hath led into " temptation, and a snare ;" but, alas! too, too many of those, who tacitly or openly acknowledge the same principles as those good and excellent men, who, in times of great trouble and distress, were in many instances cheerfully induced, to give up all, and follow Christ. Whilst, therefore, I thus contend for the principles of Friends, as for the simple, genuine, unadorned principles of Christianity, I cannot speak "smooth things," unto all those who have, or do profess them. I cannot, like most of the Reviewers, flatter the people, and revile the principles; but my testimony to them is, " repair the breaches, build the waste places," lest the language go forth against you, as against a people of old, "Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men; therefore, behold I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid."

Consider, my fellow professing Christians, with reverent thankfulness, the power, the love, and mercy, which through the midst of intense sufferings, were showered upon the minds of the firm but humble minded men, to whom was given the contemptuous nickname of Quakers, and, who in truth, "worked out their salvation with fear and trembling." What could have instructed them but Divine Wisdom? What could have upheld them but Divine Power? What

I could have sustained and consoled them, but Divine Love and Mercy? "But Jeshurun has waxed fat and kicked thou art grown fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness: then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his Salvation."

FINIS.

J. MASTERS, PRINTER, ALDERSGATE STREET.