Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ." The connection of Repentance with Faith in Christ, forms a peculiar excellence of the gospel dispensation, and to which it is of the utmost importance to attend. How consoling is this consideration! "If any man sin, we have n advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world." Numerous are the testimonies in holy writ to this gracious design of our merciful Redeemer. The evangelical prophet strongly and clearly speaks of it: “He was wounded for our transgressions; the chastisement of our peace wasupon him, and with his stripes are we healed. All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have'turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." This passage was ope:ed to the Ethiopian Eunuch, and applied to Christ, by Philip the Evangelist. The doctrine of Faith in Christ, as the means of reconciliation with God, is forcibly inculcated in the writings of the Apostles. To repeat all that they say on this subject, would be to `transcribe a large portion of their Epistles. We are told by our Saviour Kuself, when some inquired of him, “What sball we do, that we may work the works of God?" This is the work of God, that ye believe on him, whom God hath sent." The importance of this belief, or faith, is thus inculcated by the Aspostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans: "Now the righte ousness of God, without the law, is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all them that believe, (for there is no difference; for all have sinned and falien short of the glory of God,) being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; whom God hath set forth, to be a propitiation, -through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God." The Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, largely exemplifies the doctrine of christian redemption. The eighth, ninth, and tenth chapters, are particularly, forcible and interesting, in the manner in which this subject is treated; and it will be proper to recite, in this place, some of the pertinent exhortations, and observations with which he closes the subject: "Having, therefore, bretbern, boldness to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living away, which he has consecrated for us through the vail, that is to say, his flesh and having a High-Priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith. He that despisedMoses' law, died without mercy, under two or three witnesses; of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and done despite to the Spirit of grace? For we know him who hath said; Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, said the Lord and again, the Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." Seeing then, that our duty and interest are both intimately connected with our possessing Faith in Christ; let us embrace it with full purpose of heart, and "hold fastthe profession of it without wavering." Yet let us not forget, that "faith without works is dead, being alone;" and that we ought, therefore, to "add to our faith, virtue ;" and to hold it in conjunction with "a good conscience:" thus may we entertain a well grounded hope, that, when this probationary state shall terminate, we shall "receive the end of our faith, even the salvation of our souls." PART III. MORAL DUTIES. CLASS 1. GENERAL DUTIES. CLASS II. PARTICULAR DUTIES. GENERAL DUTIES. CHAPTER I. Justice. JUSTICE is a duty of great importance and extent it consists in giving to all persons their respective rights; and in exercising that veracity and uprightness in all our actions and words, which inspire mutual confidence. This may be considered as a fundamental virtue; for without it social life loses its connections and its comforts; and indeed can scarcely be said to exist. Without Justice all the other virtues, and particularly those of the benevolent kind, are little, if at all, better than hypocrisy. At is a virtue which even the Heathens strongly inculcated; and in a manner which certainly does them credit;* In the Holy Scriptures, this virtue possesses a very important place; and is recommended in a strong and prominent manner. In the sixth chapter of Micah, Justice stands first in that brief, but comprehensive summary of duties, with which the Prophet's inquiries areanswered: "He hath showed thee, O'man! what is good; and what doth the Lord re-quire of thee, but to do justly, aud to love mercy, and to-walk humbly with thy God." Our blessed Lord, in a few words, at once lays down the rule for this duty, and recommends the practice of it. "All things. whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets." In treating on this subject, it may be proper to divide it into three heads; viz. Honesty, Veracity, and Sincerity. Honesty is intended to apply to our cer dact, in those transactions which relate to property; which, in civilized life, and particularly in commercial nations, is a very important duty. Nor is it only a duty; our. * See in particular Tully's Offices. + For that part of Justice which relates to the anties of Magistrates, sec the chapter on Magistrates and Subjects, |