ery body else to love me." This railck the opponents dumb, and bore down osition which the most cogent arguould not quell.

handsome opportunity presents itself," "it may not be amiss to deal with an tive fellow, as Bishop Bramhall did popish missionary. When his antagold obstinately maintain whatever he had dvanced, the bishop drove the disputant so narrow a corner, that he was forced a that eating was drinking, and drinking ng, in a material or bodily sense. This n was so big with palpable absurdities, needed no greater trophy if he could get he Jesuit's hand what he declared with gue; which being desired, was by the n his heat and shame, to seem to retreat, ily granted. But upon cooler thoughts," y author, "finding, perhaps, after the was over, that he could not quench his with a piece of bread, he reflected so sadne dishonour he had suffered, that, not ble to digest it, in ten days' time he died." t respects the use of ridicule in the puleat caution is necessary. "It is true," Campbell observes, "that an air of rididisproving or dissuading, by rendering is or practices contemptible, hath occasibeen attempted, with approbation, by ers of great name. I can only say, that, his airy manner is employed, it requires nanaged with the greatest care and delicaat it may not degenerate into a strain but.

ill adapted to so serious an occupation. For the reverence of the place, the gravity of the function, the solemnity of worship, the severity of the precepts, and the importance of the motives of religion; above all, the awful presence of God, with a sense of which, the mind, when occupied in religious exercises, ought eminently to be impressed; and these seem utterly incompatible with the levity of ridicule. They render jesting impertinence, and laughter madness. Therefore any thing in preaching which might provoke this emotion would justly be deemed an unpardonable offence against both piety and de

THE RIGHTEOUS REVERED.

HOWEVER the carnal heart may rise in enmity against those who are truly religious, yet their amiable temper, great prudence, and just deportment, strike the mind of others with such peculiar force, as to extort from them both confessions and respect not a little extraordinary. The Earl of Rochester acknowledged, that even in the midst of his wild paroxysms, he had a secret veneration for a good man.

The venerable and famous missionary Swartz had acquired such a character among the heathen, that, when among a barbarous and lawless banditti, he was suffered to pass with his catechumen through contending parties of them unsuspected and unmolested. They said, "Let him alone-let him pass-he is a man of God!"

le of our own day has saved the inhaa fort from perishing by famine, when pouring heathen have refused to supprovision on any other assurance than › word. Even that tyrant Hyder Ally, refused to negotiate in a certain treaty rs, said, "Send me Swartz; send me ian Missionary,” said this Mahometan; eat with him, for him only can I trust.” er fact, relative to this great man, is entioning. When the late Rajah of was dying, and desired to commit his son, the present rajah, to this missionwith him, of course, the care of his s, the Christian, after the example of er, was not to be dazzled by the kingthis world, nor the glory of them. He ed the dying prince to place the governhis son and of his affairs in other hands. greater honour was reserved for him, è could not refuse; namely, that at his e present rajah shed a flood of tears over , mourned deeply while attending his and has written to England for a mo. which he intends to erect in Tanjore to mory of his virtues.

e anecdotes shew us, better than a thouguments, the importance of character, propriety of the apostle's exhortation, x in wisdom toward them that are with

Erskine (father of the famous brothers and Ebenezer Erskine) was on his pas

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and Kinghorn, when he found himself in the midst of a very ungodly company, who were passengers with him in the same vessel. It grieved him exceedingly to hear the name of the great God perpetually profaned: the good old man was, at length, so affected, that he could bear it no longer, but, rising suddenly from his seat, and taking hold or the mast, he uncovered his head, waved his hat in the air, and cried out aloud, "Hallo, hallo, hallo!" as if he had seen some object at a distance. The company was struck, and all was silence and attention. He then, with great solemnity, pronounced the third commandment; "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain." He then quitted the mast, covered his head, and sat down. At first, the giddy company began to elbow each other, then to titter; at last they broke out into a loud laugh. In a little time their conversation became as bad or worse than before. Above all the rest eminent in wickedness, was a lady who sat just opposite Mr. Erskine, who took a malignant pleasure in repeating the sacred name almost every sentance, accompanied with smiles of derision and contempt, designed to mortify this man of God.

The long suffering and infinitely merciful Father of the Universe seldom interposes, even in such flagrant instances of profanity as this; but here was an exception; when what hearing his word could not, terror soon effected. They proceeded on their voyage till they came be

island and the Highlands on the other n a storm suddenly arose, the sea beell, and the heavens, becoming black ds, seemed to threaten vengeance upon crew. This change of circumstances a visible alteration in their conduct and ces. The tempest raged; the danger inent; the skipper, no longer able to helm, pronounced their doom to be cermmediate death. When the lady whose as now turned into the terrors of death, cross the boat, clasped her arms around kine's neck, and cried aloud, "If I die, Il die with you!"

ased an indulgent God, however, to em; they weathered the storm, and the wished-for shore in safety. There swearing at that time. Their contempt verted into deep respect; and when the y separated, it was with serious faces, bows to good Mr. Erskine.

THE SCOLD CONVERTED.

E late Rev. Mr. W. relates the following stance, in one of his journals. "Wednes1, I rode over to a neighbouring town, to na justice of the peace, a man of candour derstanding, before whom I was informed, ngry neighbours had carried a whole wagad of these new heretics (the methodists). hen he asked what they had done, there

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