wonderful monument of mercy. To dine at the vicarage! Well-what cannot our God do? Pray for LETTER V. W. ROMAINE. Dear Sir, Blackfriars, Dec. 23d, 1783. BY favour of Mr. Neucatre, I send my hearty wishes for your meeting the birth of Christ with the spirit of the angels. It was the triumph of their joy that Christ the Lord was born; and yet he was not so nearly related to them, as to you and me. But they thought according to God's thoughts; and, as far as they understood them, they admired and adored his inestimable love in taking our nature into union with himself. What a imracle of philanthropy! "Will God in very deed dwell with men" on the earth? O yes! though it puzzled Solomon: yet God's counsels of old are now faithfulness and truth. The Word is incarnate. Glory be to God in the highest, the Peacemaker is come to the earth, and has demonstrated the delight of his Father towards men. Blessed be his witness-that believe it: blessed be his grace-that you enjoy you it thanks be to his holy name-that you preach it. May your meditations upon it, and your present preaching of it, warm your heart with more than angel's joy. Try to get a note above them; I am sure you ought, notwithstanding they were vis015. I am aiming at it this Christmas, but have not yet attained. And this makes up some of my best praisewhat he is to me-and what I am to him. I see, and am under such infinite obligations, that I am willing to be in his debt for ever and ever. Even then I shall pay him nothing; or if it be worth any thing, it will be all his own. All my fresh springs of glory, as well as grace, shall be in him. I could not stop my pen, for he is precious. I hope and pray for his favour on the design, and his blessing on the use of the intended gallery. You must have a faculty-The order of vestry must be sent to Salisbury-Mind, an unanimous vestry. I shall not move in the subscription, till matters are settled. But think it not a doubtful point; the money may be easily raised. God bless Mrs. C. this Christmas with his light and his love. I do not forget your neighbour Mrs. T. I shall not, while she is in the reach of prayer; and when that is done, I shall praise him for ever. I intreat you to remember me in your best moments. When the King smiles on you, ask a favour for W. R. LETTER VI. My very dear Friend, March 5th, 1784 I HAVE two letters of yours before me; one relating to the gallery, which I have much at heart, and shall not be less earnest in collecting for it, although I have at the onset met with two repulses. However, these things only make me the more earnest to do what I can. On some good day, when the Lord smiles, I will go out in his name, and I hope his work will per in my hands. pros Mr. H. may wait on me, whenever he gets the seals: I shall think it an honour to frank him on your recommendation. L-is a favoured place, in which the Lord delighteth to dwell; he has made himself known there for more than thirty years to my knowledge. Mr. C. S. was there, and Mr. W. L. was curate there before he came to me... The good seed was sown, and took root. May Mr. H. be a successful labourer, and the Lord's harvest prosper in his hands! We have begun our hour of prayer from eight to nine on Sunday evenings. I dread what is coming upon this land; I have long read it in the word and now I see it about to take effect. If nobody stand in the gap, vengeance will find its way. We have pleaded and prevailed. If we cannot this time, and the mea sure of our iniquities be full, it will however be well with them who are on the side of the Lord and his Christ (Ezekiel ix.) None of them who had the mark perished. May we mourn and pray for our sins and others-sigh for the dishonour offered to our almighty Jesus, and to the Spirit Jehovah, and to the word of his grace. Let us do what we can in the way of prayer, and may He who sitteth upon the throne hear and answer my prayers for you and yours espe cially. Remember W. R. LETTER VII. July 30th, 1784. My very dear Friend, I RECEIVED yours by the hand of Mr. L. My service was ready to assist you at the Lock, Aug. Ï: the disappointment was not owing to me. Whenever the gallery opens, I hope our Lord will be there to fill it with his glory. I wish you joy of a troublesome job, from which the Bishop has delivered you. Should it not put your parish in mind of a new church? We purpose on Monday to set out for the North; in all probability for the last time. I have three sisters alive, all in years as well as myself; and we are to have a family meeting, to take our leave, final as to this life. It has brought a great solemnity upon my spirit; and it would be too much for my feelings, if I had not all the reason in the world to believe that our next meeting will be in glory. Mr. Whitfield used often to put me in mind, how singularly favoured was he had none of his family converted; and my father, and mother, and three sisters were like those blessed people" And Jesus loved Martha, and her "sister, and Lazarus ;" and, as they loved him again, so do we. I hope to return about the middle of September, and to visit you soon after. I am, with Mrs. Romaine's, and my best wishes to Mrs. C. Your Friend and Brother, In our common Lord, W. ROMAINE. The Prince of Peace was very much honoured in this city yesterday. I scarce ever felt so much of his presence in ordinances any day of my life. There was also great outward reverence paid by all, except Quakers. My dear Friend, LETTER VIII. Monday Evening, Dec. 13th, 1784. I HAVE been waiting a long time for news out of Yorkshire relating to the Sunday Schools. I can give you now a full and satisfactory account of them. They have been chiefly useful in the trading parts, where there are great numbers of the manufacturers' children employed, as soon as they can do any thing, all the week, but let loose to mischief and wickedness all the Lord's day. It was with a view to prevent this, and also to instruct them in the way of salvation, for their own sakes, and for their parents, and for the public, that several persons, laity as well as clergy, tried to get them together, and teach them to read, write, and learn the catechism. The Lord God has marvellously favoured the plan. He has inclined vast numbers of children to come; the parents in general are thankful; and the schoolmasters and mistresses have given great satisfaction. I know not of any thing more promising for the rising generation, especially as it is made an indispensable part of their Sunday's employment, that they attend the church regularly with their masters and mistresses. Mr. T. informs me of one good effect, that it has been the happy occasion of many conversions, by bringing poor people to see their children at church, who never before came to any place of worship. Others have also been won over to let their children attend by the little presents made to the neighbour's children, and by seeing their improvement in reading and writing. If you are disposed to do something in this way, you have my prayers for suc cess. I hear you stay Christmas at R. May it be a season of much thankfulness, as they sang "glad tidings "of great joy." This Advent has brought forth (Isaiah xl. 1, 2, 3, &c.) verses, to my unspeakable joy. I have trod upon John the Baptist's heels, and have been favoured with some of his views of the Lamb of God. It is a most delightful portion of God's word. Yesterday we had verses 9, 10. "God incarnate, almighty to save." Our next subject is, verse 11. "God incarnate, the good Shepherd, whose love is al"mighty to bless them." Our kindest respects to Mrs. C. and to yourself. Remember us to Mrs. T. Do not, I charge you, do not cease to pray for W. ROMAINE. LETTER IX. Nov. 26th, 1785. My very dear Friend, me, METHINKS I heard a voice, saying "weep not for but weep for yourselves." However, I could |