Thy precious blood must be
My only hope and comfort,
My glory and my plea.

"I could not do without Thee;
I cannot stand alone,
I have no strength or goodness,
No wisdom of my own;
But Thou, beloved Saviour,
Art all in all to me,
And weakness will be power
If leaning hard on Thee.

"I could not do without Thee
No other friend can read
The spirit's strange deep longings,
Interpreting its need;
No human heart could enter
Each dim recess of mine,
And soothe, and hush, and calm it,
O blessed Lord, but Thine.

Having entered by faith into the family of God, or in other words,
amongst the elect, it becomes the sacred duty of the believer to be
careful to maintain good works. He must remember that the way to
heaven is not strewn with roses. He is Christ's freeman; but it is
with spiritual freedom as with civil, "eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty." Neither is it an artillery duel, or firing at
long range; it is ofttimes a grapple in the fosse for victory or
death.

But the Christian--the elected one--has not to fight life's battle
alone. The Holy Spirit having led him to Jesus carries on the good
work in his heart. He tells him that he is dear to God; that he is
His son, "His jewel;" His "portion;" that God will never leave him
nor forsake him; that his strength shall be equal to his day; that
his foot shall never be moved; and that God, who hath given up for
him His son, will with that Son freely give him all things. By being
faithful unto death he shall at last receive the crown of life,
which shall never fade away.

THE END.

INDEX.

Acts ii. 23, iv. 27, 28
Adrumetum, Monks of
Amos iii. 6
Arles, Synod of
Believers, Security of
Blinding of men
Byron's mother
Calvin on Reprobation
Cassian, John
Charles V.
Chosen, The, few
Christ, Marvelling of
Chrysostom
Church of England
Clark, Dr. A.
Clement of Rome
2 Corinthians xiii. 5, 2 Corinthians xiii. 6
Cunningham, his Admission
Dort, Synod of
Eadie, Dr., View of
Elect, The foreknown
Elect, The word
Elect, the, How to enter amongst
Election, Objects in
Eli, Sons of
Ephesians i. 4, i. 11
Evil in the city
Faber, Statement by
Fathers, their testimony
Froude
Gal. ii. 20
God, His foreknowledge, His oath
Gottschalk
Great men, Mothers of
Guthrie, Dr. John
Heb. vi. 8
Invitations, Holy Spirit's
Irenaeus