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—, as ne pleases ; or upon any external
may perform, or not perform, as he
a man
t would have been, in appearance at least, at
aaan to give or to withhold it; and, then the
.nvested with that awful option, would have stood
,lace of God to his fellow-man, and the salvation of
.ows would have depended upon his caprice. This is
amendous position assumed by those (whether in Rome
.sewhere) who represent salvation as inseparable from
.rch ordinances ; and confine the right, that is, the saving
ministration of those ordinances to a certain class of men ;
a that the trembling penitent is at the mercy, not of God,
gat of he privileged pastor, for present and eternal happiness.
Such a view of the Christian ministry obscures, to say the
least of it, the glory of divine grace. But by making the
blessing to depend upon that confidence of heart which no
word of man can inspire, and no act of man can impart ; but
only God himself, who has access to the heart, can commu-
nicate ; he has secured to himself the glory of a gracious
communication, in every instanc of a sinner saved. The
grace of God is not dependent for its exercise upon the option
of the minister of the chu.rch ; and., therefore, so far as the
use of means is optional with the minister, those means must
be dissociated from any necessary communication of grace.
God has not tied himself to means, and left man at liberty
whether he will use those means or not. He has indeed left
man at liberty as to the use of means ; but he has also re-
tained his own liberty, to bless or not bless the means used—
to give or not give Brace above or beyond the means used, as
seeroeth good unto himself.
" Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, to the
end the promise might be lure to all the seed" (Rom. 4-16) ;
and thus the glory of Gods sovereignty in the matter is se-
cured and magnified.

.., in the second place, this arrangement secures the
ss of the believer's character, and so it is of faith that
;ht work by motives. Faith is the " evidence of things
seen ;" by it unseen things become influential things.
s majesty
and of man's immortality, in-
things of God'
ad of being disregarded, take effect, practical effect, upon
le character of him who has faith. They excite within him
opes, and fears, and affections. These are the actuating atin
springs of character, and by
these faith works its wonders in
all ages - •

We shall give an extract from the second sermon in our

Lover's L• S

of the tale escaping from

number we find the he

ands of the military, after killing his opponent and be-
---te in the house of Vrow Ghabble
e is conducted to sanctuary
under the

coming

e then " clears out" of the town
--er him on board Finch's
.oe capacity of mate,—a determined
mis admirably described ; with other mat-
The illustrations excellent, as

Mowing exquisite song appears in the number,
"
v )Ia Chree.

" Mar:

The flower of the valley was Mary ma three,
Her smiles all bewitching were lovely to see,
The bees round her humming when summer was gone,
When the roses were fled, might her lip take for one ;
Her laugh it was music, her breath it was balm,
Her heart like the lake, was as pure and as calm,
Till love o'er it came, iike a breeze o'er the sea.
And made the heart heave of sweet Mary ma chree

She loved—and she wept ; for was gladness e'er known
To dwell in the bosom that Love makas his own?
His joys are but moments—his griefs are for years,
He comes all goneilesbut he leaves all in tears ;
Her lover was to a far distant land,
And Mary in sadness would pace the lone strand,
And tearfelly gaze on the dark rolling sea,
That parted her soldier from Mary ma chree,

I,Valmsley, Church-

2. By C• Lever

Burke. No. 4.

by no means what

Torn Burke's commenceme

A description of a

scene that takes place in a farm house between the inmates
d the military, is cleverly narrated. Tom Burke travels to
n with Darby the Blast, the piper, and becomes ac-
', who rous within him a wish
es
' The illustration of the won-
drous effect of a pipe of tobacco is beautifully executed. It
represents Darby piping and smoking could stone,"
with the fairies and "good people" sporting around him. It
-*feet gem in its way. This tale progresses well.

Boz would call of

a fashion

" silver spo

'minted with a French officer

me for deeds of arms

Bradshatv's Journal. Walmsley.
This cheap and clever publication containse
bank two excellent
engravings to illustrate " The ramble on
ths of the
Wye," and "A day at Sweetheart Abbey." It is one of
the best and cleverest got up of the monthlies ; the
from
amusing character of its contents, it will attract the attention
lended with in-

all those who are fond of light reading

A ruction

Combe Abbey, with illustrations

n long ago

London