fection, there is room for the exercise of faith. The truths therefore, respecting Predestination in all its branches, should be taught and published. They, no less than the other mysteries of christian doctrine, being proper objects of faith, on the part of God's people.

WISDOM'S WAYS ARE WAYS OF

PLEASANTNESS.

I HAVE formerly (with the world) accounted the spirit of a christian to be a melancholy spirit; and the ways of holiness only to be unpleasant paths, leading to the deserts of sad retiredness. But now I see they have hidden manna, which the world knows not of; glorious joys, which strangers do not meddle with: and the closer they walk, the fuller and the sweeter their joys. Formerly the very thoughts of

parting with my pleasures and delights to embrace soul-humbling, self-denying duties, were grievous to me. But now, I bless my God, I can say with Augustine, Oh! how sweet it is to want my former sweetness! It is now my rejoicing to be without my former joys; for now 1 see there is a heaven in the way to heaven; and that one look of faith, one smile of Christ, one glance of heaven, one grape of Canaan, one glimpse of my crown of glory, yields more sweetness, comfort and content, than all the pleasures and delights the world. affords. The very gleaning of spiritual joy is better than the vintage of carnal delights.

Let none keep from wisdom's ways for want of pleasures; for he shall not lose, but change them for others which are more delightful and durable.

Regeneration Hymns, or Spiritual Songs triumphant, original, doctrinal, and experimental, by Job Bown, 32mo. p.p. 534. Gloucester: C. James. London : Palmer.

It was perfectly needless to state that these Regeneration Hymns are original. Truly their likeness is not to be found in anything which hath yet fallen under our notice; rhyme, measure and grammar are all alike disregarded, and although somewhat of this may be attributable to the printer, who has indeed wretchedly performed his part of the business; and although all this might have been overlooked, had there been in the volume the sweetness and the substance of gospel truth; as this is very far from being the case, every

defect becomes the more visible, and the volume stands forth a little lump of deformity altogether.

The True Gospel Trumpet: a blast from a Spiritual Ram's Horn, against the cursed Walls of Spiritual Jericho; by Job Bown, 12mo. London: Palmer and Son.

This Tract is by the author of the foregoing volume of Hymns. It would seem that he sent an advertisement thereof for insertion on the cover of the Gospel Standard, and which the publisher refused in language which if he felt himself at liberty to refuse it at all, was by no means discreditable to him. For our own parts, we do not consider it just to shut our covers against the an

nouncement of works we might disapprove; it is a species of persecution, for every man has a right to publish his sentiments, and it is but fair to let him make it known that he has done so. We advertise, therefore, without hesitation, and altogether this principle, many works which upon when we notice them, we censure; and with this feeling it is that while in our opinion Mr. Gadsby was not justified in refusing the advertisement, this intemperate and overwhelming reply to his brief note, gives him and it an importance which neither deserve, for the bookseller steps beyond his province, when he assumes the place of Editor, unless it indeed be, what we never yet surmised, that in the one individual is, in this instance, combined both characters.

Of the work itself we have but little to say it is fluent, we might say diffuse, it is vituperative, egotistical, and inconclusive.

little Tract, and which is very suitable for clergymen to give at their administration of the ordinance.

The Indispensible and Absolute Necessity of Regeneration, by Thomas Goodwin, D.D., 12mo. p.p. 12. London: Palmer and Son.

This most valuable tract was first published by the Gospel Tract Society, several years ago, and after being a long time out of print is again issued,

and constitutes No. 15, of Palmer's Series of Gospel Tracts. Our recommendation of anything from the pen of the great Dr. Goodwin, is superogatory, or we should add that it has our highest commendation.

A Treatise on the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and on presumptuous wilful sin and blasphemy against him, by Edward Greenfield, 8vo. p.p. 120.

The Spiritual Life and Temporal Death

of a True Christian; a Funeral
Sermon and Memoir of his daughter
Mary, by the same Author, 8vo.
p.p. 20.
London: Palmer and
Son.

