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hold on in the way. I must conclude as my | answer to about a twenty-years' prayer. But

paper is gone, and lest it should be too tedious, or much more I could say. And may the dear Lord bless these few lines to your soul, and any one of the Lord's poor distressed family that it should drop into, and then the praise and glory will go to the Lord, and the writer will be put into the back ground. Excuse all blunders, for I am a poor ignorant worm.

Your's &c. HENRY BRIDGER.

Letters addressed to Mr. W. Allen.

No. II.

now all appears to be shut, not one soul upon the face of the earth to communicate with, either in the church of God, or the world. The whole of my time is now occupied as above, in my lonely room with an Elijah's portion'-' a little table, a stool, and a candlestick,' and a sea-coat for my bed. But the presence of Elijah's God which I so often do enjoy, makes my lonely room a palace indeed. Times out of number have I meditated upon a workhouse, but when I appoint a certain time in my mind of going to knock at that door, the Lord is sure to step in, in some mysterious way-I must meet some one or another, who must give me DEAR, AND WELL-BELOVED, IN THE BEST a six-pence, another a shilling, another a SENSE, AND PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN loaf and some dripping, another a bit of THE CAVE ADULLAM :-Having been often meat, another a cup of tea, &c., which is sure deceived in men and women for these last to come in a time much needed; and when I thirty-four years, to whom I have spoken have been without a bit of coal or candle, or of God's wonderful dealings to me, both in a bit of food of any description in the morna way of providence and grace, that I have ing, I have gone out, and some one has met almost come to some determination in my me and gave me six-pence, this has served mind, never to speak to any more of the to get two penny-worth of coals, two pennyLord's family at all, but to keep all inter-worth of bread, a penny candle, a penny for course to myself and God, only; but seeing the Lord has so openly and so clearly manifested you in my heart, soul, and conscience, and has made you his mouth to preach my very identical experience in past and in present circumstances, I cannot forbear. It is of no use for me now to enter into a long detail of things to take up your time, but this morning, December 13, the whole volume of my heart's experience was revealed in your own heart as you preached from 'Commit thy way,' &c. Therefore, seeing very clearly that you have gone through the same channel, I shall herein be silent, only mention a few things which I should wish to be kept secret to all but God alone, knowing that we certainly do now live in such an awful day of hypocrisy and religious cant, that I am afraid to speak to any one of God's family in particular, particularly so when it pleases God to bring me into very deep and trying circumstances. But, for the glory of God, and for the encouragement of others, I make known to you a few of the trials I am now made to

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tobacco. This day of deep trial, is also a day of deep invention, and for want of a candle I get some grease, and make a lamp in a little galley-pot, to read the Word of God by, at night. But now to the bright side of the question-These are the poor converted sailor's golden days. As the affliction abounds outwardly, so consolation abounds inwardly; and was it not for the little debts for rent, and at the chandler's shop, I would rather live in this way, under the deepest of trials, than live in the greatest of luxury, pomp, and grandeur among the ungodly world, or even in the church, and be without the many sweet and gracious powerful influences of divine love, that I now so often do enjoy in my very heart; for every discourse that I now hear from your mouth, my heart now says, 'Go on and prosper; God is working by you where you do not know it.' Your's in the gospel,

GEORGE WOOD. An old converted sailor. When well, remember me.

A Miracle and Monument of Grace.

About three weeks ago I began the trial present with about eight pence. Day after day I wandered here, there, and every where, seeking employment, and am as near the MY DEAR BROTHER-As the above mark, according to all appearance now, as friend could not write, she wished me when I began; though the whole of the to write the above for her, and God three weeks has been spent in begging, pray-is my witness, my soul feels more in ing, crying, watching, and waiting; yet, the Lord has so clearly shewn me by token upon token, proof upon proof, evidence upon evidence, that he is now shutting up the door of that employment wherein he has been pleased to give me bread these last ten years, since he delivered me from a sea-faring life, in

I have wrote for; she is a middle-aged writing to you for her than any one that married woman, with seven children, almost grown up; and seven years since she was a sworn enemy to the truth, and also to me. Her husband attended

the chapel before, and she used to persecute him on the account, and as for me she hated the sight of me; and fought as stoutly as she could against the truth. Well, seven years ago, one Sabbath, she came to chapel to mock, and hate the preacher once more.

racter.

