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smile of satisfaction to any representations of
an unfavourable nature, as if we ourselves
should be exalted by his depression. And
this we call envy.
Envy," says a pious au-
"as existing in the soul, is a sense of
pain arising from the real or supposed excel-
lence of another, accompanied with a desire
to deprive him of it, and possess it ourselves."
It is a most odious principle, but let me ask
is it not one which we are all more or less
addicted to, although we should be sorry to
confess it? We may contrive to hide the
hideousness of it from ourselves, by giving it
some other name, which sounds less harshly
to the ear; or by covering it with some other
garment, which appears more specious to the
eye; we may call it candour or equity in
one case, and a becoming pride, or a just in-
dignation in another, but in nine cases out
of ten, it will have had its origin in envy.
By turning to the writings of St. Paul, we
shall find he has constantly classed this prin-
ciple with the very worst feelings of man's
nature, such as "debates, wraths, strifes,
backbitings, whisperings, tumults." Indeed
he associates it with murder, for he speaks of
the natural man as being "full of envy, mur-
der, debate, deceit, malignity;" and to the
Galatians he says
"the works of the flesh,"
among many others, "are hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like." Well then, may St. James
say "where envy and strife is, there is con-
fusion and every evil work."

And is it not too, a principle which has
existed in every age, since the foundation of
the world? Let us consider a few of the cases
which we find recorded in Holy Writ. What
caused the fall of our parents in paradise?
Was it not envy in Satan? He saw their
innocence and envied them for their happi-
ness, and could not rest till he had deprived
them of it, and reduced them to a state almost
And was it
as low and debased as his own.
not envy which caused Cain to rise up against
his brother and slay him? There was a day
appointed in which Adam and his offspring
should make yearly offerings and sacrifices
unto the Lord, in confession of their sins, and
in hopes of pardon through the promised
"seed of the woman." When the day ar-
rived, Cain, being a tiller of the ground,
brought of the fruit thereof, thus making
merely an offering of thanksgiving to God,
as the giver of all good, but in no way hum-
bling himself for his sin. But Abel," being
a keeper of sheep, brought an offering of the
firstlings of the flock, and of the fat thereof,"
thus not only confessing his sin, but also
pre-figuring, by the slaughtered victim, that
"Lamb of God, which, by the sacrifice of

himself, was to take away the sins of the
"And the Lord had respect unto
world."
Abel and his offering, but unto Cain and his
offering he had not respect." Cain was in-
censed at this preference shewn to Abel-a
deadly hatred took possession of his soul-an
envious spirit manifested itself in his proud
rebellious heart, and though we find God
reasoning with him on the injustice of his
wrath, and though he must have known that
"his own works were evil, and his brother's
righteous," so deeply rooted was this evil
principle, that he heeded not God, but when
talking with his brother in the fields, "he
rose up against him, and slew him."

And whence was it that Joseph's brethren
conspired against him to put him to death?
When they saw that Jacob their father loved
him above all his brethren, "they hated
him, and could not speak peaceably to him.'
And when moreover they discovered that he
was in greater favour with God than they
were, and had received some remarkable
communications from him, though they pro-
fessed not to believe him, and ridiculed him,
calling him in derision" a dreamer," "they
hated him the more for his dreams, and
envied him," and took counsel together to
slay him; but God ordered it otherwise, for
it so happened that some merchants were
passing by at the time, and they agreed to sell
him to them for twenty pieces of silver, who
carried him into Egypt where God was with
him, and he was a prosperous man, and rose
from step to step, till at last "he was made
ruler over all the land of Egypt." And
again, look at Saul's conduct towards David!
Why did he use every possible effort to de-
stroy him? Was it not because Saul, as he
and David returned from the slaughter of the
Philistines, heard the women out of all the
cities singing their praises, saying, "Saul has
slain his thousands, but David his ten thou-
sands." The wrath of Saul was roused at
the comparison, he could not endure that
another should receive greater praise than
himself; he cried out in the bitterness of en-
vy, "they have ascribed unto David ten thou-
sands, but to me but thousands, and what can
he have more than the kingdom?" And, al-
though David had just delivered the king
from that enemy who had so long defied both
him and the armies of the living God, "Saul
eyed David from that day forward."
will not stop to consider whether Saul had
cause to look upon David in the light of a
rival-perhaps he had, as Samuel had pre-
viously warned him that the kingdom should
be rent from him, and given to a neighbour
of his that was better than he, and he might
suspect that Samuel had anointed David as
his successor-be that as it may, it was no

