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against the Holy Ghost, and preserved also from wilful and presumptuous sins, as herein scripturally proved, which no man can truly deny who reads the same. Yet as all the election are liable to be tempted, and most of us are tempted, to the commission of the above said awful sins, and fear at times, by infirmity, we may so sin; let us all pray, in the Holy Ghost, unto the Father, in and through the one only Mediator, Jesus Christ, as David prayed: "Keep back thy servant, also, from presumptuous sins, let them not have dominion over us; then shall we be upright, and we shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of our

witnesses; of how much sorer pun-
ishment, suppose ye, shall he be con-
sidered worthy, who hath trodden
under foot the Son of God," as many
of the Jews and gentiles did in those
days, to Irving and others of the pre-
sent time, who hath counted the blood
of the covenant wherewith he, the
Son of God, was sanctified, an unholy
or mortal thing, and hath done despite
unto the Spirit of grace. And then
he adds, For we know him that hath
said, Vengeance belongeth unto me;
I will recompence, saith the Lord.
And again, The Lord shall judge his
people. It is a fearful thing to fall
into the hands of the living God.
Thus we find the Holy Ghost, by the
apostle Paul, quotes from the Old
Testament to assure us the purposes
of God, and the ways of God, are
the same in the new as in the old
testament, and that those persons who
are wilful sinners, as aforesaid, are
reprobates, and not interested in the
person or precious blood of God the
Son, or in the everlasting covenant of
salvation, redemption, grace or glory. EXTRACTS
But in God's fore-knowledge of their
wilful sins, they were before of old
ordained to this condemnation, as un-
godly men, turning the grace of God
into lasciviousness, that is, by declar-
ing of sin, as themselves and papists
and others say, that it is allowed;
thus holding faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ, and his blood. but not a good
conscience; and so denying the only
Lord God, and our Saviour Jesus
Christ.

Now all these persons, we say, as we are opposed to the assertions of Onesimus, instead of having pardon of sins, have evident tokens of perdition, and sooner or later, before or at temporal death, after their wilful presumptuous sins, shall, as the Holy Ghost declares, "have a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation," which shall devour them as God's adversaries. Therefore, although the whole election of God are preserved from committing the sin

mouth and the meditation of our
hearts be acceptable in thy sight, O
Lord, our strength and our Redeem-
er," Psalm xix. 13, 14. Amen. So
says,

AN OLD WATCHMAN ON
ZION'S WALLS.

FROM THE WRITINGS OF THE LATE REV. WILLIAM HUNT

INGTON.

Messrs. Editors,

IT has often been my wish to see more of the works of that blessed man of God, the late Rev. William Huntington, in your periodical, than there has been; for as there is still as much hatred and bitterness manifested by the generality of professors against him as ever, and it may be, that by prejudice many are kept from the perusal of his works; do pray let fall some handfulls of dear Huntington, that so their prejudices may be removed. I was once one of these deeply prejudiced beings, and thought and said nothing should induce me to hear him; but as the Lord would have it, he came to open Gideon Chapel, Bristol, with Mr. Turner, now of Sunderland: I was joined to a Baptist congregation there, and heard that dear Huntington was not to be

admitted into one of their pulpits in the city, and I too determined not to hear him, through the false misrepresentation of these hypocrites. But my best of friends had willed it otherwise. Mr. H.'s Every Divine Law was brought into the room I was sitting in and read; to tell all I felt on hearing it is impossible, however my soul cleaved to him from that hour. I herewith send you a few selections from his writings, and trust their insertion will prove a blessing; when these are expended I shall be happy to furnish a further supply.

ANNA.

Let no business, no sleepy devil, no sleep, no slumber, no folding of the hands to sleep, make thee neglect constant prayer to God. If Satan can stuff your head but once with the hurry and confusion of business, so as to render you unfit, incapable, and of course remiss in this, he will prepare thee a double dose of opium for the next morning. All the devil's labour and toil is, to stop up the intercourse between God and us, and to interrupt and cut off all communion and fellowship with him. Remember the obscure saying of a wise penman of holy writ, "The conies are a feeble folk :" saints are meant: yet make they their houses in the rock," Prov. xxx. 26; but if the hole into the rock be stopped, in vain the coney runs from the dog. Experience will teach you how to apply it.

