miracle. But if we ever come into that millennial state, we must know it by an obedience to this manifestation, which brings us into union and communion with God, under the influence of those angelic dispositions. This millennial state is now in the world; and blessed be the name of Israel's God, there are those who have experienced the enjoyment of it, and know what it is to reign with Christ on earth: having come unto God through the liberty of the Gospel; not vainly expecting to attain it by submitting to the priestly tyranny exercised by man over his fellow men, for this results from a disposition at enmity with God, and stands as a wall of partition between us and the life of Christ: And therefore seeing that all men are capable of salvation, and that all men may come equally under the influence of this divine principle, let us be encouraged to come unto that Teacher which can never be removed into a corner. "Though the Lord shall give us the bread of adversity and the waters of affliction, yet surely our teacher shall not be removed into a corner, but our eyes shall see our teacher, and we shall hear a voice saying, this is the way walk in it, when we turn to the right or left."

But my mind has been often grieved in seeing those who are well disposed, and who are endeavouring to come into a state in which their minds are brought under these convictions, and

under condemnation; instead of abiding under them, and following their influence, which leadeth to a repentance that needeth not to be repented of; and instead of attending to that which passes in their own minds, they have gone and united themselves with some religious society; and instead of waiting for the finger of the divine instructor, to give direction, they have, under the feelings of those excitements, joined themselves to sects; and become very zealous in the performance of supposed religious duties, by which they have been led into various absurdities. In the land of my nativity strange extravagancies have appeared, jumping, dancing, and shouting, as though the God of heaven and earth could not hear the sighing of the poor and needy soul, without all this tumult and confusion. These absurdities have been a disgrace, and will continue to be a disgrace, in whatever society they may be practiced. God dwells with man, and he needs not all this outward show to cause him to hear us. He looks not to the position of the body or to the form of words; but he searcheth the hearts, and trieth the reins of the children of men-he knows the inmost recesses of our thoughts before they are brought forth.

I have been instructed in the remembrance, and perhaps it may be instructive to you, to remember the situation of an eminent prophet,

who was once placed alone, after he fled from the king, and had wandered in the wilderness for forty days and nights, he came to mount Horeb, the mount of God. And he came thither and lodged there: And, behold the word of the Lord came to him, and said unto him, what doest thou here Elijah? And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life to take it away. And he said, go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and break in pieces the rocks, before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: And after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; and the Lord was not in the fire: And af ter the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave: and behold, there came a voice unto him, and said what doest thou here Elijah? Here was a calm-a quiet, and he had an opportunity to cast all his cares, and sorrows, and afflictions before his Almighty friend, and to receive assurances of protection and comfort. They had thrown down the altars

and slain the prophets with the sword, and he was the only one left, and they sought his life to take it away, but instead of being alone, he received the comfortable assurance that there were yet 7000 in Israel, all the knees which had not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

Now if we would wait till the whirlwind has passed by, till our minds, which are under condemnation have become calm, the light of God would bring life into our souls; and we should experience a state of quietude, and a state of peace in which we could look as did Elijah formerly. We could cast all our cares, all our troubles and affections upon the bosom of our Almighty friend; and then we should be able to receive a solemn assurance, that there are "7000 yet in Israel, all the knees which had not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him." Again, many of those who have been convicted for sin, have rushed into religious performances, like the horse into battle, and have not only been zealous in their families and in public, but have listened to the cry of those daughters of the horse leech, which are never satisfied with their abundance, but continue to cry give, give to support benevolent institutions, bible societies, missionary societies, and a variety of associations of this kind, the object of which is stated to be the con

version of the heathen. But unto what are they converted into the power of God which saveth the soul? No, these poor heathens are converted to the dogmas, opinions and ceremonies of those missionaries, or the societies to which they belong; and often into absurdities not inferior to their own. The missionaries who have been sent, have gone with great pomp and parade; and have endeavoured to bring the heathen of a foreign land, into their particular views, dogmas, and doctrines. And I am verily afraid, that in so doing, they have been building, both for themselves and the heathen, upon a false foundation-making them two fold more the children of hell than they were before. For many of these beings are fully partakers of the divine blessing, that salvation which will really and substantially save. They have very just ideas of God-He is considered by them as a being who knows all things. He is all eye, and ear, and mind, and he understands all things. This was a description given by a native of your own forests, an Indian not long ago. Can there be a more definite idea given of the Deity, than that he sees all things, hears all things, knows all our minds, thoughts, words and actions? They not only believe all this, but they believe in the operation of the spirit upon the mind of man. the good Indian dies, he will be happy, accord

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