I well remember that Sabbath, being solemnly impressed in my soul while preaching to say as follows- Doubtless there are some in this chapel now that will go to hell;' and that was fixed as a barbed arrow in her heart, and she sunk down, feeling she was that chaShe went home, and opened the Bible, and the first words she saw were these Woe unto the wicked, it shall be ill with him;' and she shut up the book and sunk in despair; it was as Nathan to David indeed; and three or four years of great distress she was led in and safely kept, but stuck close to the truth; ah, this is sure to be the case as to hearing, though it condemns. Arminian doctrine may be tried, but it won't do. She has since had many sweet and true tokens, blessed heart-melting manifestations of Christ under the word, and also at other times-first, from Job's words-Will he plead against me with his great power? no; but he will put strength in me.' Oh! that blessed No, dissolved her heart; and once in affliction a verse of HART was the means of great deliverance

"For his correction render praise," &c.

She is often a subject of blasphemous temptations, even to curse God-but bless the Lord, the prey is taken from the mighty. Enemies make best friends, and this I do know in her case, Worthy is the Lamb.' Your's truly,

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J. RAYNSFORD.

Unicorn Yard Chapel.-No. 3.

the people had not assembled but a few weeks, when Jesus did enter in, and a scene The people, of great consternation ensued. who just before had full possession of the Lord convincing some of the error of their place, were scattered in every direction, the ways, and driving others into a far country where I trust true repentance will be granted to them. In the midst of this tumult, Mr. PENROSE tendered his resignation. The Lord having purged his floor, bid his children in. Though they were scattered about, the voice of the Eternal Noah reached them ; and now the sweet pleasure devolves upon me to tell How THEY WENT INTO THE ARK, and what transpired WHEN THEY WERE SHUT ing hours they were not entirely bereft of IN. Although the seceders had many weepbanners, each bearing the inscription- The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! The display of such a motto caused us to be deemed censorius, but knowing it has braved many thousand years, the battle and the breeze, we were not inclined to let the flag float half-mast high, although pathetically besought so to do, when to the joy of the Christian fleet, the resignation of Mr. BEACH and BRADLEY still maintaining their PENROSE was unanimously received; Messrs. unsound position: but, happy for them, they were not allowed long to remain so. lieve them both to be children of the Most High, and that the Father of the faithful has brought them into the way of truth. church meeting held on Tuesday, Dec. 29, Mr. BRADLEY totally renounced his belief of the erroneous doctrines, explaining at some length those portions of Scripture which he had supposed afforded him warranty for receiving them, shewing, experimentally, how the Lord had opened his eyes to discern their true import. With his confession the church were truly satisfied, and passed a resolution to the effect that they Lord's dealings with him, and received him were gratified with Mr. B.'s account of the with every feeling of christian regard. Mr. BEACH, who never fully received the doc. trines, also declared he had for weeks been making most diligent search into the Word of God, and could say from his heart, he be lieved them Scripturally untrue. The temple is purified. Jehovah hath triumphed. His people are free. The pulpit is now supplied by those who are publishing good tid

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BUT to proceed :-It was the opinion of some, that if the party for truth entirely refrained from assembling themselves in the temple, Jesus, perceiving the SACRED PLACE was profaned, and that the lovers of his truthings to Zion. had separated themselves, and come out from Let the sons of men shout for joy, and all among them, would, in rich mercy enter in the angels of God praise him. and overturn the tables, driving out the changers of the truth of God into a lie, with those followers, who setting forth the attributes of mercy to the disparagement of justice, were engaged in a deceptive employ as sellers of doves. A school-room for public prayer was kindly offered, in which

WILLIAM JEFFERY.

TO THE READERS OF THE EARTHEN VESSEL.

Having promised to insert in this Magazine the substance of a sermon preached at Jamaica Row on The Future Punishment

of the Wicked;' and so much time having motion, slanders, reproaches, and misrepreelapsed since that promise was made, coupled sentations, to stand still, and see the salvawith the fact, that the speeches of Mr. JAMES tion of the Lord. I am, dear brother, your's WILLOUGHBY WILLEY. WELLS, and other ministers, upon the sub-in Christ Jesus. ject are now in print; with your consent, I will refrain from engaging these pages on the behalf of those important doctrines, so ably advocated by others.

