your mercies, and enjoying all your privileges as the purchase of a Saviour's blood? Are you contented with what you possess, considering that to procure your little, caused Jesus to agonize, bleed and die? Are you trampling his blood under foot? if so, read Heb. x. 29-32, and tremble. Are you seeking to feel its power, enjoy its efficacy, and prove its virtues? if so, rejoice, for every one that seeketh findeth. Luke. xi. 10. But if you are despising the blood of Jesus, CONSIDER, you are despising the ONLY REMEDY that God has provided, and MUST PERISH in your own deceivings Which the Lord prevent.

"This was compassion like a God,
That when the Saviour knew
The price of pardon was his blood,
His pity ne'er withdrew.

He sunk beneath our heavy woes
To raise us to his throne,
There's ne'er a gift his hand bestows
But cost his heart a groan.

Now though he reigns exalted high,
His love is still as great:

Well he remembers Calvary,

Nor let his saints forget.'

THE TRUE CHRISTIAN.

THE true Christian is born from above, partakes of the divine nature, and is taught by the Holy Ghost. He knows himself to be a vile, corrupt, and polluted sinner: he has felt condemned, confessed the justice of God in his expected doom, and sought pardon at the feet of Jesus. He knows that the law is holy, just and good; that it extends to the thoughts and intents of the heart; that he cannot keep it, and is justly condemned by it. He has been directed to Jesus for pardon, life, and salvation; and has fled to him for refuge, shelter, and safety. He has turned from creatures, duties, and legal hopes; and has obtained mercy, received grace, and found deliverance. He has believed on Jesus, repented of sin, and realized forgiving love. He is crucified to the world, and the world unto him he can no longer love its pleasures, follow its vanities, and conform to its fashions; he pities its state, prays for its good, but keeps himself separate from it: he passes through it, suffers in it, and rejoices in an interest above it. He walks

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with his God in faith, dependence, and obedience; he follows his Saviour through evil and good report; and cleaves to the Lord with full purpose of heart. He renounces self, makes use of the fountain of Immanuel's blood, and builds upon the rock He discards his own works as dross and dung, rejoices in free grace as the fount of salvation, and-triumphs in the righteousness of Christ. He feeds by faith on the flesh and blood of Jesus, relies on the exceeding great and precious promises of God, and listens to the warnings of his Father's word. He resists Satan stedfast in the faith, mortifies his members which are upon the earth, and takes comfort from the atonement made. He mourns over his duties, sows to the Spirit, and follows on to know the Lord. He walks in the light, overcomes all his foes, and stands up in defence of the gospel of God. He rejoices in Christ, grieves for the low estate of the Church, and sighs, and cries for all the abominations that are done in the land. He proves his adoption, gives all glory to God, and waits for the hope of righteousness by faith. He prays earnestly, lives honestly, and suffers patiently; knowing that in heaven he has a better, and more enduring

substance. He mourns over his follies, laments his imperfections, and supplicates forgiveness of God. Sin is his burden, moral defilement his grief, and conformity to Jesus the reigning desire of his soul. The house of God is his home, the people of God are his companions, and the ordinances of the gospel his delight. Prayer is the breath of his soul, the throne of grace his place of resort, and praise the very element in which he lives. The presence of God is his heaven, fellowship with Jesus his delight, and the unction of the Holy One his teacher. The word of God is his sword, the righteousness of Jesus his breastplate, and the hope of salvation his helmet. Sin, satan, and the world are his foes; the Father, Son, and Spirit, in convenant relation, are his friends. The gospel is the charter of his privileges, the law is the rule for his feet, and heaven is the end of his race. He is reconciled to God by the blood of the cross, justified from all things in the righteousness of Christ, and communes with Jehovah from off the mercy seat. He is saved by grace, made nigh by the blood of the Lamb, and suffers for Christ and his cause. In a word, he is spiritual in his nature, sincere in his professions, holy in his aims, high in

his relationships, happy in his prospects; upright in his walk, heavenly in his conversation, and safe for eternity.

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Such is the real Christian when he acts upon bible principles, walks by scripture rules, and lives up to his grace given privileges. This is the state, happiness, and portion of them that know God, and the heritage appointed them by God. But, alas! how many are there in this day of profession, who pass for Christians, and yet are totally ignorant of these things. Reader, are YOU Christian? do you pass for one ? If so, when did you receive the blessings of pardon, peace, and assurance in answer to prayer? When did you enjoy real heartfelt communion with God? When did you find Christ precious, as your Prophet, Priest, and King? When did you enjoy the witness of the Holy Spirit in your heart? When did you sit in judgment on yourself? When did you search and try your ways ? When did Jesus and his Father visit you, according to his word? John xiv. 21-23. When were you walking in the comfort of the Holy Ghost? Do you know anything of these things? the very life and soul of religion consists in them. All religion without these things