race of Brian Boirumhe had given hostages to a MacGilla-Patrick." Then addressing his little band, he proposed that the weak and wounded should be separated from amongst them, and left in some safe shelter before the attack commenced, but they would not consent: all together, they unanimously declared their resolution to conquer or die with their beloved leader. The disabled prepared themselves for the unequal contest: by binding up their wounds with fresh green moss, and supporting their backs against stakes driven into the ground, the dying dispersed among the living, held each in his feeble hand the weapon of warfare. This preparation witnessed by their opponents, who were also their countrymen, melted their hearts, and not being able to raise their arms against these selfdevoted heroes-they threw them down unheedful of the wrath and upbraiding of their commander. Donogh was suffered to decamp with his followers ; their progress was slow, they were much harassed on their way and had several skirmishes, but at length got clear of all, and arrived at the place of their destination, with the dimunition of 150, whose strength altogether failing, they died on the march. A ON PUSEYISM. WORD TO PROFESSING CHRISTIANS GENERALLY, DEARLY BELOVED IN THE LORD. ST. PAUL in his 2nd Epistle to Timothy, 4th chapter, charges him before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom, to preach the word, to be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and doctrine: telling him the time would come when they would not endure sound doctrine, but should turn away their ears from the truth, and should be turned unto fables: and, dearly beloved, do not these times seem approaching; have we none among us who are making the commandments of God of none effect; teaching for doctrines the commandments of men? putting the church in the place of the Saviour, saying unto us "Hear the church," when God says, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye HIM." Suffer, therefore, the word of exhortation from a very feeble brother, who seeks that you may be kept stedfast in the apostle's doctrine, and built up on your most holy faith. I will only draw your attention to one doctrine of these men, (taking for granted you have acquainted yourselves with them) which is the statement of the Rev. J. Williams, the late candidate for the professorship of poetry at Oxford, that 'the atonement is not the centre of the Christian system, and is to be preached with reserve.' Surely this doctrine savoureth not of God but of man; of that Man of Sin ready to be revealed in the last time, and ought to be looked upon with dread and abhorrence by every professing Christian, as it saps the very foundation of all our hopes of that blessed hope which we alone have in Him, which is as an anchor to the soul, both sure and stedfast, and oh, "if the foundations be destroyed what shall the righteous do?" Are not these, they of whom St. Paul warns the Colossians (ii. 8 ;) who would "spoil us through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ;""not holding HIM who is head over all things to the church," "in whom it pleased the Father that all fulness should dwell," "that in all things HE might have the preeminence;" for indeed they do not hold HIM as the head, but rather the church which is but the body. This seems to be their most prominent feature, 'losing sight of the Saviour,' independent of auricular confession,' invocation of Saints, &c., and we need not perplex ourselves with asking to what does this tend? the answer is plainly and without doubt 'TO POPERY,' as is fearfully witnessed by the total secession of one of their number from our mother Church, and the near approaches the others make to that "Mother of Harlots," Rome. Seeing then, Beloved, that such is now the case, (and who will say it is not?) we may well ask ourselves, "what manner of persons ought we to be in all manner of conversation and godliness?" Yes, indeed, if any times more than others ever did call for circum spection, that our conversation should be such as becometh Christians, seasoned with salt, that it may minister grace to the hearers,' it is now, when we are not only assailed by open enemies, but what is more dangerous, are also beset by those within who are ready to deliver our bulwarks into the hand of the enemy, and bring us again into bondage';-who would draw us from HIM who is our ONLY ROCK AND FORTRESS, (whose words are truth, who spake as never man spake,) and turn us to cunningly-devised fables, which are not "according to the glorious gospel of the Blessed God," which will increase unto more ungodliness. Are these times for standing all "the day idle?" times to put our "candle under a bushel?" oh, no, very, very far from it; well may we ask ourselves "what doest thou here, Elijah ?" and cry" what will thou have me to do?" fearing lest the woe of "Meroz" be ours. Let us seek, then, dear friends, to have more of the oil of grace in our lamps, that our light may so shine before men, that they seeing our good works, &c., and seeing we are a city on a hill that cannot be hid, let us earnestly strive so to walk in the Spirit, that it may be evident to all that the Spirit of God rests upon us : let us be burning and shining lights in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. Matt. v. 13. Do you say, "Who is sufficient for these things?" or despondingly cry with Gideon, "Oh, my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel; behold, my family is poor in Israel, and I am the least of my father's house?" Of your own strength indeed you can do nothing, but, look at Isaiah xl. 29, 31, and Zechariah iv. 6, and go in the Lord's might, strengthening thyself under "have not I sent thee," "have not I commanded thee?" Obey the invita 66 tion, Isaiah xxvi. 20; though you may not be able or may not have opportunity to fight the Lord's battle publickly, yet pray to thy Father in secret,” wrestle with him like Jacob, for in this way you may effectually come to the help of the Lord against the mighty. James v. 16. But there may be some who anxiously and tremblingly enquire, 'How shall I be preserved from this false doctrine, from thus falling away? if the cedars be thus shaken, how shall the fir-trees stand?' My answer simply is, by looking to Jesus, the great Captain of our salvation, "in whom dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily," in whom we are complete, and who is the head of “all principality and power." It is often said their opinions, their doctrines, are so silly, it is quite astonishing how people will give ear to, much more embrace them: but, dear, dear brethren, though this is very true, beware you do not trust to it as a safeguard against them, the heart being so deceitful, and so desperately wicked, that nothing is too low, too corrupt and depraved for it to stoop to and embrace. We must remember, that "he that trusteth his own heart is a fool," while "blessed is the man that feareth alway," for in proportion to our mistrust and jealousy of ourselves, is our trust and dependence on HIM who is stronger than we, in whom is everlasting strength; therefore "be not high-minded, but fear." Look to your Heavenly Father who has said, "I am thy Sun," to enlighten, cheer, and invigorate, and "I am thy Shield;" an invisible but an impenetrable shield, against which no weapon formed by Satanic power or malice ever has, or ever will, prosper. If we were not shielded by divine grace, how should we stand |