WILLIAM JEFFERY.

Good News from the North.

DEAR BROTHER BANKS: — - Grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied unto you, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. It is with great pleasure I remit you a small New Year's Gift, in accordance with the suggestion of my esteemed brother, "A Watchman on the Walls ;" and I earnestly hope that considerate and necessary appeal has not been made in vain. Take encouragement; its monthly visit is hailed by some of my poor people with delight, and in this dark village, where never before a periodical of truth was taken. I congratulate you, my dear brother, on the kind support you have had through the past year; and pray God that he may be with you in the present; and I do earnestly pray that the little bark may be preserved from that party spirit, so awfully manifested in this day, distracting the churches of the saints; keeping up discord among brethren; and causing the way of truth to be evil spoken of.

These things ought not to be so; but they are so, and to a fearful extent. Oh! that we could see those professing to hold and enjoy the same blessed doctrines of salvation, unitedly contending for the faith, with one mind and one mouth, glorifying God in the camp of Israel, while surrounded with the enemies of free and distinguishing grace. God has doubtless a variety of workmen employed in his building. Some are sons of thunder, some of consolation; as every man has received the gift, so he ministers; therefore let not the carpenter despise the mason, nor the latter shun the glazier; each has his particular work appointed by the great architect, till mercy's building is complete, and the top stone is brought with shoutings of Grace! grace! unto it.'

I have reason to believe the Lord is with us here; christian love is manifested in our little number of members: several are enquiring the way to Zion, and our congregations continue good. 'The Lord hath dealt bountifully with us,' while we have been a wonder unto many. He has given us rest after much conflict; many weapons have been formed against us, but they have not prospered; many tongues have been industrious, but God has silenced them, and our enemies are found liars. Oh, how blessed have I found it in the midst of tumultuous com

[Thanks be to God for such tidings as these. Let them encourage the truly honest servant of Jesus Christ to persevere, and to put their trust in him. Our brother WILLEY has been called to "endure hardness;" but the Lord is giving him to see that his labour is not in vain. Go on, ye heralds of salvation! Preach and practice -live and love-fear and follow after your glorious Lord-for his reward is with him, and your crown is sure.-ED.

CALVARY.

O, solemn, dark, and gloomy mount!
On thy accursed tree,
Hangs passively creation's Lord;
And he is all to me,

That wounded, feeling, bleeding heart,
Is fill'd with grace and love;
From thence proceed affection's cords,
Which drew my soul above,

All that is high, and vast in power,
Dwell in my suff"ring Lord;
Sustaining, keeping ruling, all,

By his commanding word.

From him, the great, the smitten Roc
Flows mercy, full and free;
For he, all mercy doth possess,
For guilty worms like me.
Without a spot, unsullied, pure,
All perfect holiness;

He takes upon him all my guilt,

He's all my righteousness.
There, in an uncreated mind,
The deeps of wisdom lie;
To guide my wand'ring footsteps home,
To blissful realms on high.
Delightful friendship's sweetest ties,
All dwell within that breast;
And bind my weary spirit to

His bosom, where I rest.

The fount of all compassion, he,
In ev'ry pain and care;
In deep distress, to him, I go,
All sympathy is there.

In him all glories are combined;
All worlds his hand sustain :
Yet, he, a Man of Sorrows' dies
Midst agonizing pain.

Tho' all in all '--sin, death, and hell,
Against my all unite;

I stand amazed! He bears it all!
Earth trembles at the sight,
But shall commingled powers prevail,
'Neath nature's darkest pall?
Wonder of wonders! Tho' he falls
And dies. He conquers a 1.
While I this sinful body wear,

When mortal flesh shall die;
The streaming blood of Calvary,
Shall fill my soul with joy.
Since all in all '-and all I want,

Hung on the accursed tree,
In all thy conflicts, O, my soul-
Remember Calvary.-W. WILLEY,
Billesdon, February, 12, 1847.

