all the pangs of travail renewed in his soul, when the miscon- duct of some in the Galatian Church caused him to stand in doubt of them ! On the other hand, no words could express the joy which John, the beloved disciple, felt, " when he saw his children walk in truth." Be watchful then over your whole spirit and conduct; and see that they be such as become the Gospel of Christ. On this the honour of your heavenly Parent depends : on this also depend the manifestations of his love to your souls. Only seek that God may be glorified in you ; and then shall thanksgivings abound towards him on your account : your own " peace also shall flow down like a river," and the prosperity of Zion be greatly increased.]
Isai. lxvi. 18 — 20. It shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues ; and they shall come, and see my glory. And I will set a sign among them ; and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord, out of all nations, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the House of the Lord.
WHEN we look upon the world around us, and consider how utterly God is neglected and despised by the great mass of his intelligent creatures, and that successive generations of immortal beings are swept away without any knowledge of a Saviour, or any hope of beholding the face of God in peace, we are ready to say with the prophet, " Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep night and daya," for the dishonour done to my God, and for the miseries which, like a relent- less deluge, are overwhelming the whole earth ! It is however a consolation to know, that this state of things is drawing to a close, and that a new era is about to appear, when the darkness which now covers the earth shall be dispelled, and righteousness reign,
a Jer. ix. 1.