be attended to accordingly. Liberty also is one of our rights, but it must not be abused, but used agreeably to Natural Justice and moral obligation. The pursuit of property is a right, and become a duty, that we may not be dependant on others, but have wherewith to help ourselves, and afford assistance to a fellow mortal in distress. Man was designed by his Maker to be happy, and the pursuit of happiness is enjoined upon him-and it is his duty to promote the same in others. Hence the object and the right, and the means and the duty, are all connected and stand in relation to each other. The duty demands the use of the means to improve the right, to obtain the object-Happiness! This duty is a moral obligation, because enjoined by the Moral Governor of the world.

Consequently, all the intellectual powers of the man, are called upon, and employed to act as a rational creature, who must give account. The understanding to collect evidence that it may judge correctly. The memory to reflect and recollect, for the benefit of Judgment. The will to consent only to what is right, agrecable to his best Judgment. For man is led by inclination sometimes contrary to his Judgment, and then he comes under condemnation of which he is always conscious in a degree, conformable to his judgment.

Man is required to act as a rational creature, and to act from proper motives, and of course to act from a well regulated Judgment. And that the judgment may be correct, the understanding must be well and properly informed. This implies a duty to search for truth, and weigh every evidenec, and give it just and proper weight, in order to proceed righteously-as for eternity.

Moral Evil,' is an improper motive or bad principle at heart. So says Christ-te that

looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath commit. ted adultery with her already in his heart.' The desire being indulged, and the consent of the mind being given to a thing contrary to a better judg ment, against the Law of Nature.' Sin is a transgression of the Law-and the will of GoD is the Moral Law. By going contrary to it, a person must forfeit what I choose to call his INFANTILE JUSTIFICATION, mentioned Romans v. 18 to 20 And thus goes out of the Divine favour by his own personal sin, into personal condemnation and the kingdom of Satan, and led captive by him at his will.

Hence there must be a personal repentance for personal sins; and a moral conformity to the will of God, to be reinstated in the Divine favour, as one of the divine family. This conformity is through the door-the way' to God, which is Christ. Here is pardon and peace to be found in such conformity, and faith, or what may be term❤ed an assent or conformity to the proper moral evidence-evidence given to the mind, (but not to the bodily sense) is the power by which it may be done. This act of conformity is the ACT OF • FAITH,' which is imputed for righteousness." Thus, a man is justified by faith, and hath peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ." Being justified by faith from the guilt of his own sins, and having peace with God through Christ, he has a sensible love to God from obligation, and a sense of the love of God towards him, in the gift of Jesus Christ, by whom he hath aeeeptance, and for the Holy Spirit through the same Divine channel, from whom ali blessings flow.

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After Justification by faith from the guilt of his own sins, he is required to prove his Love to Christ, by walking in the Light, and keeping his commandments. Hence the commandment is to

• Love one another' Love your enemies'-' do good to them that hate you'-pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you.'

Again, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind and strength, and thy NEIGHBOUR as thyself.' Which implies that from the Heart, we should devote our whole soul, body and substance with all our time and talents to the glory of the Most High which is a resig nation to the will, disposal and service of God only-and hence thou shalt-Love thy neighbour as thyself. Who is thy neighbour? Thy friend, enemy, acquaintance and stranger, and whosoever is in distress, no matter who. He is God's creature, and thy Brother by the Law of Nature → and the Moral Law,' commands to Love thy neighbour as thyself; and also enjoins the Rule of Practice As ye would that others should do to you, do you even so to them.' Thus Moses, the Prophets, and Jesus Christ, teach the same doctrine. Hence the Moral Law' and the Law of Nature,' and the Rule of Practice,' on the principles of equity and obligation are a UNIT!!

Therefore, said Christ, if ye love me keep my commandments.' And one command is, to do good to those who are our enemies,' and Love thy neighbour as thyself. The conduct of the < Samaritan towards the man who fell among the thieves, is enough to prove who our neighbour is. The Samaritans, who, taught to consider the Jews as enemies, and hence the woman questioned Christ why he asked her for water.

The Samaritan proved a nurse, a servant, and benefactor, by providing an assylum, and taking him to the Inn, paying the expenses, without expecting any reward from man. And the command was go and do thou likewise, But if a man doth not love his brother whom he hath seen, how

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can he love God whom he hath not seen? Again, • If a man seeth his brother stand in need, and give not wherewithall to supply his wants; how dwelleth the love of God in HIM? Therefore we are commanded to love in deed and in truth, and not in word, and in tongue only.' Consequently, to say, be ye warmed and be ye clothed, and like the Priest and Levite pass by on the other side,' with perfect neglect or composure, is a departure from the Law of Nature, and the Moral Law,' and the Rule of Practice,' seeing our rights and wants, duties and obligations are equal in both LAWS and in the Rule!

We are to prove our Faith and Love to Christ, by walking in the light and keeping His commandments; and hence the injunction, as ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him.' And thence our actions, flowing from • FAITH' and 'LOVE,' are the evidences or fruits of faith---hence said James, shew me your fuith without works, and I will shew you my faith BY my works. Then he makes mention of two, who were justified by works flowing from faith, and adds, as the body without the spirit is dead, 30 faith without works is dead also,--therefore, we conclude that a man is justified by WORKS and not by faith only.

Let it ever be remembered, that faith will never be called in question in the day of Judgment; there will not be any need for faith then, because Christ who then will be our Judge, will have given up the mediatorial kingdom to the Father, and faith will be brought to sight. But the virtue of all our deeds will then be put to the trial, what spirit they were of; and mankind will be rewarded according to their works,' or the deeds done in the body, whether they be good or bud"

Those who put away the evil of their doings,

and wash in the fountain for sin, and have made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb,' having continued to take up their cross daily, and follow after him by denying themselves,' will stand acquitted, but these who will not have Christ to reign over them,' but lead a life of rebellion; the non-conformity disqualifies them for a divine inheritance-hence there must be two classes of different states and dispositions of heart. And of course on the principles of moral justice, they must have different sentences and rewards from a Righteous Judge. How then can it be said to them agreeable to truth, in that day of final ratribution, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the hingdom prepared for you-For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; sick and in prison, and ye came unto me and visited me; inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these ye did it unto me:' provided they have never been in the spirit of doing such things to the people of CHRIST, for his SAKE?

The rights and obligations of all men are equal; and so their exposures, and dangers, and necessities, and reverses of fortune, and hence the golden rule of practice, 'as ye would that others should do to you, do ye even so to them.'-for the objects of distress are the Representatives of that Lord Jesus-therefore as they are sent to prove our love to Christ, a cup of cold water in the name of a DISCIPLE given to one of his little ones, shall not lose its reward;' and when done from duty and love to Christ, will be so acknowledged by him in the day of judgment, and is as acceptable to the Lord as if it had been done to the person of Christ. For God looketh at the heart, and judgeth according to intentions ;'therefore he that confesseth me before men,