about them that fear him, and delivereth them; and redeemed from their enemies, they will triumphantly sing the song of Moses and the lamb.

(5.) From the cloud God spake to his people, gave them laws and judgments, and made gra cious promises to the obedient; and God who spake to the Fathers, in times past, in these last days hath spoken to us by his Son Jesus Christ. By him he hath made a most illustrious display of his existence and character. By his Son he hath reveal

seen a great light; and to them | hour of danger. The angel of which sat in the region and the Lord encampeth round shadow of death, light is sprung up; and this glorious sun of righteousness arises upon his Israel, with healing under his wings. The cloud was not only a light, but also a guide to the Israelites, directed their journey, regulated all their movements, and the Israelites, by following it, were led in the right way to a city of habitation; and Christ is come a light into the world, that whoso followeth him might not walk in darkness, but have the light of life, and he will surely conduct those who follow his instructions and ex-ed his eternal counsels and deample, through the wilderness of this world, and through the spiritual desert of doubts, fears, conflicts, dejections, trials, and temptations to that better country, the heavenly Canaan.

(3.)The cloud was spread over the Israelites for a covering, and secured them from the scorching heat of the sun, and the inclemencies of the dreary desert; and Christ is to his people, in the heat of persecution and affliction without, and the agitation of spiritual contests and trials within, a hiding place from the tempest, a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and they may sit down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit be sweet to their taste.

(4.) When the Egyptians pursued the Israelites, the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them, so the Egyptians came not nigh them; and in all the pursuits and assaults of their enemies, Christ is the tower and defence of his people, and protects them in the

signs. By him he hath proclaimed the statutes and regulations of his government and kingdom. By him he hath published his glorious designs of redeeming mercy and grace and proposed to a guilty world, terms of pardon and acceptance. In his Son he is reconciling the world to himself. More especially, in his Son doth he manifest his peculiar favor to his chosen, and bring them near himself; through him doth he extend to them his special protection, care and grace, admit them to communion with him, and guide them to eternal rest in his holy and blessed kingdom.

(3.) The manna was prepared for use by being ground in mills, and baked in the oven; and Christ was prepared to save by being wounded for transgressions and bruised for iniquity, and through his stripes are refresh.

of food, were in great distress. | pel, and whosoever will may God afforded them a miraculous come and participate in the supply. He caused to descend heavenly food. upon the ground a kind of sustenance singular and new. When the dew went up in the morning, behold, upon the face of the wilderness, a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost, lay upon the ground. And when the children of Israel sawing influences imparted to fainit they said-It is manna, white, and the taste like wafers made with honey. Christ hath taught us in his conference with the Jews, that this was a type; and he hath exhibited the substance. Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. The typical import of this may be illustrated by the following remarks,

ting souls. An omer (near four
quarts) was assigned to every
person, a rich and full supply;
and Christ has made ample pro-
vision to supply the spiritual
wants of all who apply to him;
and all things being ready, gives
the gracious invitation :

Ho! all ye hungry, starving souls,
That feed upon the wind,
'And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill th' immortal mind:
'Eternal wisdom has prepar'd,
A soul reviving feast,
And bids your longing appetite,
The rich provision taste."

(4.) The manna, when prepared, was as fresh oil and wa

(1.) When the Israelites were in distress and could find no relief, while they were murmuring and provoking God's displeasure, God mecifully supplied their wants and wrought deliverance; and when man-fers made with honey, a most kind had destroyed themselves, when the church was involved in guilt and ruin, when it was in a state of enmity, and there was no eye to pity, nor arm that could save, God most graciously interposed and found a ransom, and his own arm brought salvation. Nor was the manna more unexpected and wonderful to the Israelites, than this salvation is astonishing and joyful to his people.

(2.) The manna descended from above and lay round about the camp, and every Israelite might procure a direct and full supply; and Christ, the true manna, came down from heaven, is brought near by the gos

grateful and nutritious food; and Christ, the true bread, which comes down from heav en, to his people, is food most delicious and salutary, of which if a man eat he shall never die; nay, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and live for ever.— And do we not pray continually, Lord, evermore give us this bread?

(5.) The manna which was kept till the morrow, bred worms and stank-and was this without a signification? Does it import that past experience and comfort will not answer present exigencies and wants, and that God's people must be supported by renewed and daily

communications of grace? And that human prudence, exercised contrary to God's directions, will be followed with disagreeable consequences?

(6.) The manna was continued to the Israelites while they sojourned in the wilderness; and Christ will administer to his church, to Christians, thro' their pilgrimage from this world to heaven. The manna ceased when the Israelites ate of the fruit of land; types ceased when the substance came, and ordinances will be superseded by the milk and honey of the heavenly Canaan.

smitten rock issued water, refreshing and abundant; and from Christ have proceeded those. good tidings of great joy, of pardon and salvation, which have been as cold water to a thirsty soul-and Christ hath been to this desert, dreary world, as rivers in the high places, and springs in the valleys. If any one drinks of the water which he gives, he shall never thirst ; it shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. From the rock smitten, issued a copious and gratuitous supply of water for the chosen tribes of Israel; and from Christ,suffering,

4. The ROCK in the wilder- hath issued that river, of which ness, typical.

the vivifying and refreshing streams, those spiritual and gracious communications of light, love, peace, hope and joy un

dantly supply, the city of God; and whosoever will may come and take the water of life freely. Ho! you that pant for living

streams,

Next to the miraculous supply of the Israelites in their distress with manna,that bread from heaven, we may consider, if pos-speakable, make glad, and abunsible, their more miraculous supply with water from the rock. In the solitary desert, parched and fainting with thirst, the Israelites murmured and complained to Moses, and heAnd pine away and die, made his addresses to God for direction and relief. God instructed him to smite the rock in Horeb, with his rod, and from this with water, he abundantly sup-ical. plied the many thousands of Israel. The apostle hath informed us, that this was typical, by assuring us, that this rock was Christ. Let us consider,

The rock is the emblem of strength, stability and permanency; and Christ is the precious corner stone, the sure foundation of his church, and whosoever believeth in him shall not be ashamed nor confounded. Moses smote the rock; and Christ was striken, smitten, of God and afflicted. From the

Here you may quench your raging thirst,

With springs that never dry.

