but knowledge by inspiration.-"We know that when " he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall 66 see him as he is." The wisdom of man has ever been engaged to teach us to do, and to go. Why? because the simple are obliged to ask the wise what they are to do, and where they are to go. But the spirit of God has taught, to seek to have done and wait. To seek to have the spirit of God in us, to lead us into a knowledge of all truth; and wait as the Israelites did, on the brink of the red sea :-"Stand still " and see the salvation of God."

Indeed, all the inspired writers speak the same language. It is only the midnight darkness which human wisdom has caused that has obscured these divine truths. And, were it otherwise, the scriptures would not be fulfilled. And the question the Lord puts would be without meaning-" When the Son of Man "cometh shall he find faith upon the earth?"-Luke, xviii. 8. These are his own words.-Here is no doubt or uncertainty about his coming; but it is spoken as of a fact that is certain, as of the thing that might be generally expected. It only speaks of the frame of mind,—of the disposition of his creatures when he doth come. "Shall he find faith."-Yes; that which is fashionably so called: an historical faith that he lived, and died, &c. as recorded of him. But all that be then did and suffered was for the purpose of preparing a people " to be his, at his coming."-Is there a faith in that? If there is, it must be in very few, and they very simple. Simple enough, to believe that God will as willingly speak to the ignorant, the illiterate, and despised, as to the learned, the polished, and refined. This would be a shocking reverse! Common mortals to have an opinion before a pattern

was set forth by their superiors in knowledge. It was a crime to act thus eighteen hundred years ago. The question then was-" Has any of the Pharisees or "rulers believed."-And Saul was probably numbered among them then; but he knew better about thirty years after. He died as Saul, rose as Paul. Then, he tells us, "if any man could have a right to boast "from his progeniture, his education, his connexion, "—his religious zeal,-he says I might, but I count "all things loss for the excellency of the knowledge "of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I have suffered "the loss of all things." All this he gave up cheerfully for a knowledge of his resurrection. And for this, he was willing to be in fellowship with his sufferings, and be conformable to his death.-Not because he had that which is made so certain in modern days: -the confidence of going to heaven.-No; not a word of that. He says, "so that I might attain unto "the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had

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already attained either were already perfect. But "I follow after, if that I may apprehend, that for “which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”—In modern conversion, mortals are made heirs of glory through the tongue of a man; here is one, that had conversion by Christ himself, that tells us, thirty years after, of his struggle and striving for it, and then repeats it again and again.-" Brethren, I count not

myself to have apprehended; but this one thing I "do, forgetting all things behind."—Yes, we must not be like Lot's wife, look after what we leave.-That time will come when all will have some experimental acquaintance with these things. And we "must press "forward to the prize of the high calling of God in "Christ Jesus." Some will be found to profess with

their tongues while in their practice they are enemies to the cross of Christ, withholding the means God has put into their power for furthering his work, wasting it in any way but the right. Gormondizing, and making a god of their belly, whose glory is in their shame." But our conversation," said Paul, " is in heaven, from whence also we look for the "Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto "his glorious body, according to the working where"by he is able to subdue all things unto himself."Phil. iii. Where can we find scripture-foundation for this going to heaven without being made like the Lord.

That man will have intercourse and fellowship with angels when the church militant is purified here on earth, is certain. They will then attain to the likeness of the Lord, be able to do the will of God on earth, as done in heaven, and have the privileges their Lord had when on earth.-But that the Church, which had revelation, must be first purified, before the heathen world is called in, I think also certain: because the Lord has said "In the sight of the heathen will I do this unto you."-That man may be ultimately destined to the abode of angels, we have reason to suppose from revelation; but not before his restoration on earth. I shall therefore close this with a message to the true members of Christ's mystical body. In this sentence, do not let me be misunderstood.-It is not to any particular body of persons. It is to thousands, that never yet heard it, while they that have received, and pretended to believe it, may have no part or lot in the matter. It is to all, that can practically give up all for Christ's kingdom; and for being "His

"at his coming." "What can molest your happy "state, of whom God hath chosen for himself;

adopted into his family and designed for heirs of "the kingdom of heaven? That blessed kingdom "where all delights abound, and sorrow and tears are "banished quite away; where you shall no more be "subject to change nor the danger of temptation; "where you shall be no more crossed by others, nor disquieted by your own passions; but have a serene "tranquillity perpetually within you, and innumerable "joys round about you. Joy in the excellency of your glorified bodies,-joy in the perfection of your enlarged souls,-joy in the sweet society of "saints,-joy in the glorious company of angels,-joy "in the sight of your beloved Jesus,-joy in the "blissful union of the adorable Deity. All shall be "" joy, and love, and peace; and all endure for eter"nal ages! Let, then, the servants of the Lord re

joice and sing,-sweet is the yoke of thy love, "dear Lord, and light the burden of thy commands; "but oh, how far more rich are thy faithful pro"mises!"

This is a message from the spiritual world to the church. She is now scattered, but will soon be collected-and will receive these things with rapturous delight. This was given seventeen years ago.—But through the general infidelity of the world, idolatry in professors, and apostacy in those through whom, and to whom, these messages were given.-It has been a light under a bushel.-But a few sincere followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, and real expectants of his coming, are determined, be the sacrifice what it may, they shall come forth if even none will buy.-Reader, do not throw it away, from the cry of delusion.

They raised that against your Lord; and if you think it delusion, and have any regard for the glory of God, and the good of souls, it will be worth the price to enable you to explore and expose the delusion. And rest assured the writer of this, in the subsequent matter he shall lay before you, will give you free he will make no concealment of any thing, scope; but in names. What has been done for and against, -both from without and within, shall not be omitted, in order that all may be able to judge. It is the cause of universal good, and must have no

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