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objection can you have to the loving the Lord your God with all your heart? Why should you be afraid of it? Would it do you any hurt? Would it lessen your happiness, either in this world or the world to come? And why should you be unwilling that others should give him their whole heart? Or that they should love their neighbor as themselves? yea, as Christ hath loved us.' Is this detestable? Is it the proper object of hatred? not the most amiable thing under the sun? Is it proper to move terror? Is it not desirable in the highest degree? Why are you averse to having the whole 'mind which was in Christ Jesus'?-all the affections, all the tempers and dispositions, which were in him when he dwelt among men? Why should you be afraid of this? Would it be any worse for you were God to work in you, this very hour, all the mind that was in him? Why should you hinder others from seeking this blessing, or be displeased at those who think they have attained it? Is anything more lovely? anything more to be desired by every child of man? Why are you averse to having the whole 'fruit of the Spirit' -'love, joy, peace, long-suffering, meekness, gentleness, fidelity, goodness, temperance'? Why should you be afraid of having all these planted in your soul, yea, in the soul of every inhabitant of the earth? Why entertain an aversion to be renewed in the whole image of him that created you'? Is not this more desirable than anything under heaven? Is it not consummately amiable? What can you wish for in comparison of this, either for your own soul or for those for whom you entertain the strongest and tenderest affection? And when you enjoy this, what remains but to be changed from glory to glory, by the Spirit of the Lord'? Why should you be averse to universal holiness, the same thing under another name? Why enter

tain any prejudice against this, or look with apprehension, whether you understand by that term the being inwardly conformed to the whole image and will of God, or an outward behavior in every point suitable to that conformity ? Can you conceive anything more amiable than this-anything more desirable? Set prejudice aside, and surely you will desire to see it diffused over the whole earth. Is it perfection, the being 'sanctified throughout spirit, soul and body'? What lover of God and man can be averse to this, or entertain frightful apprehensions of it? Is it not, in your best moments, your desire to be all of a piece, all consistent with yourself all faith, all meekness, all love? And suppose you were once possessed of this glorious liberty, would you not wish to continue therein,― to be preserved 'blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ'? Why be averse to entire consecration offering up all your thoughts and actions as a spiritual sacrifice to God, acceptable to him through the blood and intercession of his well-beloved Son? Is not sin the greatest evil on this side hell? And is not an entire deliverance from it one of the greatest blessings on this side heaven? Why, then, be averse to deliverance from it? Do you love sin, that you are so unwilling to part with it? Why not rather wish to have sin totally rooted out both of your life and heart?" How would your friend receive a succession of questions like these? How would he answer them? Would he attempt it? Nay, what thinkest thou? And all ye who hear me this night, what think ye? Now is the day of salvation; this is the accepted time. All things are ready. Look for it every moment by faith, not by works. If by works, then you are not under enough, not convicted enough, not good enough, and by such "enoughs" you may perceive you are seeking it by works till this hour. But if by faith,

why not this moment, as you are, and where you are? Come, my Saviour! bless every believing soul. Apply the cleansing blood.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, one God and our God, for ever and ever. Amen and Amen.

CHAPTER XIX.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

THE REVIVAL.

We resume our extracts from Mr. Caughey's record of his mental exercises, and of the work of God in Huddersfield. It contains some very interesting incidents, and some affecting meditations.

Jan. 27, Monday morning.- Return unto thy rest, O my soul! Thy place is in the dust. Humility becomes thee. Thou hast nothing whereof to boast nothing upon which to look with complacency. Aside from Christ, what is there in the full sum of all thy sayings and doings to recommend thee to God, or upon which thou couldst rely for a single moment? O, with what tremendous arguments mayest thou enforce humility on thyself! But this need not hinder thee from praising God. A high day yesterday in Zion; scores of sinners saved.

Jan. 29. A solemn letter from a friend in Hull, who

says:

"Two of your spiritual children, sailors, have gone to heaven; they were drowned in the sad shipwreck of which you have read. Thirteen women were left widows by the catastrophe. Many others who were seals to your ministry have ascended.

"A ship has lately returned to port with one who was con

verted under your ministry abroad,

the young sailor who was awakened, you may remember, the night you described so terribly a sea-scene. He mentally exclaimed: 'It was just so that is for me; he means me!' and soon cried for mercy, and found it. He went to sea, and found himself a lamb among wolves, and they worried him to death,spiritual death,-calling him 'the Caughey convert,' till he lost his hold on Christ. Another young sailor was his chief persecutor, and the cause of all his troubles. After a long voyage the ship returned to this port, a few days since. Alas for the persecutor! he was taken almost immediately with the small-pox, and died miserably. The incident has been sanctified to your young friend; he is now seeking the Lord with all his heart.

"The poor backslider,' whose character you pictured so vividly when last here, died last week, and was buried on Saturday. You said: There sits one in this congregation who is hardening his heart, and resisting the Holy Ghost.' You then described his history and character fearfully, and that it was impressed upon your mind that he would die soon; but that before he died he would acknowledge all this, even on his death-bed. He did, indeed, acknowledge all, and died. I cannot speak as to the safety. Strange that such instances of divine interposition do not convince men. As many as thirty of your spiritual children have fallen asleep in Jesus since you left us. Very remarkable. Yours, very truly,

"WILLIAM FIELD."

The work of restitution is going on. One of our friends received the following note:

"DEAR MRS. D.: I send you the enclosed £1 to repay