that his way through life is more easy than the way of many others; may improve every opportunity of leading forth out of those customs which have entangled the family; employ his time in looking into the wants of the poor members, and hold forth such a perfect example of humiliation, that the pure witness may be reached in many minds; and the way opened for an harmonious walking together.

Jesus Christ, in promoting the happiness of others, was not deficient in looking for the help.. less, who lay in obscurity, nor did he save any thing to render himself honourable amongst men, which might have been of more use to the weak members in his Father's family; of whose compassion towards us I may now speak a little. He who was perfectly happy in himself moved with infinite love, "took not upon him the nature of angels," but our imperfect nature, and therein wrestled with the temptations which attend us in this life; and being the Son of Him who is greater than earthly princes, yet became a companion to poor, sincere-hearted men: and though he gave the clearest evidence that divine power attended him, yet the most unfavourable. constructions were framed by a self-righteous people; those miracles represented as the effect of a diabolical power, and endeavours used to render him hateful, as having his mission from the prince of darkness; nor did their envy cease till they took him like a criminal and brought him to trial. Though some may affect to carry the appearance of being unmoved at the apprehension of distress, our dear Redeemer, who

was perfectly sincere, having the same human nature which we have, and feeling, a little before he was apprehended, the weight of that work upon him, for which he came into the world, was "sorrowful even unto death :" here the human nature struggled to be excused from a cup so bitter; but his prayers centred in resignation, "Not my will, but thine be done." In this conflict, so great was his agony that sweat like drops of blood fell from him to the ground." Behold now, as foretold by the prophet, he is in a judicial manner "numbered with the transgressors." Behold him as some poor man of no reputation, standing before the High Priest and elders, and before Herod and Pilate, where witnesses appear against him, and he, mindful of the most gracious design of his coming, declineth to plead in his own defence, "but as a sheep that is dumb before his shearer," so, under many accusations, revilings, and buffetings, remained silent. And though he signified to Peter that he had access to power sufficient to overthrow all their outward forces; yet retaining a resignation to suffer for the sins of mankind, he exerted not that power, but permitted them to go on in their malicious designs, and pronounce him to be worthy of death, even him who was perfect in goodness; thus "in his humiliation his judgment was taken away," and he, like some vile criminal, "led as a lamb to the slaughter." Under these heavy taials (though poor unstable Pilate was convinced of his innocence, yet) the people generally looked upon him as a deceiver, a blasphemer, and the ap

proaching punishment as a just judgment upon him: "They esteemed him smitten of God and afflicted." So great had been the surprise of his disciples, at his being taken by armed. men, that they "forsook him and fled:" thus they hid their faces from him, he was despised, and by their conduct it appeared as though "they esteemed him not."

But contrary to that opinion, of his being smitten of God and afflicted, it was for our sakes that "he was put to grief; he was wounded for our trangressions; he was bruised for our iniquities;" and under the weight of them manifesting the deepest compassion for the instruments of his misery, laboured as their advocate, and in the deeps of affliction with an unconquerable patience, cried out, "Father forgive them; they know not what they do!"

Now this mind being in us, which was in Christ Jesus, it removes from our hearts the desire of superiority, worldly honour, or greatness; deep attention is felt to the divine counsellor, and an ardent engagement to promote, as far as we may be enabled, the happiness of mankind universally; this state, where every motion from a selfish spirit yieldeth to pure love, I may with gratitude to the Father of mercies acknowledge, is often opened before me as a pearl to dig after; attended with a living concern, that amongst the many nations and families on the earth, those who believe in the Messiah, that "he was manifested to destroy the works of the devil," and thus " to take away the sins of the world" may experience the will of our heavenly

Father, " to be done on earth, as it is in heaven." Strong are the desires I often feel, that this holy profession may remain unpolluted, and the believers in Christ may so abide in the pure inward feeling of his Spirit, that the wisdom from above may shine forth in their living, as a light by which others may be instrumentally helped on their way, in the true harmonious walking.

On loving our neighbours as ourselves.

When we love the Lord with all our hearts, and his creatures in his love, we are then preserved in tenderness both toward mankind and the animal creation; but if another spirit gets room in our minds, and we follow it in our proceedings, we are then in the way of disordering the affairs of society.

People may have no intention to oppress, yet by entering on expensive ways of life, their minds may be so entangled therein, and so engaged to support expensive customs, as to be estranged from the pure sympathising spirit.

As I have travelled in England, I have had a tender feeling of the condition of poor people, some of whom, though honest and industrious, have nothing to spare toward paying for the schooling of their children.

There is a proportion between labour and the necessaries of life, and in true brotherly love the mind is open to feel after the necessities of the poor.

Amongst the poor there are some that are

weak through age, and others of a weakly nature, who pass through straits in very private life without asking relief from the public.

Such who are strong and healthy may do that business, which to the weakly may be oppressive; and in performing that in a day which is esteemed a day's labour, by weakly persons in the field and in the shops, and by weakly women who spin and knit in the manufactories, they often pass through weariness; and many sighs I believe are uttered in secret, unheard by some who might ease their burdens.

Labour in the right medium is healthy, but in too much of it there is a painful weariness; and the hardships of the poor are sometimes increased through want of more agreeable nourishment, more plentiful fuel for the fire, and warmer clothing in the winter than their wages will

answer.

When I have beheld plenty in some houses to a degree of luxury, the condition of poor children brought up without learning, and the condition of the weakly and aged, who strive to live by their labour, have often revived in my mind, as cases of which some who live in fulness need to be put in remembrance.

There are few, if any, could behold their fellow-creatures lie long in distress, and forbear to help them, when they could do it without any inconvenience; but customs requiring much labour to support them, do often lie heavy on the poor, while they who live in these customs are so entangled in a multitude of unnecessary