lamentably perverted. He brings forward a Christian professor, apparently of careless and unholy walk, and challenging him to “shew his faith by his works,” (or as some read without his works) offers to prove the genuineness of his own faith by his works; and having exposed the emptiness of such a profession of charity as would feed the hungry and clothe the naked, merely with fair words, he adduces the example of the father of the faithful, as affording the most satisfactory proof of an operative faith. Now, St. Paul, to prove the justification of the person, without works, brings forward Abraham, in Rom. iv. as believing unto righteousness, by an act of the mind, before either his circumcision, or the birth of Isaac took place; and St. JAMES, to prove the justification of the profession by works, refers to the same holy Patriarch, in the erercise of his faith, by an action of the life, when Isaac was, as is supposed, about thirty years of age. With the same design of exhibiting faith as a working grace, Št. James adduces the example of Rahab ; and viewing good works as the appropriate evidence of a real faith, then adds, that “as the body without the spirit is dead, even so faith without works is dead also.” That faith which apprehends, embraces, and retains Christ as our justification, and proceeds gradually and increasingly to “ purify the heart,” to “ overcome the world,” and to.“ work by love," is alone worthy the apostolic distinction—" the faith of God's elect, the doctrine wbich is according to godliness.”

An objection has been often raised, that the works excluded by St. Paul from justification, are those of the ceremonial, and not of the moral law; to which it may be replied, that submission to the ceremonial law was deprecated for this reason, viz. that it brought the circumcised professor, though he had before been reckoned a believer

weakness, corruption, and infirmity, under the curse of the MORAL law. In Rom. iii. 28. St. Paul concludes that “a man” is justified by faith, without the deeds of the law _" a man," i. e, as a man, * be he Jew or Gentile, a descendant of Adam, a transgressor, under the moral law, by which, on account of his original and actual sin, he cannot be justified, as the law requires unsinning obedience, “therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith (as apprehending the work of Jesus Christ) and not by the deeds of the law.” In fact, works of every kind are excluded from the office of justification, though the works of the moral law, wrought on evangelical principles, form its proper evidence,- St. Paul teaching the personal unworthiness of the subject of a free justification, tells us, that “God justifieth the ungodly," and he also affirms that this blessing “ is of faith, that it might be by grace.” It may also be observed, that the act, whereby Abraham's faith was tested, was not one of obedience to the moral law, but according to its interpretation, was a violation of its sixth enactment: but He, who in infinite wisdom, thought proper to call for such extraordinary evidence of a lively faith, suffered not the holy patriarch to proceed further than the lifting up of the knife over the son whom he loved, “ when there came such a voice

from the excellent glory : By this I know that thou fearest God, seeing that thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me!”

The apparent difference between the two apostles is reconciled by the view already taken. We find that St. Paul spake of justification, as to the state of acceptance; St. James as to the subsequent character of the accepted : the one illustrates the office of the Saviour, as made to us of God, “righteousness,” by imputation; the other, as He is made unto us " sanctification,” by imparting the • Spirit both to think and to do always those things which be rightful: ' the one beholds the healthy tree, which is henceforward to bear fruit, or the new born babe, (the man in miniature) with all the incipient functions of his race—the other contemplates the tree with the fruit ripening on its branches, or the man approaching to, or enjoying maturity, in the full developement of his power. Thus, without sacrificing any doctrine of the word of God, the statements of the two apostles harmonize in the experience of the man whom the Lord is pleased to call by his Spirit working in due season, who through grace obeys the calling, who is justified freely, who is made a child of God by adoption, who walks religiously in good works, and, at length, by God's mercy, attains to everlasting felicity.

The concluding remark, as illustrative of the holy tendency of the scripture doctrine of justification, and the language of St. Paul, Rom. iii. 31, “ Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid : yea, we establish the law,”-shall be given in the words, substantially at least, of a living metropolitan divine— Faith establishes the law:

1. By confirming its authority over all the descendants of Adam. 2. By manifesting its holiness, justice, and goodness. 3. By supporting its penal sanctions. 4. By proposing it as the rule of life.' Now thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."