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strife," and each rejoicing at any evil or dissension which may befal their adversaries, one would almost suppose that Christ came to introduce division and enmity upon the earth, and not unity and good-will. But however much the dissenters may disagree and differ among themselves on religious opinions, they agree, and join hand in hand, yea, and even yoke themselves, and enter into an unholy alliance with the Romanists to attack the church; and were they to succeed in their evil designs, and overthrow her (which I pray God to avert), then this evil spirit would break out among themselves, and they would turn and rend each other.

Is it not, then, the duty of every man to be on his guard against the influence of this evil principle, this bad passion, which is so odious, that St. James declares "its wisdom is devilish;" and so common, that Solomon asserts, envied by his neighbour;" and so power"For every right work a man is ful, that however "cruel and outrageous wrath and anger may be, who is able to stand up against envy ?" and so secret and deceitful, that our Saviour told his apostles on some occasions, "they knew not what spirit they were of?" "Does, then, the scripture say in vain, the spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?" Let us, then, not merely with our lips, but in spirit and in truth, on our bended knees and from our very hearts, join in that excellent prayer of our church"From envy, hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness, good Lord deliver us.

less envy that caused Saul for the remainder | sects, some "preaching Christ of envy and of his life to seek the destruction of David. And we might instance many other cases of persecution in the Old Testament arising from the spirit of envy, such as the casting of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the burning fiery furnace, and of Daniel into the lions' den: but without dwelling on these, we will pass on to the time of our Saviour. Was it not envy and jealousy which made "Herod send forth and slay all the children that were in Bethlehem from two years old and under," so that Jesus might not escape? Was it not envy in Satan which induced him to tempt our Lord from entering upon his ministry, and to urge him to cast hinself from a pinnacle of the temple, under the idea that "God would give his angels charge over him" that he should sustain no injury?" Were not the disciples of John envious and alarmed for the honour of their master, when they heard that Jesus had made more disciples than he had? And did not the insults and persecutions which were heaped upon his head by the Jews arise from disappointment and envy? Disappointment that he was not as they expected, an earthly conqueror, one who would come with the sword and with the spear, to lead them forth to battle and to victory, and thus restore them to an exalted rank among the nations of the earth. And when they saw that he, who came as one of the lowest of the low, did such miracles as never man did-that he gave sight to the blind, made the lame to walk, the deaf to hear, the dumb to speak, and even raised the dead to life, and men were constrained to acknowledge that no man could do the things which he did except God was with him-the spirit of envy and enmity was provoked, and they determined to put him to death; and we are told by St. Matthew, when they delivered him, "Pilate knew that for envy they had delivered him." And were we to consider at large the sufferings of St. Paul and the rest of the apostles, as we find them recorded in the New Testament, and all the persecutions of the church from its earliest foundation to the pre-service at the church of Nayland, of which Mr. Jones sent time, the martyrdoms for the truth which have taken place, I doubt not they might be traced to the same evil principle as their cause.

MEMOIR OF BISHOP CHASE.
(Continued from page 80.)