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Thou art now in the banqueting house, in perfect friendship, and in sweet union with the best beloved; and his voice to us at such times is, Eat, O friends; drink, yea drink abundantly, O beloved." This is the language of the heavenly wooer in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. But look up and see; what is that which hangs over thy head? "His banner over me is love." True; but

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come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not see it. Weaning days are terrible days to the little heirs of promise; and days of absence and spiritual desertion, are no less dismal to a wife of youth: but the God of Israel, the Saviour, is verily a God that hideth himself; and when he does so, who then can behold him? At these times his wonders in the land are obscured, and his commandment is hid.

Give thy mind to reading divine things, meditate on them, and with all simplicity crave God's help, guidance and assistance, through a Redeemer. Then watch the displays of his power, and acknowledge his care, and the bounties of his hand. Nothing ennobles the mind, enriches the soul, or fortifies the man, like a hope or trust in God through Jesus Christ.

Paul gloried in his infirmities, trials and afflictions: well he might. There were many good men in the east among Job's friends, “but none, (says God,) like my servant Job:" nor were there any tried like him. If we share in Christ's sufferings, we shall share in his consolations. If we suffer, we shall also reign. If he chastens us, we are sons; if he purifies us, we are his treasure.

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POETRY.

STANZAS.

CHRIST is the comfort of our heart,
When we, by precious faith,
Can see our interest in his work,

His sacrifice and death;

When through the Spirit we believe,
And feel our sins forgiven;
And leaning on the promise live
In peaceful hope of heaven.

Our life-day is a heaven below
When Jesus is thus nigh,

And though we live and move on earth,
Our soul seems fixed on high;
Satan perceiving faith is strong,
Fleeing, a conflict dreads,
And beasts of prey, that hate the sun,
Creep in nor shew their heads.

Then, like a seraph's lyre, our heart
Seems tuned for prayer or praise.
And joys or sorrows do alike

Our heart's devotions raise :
Each gift of kindness we receive
As by our Father given;
And crosses with submission meet.
As the ordained of heaven.

Oh! who can estimate the love

Which burns within the heart,

Towards Jesus, when these heavenly frames
Their influence impart;

To think that all this heavenly bliss,
This joy, this peace, this love,
Cost the Redeemer all that pain
When he for our peace strove.

But changeable as April days
Are the believer's hours,

And where bright sunshine lately beamed,
The sulle rain-cloud lowers:

Thus these calm feelings pass away

When Jesus hides his face,

And sin and Satan so intrude,
They seem to cast out grace.
Islington.

JOSEPHUS.

PRAYER FOR DIVINE GUIDANCE AND
SUBMISSION UNDER AFFLICTION.
LORD, let me know and feel thy love,
In all events that fall to me;

That I may flee from earthly joys,
And fix my hopes alone on thee.

Jesus hath kindly spoke and said,

Come, cast on me thy every care;
The Rock, the Anchor of thy soul,
I will thy every trial bear.

They have a hope who love the Lord,
And seek him as a guide and friend;
That he will not in justice rise,

But every cross in mercy send.

This world's a rough and thorny path, The christian's scene of strife and war; But Christ has said, I'll be to thee

Thy ever bright and Morning Star.

Lord, let me know my sinful heart,
That I may rest alone on thee;
Oh, may I choose the better part,
That leads to endless joys on high.
Then in the dark and silent grave,

Where kindred mortals all must lie,
I'll rest, till thou my dust shalt rise,
To meet thee, Saviour, in the sky.

And when that dreadful day appears,

And thou in awful power shalt stand, I would that all dear to me now,

May there be found at thy right-hand.

And then with rapturous songs we 'll sing,
While we are passing through the sky,
O death, where, where is now thy sting?
O grave, where is thy victory?
Poole, Dorset.

J. J.

STANZAS ON SOLOMON'S SONG, BY AN

OLD AUTHOR.

I.

"My Beloved is like a roe, or young hart." -CHAP. II. 9.

Он, my beloved Lord,

To me thy grace afford:

The flames of thy sweet love to me,
Kindle my love to thee.

Give me but leave to love thee,
That art so much above me;

Let me be bold to let thee know,
To thee myself I owe.

My God, my heart is thine; 'Tis thine, it is not mine:

Let me but love, and call thee so, It's all the bliss 1 know.

Thou art a pleasant roe,
Hunted to death below;

Whose flesh and blood for sinners' need
Is meat and drink indeed.

Thou art a loving hart,

Killed with a murd'ring dart;

A murd'ring dart that drew a flood
Of dear and precious blood.

