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made powerful by the Holy Ghost, for the conversion and true holiness of fallen man. Such writings can never be unprofitable.

The growing humility of Mr. Walker, and his increasing holiness, led him to greater expressions of sympathy with those he addressed in his later than in his earlier writings. The more really holy we are, the more like our Divine Redeemer we shall be, full of compassion and charity towards all suffering under the disease of sin- the worst of all our diseases, and which has so deeply infected us all; and the more we grow in self-knowledge, while we increase in hatred of sin, the more we shall also have a yearning love over the souls of sinners, and tenderness, as well as holiness, in speaking of their sins. O how blessed is it to look backward to Jesus as having once appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself! and, then again, to look forward to his coming again in the blessed hope that unto them that look for him, he shall appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Heb. ix. 26-28.

Watton Rectory,
June 4, 1836.

E. BICKERSTEth.

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of salvation in Christ

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Profession of this vow is acceptance of this deliverance
Three corollaries. 1. Such as deny or are ignorant of their fallen state
cannot have accepted the offer of salvation, nor be possibly keep-
ing the baptismal covenant

2. That such as acknowledge both the disease and remedy, and yet are

not keeping their baptismal vow, are, notwithstanding such know-

ledge, still in their natural state

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It implies a belief of the Gospel and reconciliation by Jesus Christ
And also our acceptance of God as revealed to us in Christ.
What is implied in this acceptance

The great happiness of the true believer

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What meant by believing in God the Father

What by believing that God the Father is a Father in Christ Jesus
It implies a child-like confidence and disposition towards God
And a readiness to submit to his disposals and dispensations
An examination whether we believe God to be our Father
The great happiness of having God for our Father

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That article of the Creed, the Maker of heaven and earth, considered
It implies a disposition to ascribe to God the glory of his works
And a disposition to use the creatures in a consistence with his design
in making them

And also a disposition to glorify God both in soul and body

Those that think not of God as their Creator, reproved

Those that abuse God's creatures, reproved

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Those that abuse their souls in the love of sin, and their bodies in the
practice of sin, reproved

Those that dishonour God in their special calling, reproved

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The article of believing in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, con-
sidered

The signification of that great name, Jesus

Believing in Jesus declares my believing in him as my deliverer from

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