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fcets of my love! This understood, will kindle in your heart love to God, and his people, above all things you have ever yet known.

SINNER. Queff. 4. What Mall I do for him that has donesuch a kindness? I see now plainly that where sin has abounded, grace did much more abound. I see what Christ has done suits wicked, angodly, gracelets me: And if I disbelieve the freeness of it, I disbelieve the gospel of God. O blessed be God for Jesus Chrift! He has holden me, a wretched sinner, in my low estate! I find now the grace manifested in the atonement is enough for me. This precious blood faves, justifiesmit purges my conscience from guilt-I have peace-what I wanted to find in myself, I see now in another. I know it is a truth, as lure as God's word is true, that by the obedience of one, many are made righteous (). I am satisfied, that whatever my soul wants, is already done and finished, and it is free.

This great falvation fall, during my pilgrimage, be my confidence and trust. I ask you how thali i behave for the future? What Mall I do? It is my heart's desire to be obedient.

Anf. 1. Take up your cross and follow Chrift (x). by trying to observe all things he commands (y: Go fortbunto bim without the camp, beåring bis reproach (Z).

2. Imitate the kindness Thewn you, by forgiving others (a) and loving enemies.

3. Continue in the Apostle's doctrine, in fellowship with the disciples, in breaking of bread, and in prayer, from this time forward (b). In observing these three things I have mentioned, you will make your calling and election fure (C); and it will be a proof to you, that your joy is not the joy of the hypocrite, and that your lamp will not go out when the bridegroom comes.

(v) Rom. v. 19. (x) Mat. xvi. 24. '9) Mai. xxviii. 20. (2) Heb. xiii. 13. (a) Mat. xviii 21--35.

(b) AAs ii. 42. (c) 2 Pet, i. 10, N.B. Read all the Scripturesreferred to very carefully.

FINI S.

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WILLIAM C. BYER, Praptot tree Baptist Church

UNÁDILLA FORIS, N, Y.

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