plady, 'may be inscribed by
the Saviour on every monument of grace.' 'I came to the sinner; I
looked upon him; and with a look of omnipotent love, I conquered.'"

My friend, we would have been this day wandering stars, to whom is
reserved the blackness of darkness--Christless--hopeless
--portionless--had not grace invited us, and grace constrained us.

RESTRAINING GRACE.

It is grace which, at this moment, keeps us. We have often been a
Peter--forsaking our Lord, but brought back to him again. Why not a
Demas or a Judas? 'I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not.'
Is not this our own comment and reflection on life's retrospect?
'Yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.'

Oh, let us seek to realize our continual dependence on this grace
every moment! 'More grace! more grace!' should be our continual cry.
But the infinite supply is commensurate with the infinite need. The
treasury of grace, though always emptying is always full: the key of
prayer which opens it is always at hand: and the almighty Almoner of
the blessings of grace is always waiting to the gracious. The
recorded promise never can be canceled or reversed--'My grace is
sufficient for thee.'

Let us seek to dwell much on this inexhaustible theme. The grace of
God is the source of minor temporal as well as of higher spiritual
blessings.

It accounts for the crumb of daily bread as well as for the crown of
eternal glory. But even in regard to earthly mercies, never forget
the channel of grace through Christ Jesus. It is sweet thus to
connect every (even the smallest and humblest) token of providential
bounty with Calvary's Cross--to have the common blessings of life
stamped with the print of the nails; it makes them doubly precious
to think this flows from Jesus. Let others be contented with the
uncovenanted mercies of God. Be it ours to say as the children of
grace and heirs of glory--'Our Father which art in heaven, give us
this day our daily bread.' Nay, reposing in the all-sufficiency in
all things, promised by 'the God of all grace.'

CHAPTER II.

SAVED BY GRACE ALONE.

I WANT to call your special attention to the fact that we are saved
by grace alone, not by works _and_ grace. A great many people think
that they can be saved by works. Others think that salvation may be
attained by works and grace together. They need to have their eyes
opened to see that the gift of God is free and apart from works.
"For by grace are y