have wrought no work of supererogation, or have done any more than he was required to do on his own account.

But though, for argument's sake, I have allowed that the human nature of Christ was under obligation to keep the law on his own account; yet I question the propriety of that mode of stating things. In the person of Christ, the divinity and humanity were so intimately united, that, perhaps, we ought not to conceive of the latter as having any such distinct subsistence as to be an agent by itself, or as being obliged to obey, or do any thing of itself, or on its own account? Christ, as man, possessed no being on bis own account. He was always in union with the Son of God; a public person, whose very existence was for the sake of others. Hence his coming under the law is represented. not only as a part of his humiliation, to which he was naturally unobliged, but as a thing distinct from his assuming buman nature; which one should think it could not be, if it were necessarily included in it. He was made of a woman, made under the law---made in the likeness of men, be took upon bim the form of a servant *---being found in fashion as a man, be became obedient unto death. Gal. iv. 4. Phil. ii. 7, 8.

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As to the second question: Obedience is not, all that the Jaw requires of a guilty creature; (and in the place of such creatures our Saviour stood) a guilty creature is not only obliged to be obedient for the future, but to make satisfaction for the past. The covenant made with Adam had two branches Obey, and live; sin, and die. Now the obedience of Christ did honour to the preceptive part of the covenant, but not to the penal part of it, Mere obedience to the law would have made no atonement; would have afforded no expression of the divine displeasure against sin; therefore, after a life spent in doing the will of God, he must lay down his life Nor was it possible that this cup should pass from bim!

As obedience would have been insufficient without suffering; so it appears that suffering would have been insufficient without obedience +: The latter was preparatory to the former. Such an High-Priest became us, who is boly, barmless, undefiled, and separated from sinners. Heb. vii. z6. And such a meetness could not have appeared but by a life of obedience See Doddridge's Translation of Phil, ii. 7.

I use the terms obedience and fuffering, the one to exprefs Chrift's conformity to the precept of the law, the other his fuftaining the penalty of it though, in strict propriety of speech, the obedience of Christ included fuffering, and his fuffering included obedience. He laid down his life in obedience to the Father.

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to God. As a Mediator between God and man, it was necessary that he should be, and appear to be, an enemy to sin, ere he could be admitted to plead for sinners. Such was our Redeemer to the last; and this it was that endeared. him to the Father. Thou hast loved righteousness, and bated iniquity; therefore God, thy God, bath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Finally, the sufferings of Christ could go only to the removal of the curse; they could afford no title to eternal life; which being promised on condition of obedience, that condition must be fulfilled, in order to insure the blessing. Hence it is by the righteousness of one that we partake of justification of life. Rom v. 18.

The great ends originally designed by the promise and the threatening, were to express God's love of righteousness, and his abhorrence of unrighteousness; and these ends are answered by the obedience and sufferings of Christ, and that in a higher degree, owing to the dignity of his character, than if man had either kept the law, or suffered the penalty for the breach of it. But if Christ had only obeyed the law, and bad not suffered, or had only suffered, and not obeyed; one or other of these ends must, for aught we can conceive, have failed of being accomplished. But his obedience unto death, which includes both, gloriously answered every end of moral government; and opened a way by which God could honourably not only pardon the sinner who should believe in Jesus, but bestow upon him eternal life. Pardon being granted with a view to Christ's atonement, would evince the resolu tion of Jehovah to punish 'sin; and eternal life being bestowed as a reward to his obedience, would equally evince him the friend of righteousness.

GAIUS.

EXTRACT FROM WALKER'S CHRISTIAN,

(PAGE 174--175)

Illustrating, in an easy and familiar manner, the nature of several affections.

IF the following extract may, with propriety, be admitted into the Evangelical Magazine, the perusal of it may be of use to many who are never likely to be possessed of the work from which it is extracted. S. B.

FIX yr attention, for a moment, upon a large estate, which would supply you with all the necessaries and elegancies of life; whereon you might enjoy yourself at full

