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the people believed on him, and said when Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?"-John vii. 31. "These men, when they had seen the miracles that Jesus did, said, this is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world."-John vi. 14. The fact that the poor, despised Nazarene was the Messiah, the Son of God, was supernatural, and could not be believed without supernatural confirmation; this the Spirit supplied by the inspiration of the prophecies and the working of miracles, and thus none could call Jesus the Lord, but by the Spirit. After the Saviour's ascension, his apostles' mission to the world was supported by the same Almighty Spirit; they were to tarry at Jerusalem until endowed with power from on high," for said Jesus, "John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence."-Acts i. 5. That power was bestowed on Pentecost; they were instantaneously prepared for their work; blazing tongues, of the semblance of fire, appeared in burning radiance upon their heads, while languages, till that moment utterly unknown by them, were spoken with fluency. Upon the evidence of these supernatural gifts they required belief of the gospel, for when the people came together to behold these wonders, and charged the disciples with drunkenness, Peter stood up, repelled the charge, and proved to them, that Jesus whom they had taken, and by wicked hands had crucified and slain, had been raised by the power of God, adding, "Therefore, being by the right hand of God exalted, he hath shed forth this which ye now both see and hear: therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made this same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.-Acts ii. That is, "because ye behold these tongues as of fire on our heads, and hear us speak these foreign languages, be assured that Jesus is the Christ, for he is on high and hath communicated these gifts." The sequel is, three thousand believed on this evidence, cried out," Men and brethren what shall we do?" and were immediately immersed in the name of the Lord Jesus. Wherever they proclaimed the gospel facts, their testimony was confirmed by miracles and signs wrought by the Spirit's power. See the book of their Acts, chapters iii; viii; ix. 32, to the end; xiii. 4-13, &c. That this was the object of the Spirit's communication is supported by many proofs from Scripture: " And we are his

witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Ghost."—Acts v. 32. "God also bearing them witness by signs and wonders and with divers miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost." Heb. ii. 4. "The things which we now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven." 1 Peter i. 12. "The Spirit of truth that proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me."-John xv. 26. It is the Spirit that beareth witness because the Spirit is truth."-1 John v. 6. "To make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed, through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ."-Rom. xv. 18, 19. "And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and power."-1 Cor. ii. 4; but it were in vain to increase the list, see Acts xiv. 3; Acts iv. 30; Mark xvi. 20.

Thus then, reader, we see the Spirit's work in bringing sinners to the Saviour-not by implanting new powers in the souls of the unregenerate and diffusing a faith, so mysterious as to defy description, nor by taking away the unwillingness, which according to some orthodox standards of theology, sinners have to believe the gospel; no, but by simply corroborating the testimony of the first preachers, and rendering their statements credible, so that the facts that Jesus died, was buried, and rose again, may be believed in the same way as the facts, that Wm. IV. reigned, died, and was laid in a vault. Oh, how dark the theology of the schools, how mysterious the guise thrown over the simple truth, how vain and perplexing the theories by which souls are bewildered and mortals duped of their salvation! Reader, "from such W. D. F.

turn away.

HOW IS IT?

THERE is one point on which we may feel some perplexity. I will mention it; and after reading this article, perhaps you will try to loosen the knot. We are told that the baptism which God ordained and sent John to administer, was the

baptism of repentance for the remission of sins." (Mark i. 4.) And the Apostle Peter said to the people, " Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins," &c. Acts ii. 38.

Now I do not understand that any water can of itself ever wash away sins. Certainly not. Neither can repentance nor prayer ever by its own virtue, remove the guilt of sin. The baptism of repentance is the MEANS by which God bestows forgiveness on them that have faith in the blood of Christ that cleanseth from all sin.

My difficulty is not whether the "baptism of repentance" can be infant baptism or not; for it is a clear case, that infants before they know good from evil, have no repentance. Nor have they actually or personally sinned; for whoever is of age to sin, must likewise be of age to "repent and be baptized." But before they are conscious of right and wrong, they cannot possibly receive the baptism of repentance, or seek the remission of sins. This seems clear.

Again, my difficulty is not whether sprinkling can be baptism, for we are told that in baptism there is a burial, (Rom. vi. 4.) but who is buried in sprinkling? It is not like burial. This seems clear.

But the difficult question is this: How PERSONS WHO REGARD GOD'S WORD AND KNOW THEY NEED REMISSION, CAN EVER HOPE TO GO TO HEAVEN WITHOUT THE BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS. How is it?