On the day before Whitsunday Lord Kenyon took Bishop Chase and Mr. George Marriott to the Rev. Dr. Ward's, Rector of Great Horkesley, and afterwards the Bishop of Sodor and Man. This visit excited the highest interest, especially among the young people, one of whom treasured up the observations of the for the benefit of his diocese, and was afterwards pleaBishop on various subjects, began different fancy works santly called by him, Mary Ohio, from the effusion of her zeal in his cause; amongst her memorandums she has preserved the following account of his visit:—

"On Sunday morning the party attended divine was the minister, when tutor to Lord Kenyon. After the service the Bishop wrote in a blank leaf of a book of records which lay on the vestry table as follows:'On Whitsunday, 1824, A.D., Philander Chase, Bishop of Ohio, in North America, attended morning service, and received the Holy Sacrament at the Altar in this Church, and gave most sincere thanks to Almighty God for all the mercies of our common redemption,

And at the present day, too, this evil spirit prevails on religious matters to a great extent, not only between Romanists and pro-and especially that he has lived to see the place where testants, but among protestants themselves. The churchmen and dissenters are as bitter in accusing each other as the Romanists are in proscribing both. When we contemplate the enmity which exists between them, and when we behold the number of different

Lord. The Bishop of Ohio leaves this church with the the great and good William Jones ministered to the most devout prayers for blessings on the present incumbent, and all who receive the Word and Sacraments here for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.'

service. In the evening the subject of visions, sleep, "They returned to Great Horkesley for the afternoon

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walking, &c., happened to be started by some of the
gentlemen, upon which the Bishop observed, God
can shew us what he pleases, he can as easily transport
our minds to the world of spirits as I can walk from
is a great mistake to
this room into that. I think
tell children there are no such things as spirits. I do
not think that there are bad spirits as ready to injure
us, as the blessed are to protect us. But God is stronger
than the Devil and will not suffer them that trust in

him to be touched by the Devil and his Angels. Trust
in God and he will deliver you. I remember when I was
a child, my mother used to say to me, "Do you think,
my dear, that if a wicked servant were to come into
should give you
this room and attempt to kill you,
up into his cruel hands? No, I should spread my
arms over you to protect you, and dismiss that wicked
servant from my service. While you obeyed my voice
and did not put yourself in the way of danger you
would be quite safe, but the moment you quitted my
protection you would be undone." Thus while we trust
in God and give ourselves to his direction no harm
can touch us, but if we become rebellious children God
will leave us, and his enemy will seize us.'

I know not, but I shall do all I can that way till our
good Bishop returns, and then we do and will hope
for better times. Pray write often and tell us all that
relates to him; I cannot but think that his preserva-
tion from the perils of this storm is an earnest of future
"Your affectionate Nephew,
good.
"INTREPID MORSE."

After leaving Great Horkesley Bishop Chase visited Oxford, from whence he wrote letters to Mr. Marriott, "Oxford, June 12, 1824. from which the following extracts are selected :

"MY DEAR FRIEND,-Nothing occurred in my journey to this place, except that a young man of about twenty-five, complaining that it was too cold on the outside, had placed himself within the coach. Having stopped to change horses, another gentleman of his acquaintance appeared at the door of the coach, and asked him to read a book which he had been perusing with much pleasure. He took it with some eagerness, and casting his eye through the leaves, he threw it back again saying, impres-some canting methodism, I'll not read it.'

"The evening was concluded by a short and sive exposition of 1 Cor. xiii. delivered by the Bishop, and the usual family prayer.

"The next morning, after much interesting conversation, he blessed the family and departed; balancing the sorrow which all felt, when he drove from the door, by the anticipated pleasure of a second visit."

Whilst Bishop Chase was thus gladdening the hearts of his friends in England, and stimulating their zeal as iron sharpeneth iron, the following extracts from a letter, written to Mrs. Chase by her nephew in the ministry, will show how the work of the Lord was proceeding in his absence.

