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mible'birteilts, is necestatily ptauctive of huTh'
ness of heart and life, and is the living spiirig'-'d
all good works ; and that those, therefore, who
continue to lead *sinful and wicked life, 'whatever
they may Tprofess, 'hkrve•iicitithat' faith which-The
Gospel teguires, but ontrsottie false and spurious
imitation alit, which will Wvailothern nothing.

'B. That a true believer acquires an interest in
aillbe promises of the.ospel. He is entitled to.
regartjesus 'Christ, not only as the Saviour of
sinners in general, but as Isis own Saviour, win
died, not merely for the whole human race, but
for himself itt 'partici-slat* ; and thenCe he learns,
to look forward to heaven as his own certain
portion and inheritance.

.9. That a cordial benefit' the doctrines of the
Gospel, hath not .only a tendency' to produce all
the virtues and grates of the Christian life, but
is the truly principle that will lead us to a con-
scientious performance of all the -commandments
of God, and effectUally preserve its front yielding
to any temptations to which we may be exposed.
IQ. That to lovi the Lord our God with all our
heart, and soul, and mind, and strength, is the
first and great commandment.--.-That we ought to
love Him, because lie first loved US, and was gra-
ei.OuslY pleased to give his only Soo, to suffei and
die for us.—That the sincere Christian,' whO is
inipreised with this conviction, prays to God with
hOlrfervotoc—praises'llint with lively gratitude,
and delights ill those public and private exercises
of •de 6-0 which he has ordained.

• 11. That the next great commandment is, to
love our neighbour as nurielVes.-;--That 'a Chris-
tian loves his fellow ChriStimis, as having the
same views,.--the same- hopes,---the same desires,
same fearsthe same aversion to-sin,----and
the same Saviour ;==arid that a desire of doing
good prompts him tdavoid whatever may appear
harsh and repulsive to' those who are not Chris-
tians ; and 'on all occasiOns to be courteous and
obliging, hind, and' benevolent alsa to them.

12. That the Faith of the Gospel is the best pre.
servative against the snares and temptations both
of prosperity and adversity ; and enables us to
sub►h►e the most formidable of all temporal evils,
Death itself.

13. That it prosperity we are strongly exposed
to tire temptation of becriming lovers of pleasure
more than lovers of 'God.—That the young and,
lively in particular, when in prosperous circuit)•
stances, and introduced into gay and fashion-
able circles, run the greatest risk of being drawn
into a vortex offolly anddissipation, in which all
sense of Religion is likely to he swallowed up.—
But the true -Faith of the Gospel fortifies the mind
against such temptations, and to a real Christian
they cease to be any temptations at all.
14. That the Faith of the Gospel is attended
with the most blessed effects in adversity. It si-
lences murmurs ; it inspires contentment, and re-
signation ; and is a firm and effectual support in
the midst of every calamity to which a believer
can be exposed. Is the Christian visited with
sickness ? he anticipates the period when pain and
sorrow shaltfOr ever flee away.—ls he oppressed
by poverty? he reflects on the treasure which lie
pusSesses in Ileitven.—ls he deprived of a friend?
he looks forward to the time when he shall aret
with hint again in the society of saints and angels.
And in every calamity, he knows and believes,
" That all things shall work togetherfor his grad,
" and that his light affliCtiOns, which are but for a
" monient,-shall work out for hint, a for more ex-
" ceeding, even an eternal Weight of gloryt:'
15. That in the case of the true believer, Death
itself loses its terrors.—That those who are
strong in Faith, even in the immediate prospect
of having their mortal.frantes dissolved, are enabled
to give glory to God, "and, relying on the media-
tion of Christ, fearlessly to commit their souls into
the hands of that merciful Creator, who has al-
ready accepted, justified, and sanctified them.
16. That a life of peace and joy, and a death of
exultation and triumph, the natural results of a
truly Christian life, are, in themselves, greatly pre-
ferable to any thing which this world can bestolv,
independently of the eternal recompeuce of reward
promised to the trite believer.
17. That frail mortals, surrounded by a variety
of temptations, cannot expect to live above the
world, and to dwell among heavenly objects,
but by means of earliest and persevering prayer,
but that every spiritual blessiogl may be obtain-
ed from the Almighty, when applied for, in
the name of Christ, with earnestness, and
im-
portunity.
18. That to prayer should be added a diligent
study of the Bible. That it is not enough to mead
the Bible through, but that it should be studied
curefully.—That the hearing also of pious
ters, the frequent perusal of religious books, and'
a regular attendance on the ordinances of Reli-
gion, are of the utmost consequence to those who
wish to make any successful progress in a spiritual
life.