I presume not to pronounce on their everlasting doomthat belongs to the Judge of all. But of such I ask, Do you expect that you will enter heaven without having received remission of all your sins? Or, do you expect to receive remission in a way different from that which God has appointed? How IS IT?-Matt. vii. 21; Luke vii. 29, 30; Rev. xxii. 14.

DANGEROUS FRIENDS.-Christian, thou knowest thou carriest gunpowder about thee, desire those who carry fire to keep at a distance from thee, 'tis a dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips. Take away the fire, said a holy divine of Germany, when his friend commended him upon his death-bed, for I have yet combustible matter about me. Faithful, reasonable direct reproofs, are much more safe to us, and advantageous to our mortifying work; but alas, how few have the boldness or wisdom duly to administer them. It is said of Alexander, that he bid a philosopher, (who had been long with him) to be gone, for, said he, so long hast thou been with, and never reproved me, which must needs be thy fault, for either thou sawest nothing in me worthy of reproof, which argues thy ignorance; or else, thou durst not reprove me, which proves thy unfaithfulness.

INQUISITION REVIVED AGAINST THE JEWS.

WE have just met with the startling intelligence that the Roman church has sent forth the following edict from her Inquisition, against the afflicted and cruelly treated Jews of Ancona. Thus the Inquisition has been roused into new life and activity, in Madeira, in South America, and in all Europe. Rouse up fellow-citizens and fellow-christians! How long will you slumber and sleep, while the bloody enemy is invading the south, and the islands, and Europe, and our republic ?-Protestant Vindicator.

EDICT OF THE INQUISITION OF ANCONA AGAINST THE

JEWS.

We, Fra Vicenzo Sallino, of the order of Predicatori, Master in Theology, Generation Ancona, Sinigaglia, Sesi, Osinio, Cingoii, Macerats, Tolentino, Loreto, Recanati, and other towns and districts, &c.

It being necessary to revive the full observance of the disciplinary laws relative to the Israelites residing within our jurisdiction, and having hitherto without effect employed prayers and exhortations to obtain obedience to these laws of the ghetti (jewries) of Ancona and Sinigaglia, authorized by the despatch of the sacred and supreme Inquisition of Rome, dated June 10, 1843, expressly enjoining and commanding the observance of the decrees and pontificial constitutions, especially in regard to Christian nurses and domestic servants or to the sale of property, either in town or country districts, purchased and possessed previously to 1837, as well as subsequently to that period, we decree as follows:

1. From the interval of two months after the date of this day, all gipsy and Christian domestics, male and female, whether employed by day or night, must be dismissed from service in the said two ghetti; and all Jews residing within our jurisdiction are expressly prohibited from employing any Christian nurse, or availing themselves of the service of any Christian in any domestic occupation whatever, under pain of being immediately punished according to the pontificial decrees and constitutions.

2. That all Jews who may possess property either in town or country, permanent or moveable, or rents or interest, or

any right involving shares in funded property, or leased landed property must, within three months from this day, dispose of it by a positive and real, and not by any pretended or fictitious contract. Should this not be done within the time specified, the holy office is to sell the same by public auction, on proof the annual harvest being got in.

3. That no Hebrew nurses, and still less any Hebrew family, shall inhabit the city, or reside in, or remove their property into, any town or district where there is no ghetto (place of residences for Jews); and that such as may actually be there in contumacy to the laws must return to their respective ghetto within the peremptory period of six months, otherwise they will be prosecuted according to the tenor of the law.

4. That especially in any city where there is a ghetto, no Hebrew must presume to associate with Christians, either in public-houses or ordinaries, out of the ghetto.

5. That in a city which has a ghetto, no Hebrew shall sleep out of Israelitish quarter, nor make free to enter into familiar conversation in a Christian house.

6. That no Hebrew shall take the liberty under any pretext whatever, to induce male Christians, and still less female Christians, to sleep within the boundaries of the ghetto.

7. That no Hebrew shall hire Christians, even only by the day, to work in their houses in the ghetto.

8 That no Hebrew, either male or female, shall frequent the houses of Christians, or maintain friendly relations with Christian man or woman.

9. That the laws shall remain in force respecting the decorum to be observed by the Hebrews, who may absent themselves from the ghetto, to travel in other parts of the

state.

10. That all Hebrews are expressly prohibited from trafficking in sacred ornaments, or books of any kind, and from purchasing, reading, or keeping possession of prohibited books of any sort, under the penalty of one hundred scudi and seven years' imprisonment; and they who have such articles in their possession must surrender them to the tribunal of the holy Inquisition; and in case of failing to do so, they will be subject to the above-mentioned penalty.

11. That the Hebrews in conveying their dead to the place of burial, shall not observe any pomp or ceremony,