him once to gain the seat of civil don come down, as in days of old, with sata his enslaved victims, and the sons of made to bow their necks to the yoke of

Brethren of London Bridge! The up, we propose to leave with you, You have a faithful standard-bearer. grow weak, hold them up, that th may prevail. Never forsake your colo unto death. And when you have g the dust of your ancestors, let survivin high upon your tomb; and let them ness and unchanging freshness with t where they bend to the Atlantic breezes.

And when you, the brethren of this as returned to your respective charges, let t be lifted higher than ever. And the L be seen floating in proud defiance all ove the sound of victory is coming in loud the din of the battle-field. The shouts foreign lands, are heard rolling across Will you help to push on the triump hosts shall be seen 66 coming up from the as the morning, fair as the moon, clear a ble as an army with banners?"

Then the redeemed millions of justifie armies will rejoice to behold these triu

they float in the zephyrs of a glorious eternity. Then the throngs of the redeemed and shining legions of angels will join the shoutings of universal triumph, "Saying, blessing, and honor, and power, and glory, unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, forever and ever." Amen.

"Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and glory."-Psalm lxiii: 24.

To the eye of carnal reason, the dive human life present a spectacle, at once r ful. The worldly and vicious are see prosperity, with scarcely an event in th the current of pleasure along which t compasseth them about as a chain; viol as a garment. Their eyes stand out wit more than heart could wish." On tl righteous are depressed, and "waters of out to them.” How can all this be rec trine of an infinitely wise and benevole the divine government? This was a gered the faith of Asaph. He was r hope, and to yield himself to the influ withering infidelity. "Verily I have c vain, and washed my hands in innocer long have I been plagued, and chaste When I thought to know this, it was t But all these perplexing doubts were so plated them in the light of divine rev God in his sovereignty, as wise and g events, and making them to result in good. In view of these disclosures n sanctuary, he rebuked his unbelieving h

interest derived from the superintendence and Almighty and All-wise Sovereign. The good refore find, and does find himself sustained by ness, that an unseen, but ever present agency -n his behalf.

nt is as an imperfect and preparatory state of gnorance, weakness, and defilement, characterThey are incapable of giving a right direction - They have departed from God: their foolish ened. They know not what good is, calling and sweet bitter, light darkness, and darkness to themselves, they wander, and stumble, and the righteous are turned from the error of their they are turned to the Lord. They become. eir folly, guilt, and weakness. God is sought, effectually sought. They stretch out the hand he holds them, suffering them not to sink into which they were rushing. He keeps their feet their eyes from tears, and their souls from death. oint it may be suitable somewhat to enlarge. life, and with respect to this life, the most cheerbe entertained.

unsel of the Most High is equal to all the emer

arise from the good man's deficiencies of spirige. These he will feel and deplore. The most ojects of contemplation are but dimly perceived. ghtened from above, he yet sees through a glass

he knows, but he knows him as yet in part. es to the divine character and government-to alvation to the soul, and to the future state, is

the simple. yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also honey comb." So also the illumination are given, in connection with the writte writer who contemplated in a point of revelations of God's character and wi acknowledged also his need of an in "Open thou mine eyes that I may beh out of thy law." And the Apostle Pa sentiment of dependence on the divine il to every Christian, in that remarkable la the Ephesian church-" Wherefore I al your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love cease not to give thanks for you, making my prayers; that the God of our Lord J glory, may give unto you the spirit of wi in the knowledge of him, the eyes of being enlightened, that ye may know his calling, and what the riches of the tance in the saints; and what is the ex his power to us-ward who believe, accor of his mighty power which he wrought raised him from the dead, and set him a in the heavenly places."

More to be desired are God

Thus in respect to the knowledge of has hope. God will guide "with his cou glorious character, he will continue to nating and sanctifying views of his sov