W. R.

VALUE OF EXAMPLE. WHETHER it be for good, or whether it be for evil, the education of a child is principally derived from its own observations of the actions, the words, the voice, the looks of those with whom it lives. Surely then, the friends of youth cannot be too careful to avoid, in their presence, even the least appearance of evil. It is not enough that Christian parents set no bad example : they must show forth a good one; they must not only seem virtuous, they must be virtuous. Their house, their habits, their family, their associates, their pursuits, their recreations, ought all to be so regulated, as to show that religion is indeed the parent of order, the inspirer of good sense, the well-spring of good humour, the teacher of good manners, and the unfailing source of happiness and peace. Accustomed to live in such a home, it is almost impossible that a child can materially go wrong. And this is beyond all, the most valuable branch of a Christian education.

BISHOP JEBB,

Who likes to take physic?

Nobody :—yet it is one of the chief means which God gives us of curing sickness and preserving life. No one likes to be sick, yet some people are so silly or obstinate as to refuse medicine, though they are told by those who ought to know what is good for them, that their sickneess would probably cease if they would take it.

Having been for nearly forty years a surgeon apothecary in a populous village, I have known a great many cases of this kind, and am now willing——even without a fee—to give to the public the benefit of my practice ; so far as to tell them some tales about bold and foolish children, (aye, and I have had cases of obstinate men and women too,) who would not take medicine, and either died from their selfwilfulness, or were much longer sick, because they would not quietly take the pill or draught when it was first offered to them. · One day I was called in to see Mary Jane Crofts, a young lady about seven years old, who had eaten some greep fruit, which she had been desired not to take by her mother, and which caused a very great pain in her stomach. I pitied the girl at first, though she deserved what she suffered, and at once ordered her a dose which I put into a wineglass, and gave her to swallow, but when she 'tasted it, she pushed it away, saying it was nasty. Her mamma coaxed her- darling, take it for the doctor, do my doaty—(Mary Jane impatiently motioned away the glass,) - do, that's a sweet child.'

No, I won't-I won't-'tis nasty.' . ? But it will cure you, love, (kissing the spoiled child,) and make you quite well.' But I won't be well, and I do not like physic.' • Nobody does, child,' said I, but it must be taken for all that. Come, open your mouth, and it will be down in a minute. But Mary Jane clenched her teeth, and cried and kicked most furiously; partly with pain, but more from passion. Mrs. Crofts went on coaxingly, and even proposed a bribe of sugar-candy to follow the medicine, if Mary Jane would be a dear good girl, and do what she was bid.' Then she was promised half-a-crown, a new doll, a frock, a pretty book all full of pictures and without any hard words. Bribery would not do. Then she was to be sick and sore for a week, her toys were to be given away, and papa was to be told of her obstinacy. Neither would threats do.

I was becoming angry and impatient, as I perceived the child might become seriously ill, if something was not done at once, and then proposed a powder ; but doubted if it could be put down the child's throat. Mrs. Crofts made a sign to me not to let Mary Jane see it, and asked me aloud, if a little currant jelly would be good for the pain. I nodded assent, though I did not approve of the intended deception with a girl who was old enough to understand the nature and sinfulness of deceit. Mrs. Crofts having mixed the powder in the jelly, presented it to the child, with an assurance there was nothing in it but jelly. This though a white, lie, as fibs are called, was still a lie, and therefore nothing good could be expected to issue from it. Mary Jane, when she saw a little of the white powder intermixed with the jelly, pushed away the spoon and closed her teeth firmly as before. I thought to myself, she deserved to have her jaws held open with a horse-ball iron, and I should willingly have applied the instrument myself to her mouth, but just at this moment, a servant galloped up to the hall door, with a message for me, to beg that I would hurry off to Miss Annie Stokes, who had broken an arm.

This was too serious a case to admit of any avoidable delay, so giving Mrs. Crofts a strict charge to administer the medicine I had directed for the child, and to put her into a warm bath, I went off hastily, having promised however, to return within three hours.

When I reached Bannowburn Lodge, where Mrs. Sturt the grandmother of Annie lived, I found a patient of a very different character from that of the little girl I had just left. Annie though but five years old, had a far more improved mind than Mary Jane possessed, and a patient and obedient temper, which the latter girl wanted altogether. Mrs. Sturt met at the door with a face which shewed how much she was frightened, and how bad the accident was.

