this we rejoice, while our Priest still holds forth to us, in His gospel, e elements of His sufferings and our salvation. "This is my body hich was broken for you, and this is my blood which was shed for ou." "Not all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. Takes all our sins away, A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they." II. Let us consider Christ Jesus, the High-Priest of our profession, s He is now in heaven. "But this High-Priest, after He had offered up one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God." On the day of annual atonement the Jewish high-priest took of the blood of the sacrifice which was offered for the sins of the people, and went into the holiest, and sprinkled the mercy-seat seven times. He ared not appear in the holiest without this blood of sprinkling, lest he Hie. And "almost all things are, by the law, purged with blood, and without the shedding of blood is no remission. It was therefore ecessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices han these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.' the holiest ; There was 1. He" sat down on the right hand of God" as an evidence that He had completed, once and for ever, the work of atonement. The high-priest under the law went into the holy place and sprinkled the blood before mercy-seat, and again returned to the outer courts of the temple. Again he had to perform the duties of the priesthood outside the and again, year by year, he had to offer the same sacrifices, which could not take away sin, and sprinkle the altar with the blood of atonement. His work had no virtue in itself, but the virtue of a type; and no power, but that of an index; and no merit, but that displayed in the spirit of loving obedience to the ordinance of God. no perfection under the Levitical priesthood," but a continual round of ceremonies. It was not thus with the High-Priest of the Christian Church. When He offered one sacrifice, it was for ever, never to be repeated. He then entered into His rest. "He sat down on the right hand of God." If His sacrifice had not been sufficient, if He had not satisfied Divine justice, if He had not fully accomplished the work of man's atonement, for whom He gave Himself a willing substitute, God would not have raised Him from the dead, much less raised Him to His right hand. But now, is Christ risen from the dead, and has gone into the heaven of heavens, and "sat down on the right hand of God;" wherefore, brethren, assure your hearts of this glorious fact-your redemption in Christ Jesus is complete. Fully and freely R are ye justified by His grace, if ye hold fast your confidence in Jesus; and, believing in Him, ye also shall enter into His rest. "For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified." Now ye have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, and hereafter ye shall sit down with Him in glory. 2. Again, He " sat down on the right hand of God" as our intercessor Not as it was with the Jewish priest, whose ministry only extended over a few years, and whose entry into the holy place was but for short time; Christ has gone for ever into the heavens to intercede for men. They sprinkled the altar and mercy-seat with the blood of bullocks and of goats, which could not take away sin; He presents His own. "His powerful blood did once atone, In the apparent length of days, Melchisedec becomes a more ap propriate type than was Aaron; hence of Christ it is said that, "after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another Priest, who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life." His is "an unchangeable priesthood," because He continueth for ever. In this, again, my brethren, receive some of those consolations which are in Christ Jesus. See in Him who is now sat down on the right hand of God, your great High-Priest, who ever lives and intercedes for you. "Five bleeding wounds He bears, They pour effectual prayers, They strongly plead for thee!" "Who can lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth; who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea, rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.' all And is there a trembling sinner, standing afar off, yet desirous to obtain mercy of the Lord? We hail you in Jesus' name. Fear not, only draw near to the mercy-seat with hope and confidence. For this Saviour is the Priest of mankind. All are welcomed to come; nay, are invited and pressed to come and obtain mercy and find grace. "Wherefore He is able to save unto the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them." 3. Again, He "sat down on the right hand of God,” as having obtained universal dominion. "For this High-Priest, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His footstool. Our High-Priest is also our King,-"His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion endureth throughout all generations; and all who believe in Him are made with Him "kings and priests unto God and His Father." All His and our enemies shall yet finally and completely be subdued. Sin and death, Satan and ungodly men, all who despise and reject Him, and say, "We will not have this Man to reign over us," shall yet be subdued, and be laid as trophies at the feet of Jesus. All power is now given unto Him, and "He must reign until God hath put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." He is exalted above all creation, and sits on the right hand of God, angels and principalities and powers being made subject to Him. The time, brethren, is fast approachingthe time is near at hand-when this shall be fully made manifest to us. Either as His loyal and loving subjects, or His broken and shattered enemies, "to Him every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess, that He is Lord to the glory of God the Father." for Surely in this there is a word of warning to those who have not repented of their sins and turned to God. See what God has done your salvation in the finished work of Jesus, and what He is still doing in exalting Him to His right; hand; and then ask yourselves, have you done anything to secure an interest in Christ? and "how can ye escape if ye neglect so great salvation ?" Repent, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ; for unless ye now cast the anchor of hope upon Him who has entered within the veil, "even Jesus, made an High-Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec," ye will be driven to utter destruction when the storms and tempests of God's wrath are upon an ungodly world. Behold, now the door of mercy is open for your return; now are the glad tidings of salvation published to the whole world; and now you have an advocate before the throne of God, ready to take up your case and plead for you. Come, then, and be ye saved. On the other hand, this is a subject of rejoicing, of joy, and of hope to all who believe in Jesus. He who sits at God's right hand as your High-Priest has all power in heaven and in earth