Oh, let that blood me purge,
From sin's filth, guilt and scourge;
And let that broken flesh me feast,
Till I with thee shall rest.

II.

"He standeth behind our wall, he lo ks forth out at the windows, he shews himself through the lattices."—CHAP. II. 9.

HE shews himself in cloudy leams.
Obscure and window visions;
Glimpses of love, and twilight beams,
And dark illuminations,

Why doth my love immure his face,

And shroud himself behind our wall?

The lattices eclipse his grace,

And windows interrupt his call.

Is it because the visive powers

Of mortals can't endure his sight; Or to distinguish these dark hours, From those that shine in perfect light?

Whate'er it be, 't is just that he

Should now and then withdraw his face; And 't is rich grace to let me see,

The least glance in the darkest place.

Behind our wall, is not so far,

That I should think him wholly gone; These lattices and windows are

Helps to discern he 'll come anon.

A clearer sight, Oh, that I could

Obtain; a sight that doth excel: There is no fear that e'er I should Admire too much, or love too well.

III.

"His banner over me was love."CHAP. II. 4.

WHAT victories I ever got,

What lusts I 've overcome,

To my own strength ascribe I not,
But to his grace alone.

My banner was his love to me,
All my success was his ;
His standard called me forth, and he
My strength and safety is.

Do but, O Christ, oh, do but say
Thou lov'st me, that 's enough;
Love is all weapons of array,

Love armour is of proof.

Love me, my God, I need no more;
My God, I ask no more:

I perish if thou lov'st me not,
The battle is so sore.

Here 's sin, the world, the devil and death,
Combined to bring me low;

I'm almost beaten out of breath,

(Some help!) they vex me so.

Oh, do but love me, and I shall
Banners of love display;

Will break their hearts, and rout them all,
And victor get the day.

IV.

"His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me."-CHAP. II. 6.

My aching head and heart,

Thou hast a hand to stay;
Another hand that shall impart
Embraces all the day,

In both thy hands, O Christ,
My safety is secured;
Within the foldings of thy arms
My soul is safe immured.

Castles and towers are

No safeguard in my case; Nor all the ocean's oaken walls, With me have any place.

Only his circling arms,

As with a wall of fire,

Defend me from the dreadful harms, Which sin and hell conspire.

Besides the help that 's in 't,

The love that streams this way, Conveys more spirits to my heart, Than fear can take away.

It is, Oh, let it be

The great support I find,

That when I faint for want of thee, Thou hast me in thy mind.

THE SPIRITUAL MAGAZINE,

AND

ZION'S CASKET.

"For there are Three that bear record in heaven the FATHER, the WORD, and the HOLY GHOST: and these Three are One."-1 John v. 7.

"Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.-Jude 3. "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."-1 Tim. iii. 6.

SUPPLEMENT, 1844.

THE COSPEL PULPIT.

A FEW REMARKS ON JEREMIAH Xii. 5.

The Substance of a Discourse delivered by a Young Disciple to a small number in a Private Room, and written by request.

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If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee; then how canst thou contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trusted. they have wearied thee; how wilt thou do in the swellings of Jordan."

THE prophet, in the beginning of this chapter, is complaining under the dispensations of God with the righteous; how hard their lot was in comparison to the ungodly; that whatever the wicked put their hand to prospered, while on the other hand, every thing the child of God puts his hand to is blighted. Which apparent discouragement stirs up the old man of sin to fight, murmur, to discontent and self-pity. Like poor Asaph, "I was envious when I saw the prosperity of the wicked, until I went into the sanctuary of the Lord, then understood I their end." But these internal enemies rising up, discover to the poor soul that he is in possession of the company of two armies : What shall we see in the Supplement, 1844.]

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Shulamite, but as it were the company of two armies." The one is under the direction of " the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience." This is the captain to which every man and woman in this world, by nature, is yielding obedience; the which if they follow to the hour of their death, will lead them to an everlasting gulf of misery, where hope never comes. The other is a little army, rising up one by one, under the great captain of our salvation, King Jesus, which though small is mighty through faith. But there is a possibility, and it is too frequently the case now-a-day, for an army to rise up, and appear to show itself opposed to Satan, but all the while is confederate with him in some hellish design, to lead the soul blindfolded to hell, with a form of godliness, but denying the power. Such a spirit as this is only discovered by the light of God's truth. The apostle Paul sets forth a true warfare in these words,

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