AN

3455

EXTRACT

OF THE

LIFE AND DEATH

OF

MR. THOMAS HALIBURTON,

MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, AND PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY IN
THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS, IN SCOTLAND.

"Behold, ye defpifers, and wonder, and perifh: For I work a work
in your days, a work which you fall in no wife believe, though a
man declare it unto you."

Acrs xiii. 41.

THE FIFTH EDITION.

LONDON:

Printed at the Conference-Office, 14, City-Road,

By THOMAS CORDEUX, Agent:

Sold by T. BLANSHARD, 14, City-Road, alfo at all the Methodist
Preaching-Houfes in Town and Country.

1813.

Halyburt

Halbu

THENEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND

TILDEN FOUNDATIONS, 1897.

PREFACE.

1. "THE KINGDOM of GOD," faith our bleffed Lord, "is within you." It is no outward, no diftant thing; "but a well of living water" in the foul, "fpringing up into everlasting life." It is "righteoufnefs, and peace, and joy, in the Holy Ghoft." It is holiness and happiness.

2. The general manner wherein it pleases God to fet it up in the heart, is this: A finner, being drawn by the love of the Father, enlightened by the Son, ("the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world,") and convinced of fin by the Holy Ghost; through the preventing grace which is given him freely, cometh weary and heavy laden, and cafteth all his fins upon him that is "mighty to fave." He receiveth from him true, living faith. Being juftified by faith, he hath peace with God: he rejoices in hope of the glory of God, and knows that fin hath no more dominion over him. And the love of God is fhed abroad in his heart, producing all holiness of heart and of converfation.

3. This work of God in the foul of man, is fo described in the following Treatife, as I have not seen it in any other, either ancient or modern, in our own or any other language. So that I cannot but value it next to the Holy Scriptures, above any other human compofition, excepting only the Chriftian Pattern, and the fmall remains of Clemens Romanus, Polycarp, and Ignatius.

4. Yet this great fervant of God, at fome times, fell back from the glorious liberty he had received, into the fpirit of fear, and fin, and bondage: but why was it thus? Because the hand of the Lord was fhortened? No verily but because he did not abide in Christ; because he did not cleave to him with all his heart; because he grieved the Holy Spirit wherewith he was