stedfast and thy loving labour. Christ redeemed t from the curse of guilt, from the power of sin, t thou, by quietness, by sobriety, by useful and Ch tian industry, mightest show forth the praises of E who called thee out of darkness into His marvell light. Redemption itself is work's new motive. 1 love of Christ constraineth me to labour, lest reproach, of idleness, of uselessness, or of disor should fall upon Him who loved me and gave H self for me.

iii. Finally, the Gospel of Jesus Christ has forced industry by a new example. Yes, my brethi we will pass upwards from Christians to Christ; thro Apostles and Prophets, through saints and mart who all lived and died in toil for their Master's sa unto Him who is the Apostle and High Priest our profession, in whose strength they all served t generation, in whose tender mercy they all, one one, at last fell asleep. We will pass upwards thro them to Him, and learn the duty of diligence in busi from Him who is the one Example, as He is ɔne Saviour, of us all.

My brethren, there are many ideas utterly inc patible and incongruous with the thought of our L Jesus Christ. Everything that is an imperfection

than that of idleness. Our L above all men, diligent in busin upon earth, and He followed i until the age of thirty years,

penter in a shop at Nazareth. tributed to the support of an human family. O the depth o Being in the form of God...He that glory, and took upon Him and was made in the likeness of points like as we are, save only plain, after this, of the humility the irksomeness of his work, on who was also the Creator, occu dwelling, and wrought in a wo hands, during thirty precious y life. And when at last the ful come, and He emerged from th to exercise the glorious office the Revealer of God amongst difference then in this particular Him a period of greater ease pose? Nay, my brethren, it was when He rested at all, it was no as for prayer. Read the record that holy life, as it is preserved chapter of the Evangelist St Mark

moniac, who says, under the possession of an clean spirit, Let us alone: what have we to do Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? and who, by the po of that almighty word, is instantly relieved, ema pated, comforted; restored to the government of rea and conscience, and to the peaceful occupations a safe and useful life. As soon as He quits synagogue, and enters into a house, new toils new duties await Him. There is a fever to be hea and another life thus given back by the interven of its Lord and Maker. Then, at even, when sun did set, and when others were thinking of repose which belongs to the season, He, on the trary, had to see all the city gathered together at door, bringing to Him all manner of sickness and manner of disease, to be separately enquired into, s rately ministered to, separately healed and bles Long hours thus passed before rest could come. last, we may suppose, He lay down to sleep. the night which labour contracted at the one devotion shortened at the other. In the morning, r up a great while before day, He went out, and depa into a solitary place, and there prayed. Even th He is pursued by the importunity of man. Simon they that were with him followed after Him: and they had found Him, they said unto Him, All men

useless men!

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRI
September 1, 1861.

THE KING UPON THE HILL OF ZION.

PSALM II. 6.

Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion. E considered this morning a Psalm of a very general aracter. It spoke of the righteous and of the wicked: the happiness of the one-of his conduct in doing din avoiding-of what he loves and what he abhorsthe secret of his strength and of his peace-of his lerly progress from the planting to the fruit-bearingthe permanence of his produce, and the success of endeavours. His leaf also shall not wither: and look, atsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

To-night I would direct your thoughts to another of the lms for the day; a Psalm of a very different nature. the first Psalm is of a general kind; one which deals y with religion as a life of piety towards God and of l-doing towards men; so the second Psalm has much t of the spirit of prophecy, and can only be intelli tly read in the light of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus ist. I am not speaking to-night to unbelievers o t are commonly called freethinkers-though indeed no