ness of the Most High in the dispensation of His grace to man, exclaims, "Behold! what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God!" &c.

Again, we are further taught, that in the exercise of this high and holy privilege when we bow the knee before God, and have communion with the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, unitedly, as One JEHOVAH; it is also given us to hold distinct communion and fellowship with each; according to the different offices and relations they have undertaken to fulfil, and are pleased to sustain toward believers, in the economy of the covenant of grace.

The subject is indeed a great mystery; but, happy are those humble souls, who, in a simple dependance upon the promises of God, in Christ, pray for the anointing of the Holy Spirit; and search the Scriptures diligently, that they may be enabled to comprehend it. God has said that they who seek

Him with their whole heart, shall find Him : and from Himself alone, can the mystery "unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding," be learned. It is not a system, to be defined by words, arranged in order, and learned by rote-it is not a theory, to be gathered or unfolded by the deductions of natural reason—it is not so many positions to be taken from the Scriptures, and repeated in the form of a creed, however correctly they may be stated:—it is that union with God; that acquaintance with God, that mutual indwelling of God with the soul, and the soul with God, which constitutes its present and everlasting life, happiness, salvation and glory.

Christian reader! has God begun to unfold this mystery to thee? Rejoice, and be thankful; and give to Him the praise. And let this thought remain with thee-in all thine approaches to God, in every act of spiritual worship, it is thine to have fellowship with each Holy One in the Great and

Ineffable Name: for it is " through Christ, and by the Spirit, we have access to the Father." And this holds equally true with regard to every spiritual blessing that descends from heaven upon the soul. The angels of God ascend, and also descend, upon Him who calls Himself the Son of Man; and these things are revealed, and made manifest to us by the Spirit.—Gal. iii. 14.; Eph.i.3.; 1 Cor. ii. 12.; Acts ii. 33.

My gracious Father, God, and Friend,
From Thee all blessings flow;

And they who on Thy Word depend,

Shall heavenly blessings know.

The people of His care; ofta foi aɛ› I

And they whose hearts the SON receive
Will find the FATHER there. le

And where the Saviour is revealed,

And God the Father known;ið stjare „JA The HOLY GHOST that soul hath sealed The work is His alone.

WEEK XII.

FIRST DAY.

"IT IS I! BE NOT AFRAID!"-Matt. xiv. 27.

Wake! sleeping Christian! watch and pray;

Awake! but turn thine eyes away

From all this troubled scene!

One only object keep in sight,
The cloud by day-the fire by night,
With heart and eye serene.

Though darkening shadows clothe the sky,
And tempest lift the surges high;
Though deep to deep should call ;
Fear not the billows' wildest shock;
For neither sea, nor sand, nor rock,
Shall injure thee at all..

Though nature wear her rudest form,
And all around be wrapped in storm,
Still let thy spirit rest;

No mountain wave shall overwhelm
The bark, with JESUS at the helm,

With His High Presence blest.

Lo! in the darkness of the night,
The Lord, thy Glory and thy Light,
Will in, and on thee shine;

Nor earth, nor hell, shall make afraid
upon JEHOVAH staid,

The soul

But peace, His peace, be thine.

Strength of thine Israel! thou art near;
And shall Thy people yield to fear?
Or doubt their Pilot's skill?

Thou wilt not for a moment sleep,

Nor fail thine heaven-bound charge to keep, From every real ill.

Happy! thrice happy, Lord, are they,
Who, called by Thee to watch and pray,
Are in Thy service found;
Who in Thy faithfulness confide,
In thine unchanging love abide,
Though all be strange around.