ernment for man, and all that are under that govern ment are as uniform as the leaves on an apple-tree. This law is nothing less than the one spirit of the eternal God, which lives and operates in the church as his body, for by one spirit we are all baptized into one body, and have all been made to drink into that one spirit. Therefore, they that have not this spirit, are lawless and disobedient, filthy dreamers that defile the flesh, despise government, presumptuous are they, self-willed, who are not afraid to speak evil of dignities; for if any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Thus it appears that the Christian's law is in his heart, a copy of which is drawn out in the New-Testament.

The members of the human body need no bond of union to cause them to act in concert, or to keep them from quarrelling and separating, but that spirit which animates the whole frame. The whole current of the New-Testament goes to shew that the spirit of Jesus is the true bond of union in his church; but we find not the least intimation of any other bond being necessary. All who have received this one spirit, and are living and walking in it, are united together by the hand of God; and what God hath joined together, let not man put assunder; nay, it cannot be done, they are and must continue one, though they should be called by never so many names, or externally distinguished by many peculiarities. The most that these things can do is to make them think they are divided, and to prevent their external communion, sweet fellowship and mutual comfort.

But seeing Christians are onet and have fellowship with the Father and the Son by one spirit, it is the most

* Our present copy of the New-Testament, is but a copy of a sopy, &c. of a translation of a copy, &c. of what was written by the Apostles; and what they wrote was only a copy of the internal law. Learned men say that a great many errors have erept in by so much copying and translating; and if so, it must be the more necessary to have the original made manifest.

↑ And as uniform as the leaves on an apple-tree.

unreasonable thing in the world for them to be separated in their external communion. This separation has been the work of the devil, and it is by his means that it is continued in the world.

Let Christians look back to the history of primitive Christianity, as recorded in the New-Testament. Let them take a view of the plain and native simplicity which shines out there the beautiful equality that reigned among the apostolic churches-and let them pant to breathe that native air.

They were all brethren and sisters-met together with one accord-united in one mind and one judg ment. They ate their meat with gladness and singleness of heart-they went from house to house, from one love-feast to another-were strictly forbidden to call themselves by the name of Paul or Apollos, &c. And such as did, were pronounced carnal, sensual, having not the spirit.

View the churches scattered abroad, planted and visited by the Apostles and others: They had all access to each other, and communion together. And that one spirit of God which lives in every Christian, has made no provision for acting otherwise, till the end of time.*

The evangelists went out two and two or in larger companies, and in every place where the word was gladly received, those who gave public testimony of their faith, were baptized, received the Holy Ghost, and were set in order for the admission of others who might afterwards believe.Go and do thou like

wise.-CHRIST.

* But the followers of antichrist, whose communion is in types and shadows, always did and always will act otherwise.

FOR where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of the testator; for a testament is of force after men are dead, otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except to die. Verily, verily I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. Whose voice then shook the earth, but now he hath promised, saying, yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, yet once more, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.SCRIPTURE.