among Christians.  Spoke of the cross of Christ as consisting in suffering and self-denial.  His blood was the Spirit which cleansed from all sin, by delivering all who obeyed him from its power.  He named not my blessed Saviour, except when he had occasion to mention some of his moral sayings.  He said, indeed, that he was the Light that lightened every man that came into the world, and the condemnation was that men would not receive it; but one word of his blessed priesthood he spoke not, but said we were in a state of probation, and every one would be judged according to his works, taking into view the advantages he had enjoyed; recommended the reading of the Scriptures, especially the inspired books, the New Testament and the prophets; for it needed no inspiration to write the national history of the Jews more than that of any other nation.  Said the Scriptures were good secondary guides, and contained excellent lessons and truths.

“When I was coming away he offered me his hand, saying that I was not a resident there.  I answered no, I was separated from my own people, but wished to unite with any class of Christians who met professedly to worship God; but confessed I could not live upon what he had this day delivered.  He asked what was wrong.  I answered, he had given some good exhortations; I agreed with him in many things respecting conduct; but I missed the foundation.  He repeated the scriptures, ‘Other foundation can no man lay,’ etc.  I said, Exactly:  off this foundation there is no salvation; on this foundation there may be loss, but no condemnation.  We have a great and merciful High-priest, who can have compassion on the ignorant, and them who are out of the way; and there may be straw, hay, stubble, which will be burnt up, but the soul itself, being on the foundation, is safe.  He said with firmness, That will be burnt up in this world; without holiness no man shall see the Lord.  I said, True; but why avoid the tenor of Scripture? read all the epistles; the Lord Jesus Christ, the gift of God, the propitiatory sacrifice, the meritorious law-fulfilling righteousness, is set forth, in every one of them, as that which saves from wrath and entitles to eternal life.  He said they were all emblems of our being made holy in heart and life; Christians were baptized unto the death of Christ, and rise with him to newness of life, buried with him, etc.  I granted that as one reading of these words.  He said every other view was shadow.  I said, No—­the blood of bulls and goats is shadow; Christ himself, his person, his offices, his life, his sufferings, his death, his burial, resurrection, ascension, and intercession within the veil, are all substance—­the sole foundation of my hope, and my only plea at a throne of grace.

“Dear Name, the rock on which I build,
My shield and hiding-place,
My never-failing treasury, filled
With boundless stores of grace.

Jesus, my Husband, Shepherd, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my life, my way, my end,
Accept the praise I bring.”