entertain hopes, that the charitable christian reader, when he has given our little work a candid perusal, will be somewhat assisted in deciding for himself; and if not greatly edified, we trust he will find nothing, which will impeach our motives. If we are the humble means of awakening the reader to meditations upon this divine doctrine, and to a comparison of our views, with the sacred scriptures, and the writings of the Fathers, and the creeds of churches, we are fully persuaded, our labors will not have been vain and useless. And we have no doubt, such a course of reflection and examination will improve and edify.

Our object is not controversy, it is to seek gospel truth for ourselves, to declare it one to another as we understand it, and to call others to Bible examination and inquiry. If thereby, our call to others, in any degree, confirms the weak in faith, establishes the wavering, or disencumbers the affections of the double-minded-and if it awakens in any the spirit of love and inquiry after a more perfect knowledge of God, through the medium of his revelation to our fallen race, our labors will not be entirely unavailable, and transitory. "The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without dissimulation." Our great motive is to guard against errors, temptations, doubtings, and stumblings in the heavenly race which is set before us; and our prayerful desire is to gather up our thoughts and affections, so that the reader, as well as ourselves, may be led to contemplate, and diligently search for those truths and wonders of redeeming love, "which things angels desire to look into." Our

design is, likewise, "That the trial of our faith, may be found unto praise, and honour, and glory, at the revelation of Jesus Christ," even to the end of our faith, the salvation of our souls. And while we are sojourners upon earth, that our faith may be firm and sincere, and appear "a divine evidence of things not seen, wrought in the soul by the immediate power of the Holy Ghost,and a means of holiness." That our faith in our Lord may be steadfast, and outwardly fruitful,affording budding evidences of His being the "fountain of spiritual life in the soul of believers," flowing out and exhibiting itself through us in "fruits of faith, hope, love and patience." And while we are daily feeding upon, and striving to possess more and more the holiness and happiness of the gospel, may we "grow in grace," and may our "labour be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless."

"Beloved, keep yourselves from idols""From all worship of false gods, from all worship of images, or of any creature, and from every inward idol."

"His goings forth were of old, from everlasting."

Micah v. 2.

"This is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." John xvii. 3.

BENNINGTON

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