their God, and in promoting the interests of the Redeemer's kingdom. The people of one city will go to another city, to exhort and urge them to an active concurrence in every good work. Methinks the means, which are now used on so con- tracted a scale that a few only embark in this service of love, will then be adopted on the largest scale ; and whole societies, or rather whole cities, shall unite to provoke one another unto love and to good works.
Yet, let me say, I would not have any to imagine that a zeal either for Jews or Gentiles will stand in the place of per- sonal religion. If we commend to any the blessed word of God, or the embracing of our holy religion, let us take care to lead the way, in the study of the one, and in the practice of the other. Let us never say to any, " Come," without adding at the same time, " I will go also." Yea, and let us so lead the way, as the Jew will do at the period before re- ferred to : let us so walk before others, that they may see, and be constrained to acknowledge, " that God is with us of a truth." Let us be living " epistles of Christ, known and read of all men ;" so that others may " lay hold of our skirt," and wish to " go with us," and have " their portion with us," in the realms of bliss. Let us " be as lights shining in a dark world;" and " so make our light to shine before men, that they, seeing our good works, may glorify our Father which is in heaven." This is our duty, no less than it will be of those who shall live in the latter day. Our religion must be neither wholly personal, nor wholly official; but a just combination of both : and, whilst we are labouring to the uttermost to " save ourselves," we must use all diligence to save every other per- son who can by any means be brought within the sphere of our influence."]