pulling down; more rubbish must be cleared away, and the rotten materials removed, ere a spiritual house can be built on a good foundation. And how much is this pulling down work needed! As I am now on rebukes, I recollect hearing one very powerfully administered by Mr. Tryon, from Ezek, ix 5, 6, commencing with Zoar Chapel, and parties therewith connected. Now, where the Lord has to do with them, good effects are seen, and healing follows. I trust this will ensue between Mr. TRYON and Mr. PHILPOT: but as is too frequently the case, extremes are run into, and not "the law of kindness" (Prov. xxx. 26,) observed. Glad should I feel to hear of these two upright ones coming together again, each confessing their sin over the slain Lamb, and, with a purged conscience, declaring what the Lord hath done. Need I remind you of another separation having taken place at old Zoar? Surely this looks as if there was truth in the declaration Mr. TRYON made at the opening of Brown's Lane. He then stated he thought that within twelve months Zoar would be broken up, cr the doors closed;" to the best of my recollection, these were his words, or the substance of them. The wheat by these two separations must have nearly gone, yet I hope enough is left, (a few grains on the old floor,) that will enable the doors of this highly favoured and commodious chapel still to be opened for the many poor souls who are glad to pick up, and eat their morsel in quietness, who still " tarry at the brook Besor," and "who do not go down to battle," nor are with this or that church party in fighting; but on this subject I must refer to pages 54 and 55 of the Earthen Vessel: the last part of that well written piece, I hope they and others to whom it will equally apply, will again peruse. H. W.

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goodness of God towards me in a way of providence, for "they that observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord. The church of God has always lived in troublesome times, very trying dispensations, one way or an

other; therefore let us not think nor expect to evade trouble, either in soul afflictions, or bodily persecutions, neither of which cometh forth of the dust; neither do they spring out of the ground; but they are the produce of the hand of him, who is wondrous in working, and mighty in power; for he woundeth and his hands do make whole; "he delivereth in six troubles, and in seven no evil shall touch one of those who are marked." (Ezek. ix. 4.) But utter deand old, little children and women, and struction shall come upon all others, young upon every one that is standing in the house of the Lord whose name is not registered in heaven. (Ps. ix. 17; Rev. xx. 15.) Providence, like grace, is a mighty mystery, far too deep for human reason to scan; wise men are often turned backward, and their knowledge made foolishness; yea, even diviners are sometimes driven into a state of madness, by this wonder-working machine, over which no man hath power, and the governor thereof is invisible. I would say a word further before I commence my subject, that I am one of those who believe that grace and providence are entirely distinct; they have no affinity to each other. Grace does not say to its possessor, that providence shall shine upon him; neither is providence, working as it were miracles for a man's deliverance, and worldly-interest, any proof that he is a partaker of the grace of Christ. A child of God may be a beggar full of sores, seeking alms at the houses of the rich, or he may be a Solomon, that wants for nothing. (Eccles. ii. 10.) Providence then must be distinct from grace. then be more careful to speak of the acts of grace; for grace is permanent and honoring to God; known vitally to very few ; whereas the other, providence, is flesh-pleasing, an idol which many worship; and is universally known, but will some day or other perish. Isa. iii. 1. Nevertheless, I shall speak a few things, touching the kingdom of providence.

Let us

A PIECE OF LAND, AND

MONEY WHEREWITH TO CULTIVATE IT.

DEAR BROTHER BANKS:-Having, in my last, stated a few things, I trust, declarative of the work of God in my soul; and which precious things, mercy, pardon, peace, and truth, effected my deliverance, as therein stated, may I now be helped to speak of the

greatest part of my garden, that being taken for building purposes. I had to clear all my crops off that portion of land by the month of June; which I did, except a quantity of wall trees, it being dangerous to remove them. I was put quite to a stand, when the gentleman who had taken the land for building on, came to me and said, he did not wish to injure any thing belonging to us, if

a certain day telling my brother Robert of my bad situation, a gentleman standing near us, said to me, "I can tell you of two acres of ground to let, if that is any use to you." I said "yes." When I received the information as to the locality of the land, I thought that would just suit me. I made it a matter of prayer to the Lord, and asked him to give me favour in the sight of the landlords of the said two acres. I urged my petition upon the ground of desiring to continue under the ministry of Mr. WELLS. The Lord gave me favour in the sight of the men; they accepted me as their tenant, and let me have the land three pounds per acre less than the former tenant; but I had no money to pay for cropping it; therefore I said "Lord, as you have given me the ground, now send me to some one that shall lend me some money." Strange to tell, I was directed in my mind to go to the gentleman who had taken away our pump as stated above, and who once told me he would hang me if he could; to this gentleman I was directed for money, I went to his house. He said, "well, what do you want?" "A favour of you, sir; I have taken some land by the common, and I want you to have the kindness to lend me ten pounds for nine months, to enable me to cultivate it." He gave me the money, being I believe constrained to do so. Thus I got more land and money; and being determined to owe no man any thing, I applied myself to work, encouraged by this scripture, "seest thou a man diligent in his business, he shall not stand before mean men; he shall stand before kings." For the present farewell,

C. COATES.

Christian Reviewer.

