THE EARTHEN VESSEL: AND CHRISTIAN RECORD & REVIEW ; FOR 18 4 9. VOLUME V. London: PUBLISHED BY JAMES PAUL, CHAPTER-HOUSE COURT, PATERNOSTER ROW: AND GEORGE W., JOHN W. & ROBERT BANKS, PAGODA TERRACE, BERMONDSEY NEW ROAD, SOUTHWARK. CONTENTS. 57 85 19 - 63 PAGE. PAGE. 257 of God and the Readers of the Encouragement from a Little One, A Letter from Baltimore to Mr Jas. Exercises of a Living Soul, the Osbourn, and Mr. Osbourn's Reply 10 Eleanor Wheeler, the late - Lump of Chaff , - - 29 | Extraordinary Life and Glorious Death of John Gardener, the - A striking instance of the truth of Faith Triumphant - that glorious text, “ The Blood of Five Years Labour in the Gospel Min- 214 tors and Deacons of Gospel Churches 104 Forgiveness ; or, the Two Debtors - 270 106 Fellowship with Christ's Sufferings - 280 Ann Jones, the late Mrs. - .. 124 Grace of God in Life and Death, the - 12 A brief but faithful account of the Glorious Testimonies of a Dying Saint 13 Conversion and Experience of a Glorying in the Cross of Christ - 130 125 God's Love to an Unworthy Sinner - 200 Angels waiting to carry Ransomed Grand Corner Stone of the Gospel, the 208 133 Grace of God in manifestation, the - 261 Alexander McKenzie, the conversion Gospel Baptism - - - 290 49 Happy Departure of S. Somerfield, the 61 An Address to the Ministers and Happy Knowl Hill Churches of Christ in Old England 173 Idol Temple and Idol Worshippers A Watchman's Declaration - 230 Isaac Jones, Mr., Illness and Death of 109 142 82 Infant Salvation - Baptism of the Hon. B, W. Noel . 205 I want to believe that I am an Elect Bright light which is in the clouds, the 229 Vessel of Mercy - • 286 Jesus Christ and his ensigns for ever! 54 Beulah Chapel . - 290 | James Chapman, Mr., a brief but faith- 28, 52, 99 ful account of the Happy and Tri- 168 umphant Death of - - 118 Confidence in Christ the rest of a liv John Corbitt's late Preaching Tour, Christian Ministry, some of the Songs Journey into Northamptonshire, some Brabourne in Kent . 15, 264, 282 Last Illness, Death and Burial of the Divine Providence, Rich Grace and Christian Experience - - 17 | Late Mr. Thomas Dawes, the Death of Mr. Gravener, the . • 76 | Luther on Faith - Death of Mr. Thos. Reed . - 247 Living Witness of Divine Sovereignty 123 Dissertation upon the Nature and Letter from Mr. James Osbourn to a Work of the Law, a - - 226 Sister in the faith at Trowbridge, a - 141 Droppings from the Sanctuary 76, 121 Lord's People among the Wesleyans, Divine Assurance, Affliction in the Way, and the Believer's Entrance Letter from England to Christian 181 Friends in America - - 225 Living Family of Jehovah, an Epistle Departure froin England, Mr. James Dying Testimony of Mary Ann Caton, Matters for Deep Reflection Macgowan's Dying Discourse Lord, the Nature and Advantage of 269 Manifestation of Divine Grace, the - 87 167 18 - 225 273 33 57 69 CON TENTS. 250 27 145 194 combe 232 Minister of Christ looking after his The Origin of the Ohurch over whom John Bunyan was Pastor 189 97 | The True Experience of J. Eskholme, 233 287 139 | Unhappy Divisions at Peterboro Mr. Osbourn's Letter to Mr. Philpot , 148 Vessel of Wrath and Vessel of Mercy. 159 Wholesome Tidings . 90 . 8 | Wholesome counsel for the churches, 97 Opening of the New Baptist Meeting, What a member of a Christian church Original Letter of late Dr. Hawker's. 165 | Where and what is now my Hope .. 146 197 | Whipping Sermons for the People that do Wickedly 201 223 245 252 221 . 94 POETRY:- 37, 64 04 | A Battle of the Warrior , 71 An Enigma Solved 292 . . 242, 266 Charity ; or the Golden Rule . . 271 Confirmation , Death of the Righteous, the . Eternal Union of the Church of God. Some Account of Stewardship, 51, 72, 92, 132 Erection and Protection of the Church Sukey Harley's Divine Experience, . Strait Gate and the Broad Way • 81 Lines Composed by John Smith Shore's last Sermon, Mr. . · 100 Lines on laying Foundation Stone at Some Things Zechariah saw 166, 169' Manchester . Six cities of Refuge, the , . 144 Lines on the Death of Mr. T. Dawes . . 145 | Lines by the late John Kent. Some Parts of our British Zion, a Lines on the Death of Mr. T. Banks . Hasty Glance at 170, 176, 196, 217 Lines addressed to Mrs. E. Foster Sinner saved by Grace . 183, 211 Lines on the Death of Mrs. Thomas Lines on the Death of Richard Par- 27+ On leaving England 142 212 207 Solemn Times in which we live, the. 262 On the Incarnation . Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, the . 