a sermon, if your Lord is not all in all? Is not every place without him, like the empty grave of Christ? They may be good moral men, both the minister and the people; such angels may be sitting at the head and feet of that Church, but no spiritual Mary can be happy, if the Master is not there. The grave cloaths may be well folded up, and the napkin that was about the head, in a place by itself; these things our dear Lord left behind him, and if the veil is taken from our eyes, if our bonds are loosed, we must leave those things which bound us by nature. Legal ceremonies and pharisaic works—these must be left in Christ’s grave, we have nothing to do with them; if we be risen with Christ, we must seek those things which are above. I trust you are quickened by his power, that the Holy Spirit is leading you to Christ, as the resurrection and the very life of your soul: that you feel _after_ him, when he is distant, feel _for_ him in his sorrows, and feel miserable when you are not allowed to draw near. Is this your experience? blessed be God if it is. Do observe—when all is dark within then it is your time to go out to Christ: only read the 3rd. and the former part of the 5th chapter of Solomon’s Song, and if light is given you on these chapters, it will cast a radiancy on the way the Lord has led you. Still beg of God that my trials may be of use to me, and to many—time is on the wing, and if prayer did not succeed in keeping me from this place, nor yet in my speedy deliverance, yet, I have blessings in abundance, and this trial will turn out for the furtherance of the truth, through your prayers. I hope the pious friendly Females I had the pleasure of seeing with you, are all well: give them my kind love, tell them it will be well. Wishing you every covenant blessing in enjoyment, especially that in the 8th chapter of Hebrews—10, 11, and 12th verses, I remain, your’s, in Christ, _Ruhamah_. LETTER XLVI. _Achor’s Vale_, _January_ 23rd. 1819. Miss WATTS. MY EVER DEAR FRIEND,