with great comfort. Our dear and esteemed brother Giles has been, and now is, very seriously afflicted; but we trust the Lord will raise him up to usefulness and peace. The writer of the following is known to us. He says:

"In 1807 our adorable Redeemer was pleased to reveal some of his own glories and beauties to me, while reading Hervey's Theron and Aspacio,' I was singularly indulged for nearly three years with victory over my vile corruptions, I had often sung their funeral dirge, and fully expected and believed I should see them again no more for ever. I had the doctrine of Baptism clearly revealed by Christ from heaven-joined a Baptist church, became the pet of both minister and people, grew proud, got cold, fell into open and scandalous sins, and was put into the iron cage' for nearly twenty years. I have literally been through the whole of the 16th chapter of Ezekiel, Yes, every verse of it; and if ever a funeral sermon were to be preached at my death, I should desire it might be from the last verse. I have both suffered and enjoyed much from the contents of that wonderful yet glorious chapter, and many sweet and wonderful things I could tell of it.

"But to return. When I heard that you were coming to felt truly thankful; for I assure you I enjoyed so much while reading and meditating upon the Crucible,' that if I had had wherewith to pay my expenses, I should have thought nothing of the expence, or anything else, of a journey to Liverpool: and to the glory of his sovereign and free grace be it known, the glorious Lord did much bless and refresh my soul under your ministry.

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the Holy Spirit did glorify Jesus afresh to my
soul, brought me into the liberty of the gos-
pel, and a glorious and continued communion
with the ever adorable Trinity, whose I am,
and whom I serve, but desire to do it more

and better; and I well and painfully know
what it is now at times to seek my beloved,
but cannot find him as I wish, so as sensibly
to feel myself leaning on his bosom; yet so
astonishing has been his everlasting love to
me, that for these five years past, I have never
really doubted of my eternal salvation through
him-no, not for one minute; and if this is
not a proof of free and sovereign grace, I shall
for ever despair of finding one in this world.
But the wonderful preservations and deli-
verances I have experienced would fill a large
volume. The prodigal, the man among
thieves, &c., have been to me as my sorrowful
meat. Oh, what praises are due to my-
Do try to
yes, my, ever-adorable Jesus.
praise him, tell poor sinners of his love;
boast of his power; I have proved it; and if
you want a proof of the exceeding greatness
of both, look to, or think of me, a living mi-
racle of both and methinks I should like to
tell you a great deal more of what is in my
heart; but I have no right to intrude, and
my paper forbids.

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S. C. A.

"A Treatise on a Divine Call to the Ministry; to which is added, the Dispensation of God's Providence in putting Samuel Cozens into that important work." London: Houlston and Stoneman, 32 pp. This is a sharp razor-but we dare not say say it is too sharp. Samuel Cozens has been called to pass through deep and heavy trials; and they have given a tone to his ministry and his writings, of a very *solemn character. The reader may form some idea of the style and nature of this little work, by perusing the following extract:

"Be it known to the honour of eternally free and sovereign grace, that grace that sent the church to Babylon for her good. Just before I was put into the iron cage' I heard "A certain minister came to see me once a sermon from these words :-' And blessed since I have been found with the Lord's is he whosoever is not offended in me;' and people as a poor stammerer, and I was then the remarks in that sermon were so burnt into solemnly exercised about speaking. He my soul that they were at times-yea, gene- said, 'why what do you want? You have rally-my only hope; for although I was three open doors, a door of utterance, a door truly and justly offended with myself as a of opportunity, and a door of acceptance.' mass of filth, sin, and abomination, yet never This had no more effect upon my mind, as to was offended at or in his claiming all divine relieving it, than a fable, and why? because honours; and many times have I said, and II am satisfied thousands of satan's issue are say it still, that I would much rather stand in the possession of these three doors.' before him as a holy God, and receive from man shall be found promulgating the grossest his sacred mouth my just sentence of ever- absurdities in the midst of throngs, and the lasting damnation, as a sinner, than to stand more extravagant his doctrines and predicbefore him in his burning wrath against me tions are, the greater his society will be. for denying his divinity, which all devils But who are the congregationalists ? old believe, and tremble while they confess it; women, who are empty of everything but but wonderful (and truly wonderful it is to flattery and fables; and religious maniacs, or me), about seven years ago the Lord took me rather pious fanatics, who are void of everyaside from men and ordinances, and laid me thing but self and sin. A man must have up for two years; during which time I read three essential doors; not merely three exthe whole of Dr. Hawker's works; and truly ternal ones! If he has the former, in some

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measure he will have the others. Now by | I was to be there the Monday fortnight folthese I mean-First, the door of regenera-lowing, but I neither said I would or would tion,-Secondly, the door of solemn internal not. Nothing else opened; the morning qualification, and Thirdly, the door of spiritual ministration."