287 The Lord's Dealings with Mrs, Mary Osbourn, Mr. James, Departure from The Snare Broken : the Soul Delivered Things that must shortly come to pass 180 THE EARTHEN VESSEL. A New Year's Address to the Church of God H HAIL! All hail, heaven-born sons of we may not stand on another man's faith, light, brothers and sisters in the Lord, nor walk in another man's light; but partakers of the heavenly calling. We rather let us pray that we may have the salute you all in the name of our lovely, light of life in our own souls, and the witand loving Lord Jesus, on this morning of ness of the Holy Spirit in our spirits, that another new year, 1849. 'Hallelujah! For we may know that we 'stand on holy the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.' Amen. ground, and in the holy place of the Brethren! 'Time is short.' Time is but tabernacle of the Most High ;' even in the Lord's transforming moment of chang- Jesus, where God himself dwells; and then ing his church from her dying mortal we shall say.' Blessed be the glory of the state into immortality, eternal life, and Lord from this place. No place of safety glory everlasting. 'A thousand ages in but in holiness, and that is 'the holy and his sight are but as yesterday when it is secret place of the Most High ;' even in past, and as a watch in the night. From love, and the life of God, and the life of our cradle to our grave this life is but one God in our own souls, and thus we shall night of sickness-a sickness most loath- abide in his love, and his love abide in us; some, that no physician on earth can cure. and 'abide under the shadow of the AlOh, poor sickly daughter of Zion! God, mighty;' even Jesus, whose blood and thine own Father, shall make thy bed in righteousness is 'a hiding place from the all thy affliction : he is thy great Watcher, wind, a covert from the tempest, and the that watcheth over thee every moment; shadow of a great rock in a weary land! and Jesus, thine own Husband, in thine And now, friends, with regard to self, own flesh, is thine only physician: his we have but little to say, because we do presence, his word, his love, and his blood, not like much egotism. We have passed the only cure for thy sickly soul. Up, through some sore conflicts, fiery trials, saint! and look out at your windows:'the afflictions, and temptations, and some permorning cometh-the breath and the dews secution, but they are not worthy to be of the morning shall cheer thee. God help compared with the glory that shall be thee. Ah. Go God, thine own Father, help revealed in us; and, God be praised, we thee to look off the dying things of a mo- have had, in the midst of all, some happy ment, and to look by faith through the moments, some holy dews and sunshine. glass of his word, (if but dimly,) and to see which have been exceeding sweet; but the through the momentary vista of things days of darkness have been many. The temporal the things eternal, which God, days of youth, both in nature and grace, that cannot lie, hath promised to all those are generally the most blythesome, lightthat love him. 'For our light affliction, some, joyful days; but, nevertheless, at which is but for a moment, worketh for us evening-tide it shall be light. a far more exceeding and eternal weight of Respecting our Earthen Vessel, we would glory.' 2 Cor. iv. 17. say to the readers and correspondents, that Awake! awake! Come, 'Let us not some things have been very encouraging, sleep as do others : let us watch and be and some discouraging. Many have been sober.' What! sleep while the thunders of professedly strengthened, encouraged, and God's judgments are roaring around us? | built up, through its contents; and some What! slumber while the sound of the few have complained that too many prolix trumpet and the alarm of war is echoing and insipped pieces have been inserted. To in at our windows; and while the sword is this we say,-Well, the most richly laden made fat, in ten thousand of our falling vessels generally have some rubbish on fellow mortals? Shall we sleep and be board. Like all other human compositions snoaring while the pestilence is devastating on divinity, some pieces from our coraround us, and while the plague is in our respondents we trust have been excellent, own earthly houses? May the alarm of some indifferent, and others, perhaps, war, and the stench of our own sins, awake would have been best left out. And you us to watchfulness, prayer, self-examina- | know, that in king Solomon's navy at sea, tion, and righteousness, that we may know even the vessels that brought home gold, where we stand in these evil times; that silver, and ivory, had some apes and pea. VOL. V.-PART XLVIII.--Jan. 1849. |