answer tho.t tumeth away wrath. Long- parison : o.s Teacher, o.11 hang on his word.i ; suffol'iug nnd loving forbearance are phases o.s Master, all own his supreme nuthority; to of the ea.me state of mind-denoting the his exo.mple o.11 refer ns the standard; hid o.bsence of that ira.scibility and proneness to likeness nll covet as the highest excellence te.ke o:fl'ence which flares up at every pro- (where Mary is worshipped, though nomin- vocation or fancied neglect, and strives to ally you have but one Lord, virtually you mainta.iu self-control on every occasion. It have two). One faith; not objective in tho ie from such qualities in God that our sense of creed, but ns denoting the one redemption has come: it ie miserable to instrument of receiving salvation (eh. ii. 8), accept the redemption and not try to attain tho one belief in the one Saviour by which and exhibit its true spirit. Neglect of this we are justified, adopted, and in other wo.ys verse has produced untold evil iu the Chris- blessed. One baptism. One initiatory rite tian Church o.dmitting into tho visible Church-baptism Ver. 3.-Strivi.ng to keep the unity of the in uame of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Spirit. l1rovo.!(ovru is stronger than the symbolic of tho washing of regeneration, the A.V. '' endeavouring," o.nd denotes 11n object one way of entering the Church invisible. to be carefully and earnestly wo.tched for and One God o.nd Father of all. We riso now to promoted. "The unity of the Spirit" is the founto.in of Godhead, the ono supremo equivalent to the unity of which the Spirit Being with whom oll have to <lo, tile only is the Author. In all in whom he works Being who is or can be the Father of us Bavingly, the Spirit produces e. certain one- all; who con be to us what is implieu iu ness in foith, in repentance, in knowledge, in the name "Fnther," whose love and grace their views of sin, grace, Chl"ist, the world, can satisfy our hearts. Who is over all ; etc. This oneness exists, and cannot but exist, the supreme o.nd only Potentate, exercising even when Christia.us are not careful ofit, but undivided jurisdiction, "doing occordiog to the manifestation of it is lost; it seems to his will in the ailaies of bee.van," etc. And the world as if there were no such oneness. through all; pervo.ding the whole unircrsc, "Many men, many minds," says the world, sustaining a:ad ruling it, Lot ii.wellin:,;- apart when believers differ much and contend from his works, but pervamng thcru: not, much, and o.re o.t no pains to preserve and however, in o.ny pantilcistical sen,e, b,it ns manifest the unity w.ought by the Spirit. 11 personal God, whose essence is sepo.rate It is due to the Spi.l"it, e.s well as to the from his works. And in ell. A closer and interests of the kingdom of God, tho.t the more o.biding influence; he dwells in them, unity of the Spirit be maintained in the bond o.nd walks in them, moulding their inner of peace. The genitive, ,ipfw11s, is com- being, and filling them with his own light monly held to be that of o.pposition, the bond and love. Some commerito.tors of mark ho.vo which consLits of pence-o. peo.ce-loving tried to find o reference to each of tho per- spirit, o. spirit lo.ying more stress on the sons of the Godhead in the t.-hree prepositions points in which Christians agree tho.n those over, through, o.nd by, but this seems " in which they differ. Those who are com- strained view. The three persons, howrvor, bo.tive, censorious, careless of pee.ea, do noi appear clearly in the seven elements of walk worthy of their vocation. • unity, but, as before (eh. tii. 16-l!l), in Vera. 4-6.-WmmEIN UNITY CONSISTS-- the reverse of the common order-first, tho SEVEN p ARTICULARS. There is one body (see Spirit; set:o!:!d, the Son; anu third, tho eh. ii.16). The Church is o.n orgo.nio whole,of Father. These seven elements constitute which l>eliovers nre the members, o.nd Christ the true unity of thf' Church. It i~ out of the Hen,l, supplyiug tho vito.lizing power. the questiun to itleut1fy the Church wliich 'l'ho rcnl body, boiug constituted by vital is thus one, with [\HY cxtcrn(\l organiz;: tion union with Christ, is not synonymous with like the Romar, Gath-ilio Church. How 11uy single outwnnl society. Ono Spirit; viz. mo.ny milli.ons have been couucdcd with it tho Holy Spirit, who o.lono applies the re- who ho.vo notoriously beon ,lestitute of tho demption of Christ, nnd works in the mem- one hope, tho one Spirit, the ono Fo.tlwr I bers of tho Church the gro.ces of the new It is of the invisih\e Church tho apostle creation. As yo e.lso were oalled in one speaks, o.nd hie cxhorto.tion ilJ, seeing that hope of your oe.lling. This is one of the re- this blessed sevenfold unity id the unity sults of tho Spirit's work; when the Spirit wrought by the Holy Spirit, maintain th1.1t co.lled you he inspit·cd you o.ll with one unity; mo.iuto.in tho manifestation of it; hope, nnd this ono hope wo.s involvod in the !P-ve no occosion to o.ny ono to say tlmt thoro very essence ofyourcalling(comp. Titus ii. IS, 18 no such unity-that the Holy Ghost ie " Looking for the blcssctl hope, oven the a Spirit of confusion und not II Spirit of gloriou~ o.ppco.riag of tho greo.t Gou o.nd our order and unity. t:;1.1viour Jesus Christ"). 'l'o all bolievcrs the Vera. 7-16.-VARIETY OF Gll!'l"B m CON- Spirit impartetl this ono blossod hope. One NECTION WITII UNITY; UBE TO BI'l DIADE OF Lord; JcijUS Christ, unique nnd beyond oom- TllEII. 1-LS THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS. [OH, IV, '.i-32,
Ver. 7.-Bnt to e11.oh one of us was grace sight, e.s too offensive for them to look given according to the mea.snre of ths gift of on,-to be hidden &WRY in the depths of tho Christ. In the Church all do not get alike; earth, ~n the grave,_ was_ indeed supremely grace is not given in equal measures as the humbhng. The obJect 1s to show tltat in manna in the wilderness; Christ, as the bc~tow!ng gifts on i:n,e1;1, Christ did not me;ely great Bestower, measures out his gifts, and bnng mto play Ins mherent bountifulness ,,ach receives according to hie measure. 1t;5 the Son of_ God, but acted as Mediator, by Compare parable of talents. "Grace" does right of spc01al purchase, through hie work 1:0! refer merely to supernatural gifts, but or humiliation on earth; and thus to lead alro to the ordinary spiritual gifts of men. us to think the more hi.,hly both of the Thes.e are ni.ried, ~use what each gets he Gi,er and of his gifts. b