From the Rev. Mr. Morse to Mrs. Chase:

"Steubenville, March 8, 1824. "MY DEAR AUNT,-It is impossible to express the interest we felt in reading the extracts you gave us from the Bishop's journal. He will be as desirous to hear of our little Zion in the west, as we were to hear from him. Our scattered people are anxiously looking and earnestly praying for the success of the Bishop's mission, as the only means under God to keep the Church among us alive. Tell our pastor in the Lord his flock do not forget him. They are longing again to be fed from his hand in a green pasture, and beside still waters of comfort, and as an evidence of the sentiment which pervades our congregations, it is scarcely hyperbolical to say that their bleatings will reach his ear across the wide waves of the Atlantic.

"I was employed on Missionary duties three months and a half, commencing with the month of November, during which all the vacant parishes south of the reserve, were visited and comforted, in their almost perishing condition with the word and sacraments. As it would be difficult in the compass of a letter to detail all the particulars of this interesting tour, a few facts must suffice. Several places were found in Morgan and Knox counties which had never before been visited by a clergyman of our Church, where a great door of usefulness is opened, and at Sanducky on the same reservation several families of Indians were visited who are members of our communion. The churches are almost completed at Moristown, Beaver, and Perry, and some new ones are in prospect of being begun in other places. St. James's Church, Piqua, was organized, on the 5th of January, under very favourable prospects; Werner, New Lisbon, Worcester, and Mount Vernon would, it is probable, soon follow this example, could they be supplied with missionaries. Five new candidates have been raised up. Some pious parents have also devoted their children to the Lord like Hannah of old. We shall have no want of students if we can obtain a school, and school we must have, if it be a log cabin; this is my settled opinion. Whether my parishes will consent to my being missionary this year

Now this

book I had reason to believe from what the other gen-
tleman said, was a very good one, but because it was
And do men
good this man evidently rejected it.
dare,' said I to myself, 'to assign the reason, the true
reason, for rejection of a good thing, viz., because it
is good? No, but then it comes so near it as to be
for
discernible to all but themselves. God knows, and
angels know, and all impartial by-standers know;
they see that they reject a good thing, simply because
it is good. And what regions can such beings inhabit?
Can they dwell where there is nothing but goodness?
Suppose we were beholding insects flying from the
fragrance of the rose as if it were pestilential to them,
could we expect that such insects would choose the
not. Men that hate goodness now, though they may
fragrant garden for the place of their dwelling? Itrow
give it the nick-name of cant, will find it cannot change
its nature at their bidding, and that by despising it
they are preparing themselves for a place where there
is neither goodness nor happiness, but misery and
gnashing of teeth for ever.

"Trinity Sunday, 10 o'clock, p.m.
66 King's Arms Inn.

"I am much pleased in reflecting on what I have seen and enjoyed this day. I breakfasted with Mr. Greswell, in company with several interesting young men, Mr. Pusey, Mr. Caldecott, the brother of Mr. Greswell, &c. From some of these I heard that the ordination of several candidates was to take place at the Cathedral of Christ Church, and, being most anxious to see this solemnity in England, I went. Mr. Tyler of Oriel obtained me a seat at the left of the Dean. The Rev. Mr. Dornford of Oriel preached a very good episcopal sermon, and I was much affected at the solemn scene, and the impressive manner of the I afterwards went to St. good Bishop of Oxford, from whose hands I received the blessed Sacrament. Mary's and heard a sermon from Mr. Bull, and in the afternoon attended divine service in the chapel of Magdalen.

"June 15th,-Yesterday I dined with that good man Dr. Macbride, in company with the Dean of Exeter, the Vice-Provost of Oriel, Mr. Pusey, Mr. Duncan, of New College, Dr. Barnes, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University.

"This morning Mr. Bull sent me a note inviting me to dine at Christ Church hall, in company with the Bishop elect of Barbadoes and others, but an engagement made last night to dine with Mr. Duncan in the hall of New College, prevented me.

"I attended the lecture on Geology, by Mr. Buckland, this day, with great gratification.

"16th,-I found all things well at New College except the grace, which was said in too rapid and slovenly

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