5. The BRAZEN SERPENT typ

The Israelites having murmured against Moses and against God, it pleased God to punish them with a great and distressing judgment. He sent among them fiery serpents which bit them,and much people of Israel died. This humbled and brought them to confess their sin, and intreat Moses to intercede with God for relief. Moses, making his address to God, was instructed to make a serpent of brass and erect it on a pole, with a direction to the Israelites, when they were bit

ten, to look to the serpent upon ] received through looking to the the pole, and it came to pass serpent of brass, we see typic that if a serpent had bitten any ally the relief from the wounds man, when he beheld the ser- and anguish of sin, which impent of brass that he lived.- mortal souls receive, through This Christ hath taught us was looking to Christ by faith. Come a typical representation. As unto me, all ye that labor and Moses lifted up the serpent are heavy laden, and I will in the wilderness, even so must give you rest. O! the rest and the Son of man be lifted up.- peace which Jesus gives! And we may remark,

(1.)In these fiery serpents, ejecting and diffusing their venom in the bodies of the Israelites, do we not see those infernal spirits, that old serpent, the devil and his emissaries, injecting their sinful, their poisonous suggestions and insinuations into the souls of men?

(2.) In the venom of the serpents, its baneful and mortal effects, and the Israelites dying by it, we see the deadly nature of sin, that evil thing and bitter, its fatal influence, and the anguish and ruin it brings on immortal souls. The wages of sin is death.

[To be continued.]

FROM THE PHILADELPHIA MA

GAZINE.

MR. EDITOR,

I SEND for insertion in your Magazine some devout meditations of a young lady of this city, who died the last winter. They were written for no human eye but her own; and of course contain the very utterance of her heart. On her death bed she was desirous to commit the whole of them to the flames, lest the perusal of them by others might subject her to the

(3.) In the setting of the serpent on a pole, we have prefig-suspicion of having written from ured, the lifting up of Christ on the cross. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

(4.) In the Israelites bitten looking to the serpent of brass on the pole, we have figuratively exhibited, the looking of sin ners, in distress and anguish from the wounds of sin, to Christ by faith, for relief, for pardon and salvation. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God.

(5.) And it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, that he lived. In the relief which the bitten Israelite

some motive of pride or osten tation ;-from which, indeed, she was more free than almost any other person whom the writer of this ever knew. She was prevailed on, however, not to burn her papers; and as the perusal of them has edified a number of her pious friends, so it is hoped that the appear ance of some of them in the Magazine, may still farther extend their beneficial influence. The most of them relate to sea sons of unusual religious solemnity, and were written in haste. A very few and unimportant cor rections have been all that it was thought proper to make; and it

veiled, and avouch him to be thy God? Solemn and awful is it, to enter into engagements with the Almighty. Yet, with a humble acceptance of his own most gracious terms, trusting solely to the righteousness of his adorable Son, and relying upon his grace and strength, I would most deliberately, most cordially, most thankfully, put my whole soul into his hands. I would take Him as my portion, Jesus as my Saviour, the Holy Ghost as my Sanctifier and Comforter.

THE sacrament of the Lord's supper, instituted by our blessed Saviour himself, just before he made the great offering for sin, even the shedding of his own blood, is a seal of the covenant of grace, established by the al- I desire to walk in all his commighty and unchangeable Jeho-mands blamelessly; to seek the vah with his creature man, promotion of his glory, and to through the mediation of his leave all my concerns to be dispoSon Christ Jesus. It represents sed of according to his sovereign all the benefits and blessings of pleasure. And now, O thou this new and everlasting cove-almighty being! by whose pow nant, which are to be received er alone I shall be able to stand, by faith on our part, for the re- wilt thou condescend to accept moval of our guilt in the sight of of this dedication, and grant me God, for the cleansing of our souls some tokens of thy favor? from pollution, and for the com-Bind my soul unto thyself by munication of all needful grace and strength, to enable us to persevere in the Christian course, uniting our souls to the Lord Jesus and sealing them unto the day of redemption. We are to give ourselves away, sweetly, voluntarily, entirely and eternal ly, to God through Christ, to obey his commands, to walk with him and to live to his glo

the strongest and the tenderest ties.. Keep me ever mindful of my own weakness and unworthiness, but enable me to trust in thy strength. Make me to know thy covenant well. Unfold to my view its precious promises. Guide me by thy counsels in the path of duty, and by thy Spirit into all truth: and in the darkest season, enable me to trust in thy name and stay myself upon my God; and when death shall approach, whether in a sudden or a more gradual manner, may the recob lection of this transaction, and, if it be consistent with thy holy will, the consolations of thy blessed Spirit, disarm him of his ter rors, and present him to my view as a messenger of peace.