The first of these was occasioned by the controversy in this Magazine some few months back, under the signatures of Onesimus and an Old Watchman, which latter will be immediately recognized as the author of this treatise. The author undoubt edly takes the scripture view of the subject, and his work will well repay a perusal.

In the second we have to condole with him as a bereaved parent. Here we recognize the principles of divine grace operating in the family circle, and truly blessed indeed is that parent that of all his children the Lord hath who can say, as does Mr. Greenfield, left not one in nature's darknessnot one in the Egypt of nature's un

The sheep of his pasture he dearly hath bought,

In him they securely abide.

He never can cease to protect his dear sheep,

Though oft from his fold they may stray, The Shepherd of Is'rel ne'er slumbers nor sleeps,

He never will cast them away.

He'll seek them all out in the dark cloudy day,

To the fold he will bring them again; His sheep on his shoulders rejoicing he'll lay,

And screen them from darkness and pain.

Since Christ the good Shepherd hath ransom'd his sheep,

Whom God from eternity lov'd;

Sin, Satan, nor death shall ne'er pluck them from him,

From his heart they shall ne'er be remov'd.

How widely the preachers of this present day

Do differ from this sacred plan; They say that Christ's sheep may eternally stray,

And be finally pluck'd from his hand.

All praise to his precious adorable name,
Such doctrine we cannot receive;
JEHOVAH for ever remaineth the same,
His word, and his oath we believe.

As long as our Jesus his grace doth impart,
We'll defy all the doctrines of hell;
The names of his sheep are engraved on his
heart,

They soon in his presence shall dwell.

And when all the sheep of Immanuel shall

And peace pervading introduces joy,
And glad hossnnas is the saints' employ.
Where is thy child? where Jesus shows his
face,

And blissful smiles now glorify the place;
She is encircled with eternal light,
And with her Lord is now supremely
bright.

Where is thy child? ah, where she wish'd to be

In blessedness divine from sorrow free; "Ah, let me die," I hear the saint exclaim,

Then rose to heaven, and there her Lord acclaim.

Oh, mourn her not, for why? is she not bless'd,

Has she not rose to her eternal rest? Shouting aloud, her warfare all is o'er, A conq'ror is thy child on Canaan's shore.

The time will come when you shall shine on high,

More glorious than the sun in yonder sky; The everlasting arms shall bear you up, Your everlasting God supports your hope. Brighton.

ZOAR.

THE GOSPEL PULPIT.

THE SOLEMN QUESTION ANSWERED

WHO IS ON THE LORD'S SIDE? A Sermon, Preached at the Baptist Chapel, Witham, Essex, on Lord's Day Morning, July 27, 1845.

BY WILLIAM WESTHORP.

"Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me, and all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him, and he said unto them, thus saith the Lord God of Israel, put every man his sword by his side; and go in and out, from gate to gate, throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour."—Exo. xxxii. 26, 27.

The Lord's promise to all his dear people runs thus: that in the world they shall have tribulation; this has been the experience of the church in every age of the world, and will be till time shall be no more. True it is that they have their days of prosperity as well as their days of adversity; this was exemplified in the experience of the dear disciples that had the indulgence of ascending the mount with their loving Lord, their souls was at that October, 1845.]

juncture of time filled with such inexpressible delight at what was exhibited to their view, that Peter's enraptured soul exclaimed, "Lord, it is good for us to be here;" but reluctant as he might be to leave this desired spot, there was a needs-be for it. Again, if we refer to the Lord's dealings with that highly favoured servant of the Lord, King Hezekiah, it was his very soul's desire, when the Lord gave him the throne of the kingdom over Israel, to do that which was pleasing in his sight, and we read that the Lord condescended to bless the labour of his hand, so much so that he for a time enjoyed uninterrupted peace around him; but his faith, like yours and mine, my friends, must be tried. We read that Sennacherib, King of Assyria, that bramble bush of destruction, for so his name signifies, came up against him, which made him cry mightily for help to the Lord; and if we refer to the experience of the man of God that uttered the language of our text

we find that he had to travel the same painful path. same painful path. If you that are spiritual read several of the chapters that precede the portion of holy writ before us, you will find that by the special command of God he ascended

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