These three doors are described in a truly scriptural and spiritual sense; and are, perhaps, the choicest part of the work. We think the hand of God was very clearly to be seen in taking our brother to Farnborough, the first place where he was settled as a pastor; and which is related as follows:

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came that I was to be there, but I was so
opposed to going, that after our furniture was
loaded, had it not been for my wife, who said,
6 we can but try it,' I verily think I should
have had our chattles brought in the house
again. The first Sunday I was there, I went
to hear at Orpington, and after the service, I
spoke to an old man I had seen before once
or twice, we had a little opening, and spake
freely to one another about the way;' but
before I left him, he said, 'You come and
speak to the people at Farnborough this af-
ternoon, I shall be there, God willing,' (he
was in the habit of speaking to a few people
there, once a fortnight, and Mr. Bowers once
a fortnight,) but when he asked me to speak,
O how I trembled, I told him 'as to speaking,
I could not.' 'O yes you can,' he said, 'you
can tell them what God has done for your
soul, I know.' I left him with, no, I could
not speak: but if I could get there I would.
This was past one o'clock, I had about two
miles home to dinner, and nearly three miles
from thence to Farnborough. I had not left
him two minutes before these words came
flowing into my mind with such sweet power
and light. This my son was dead, and is
alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And
immediately the words came, they divided
into four particulars. First, the dead in their
death, demonstrated by deadly actions. Se-
condly, the living in their life, manifested by
living actions. Thirdly, the lost in a felt lost
condition. And, Fourthly, the found in a
found gospel position.

"I was filling a situation as clerk to a silversmith in Cheapside, and one afternoon as I was sitting alone in the show-room, the Lord so blessedly shone into my poor soul, and immediately I felt my heart drawn out about the ministry, and I begged the Lord if he had any poor hungry souls in some corner of the earth, to make use of me for his glory, for I told him nothing was too hard for him. He could make the dumb ass speak, he could loose the stammering tongue, he could teach fools wisdom, and 'out of the mouth of babes aud sucklings he could ordain strength.' And truly I felt myself a fool, a poor ignorant creature; many times I felt and said, I cannot speak for I am a child. And these words have followed me for days and days, 'Say not I am a child.' And I have wept before God and told him not to send such a fool as me, to send by whom he would send, but don't, Lord, send me! And sometimes I wished I was ten thousand miles away from everybody. But now I felt a sweet falling into the hands of God to do with me according to his pleasure. A few days after I was.requested to go up stairs to see the master; I did so, and as I entered the room, he said, 'Mr. Cozens, I am very sorry, but the state of my health (he had been ill for a long time,) compel me to make some alteration in the establishment, and consequently I wish you to leave in a month;' I merely replied very well sir,' and left the room. This appeared to me very mysterious; I did not seek this situation, neither The Penny Pulpit. James Paul, had I anything to do with leaving it. At the the end of the month I left, was out of employ Chapter House Court. Mr. Paul has three weeks. But one day, as me and my just published the two funeral sermons wife were going to see her relations, I was preached for the late Mr. John Stevens. impressed to call and see one of my old em- "The Christian's Triumph," by Mr. Geo. ployers, whose house we had to pass, I did Murrell; and "Faith accounted Righso, and after a little conversation, he asked teousness," by Mr. John Foreman. These me' what I was doing,' I told him nothing: two discourses are well printed in full, 'why (says he) my brother wants some one and will no doubt be highly prized by to manage a business in an obscure out of the friends of the deceased. Following the way place; but (he observed,) I don't think it will be place enough for you, but if upon these, we have also received a copy you like I will write to him about you.' I of No. 1,322 Penny Pulpit, which conthanked him for his kindness, and the result tains an excellent discourse by the late was, I was to go and see him, and the place. John Stevens, entitled "The Lord's acWhen I saw the place, the house, and the curate knowledge of his people, and pershop, I was filled with rebellion. If I came,petual care over them."

"I have been lost many times since then, yea, and found too, bless the Lord. And when this word was opened, something said, ' now you make haste to Farnborough.' I went home, but could eat no dinner, and from home I went to the chapel, and spoke from the words as the Lord gave ability, and I believe though there were but few in the house of God, the Lord was there, and blest the word."

G., J. AND R, BANKS, PRINTERS, BERMONDSEY NEW ROAD, SOUTHWARK,