Annie's right arm was fractured in two places above the elbow, and under the most favourable circumstances, she was likely to suffer pain and confinement for some time. Poor child ! she had been running about the lobby, when her foot slipped, and she fell on her arm. It snapped like a bit of stick. How little do we know what a day may bring forth : how fearfully and wonderfully are we made!

When I went up stairs I found Annie lying dressed on her bed, and moaning a little, but telling her grandmamma not to cry, as she was not in very great pain. I had arrived luckily before any inflammation came on, to render the setting more difficult. Having cut open the sleeve of the child's frock, I took the poor disabled arm, and using as much tenderness as I could, put the bones into their places; Mrs. Sturt and a maid-servant holding the sufferer, and soothing her all the time; but unfortunately from the nature of the fracture, the parts slipped two or three times from their places, before I could tighten the bandage, and put on the splint. Mrs. Sturt lifted up her eyes in praise, and murmured, 'I thank God it is over,' and then Annie was kissed again and again, and laid carefully on the bed. I playfully asked, Does Annie like. physic? will she take a little from me? The child immediately raised her head from the pillow, and took without a wry face or murmur, a more disagreeable draught than Mary Jane had spurned from her lips; when Mrs. Sturt, who had been trembling with terror and anxiety, put a small lump of sugar into the dear little girl's mouth. Anoie said thank you Gran,' and though her mouth quivered from the effects of the pain and fright she had gone through, she attempted a smile, as if it were meant to give courage and comfort to her grandmamma, and prevent her from fretting. The old lady, as she followed me down stairs, to enquire into fifty particulars respecting the treatment of my

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patient until my next visit, told me with tears in her eyes, that the first words which Apnie said to her maid, when she rose from her fall and found her arm dangling at her side were, · What will poor grandmamma do ?

Having seen the child slumber, (for I went up again to ascertain that all was right,) and having watched for a few moments the convulsive starts which shewed how the mind and body of the patient had been disturbed by the pain of the fall and the surgical operation, I took my departure for a few hours, and called at Mrs. Crofts on my way home, thinking what a difference there was between the two children, and how difficult it would be to manage Mary Jane with a broken arm, and keep her quietly in bed for two or three weeks.

When I arrived, I found that the physic had not been used, and that neither the mother nor the maid had been able to prevail upon the self-willed child to go into the slipper-bath ; by doing so she said she should be either smothered or scalded. · The hardness and fulness of the stomach had alarmingly increased, and as I dreaded inflammation, I determined to act decidedly, and take the management of Miss Mary Jane into my own hands. Telling Mrs. Crofts and her little girl all about Annie Stokes' trials and conduct, and how differently that patient had behaved under circumstances so much more severe and trying, I ordered up more hot water, and feeling that the bath was of the proper warmth, I took the young Miss who was now in great pain, out of bed, and held her with a firm grasp in the water, evincing by my look and manner, that I would be obeyed.

Mrs. Crofts in her folly said, that I was very rough, and Mary Jane cried out at first that I was killing her, but when she caught a view of my eye fixed on ber, and saw its determined expression, she became quiet by degrees, and then to shew her the good effects of resignation and obedience, I relaxed my hand gradually, and at length removed it altogether, when she became perfectly calm and quiet. Before I let her out of the water, however, I gave her the rejected draught, which she drank without hesitation, she was then rubbed very dry and put into bed.

But so much time had been lost by her obstinacy at first, that neither the bath nor the physic which I had given her, were sufficient to remove the complaint which had become very serious. Mrs. Crofts was dreadfully frightened when she perceived that the illness was increasing, and cried bitterly at her own want of management, and resolution in the first instance, to act rightly ; but her crying and sobbing could do no good in repairing the mischief which her weakness and indecision had occasioned.

I was very soon obliged to apply two dozen of leeches to the child's stomach, and to blister the soles of her feet. These means in the hands of God proved sufficient to overcome the disorder, and she was restored to her mother, --but with a delicacy of constitution which continued for a long time,- who I hope had sense enough to explain to her how selfish she had been in refusing to gratify her parent and physician by obeying them in the first instance, how naughty and disobedient, how wicked (for she was old enough to understand these matters,) in saying she would'nt be cured, how de