fin which is in my members." Says the fame apostle, "Unto me who am lefs than the leaft of all faints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unfearchable riches of Chrift." Upon what high advantages did he calculate, above thofe who were much lefs in labor than himself? But, fays the reader, will not St. Paul fare better than the worst of finners, in eternity? Judge from what he fays, "This is a faithful faying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Chrift Jefus came into the world to fave sinners, of whom I am chief." The more humble we are, the greater our enjoyments. But when all are completely humbled, and perfealy reconciled; when all old things are done away, and all things become new ; when he, who fitteth upon the throne, maketh all things new in deed and in truth, I believe all ftrife, concerning who fhall be great in the kingdom of heaven, will be at an end. Ye, who preach righteoufnefs in the great congregations of the people, forget not the exhortation of the Captain of cur falvation," Learn of me." What good will all our labors do, unless we learn of Chrift? If we learn of him, he will be unto us, wisdom, righteousness, fan&tification and redemption; and we fhall preach, not ourselves, but Chrift Jefus our Lord, and ourfelves the fervants

of the people, for Jefus' fake. Remember, again, the exhortation of him who is the leader and commander of the people, "Search the fcriptures." Make yourselves acquainted with, and have free recourfe to, this great ftore house of divine riches, that you may be ready to deal a portion to feven, and alfo to eight." "Ye are the falt of the earth." As falt preferves and feafons meats fo that they are acceptable, fo ought the mafters of righteousness to endeavor, as far as poffible, to preferve mankind from fin, that they may be ac ceptable members of the church of Chrift. "But if the falt has loft its favor, wherewith fhall it be falted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be caft out and trodden under foot of men." We cannot be profitable to others, unless we have the favor of the Spirit within us; this loft, and we are good for nothing; and in room of having a mouth, and wisdom, to put gainfayers to filence, we fhall be over. come by them, and they will tread us under their feet. "Contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the faints." But be fure to remember, that," the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but fpiritual, and mighty through God." Carnal mind frequently urges the neceffity of contending earneftly for the faith once delivered to the faints; but then

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we must contend in a coat of mail, and with the weapons of him who fought the life of the Son of Jeffe, Be prepared to meet every kind of oppofition; we muft be attacked on every fide, the adversary will not leave one ftone unturned, nor a weapon, in his armor, untried. Be cautious of any fyftem of divinity; remember "the path of the juft is a fhining light, which hineth more and more unto the perfect day." The moment we fancy ourfelves infallible, every body must come to our peculiarities, or we caft them away. Even the truth may be held in unrighteoufnefs. Daniel's God was undoubtedly the true God; but I do not conceive Darius any more the real friend of that God, when he made a decree that all people fhould worship him, than he was when he made the decree, that no petition fhould be afked of any God or man, for thirty days, fave of himfelf. The caufe of truth wants nothing in its fervice but the fruits of the Spirit, which are love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. All the divifions and fubdi. vifions which now exift among chriftians, or ever have exifted, were caused wholly for want of thofe graces. Should we be tenacious about certain fentiments and peculiarities of faith, the time is not far diftant, when univerfalifls, who have fuf

fered every kind of contemptuous treatment, from the enemies of the doctrine, will be at war among themselves, and be trodden under foot of the Gentiles. Having begun in the Spirit, do not think to be made perfect by the flesh. In order to imitate our Savior, let us, like him, have compaffion on the ignorant and thofe whom we believe to be out of the way. Attend to the exhortation, "Let brotherly love continue." If we agree in brotherly love, there is no difagreement that can do us any injury; but if we do not, no other agreement can do us any good. Let us keep a strict guard against the enemy" that fows difcord among brethren." Let us endeavor to "keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace." May charity, that heaven-born companion of the human heart, never forfake us; and may the promife of the Savior be fulfilled concerning us, "Lo I am with you even unto the end of the world."

You have now, kind reader, caft your eye over thefe pages; perhaps you feel to fay, the doctrine of univerfal holiness and happiness cannot be true, notwithstanding all the author has faid in favor of it; and if fo, I condemn you not. The time has been, when I believed as little of the doctrine as you now do; I never adopted the belief of univerfal holinefs and happiness

out of choice, but from the force of real or supposed evidence. And I know you can. not believe it on any other ground. I hope, however, you feel no enmity to fo glorious a fyftem of God's grace; I hope you have the fpirit of Chrift, and with well to mankind. I have, befure, great confolation in believing that my Redeemer has many faithful fervants and loving difciples in the world, who do not believe in the extenfivenefs of falvation as I de, and I often take great fatisfaction, in feasts of charity, with fuch brethren. St. Peter was undoubtedly a lover of Chrift and his gofpel before he was taught by the fea of Joppa to call no man common or unclean. The reft of the difciples, who were diffatisfied with his preaching the gofpel to the uncircumcifed, were doubttefs poffeffed of the fpirit of Chrift, which caufed them to glorify God when they had more extenfive views of the gospel, through Peter's communications. As far

as I fee men walk in the fpirit of love to God and one another, I feel an union with them, whether their particular fentiments are mine, or not. / Men cannot believe at will; we believe, as evidence appears to our mind. The times have been, when each denomination has been profcribed, and, in fome measure, perfecuted. Each as it rofe has been cenfured by those who