were loosed, my fetters struck off, and my soul set free. Oh, blessed freedom! Oh, precious season! Oh, glorious gospel! And in my dark seasons since I have not been without hope in his mercy. Many were my trials in going to hear the word at that time, but my soul had such blessed communion with the Lord Jesus by the Holy Ghost, that I have many times thought I could have gone through the infernal regions to have got there. One time in particular I can never forget. I had been very much buffetted by the enemy and the world, and you were led to speak from the Canticles i. 7, 8. Oh, what a blessed time it was to me. I knew I was one of the flock that were redeemed by the precious blood of the great Shepherd, and that I was in the footsteps of the flock, and beside one of the tents where he fed them, for I was feeding with them. Dear friend, since I have been favoured with these spiritual mercies my trials have been many, and to flesh and blood very grievous. have often thought I could not bear up under them; but I find that in the I Lord I have righteousness and strength, and have found him particularly this week a very present help in trouble. Oh, how great is his goodness, and how many his mercies toward such a vile wretch as I am in myself, though righteous in my glorious Head and Husband! Oh, sir, He is the best husband, He is the chiefest among ten thousand and altogether lovely. When I am weak, then he strengtheneth me, and hath been such a prop to my poor tempesttossed soul since I have known him; surely he is a refuge for the weary and heavy-laden, and he hath fulfilled that sweet promise to me, As thy day is so shall thy strength be." I know his promises cannot fail, but are yea and amen to his glory and our good. 66 REVIEW. Golgotha or the last sayings of the Lord Jesus Christ, after his crucifixion, and before his death; considered in the supposed order in which they were uttered. By Thomas Hare, B. A., Curate of Charles, Plymouth. 12mo., pp. 114. London, Ben nett. THIS is an interesting volume, it is divided into seven parts, in each of which, one of the sayings uttered by our Lord while on the cross, is separately considered; and the remarks made by the writer, are well adapted to lead the minds of the Lord's people to a more enlarged view of the extent and importance of every event connected with the humiliation state of HIM, who though he was in the fullest sense, God over all, and blessed for evermore, did indeed, make himself of no reputation, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, that his own elect family might not perish in the Adam-fall transgression, but might have everlasting life. We snbjoin one extract that our readers may form some opinion of the authors style. "After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.' Wonderful as is every thing which concerns the Lord of life and glory; most truly wonderful is this his own confession. To understand its meaning it must not be lost sight of, that as yet his sufferings were not ended; and that, not only in respect of the body, but the soul: for these were continued until he uttered the last saying of, " Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit."-Luke xxiii. 14, This was immediately succeeded by his death; for it is added, Having said thus, he gave up the ghost." He was still in the body, and had nearly reached the highest bar in the ladder of all his sufferings. This was the last he had to, and did suffer: or rather this was what manifested the extent of those sufferings, both in duration and measure; and also his condition, when and where he suffered. 66 Christ," says Peter, "also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust." "-1 Peter iii. 18. Wherein are declared his own character, in contradistinction to that of his people; for as he is called the just," they are designated the unjust;" and both for whom, and what he suffered; that he suffered for the unjust, and for sin. It is true, the elect, as was Christ, are called to suffer; but the cause and difference in their sufferings is of the greatest moment; since they only suffer from, whereas he suffered for sin. In their sufferings there is no sting, nor is there any part of the penalty due to sin exacted: but in the sufferings of Jesus there was the sting, and all that was due to the sins of all the people, however numerous, great, and aggravated; which were all charged to his account, as if he had been guilty of the whole, as if they were his own, and not others'; and as if he only had dishonoured the Lord, by breaking his holy law! But he was their Surety, and “ as he who will be a surety for a stranger, shall smart for it," he smarted by suffering the wrath of Jehovah for his elect's transgressions. And he was dealt with, as if he were the greatest of sinners; therefore, he received in his own body on the tree (whereby is meant, both body and soul) all the wages of sin, which is death, as the Holy Ghost declared by Paul, "The wages of sin is death."-Rom. vi 23. By this is not meant simply the death of the body, although this is what came in by sin, as is manifest by what God said to Adam, after his sin, " In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return," Gen. iii. 19. Bodily death is included in it; but, beside it, there is also the soul death for sin; and this is what Christ suffered in his soul before the death of the body." We hope and believe this little work will be made useful. An Address to the Church of Christ, on the Unity of the Spirit. By R. C. Chapman. 