clared that sacrament to be a seal, Luke xxii, 20; and a renewal of the ratification of a covenant, of course, implies a renewal of the covenant itself.

To assist the members of this church, in keeping in mind their covenant engagements, the following hints were, in conformity with a vote of the brethren, prepared in 1826, by the then pastor, Rev. B. B. Wisner, to be printed with the covenant.

1. Give a diligent and devout attention to the Covenant whenever it is publicly proposed to candidates for admission to the church, recollecting as each article is repeated, that you have solemnly entered into that engagement.

2. Attend regularly, except when necessarily prevented, upon the holy communion. Examine yourself carefully, in your private preparation for this service, in relation to each article of the Covenant, humbly confessing to God the deficiencies you discover, and supplicating forgiveness through the blood of Christ; and then, in your closet, solemnly renew your engagements with God as expressed in the Covenant, earnestly praying for grace to keep it more faithfully in future. Let a part of the evening preceding each administration of the Lord's Supper, if possible, be occupied in this manner. And when you come to the communion, recollect among other things, that you are renewing the ratification of your covenant with God and with your brethren.

3. Regard the Holy Scriptures, in your daily reading of them as "the book of the covenant" which you have made with the Most High-exhibiting the duties,

to God and man, which you have engaged to perform, and the blessings you may expect to receive from God, if you are faithful to your engagements. See Exod. xxiv, 7.

4. Often reflect, and strive to have it deeply impressed on your mind, that you have taken God, angels and men, to witness that you have "given yourself up to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant, to love, obey and serve him forever;" that God, and angels, and men, are observing how you fulfil these engagements; that religion will be honored or dishonored, and the salvation of those around you, yet in impenitence, promoted or hindered, by your faithfulness or unfaithfulness to your vows; and that the Covenant you have taken, and so often virtually renewed, will be one of the tests to be applied to your character in the day of judgment.

5.

Endeavor, as far as paramount duties will permit, to cultivate a Christian acquaintance with your brethren. And when in their company, converse frequently upon the things pertaining to the kingdom of God; and particularly of your duties and obligations as the covenant people of God. See Mal. iii, 16. Heb. x, 24, and iii, 13. "This practice," says one, "would be of eminent service to help the memory, in regard to our covenant obligations, as also to quicken unto obedience. Thus, for instance, when a brother is observed to be going into temptation, or in present danger of falling into some transgression, it is not improbable that these words, spoken in a suitable manner, in his hearing, REMEMBER YOUR COV

ENANT, would prevent his fall; or, if he has already fallen, it be those words would be the means of may recovering him out of the snare of the devil, and of bringing him unto unfeigned repentance."

6. While you expect justification and all the blessings of salvation, solely on account of the righteousness of Christ, and trust in Him alone for grace to fulfil your covenant engagements, endeavor habitually and practically to remember that his obedience unto death has not released believers from their obligations to personal holiness; that it has not diminished, but greatly increased those obligations. See Isa. lxiv, 6. Rom. iii, 20. Phil. iii, 89. Rom. iv. 2 Cor. v, 14, 15.

7. In your daily secret prayers, entreat your covenant-keeping God to fulfil to you that gracious promise recorded in Jer. xxxi, 33, putting his law, the rule of the Covenant, in your inward parts, and writing it in your hearts,-"that He would make it ready and familiar to you, at hand when you have occasion to use it, as that which is written in the heart; that he would work in you a strong disposition to obedience, and an exact conformity of thought and affection to the rules of the divine law, as that of the copy to the original."

CATALOGUE

OF

MEMBERS OF THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH.

JAN. 1841.

The Committee, who were charged with the republication of this work, have devoted much time in its preparation; and they have been aided in this labor by the Pastor, and by others. It is hoped that the subjoined list of church members is accurate; but yet it is feared that it may be found somewhat unperfect. If there are any omissions, it will be a cause of deep regret to the Committee; should mistakes of any kind be discovered, an apology can be found in the difficulty of preparing a complete and entirely accurate catalogue.

All corrections will be made by the Pastor, if given to him in writing. The Committee, in submitting this little work to their fellow members, do it with the cherished expectation that it will supply them with much assistance in their efforts to acquire a deeper understanding of the Faith which they profess, and will better enable them to render a reason for the Hope which is in them. With these views they would devoutly invoke the Divine blessing upon it, and upon this church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Those persons who are not members of the Old South Church on profession, but who have been received from any other church, have affixed to their names the letter r.

1792. April 8. Elizabeth Leverett,

1793. March 10.

March 10. Samuel Coverly,