joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.' Christ also most solemnly declares, that this operation of the spirit on the soul, is absolutely necessary to salvation :

Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the spirit is spirit.' And St Paul says, As many as are led by the Spirit

of God, they are the sons of God; and, "If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." You are silent, my friend; does this appear to you one of those incomprehensible dogmas, which it is wisdom not to meddle with.

Con. Not as you have stated it; or rather, any thing said on such a subject by that gentle young spirit who is now in eternity, comes to me with the force of irresistible truth. But go on, dear Howard I at least feel the powerful im

pression such subjects are calculated to make on the human mind.

How. In the state of my mind at that time, Conway, every word that Arthur uttered from scripture, seemed itself to be spirit; and I continued to converse. with him with the most intense interest. He seemed, on his part, when unable to find scripture words exactly to express his meaning, unwilling to express it at all; and most particularly so, when I asked him to explain the answer he had made to me on my asking, whether he had sought to feel the presence of Almighty God? If you recollect, his reply was, that he had sought to feel the presence of God the Son, by whom alone. we had access to God the Father..

Con. I do recollect.

plain that answer?

How.

How did he ex

He said that Jesus Christ had

with the utmost plainness taught his disciples, that he was the only medium of

access by which man could approach God the Father, or by whom they could comprehend his character. Christ said to his disciples just before his death, I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but by me.' And again, Christ says, No man knoweth who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.' And St Paul says, 'Through him we have spirit unto the Father.'

access by one

A new and

living way which he has consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh. He repeated other passages clearly and strongly to the same effect,

but added not a word of his own.

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Because, my dear

marked this to him. father,' replied he, I am, in mind, in experience, in every thing, a child compared with you. I dread adding any of my own weak thoughts to the words of inspiration, lest they should appear to you to partake of that weakness; and most particularly on this subject.'

"And why so particularly on this subject, my dear boy? asked I.

Because,' replied he, with the deepest earnestness, there is none other name given among men whereby we must be saved, but the name of Jesus; neither is there salvation in any other.' How inexpressibly important is it, therefore, that our opinions and belief regarding this only Saviour, should rest entirely on God's own revelation respecting him!' He was moved as he spoke, and pressed his forehead against my hand, in which I held his. I remarked, what I felt forcibly at the time, that men were unac

countably careless on a subject so momentous. 'Yes,' replied he, much mov-. ed, 'God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, has given the light of the knowledge of his glory in the face of Jesus Christ.' But how few perceive

this glory! visible God.

He is the image of the in

By him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible. All things were created by him, and for him, and by him all things consist.'. This glorious One, being in the form of God, made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of man; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.' And yet how few love him!-how few know him ! • Know him!' repeated I.

'Yes, my dear father, know him. St Paul expresses what all feel who know him. I count all things but loss, for