pared with the glory to be revealed. As was said of the things to be manifested to Israel under Messiah's reign, so may it be said of what remains to be enjoyed in His kingdom above. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. (1 Cor. ii. 9.) Now indeed, He reveals them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. (Ibid. 10.) It is in this manner that the diligent study of the Bible conduces to our edification in every Christian grace, and our preparation for glory. Be not content then, brethren, with a superficial knowledge of the word of God. If your reading does not make you more holy, it profits you nothing. Seek such an acquaintance with it as shall transform you into the image of that glorious Being whom it reveals. cess will then go on within you, till the soul becomes too holy for the body to detain it; when, released from the tabernacle of the flesh, it shall take its flight to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven. (2 Cor. v. 2.) At the morn of the resurrection, we shall be satisfied, when we awake with the likeness of the Lord. (Psalm xvii. 15.) For, as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the

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trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. (1 Cor. xv. 49, 51-54.)

Then will all believers know the full value of the Christian Legacy. Now, we believe that the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to His abundant mercy, hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. And then, we shall take possession of an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (1 Peter i. 3--5.

DISCOURSE XV.

CHRIST THE BELIEVER'S LIFE.1

WHEN CHRIST, WHO IS OUR LIFE, SHALL APPEAR, THEN SHALL YE ALSO APPEAR WITH HIM GLORY.-Colossians iii. 4.

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MAN is created for immortality. When born into the world, a creature is produced whose life will never terminate. In his passage through time to eternity, God has provided him with much to cheer and help him on his way; cautioning him at the same time, not to forget that he is but a pilgrim on the earth, and encouraging him to move perpetually onward to his home in the heavens.

1 This Discourse was preached at the Parish Church of Ted. dington, Middlesex, on Sunday, July 13, 1834, on occasion of the lamented death of Mrs. CARR, wife of the Rev. T. W. CARR, Minister of that Parish. As it describes the character of one who, in life and in death, presented an illustration of the doctrine explained in the foregoing Discourses, it is hoped that it will be thought to form no unsuitable conclusion to this volume. "The memory of the just is a blessing." Prov. x. 7.-Bishop Lowth's translation.

To such a being, the appropriate occupation is, devoutly to meditate on the condition he is destined hereafter to hold, and to seek to render all the events and duties of life subservient to his advancement heavenwards. Yet so incessant are the cares and engagements of the world, that we are constantly impeded in our efforts to escape from their influence. It requires an elasticity of soul more than human to bear up under this pressure, resisting to sustain the fervour of our devotion in the chilling atmosphere we breathe, and to hold on our way rejoicing. What is to supply us with such a principle as this? The life of Christ in the soul. If Christ liveth in us, He will lighten our heaviest burden, and sweeten our bitterest cup. He will enable us to move onward with a freedom and facility, as though the mountains in our path were reduced to plains, and the vallies filled to the level of the way. He will enlarge the heart to run the way of God's commands without weariness, and to walk therein without fainting. Dead to the allurements of this world, alive to the realities of the next, we shall set our affections on things above, not on things on the earth; and be ever looking for the day when Christ, who is our life shall appear; when we also shall appear with Him in glory.

This is not an occasion, brethren, to attempt an elaborate exposition of this rich passage of God's word. Important as it is, yet our present duty

is to consider its application to the principles and character of our departed friend.

I. In her life, we have a practical elucidation of the doctrine here implied.

II. In her death, we shall see the result of the hope here expressed.

Just one year has elapsed since her family and this neighbourhood were threatened with her loss, from an event too fresh in the memory of you all to need description. God snatched her literally

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as a brand from the burning," and He has "let her alone" another year, for the sake of those whom she has, in the mean time, taught, comforted, and blessed. But He could spare her no longer. It would greatly have embarrassed her to have heard herself commended for aught that she was enabled to do for the benefit of others; but now that she is gone to her rest, let us look at the example which she has left behind for our admonition. Then, though dead, she may yet speak to us with sweeter accent and greater power than ever attended her living voice. In all that may be said on this mournful occasion, we must not for one moment lose sight of the principle that actuated and supported her through life. That principle is contained in one short sentence of St. Paul's, to which our sister would have cordially subscribed. By the grace of God I am what I am and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I

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