God, which is your reasonable service. And BE NOT CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good." "The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light." "Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living."

To another church he writes, "Ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the

glory of God." "Thanks be to God who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." And after giving these exhortations, he concludes his Epistle with an awful warning," If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema maranatha," the most deadly curse that could be pronounced!

In his Second Epistle, after comforting them with the glorious hope that the Lord Almighty was their Father, he adds,

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Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God." "I therefore beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long

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suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." "Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear chil"See that ye walk circumspectly." "This I pray that your abound yet more and more in knowledge, and in all judgment. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God." "Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ." "Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth." And, in each address, he implores them to "walk worthy of God, who called them unto his kingdom and glory;" and solemnly adds, "Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." "To do good, and to communicate, forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."

St. Peter, after enlarging on the glori

ous prospects of the Christian, says, "As He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation: because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, but with the precious blood of Christ." "Shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light." "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness by whose stripes ye were healed." What an appeal to every Christian heart!

St. John, the beloved disciple, after dwelling on the present high privileges, and future glory of believers, adds, “ And every man that hath this hope in him puri

I have referred you to many passages on this important subject, dearest, because we cannot dwell too much upon those effects so invariably produced on the affections and life, by the doctrine of free and present justification, when it is truly received into the heart. The early Christians received it in simple faith, and consequently felt its full power upon their souls. Feeling that their peace was made with heaven, that God had forgiven them, accepted them, and loved them, they were elevated above all the sorrows of earth, and were only desirous of glorifying their Saviour, and of being prepared for his presence. We are told they "endured a great fight of afflictions:" that while they were made a gazing-stock both by re