quenchable, must to the guilty be an inevitable doom. But that doom shall not await you, returning Sinner! if you will come unto God, who is, for the sake of your Mediator Christ Jesus, still willing to receive you. Sabbath after sabbath, week after week, holy communion after communion, has been granted you. Every such period was a call to turn from your evil way, and to give your heart unto holiness. Remember if you remain in your sins, although another opportunity of repentance has again approached, that opportunity may be your last and if rejected, your next call will be before the judgmentseat of God. Consider, although Jesus still waits to be gracious, your eternal doom may depend on your acceptance of his offered mercy at this moment. "Turn ye, turn ye, O why would you die." Consider your latter end, and apply your heart" unto true "wisdom." Amen.

Now may the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.

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WHIT SUNDAY.

Let us pray.

GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit; grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Heavenly and Eternal Father, whose throne, is on high, whose eyes behold, and whose eyelids try the children of men, we are unworthy to approach the place where thine honour dwelleth. Early were we cast upon thy care. In tender infancy thou didst preserve us. In youth, thou didst protect us. Our maturer years have been enriched by thy bounty; goodness, and mercy, have followed us all the days of our life. O Lord, we confess our manifold sins, and we lament our

transgressions and iniquities before thee. They are more than we can number, but not more than thou canst pardon, for the extent of thy redeeming grace is boundless as its value. Christ died, that all who come unto thee through him, may be made alive. Gracious God, we entreat ever to be followers of Jesus. We acknowledge him as our Prophet, our Priest, and our King. May he always rule and reign over us, and we be the willing subjects of his power. May the Saviour send from on high, the Spirit of all grace to dwell in us richly, for we are unable to fulfil any duty aright without his gracious aid. O may we grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Grant, O our God, that, washed in the blood of Jesus, sustained by an unwavering faith and a joyful hope, possessing heavenly piety, and that peace which the world cannot give nor take away, animated by true holiness, enjoying more communion with thee, more ardour after the things that are unseen and eternal, living on earth with our heart in heaven, we may walk according to thy divine will, and rejoice in thy blessed service. Lord, increase our faith, make thy chosen people joyful. May many be daily added to the church of such as shall be saved. Lord, grant thy consolation to the afflicted. When all thy waves and billows have gone over them, do thou command deliverance for thy people. Lord, bless our friends, forgive our

enemies. Stablish us more and more in the truth as it is in Jesus. For his sake pardon all our sins, and to thee, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of all grace, be glory everlasting.

Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE SCRIPTURE.

The portion of Scripture is in the Second Epistle of St. Peter, the 3rd chapter, beginning at the 8th

verse.

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also, and the works that are therein, shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought

ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness: looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace without spot and blameless and account that the long-suffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given unto him, hath written unto you; as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness: but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever." Amen.

SERMON XXIX.

THE CHRISTIAN'S ATTAINMENTS PROGRESSIVE.

In St. Peter's Second Epistle, the 3rd chapter, at the 18th verse, it is thus written:

"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

The christian's life is variously represented in Scripture. It is represented as a combat, for