•
19. That io outward means inward endeavours
should be added.—That the true Christian strives
to believe and to attain a realizing Faith. For
that purpose, that it is necessary for him to make
the doctrines of Religion the frequent subject of
his meditation.—That it is not enough to think of
them at distant intervals, but the oftener they
are thought of, the more pleasure will be taken in
meditating on them, and the more will the Chris-
tian be again inclined to indulge in the cOnteuf-
plation of them.
20. That in the course mf such meditations, the
disciples of Christ should consider, not only Mot
the Saviour has dune for diem, but also, %$ hat
they might to do for their Saviour.—That the
true believer will thence be led to read with the
utmost care the life and discourses of Christ, that
Iron them he may learn how best to spew his
gratitude to his Redeemer.---:That the time for
attending to objects of such infinite moment ought
not to be postponed for an instant. That it the
candidate for salvation should reject that 11,ind,
which is, as it were, stretched out to receive him,
it May soon (he knows not how soon), be t% ith-
drawn for ever.—That there is nothing in this
world, for which - it Would be' worth While to ne-
glect, for a moment, such a Saviour, or to de-
spise his gracious offers.

• Galat. ti. 20.
fi a 2 Cur. iv. 17.
It is not. to temporal, Ith to spiritual bkssinr, Unit the
real Gliristiau aspires.

LONDON JOURNALS.
(FROM TIIE, MORNING PAPERS OF THIS D 17,)

[Morning Herald.]
1:" QUEEN.
" liew, Eight o'Clock, 2.

:" Her MAIGSTT, on Thursday, again slept the
greater part of the night ; and, Hs throoghout
Ilitikipreceding day she had been free from-.lpain, it
was-hoped she •wo.dd have derived some advan-
tage from the repose. The hope, however, was
not realized, 'for the Physicians, on visiting the
Chamber of their Royal Patient, at eiglit O'clock
this morning, found no alteration whatever in her
general state.
Towards the middle of the day, her Majesty
was again moved into the room adjoining her
chamber, and she took a slight repast there at
live o'clock ; 'but up to half-past .veren, no varia-
tion in her health had taken place-.
1-` 1n The forenoon, the Princesses again oc-
cupied an hour or two on the lawn, inspecting
the progress of the workinen.' Their Royal
Highnesses were attended in their walk by Ge-
neral Taylor and Sir Henry Hallord. On the
return 'of the Royal Ladies to the Palate, they
found Lady Campbell and LAdy Elizabeth Mon-
tague just alighted, to pay their first visit to the
Royal Family, since their return from attending
the-Princess Elizabeth of Hesse Hombourg to
the Contisient.

" They were most graciously received ; and
after temainiog nearly an hour in conversltion,
the Piincess'es conducted them to see their im-
provements on the lawn and shrubberies. Tbe
walk was widely excursive, for the Ladies did not
return to the Palace again till after a lapse of
nearly three hours; and then the Ladies Camp-
bell and Elizabeth Montague almost immediately
eturned to town-.

