not thereby destroyed; it still remains, to all God's children, the true sacrament of Christ's body and blood. If we come in faith, and in obedience to our Lord's command, (Luke xxii. 19.) we still partake of the real sacrament, and may confidently expect the blessing, in common with the blessed company of all faithful people.

Mr. Dis quite wrong in his reasonings about Judas and the parable of the tares. It is evident from Luke xxii. 19-22, that Judas did partake. It is equally clear from Matt. xxvi. 21-28. that (so far from his treason being among the secret things of our Lord's omniscience) all the disciples knew that a traitor was among them, and some of them knew the person. And the tares, which were not to be rooted up grow among the wheat," (Matt. xiii. 25.) i. e. in the visible Church. It is not merely said that they were sown, "in the field," (which is the world,) but "among the wheat," in the kingdom of the Son of man. A more particular consideration of this parable would still more strongly confirm this view for the tares signify more

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especially, those specious hypocrites, whom it is always very difficult, and often impossible, to discern from true believers.

Again, he is quite wrong in maintaining that none should come to the sacrament, who have not attained to a full assurance of their interest in Christ. I have ever insisted on the necessity of pressing forward to a full assurance, from my first entrance into the ministry. Indeed, the very first day that I ever had a just notion what true religion was, I considered full assurance as belonging to it. But I see plainly, that many of God's dear children must wait, and strive, and suffer long, before they attain to this privilege. And the sacrament is a blessed mean of helping them forward to it. And alas! how would Mr. D-, by insisting on it as he does, in many cases "break the bruised reed, and quench the smoking flax?" depriving those very persons of this blessed ordinance, who most needed it. Oh! if there be but a simple principle of humble obedience to our Lord's command, (Luke xxii. 19.) and an hungering desire after this blessed ordinance, amid many

remains of darkness and perplexity, how joyfully should the minister of Christ encourage the feeble and the mourners to come to this ordinance, with a full trust in God's mercy! and how often, in the ordinance, has God given them the full assurance, that they were the objects of that mercy.

Another common mistake about the Sacrament is this. The holy Scriptures, and our Church in exact conformity therewith, insist primarily and mainly, that a man should examine himself, and so partake. (1 Cor. xi. 28.) And nothing can be more solemn than the manner in which the Church of England charges every one to do so. But many would put the

business of examination into the hands of the minister; and some would put it into the hands of the congregation at large; who hereby are very apt to be led into examining others, when they ought to be examining themselves. This again is turning things upside down; and there is a good deal in Mr. D's tract which I fear, in its practical tendency, could only foster this error. I am far from setting aside the duty (often very difficult as well as

painful) of administering Christian warning, admonition, and reproof. But let us put things in their right places, and give the first place to that which is most important: as the Church of England has been most careful to do. And let not the Church be blamed for the negligence of some who profess and call themselves her ministers and children, when they know nothing (and will know nothing) of her real principles.

To conclude: the commandment of our

dying Lord, “Do this in remembrance of me," is as plain and positive as any precept of the Decalogue. It is binding upon all God's children; nor do I know how any one, who even desires to be numbered with Christ's people, can neglect it without guilt. The whole matter of discipline is (as Mr. D. frankly confesses, and as all Churches, in all ages, have found it in practice) a matter of inference, attended with many and great difficulties,-not of positive declaration: and the exercise of discipline surely belongs to the pastor; not to the individual members of the flock. Judge then, I beseech you, my

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dear sister, whether any difficulties, or any painful circumstances connected with the subject of discipline, can absolve you from the duty of obedience to our Lord's express command? or justify you in absenting yourself from that table, which God is pleased to spread for the comfort and refreshment of His children; and where He Himself, in all the fulness of his love and grace, is waiting to receive and bless you?

I have touched upon some of the errors in Mr. D's treatise. How far and wherein I should agree with him, you will readily perceive from my Sermons X. and XI. (the latter part) on 1 Cor. xii. 13, 14; and x. 16. It is however to be observed, that while he speaks very delightfully in some places, about Christian union,—the practical tendency of the work (and of the whole system he has embraced) is evidently to multiply schism, and dismember the body of Christ: which we should be especially careful to avoid.

Before I close this, let me ask, whether you are at all acquainted with the Homilies of our Church? or with any of the works of our Reformers and Martyrs?