you may obtain mercy. On your knees be fore God, confess your sins, deplore your wickedness, plead for pardon, seek right earnestly for salvation; nor cease or rest until you realize that you are fully acquitted of every charge, and are saved in the Lord, with an everlasting salvation. Seek Jesus, until you find Him formed in your heart the hope of glory. Make sure work of it. Rest not

short of certainty. The grave will soon be dug to receive you; eternity will soon open before you; the great white throne will soon be seen by you; and then it will be too late to cry for mercy, or seek salvation.

Believer, you are standing on the rock of ages. Having fled to Jesus for refuge from the storm-having received Jesus as God's salvation-having built on Jesus as God's foundation-imitating Jesus as God's living law-you are safe. The rock on which you stand is above the floods; the refuge in which you are hidden is out of the reach of danger. Being safe, you should be happy. Happy, because to you there is no condemnation. Happy, because Christ and thy soul are one. Happy, because thy body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. Happy, because God is thy Father, and heaven thy eternal home. Hap py, for all things are yours, you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

Believer, you are standing in God's vineyard in the field of labour; and thy God, who has conferred so many blessings upon

you, who has done so much for you, says, "SON, GO WORK TO-DAY." There are weeds to pluck up, even errors, evil customs, and ungodly habits. There are plants to water, even weak, feeble, and tempted saints. There are spots to be planted with those who are without. There is something for thee to do to-day, and every day. Something that will honour God, bring satisfaction to thy soul, benefit this poor miserable world, and add to the strength, beauty, and increase of God's church. While, therefore, you rejoice in your privileges, while you triumph in your safety-which you should do-see to it that you labour, and labour industriously, to pro mote God's cause, and instrumentally to save souls from death.

Let the love of Jesus constrain thee-let the example of Jesus excite thee-let the mi sery of sinners induce thee-let the command of God compel thee to work to-day. To-day while you have the light; to-day, while you have the power; to-day, while you have the opportunity; to-day, while God promises to crown thy efforts with success; to-day, work for God. If you work for God you will work with God; and if you work with God you will become increasingly acquainted with God; and as you become more and more acquainted with God, your happiness, your holiness, your honours will increase. O the honour of being able to say, "We are labourers together with God!" O the happiness of

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"Be sure your sin will find you out."-Num. xxxii.

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THESE Solemn Words were uttered by Moses to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, in reference to their conduct in wishing to remain on the Egyptian side of the Jordan. He seems to be suspicious of their motives, and to fear they would act wrongly, therefore he thus warns them. But the words are as true respecting sinners now, as they were then, and thus let us consider them. Sin will, sooner or later, find the sinner out, and punishment or chastisement will be inflicted. Here we

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MAN'S FOLLY INTIMATED. He supposes he can hide his sin. He may attempt, but he will never accomplish it. Sin cannot be hid. What is sin? It is a deviation from rule. God has placed man under his law, and requires him to walk by rule. In reference to himself, he requires us to love him with all the heart, mind, soul, and strength. To love him supremely. To love him every moment, in every place, and under all circumstances.

being instrumental in saving "a soul from death!"

Lord, stir up thy people to rejoice in thee, and to work for thee, Lord, stir up my soul, that I may seize every opportunity to work for thee, employ every means to bring souls to thee, and consecrate every moment to thy service and praise! O to feel my standing on Christ, and in Christ! O to perceive my position in the midst of a field which God wishes to have cultivated, and requires me to help to cultivate. O to hear the Lord's word sounding in my ears day by day, "SON, GO WORK TO-DAY!" O to feel my heart going forth cheerfully and regularly to work for God in my day and generation. Brethren, the day is short, the times are perilous, souls are perishing, Satan has great power, error is industriously circulated, truth is God's instru ment, and the salvation of souls should be our grand object. Let us fix the eye on it, daily aim at it, nor give ourselves one moment's rest, but as we employ all our powers to secure it.

Christian, rise, the honrs are flying,
O arouse thyself and know,
Sinners every day are dying,

Sinking to eternal woe.

To the rescue:

Christian, to the rescue go!