taken up here and there by some few of the "royal family" who shall peradventure find therein most blessed ideas of sterling truth, golden sentences, remarks concerning the Father and of Jesus the beloved, and the outgoings of believing souls after increased spiritual acquaintance with him, and enlarged enjoyment of him, all which are now rarely to be met with. Yes, reader, here are some precious jewels for thee, antique in the setting, I acknowledge, but thou will find them as diamonds of the first water and lustre, far beyond the fashionably set modern paste artificial glitterings of the style of the present day.”—Mr. Jones' Preface. After such commendation, in which we heartily concur, there is no occasion for us to make a remark. We will extract one hymn as a specimen, and we think that will fully justify the high opinions expressed. Modern rhymsters may sneer; the volume was never intended for them; but the child of God will exult in a publication containing so much of what is the very marrow of gospel truth. We, through the law of life in Christ We cease to work for life; yet work We work not 'cause the law com- Christ's love doth us constrain. We're drawn to work by the law of love, Which gently doth constrain; This makes our service a delightOur labour without pain. Constraining grace doth set's a work, Who hath o'th' Father's gifts re- For us rebellious men. There's life and strength in Christ alone, Which Moses cannot give ; Which to the law will make you dead, That you to God may live. A Selection of Hymns from various Authors, for the use of Sunday Schools. By William Gadsby, 18mo. second edition. Manchester, Thomson; London, Palmer, &c. The christian who is rightly taught, at the same time that he acknowledges he looks not at all to what a short-sighted world may term his good works for acceptance in the sight of God, and while he feels that all his zeal and all his benevolence are worthless, without the accompanying energy of the Divine Spirit, doth not hug himself in a state of listless inactivity; nor, having been privileged to see his own personal interest in Immanuel, can he gaze upon the unawakened multitude around him without employing every scriptural means, and urging many prayers at the throne in their behalf. The prospect of a heaven to be acquired, and a hell to escape from, do not incite his exertions; he hath, happy soul! seen all this made right for him by an Almighty Saviour, and it is love, pure, because imparted, which urges him to strive for the extension of Christ's kingdom by exhibiting to his fellows the grace of which he hath been made a recipient. In this light Sunday Schools will be highly esteemed by him. The youthful mind not yet engrossed with the world's business, and the world's allurements, is a soil where the seed of God's word may be sown with a good hope that the Holy Ghost will shed his dew upon it, and cause it to spring up in his own time. "Train up a child in the way that he should go; and when he is old he will not depart therefrom." Unlike the papacy, and the world's other superstitions, which would keep the people in a state of blind and wretched ignorance, truth while walking through the land, giving to God's chosen the right-hand blessings of the gospel, diffuses with her left that civilization and social order which causes the abiding of God's candlestick in the land to be esteemed a blessing, even by those who are no otherwise illuminated with its beams. The inconsistency of children singing hymns suitable only for experienced saints, and the danger of permitting them to use such as teem with unscriptural doctrine and unhallowed praise, have long been felt; and some efforts have been made to supply a selection to which these objections could not be made. This is another, by a minister well known to most of our readers; and from a careful examination we feel ourselves justified in giving it our approbation. By an oversight, we presume the hymn No. 178 has been twice inserted. There is one other impropriety to remove from these institutions to render them really an ornament to Great Brittain; we allude to the teachers at present employed; young men and women, who in many cases enter the school room with far other thoughts than the instruction of their charge. When we can see a father and a mother (paid, "for the labourer is worthy of his hire") of suitable dispositions and abilities engaged herein, we shall hail them with unqualified approbation. A Choice Drop of Honey from the Rock Christ; or, a Word of Advice to all Saints and Sinners. By the late Rev. Thomas Wilcox; 12mo. p.p. 12, being No. 1, of Palmer's Series of Gospel Tracts. This inestimable Tract, as it hath received the commendation of succeeding generations of God's children, needs not our praise. We only announce that this neat and cheap edition, and suitable for distribution, may now be obtained. The Incarnation and other Poems. By Thomas Ragg; 12mo. p.p. 36. Nottingham, Sutton; London, Longman and Co. The author announces this as the tenth book of a complete Poem, entitled The Deity. We have perused this with so much gratification that we shall be looking rather impatiently for the appearance of the residue. This clearly shews the author to be possessed of more than ordinary poetical ability; and here are none of the doctrinal blunders which those who are only poets so frequently make on religious subjects. The smaller pieces are likewise good. Our readers will recollect the signature of this author's name to several pieces in our poetical department; but we confess he hath here taken, and well occupies higher ground than we should have marked ou for him. