truth." As long as I am able to bear any testimony amongst you, I will still declare, that Jesus, our adorable Lord, is the only Saviour of sinners ; and that as his atoning blood alone can ever cleanse you from the guilt of sin, so his blessed Spirit alone can ever renovate you after the Divine image, or make you " meet for the inheritance of the saints in light." Receive ye this, my brethren, as by anticipation, my dying testimony. Treasure it up in your minds, that, " after my decease, you may have it always in remembrance." It is a comfort to me to think, that " long after I am dead," I shall, by my printed works, " yet speak to you ;" and, though I cannot hope that they should occupy the attention of persons situated as you are, they will exist as records of the doctrines delivered to you, and amongst them, this, as my dying address, will find a place, as a memorial of my love to you, and of my desire for your eternal welfare.
One more reason for St. Peter's so insisting upon these things was, that he could not otherwise discharge his duty towards those whom he had been commissioned to instruct. He says, " I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in re- membrance." His expression here is remarkable : The word " meet," would be properly translated "just:" " He thought it just* to do this : he considered, that, to be remiss in the discharge of this duty, would be an act of injustice ; an injustice to them ; an injustice to God ; an injustice to himself. In this light I also consider it, my beloved brethren. If I should not press upon your minds the knowledge of Christ, and the necessity of universal holiness, it would be an act of injustice to you. You have been committed to me by Almighty God, as sheep to a shepherd, that I might watch over you, and lead you into the pastures which God has provided for you ; and rather lay down my life for you, than suffer you to fall a prey to that " roaring lion that seeketh to devour you." It would also be an act of injustice towards God,
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