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John Tiebout, New-York, has in the press, a Looking Glass for the Professors of Religion, by the late Rev. John Mac Gowan. 1 dollar. Also, Works of Josephus, 6 vols. 12mo. Lincoln and Edmands, of Boston, will shortly put to press a handsome edition of President Davie's Ser mons. Joseph Milligan, Georgetown, will shortly publish Miss Edgworth's Tales of Fashionable Life, 2 vols. 12 mo. T. B. Wait & Co. and William Wells, Boston, announce the following works in the press. Macknight on the Epistles, in 6 vols. 8 vo. Newcome's Explanation of the twelve Minor Prophets, with notes &c. By Drs. Horsly and Blaney. The American New Dispensatory. Also, Rules and Regulations for the Field Exercise and Manœuvres of the French Infantry. In 2 vols. with 42 plates. Errata. In the article respecting the state of the Reformed Church in Holland, an error in punctuation occurred, which perverts the sense. In page 86, line 8 from bottom, the sentence should read thus: "They are, by several statutes of the supreme authority, forbidden to introduce state matters in the pulpit, but must exhort their people to obey the magistracy; four times a year, at the ordinary meetings of the States of Holland, the delegates of the Synods of Holland have liberty to deliver in to them a written memorial," &c. "A comparison between FAITH and UNBELIEF. AITH is the root of all good. FAITH "Unbelief is the root of all evil. "Faith maketh God and man good friends. 66 Unbelief maketh them focs. "Faith bringeth God and man together. "Unbelief separates them. "All that faith doth, pleaseth God. "All that unbelief doth, displeaseth God. "Faith only maketh a man good and righteous. "Unbelief maketh him unjust and evil. "Faith maketh a man a member of Christ. "Unbelief maketh him a member of the devil. "Faith maketh him an inheritor of heaven. "Unbelief maketh a man the inheritor of hell. "Faith maketh a man a servant of God. "Unbelief maketh him the servant of the devil, Vol. III.-No. III. R "Faith showeth us God to be a tender Father. "Faith esteemeth God to be true. "Unbelief looketh upon him to be false and a liar. "Faith knoweth God. "Unbelief knoweth him not. "Faith loveth both God and his neighbour. "Unbelief loveth neither of them. "Faith only saveth us. "Unbelief only condemneth us. "A Comparison between FAITH, HOPE, and CHARITY. "Faith cometh of the word of God; hope com "eth of faith; and charity springeth of them both. "Faith believeth the word; hope trusteth to en"joy that which is promised in the word; charity "doeth good unto her neighbour, through the love "that it hath to God, and gladness that is within " herself. "Faith looketh to God and his word; hope "looketh unto his gift and reward; charity look"eth on her neighbour's profit. "Faith receiveth God; hope receiveth his re"ward; charity loveth her neighbour with a glad "heart, and that without any respect of reward. "Faith pertaineth to God only; hope to his re"ward; and charity to her neighbour." This little treatise of Mr. Hamilton's, (continues his editor,) though short, is very comprehensive, containing matter sufficient for several volumes; and shows us the true doctrine of the law, and of the gospel; of faith, and of works; with their nature, properties, and difference. Which difference is thus to be understood, that in the article of salvation, and in the office of justifying, they are distinct and to be kept asunder, the law from the gospel, and faith from works: Though in the person that is justified, and also in the order of doctrine, they ought and do go necessarily together. The Therefore, wheresoever any question or doubt ariseth respecting salvation, or our justification before God, there the law and all good works must be utterly excluded, that grace may appear to be sovereign, the promise free and gratuitous, and that faith may stand alone; which faith alone, without law or works, confirms to every believer his own particular salvation. For as the grace of God is the efficient cause, and Jesus Christ the meritorious cause of our redemption; so faith is the instrumental cause by which the believer applieth the merits of Christ particularly to his own salvation. So that, in the act and office of justification, both the law and works are entirely out of the question, as things that have nothing to do in the matter. reason is this, that as all our salvation is by Christ alone, so nothing can savingly profit us, but that with which we can apprehend Christ. Now, as neither the law, nor works, but faith alone, is that by which we can apprehend Christ as an almighty and all-sufficient Saviour, so faith alone justifieth the sinner before God, through the object it doth apprehend; namely, Jesus Christ. For the only object of our faith is Christ, just as the brazen serpent, lifted up in the wilderness, was the object only of the eyes of the Israelites looking, and not of their hands working; by virtue of which, through the promise of God, immediately proceeded health to the beholders: So Christ, being the object of our faith, becomes righteousness and salvation to our souls, not by works, but by faith only. Thus we see how faith, being the only eye of our soul, standeth alone in apprehending or seeing Christ for justification to life; but yet, nevertheless, in the body it standeth not alone: For besides the eye, there are also hands to work, feet to walk, ears to hear, and other members, every one convenient for the service of the body; and yet of them all, the eye only can see. So in a Christian man's life, and in order of doctrine, there is the law, repentance, hope, charity, and the deeds of charity; all which in life and in doctrine are joined, and necessarily do concur together, and yet in the act of justification there is nothing else in man, that hath any part or place but faith alone apprehending the object, which is Christ crucified, in whom is all the worthiness and fulness of our salvation; that is, by our apprehending and receiving of him by faith; as it is written, Whosoever received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of man, but of God. And also in Isaiah,-By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; &c. Argument. Da- " Apprehending and receiving of Christ only "maketh us justified before God. John i. "Christ only is apprehended and received by faith. ti 66 Ergo; faith only maketh us justified be"fore God. * John i. 12, 13. † Chap. liii. 11. |