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 11 Creator appeared in the works of his creation, and called on the creature to honour and adore. To the believers it is doubly so. He possesses a covenant-right to the enjoyments of nature and providence, as well as to the privileges of grace. His title-deed run thus: “ All things are yours ; whether Paul or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present or things to come ; all are yours, and ye are Christ’s, and Chris is God's. I cast my eyes downwards a little to the left, towards a small cove, the shore of which consists of fine dark sand. It is surrounded by fragments of rock, chalk cliffs, and steep banks of broken earth. Shut out from human in- tercourse and dwellings, it seems formed for retirement and contemplation. On one of these rocks I unexpected- y observed a man sitting with a book which he was reading. The place was near two hundred yards per- pendicularly below me, but I soon discovered by his dress, and by the black colour of his features, contrasted with the white rocks beside him, that it was no other than my Negro disciple : with, as I doubted not, a Bible in his hand. I rejoiced at this unlooked-for opportunity of meeting him in so solitary and interesting a situation. I descended a steep bank, winding by a kind of rude stair-case, formed by fishermen and shepherds’ boys, in the side of the cliff down to the shore. He was intent on his book, and did not perceive me till l approached very near to him. ‘ William, is that you ? ' Ah! Massa me very glad to see you. How come Massa into this place ? Me thought nobody here, but only God and me.’ ‘ I was coming to your master’s house to see you, and rode round by this way for the sake of the prospect, I often come here in fine weather, to look at the sea, and the shipping. Is that your Bible ?’ ‘Yes, Sir, that my dear goot Bible ?' 6