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 wicked in the sight of God, but is actually condemned for his wickedness, and for this branch of it particularly, because he believeth not on the name of the Son of God. Such a man may stand high in the opinion of his fellow-creatures, but his case is, notwithstanding, dreadful in the extreme. He is a rebel against the Majesty of heaven, because he refuses God that homage ‘which is his due; he is an ungrateful despiser of the greatest gift of Divine love, because be rejects the only Saviour of the world; and by discrediting the good news of salvation by Christ, he is guilty of the dreadful presumption of culling the God of truth a liar—

O that those who have hitherto been indifferent about these things, would lay them to heart! that those, particularly, who art seeking their portion in the present life, and neglecting the one thing needful, would seriously consider these word of Christ, “What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" And if the Holy Spirit is pleased to bless them to any sinner,—to convince him of his own sinful state, and of tire Saviour’s perfect righteousness, he will be like one brought into a new world. He will See all things in a new light. He will acknowledge himself a sinner ready to perish; but hearing the Saviour’s voice of mercy, “Come onto me all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest," the flees for refuge to the hope set before him; and trusts in the Lord alone for righteousness, and strength, and salvation.

Brought thus into a new state, he will live a new life. Formerly he thought only of living to himself, and to the world; now he will live unto God only. While the love of the world