ADDRESS,

En Gospel Love.

All things work together for good to them who love God.??

Rom. viii. 28.

NO. 11.

New-York:

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AN ADDRESS, &c.

y Dear Brethren and Sisters,

WHOM I salute in that love which ought to unite the milies of the whole earth, since we are all the children one common parent; all subject to the same feelings; 1 partakers of the mercies of God, and invited by our eavenly Father to become inhabitants of his kingdom f glory, when we have done with the things of time, and eath has closed our mortal eyes upon all that now surrounds s; I have often thought of you with desires that you may now where to seek support and comfort, in those diffiulties and trials you sometimes meet with. I have deired you may believe that the goodness of God, the graious Lord of the universe, is not confined to any rank of en. Do not think he loves you less than others, because you often feel the want of the conveniences, and ometimes can scarcely procure the necessaries of life. Every station has trials belonging to it, and they who bound in riches, and appear to be the happiest, are often feeling, in secret griefs and anxieties to which ou are strangers.-They do not always enjoy their posessions. Riches and power bring cares along with them, and expose to temptations which do not attack the poor. Such as are in high stations, and feel they are not happy, would be willing to exchange places with the poor if they could know real peace; while the poor are thinking how ruly they should enjoy life, could they procure the possessions of their wealthy neighbours. But the truth is, happiness is equally offered to every body by that Almighty Being, who is called the Father of the Universe. The advice which is given us in the Bible is this, “Acquaint thyself with God and be at peace." This is the one sure means of comfort, whether for rich or poor. It is only for want of knowing God, that so many in the

world are unhappy; for if they were willin this counsel, they would know that he is gra posed to bless every one whom he hath created

Perhaps some of you may be ready to say loves me, why do I feel so many pains, so m and anxiety? But, dear people, it is not by th a gracious God that we are miserable: on th he designed us for happiness; and though non pass through life without pain and sorrow, the sorrows frequently are the effects of sin, and spr ly from our own errors, and the disorders of hu in its fallen state. Our heavenly Father like sician, intends that all the troubles of this life as good and wholesome medicines, to cur faults, which are like a sickness of the soul were but willing to learn the lessons he wou should know that help is laid upon one who save, and able to deliver to the uttermost, a unto God by him. (Heb. vii. 25.)

O! you who have many difficulties to enc who sometimes think there is nobody so yourselves! consider, I entreat you, have ways been more ready to think of your trou remember the blessings and mercies of G find out what is the cause of your greatest think I may safely say, there are no people so those who are most forgetful of God. How poor families suffer through the bad conduct o spends in intemperate drinking the price o which should provide for his helpless little many young people are not able to get for because they are known to have been bred rents who have set them an ill example, quently encouraged them to tell lies, steal a company. Now if the hearts of people w

em industrious and sober, desirous to bring up their milies in the love and fear of Almighty God, and thus nove the greatest of their real troubles. They would arn to ask for the blessing of God upon their honest bours, and surely he would give them every thing he w needful for their souls and bodies. Religion would ach them to bless him if they were favoured with health d strength; and if they were visited by sickness, enae them to bear it with patience, and then they would arn many useful lessons from such afflictions, and know hat solid peace is given to them who patiently submit their heavenly Father's will; for the Apostle Paul ys, All things work together for good, to them who ve God. (Romans viii. 28.) I know that they who ave large families to provide for have often many cares, ut I know also that our heavenly Father encourages sto cast our cares upon him for he careth for us. (1 Peer, v. 7.)

I hope there is not one amongst those I now address, ho is so ignorant as not to know "that God so loved he world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosover believeth on him should not perish, but have everasting life." (John iii. 16.) Know ye not the grace of ur Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that you, through his overty, might be made rich? (2 Cor. viii. 9.) rich in those easures which are laid up for all his obedient followers, where neither rust nor moth doth corrupt, nor thieves -reak through and steal. The history of this gracious Saiour of the world, and the accounts of his wondrous acts of love towards poor perishing souls, with the docrines he and his apostles taught, expressive of the nature of the Christian religion, are contained in that part of he Scripture called the New Testament; which, my dear riends, if you have any love for your dearest and best Interests, I do most earnestly recommend to your perual. But if you would read it to profit, do so with your