the Spirit, let us examine every part of God's word. Let us in particular desire to be conformed to the word as far as we understand it ; and then there is no fear but that we shall be guided into all truth, as far at least as shall be necessary for our own personal welfare, and for the transforming of our souls into the image of our God.
We cannot conclude this part of our subject with more appropriate words than those of our excellent Liturgy, in which we entreat you to accompany us from your inmost souls'' : '' O Lord, from whom all good things do come ; grant to us thy humble ser- vants, that by thy holy inspiration we may think those things that be good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen."
" Collect for oth Sunday after Easter.
1 Cor. X. 15. I speak as to ivise men; judge ye ivhat I say.
IN the appeal, which we have proposed to make to your judgment, we shall confine ourselves to things of primary and fundamental importance. We are little disposed to enter upon a field of doubtful dis- putation :' for though we think that every truth in the Holy Scriptures is important, and that some of those points which are more controverted are ex- ceeding valuable, when received rightly, and im- proved for our advancement in the divine life ; yet, as the acceptance or rejection of them may consist with real and vital piety, we gladly wave all consi- deration of them, it being our wish, not to establish the dogmas of a party, but to bring home to the hearts and consciences of our hearers those principles which constitute the basis of our holy religion.
The very first of these principles is, that man is a