; let go! Drop down, drop down!
This is faith; all else is unbelief. All
else is denial of the love and power of

Jesus!"

Following Jesus.

Jesus said, "It hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighenemies." (MATT. v. 43-44.)

bour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your

The Triple Foe Conquered. WILL my dear reader turn to Romans vii. 25, and read those blessed words of the apostle Paul, "I THANK GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD." Let me direct your thoughts to a meditation on these sweet words. O for grace to enable us to use them as a reply to every temptation from the world, the flesh, and the devil. How varied are the temptations of the WORLD. The believer in Jesus Again, let the Word of God be your study; you don't know what wonders cannot do as the world does. He is compelled are there-what depths of wisdom and to be singular, because not conformed to it. knowledge. To read the Word of God. The friendship of the world is not desirable to see what Christ is, to see what I am the world is enmity against his heavenly to a child of God, because the friendship of in Him, is a very different thing from Father. The world in its temptations, is reading it to learn to make sermons. strong; how is it to be overcome? The answer The knowledge of God's Word imparts is at hand, "THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR rest, strength, and blessing. Once more, LORD." We can overcome in none other as to self, let self go; cut the cable of way. We are weak, therefore we need the self once for all,—it will profit little. As strength of Jesus, and therefore shall we have Christ is for the sinner his all, so must that strength engaged on our behalf. The Christ be for the believer. The believer world oft tempted Jesus when he was upon is consecrated to Christ. What means

the type of the anointing and sprinkling
of the right ear, the right thumb, the
right toe, but that the believing sinner is
consecrated to Christ, is a member of

this earth; but the man Christ Jesus over

came every suggestion of the adversary, that through him, and in him, we might overcome likewise. When the world tempted Christ with a crown, and sought to make him a king, he withdrew himself. When Satan caused all

THERE was a poor slave named Tom, who heard about Jesus Christ. He believed, and became a true Christian. His master put great confidence in him. One day some fresh slaves were brought to the plantation. and among them was an old and very infirm man. Tom took great care of him. He gave up his own bed to him, and let him eat and drink Christ's body; he is to bear as Christ the greatness of the world to rest on the with him. When it was cold, he carried would bear, to go where Christ would go, Saviour's eye, as he stood on the brow of the him into the sunshine; and when it was to do what Christ would do. We are the mountain, Jesus repelled the tempter with hot, he placed him under the shade of hands of Christ; we are consecrated"It is written." Fear not, O tried child of the cocoa nut trees. His master was sons of Aaron, and consecrated Levites, God; inasmuch as thy Redeemer overcame surprised at this behaviour, and he said "heirs of God, joints heirs with Christ." the world, thou shalt through him overcome to Tom, "Why do you pay such atten- Communion with Christ will lift us up also; but if thou attemptest the conflict in to that old man? he is surely a relation above all that is dishonoring to Him. thine own strength, then be not surprised of yours is he your father?" "No, The heirs of glory, the bride of Christ when thou art compelled to flee from before massa, he no my father." "Is he an older brother?" "No, massa, he no an Would Rebecca stop in her journey and suggestions of the world, is by "looking must not stop and grovel here below. the face of the foe. The only way by which thou shalt be able to conquer the temptations older brother." "Then he is, perhaps, across the wilderness to pick up the your uncle?" "No, massa, he no belong treasures in the sand? No, she was the to me at all; he not even my friend." bride, the joint heir of Isaac, and all the In every Christian there dwells two distinct "Then why do you take such an interest treasures of Abraham were his, and hers natures the flesh and the spirit, the one in him?" "He my enemy, massa,' in him. So the saint is an heir of inherited from Adam, the other born from replied Tom; "he sold me to the slave- eternal glory; he is the epistle of Christ. above. The one sinneth always, the other dealer; and my Bible tells, when my enemy hunger, feed him; and when he thirsty, give him drink."

Extract of a Short Address to
Young Converts.

BY MR. J. DENHAM SMITH.

THEY were exhorted to "stand fast;" if you are to stand fast, you must have something to stand upon-mark that; Christ is your firm rock and standing. ground.

You are to "stand against:" it takes two to make a fight; directly you are converted you have to stand against all the enemies of God and of His truth; the world, the flesh, worldliness, professing Christianity must be all withstood

as much as Satan himself. Then remember, not only "just as I am," but the counterpart, "just as He is," so are you. You are in God's sight as perfect as Christ Himself; you are "in Christ," the very "righteousness of God."

What must I do?

"Not of works, lest any man shall boast."-ЕPH. ii. 9.
NOTHING either great or small,

Nothing, sinner, no;
Jesus did it, did it all,

Long, long ago.

When He from His lofty throne
Stooped to do and die,
Every thing was fully done,
Hearken to His cry,

"It is finished!" Yes, indeed,
Finished, every jot:
Sinner, this is all you need,
Tell me, is it not?

Weary, working, plodding one,
Wherefore toil you so?
Cease your doing; all was done,
Long, long ago.

Till to Jesu's work you cling,
By a simple faith,
Doing is a deadly thing,

Doing ends in death.

Cast your deadly doings down,
Down at Jesu's feet;
Stand in Him, in Him alone,
Gloriously complete.

unto Jesus."

How terrible are the lusts of the FLESH.

sinneth not. I am persuaded, one principal reason why Christians are so frequently in perplexity, is because they do not clearly. recognize the distinction of the two natures. Paul tells us in language clear and emphatic, that believers are the subjects of two opposing principles, "I say, then, walk in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh: for the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary, the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would." (Gal. v. 16, 17.) This company, as it were, of two armies, keeps up a continual warfare within the Christian, and often causes him to cry out, "O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" Art thou, dear Christian reader, crying out thus? Dost thou groan beneath the burden of indwelling corruption? Then, take courage, and fear not; but say, "I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So, then, with the mind (the renewed nature) I myself, serve the law of God; but with the flesh (the old corrupt principle remaining) the law of sin."

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