upon every object: so does Jesus. O cease then from man-look not at blind man, dark and benighted, look not at this heavy thick earth, nor at any of its glittering toys; they shine only, as shined upon. Cease from them all, and look to Jesus. The good Spirit direct and fix your eyes and mine upon him, till we see heaven in his face.

The same voice, still pursuing me, I perceived that I was not only to cease from looking to man, and all human things, but also to cease from depending on them-I was not to live npon them. I could, as it were, hear a voice, Live not upon us, but live upon the Prince of Life. He is a never failing fountain of life-He speaks, and the dead live-His voice makes and keeps alive. We live by him, and live on him, and in him. All other persons and things, but him, concern only the perishing, dying life of the body but the life, which he gives, is his own spiritual, divine, eternal life. I cannot wish you a greater blessing, than to hear with power, and to find what I did in my journey-Cease ye from living upon man, and live upon me. So we do Lord Christ, the life which we now live in the flesh, we live by the faith of the Son of God.

From hence I was led to see the necessity of ceasing to hope for happiness from all these things

about us. They have it not to give. It grows not out of that earth, which layeth in wickedness, nor can it be increased by any good under the sun: because it is one of the perfect gifts, which cometh down from the Father of Lights. And when it is given by his grace, and received by faith, then this true philosopher's stone turns all things into gold. Faith living upon Jesus, can turn those things into happiness, which in their own nature could produce nothing but misery. Wonderful transmutation! It changes 'darkness into light, death into life, weakness into strength, sin into righteousness, mourning into joy, hell into heaven. By this faith we have Christ in us, the hope of glory. Christ dwelling in the heart; and where he is, there all he has is. All things are ours-salvation from all evil, a title to the love of God, and to the glory of God, and a fitness also and meetness for the eternal enjoyment of God in his love and glory. Cease ye from man then, and all is yours. O may you and I learn to cease from all schemes of happiness, in any object, but in Jesus. The more we live to him, the more dead he will make us to every thing else. He will let you love your relations, nay, he commands you to love them; but then you must take them

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from him, as his bounty, and use them as his gifts, dependent on his sovereign will, free to give, free to take away, when and what he pleases. When your will can be made thus really resigned to his will, then he will make you happy, and you will feel something of their blessed oneness with him, who have no will but his, and therefore follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. I mark what you say upon that point. A resigned will is not where there is no rising of the flesh against God's will, but where there is victory over the will of the flesh, Pray take notice of this. And try, whether you have not this evidence of your adoption, that you desire the Father's will, and not yours may be done.

I am labouring at Brighthelmstone among a sweet people, with whom I am exceedingly chappy. The work of dear Jesus prospers among us. His person grows more beloved. His work more precious. Fellowship with him more close and intimate, and therefore more happy. Our hearts warmed with his love, are warm with brotherly love, stirring up one another to press forward for the prize of our high calling, that is, to win Christ, and to be found in him, at the hour of death, and at the day of judgment. May the

same Lord Christ grow dearer to you and yours every day.

I am always bound to pray for your welfare, being by many ties yours,

W. R.

LETTER XVII.

ALL spiritual blessings be on my dear friend f

whatever the tender heart, or the almighty arm of the loving Jesus has to bestow, may it be all' yours! You made me promise to inform you of my motions, which I now fulfil.

God willing, I shall be next Sunday at Mr. C's; on Monday morning in Y-; From thence I shall make the best of my way to Tand if I hear nothing of you there, I shall proceed to A. My time is short, so that I can but just stay to take my leave of my friends. What a life is this! hurry, hurry, hurry, from place to place, from this object to that;-weary with seeking, but never finding rest. Happy christian who

is fixed to a point!-Go where he will, ONE ob ject is his ALL. The crucified Saviour is his hap piness; his perfect, everlästing happiness; and this Heaven he carries about with him. No time, no place, no circumstances, make any change. He has one Lord, one faith, the same yesterday, today and for ever. Come pain, sickness, poverty, death, the Saviour's love and power bear him up. Come temptations of all kinds, I will be with thee in the hour of temptation, says the Lord God. Where he is, nothing need be feared, because nothing can hurt. Oh my friend, the true knowTedge of Jesus Christ, is an infallible cure fore all the miseries which come into the world by sin. There is no evil of mind or body, temporal or eternal, but our precious dear Lord is by office engaged to remove it. And shall not you and I value and love him? What can we set our hearts upon; what can bid so high for them, as this adorable Saviour? may he enable us to give them to Him, and then he will sanctify all their inferior loves; will let us love them, as flowing from his grace; so that this love will make us love him more. This love is Heaven. All joy and glory is in it. And as for the happiness of his redeemed people, we shall never know how great it is till