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THE following pages were written expressly for the use, comfort, and spiritual profit of the poor amongst the One Church of the living God. This little work is designed in a simple way, to unfold the work-the hidden glories—and the matchless loveliness of the Redeemer; the everlasting-unchanging-and sovereign love of the Father, and ministry of the Holy Ghost as experienced in the soul.

I have endeavoured to set forth the true character of Jehovah Jesus, in some of the many titles he has in the sacred volume.

Nothing can be of deeper interest to the church of Christ, than the great work and the true glory of the Messiah:-of all themes for thought, this is the brightest-the noblest-the sweetest.

So enraptured was the apostle Paul with this truly animating subject, that he expresses the desire of his soul in the following language,

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That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings being made conformable unto his death-if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead." This is the desire also of every true, spiritual and humble follower of Jesus, to know Jesus and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, to know him more fully-more experimentally and more

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in the power of his gospel the cleansing efficacy of his blood-the teaching of his spirit, so that he might more than ever appreciate the fulness, love, and power of Jesus. That this little work may be abundantly blessed in the enlightenment of the mind upon this all important subject, is the humble prayer of the author. I do hope that the Lord will bless the minds of the poor in the reading of this work it was for their use more particularly, the book was published. When the author first began to write the work, he had no idea of bringing it out before the public: but after a time, it was impressed upon his mind that it might do good in this day, when error is so freely, profusely, and daringly sent far and wide-in this day, when puseyism, romanism, and many other isms are abounding. This little work was not intended by the author to feast the intellect, to please the pharisee, or to screen the hypocrite: but for the poor, the afflicted, and the tempted of the Lord's people.

May the Holy Spirit bless the work to the minds of many, he alone can make it truly profitable and on him alone the author depends for its success. And if any one soul is benefitted in the reading of this work-Jehovah, the Father, Son, and Spirit shall have everlasting praise. Amen.

Bethel Chapel,

J. E. BLOMFIELD.

Cheltenham.

JEHOVAH.

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JEHOVAH! What name so solemn, so glorious, so mysterious. This title can be applied to none other than the True-the Living-the Eternal God, for his "Name alone is Jehovah." Ps. lxxxiii. 18. Listen to his words, ye his followers, "I am, (Jehovah,) the Lord, that is my name, and my glory will I not give to another neither my praise to graven images.' Isaiah xlii. 8. Again, "Sing unto Jehovah a new Song," new Life imparted, new blessings bestowed and experienced, new deliverances realized, new desires generated, new hopes well founded, new prospects unfolding before us, all these and more resting on an immutable basis, the glorious, the enriching, the eternal union of God and his people demands a new Song. And when the believer knows and feels these things in his own soul, he is constrained to say, "He hath put a new song into my mouth even praise unto my God." Jehovah made all things for his own glory, Nature with all its varied