Experimental and Miscellaneous Poems; written according to soul-feeling. By

S. Daw.

THIS volume of spiritual and experimental poems, is now published: and in connection with this announcement, we subjoin a few extracts from the preface to the work, written by Mr. JAMES RAYNSFORD; which will give the reader some interesting information respecting the author himself; as well as the circumstances under which the poems were written. Mr. RAYNSFORD says "SAMUEL DAW, the humble Author of the following posthumous hymns and poems was born in the parish of Warbleton, in the county of Sussex, in the year 1822. The youngest child of his parents, situated in a humble sphere of life; and as such was brought up to constant habits of industry; always living in a most solitary and sequestered spot, a quiet rural retreat, under the

"I feel constrained, from personal knowledge of him, to believe he was taught by the Holy and Blessed Spirit, his own lost and undone state, in the Adam fall; and also the deep things of God, in his manifestation of pardoning mercy and love, to which some of his poems do most especially refer. But not wishing to eulogise the dead, nor put any vain glorious enconiums on the head of a poor sinner; I am, as a witness of the work of God in his soul, (by many heart satisfying proofs,) bound to believe, and publicly to declare my testimony relative to the following poems:-that they were composed and penned, from a solemn, rich, and sweet experience of the truth they contain, inwrought in the soul of the author by the eternal Spirit. Thus, the heart believed, and the mind by the pen, made confession unto salvation, without human wisdom of any classical order; and he being dead yet speaketh.'

* * Labouring under much bodily affliction, and weakness, and floods of sore trials and hard conflicts, during the last months of his life in connection with mental disease, as well as bodily, the enemy was permitted to thrust sore at him that he might fall with blasphemous temptations, under which, as was said of Moses, he spake unadvisedly with his lips, and was buffetted dreadfully by satan taunting him with deception, hypocrisy, and presumption, in all his experience and profession; and especially with reference to his writings; which, (when rent in a thousand pieces. The wrath of the under that temptation,) he would fain have bless the dear Lord, several days previous to enemy was great; his time was short; yet, his death, he possessed perfect rationality, and felt a sweet resting on the bosom of his dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and with sweet composure, after, (as I may say,) the storms of Euroclydon winds and soul-distressing surges, were over-blown, he calmly, and with all sanity, solemnity, and heart-felt peace, informed his dear friends he was happy knowing his end was near, he softly bid them not to be alarmed, he should soon be gone, and in one hour afterwards he sweetly breathed out his soul, as NEWTON says

'One gentle sigh his fetter breaks,
We scarce can say he's gone,
Before the willing spirit takes
Its mansion near the throne.'

AGAIN, "the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind" Mat. xiii. 47. Both good and bad fish are caught in every gospel fisherman's net; and some queer fish, that are nondescripts. But all those employed in this fishery must bring some good fish to shore, out of the dead sea, to swim in the water of life and boundless sea of love for ever: because where these waters of life and the river of life comes, they shall be healed, and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. Ezek. xlvii. 9. For the fishers shall stand from En-gedi, even unto En-eglaim; to spread forth nets and their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many; viz. the election of grace shall be gathered out of every kingdom, nation, and tribe, to sit down in the kingdom of God. The meshes of this net may represent the variety of circumstances, under which souls are brought to hear the gospel, and the men who draw the net, those who are drawn by God to preach the gospel. Jesus saith unto Peter, follow me, and I will make you a fisher of men; and O what a multitude Peter caught, when he let down the net on the right side of the ship; three thousand under one sermon! Oh, my dear brother fishermen, those were fishing days indeed; and we keep toiling all night in these dark times, and now and then catch one, two, or three, and some of them we have to cast away: and I have been glad to cast some away, because they have bitten me severely. Yes, it is a solemn thought. I pray that I may beat down my body and fleshly lusts, and keep them in subjection, "lest when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast-a-way," viz., reproved and cast out of men for my foolishness: not of God: glory be unto a faithful God in Christ Jesus, He will not cast away the people which he did foreknow, neither will he forsake his inheritance. Notwithstanding my dear brother fishermen, it appears that there is a deal of bad fish in the market, which cause great sickness among the people, "many are weak and sickly, and some sleep." It may be, this may bring on an epidemic disease, an universal plague: and as the great fire followed the great plague in II.-PART-XXIII.-December.

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London; when this plague becomes universal, and the Son of man can scarcely find faith on the earth, the last great fire will follow, viz., the general conflagration; and earth, and seas, and all that is in them be burned up! But those good and chosen fish, quickened and made alive again, by the pure stream of the water of life, that John saw proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb, (Rev. xxii. 1.) and that Ezekiel saw issuing from under the threshold of the house, at the south side of the altar, (Ezek. xlvii. 1.) will swim for ever and ever, in that pure, holy, and boundless sea, that never can be dried up nor passed over. (Ezek. xlvii. 5.)

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Brethren, our age seems to be rather a poor fishing season; it seems as if almost all the good fish were taken, and I am sure that this sea will be dried up as soon as all the elect fish are caught; we keep cruising and hawling about, and take but very few. But perhaps there may be some more in the deep seas, and dark holes. Let us launch out into the deep; if have any men aboard our Vessel, that understand the deep seas, and dare cross the line; but let us take a good chart and compass with us, the sure word of prophecy, and try both the net, hook, and line: there are some good fish that have struggled out of the net, and may have been slightly hooked; these are shy, and lay in very deep holes, almost as deep as hell, and may fear that hell will be their portion. Peter was one of these, and he was sunk into a very deep dark hole; but the long line of electing, everlasting love reached him again, and he was hooked effectually. My covenant shall be in your flesh: bless you, the hook went right into his heart, which made him cry out and weep bitterly: he was sunk down into a dark hole, deep as hell, and doubtless the pains of hell had got hold upon him: but the line of election, baited with love, brought him up again, from the depths of the seas, and he was comforted on every side. Who can find out the Almighty's love to perfection? some of his fish lay in dark holes, deep as hell; then let the fishermen on board put down their lines deeper than hell, "for what canst thou know?" (Job xi. 8.) but

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