you live thus ever so well, receive ever so much, what you enjoy in Christ is no part of your title to Christ; what you receive from Christ is not your title to pardon, to righteousness, or to holiness. He is received for these purposes-He, Christ himself, and your enjoying him for these purposes, are not your title to pardon, &c. What Christ does for you, or in you, or by you, is not to be looked at, so as not to look still simply at Christ himself. What he is, and what he did for you, here, is all your salvation. What he does in you, or by you, here is the enjoyment of this salvation in its fruits and effects: But these fruits and effects do not make you holy;-oh, no, the poor beggars, who are fed at our king's ta ble, will never say we pay the king for our meat by eating a great deal; or, his meat feeds us, and therefore we make ourselves strong;-or, his grace nourishes us, and therefore we make ourselves holy. No, no they are taught better. They will always acknowledge-the more we receive out of the fulness of Jesus, we find ourselves more happy, and the fruits of our interest in him are more abundant to our comfort and to his glory, but our debt increases; and the better we are fed and clothed, and kept up with his royal bounty, he leaves us nothing to glory in, except his

overflowing grace. In this spirit his people hear, and read, and pray, and attend means and ordinances; they do not seek holiness in these-not to be made holy by them-but they do attend in faith, sanctified first by the faith that is in Jesus, and in that faith enjoying him in all they do. Christ is my sanctification, before I can do any thing aright, and what I do aright, does not make me holy, but shews that I am holy. Every living branch is ingrafted into the root and stock of ho liness, and its leaves and fruit do not make it to be in the vine, but only prove, that it is in it. A member is not made living by doing its office.. The eye does not live by seeing, but it is a living eye, and therefore sees. You must be a living member in the mystical body, before you can do your office in it. Doing your office, does not make you, but only shews that you are a living member. My dear friend, weigh these things well. I verily believe the holy Spirit is now teaching you this lesson: for I see you cannot be content with yourself, nor your graces-nor giftsimprove this divine teaching, and learn to build all your hopes of holiness on Christ made of God sanctification for you. And the more clearly you believe this, you will love the God of your salva tion more; your spiritual enemies will be more:

subdued, and in heart and life you will be more devoted to God, to his ways and will. I give you this advice from my own knowledge. Give me credit, and try, and you will soon find cause to give God his glory.

I hope to look upon you, and say on this subject more than I can on paper. in love and respect. The good changeable Friend be with you me and mine.

Remember me will of your unand yours, and

W. R.

LETTER XXXI.

BRIGHTHELMSTONE, July 20

Jesus be yours, all he is, and all he has.
JESU

Then you will be as rich as an arch-angel. I hope he will be my guide, and bring me to

on Friday next, between one and two. I am not

sure, because I have not taken a place in the stage, nor shall, till I go to London, which will be on Tuesday next. If I cannot come in the stage, perhaps I may see you before. We go on sweetly in this place. Christ is indeed exalted, and reigns glorious in many a heart, as I wish he may in yours. He does but not as you could wish. May he captivate you more with his infinite beauty, and enable you to live more blessed upon his infinite fulness, that he may keep his royal court in your soul. The more you are acquainted with him, you will grow in love: for he is altogether lovely. An immense ocean of everlasting love. The whole world is but a drop of his love-what must heaven be? where his love is to be glorified and enjoyed for ever :-there we shall him. Oh for that day! But even by the way, as he walks with us, he makes our hearts burn within us. These sweet foretastes of his love draw us on, and whet an appetite. A few more of these, and we shall get to the fountain-head, and drink rivers of pleasure for evermore. To his precious dear heart's love I commend you and yours, and am, for his sake, your friend and

servant.

W.CRY

LETTER XXXII.

SWEET

WEET Jesus be with my dear friend! I promised you a note as soon as I was determined what way I should travel. It is now fixed for the stage, in which, God willing, I shall reach

on Friday the 24th of this month, about 12 o'clock at noon, when I hope to see some faces from to rejoice my heart, with whom to talk a little of our time away about that dear, dearest of all dears, the only one worth talking about. I know not of any good use the tongue is at present, but to be telling of his salvation from day to day, in the praise of which salvation it will be employed for ever and ever. May your heart and mine be ever warm with his love, and then our tongues cannot help telling of what our hearts feel. To his precious love I commend you and yours, and am, for the sake of that dear man of sorrows, your friend and servant,

W. R.