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ing, "We do not quarrel with Christianity-we leave that to its own evidences." For do they not unsettle the faith of thousands? And whilst, in commiseration of their own wretched state, we are bound in charity to remove, if possible, the veil from their eyes, are we not still more bound in duty to endeavour to the utmost to save others from being blinded by them.

Whether, in fact, there may ever have been such a monster in the world as an Atheist, in the broad sense of the word, it is scarcely worth considering, since it is an inquiry which admits of no direct answer, and tends to no useful result. The Atheist, with whom Christianity has most concern, is the unbeliever in that God who has revealed himself to us in the Bible as a Tri-Une God. Whoever believes not that there is such a God, is, as far as regards Christianity, no better than an Atheist. The knowledge which leads to this belief, no philosophy, not even natural theology, could ever impart. For however true it may be, that "the heavens declare

the glory of God," yet the revealed word alone proclaims to fallen man that in the Essential Unity there exist Three Persons, to each of whom all the attributes of God are alike assigned. Great and merciful condescension! who can contemplate the Almighty in his attributes alone, and not be lost in wonder and amazement? It is only when we contemplate him in his Tripersonality, as our heavenly Father, our Redeemer, and our Sanctifier, that we seem to realize the promises of Holy Writ. And whoever considers rightly and attentively the nature of spiritual subsistence, either with reference to the human soul, or to the Essential Unity, will find himself equally at a loss. There is nothing, in fact, which brings the glad tidings of salvation nearer home to us than the information which accompanies them, of the resurrection of our bodies. Without personal identity, we can form no conception of a future existence, and we can form no conception of personal identity unconnected with our bodies.

What, then, can be more exhilarating than the thought of the glorious change which will take place at the last day, when this mortal shall put on immortality, and glorified bodies be substituted for our present frail and earthly tabernacles!

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