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ease, not wanting the least pleasure to which you might be inclined, be out of the reach of fortune, and above dependance; have it in your power to oblige your friends, and to keep as many of them as you would about you. Observe now: Do you find that you are approving, and do you esteem, with pleasure and satisfaction, such a possession, wishing it were yours? This emotion you feel in you towards it, is the affection of love. Approving such an estate, have you a certain confidence that you may obtain it? The brisk emotion you feel, is termed hope. Suppose yourself possessed of it, and that you find yourself lifted up with much satisfaction in your new circumstances; this is the affection of joy. Imagine yourself so possessed, and happy; and think, if this estate should be taken from you; the displeasure you feel at the thought, is termed hatred. But suppose yourself in danger of losing it; the disturbance you experience within you, is fear. Suppose it actually taken from you; the agitation you feel, is sorrow. Let us place the presence and favour of God in the stead of this estate. Suppose God offering his presence and favour to you: Do you hear the offer with pleasure? This is love. Do you find yourself in a way of enjoying this offer? You feel the springs of hope. Are you possessed of God's presence and favour Your affection is joy. Think of being deprived of God's presence and favour: You feel batred. Suppose yourself in danger of losing it: It is fear that works in your breast. Have you lost it for the present? it is sorrow that. moves you. Now he who shall find himself affected with love and hatred, hope and fear, joy and sorrow, about an earthly estate, while he finds no such workings about God, is certainly an unrenewed man. While, on the other hand, he who sits comparatively easy about earthly things, and finds the love and hatred, hope and fear, joy and sorrow, of his mind, chiefly exercised concerning God, may have, good confidence that his affections are renewed.”

REMARKS

ON A PASSAGE IN MR. HAWEIS'S TRANSLATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.

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Mr. EDITOR,

HEARD, the other day, a censure of the translation of Καλά την σην εκκλησίαν, (Acts, xiii. 1.) according to the established church, as a bigoted and unauthorised assertion,

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that the church of Antioch was the model of the church of England, and just such an established church. But, on consulting the passage in Mr. H.'s translation, I am not a little surprised, that the conclusion could be made from any thing there suggested. Our certainly means something more than that there merely was a church at Antioch: It is not, I apprehend, an expletive; but conveys the idea, which all the context warrants, of a completely formed and flourishing church, perfectly established, and furnished with able and excellent ministers. I am afraid many confine the word established, to the dignities and emoluments, which are so proudly possessed, and vaunted by some, and as enviously regarded by others. A good man, a spiritual-minded man, I am sure, has very different ideas of a church establishment. I wish the established church, among all denominations of Christians, was more like the church of Antioch; furnished with sich prophets and teachers as Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius, Manaen, and Saul; call them bishops, or presbyters; prophets, or teachers, I care not, if they are men employed in the same liturgical services, (lepy) and, in fasting and prayer, maintaining blessed communication with the Holy Ghost, and sent out with his divine influence attending their word, for the conversion of men's souls---That is the church to which I desire to belong, and wish to see established in the earth; and as to any other, let bigots go on to contend for the elephant's and monkey's tooth, for the Shiboleth of diocesan episcopacy, presbytery, or independency: After all their disputes, I am afraid they will continue as far from that church which Christ has established, consisting of righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost," as a living man from a putrid corpse.

CANDIDUS.

LETTER

To Joseph Hardcastle, Esq. Treasurer to the Missionary Society.

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SIR,

IT is with great pleasure I transmit to you eighty-three pounds one shilling and seven-pence, the sum which my people have subscribed to encourage and support a Mission to the Heathen. No event in life has given me more real pleasure than the glorious attempt now making to send the Gospel amongst rose who have long sat in darkness and in the shadow of

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death. May God crown the attempt with his special blessing! It is now more than eleven years since a monthly meeting was established in this place, (and which has been regularly attended) to pray for a more general spread of the Gospel, and that the Lord would visit the Heathen world with this invaluable bessing. I cannot but think that the formation of the Society is, in part, an answer to our prayers; and my people have far exceeded my expectation in their liberality; and some of them have gone almost beyond their ability in this matter. I did not mention annual subscriptions: However, I doubt not but several will become yearly subscribers. I beg my name may be inserted for one guinea per annum. The boarding school children in this town, under my care and Mr. Fox's, were so impressed with the sermon preached by Mr. Burder, of Coventry, that, of their own accord, without a syllable being said on the subject, they subscribed one pound nine shillings and sixpence of their weekly pence, It was thought proper to mention this circumstance, to encourage a similar temper in other places. A line, informing me of the reception of this letter, will greatly oblige your friend and humble servant, Market Harborough. GEORGE GILL.

ANECDOTES.

Singular Conversion.

EVENTS of the last importance often arise from causes apparently insignificant. The links of the chain of Providence are wonderfully connected: An infidel ridicules --a believer admires and adores.

The following is a story that can be authenticated by the evidence of many who have heard it from the person who is the subject of it, but now gone safe to God and glory. When the Rev. Mr. went to his living in the country, a very great audience collected from the neighbouring towns and villages; in one of which lived an old innkeeper, who, having made free with his own tap, had well carbuncled his nose and face, which bore the visible marks of his profession. He had heard the report of the concourse at this charch, as many went from his own town, but he alway's stoutly swore he would never be found among the fools who were running to turn Methodists: In

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