Prince Regent-reached the PalaCe punc-
tually at his usual hour of half-past five 'o'clock,
when the Physicians made their report of the
state of her Majesty to hit Royal Highues, and
directly after Sir Henry Halford left the Palace
for Windsor Castle, to be present at the Monthly
Council. The Prince afterwards visited her Ma-
jesty and the Princesses, and after remainingwith
them till about half-past six o'clock, his• Royal
Highness returned to Carlton-hoote to dine.
d' Sir Francis Milmaty, in the course of the day,
visited Sir Joseph and Lady Banks, at Spring
Grove, in the name of the Princesses. 'On this
occasion, Sir Francis used the carriage of her
Royal Highness the Princess Augusta. The
Countess of Cardigan, Lady Binning, and Vis-
countess-Berkeley, were among the visitors at the
Palace to-day.
11-Sir Francis Maputo and Mr. BrAptie remain
in attendanCe on her "Majesty."
[Morning Post.).
.• - SPAIN:

Mariam, Sr.a 14.--r-Sir Robert Steele tins at-
rived'at this capital, in seven days frimi Paris ';
drolle immediately to the liritish Ambassador's,
and was, we believe, charged with dispatches.
The Queen is far advanced in pregnancy, and
prayers for her health have been put, up in all the
churches ; her Majesty yet 'attends the court
which the Kitig holds four times a week.
The I Ith being the birth-day of the Emperor
Alekatider, a splendid Fete was gisin by Our. itti.s;
sian AMbassador, which was attended by all. the
rank and fashion of this Court.-

Great improvements are making on the road to
France new bridges have been boat, and others
are' now constructing and the Officer ,who is
just arrived from Paris, crossed the'Pyrenrees in"
an English chariot (a distance of 104 miles) in
20 hours. .

The Count de Abisval, who is to command the
expedition to America, may be expected.to sail„
soon from Cadiz.
M. Pizarro, the Prime Minister, who was late.
Ambassador at the Court of .Berlin, is said to be in
high Confidence with the King
Orders have been given to'open two silver Ones,
which have 'been found. in the province of, sti7e-
tnadura.

PARLIAM

HOUSE OF LORDS, FituiiY, OcraiFß 2.

This day was appointed by the writ of proroga-
tion of the 24th of August, for the Meeting of
Parliament. - The only Lords present • were the
Earl of BATtmitsT and Lord SIDMOUTH. These
Noble Peers entered the House a few minutes after
3 o'clock, having in their hands the hats usually
worn by the Lords Commissioners, .but
:without
their state robes. They took their accustomed
seats on the Treasnry Bench, and intimated their
desire that the House of Commons should be
summoned to the bar, to hear the King's writ
react -tor a further prorogation of both Houses.
The House of Comthons on- this occasion were
represented by Mr. Rickman, Mr. Whittah, Mr.
Mitchell, and others, who, with the Deputy Usher
of die Black Rod, advanced to the bar.

Earl. BATHURST read from a paper, that it was
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent's pleasure
that Parliament should be further prorogued, and
that the writ expressive of that pleasure should
be read by the Clerk.
One of the Officers of the Home, ,in the ab-
sence of the usual reading Clerk, then read the
Royal writ, which, reciting the former writ for
the meeting of Parliament on
.this day, stated,
that " for many good and weighty' reasons him
the' ennto moving," the Prince Regent did dis-
pense with the personal attendance of his Parlia-
ment on this 2d day of October, but required it
to meet at Westminster on the 12th day of No-
vember next, to which day Parliament now stands
prorogued.
'lke writ being read, the Representatives of the
House of Commons withdrew, and the two No-
ble Lords retired.

The whole of the improvements in the House
of Lords Seem to be finished. The House has.
now a very elegant appearance. The covering ou
the woolsack, and benches is quite new. The
Throne, w hich was not 'uncovered on this OCCEI.•
SiOn, as well as the crowns over the canopy, are
newly gilt, and look v-..y neat, but the old velvet
festooning still- remains. This, •it is understood,
arises from a matter of etiquette, that the•mate-
ti4ls 'of either throne or cauopy xhould not be
changed in the present reign..