wickedness yet remaining, even in many parts of the British dominions: in Wales, in the Highlands of Scotland, and in Ireland. Are the Gouges all dead? There are pretended shepherds in the world, who will never be able to answer before the Son of God, for their laying so little to heart the deplorable circumstances of so many persons whom they might, if they were not scandalously negligent, bring to be more acquainted with the only Saviour.

III. Why is nothing more effected for the poor Greeks, Armenians, Muscovites, and other Christians, who have little preaching, and no printing among them? If we were to send them Bibles, Psalters, and other Books of Piety in their own. language, they would be noble presents, and God only knows how useful.

IV. Poor sailors, and poor soldiers call for our pity. They meet with great troubles, and yet their manners seldom discover any good effects of their trials. What shall be done to make them a better set of men? Besides more books of piety distributed among them, other methods must be devised, "Cadit asinus, & est qui sublevat: perit anima, et non est qui manum apponat!" "An ass falls, and the first who comes lifts him up: a soul is on the brink of ruin, and not a hand is stretched out." Let Austin awaken us.

V. The Tradesman's library should be more enriched. We have seen" husbandry spiritualized;" the employment of the "shepherd spiritualized;" "navigation spiritualized;" and the "weaver," also furnished with agreeable meditations. To spread the nets of salvation for men in the way of their personal callings, and to convey pious

thoughts in the terms and branches of their personal callings, is a real service to the interests of piety. A book also that shall be an "Onomatologia Monitoria," a "Remembrancer from names," and shall advise persons how to make their names the monitors of their duty, might be of much use to the christened world. And a book which shall be" The Angel of Bethesda," giving instructions in what manner to improve in piety, by the several maladies with which any may be afflicted; and at the same time informing them of the most experimental, natural, and specific remedies for their disorders, might be very useful to mankind.

VI. Universities which shall have more Collegia Pietatis in them, like those of the excellent Franckius in the Lower Saxony. O that such institutions were more numerous! Seminaries in which the scholars may have a most polite education, but not be sent forth with recommendations for the evangelical ministry, till, upon a strict examination it be found that their souls are 'fired with the fear of God, the love of Christ, a zeal to do good, and a resolution to bear poverty, reproach, and all sorts of temptations, in the service of our holy religion. Such characters would' be the wonders of the world; and what wonders might they do in the world!

Let Charity-schools also "increase and multiply:" Charity-schools which may provide subjects. for the great Saviour, blessings for the next generation Charity-schools, not perverted to the ill purpose of introducing a defective christianity.

VII. It is the part of wisdom to observe and pursue those things which, so far as we understand by the books of the sacred Prophecy, are to be

the works of our day. When the time had arrived that Antichrist should enter his last

half-time," one poor monk proved a main instrument of wresting from him half his empire. Thus to fall in with the designs of Divine Providence, is the way to be wonderfully prospered and honoured. The works of our day I take to be as follows:

1. The revival of Primitive Christianity: to endeavour to restore every thing of the primitive character. The apostacy is going off. The time for cleansing the temple comes on. More EDWARDS would be vast blessings, when the primitive doctrines of christianity are corrupted.

2. The persuading of the European powers to shake off the chains of popery. Let this argument be used: there is no popish nation but would, by embracing the protestant religion, not only introduce itself into a glorious liberty, but also would double its wealth immediately. It is strange that this has not been more attended to. Let it be prosecuted with more demonstration. A certain writer has shown, that the abolition of popery in England, is worth at least eight millions sterling to the nation, annually. Let this argument, arising from interest, be tried with other nations.

3. The formation and quickening of the people → who are to be " The stone cut out of the mountain." In this thing, as in some others, "None of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand." God will do his own work in his own time and manner; and Austin says, "Utile est ut taceatur aliquod verbum, propter incapaces:" "It is advisable to withhold part of what I meant to say, because of men's incapacity to receive it."

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"The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform these things" a zeal inspired and produced by the Lord of Hosts in his faithful servants, will put then upon the performance of such things. Nothing has yet been proposed that is impracticable: "Non fortia loquor, sed possibilia :" tion not things of great difficulty, but such as are within our power.". But Eusebius has taught me, "Vere magnum est magna facere, & teipsum putare nihil" "It is truly noble to do great things, and yet to esteem yourself as nothing." Sirs, while pursuing such a course of actions as has been described above; actions which are far more glorious than all the achievements of which those bloody plunderers whom we call conquerors have made a wretched ostentation;-still humility must crown the whole. Without this they are all nothing nothing, without a sense that you are nothing, and a willingness to be so esteemed. You must first, most humbly acknowledge to the great God," that after you have done all, you are unprofitable servants;" that you have not only done that" which was your duty to do," but also, that you have fallen exceedingly short of your

duty." If God should abase you with very dark dispensations of his providence, after all your indefatigable and disinterested" essays" to glorify him, humble yourselves before him; yet abate nothing of your exertions. Persevere, saying, my God will humble me, yet will I glorify him. Lord, thou art righteous. Still will I do all I

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can to promote thy glorious kingdom. This act of humiliation is indeed comparatively easy. There is one to be demanded of you, of much greater difficulty; that is, that you humbly submit to all the discredit which God may appoint for you among men. Your adorable Saviour was one who always "went about doing good." Mankind was never visited by a benefactor like him: And yet never was any one so vilified. Had he been the worst malefactor in the world, he could not have been treated in a worse manner. He ex

postulated with them, and inquired, "For which of my good works do you thus treat me?" Yet they continued the same conduct: they hated him, they reproached him, they murdered him. Austin very truly said, "Remedium elationis est contuitus Dominicæ crucis;" "A sight of our Lord's cross is a certain cure for pride." It will also be a remedy for discouragement: it will keep you from sinking, as well as from being lifted up. You are conformed to your Saviour in your watchful endeavours to "do good," and to be "fruitful in every good work." But your conformity to him yet wants one point more to render it complete; that is, to be" despised and rejected of men;" and patiently to bear the contempt, the malice, and the abuse of a "perverse generation." One of the fathers, who sometimes wanted a little of this grace, could say, "Nihil est nos ita et hominibus et Deo gratos facit, quam si vitæ merito magni, et humilitate infimi simus;" "Nothing makes us so agreeable in the sight of God and man, as to rise high by our and yet sink low in humility."

good actions,