that He came to be the Lamb without spot, who, by the sacrifice of Himself once made, should take away the sins of the world'. The same doctrine is taught with additional clearness, if this be possible, in the 31st Article, in which we read that "the offering of Christ, once made, is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual.” We ought to possess at least so much knowledge of the doctrine contained in the Articles of our Church, as to be able to say, whether any doctrine which we hear or read, is or is not in conformity with the same. Many of us have not even this negative knowledge, and we are not ashamed to be ignorant of the Articles of our faith in a degree which we should consider a sufficient cause of shame in things which concerned our temporal vocation, or our earthly interests; and thus it happens, that when we are told by some who misinterpret or misrepresent the doctrines of our Church, that its doctrines are Calvinistic; we are unable, through our culpable ignorance, to refute this charge, by pointing to our public services and to our Articles, to show that whereas Calvin taught that the redemption in Christ Jesus extends but to a few comparatively-our Church teaches that it extends to all mankind.

1 Heb. ii. 14. iv. 15. John xiv. 30. 1 Peter ii. 22. John i. 29. Heb. ix. 14. 26.

I have, I trust, fully proved, that the Church of which we profess to be members, does clearly and distinctly teach that the redemption which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, extends to all mankind, and that consequently not one single individual of the human race, from Adam to the last of his descendants, is by a decree of God excluded from the mercy of our heavenly Father in the Redeemer; but that, on the contrary, every child of fallen Adam may, by repentance, faith, and holiness, become, through the grace of God, a partaker of the kingdom of heaven. It has been my object on this occasion to show, that our Church does not deserve to be reckoned among the supporters of those doctrines by which it is represented that the mercy of God in Christ does not, either in fact or in intention, extend to all mankind; that it reaches only to a chosen few, whilst all the rest of mankind are only so far interested in the gospel of peace and reconciliation, as to become, by its promulgation, more guilty before heaven, for rejecting this gospel which they cannot embrace because an irreversible decree forbids their doing so.

I have shown that this is not the doctrine of our Church, and in doing so I have, I trust, disproved the truth of a charge brought by some against many ministers of our establishment. It is asserted, but without sufficient proof, that our Articles are Calvinistic, and hence it is farther said that those who oppose such doctrines, oppose also the doc

trines of our Church. I have proved that such are not the opinions of our Church, and have thus also proved that the charge in question is unfounded. If, in support of this charge, I should be referred to our 17th Article, which treats of predestination and election, I would reply that it is not just or candid to impute to our Church an opinion deduced by inference from an Article somewhat obscurely worded, when at the same time an opinion directly the reverse of that which is imputed to our Church, is distinctly stated by her in others of her Articles, and clearly implied in many parts of her public services: nor is it consistent with charity, under these circumstances, to charge many of her ministers with deviating from the doctrines of her Articles and services, because they teach (as they believe, in strict conformity with those Articles and with the Bible) the doctrine of the redemption of all men. It may be expedient, before I conclude, to guard the doctrine for which I contend from misrepresentation and abuse.

When, in conformity with our Church, we say that all men, without any exception, are beneficially interested in the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, we do not say that all or any will, without any condition on their part, become partakers of the benefits of His meritorious cross and passion-we only say that the sufferings and death of our Lord have made the pardon of the penitent believer consistent with the wisdom, justice, and

mercy of our heavenly Father, and with the honour due to His name, and with the ends of His moral government. We only assert that the sufferings and death of our Lord in our stead have put it within the power of every man to become a partaker of the benefits promised in the Gospel, and to receive pardon, reconciliation, and peace, with God, through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. We say not that all, or any, will absolutely, and without any condition on their part, become partakers of the redemption which is in Him who is called the Saviour of the world'; but we say, that He who has" tasted death for every man 2" has enabled every man to become a partaker of the redemption which is in Him who is emphatically called the Redeemer, on the conditions of faith, repentance, and obedience; and that He will, if we sincerely desire it, enable us to fulfil these conditions; for He who is willing that we should attain the end, even the salvation of our souls, cannot be unwilling that we should have the power and the means by which alone that end can be attained. In conformity, therefore, with the doctrine of that Church of which we are unworthy ministers, we can, as ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us, pray you in Christ's stead, to be reconciled to God. To the ambassadors for Christ is committed the word and ministry of re

conciliation on the part of God, who was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them'.

With this commission, we can, as before stated, address all men, warning every man and teaching every man, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus'.

With this commission we can say to every man"Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." This we can do in full assurance, that no man can say with truth that he is, by a Divine decree, made unable to perform that which he is commanded, exhorted and entreated to do. If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that which a man hath, and not according to that which he hath not. The seed, which is the word of God, will spring up in every honest and good heart, and by the blessing of the Lord of the harvest, that word shall be kept, and shall bring forth fruit with patience; for we serve not an austere master, who taketh up where he has not laid down, and reapeth where he did not sow. Our commission as ministers of the Gospel, obliges us to declare in the words of the text, that God our Saviour is willing that all men should be saved, and should come to the knowledge of the truth; but we must also warn every man to take heed when he thinketh