intention is always single. Involuntary sins, (as some call them,) or sins of ignorance, (except the ignorance be wilful,) are not breaches of the law of love:-for these things we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who is our propitiation, and washes our holiest duties in his own blood; to whom we will ever give honour and glory. I am, my dear sister, yours in the bonds of pure love, H. A. ROGERS.

LETTER XXXIV.-To one lately emerged out of Arian darkness.

CORK, Nov. 5, 1789.

MY DEAR MISS D.-I received the favour of yours, and rejoice that you know in whom you have believed, and that your face is now Zion ward. Go on, my dear sister; it is a blessed path :-the goodly land is before-the land of sacred liberty, and glorious rest from all sin. O that you may soon prove, by happy experience, "perfect love casteth out all [slavish] fear!" and that the deepest humiliation before God, on account of our ignorance, helplessness and unworthiness, is not only consistent with, but inseparable from, rejoicing evermore; for the ground of that rejoicing is, that he who hath loved, and washed me from my sins in his own blood, hath all the honour and glory, and is all in all for ever; while I sink a poor worm at his feet-overwhelmed at his free unmerited grace: grace that plucked me from the gulf beneath-reconciled a poor guilty rebel to her God-changed the leopard's spots, and made the Ethiop white. Thus, the more deep our sense of unworthiness, the more precious is Jesus, our interceding Advocate with the Father, who in his exalted human nature,

ever liveth to intercede for us, until that day wnen he shall deliver up the kingdom (viz. his mediatorial office) to God, even the Father, and the glorious Godhead of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, shall be all in all for ever. O the preciousness of such a High Priest, such a Saviour, such a Counsellor, such a King! O for more heartfelt union with him -more of the power of his transforming love! Blessed promise, “He that hungereth and thirsteth after righteousness, shall be filled."

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You have heard, I doubt not, of precious Mr. Fletcher's death, and how he proclaimed, with his latest breath-GOD IS LOVE! O that we may be filled as he was, with his heavenly Master's Spirit. There was a witness of the power of grace a living and a dying witness that Jesus can save to the uttermost. Let me exhort my dear friend, to come just as you are to the open fountain of his precious blood; and how soon may you feel the merit of Him you were once taught to despise, made of God unto you not only wisdom and righteousness, but also sanctification and redemption.

You see how freely I write, as if I had known you seven years. I hope you will follow my example in this, and let me know the particulars of your spiritual state, that I may rejoice yet more in vour joy. My love and my dear partner's attend you. May He that liveth, and was dead, who is the First and the Last-the bright and the morning Star," be the portion of your happy soul, prays your invariable friend,

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LETTER XXXV.-To Mr. Holy, of Sheffield CORK, March 12, 1790.

DEAR SIR,--have so long been silent, that I am almost ashamed to write at all. I can only say, I

am more fully engaged than you can easily imagine; and more so every day. As to farther apologies, I really have not time to make them, and must rely on your good nature to excuse me. It gave me real pleasure to hear of the prosperity of your soul. I cannot doubt, from the description you give, but the Lord hath put you in possession of what you so long desired, and you can now love him with all your heart; or, in other words, from moment to moment, with all your present powers. What, with all your strivings, you could not do before, viz. keep your mind from sinful wanderings, and the rising of evil tempers; fix your eye on things above -fix your affections there; this you now find is done by the power of God through faith. It is not. you that now live, but Christ liveth in you; and your tempers, will, affections, passions, and desires, move in the will of God; sweetly attracted and governed by divine love. You feel you are helpless: but Jesus is almighty, and faith makes all his omnipotence your own. You are tempted; but sin, though offered with a pleasing bait, can find no entrance for lo! the Lord your keeper stands omnipotently near, and till our will gives way we have not sinned. What some call involuntary sins, or sins of ignorance, we know would be breaches of that perfect law, adapted and suitable to the perfect body and perfect soul of Adam while innocent: his perfect knowledge gave him at one glance to see how he ought to act in all things; and if he acted contrary to this perfect knowledge, he sinned. But we (even when sanctified) are not perfect in knowledge, and therefore an all wise and gracious God hath put us under a law or covenant adapted to our capacity, and which our renewed natures are capable of, even the law of love,-love to God and every soul of man. To keep this law is Christian perfection. Love is the fulfilling of the law:

involuntary sins, therefore, or sins of ignorance, are not sins in the Gospel sense; but to him that believeth any thing to be sin, though otherwise unessential, to him it is sin. This you know; and while you keep the law of liberty-the law of love, you feel your many weaknesses and short comings are all atoned for by the all prevailing, ever pleading blood of Jesus and in this sense it is we every moment need the merit of his death.

I have had a touch of the fever and sore throat, lately so very prevalent in this city; but how tenderly hath the Lord sweetened all my pain, by the divine consolations of his love and constant presence: I think affliction was never so sweet before: he continually spoke to my heart," All that I have is thine;" so that every moment I was swallowed up in love and praise. My dear partner joins me in Christian love, and believe me, dear sir, to be your sincere friend and sister in Jesus,

H. A. ROGERS.

LETTER XXXVI.-To a Friend.

LONDON, Dec. 5, 1792.

MY DEAR SISTER,--As our blessed Lord has again restored me to a little strength, I feel renewed desires to devote it all to him. Wishing to be of some little use to the afflicted among his dear saints, in the course of my visits yesterday morning, I called upon Mrs. Jacques, (a poor woman, only three doors from our Spitalfields chapel,) and I was thankful I did so. She gave me a pleasing, affecting account of her husband, who died a month ago. Hoping and praying it may prove as great a blessing to your soul as it has been to mine, I here relate the particulars.

They had been married five years. For two

years after their marriage they lived reputably; when it pleased the Lord to afflict Mr. Jacques with a palsy, so that he was unable to work: and about eighteen months ago he had a second stroke, which took away the use of one side entirely; and he was then confined to his bed. A blood vessel was strained, or broke, which affected his throat, and formed a lump there as big as the head of a child. This affliction reduced him to deep poverty; but they were assisted by kind friends, who also visited and prayed constantly with them. While in health, Mr. Jacques had frequently heard the Methodists, and was enlightened respecting the way of salvation; and during his sickness, he earnestly sought the Lord; but his evidence was never clear, till a little before his death. His wife knew the Lord in her youth, but was a backslider in heart from his love; yet she earnestly desired salvation for her dying husband; and would often say, "My dear, how is it with your soul? Have you confidence in God?" &c. He would answer, "I am not happy: I have no assurance." She asked, "Do you think he has power to save you?" He said, "O yes, but I want to know he does save me!" Several friends prayed with him, and for him; yet the cloud remained until the Monday evening before he died. As one of our friends went into his room that night, he cried out, “Lord, save thy poor, helpless servant this night! O visit me with salvation under the prayer of this thy servant: pardon my sins, and heal my guilty soul!" The Lord heard; and before his friend rose up from prayer, so delivered him, that he cried aloud, "Now I am happy! Now I know Jesus has forgiven me all, and I shall be with him for ever! I am happy! I am happy!" Thus he went on for some time. To his wife he said, "Trust the Lord, and be resigned, and seek his forgiveness with all your heart. Are you re