JESUS, died for the sins of the world. All Men must have perished, had it not been for CHRIST's death. But now all past sins are freely forgiven to such sinners. as truly repent, and unfeignedly believe His holy Gospel. And such Believers are those of whom we spoke, who shall never perish. Thus the poor wise Man who by his wisdom delivered the city, is like unto our blessed Deliverer, CHRIST the Son of GOD. "Yet no man remembered that same poor Man." Alas! how awfully is JESUS forgotten! Although by Him all things are still upheld, yet the world continually forgets Him: and the children of this world go on just as if there was never such a one as CHRIST in it, and never will be again. And even Believers, how little they remember Him as they ought! How slowly does His remembrance grow even in their ungrateful hearts! Although He remembered us when we were in trouble --although His mercy endureth for ever, still how few come willingly to the

Lord's Table to remember Him! "Do this in remembrance of Me," was His

own request, just before He died. And though He has already saved them for ever, suffered and died for them, they keep lingering and lingering, halting and halting, hesitating and hesitating, (saying, I think I will obey next time: and then starting aside like a broken bow) creeping and crawling to their privileges like worms of the earth, instead of flying to the Table in flocks like doves of the heaven. The words of the Saviour of the world are indeed despised. So the words of "the poor wise Man" were despised by those very persons towards whom he had, of his own accord, without any works of theirs, shewed so much love in the time of their distress. O! my friends, CHRIST, the Wisdom of GOD, is best of all to us. He is our help, our defence, our comfort in the midst of daily trials, and hourly business. However sinful your past life has been, however ignorant you may

still be as to book-learning, however much you may he tried by your family, He is willing to receive you at all times, and especially at His Supper, if you come before Him to remember His goodness, and to humble yourself in His sight as a penitent, unworthy sinner. His people must expect to meet with daily crosses and much tribulation in their way to heaven. For think how much good one sinner can destroy! And you may find in almost every religious family, at least one sinner, who destroys much of the spiritual happiness of the rest. One sabbath-breaking pleasure-loving Son, or one foolish sinful disobedient Daughter, or a drunken idle Husband, a quarrelsome clamorous Wife, an ungodly Father, a careless Mother, or one riotous Neighbour, is enough to spoil much real good and peace and comfort, to all about them. Think how much good one sinner (namely Adam) destroyed! See how all the families of the earth suffer and

groan because of Adam's disobedience! "By one Man's disobedience many were made sinners." GOD grant that by the

obedience of one (that is, CHRIST) you, with many, may be made righteous. In Him shall all the families of the earth be blessed. When therefore we set ourselves to obey the Commandments of GOD, let us remember that it is CHRIST'S obedience by which we are made perfect, and not our own:-that it is His death which saved us from eternal punishment-that He still liveth in Heaven to pray for Believers, that their faith fail not. May the Holy Spirit give us grace to understand wisdom secretly, to apply our hearts unto CHRIST, to be ever looking unto Him both for ourselves and for those also concerning whom we now mourn and are fearful. May He bless us in turning away every one of us from our iniquities, delivering us from the wrath of that great King, who in the last Day shall come again in His glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead,

to raise the Righteous to a heavenly place, and to "take vengeance on those who know not GOD, and obey not the Gospel of our Lord JESUS CHRIST." GOD is in earnest. As it is written, "GOD is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not, He will whet His sword. He hath bent His bow, and made it ready. He hath also prepared for him the instrument of Death."