They want no light to direct them. They want no affiftance to support them in doing their duty. They have a Gofpel to bring them to life and falvation, if they will but take notice of it; and if they will not walk in the light of God's law, this Gospel must be their judgment and condemnation.

Say then, Sir, (Martha proceeded) can you be prevailed on to think of religion in its native purity and fimplicity, and by the power of the Gospel, fo act with regard to virtue and piety, that when Chrift fhall come not only in the power, but in the wisdom and the justice of God, to judge the world, you may be fecured from that mifery and diftrefs, which is prepared for iniquity; and enjoy that eternal life, which is to be the portion of the righteous?

In this extraordinary manner did Martha Harrington difcourfe me, and the effect of it was (Jack Price continued), that I became a thorough reform from that hour. My rational life from that happy day commenced, and I entered seriously into my own breast, to think in earnest of that folemn judgment to come. What Martha faid was fo clear and strong, that I had not a thought of replying; but truth at once entirely fubdued my heart, and I flew to the Son of God, to requeft his interceffion with the Father of the Universe for the pardon of all my crimes.

The

A converfation.

The dignity and end of my being has fince been the fubject of my meditations, and I live convinced, that every thing is contemptible that is inconfiftent with duty and morality. This renders even my pleasures more agreeable. This gives eternal peace to my mind.

24.

Here Price ended his remarkable ftory, and, according to our agreement, I began to relate what happened to me from the time we parted at school, and concluded with informing him, that I was going in fearch of Charles Turner, my near friend, when fortune brought me to his house; that this gentleman lived fomewhere towards the confines of Cumberland and the Northriding of Yorkshire; but where the spot was, I could not tell; nor did I know well how to go on, as the country before me seemed unpaffable, on account of its mountains, precipices, and floods: I muft try, however, what can be done; not only in regard to this gentleman, but becaufe I have reafon to think it may be very much to my advantage, as he is very rich, and the most generous of men. If he is to be found, I know I fhall be welcome to fhare in his happiness as long as I please ;_nor will it be any weight to him. Price to this replied, that I was moft heartily welcome to him as long as I pleafed to

ftay,

stay, and that tho' he was far from being a rich man, yet he had every day enough for himself and one more; and his Martha, he was fure, would be as well pleafed with my company, as if I had been his own brother, fince he knew I was his efteemed friend.

In refpect of the way, he faid he would enable me to find Mr. Turner, if he could, but the country was difficult to travel, and he doubted very much if one could go to the extremity of Cumberland or Yorkshire over the hills; but we would try, however, and, if it was poffible, find out Mr. Turner's houfe. Yet folely with him I must not stay, if he could be feen. I must live between both, till I got fome Northern girl, and had a wife and habitation of my own; and there is (continued Price) not many miles from me, a fweet pretty lafs, the daughter of a gentleman-farmer, who is a very good man, and would, I believe, upon my recommendation, give you his girl, and a fum of money, to fit down on those hills.This is vaftly kind, Jack, I anfwering, faid, and what I fhall gratefully remember fo long as I live. I may ride many a mile, I am fure, and be an adventurer many a long day, before I meet with fuch offers again. Your fweetly fituated house and good things, with a fine Northern girl and money down, are benefits not.

Janus.

to be met with every day.-But at prefent the object I must purfue, is my uni verfity friend, Charles Turner; and if you pleafe to do me the great favour of guiding me fo far as you can over this wild, uninhabited land, after I have ftaid with you, for the first time, two or three days, and promife to abide many more hereafter, if it be in my power, we will fet out in queft of what I want. As you will, my friend, Price replied; and for the prefent, let us be gay. Here comes my beloved, with a little bowl of punch; and as fhe fings extremely well, and you have not forgot, I fancy, our old fong, we will have it over our nectar. You fhall reprefent Janus and Momus, and I will be Chronos and Mars, and my wife Diana and Venus. Let us take a glass first-the liberties of the world and then do you begin. We drank, and in the following manner I went

on.

A SONG.

25. Chronos, Chronos, mend thy pace, An hundred times the rowling fun Around the radiant belt has run,

In his revolving race.

Behold, behold the goal in fight,
Spread thy fans, and wing thy flight.

Wea:

Weary, weary

of my weight,

Let me, let me drop my freight,

And leave the world behind.

I could not bear

Another year

The load of human kind.

Chronos.

Ha ha ha! ha! ha! ha! well haft thou Momus.

done,

To lay down thy pack,

And lighten thy back.

The world was a fool e'er fince it begun;
And fince neither Janus, nor Chronos, nor I,

Can hinder the crimes,

Or mend the bad times,

'Tis better to laugh than to cry.

"Tis better to laugh than to cry.

Since Momus comes to laugh below,
Old time begin the show!

That he may fee, in every scene,

What changes in this have been;

age

Then goddess of the filver bow begin!

Chorus.

Janus.

Chronos.

With horns and with hounds I waken the Diana.

day,

And hye to my woodland-walks away;

I tuck up my robe, and am bufkin'd foon,
And tye to my forehead a waxing moon;