but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.'

4. "I believe that God, from eternity, elected a certain determinate number to enjoy everlasting life, not because Calvinists believe so, but because Christ says, 'All that the Father hath given me shall come unto me,' (John, vi. 37.) And Paul says, 'God hath chosen us in Christ before the foundation of the world,' (Eph. i. 4.)

5. "I believe that Adam stood as the federal head of all the human race in the covenant of works; because Paul tells us, 'By one man's disobedience many were made sinners,' (Rom. v. 19.) Therefore I am guilty of original as well as actual sin: when Adam sinned, I sinned; and God might justly have consigned me to hell for Adam's transgression.

6. "I believe that human nature is universally corrupted—that all men are naturally in the ruins of the fall. David says, 'They are all gone aside,' (Ps. xiv. 3.) Every one has turned to his own way,' (Isa. liii. 6.) The natural man receiveth not Spirit of God,' (1 Cor. ii. 14.)

the things of the 'The whole world v. 19.)

lieth in wickedness,' (1 John,

7. "I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ redeemed not all the world, but a certain number, fixed upon in eternity, given to him, and for whom he was surety. This I infer from Rev. v. 9: Thou hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every

kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.' Rev. xiv. 4: Redeemed from among men.'

8. "I believe that we must be justified, or accounted righteous by a God of infinite purity, before we can enter the mansions of glory, because we are, in Paul's language, 'under the curse,' (Gal. iii. 10.) The whole world is guilty, and, therefore, exposed to avenging justice, (Rom. iii. 19.) By the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation,' (Rom. v. 18;) and that we can only be justified by having, in a gracious yet just manner, the whole active and passive obedience of Christ put down to our account, declared and acknowledged our own; as Paul says, 'Not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith,' (Phil. iii. 9.) David, also, describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works, (Ps. xxxii.) Therefore, there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus,' (Rom. viii. 1.)

9. "I believe that the Divine law is invariable and unalterable; that Christ never relaxed our obligations to it, or disannulled its authority. He himself says, 'Think not that I come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil,' (Matt. v. 17.) Paul was not without law to God, but under the law to Christ, (1 Cor. ix. 21 ;) and, therefore, all christians are bound to obey it as the rule of their conduct, not to gain life by their

obedience, but to shew gratitude to Christ their King.

10. "I believe the absolute necessity of regeneration, because Christ says, 'Ye must be born again,' (John, iii. 7;)-the absolute necessity of faith, because he says to his disciples, ' He that believeth not shall be damned,' (Mark, xvi. 16;) — the absolute necessity of repentance, because he says, 'Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish,' (Luke, xiii. 5.)

11. "I believe the absolute necessity of conversion, because Christ said, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven,' (Matt. xviii. 3.) I believe that God effectually calls his own chosen people from darkness to light, to be no longer conformed to this world, but transformed in the renewing of their mind,—' Called,' as Peter expresses it, 'to glory and virtue,' (2 Pet. i. 13.) I believe the absolute need of sanctification of heart and life, because the Bible tells me, 'Without holiness no man shall see the Lord,' (Heb. xii. 14.)

12. "I believe that true christians, those who are elected, redeemed, called, justified, and sanctified, shall, instead of falling finally from grace, 'hold on their way, and grow stronger and stronger,' (Job, xvii. 9.) I believe they are kept by the power of God, through faith, unto final salvation,' (1 Pet.i. 5 ;) that as God has begun a good work, he will never leave it, but carry it on to the day of Jesus Christ,

(Phil. i. 6 ;) so that God shall say concerning them at last, notwithstanding the opposition of his malignant enemies, 'I have fulfilled my counsel, and I have done all my pleasure;' that though sin, death, and hell have conspired to defeat God's designs in creating man, yet he shall receive a tribute of everlasting gratitude from every redeemed soul in the happy realms of bliss."

This form of sound words, so clearly expressed, and so scripturally sustained, with but little or no variation, became the stratum of his faith and ministry during life. Compiled in the earliest stage of his christian profession, at a time, too, when a variety of subjects of diversified interest solicited and secured his earnest pursuit, it is most encouraging to find that, alike unmoved by the refinements of subtle speculation or the splendour of illustrious names, he continued, for almost half a century, with primitive steadfastness, to defend and adorn these evangelical principles.

CHAPTER II.

HE SEEKS ADMISSION INTO A THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTION HE UNITES WITH A CHRISTIAN CHURCH-HIS CALL TO THE MINISTRY-HIS ORDINATION.

BEFORE the subject of this memoir was eighteen years of age, his maturity of christian character and literary acquirement considerably exceeded the average attainments of those who have prosecuted their studies through the usual term of residence at a dissenting academy, yet, at this time, he made repeated, though unsuccessful, attempts to procure admission into one of those institutions. On one of the occasions referred to, he applied to Mr., afterwards Dr., Simpson, tutor of the Hoxton academy. In the "Memorial" he prepared and presented, he says:-"I feel myself the subject of two opposite principles; the one inclining me to universal holiness and virtue; by the other, if restraining grace prevented not, I should be hurried into every species of sin and immorality; for, 'in me, that is in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing.' In the presence of God I humbly confess it is not owing to me, but for ever to be ascribed to his grace that I have not been in every evil practice; and I trust to the same God still to keep me