observe once more, this knowledge of the human heart is gradual; we saw a little of it at our first setting out, but what do we see now. Hence the command to _Ezekiel_, “Turn again, son of man, thou shalt yet see greater abominations than these.” Oh! the patience and forbearance of God with such hell-deserving sinners. Oh! the love of his heart, and the greatness, freeness, and power of his grace, give, oh, give him the glory for ever. Yours, J. C. LETTER XXVI. “For the Spirit itself, _Himself_ beareth witness with our Spirits, that we are the children of God, and if children, then heirs.” To — One of the very great errors of the present day in which we live amongst our professing churches, is not giving to God the Holy Ghost, the glory of his distinct personality in the Godhead, in perfect equality with the Father and the Son, adoring and worshiping him as a person in God, and making him the object of our faith, hope and love. We confess that he is equally interested in our salvation, but do we give him equal praise? I fear not. It is a mercy to be divinely led to understand the personality, divinity, covenant offices and work of God the Holy Spirit; the different characters he bears to his people, and in which he is presented to our view in his own word as an advocate, reprover, comforter, sanctifier, teacher, leader, sealer, glorifier and _witness_ of Jesus in his word, and to the hearts of his own dear people, for which he is well qualified as the spirit of knowledge, a spirit of judgment, and a spirit of truth; and he that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself, because the Spirit has taken the great things of Christ, and shewn them to his soul; for all the spiritual knowledge we have of Christ is by his teaching, and in no other way: the Holy Spirit has borne his witness of Christ as God in the language of _Isaiah_, “His name shall be called the mighty God and of his Sonship, and I saw and bare record that this is the Son of God, and of the person, work and offices of the Redeemer. He shall testify of me.” This he has graciously done in the word, and to the souls of all his elect redeemed ones in all ages. He also is a witness with, or to the hearts of his people. Hence the apostle asserts that the Lord’s people are heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; being interested in God as the covenant God of his people _in_ Christ, and _with_ Christ, as the head of the Church, and heir of all things, and although they are put into the possession of _some_ of the _all_ things to which they are heirs,—and their spirits, or consciences, can witness the fact—yet there are sad seasons, when we are permitted to doubt it ourselves, and in which this may be disputed by Satan. We have indeed much to accuse ourselves of. Sin has a voice against us—natural conscience has a voice, and is always