I would to God, brethren, that you felt equally convinced that hitherto all has been _uncertainty_ with you. Think for one moment. Are not your fears more than your hopes? Do you not feel sometimes that the end of your mirth may be heaviness, the end of your pleasure pain? Does your name to live give you any real satisfaction? Will a gained world outweigh a lost soul? Have you any real settled peace? Is not all vague, dark, cheerless, uncertain. O that these convictions might sink down deeply into your hearts, and bring you to the desire to be found of God in peace, and to put aside everything that now stands in your way. Only begin where he began—where he, if he were now in my place, would urge me to begin—_with Christ_. Go to the Lord Jesus this very day. He who received and taught his servant, will receive and teach you, for He is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. “This man receiveth sinners. None teacheth like him.” Consider, _you that are in Christ_. You have in this bright example a solemn but very helpful reminder. You are called to aim at a higher style of Christianity—do not despise the summons. You are offered the power of the Holy Ghost—do not despond. Take your stand where he took his. Learn to see things as he saw them, and to hold what he held. Believe more. Cultivate a more vigorous faith. Add to your faith courage. Be less ashamed of Christ. Be satisfied with nothing short of the manifestation of God to your soul, and the manifestation of God by you to the world. This makes life happiness, and death a joy. Live so as to be missed. Seek to have behind you that good name which is better than precious ointment. Hold forth the word of life. Try to lay aside every hindrance of selfishness, indolence, love of ease, half-heartedness. Let it be said of you, as it may fitly be said of him:—He _was_ what God made him. He _worked_ where God placed him. He _went_ where God called him. He _is_ where God in Christ is with him—a sinner, saved by grace, through faith, in the Lord, with an everlasting salvation. SERMON, BY THE REV. EDWARD HOARE. “These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb withersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile; for they are without fault before the throne of God.”—Rev. xiv. 4, 5. * * * * *