12mo., pp. 35 London, Medes. THIS address was delivered at John Street Chapel, London, previous to the author's departure for Spain as a missionary. Mr. C. was formerly a member of Mr. Evans' church, and afterwards became minister of the church at Barnstaple, Devonshire. The scripture selected by the preacher as the basis of his farewell address, is John xvii. 21., "That they all may be one; as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. The strongest recommendation which it claims, is the untiring earnestness and deep anxiety the preacher manifests in urging on his hearers the unity of the saints to each other. Much affection is evinced throughout the whole; and, though we are unacquainted with his motives for leav ing a charge where we understood his labours to have been much blessed, we most sincerely pray that the Holy Spirit may prosper his missionary enterprize in the dark and superstitious land, where we doubt not he considers duty calls him. Plain Sermons for Plain People. No. 4. A Desirable sight. 12mo., pp. 16. London, Palmer & Son. THE text chosen for this fourth number, is from John xii. 21., “ Sir, we would see Jesus;" and is considered under the following five particulars. 1. The object-Jesus. 2. The nature of a sight of Jesus. 3. The seasons when the soul is permitted to see Jesus. 4. The medium through which the sinner beholds Jesus. And 5. The properties of a sight of that blessed Immanuel. We need scarcely add a remark: the divisions shew the author to be experimentally acquainted with his subject. We have read the sermon with much pleasure, and think the series, as we have before said, peculiarly adapted for distribution in places where the pure gospel is not. preached. THIS author, it appears, is a layman and a Barrister-at-law; and his attention was directed to the in vestigation of the subject by the birth of his son, to whom it is in consequence dedicated. The origin of the tract may be so far termed praiseworthy: but in the prosecution of the design, the author seems never to forget that he is a Barrister-at-law; and, while great acuteness is manifest, and talent, and research, he makes equally manifest that he is but little acquainted with that wisdom which alone maketh spiritually wise. The work is in fact a complete jumble: we look in vain to ascertain the author's own sentiments in reference to the ordinance, and doctrinal terms are so heterogeneously commingled, By the that, viewed theologically, we are obliged to pronounce the effusion contemptible. Epistola Caritatis; or, Epistles of Love, designed for the comfort of the Children of God. By Charles Drawbridge, 12mo., pp. 24. London, Higham. Precious Jewels. No. 11. same. 12mo., pp. 12. Higham. London, THE first of these tracts consists of five letters: their chief characteristic is a recapitulation of scripture narrative, interspersed with plain, though in some cases interesting observations. We regretted that the author had not been more circumscribed in his quotations, as it would have allowed him more scope for elucidating what he brought forward: and, again, page 3 consists nearly two-thirds of scripture references, The Mystery of Christ and the Church. pp. THIS seems to be a plain scriptural discourse elucidating the doctrine with some conciseness. It was preached before the Bishop of Ripon, and it augurs well of the preacher's decision to bring so unpalateable a subject before dignitics. POETRY. "" FEAR THOU NOT." Or Winter's chilling blast; Thy Jesus is the same, His loved, his chosen bride. Imparting perfect bliss To ransom'd souls on high, And sits in yonder sky. And all his saints below, Не every one doth know, Nor will he them deny : Though often they transgress, That love which brought him down, Still smiles in his dear face, Which never wears a frown. If thou should'st go astray, And lost her creature dress, He loved her not the less. His love can never change, "Thou drewest near in the day that 1 called upon thee; thou saidst, Fear not." O thou to whom with earnest cry I bless thy name, thy gracious ear Thou art a God for ever near, When on thee I so earnest call'd, To me thou didst draw near; And though my soul was sore appall'd, In that bless'd day, thy sov'reign voice In thee I would henceforth rejoice, Thou saidst Fear not, I'm with thee still, I bow unto thy sov'reign will, Hold me I pray thee day by day, With thee through life I comfort have, In glory, far beyoud the grave, J. HARDING. 1 AN ALPHABET Of the Scriptural Appellations applied to the Church of God. Adopted sons to Christ allied, A Heav'nly Dew, the Lord's Delight. LEBANON LEAVES. R. R. "And Jacob was left alone: and there wrestled a man with him, until the breaking of the day."-Gen. xxxii. 25. Moonlight Its silvery rays wide scattering, shews His wives and children, flocks and herds have crossed The brook: he stays to plead for safety. Esau appeased, his hostile purpose leaves, To the Memory of S. E., who died in the Adieu, my friend, thy trouble's o'er, T. G. Is no Preparation necessary before we come to the Saviour for Pardon? [From Caroline Fry's Poetical Catechism, a little book which we take this opportu tunity of recommending to our readers.] Such preparation as the hungry needs, Who comes to ask the alms on which he feeds: Such preparation as befits his claim, Who comes to ask a covering for his shame, Hungry and naked,—this is all the plea; All the desert is helpless misery. He died for sinners-If we come not thus, Whate'er our claims, he did not die for us. He died for sinners-this be all our plea,I am the chief, then wherefore not for me In lowest dust before the cross I fall; Lord, I have nothing,-do thou give me all. |