Christian Reviewer.

One valuable correspondent says.—

that there is in the true Church of Christ, (what there ever has been) much that is MR. TRYON'S TRACTS. contrary to the spirit of Christ; but when division and strife begin to make havoc THREE tracts written by Mr. FREDERICK among the saints and servants of the livTRYON, Minister of the Gospel, at Deep-ing God, we are made to tremble for the ing, Lincolnshire, have been published. consequences that must ensue. Most of our readers are probably aware of the prominent part, which MR. TRYON has lately taken, in publicly reproving and condemning the conduct of several acknowledged ministers of the gospel. We must say, we feel it to be very solemn ground which he has trodden; and to us, very painful is the work he has had in hand: but how far he is justified in this -what his evidences are, that God has called him to such a line of things, we must leave. The word which has fallen upon our souls, is this: Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door:' He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness; and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts of men.

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We have heard MR. TRYON preach; and feel a secret and certain union of soul to him; and received him into our consciences as a minister of the true circumcision; wherefore we earnestly pray that (as he acknowledges he has heretofore been entangled in connections which have proved snares to his soul,) he may henceforth be preserved from every false spirit; and be led deeply, experimentally, and usefully into THE TRUTH as it is in Jesus. John says, 'He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light; and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother, walketh in darkness, and he knoweth not whither he goeth.' These words to us are very distinct, discriminating, and wholesome. That the Lord may give MR. TRYON, and all his brethren in a living ministry, to stand under John's first description of character, is the strong desire of our souls. The two first tracts which MR. TRYON has issued, are letters to the Editors and Readers of the Gospel Standard,' complaining of some things recently contained in that work. We shall refrain from making any comment on these tracts at the present; but from letters we have received, we make an extract or two, in the hope that they may be instrumental in bringing into exercise a careful, and a watchful spirit. We know-all soberminded and observant men of God know,

"After reading these tracts I felt a solemn awe pervading my spirit. At nearly midnight I fell on my knees before God, alone in my room, and cried out, This is a wilderness, O Lord, and we are like wild beasts, tearing one another.' I felt much enlargement, and some comfort in prayer; and being a long while on my knees with my natural eyes closed, to the eyes of my mind was opened a pure river of water flowing through the room, which represented to my understanding the pure gospel water of life, proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb, winding its meandering way through a wilderness of wild beasts, thorns, briars, and deadly serpents. It appeared to me a pure glidening stream, amidst all my wilderness woes, vexations, cares, and sorrows. I drank sweetly; went to bed; awaked in the morning, and my sleep

was sweet unto me.

"When we see those, who we hope are the with another, about toys and playthings, we children of God, fighting and striving one would not wish to lay a finger on them, nor angrily, or wilfully offend one of these little ones. But we say Naughty Boys !-you may all expect a severe chastisement when your Father comes in to set things at rights: and if he puts you down the dark cellar, and you feel the wounds, like the wounds of an enemy, we may hear much howling from the dark cellar, until you confess your faults, unother; and from your very hearts forgive one reservedly to your Father, and one to ananother, and pray one for another, that you may be healed.' And then you will come out and embrace one another, and love brethren - 'By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one for another.'

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"A little group of men left the Church of England to be captains and leaders among the ranks of dissenters: pushing old dissenting officers out, and stepping in at the heads of the ranks. But, alas! some how or other, these new officers in our ranks, from some daggers at each other, and have been fighting private grievance, not made plain, drew

a paper war duel, to the disorder and confusion of many in our ranks who are so frightened, and broken in judgment, and so weak in the knowledge of the statutes of our King, that they know not what to believe, nor on whose side they are to fight. We would say, Honest soldiers of the cross! in this case, 'ground arms;' 'stand still and see the salva

tion of the Lord.' Follow the Lord in all things, not men when they cease to follow the Lamb. The Prince of glory will come into the field—' In righteousness he doth judge and make war.'

The following quotation from a grave, useful, and discerning man of God, may be taken as expressing the feelings of a vast number of believers with reference to these tracts, He asks

| God supports me at times in the prospect of what is coming sooner or later. It drives away the gloom of the natural mind, and makes the favour of God felt in the soul to be of higher and higher value: it mingles a sweet with every bitter, and holds forth such delight to be enjoyed when the affliction is passed through, that the present is cheered with the assurance of future victory."

