He liveth evermore. . The heart once assured of the perfection and fullest ground for blessing laid through the one offering made, the blood shed- without which, no remission-no room is left for vague misgivings, anxious thought for the welfare of others ; but such can truthfully and candidly say, in the face of cruel mockings, "All's well." One is in torment, we read in Luke 16:, for whom there is no balm. He did not esteem himself a poor and afflicted man ; Lazarus did, whose trust was in Jehovah's name. But this one is not indifferent to his father's house; yet what a tale do the lives of such as our picture gives tell in this scene of their responsibility, and where God shows grace, while in their wantonness they feast without fear! in splendor they live-in all luxuriance, yet to find such lives have been a hollow, shameless, unceasing revel, running to excess of riot, whose kindred are led on to desire this pride of life, where humility and want is unknown, and when known, no Lazarus or father Abraham, no Moses or prophet to minister to the need so awful, because not temporal but eternal. " If one went unto them from the dead, they will repent." How solemn the reply!-"If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from among the dead." How fully does the opening of the Acts attest to this! He who occupies a place on His Father's throne, who was displaced here, given a cross,-no tomb could hold Him, for that Holy One was not suffered to see corruption, and all judgment is committed to Him. Men have had faithfully, in the power of the Spirit, told home to heart and conscience what they are and what they have done. Those who were alarmed at the desperate length to which they had gone ask, " Men and brethren, what shall we do?" The reply so prompt, "Peter said unto them, ' Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the prom-is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

This grace and mercy so far-reaching did not stop at a privileged people who dwelt in the vicinity of Jerusalem, as another was raised up of Him to testify. " The love of Christ constraineth us ; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead ; and that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh :yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we Him no more." Do we know Him as Head of new creation, of His body the Church, who was made sin for us, who knew no sin, who knows how to succor and sympathize, who helpeth seasonably- the One who liveth evermore, who serves at present interceding, granting mercies, and will serve in a time to come in blessing vicious, who in His name and through grace and strength vouchsafed overcome and do valiantly, refreshing, as in Abram's case after the slaughter, owning so fully relationship as instituted of God, subject to His Word, obedient and faithful, loving righteousness, hating iniquity, delivering his brother and his goods, and the women and the people. Do we come in through faith of Jesus Christ, and range along with such worthies as Abraham? But, oh, to be found doers, to know Him who delights in truth in the inward parts-King of righteousness, King of peace, "and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever" ! that instead of fleshly knowledge, there might be no longer knowing after the flesh, no longer serving with puffed-up mind, but through the love of Christ constraining, esteeming members of His body worthy of care, interest, loving, gentle, nurturing, acquainting them with good marks for feet to tread in through following hard after Him ; showing wisdom from above has been vouchsafed that is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. Overcome evil with good. Troublers, dissimulators, gifts turned as side to evil work, but why? This spirit of murmuring one against another often encouraged, the behavior so rude is either let pass unrebuked and not feeling the reproach or seeking grace to remove it, evil goes on unchecked ; but if we knew and gave the fullest credit to the truth that old things had passed away, and sought to walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God ; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness ; giving thanks unto the Father, which has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, how blessed ! let it be for His name's sake, provoking unto love and good works. Oh, may He lead to judgment of ways, and enable to walk and work that He has praise, and that men and angels may see what grace has wrought. W. B.

(London.)