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. WEDNESDAY, August 21.-Mr. S. BENHAM was ordained over the Particular Baptist Church, Rickmansworth, Herts. The chapel being too small the services were transferred to the Town Hall. Mr. J. GEORGE, of Harrow, commenced the Morning Service, with reading and prayer; Mr. J. COOPER, of Amersham, described the nature of a gospel church, and stated the reasons of dissent. Mr. GUNDRY, of Hendon, asked the usual questions, and offered the ordination prayer, with imposition of hands. Mr. COOPER Concluded with prayer. Mr. DAVIES, of Chenies, Bucks, commenced the Afternoon Service, with reading the scriptures and prayer. Mr. J. GRUNDY delivered an impressive charge to the minister from Matt. v. 16. Mr. GILES, of Chalfont, (Independent) concluded with prayer. In the Evening, Mr. J. BENSON, of Mill End, read the scriptures and prayed. Mr. GEORGE, of Harrow, delivered a very comprehensive and forcible charge to the church from 1 Thess. v. 12, 13. Mr. BENSON Concluded with prayer. The congregations throughout the day were very large, and the interest displayed was intense. Twenty-eight have been baptized and added to the church within the last four moths, and great prospects of future prosperity unfolded. "May the Lord keep the little interest as the apple of his eye." The Rev. THOMAS SHARP, A. M. late of Union Chapel, Woolwich, has succeeded the late Rev. JOHN REES, in the office of Pastor, over the Church of Christ, at Crown Street Chapel, Soho. May the blessing of Jehovah rest upon the minister and people. Mr. T. L. STYLES, minister of Squirries' Street Chapel, Bethnal Green Road, has commenced a TUESDAY EVENING LECTURE, at Aldersgate Street Chapel, near Falcon Square. Service commences at Seven o'clock. Just Published, A SERMON, occasioned by the Death of the Rev. ROWLAND HILL. By the Rev. W. RICHARDS, GOSPEL UNION SOCIETY LECTURES, AT CUMBERLAND CHAPEL, SHOREDITCH. The following is the List of Preachers, and Subjects for the Month of October, 1833. Thursday.-Octobber 3.-Rev. G. FIRMIN.-<« Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Adoption." 10.-Rev. W. CROKER.-" Spirit of Faith." 17.-Rev. C. BRAKE.- Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation." Sunday Afternoon.-October 6, at Three.-Rev. C. BRAKE. 13, 20, 27, Rev. G. COMB. Rev. J. IRONS. POETRY. LINES Composed on addressing a Tried Believer in the following words-" When the cloud is the darkest the Lord will appear." "I will make darkness light before them."-Isa. xlii. 16, WHEN darkness is veiling the pilgrim's dread path, When the cloud is the darkest he'll surely appear. How oft he looks back on the evil that's past, Which fills him with terror and tormenting fear; By faith on thy Jesus thy troubles then cast, Though his hand appears clos'd, he soon will again In the valley of death the victory's thine, For thou shalt escape from the enemy's snare, With the blood redeemed throng you sweetly shall join, Orpington. PAUL, JUN. Soho. AN ACROSTIC. THE SAINTS here find a valuable store: I nvite their friends to share what here is placed, I nstead of ev'ry controversial point, That puts the christian temper out of joint; A nd prove a source of unity divine, M ature experience, with his clearer light- I ncline thine ear, and bid thy sons attend : STEPHEN. AN ACROSTIC. Frought from the storehouse of thy Rich mine of heav'nly wealth; Such glory may he see; Barnard Castle, July 11, 1833. Valiant for truth O may he be, A men, the crucified. May the blessed Spirit from above, G race, faith, and hope, and love; Death call him home above. A. A. THE Spiritual Magazine ; OR, SAINTS' TREASURY. "There are Three that bear record in heaven; the FATHER, the WORD, and the HOLY GHOST: and these Three are One." << Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." NOVEMBER, 1833. 1 John v. 7. Jude 3. THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST COMPARED TO A TEMPLE. A TEMPLE is a house or dwelling of God,-a building erected and specially set apart for his worship. It is the palace of the Most High, wherein his saints offer spiritual sacrifices. It is the HOLY PLACE, wherein Jehovah manifests to his chosen ones his blessed presence. The human nature of Christ, in which God dwells really, substantially, and personally, is typified by a temple. The church of Christ, collectively, is designated a temple, wherein God dwells, and displays the choicest tokens of his grace and favour. natural body is, also, a temple, which, like a casket, contains an infinite treasure-the immortal soul, which must live for ever. The All the Jewish tabernacles, which were pitched by that honoured race, and set apart by them for the worship of God, had a spiritual signification, and typically pointed to the great Messiah that was to come. These temporary habitations for divine worship, were distinguished by a degree of simple grandeur, as suited to the occasion, as, under the circumstances, they could be; and Jehovah frequently manifested to his chosen people therein his regard by repeated exhibitions of his love, and revelations of his glory. The first tabernacle was, however, as an exterior building, greatly exceeded by the splendid magnificence of the latter temple, erected by king Solomon. Its uniform symmetry and elegance,-the beauty of its adornings,the curious workmanship of its interior;-these must have produced a considerable excitement in the mind of its serious observer, and commanded a solemn awe and veneration. The grandeur of this pile, the fame of which induced an illustrious queen to journey an amazing distance at a considerable sacrifice of labour, cost, and toil, VOL. IX.-No. 115.] 2 T |