"I think no poor child of God can have felt more completely destitute of power, and more choked with evil than I have felt several times during the last two years, besides the sinkings I have had in former years since 1836, but the Lord has appeared for me notwithstanding all my wretched distrust, "Have you seen Mr. TRYON's reply to the slavish fear, and gross workings of my fallen mind Editor's address in the Standard' for Janu-him-tell him all you can of your foes and fears-'Wait on the Lord--pour out your heart before ary? It is out; and I consider it a very cast your burden on him--trust in him--and though foolish production, and a mere quibble about your burden may roll back on your feelings again words. Had the Editor stated any false and again week after week--though your prayers seem disregarded, and you often dare not call them doctrine, either in experience, or practice, prayers--though they be groanings that cannot be there might have been some room to com- uttered, God will not disappoint you at last.' The plain; but even then, it ought to have been needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation proved that Mr. TRYON had a right to take of the poor shall not perish for ever.' But you will see painful sights as you travel on, as well as have up the weapons of warfare, and write against great opposition from within. the Editor's address, because he conceived that the Editor was aiming a blow at him. I have heard from the Editors on the subject, who inform me that their remarks were of a

general character, and not personal to any one. May the Lord abundantly bless his people amid the divisions and sub-divisions

in the church below."

Beside the before-mentioned tracts, a third has reached us, entitled, An Attempt to Warn the People, addressed to all in this land who profess to believe that the Bible is the Word of God. By FREDERICK TRYON.' This is a plain, straightforward exposure of the numerous false coverings which wicked men and professors have spread over the face of the land. In this tract, MR. TRYON has ransacked both the world and the church, and laid open some most grievous sins. We have no mind to dwell upon these things: therefore only catch out a sentence or two where Mr. T. not only speaks his own experience, but what is more or less the mind and feeling of all honest, God-fearing men in these days. He says

"I have some opponents who consider my religion a gloomy one--my manner of addressing others a desponding one--and the language of complaint to be my great pleasure-but they are mistaken. That gloom hangs over my mind at times, is a truth; and that I often complain is also a truth; but the religion which I profess does not cause the chief of this; the want of power-- want of godly fear in exercise--want of honesty and uprightness before God --makes sad work within; the spirit of God is grieved, and joy is exchanged for lamentation. The pitiable condition of the Church of God, so far as it has been seen by me, is cause for grief: the afflictions of Joseph are not trifles. The last few years have proved that Zion is more and more defiled and that the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning are needed before any probable prospect

of health and cure."

"Through great mercy I know that the power of

"The Faith of God's Elect Delineated; the substance of Two Sermons by S. COZENS." INSTEAD of this month continuing our review of Mr. Cozens's Experience, we stop briefly to notice two sermons which he has been advised to publish. There are many precious things contained in them: such things as a man can only learn in that place, where "deep calleth unto deep," where the terrors of the law, and the consequences of sin, kill the sinner to all self-righteousness; virtue of his blood, and the almightyness of and where the glory of Christ's person, the his grace, are most certainly and solemnly known. A minister down in Suffolk told a friend of our's the other day, that such men as Skelton, Day, Banks and Mason were only fit to slay the people; and that the Earthen Vessel was but a dagger in disguise. Poor man! we know where "the shoe pinches ;" but what will he say to Cozens's sharp knife? Read the following extract from these Sermous on Faith:

"The majority of professors are only changed on the Lord's-day; they go to chapel with all the sanctity of a pope, and the craft, subtilty, lies and deception of a on Monday will go into the world with all devil. Oh! I have seen it, and now the Lord has called me to proclaim his gospel; I am determined to give such base hypocrites no place. Many of them are the devil's instruments for committing spiritual robbery, they are like Ishmael, mockers of the children of promise; but O, wretched creatures, bye and bye, 'cast him out,' will thrill through their guilty soul like rolling thunder in the azure vaults of heaven."

We think if Samuel Cozens publishes many such sermons as these, he will soon be numbered among the slayers. See Heb. iv. 12.

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