the creed of all others, or the want of creed, is sand. Here there is sad disappointment and terrible downfall.

Do pass on to the third thing promised in your name—" And thirdly, that I should keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of my life." And will you not be bound by this? Oh! ask the many who have disregarded this sacred obligation; ask them on their dying beds, what you had better do; they are unanimous in their advice— "Serve the Lord; walk in the way of His commandments; sin is a cheat and a tyrant—Christ and holiness are the best company on a dying bed." I feel assured if we could go to the land of Outer Darkness, and fetch hence some of its wretched citizens, they would speak the same thing. Heaven and Earth. Angels and Men. The saved and the lost. Wisdom, Prudence, and Common-sense, all agree in declaring, that the promises and vows made in your name in your Baptism you do well to confirm.

Let me then in conclusion put the question again to each one of you, as it is often put in your hearing— "Dost thou not think that thou art bound to believe and to do as they have promised for thee?" May the grace of God nerve your heart to reply; may consciousness of right and propriety; assurance of prosperity and peace; prompt you to answer in humble, firm, unfaltering tone of voice-" Yes, verily, and by God's help, so I will.

THE CONQUEROR OF THE WORLD.

I. JOHN v. 5.

"Who is he that overcometh the world but he that
believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?"

THE Christian is a soldier; he is enrolled under the banner of Christ; he has to fight his way to heaven. His enemies are many, always on the alert, always powerful. They are often, probably for the sake of distinction, ranged under three great leaders, the World, the Flesh, and the Devil; though, in point of fact, there is but one Commander-in-chief, and that is the Devil, the Evil one. The great conflict on the side of sin is led by him, ordered and directed by him. We may, however, consider the power and tactics of the world, and the flesh, under his generalship; and his morning, from the words of the text, I purpose peaking to you about our great enemy the World, and the best way, the only way, of giving him battle, o as to gain the victory.

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Of course it will be necessary for us to understand what we mean by the World. We must not fight in the dark; nor go forth against an imaginary foe. dare say there are some Christians who hardly know, if they know at all, what the World is; they say their creed by rote, but not by heart. They sound the trumpet, the alarm of war, and then go off and hold parley with the foe, or perhaps enter into secret treaty of peace with him. This is very cowardly; this conduct would not be tolerated by nations in their warfare; a man acting thus would be put to death as a renegade and a traitor.

I must first of all try and shew you the enemy, I will take you to his camp, if I can. I will shew you a company of his soldiers doing their exercise. We will try and catch one of his men, and make him tell us about all the manoeuvres and tricks in which the worldly are so well instructed and trained.

Let me give you a word of caution however, not to be deceived with appearances. Let me tell you what the world is not, lest through ignorance or prejudice your mind should be warped, and your warfare become foolish and misjudged.

By the world, our enemy, we are not to understand the mass of the globe, the matter of which it is made, this can do no hurt. Nor again are we to look upon the mountains and streams, the scenes all about, as our enemy; these are very lovely and good; these can do no hurt, neither can we possibly give them