therein, and his bishopric let another take." Unhappy and deluded men, study, in the name of Him whose blood was shed by men boasting in the title of "the Temple of the Lord," by men whose principles of "High Churchism" may be found in Matt. xxiii., and let not your knees be straightened till you can exclaim, “My Lord, and my God." 6 I here take leave as one of the Laity, who are by the highest authority designated the Church,' the proof of which I have already tested, to give my opinion, unbiassed by any earthly motive, and in the presence of him before whom I must shortly appear, as to which of the two parties, generally designated "High Church" and "Evangelical," are carrying out most faithfully the Articles, Liturgies and Homilies of the Church. I here record my opinion, that the " Evangelical" party, I mean such as receive the Articles of the Church, as enjoined, in their literal and grammatical sense, such as constitute that great Christian body, "The Church Missionary Society," such as by the Tractarians are designated "Low Church," that such only can possibly carry out the principles and doctrines of our beloved Church. I do not hesitate to say, that much of that very book which the Tractarians are recklessly striving to make a "false witness," (our book of commonprayer,) is sealed and wholly unintelligible to them on the grounds set forth by infinite wisdom, (1 Cor. ii. 14.) This is not mere assertion, but, it is the truth, a truth which will stand, and against which "the gates of hell shall not prevail." I do not mean to say, the Established Church of this land will stand-on the contrary, I think it will fall—and the sooner the better, ere the preachers who are mischievously at work, are permitted to carry into effect their fearful design. But my friends, Laymen and Countrymen, think not that you are blameless in this matter; be assured you have helped to fill up the cup of wrath now fast descending upon us. For the majority of you not only consented to the union of this nation, once protesting against the Mother of Harlots, but you positively insisted on the wedding; and further, wherein the admission of these undisciplined clergymen are concerned, you must recollect, that not one of these preachers took upon him his sacred office until this question was put to you, "Have you any reason to offer why this man should not embark in the sacred calling as he purposes to do," or to that effect; you therefore are the first in sanctioning such. And now, after an experience of thirteen years, I appeal to you as in the presence of "Him, to whom we shall all shortly render an account of the deeds done in the body; 66 I ask, what think you now of the offspring of that union," which you so eagerly desired to see consummated? Many already perceive the coming judgmentsbut, the most talented in the land, unless they be Bible students, will be bewildered when they are poured out, and will attribute the all-pervading consternation to anything but the right cause, namely, the "national casting-off of God." I invite all such to study Jeremiah v. and Ezekiel xiii. I think the Bishop of London's Charge will tend to bring on the crisis, to which I have alluded. I heard from the lips of one of the most faithful sons of God ever brought forth by this land-an ambassador for Christ (one of that class thoughtlessly designated a "Low Churchman!") I heard him say, and it seemed to me then all but prophetic, that "he believed the period was not far distant when the nobles of this land would be torn in pieces by the dogs of democracy." And I ask, what prevents this at the present moment in Christian England, in this mighty nation, as she is boastingly called, but bayonets and artillery, and the long-suffering of an Almighty and all gracious God; and yet by far the majority of Watchmen and their Disciples are confidently looking for a "Millennium." Surely "delusion" all but pervades the land! "She hath sown the wind and she shall reap the whirlwind." "A wonderful and an horrible thing is done in the land, the prophets prophesy falsely, and priests bear rule by their means, and my people love to have it so." "Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?" Yes, from the moment of the passing of that unprotestant and unwise bill in 1829, the Philistines were permitted to exalt and lift up their banner, England, TEKEL,-ICHABOD. Thousands in the land could see this, and entered their "protest against it," knowing that as a nation we were sinning, committing iniquity, doing wickedly and rebelling, even by departing from the precepts and from the judgments of Him, who hath said, "Shall I not visit for these things!” and “shall ye not eat of the fruit of your own way, and be filled with your own devices?" May He who is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, still have mercy upon us as a Nation, and give us strength to shake off the monster, which we have taken into our embraces. May He grant abun dantly of that "wisdom which is from above," to our gracious and dearly-beloved Queen Victoria, the Prince Albert, and all the Royal Family, together with the Lords of the Council and all the Nobility. May the Bishops, Priests and Deacons, and all who have been ensnared by the great enemy, be illuminated, and delivered from his grasp. "O Lord, hear, O Lord, forgive, hearken and do; defer not for thine own sake, O our God!" Now "unto Him, that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless, before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy." I subscribe myself, Dear Madam, ever respectfully and faithfully yours, HENRY DOWNES, COм. R. N. Ladbroke Terrace, Kensington, Nov. 22, 1842. THE LANDING OF THE PRIMROSE. AUSTRALIA'S strand was swarming The wanderer and the outcast, The felon and the free man, There ran a restless murmur, And every eye was straining And comes she deeply freighted |