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humility, and neglecting of the body; not in auy honor to the satisfying of the flesh.

Thomas a Becket, who was afterwards primate of England, was a strange compound of affected bumility and real pride. While he performed the lowly office of washing the feet of thirteen beggars every morning, his supercilious, obstinate, and turbulent spirit, assumed a proud, overbearing, spiritual authority over his sovereign, whom he was in the habit of treating with all the insolence of a licensed censor. ...Chap. iii, ver. 2.-Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth.

I could mention the name of a late very opulent and very valuable person," says a writer in the Gospel Magazine, "who, though naturally avaricious in the extreme, was liberal and beneficent to a proverb. He was aware of his constitutional sin, and God gave him victory over it, by enabling him to run away from it. Lest the dormant love of money should awake and stir in his heart, he would not, for many years before his death, trust himself with the sight of his revenues. He kept, indeed, his accounts as clearly and exactly as any man in the world, but he dared not receive, because he dared not look at that gold, which he feared would prove a snare to his affettions. His stewards received all, and retained all in their own hands, till they received orders how to dispose of it."

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Chap. iii, ver. 19.-Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

'Dr. Franklin relates, that being with a party of bis friends overtaken by a storm in one of the American islands, he took shelter in a public house kept by a German. Upon their desiring that more wood might' be brought to the fire, the brute desired his sickly wife to go forth in the storm and fetch it, while a sturdy young negro wench stood by doing nothing.

Being asked why he did not send the girl rather than his wife, the brute replied, "That wench is worth eighty pounds to me, and if she should catch cold and die, I should sustain a great loss; but if my wife dies, I can get another, and perhaps money into the bargain!" How harsh and cruel this treatment! How like the description given by the apostle in the first of the Romans,--" Without natural affection,unmerciful!"

Chap. iv, ver. 1.--Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

A poor black boy, the property of a slave-holder in Africa, having heard of the preaching of the missionaries, felt a strong desire to go and hear about Jesus Christ. For this purpose he crept secretly away one evening, but being obliged to pass under the window of the house, his master observed him, and called out," Where are you going?" The poor fellow came back trembling, and said, "Me go to hear the missionaries, massa.' "To bear the missionaries, indeed; if ever you go there, you shall have nine and thirty lashes, and be put in irons." With a disconsolate look, the poor black replied, "Me tell Massa, me tell the great Massa." Tell the great

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Massa," replied the master, "What do you mean ?" "Me tell the great Massa, the Lord in heaven, that my massa was angry with me, because I wanted to go and hear his word." The master was struck with astonishment, his color changed, and unable to conceal his feelings, he hastily turned away, saying, “Go along, and hear the missionaries." Being thus permitted, the poor boy gladly complied. In the mean time, the mind of the master became restless and uneasy. He had not been accustomed to think that he had a Master in heaven, who knew and observed all his actions; and he at length determined to follow his slave, and see if there could be any peace obtained

for his troubled spirit; and creeping unobserved, he slunk into a secret corner, and eagerly listened to the words of the missionary. That day, Mr. Kicherer addressed the natives from these words,—" Lovest thou me ?" "Is there no poor sinner," said he, "who can answer this question? not one poor slave who loves Jesus Christ? no one who dares to confess him?" Here the poor slave boy, unable to restrain any longer, sprang up, and holding up both his hands, while the tears streamed down his cheeks, cried out with eagerness, "Yes, massa, me love the Lord Jesus Christ; me do love him, me love him with all my heart." The master was still more astonished, and he went home convinced of the blessings the Gospel brings, and became a decided Christian.

Chap. iv, ver. 5.-Redeeming the time.

Mr. Locke, having been introduced by Lord Shaftesbury to the Duke of Buckingham and Lord Halifax; these three noblemen, instead of conversing with the philosopher, as might naturally have been expected, on literary subjects, in a very short time sat down to cards. Mr. Locke, after looking on for some time, pulled out his pocket-book, and began to write with great attention. One of the company observing this, took the liberty of asking him what he was writing. "My Lord," said Locke, "I am endeavoring, as far as possible, to profit by my present situation; for having waited with impatience for the honor of being in company with the greatest geniuses of the age, I thought I could do nothing better than to write down your conversation; and indeed, I have set down the substance of what you have said this hour or two." This well-timed ridicule had its desired effect, and these noblemen, fully sensible of its force, immediately quitted their play, and entered into a conversation more rational and better suited to the dignity of their characters, and it may be added, better fitted to improve time, than so unprofitable a diversion.

I THESSALONIANS.

Chap. i, ver. 5.-For our Gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

A short time since, a gentleman of Barton-uponHumber, received a parcel by the Hull boat, which on opening was found to contain an ancient manuscript music book, map of Europe, plate of the system of heraldry, plate of helmets and crowns, with four shillings in silver, and an anonymous note inclosed, of which the following is a literal transcript; "An individual sends you this, sir, who was at your house some years ago, and took these things, and now the Gospel having come with power, has shown him his error, and he now restores them, humbly entreating your pardon, and begging you not to make it public." The above articles, being of small value, bad not been missed; they are known and recognised by the owner as old acquaintances, and in future will be preserved and esteemed as valuable records of reformation to his conscientious correspondent. By the same tide, another parcel containing some silver, and numerous proofs of a renewed mind, was addressed to another person, but neither can recollect nor discover from whom they have been received.

Chap. i, ver. 10.-And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Little more than half an hour before Dr. Watts expired, he was visited by his dear friend Mr. Whitefield. The latter asking him how he found himself, the doctor answered, "Here I am, one of Christ's

waiting servants.' Soon after, some medicine was brought in, and Mr. Whitefield assisted in raising him up in the bed, that he might with more convenience take the draught. On the doctor's apologizing for the trouble he gave Mr. Whitefield, the latter replied with his usual amiable politeness, "Surely, my dear brother, I am not too good to wait on a waiting servant of Christ's." Soon after, Mr. Whitefield took his leave, and often afterwards regretted, that he had not prolonged his visit, which he would certainly have done, could he have foreseen his friend was but within half an hour's distance of the kingdom of glory.

Chap. ii, ver. 4.-But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the Gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

It happened that at some public solemnity where the celebrated Hume was one of the audience, Mr. Brown of Haddington, was preceded in ministerial duty by an ambitious young man, who delivered a very eloquent and florid address,-the old divine following in one equally remarkable for its simplicity and earnestness. "The first preacher," said the sceptic to one of his friends, "spoke as if he did not believe what he said; the latter, as if he was conscious that the Son of God stood at his elbow."

Chap. ii, ver. 19, 20.-For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy.

Archbishop Williams once said to a friend of his, "I have passed through many places of honor and trust, both in church and state, more than any of my order in England these seventy years back; yet were I but assured that by my preaching I had converted but one soul to God, I should take therein

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