verting and saving the heathen? It has been already proved, and is surely believed by every Christian, that they shall be saved. Had we no more information, would not this of itself be sufficient to justify every possible attempt in their favour? But as the design was too great for human conception, so the mode of accomplishment, could not be left to the erring counsel and feeble arm of man. Let us therefore take our measures from the God of salvation. He hath counsel-he hath might he hath prescribed the means, as well as ascertained the end. And what else hath he said on this subject, but what he commanded the prophet Ezekiel; even to speak to these dry bones, saying, "Hear the word of the Lord."

Our first duty then is to make them acquainted with the will of God-as soon as they are capable of reading and understanding, to put the scriptures into their hands, to let them see with their own eyes, hear with their own ears, and judge what we say, concerning God, and Christ, and eternal life. This appears from the 110th Psalm, the 2d chapter of Isaiah, and many other places, to be the predicted plan of salvation to the whole world. This was the word of salvation sent to the Jews, and there is no other gospel for the

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heathen. This is Paul's view of the matter, Rom.. x. 11-18, "For the scripture saith, whosoever "believeth on the Lord Jesus, shall not be a"shamed, for there is no difference between the "Jew and the Greek; for the same Lord over "all is rich unto all who call upon him: for who"soever shall call upon the name of the Lord "shall be saved. How then shall they call on

him, in whom they have not believed? and "how shall they believe on him, of whom they "have not heard? and how shall they hear "without a preacher? and how shall they "preach except they be sent? as it is writ"ten, how beautiful are the feet of them that "preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad "tidings of good things? but they have not "all obeyed the gospel: for Esaias saith, Lord, "who hath believed our report? so then faith "cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word "of God."

In this manner did all the Apostles fulfil their ministry. If we have obtained salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, we cannot doubt that the means and influence effectual in this country, are equally designed and adapted to the same end in every country, for there is no other name given

under heaven, or among men, by which we can be saved.

Whosoever then would be the minister of spiritual and eternal good to the heathen, must determine like the Apostle Paul, to know nothing among them save Christ and him crucified-to preach not himself, but Christ Jesus, the Lord, not in the enticing words of men's wisdom, but in the words which the Holy Ghost teacheth. He must not be "as many which corrupt the "word of God, but as of sincerity, but as of God, "in the sight of God must he speak in Christ, "renouncing the hidden things of dishonesty, not "walking in craftiness, not handling the word of "God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the "truth, commending himself to every man's con"science in the sight of God."

In this plain and honest way, upon scripture authority alone, must he witness both to small and great, testifying repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ - he must let them know their immediate and absolute need of such a Saviour, as being in themselves poor, helpless, perishing sinners-that it is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save

sinners that God is in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them-that without the favour of God, no man can be truly happy-that this having been forfeited by transgression, can only be regained by connexion with Christ-that this Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God-that he was in the form of God, and thought it no robbery to be equal with God-that he is the Creator and supporter of all worlds-that without him was not any thing made, which is made-that he was before all things, and by him all things consist -that though the object of the Father's infinite and eternal delight, God, even the Father, so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life-that though equal in all divine perfections, he condescended to visit our guilty world, assume our nature, and become our surety to the law and justice of God

that he actually satisfied both, by a perfect meritorious obedience, and immaculate expiatory sacrifice that having purged our sins, he sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high that he now intercedes and reigns in heaven, and sends the Holy Ghost, to carry into full ef

fect the purpose of his Father's love, and the purchase of his own blood, in the complete renovation, progressive sanctification and final perfection of human nature in all who believe and obey him. That when the scheme of Provi dence and Redemption is thus finished, this world will be destroyed, the graves opened, the dead raised, the quick and dead judged by the same Jesus Christ, and that his sentence will be final and effectual in justifying and glorifying all his people with eternal life, and in condemning and punishing with eternal destruction all his enemies.

These and all the truths connected with, implied in, and dependent on them, as contained in the sacred scriptures, must be addressed to the people of all lands, as the word of the Lord, the word of salvation. No other gospel than that which Christ and his apostles preached, can ever be the mean of saving a single soul. But if the truth as it is in Jesus be freely and fully declared, addressed to the understandings and hearts of the heathen, with all its gracious calls, invitations and promises, and received with faith and love, it will most certainly prove the gospel of their salvation.