committed to Him; not for Himself simply, but that He may be "head over all things to the Church." His is "the kingdom and the power and the glory." As the Man Christ Jesus, and in right of the work of redemption He hath wrought out, He claims an everlasting kingdom and dominion. And from His lofty seat of power and glory He now looks down upon you in great and tender compassion, and says, "I appoint unto you a kingdom, as the Father hath appointed unto Me." Verily, brethren, through the mediation of this great High-Priest, we are brought near to God, our sins washed away, and our souls healed from sin's corruption; nor these only, but also we are made heirs of God," for all things are yours, for ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's," and all this, as "the gift of God, through our Lord Jesus Christ." "Ye who have sold for nought The heritage above, Shall have it back unbought- And, brethren, can we, in the consciousness of all this, fail to hold fast our profession? Shall we ever doubt His love, His willingness, and His power to save ? Shall we ever deny Him who has suffered so much for us, and is now so graciously interceding for us within the veil of the upper sanctuary, and who comes again to receive us to be with Himself? Let our lives testify to this, that we believe in an unseen Saviour, whom the heavens must retain until the restitution of all things, but who lives and pleads for us, being intimately ac quainted with us, and feeling for us as none but Himself can feel, and who will finally bring us to "glory, honour, and immortality." Atherton, Manchester. "PATIENT CONTINUANCE IN WELL-DOING." FOR THE YOUNG. "THERE, I'm not going to try to be good any more. It is not one bit of use trying. I'm the worst girl in the world, I suppose." Little Mabel Walker said this, standing in the parlour window, nodding and shaking her head with less grace than anger. She had walked straight across the room to the bay window, drawn up the curtain with a jerk, and stood there evidently in a pet. At the last words she quite broke down, dashed away a few tears as if vexed at their appearance, and burst out afresh: "There isn't, I know, the least use in trying any longer. I never can "Mabel!" The voice came from the corner sofa, and the little girl started, turned round, and sprang towards the owner of the voice with a sudden impulse of delight. "Uncle Horace! -why-whywhen did you come-they never told me!" "I came in the early train from York, dear, and I think Nora only knows of my arrival. I was trying to rest here a little before breakfast." and tell me what angered my little niece ?" Mabel hung her head, and bit her thumb-nail in silence. "It is a solemn thing to resolve to be bad, dear!" Mabel raised her eyes inquiringly, but dropped them directly, seeming to comprehend his meaning. "Come, dear, tell me all about this great trouble of yours, that caused such bitter words just now; perhaps I can help you." "I don't think you can, Uncle Horace. I fear I never can be good, so long as Hugh troubles me so." 66 'Hugh! your brother Hugh? Why, he is number one on my list of good boys!" 66 Well, I don't think a good boy will trouble his sister." And Mabel began to cry. "Of course not. Did Hugh trouble you this morning, dear?" "Yes, uncle; I'll tell you. Hugh always troubles me most when I morning and think, 'Now, I will be I don't feel well; I get up every good to-day,' and I kneel down and ask God to help me, because mamma says I ought always to seek His help; and when I come downstairs, Hugh begins, the first thing, to vex me, if I don't feel very well. This 'No, dear, I do not care to sleep, morning my stomach felt badly, and and I want to talk with you now. my neck ached, but I thought, Sit down here, in this little rocker, will be pleasant if I don't feel well;' "And I've disturbed you. I am sorry, Uncle Horace; and I will go out and let you sleep." I said to Hugh 'Good morning' as eery as could be; and he said in s provoking way, 'Morning, Miss uincy Quence!' And I said, 'I am ot Miss Quincy Quence, Hugh Valker!' and he threw up his hands nd laughed at me, and I called him hateful thing, and mamma said, 0 Mabel!' with such a solemn ok that I know she blamed me; nd Hugh began singing, Tarts for eakfast, breakfast," and I went to it my hand over his mouth to stop , and he pushed me against the ble, and then mamma sent me in ere. I know I am a naughty girl, ut I shouldn't be if it wasn't for Iugh; I know that." Uncle Horace was silent a moment, nd Mabel rocked quickly to and o in her little chair. Then he arned his eyes fully upon her, and ook her hand in his, saying, with a ouch of sadness in his tone: "Little Mabel, this is the way with l of us; we like too well to lay our ins upon others. Now, dear, you aust do right, though a dozen Hughs rouble you. You must do right for ourself alone. Now tell me, dear, when this fun-loving Hugh called ou Miss Quincy Quence just now, you had only smiled, do you think you would have lost your temper, pained mamma, and been so agitated with wicked thoughts?" ་་ Mabel shook her head. And if you had felt quite well, ear, don't you think you would have miled ?" The little girl nodded slightly. "Then it is not master Hugh, after all, that makes you bad?" Mabel stopped rocking, and for a moment the tears fell fast, and then she said, still sobbing, "If it is all my fault, how am I ever going to be better ?" "By trying and by doing." "Ah, yes, but you must continue in well-doing, and strengthen yourself by all the little helps you can find. We cannot do right in our own strength, but God has promised to help us, if we ask aright. You started rightly, but I am sorry to say did not by patient continuance in well-doing triumph over all ill feelings. If instead of answering your brother sharply, you had turned pleasantly away, and taken a draught of cold water, or a glass of nice milk, and then gone into your garden and looked at the beautiful flowers, I think these little things would have helped you to overcome the irritability that you felt on account of a faint or disordered stomach. "Now I want you to have this little text with you all the time, to help you in the family, in your studies and in your play: "By patient continuance in well-doing." Remember, it matters not how well we may begin; if we do not continue doing well we cannot succeed. Let us always remember to start right and continue right, and by-and-by we shall be beyond all these pains of body and sorrows of mind." “TAKE NO THOUGHT.” THUS reads the common English version of Matthew vi. 25. But what re we to understand by this injunction? If we receive it in its teral, obvious sense, then the inquiry arises,-What worldly enterrise, what benevolent undertaking, what religious work, can be either ommenced, carried forward, or brought to a successful completion, ithout "thought"? What farmer can raise his grain, his live stock, r his fruits, and thus obtain his "food" and "clothing," by "taking |