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case, when the HOLY GHOST, the SPIRIT of love, dwells in us.

The Christian then, loves his neighbour as himself. He thinks of promoting the welfare and happiness of his neighbour, as often as he thinks of his own ease and comfort. This, dear brethren, is the effect of the constraining "love of CHRIST, which is shed abroad in his heart by the HOLY GHOST which is given unto him." He now lives to the glory of GoD, and the good of his fellow creatures. This is the effect of conversion; this is the result of our regeneration and unless we are thus born again of the Spirit, we cannot enter into the kingdom of Gov. Without this new principle, we can know nothing of the "very bond of peace and of all virtues," of that peace of mind "which passeth all understanding;" and which is declared in Scripture to be, what "eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man" in his natural and unchanged state. This is heaven,

brethren, on earth. This is heaven in the midst of hell. This, dear brethren, is the rest spoken of in the 3rd and 4th chapters of Hebrews; and "those who come short of it, enter not in because of their unbelief; for all who believe do enter into rest."

The peace of the real Christian flows on uniformly like a river, whose channel never runs dry; and the righteousness which he has received of the LORD JESUS abides with him for ever, even as the waves of the sea, which continually follow each other. The Word of God has promised by the mouth of the prophet Isaiah, that "his peace shall be as a river, and his righteousness as the waves of the sea." The misfortunes and afflictions of time affect him, even as the ocean ploughed by a ship, which leaves on the waves no furrow ;-even as the air cleft by the wings of a swiftly passing bird. This is the "rest which remaineth to the people of GOD." This is "joy and peace in believing."

I know that there are some among

you, beloved brethren, the strings of whose hearts will respond to the feelings of love and of peace, which I have pointed out as the characteristic of the real child of GOD: while I am equally aware that there may be perhaps others, who will regard them as an absurd and affected sentimentality. Those deluded professors, who are strangers to christian love and charity, who know nothing of "joy and peace in believing," must necessarily regard enthusiastic or affected, those internal operations of the HOLY GHOST, which they have never received; and yet from a carnal assurance and satanic delusion, imagine that they have experienced a change of heart. O! beware lest the vampire of self-delusion should lull you, by the flapping of its wings, into a deep sleep; while at the same time it is sucking out the last blood-drop of a spiritual life!

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I sincerely hope, however, that there is not a single individual among you, who is thus "at ease in Zion, and

trusting in the mountain of Samaria." Yet I am bound to proclaim the truth, and the whole truth of God's Word, which says, "If any man have not the SPIRIT OF CHRIST, he is none of His;" and "the fruit of the SPIRIT is love, joy and peace." These are the impresses of the children of GOD. These declare their likeness to their heavenly Father. Assuredly, brethren, I need not remark, that where there are no fruits, there can be no indwelling of the HOLY SPIRIT. "If then any man have not the fruits of the SPIRIT of CHRIST, he is none of His." And if none of CHRIST'S, he can belong to the synagogue of Satan only.

Perhaps some of you may be ready to exclaim, “if these things be so, who then can be saved?" The answer to this question is most awful. The number is indeed small, very small. Hear the reply of our Saviour to the question :

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Are there few that be saved?" The answer is most awful.-"Strive," or agonize, “to enter in at the strait gate :

for many, I say unto you,

will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."—"Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be who go in thereat because strait is

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the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Many are called but few chosen." When the flood, a type of the future deluge by fire, destroyed the inhabitants of the earth, only one small typical family of eight was saved in the typical ark. When the typical journey through the wilderness was finished, only two individuals, Caleb and Joshua, were chosen from among the multitudes of the children of Israel, to enter into the typical land of Canaan.

Yet it is still true that the strait gate is open to all, and that all are invited. "Ho every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." "Come unto CHRIST,

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