a heaven to the believer, a Holy Ghost, a Providence, a revelation revealing all those things, a creation, or a God.

In one word, to conclude, may the holy Ghost himself give the full improvement and use of this eternal truth. That all the knowledge that man, in his present circumstances and state of sin and misery since the fall of Adam, either has or can have, is only to be had by the faith of God's word alone.

He that believeth, useth and improveth this doctrine aright, being directed by the Holy Ghost himself, the Spirit of faith, love, and humility, before God in the saints, will neither need nor desire to turn aside any whither, in quest of refreshment for his spirit, to the broken and empty cisterns of human systems, and compositions of ignorance, vanity, and pride, reasoning and confounding all truth with their vaunted demonstrations, delineations, and what not, of the being and perfections of God, and the religion of nature, with all the articles and appendages thereof following. No, no: such a one will find the one living and true God, the Fountain of living waters, near at hand-Yes, Christian; to the law, to the testimony.-The word is nigh thee; thy Lord is within thee, dwelling in thy heart by faith, and filling thee with the Holy Ghost, who is the well of living water springing up in thee to eternal life. The Lord keep thee, with all thy brethren, who have the understanding given them to know him that is true, and who are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ, who is the true God and eternal life. The Lord keep thee, with all his own elect, from idols. Amen.

CONCLUSION.

NOW, reader, whosoever thou art, farewell: and remember, that eternity will be equally long to all men, and that the truths of God equally concern all men. Away with prejudice, and search the scriptures. Prepare to meet thy God-Behold he cometh! His decisions, and not men's, shall stand. If Jehovah be God,

serve Jehovah-If Baal be God, serve Baal. Thus stands the issue of the whole matter-A man must either wholly receive the revelation of God as it is, without adding or diminishing, and so be saved; or wholly reject revelation, and so be damned: for the words which our Lord hath spoken, these same shall judge us, and not our natural notions. "No man can serve two masters." Neither God, nor his word, nor his ways, nor his attributes, nor his character, resulting from the whole, can be divided. Hold or lose all ; all, all is at stake! If the word of God be good for any thing, it is good for every thing-If not for every thing, for nothing at all. Believe, and know God; believe, and please God; believe, and be saved. O how plain it is to him that understandeth, that without faith it is impossible to know God-to please God-to be saved: "For he that cometh to God must believe, that he is, aud that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

September 2, 1769.

Riddick & Kerr, Printers, Liverpool.

Some of the works of Mr. BARCLAY, author of the preceding treatise.

1. The PSALMS PARAPHRASED according to the NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION, and adapted to the common church tunes; with illustrations, and a general preface.

2. A SELECT COLLECTION of new original SPIRITUAL SONGS, PARAPHRASES, and TRANSLATIONS; together with the most useful and agreeable of those formerly published under the title of Rejoice evermore; or Christ all in all. With preface.

3. The SONG OF SOLOMON, PARAPHRASED: with preface. 4. The ASSURANCE OF FAITH VINDICATED, in a letter to a friend.

5. On the ETERNAL GENERATION OF THE SON OF GOD. A letter addressed to Messrs. SMITH & FERRIER.

6. Of the SIN AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST,

7. A LETTER concerning the ASSURANCE OF FAITH. 8. An ESSAY on the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, &c.

The following works have been published by Mr. THOM.

1. REMARKS, by the REV. DAVID THOM, Minister of the Scotch Church, Rodney-street, Liverpool, on a series of charges recently preferred against him, before the Reverend the Presbytery of Glasgow, by certain individuals connected with the management of the said church. With a copious Appendix.-1825. 1s. 6d.

2. MEMORIAL submitted by the Rev. DAVID THOM, to the Presbytery of Glasgow, regarding the theological points of his Second edition.-1825. 8d.

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3. A LETTER to the Rev. RICHARD T. P. POPE, adverting to some important mistakes committed by him in his recent Controversy with the Rev. THOMAS MAGUIRE. BY OBSERVER.1827. 1s. 6d.

4. THREE QUESTIONS PROPOSED AND ANSWERED, concerning the Life forfeited by Adam, the Resurrection of the Dead, and Eternal Punishment.-1828. 2s. 6d.

5. RECENT CORRESPONDENCE between the Presbytery of Glasgow, and the Rev. DAVID THOM, occasioned by a second interference on their part with him.-1828. 8d.

6. The MIRACLES of the IRVING SCHOOL shewn to be unworthy of serious examination.-1832.

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7. The ASSURANCE OF FAITH, or CALVINISM identified with UNIVERSALISM.-1833. 2 volumes, octavo. 21s.

8 THREE QUESTIONS PROPOSED AND ANSWERED concerning the life forfeited by Adam, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal punishment. Second edition, altered, enlarged, and improved.-1835. 5s. (Out of print in England, but the appearance of an American edition is soon expected.)

9. WHY IS POPERY PROGRESSING?-1835. 1s. 6d.