the day, regardeth it unto the Lord, and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks." And again, "For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." And in his Epistle to the Galatians, iv. 9.—" But now after that ye have known, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and months, and times and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain." absence of ceremonial and figurative rites then "a BADGE OF QUAKERISM; or, is it not a feature of CHRISTIANITY, that we are thereby freed from the bondage of them ?” Stand fast therefore," saith the Apostle, "in the liberty with which Christ hath made you free.”

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Shall we make way in our meetings for a ministry which one man may prepare and another appoint?" is another of the " badges of Quakerism," according to the Reviewer. Come, turn with me again to thine “ultimate appeal," and tell me who chose and ordained the Apostles from whom did THEY receive their commission? From the Master, the Great Head of the Church, thou wilt scarcely deny. And highly as they were favoured with the outward as well as inward presence of their Lord, yet the law of ordinances was not fully blotted out, nor did they come to the FULNESS of the Gospel dispensation, till after the bodily presence of our Saviour was withdrawn, who came "to FULFIL the law." It was the "Holy Spirit," the Comforter," who should "lead them into all truth;"

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all things;" and, perhaps, no where throughout the writings of the four Evangelists, is this true source of ordination more clearly illustrated, than where the Apostles, exercising their own judgment, forbade one, casting out devils in the name of Jesus. They were reproved for the exercise of this authority, by Him from whom alone the power could be derived. (Mark ix. 38,) "And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us, and we forbade him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not, for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, and can lightly speak evil of me." And to which testimony, the Apostle Paul, in his First Epistle to the Corinthians, adds this remarkable confirmation, in speaking of spiritual gifts, (chap. xii. ver. 3,) "Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus accursed; and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost." And the same Apostle, in his Epistle to the Galatians, (i. 12,) “But I certify you, brethren, that the Gospel which was preached of me, is not after man; for I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ." And again, "" if any man minister, let him minister as of the ability that God giveth, that God in all things may be glorified." And in Heb. (v. 4,)" And no man taketh this honour unto himself but he that is CALLED OF GOD, as was Aaron." Is this, then, a" badge of Quakerism," the exclusion from our meetings of a ministry which one man may prepare and another appoint ?"

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badges of Quakerism," says the Reviewer. Come to thine" ultimate appeal" again. Turn to the Acts of the Apostles, viii. 18; " And when Simon saw that through laying on of the Apostles' hands, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them MONEY, saying, GIVE ME also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the GIFT OF GOD may be purchased with money." And again, in the 20th chap. of the Acts, 33rd verse, in that affectionate farewell to the Church, before his departure for Jerusalem, the Apostle Paul expresses himself thus; " I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel; yea, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me." And the same Apostle, in his First Epistle to the Thessalonians, ii. 9, For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail : for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the Gospel of God." And again, in the 3rd chap. and 8th verse of his Second Epistle to the Thessalonians; "Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you," "not because we have not power," (see how this holy man used his power; he had obtained that ascendancy over their minds, by which, had he possessed the evil inclination, as well as the power, it would have been gratified,) "not because we have not the power, but to make ourselves an example unto you to follow. For even when we were with you, this we commanded would not work, neither should he eat.

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that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busy-bodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and EAT THEIR OWN BREAD." Freely ye have received, freely give," said our Saviour to his disciples, (Matt. x. 8.) And 1 Tim. vi. 9. "But they that will be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition; for the love of money is the root of all evil, which, while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. And how worthy of note here, is the condition that our Saviour imposed upon the young man, who inquired of him, "what he should do to inherit eternal life." -“One thing thou lackest; go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved; for he had great possessions. And Jesus looked round about and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!" Is then, THIS testimony against all pecuniary corruption in the Church," a badge of Quakerism ?" or is it not rather a characteristic of Christianity?

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by our Saviour, in his memorable sermon on the Mount: "Again, ye have heard it hath been said by them of old time, thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths. But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. communication be, yea, yea; nay, nay; is more than these, cometh of evil.” chap. of the Epistle of James, we find the above command of our Saviour most forcibly, earnestly, and unconditionally repeated, by way of exhortation to the brethren, But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath; but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation." Is, then, the refusal of an oath," is "our Saviour's standard of the yea and the nay,

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"Shall we, after all our peaceable professions, recur to the warfare of the world?" Again-to thine“ ultimate appeal for the propriety of every practice." Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God." (Matt. v. 10.)

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have heard that it hath been said; an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say unto you, that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." (Matt. v. 38, 39.) "Ye have heard that it hath been said, thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy; but I