of ruin, and not a hand is stretched out." Let Austin awaken us.

V. The tradesman's library should be more enriched. We have seen "husbandry spiritualized;" the employment of the "shepherd spiritualized;" "navigation spiritualized;" and the "weaver," also, furnished with agreeable meditations. To spread the nets of salvation for men in the way of their personal callings, and to convey pious thoughts in the terms and branches of their personal callings, is a real service to the interests of piety. A book also that shall be an "Onomatologia Monitoria," a "Remembrancer from names, and shall advise persons how to make their names the monitors of their duty, might be of much use to the christened world. And a book which shall be "the angel of Bethesda," giving instruction in what manner to improve in piety, by the several maladies with which any may be afflicted; and at the same time, informing them of the most experimental, natural, and specific remedies for their disorders, might be very useful to mankind.

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VI. Universities which shall have more Collegia Pietatis in them, like those of the excellent Franckius in Lower Saxony. O

that such institutions were more numerous! Seminaries in which the scholars may have a most polite education, but not be sent forth with recommendations for the evangelical ministry, till, upon a strict examination, it be found that their souls are fired with the fear of God, the love of Christ, a zeal to do good, and a resolution to bear poverty, reproach, and all sorts of temptations, in the service of our holy religion. Such characters would be the wonders of the world; and what wonders might they do in the world!

Let charity-schools also "increase and multiply" Charity-schools which may provide subjects for the great Saviour, blessings for the next generation: Charityschools, not perverted to the ill purpose of introducing a defective Christianity.

VII. It is the part of wisdom to observe and pursue those things which, so far as we understand by the books of the sacred prophecy, are to be the works of our day. When the time had arrived that Antichrist should enter his last "half-time," one poor monk proved a main instrument of wresting from him half his empire. Thus to fall in with the designs of Divine Providence, is the way to be wonderfully prospered and

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honoured. The works of our day I take to be as follows:

1. The revival of primitive Christianity: to endeavour to restore every thing of the primitive character. The apostacy is going off. The time for cleansing the temple comes on. More EDWARDS's would be vast blessings, when the primitive doctrines of Christianity are corrupted,

2. The persuading of the European powers to shake off the chains of popery. Let this argument be used: there is no popish nation but would, by embracing the protestant religion, not only introduce itself into a glorions liberty, but also would double its wealth immediately. It is strange that this has not been more attended to. Let it be prosecuted with more demonstration. A certain writer has shown, that the abolition of popery in England is worth at least eight millions sterling to the nation, annually. Let this argument, arising from interest, be tried with other nations.

3. The formation and quickening of the people who are to be "the stone cut out of the mountain." In this thing, as in some others, "none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand." God will do his own work in his own

time and manner: and Austin says, "It is advisable to withhold part of what I meant to say, because of men's incapacity to recieve it,"

CONCLUSION.

"The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform these things:" a zeal inspired and produced by the Lord of Hosts in his faithful servants will put them upon the performance of such things. Nothing has yet been proposed that is impracticable: "I mention not things of great difficulty, but such as are within our power." But Eusebius has taught me, "It is truly noble to do great things, and yet to esteem yourself as nothing." Sirs, while pursuing such a course of actions as has been described above; actions, which are far more glorious than all the achievements of which those bloody plunderers whom we call conquerors, have made a wretched ostentation;-still humility must crown the whole. Without this they are all nothing: nothing, without a sense that you are nothing, and a willingness to be so esteemed. You must first most humbly acknowledge to the great God, "that after you have done all you are unprofitable servants;" that you have not only done that "which was your duty to do," but also that you have fallen exceeding short of your "duty." If God should abase you with very dark dispensations of his providence, after all your indefatigable and disinterested "essays" to glorify him, humble yourselves before him; yet abate nothing of your exertions. Persevere, saying, my God will humble me, yet will I glorify him. Lord, thou art righteous. Still will I do all I can to promote thy glorious kingdom. This act of

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