spirit shall return to it, and committed to its kindred dust in the sure and certain hope of a glorious resurrection. That is the hope of a Christian. The Lord himself has risen, and assures us that He shall return; and when He comes, they that sleep in Him shall awake, and arise to be like Him. What a hope! To be with the Lord, and to be like the Lord! And what a wondrous gathering on that great day of His appearing of all His saints, out of every country, and belonging to every period of time! On that memorable day, death-divided friends shall meet again, and meet to part no more for ever.

"Your child is not lost, although you cannot see her. She has only gone before to that hidden place of safety and of bliss, where you and I also expect to go, when the Lord sees fit to call us hence.

"I am here on business-unpleasant business, too; but that is my present trial. We all have a share of those evils which attach to fallen man. The curse inflicted on transgression is universal. There is no exemption. But how thankful we should be for so many mitigations! We must not quarrel with the rose because of its thorns. We must not cast away our cup of blessings because it contains some bitter ingredients. In everything,' the apostle says, 'give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.' God would have us pleased with all His dealings with us. God would have us always happy, and therefore always thankful. 'As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.'

"I have written this during an interval of leisure, and shall indeed be glad if the Lord has made me a silent and private minister of His word for your consolation.

"With kindest regards to Miss Scott and my dear pupils, Mary and Charlotte; and with prayers to God for you all, that you may be spared and blessed to each other for His glory; I remain, with Christian affection and sympathy, your brother and friend in Christ Jesus,

"DAVID PITCAIRN."

Р

PART IV.APPENDIX.

HER MANUSCRIPTS.

THE following Essays are to be regarded only as Bible-class exercises. I am assured that Eliza had no assistance in composing them, and that she consulted no books on the subjects of which they treat, except the Bible. They are appended to her Memoir as further proofs of the diligence and success with which she conducted her Scriptural researches, and of the extent and accuracy of her Scriptural knowledge. It is quite evident that in these Essays she was not at all aiming at what is called fine writing, or elegant composition. That was not the object of the prescribed exercises. But it will be readily admitted that her style is not only correct, but remarkable for conciseness and perspicuity.

ESSAY I.

SALVATION: WHAT IT IS, AND HOW OBTAINED.

(Written in January 1850.)

Salvation is the deliverance of our souls and bodies from sin, Satan, death, and hell. God created our first parents in his own image, holy and happy; but they sinned against their Maker, and lost his

image and favour: and, by their disobedience, merited eternal death. Rom. vi. 13. We are all partakers of the same sinful nature, and are under the curse of the law, Rom. v. 12; and the God with whom we have to deal is perfectly just. Deut. xxxii. 4. How, then, can he, consistently with his justice, deliver our guilty race from the sentence of the law? He has by his infinite wisdom planned a way of escape for us, in which both his justice and love shine forth conspicuously;-even by the death of his only Son in our stead. Jesus Christ was perfectly holy, and capable of obeying everything which the law commanded. But he must not only obey the law for us, he must also suffer the punishment which we by our sins deserved. This he willingly did; and, though the Lord of glory, he left his throne above, in order to take upon him our nature, and to obey, suffer, and die in our stead. Thus, Jesus redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us, Gal. iii. 13; and purchased for us, with his precious blood, an inheritance, incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away. 1 Peter, i. 4. Since this salvation is so complete and glorious, the question naturally arises, How are poor perishing sinners to obtain it? The Bible teaches that we can do nothing good to merit the favour of God. We must simply (with help from above) believe in Jesus; and his righteousness will be imputed to us, while our sins are laid upon him.

ESSAY II.

IN WHAT RESPECTS JOSEPH WAS A TYPE OF CHRIST.

(Written in February 1851.)

Among the many beautiful types of the Saviour to be found in the Old Testament, perhaps none are more interesting and striking than the history of Joseph. His resemblance to the great Antitype may be traced in almost every event of his remarkable life. We will now consider some of the particulars in which he was like the Lord Jesus Christ.

He was the beloved son of his father Jacob; Christ was the beloved Son of God. Matt. iii. 17.

Joseph was envied and hated by his brethren; so was Jesus, without a cause. John, xv. 25. It was, then, envy that made them deliver him up to Pilate to be crucified. Mark, xv. 10.

The more Joseph tried to benefit his brethren, "the more they hated him for his dreams and for his words." Jesus also says, "Me the world hateth, because I testify of it that the works are evil." John, vii. 7.

We see, too, in Joseph's readiness to do his father's will, when he proposed to send him to Shechem to inquire after his brethren, another striking

resemblance to the Son of God, who willingly undertook the great work of the sinner's salvation, saying, "Lo, I come, to do thy will, O God." Joseph might have excused himself on the plea of the hatred his brethren bore to him, and the ungrateful reception he was likely to meet with; but he does not hesitate a moment; he at once sets out on his long and toilsome journey. Yet this is but a faint shadow of the love of Jesus, who left the glory of his Father to seek and save his enemies.

66

When Joseph arrived at Shechem, he found that his brethren had removed to Dothan; and though that place was at some distance from where he then was, he does not turn back, but follows them there. "And when they saw him afar off, they conspired against him to slay him." In all this Joseph resembled his Divine Master, although it was but an imperfect likeness. No difficulties or sufferings could make Jesus give up seeking lost sinners, although he knew their enmity against him; and when he came unto his own, his own received him not," John, i. 11; but "consulted together that they might take him by subtlety and kill him." Matt. xxvi. 4.

66

Joseph's brethren thought that now his dreams would come to nothing, and they exultingly said to one another, "Come now, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him, and we shall see what will