Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them. I am thy part and thine inheritance. Num. xviii. 20.

WHOEVER loves and possesses the Lord Jesus,
finds unspeakably more delight, honour, and
riches in him, than in all other things. He is
the precious burden of their cares. All is will-
ingly denied for his sake, and this denial springs
from faith. Now, O Lord, thou art the All I
need to make me happy, the only inheritance
that can supply my every want, and to draw near
to thee is my greatest joy! I desire to love
thee evermore, and to shew that love by keeping
thy commandments; and I pray that a sweet
sense of thy love to me may become my daily
portion, and my only bosom-treasure; and that I
may be enabled to adopt the language of the
Psalmist as my own,
"Whom have I in heaven
but thee and there is none upon the earth that
I desire besides thee, thou art the strength of my
heart and my portion for ever." Ps. lxxiii. 25, 26.
Beset with snares on ev'ry hand,

In life's uncertain path I stand:
Saviour divine! diffuse thy light,
To guide my doubtful footsteps right!
Engage this roving, treach'rous heart,
Great God, to choose the better part;
To scorn the trifles of a day
For joys that none can take away!

Then let the wildest storms arise,
Let tempests mingle earth and skies;
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear,
But all my treasure with me bear.

If thou, my Jesus, still art nigh,
Cheerful I live, and cheerful die;
Secure when mortal comforts flee,
To find ten thousand worlds in thee!

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities, for we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us. Rom. viii. 26.

GOD is a Spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. God hath many worshippers on particular occasions, who cannot be called spiritual worshippers. Take, for instance, the prayers of wicked men under their convictions, or their fears, troubles, and dangers, and the prayers of believers:-the former is merely an outcry that distressed nature makes to the God of it, and as such alone it considers him; but the other is the voice of the Spirit of Adoption, addressing itself from the hearts of believers unto God as a father. Woe to professors of the Gospel, who shall be seduced to believe, that all they have to do with God consists in their attendance upon moral virtue: it is fit for them so to do, who being weary of Christianity, have a mind to turn Pagans; but “ our fellowship is with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ," under the promised working and intercession of the Spirit; for by them alone are the love of the Father, and the fruits of the mediation of the Son communicated unto us, without which we have no interest or comfort in them; and by the influences of the Spirit alone we are enabled to make any acceptable returns of obedience to God. To exclude the internal operations of the Holy Ghost, is to destroy the Gospel.

Spirit of wisdom, grace, and pow'r!

Of

prayer, and faith the quick'ning spring! With Father, Son, we Thee adore,

And Holy, holy, holy, sing!

Now they strive to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible, 1 Cor. xi. 25; for he that overcometh shall inherit all things. Rev. xxi. 7. To be only an almost Christian is a very hard thing; but to be a Christian altogether, makes all easy and pleasant;-and such as desire to have the whole Christ, his whole salvation and all that is his, must needs give themselves up to him, not only in part, but wholly, according to that fundamental and most reasonable rule, "All for all;" and, as far as we deny him anything, we make ourselves unhappy; but the more we are resigned to him, the more we are fit to enjoy him and his spiritual blessings.

Many would sooner be persuaded to follow Christ, if it was allowed to serve him by halves, and reserve some things to themselves. But what could that profit them? Christ will not be bargained with; and nothing is more dangerous than the dividing our hearts between him and the world, or waiting from time to time for a more convenient season to break through. Thus you may live many years, and be neither cold nor hot; and so at last be spewed out of the Lord's mouth. Consider this well, O ye double-minded, lukewarm souls! Christianity requires great striving, and overcoming all things, even our most favourite and darling lusts. Rouse, therefore, thy drowsy heart,-spare thyself no longer, -rise above the trifles of this world,-fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called.

Take away my darling sin; make me willing to be clean; Make me willing to receive what thy goodness waits to give! Force me, Lord, with all to part, tear all idols from my heart; Let thy pow'r on me he shewn, take away the heart of stone.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. John xiii. 34.

IT is a precept of the Levitical law, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Lev. xix. 18. But this commandment of CHRIST's was something more than the Mosaic precept. It is added, " as I have loved you." CHRIST loved his neighbour MORE than himself, for he laid down his life for men. And in this he calls upon all his disciples to imitate him. But this is not the only one of his commandments that enjoins brotherly love; all the commandments of God are commandments of love, tending to our real good and great happiness ; far from being grievous to those who have faith and love, the practice thereof is life and peace. The world may think it a grievous burden; but this is a great mistake indeed. Sin is grievous. In hatred, envy, anger, revenge, pride, there is nothing but torment and slavery; but in love there is a sweet rest and pleasure. Thus a sinner always punishes himself, and is robbed of great peace and blessing, by transgressing the commandments of God.

Saviour, look down with pitying eyes,
Our jarring wills control;

Let cordial, kind affections rise,

And harmonize the soul!

Subdue in us the carnal mind,

Its enmity destroy;

With cords of love th' old Adam bin

And melt him into joy!

Us unto closest union draw,

And in our inward parts

Let kindness sweetly write her law;
Let love command our hearts i

One thing is needful; &c. Luke x. 42. WE must not pretend to serve God with only going to church, and doing other acts of outward devotion; whilst we are dead and cold, our religion is vain. Who first, by faith, seeks grace from the words of CHRIST, like Mary, is served by CHRIST; and this constrains him to serve CHRIST and his neighbour readily again. It is almost impossible for such to go on in haughtiness, envy, hatred, and disobedience. Grace and faith will resist it, and make them lowly, gentle, willing, obedient, active, without relying on any works of their own. He that obtains CHRIST, the one thing needful, receives with him all the rest, and has no more need to be troubled about many things. He being our All, we may always live happily; whereas the children of this world must always be cumbered and divided between fears and hopes about their fate. In vanity we shall never find this good part; neither is there any salvation in the works of the law. Faith alone takes hold of it; and whoever withdraws his heart and senses from the noise and bustle of this world, who quickly looks for salvation through the blood and righteousness of CHRIST, will certainly find it his better part.

The one thing needful, that good part
That Mary chose with all her heart,
I would pursue with heart and mind,
And seek unwearied till I find.

O Lord, my God, to thee I
pray,
Teach me to know and find the way
How I may have my sins forgiv'n,
And safe and surely get to heav'n!
Hidden in Christ the treasure lies,
That goodly pearl of so great price,
No other way but Christ there is
To endless happiness and bliss!