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Neverell appeared at Landham. I never suspected that he would go back, he seemed so strong in grace, so truly good." "Oh!" said Hepley, "though with us, he was not of us, else he had no doubt continued with us. He could not have had the root of the matter in him; the Spirit came upon him, as upon Saul, the king; but it never took up his abode within his breast, or he would not have fallen away; for, 'where God begins the work of grace, he will carry it on, and perfect it till the day of Christ."" "Well," said Charles, "after the three flagrant proofs which I have now seen of the power of money-to seduce Westal-of the world-to beguile Elnut, and of vexations, to ruin Neverell-I pray that I may ever have in my mind the fear of falling, to keep me from falling. Blessed is the man that feareth always.' St. Paul, who expressed his confidence that he that began the good work, would carry it on and perfect it,' yet said, 'I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection, lest, after having preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away.'

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Alas! Neverell never touched the English shores! On his voyage, with his boasted treasures and his wife, while anticipating schemes of indulgence, and perhaps of opposition and hostility to his former faith and companions, the ship struck upon a rock, and his wealth was swallowed up, and himself, with most of the passengers and crew, sunk in the waves to rise no more!

“Oh !” said Charles, as the news was conveyed to his ears by Mr. Hadley, in his next visit, "O for humility in my walk, sincerity in the service of God, diligence in using the means, suspicion of myself, vigilance over my own heart, and constant fervent prayer to Almighty God for renewed pardon, and to his spirit and grace for continued help, that I may endure to the end, and be finally and gloriously saved."

Here also I will commit an anachronism to tell the end of Westal. Charles, having been called in after life to a distant part of the kingdom, never met him afterwards, till within six months of his decease. On that occasion he found he had regained his popularity in his neighbourhood, had a full attendance at his church, and was prodigal in acts of generosity. But, as judgment did not always direct his charities, he placed his confidence in some who never repaid him the loans he advanced; and in the course of years his circumstances became so embarrassed, that it was necessary to call in his bankers to arrange his affairs. This idea haunted his mind, and he would absent himself for a fortnight together, and hide himself in London, as if determined not to meet the day of scrutiny. He could not endure to appear in a lowered condition before his bankers, nor to undergo the painful scrutiny of interrogators; and on the morning appointed, no sooner did he perceive them approach the rectory, but he instantly rushed out, overcome at the time by sudden and overwhelming feelings, and on going out to find him, they found him weltering in his own blood, and the knife laying by his side with which he had inflicted on himself the fatal wound! Charles was deeply affected with this tragical end of his ancient acquaintance, and it led him to approach the throne of grace with deeper humility and earnestness, and to pray that while he was preaching to others he might watch over himself; that while "a keeper of the vineyard," he might not be deserving of the rebuke, "Thine own vineyard hast thou not kept;" that while exhorting others to secure their salvation, he might secure his own, and not at the last "be himself a cast away."

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CHARLES had now been nearly three years and a half at college, and intended to devote the last half year to attending the anatomical lectures; his tutor having advised him to postpone this till his examination for his degree was over; yet it was with reluctance that Charles complied, for he had attended a preparatory lecture, with the money in his pocket, but had been induced to wait till the next day before he entered his name. In this lecture he had perceived how useful the knowledge of his own frame might be for the management of his health, and that acquaintance with the materia medica which he proposed to gain for the purpose of relieving the maladies of the poor, or counteracting disease in his own family, should he be settled in a country village.

The lecturer, Dr. Bourne, was dissecting the viscera; and in the course of his examination, he said, "The whole skill of a physician lies here. With respect to the extremities of the human frame, the hands, arms, feet, and legs, they may be wounded and cured without any great skill by a surgeon: but for the whole frame to be in health, the physician must look to the central throne of the body where all its wondrous laboratory performs its operations. The various involutions of the viscera require

a constant portion of exercise to be daily resorted to, to keep up that healthful degree of peristaltic motion, without which the frame will soon be disordered. If a man regularly take two hours exercise in the open air every day, he may set all medicines and all physicians at defiance, for he will need none. An occasional alteration at spring and fall will be all that he requires: I mean, of course, if he lives soberly and temperately; for excesses of every kind must be the cause of disorder and disease." But however Charles desired to attend these lectures, he never had opportunity more; for an event took place which removed him instantly from college. And I mention the circumstance as an inducement to other students, to give attendance to such lectures the first opportunity that offers, lest, by postponement till the end of their course at college, they may lose the valuable occasion for ever.

Charles had just made his tea, and was entering upon a solitary evening, with all his books about him, when Richard, the scout, brought him a letter. It came from the Star inn, from Mr. Whiteden, whom Charles had met at Mr. Kindly's, in the Happy Valley. The object was to request him to come over to sup with him, as he had a particular object to propose to him.

This was no other than that he should undertake the tuition of his three sons. Charles had been in some hesitation what he should do with himself, as he had a year and a half to spare after he left college ere he could enter the ministry. The proposal was therefore instantly embraced; and he agreed, after weighing the affair over in his mind, and consulting his tutor, to send Mr. Whiteden the result of his considerations. In the course of a fortnight the Christmas vacation would take place, and nearly at the end of that period, Charles received a letter from his dear, good friend, Mr. Kindly, whom he had often visited

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