...all the elect people of God." In the burial service is the following petition, — "beseeching thee, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom." If I mistake not, these phrases are very similar to those often used by Calvinists, and why should...

...perturbations shall close upon us, we too may die in the Lord : and, finally, with all His faithful people, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in his eternal and everlasting glory. UNITED FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. FROM the Union Mission we have...

...which are on earth, even in him. Eph. i. 10. Our felbring them 'by Christ 'to everlasting salvation, goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine...eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen . Burial Service. 1 He shall pronounce the judgment, in whose faith and prolowship is...

...God the Holy Ghost, who sanctifieth me and all the elect people of God. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. Priest Beseeching thee, that it may please thee, of thy gracious...those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy ]ST ame, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting...

...he interprets of ' the faithful departed ' the petition in the Burial Service, ' that we, with att those that are departed in the true faith of Thy holy...perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul.' He find.s the same thought in the petition ' Thy kingdom come'; ' for,' he says, ' I mean both the...

...mystical body by the band of the same faith, and a holy hope, and a never-ceasing charity. And may it please thee, of thy gracious goodness, shortly to...thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom, that we with thy servant and all others departed in the true faith and fear of thy holy name, may have our perfect...

...their course in faith, do now rest from their labours. And we beseech thee, that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of thy holy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both hi body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. О MERCIFUL...

...cannot otherwise interpret this passage than according to the prayer of our church : " We beseech thee shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom, that we, with all them that are departed this life in thy faith and fear, may receive our perfect consummation of bliss,...

...or the deepest feeling of despair. In the solemn service used at funerals, one sublime petition is, "That it may please Thee, of Thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of Thino elect, and to kaiten Thy kingdom." One of the characters in Shakespeare exclaims : — " Then,...

...perturbations shall close upon us, we too may die in the Lord; and, finally, with all his faithful people, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in bis eternal and everlasting glory. — Pp. 45—47. We next advert to the discourse of Mr. Hughes....