pleasure in sin that I can.' To this we reply: God will reward every man according to his works. Every additional sin which you commit will increase your punishment; the Lord hath hedged you in on every side; if you are prepared to harden yourself against him, and meet your final doom-then go on; but if not, then we exhort you to be careful how you lift your hands in rebellion against the Lord any more, and place thorns in your pillow throughout a boundless eternity; rather forsake your sins--be found in the way--believe the truth, and act upon it. Who can tell but this may be a means, in the hand of God, to bring you into that liberty wherewith the Son of God shall make you free?

But perhaps you say, "This doctrine of the Bible is too discouraging-I will not believe it." We reply: what will it avail you to reject the truth, and close your eyes on the light, because it gives a present uneasiness? Do this, and Satan hath got you bound with another cord; and not only you, but your chil dren after you, so far as they are made to believe a lie. What will it avail you to seek for the belief of a doctrine which both reason and the word of God tell you is not true; and that barely because it will afford a present ease to a troubled conscience? Death and eternity will undeceive and make you believe the truth. There, not a drop of water will cool your tongue-the belief of a lie will not for a me

ment benumb that worm which never dies, or ease the tortured soul: then you have found the truth--you have bought it to your eternal cost. This address I have written to you, O sinner! whose face I may never see while here on earth; it will speak when I am gone ; you may lay it up for a memorial, and let it stand as a witness between me and thee, when we meet in the day of the Lord. The doctrines which I defend were believed by the dying saints and martyrs of Jesus! they have indeed borne the test of ages-passed through seas of blood—and withstood the gates of hell. Opposition to these truths cannot be overthrown by man; the Lord alone can do it in the day of the millennium. But seeing he works by means, I have put my hand to the work, and trust his blessing; if I should succeed in delivering one soul from fatal error, I am paid for my trouble.

SECTION IX.

In this section we shall notice and explain some more of the arts which are sometimes practised, (as we think,) to the disadvantage of many souls. We hope the pious reader will bear with our plainness, because, seeing we have undertaken, it is incumbent on us to en

deavour to lead the humble, honest inquirer, into a knowledge of the whole truth. And we feel cramped to do this in the shortest manner, and so plain that we may be understood by every reader, and at the same time, give no unnecessary offence. It is always difficult to state facts, and use sound arguments, against any kind of a religious scheme, and not offend some of its votaries. But we trust that our

object is, to do the best we can for the eternal welfare of our fellow-creatures; if we should do any thing to the contrary, it will not be done by design.

1st. Some Methodist preachers are continually declaiming against us, and call us hirelings, because we receive pay for preaching. But according to their discipline, each of their preachers is to receive $80 a year, and his wife $30 more; and I am told this regulation has lately been so altered, that the preacher and his wife, instead of each receiving $80, they now receive a hundred annually. I presume that some of them will not deny this to be a fact. And in addition to this, the Discipline states, that for each child which they have under seven years old, they are to receive $16; and for each child between seven and fourteen, they are to receive $24.

The reader can easily calculate, that in most families, when all these sums are put together, it will amount to between three and four hundred dollars yearly salary. Besides, they are

to receive this whether they preach or notprovided they are only regular Methodist ministers. If they are worn out, or supernumerary, (that is, more than wanted,) they still get their annual pay. And if they die, their wives and children still draw their pension; and if the preacher's wife die, he receives sufficient to board his children.

In order to raise this money, the preachers are directed to make quarterly, or annual collections, as they may deem most prudent, among the people in their respective circuits. Any person in the least acquainted with human nature, can perceive, that if their hearers should be pretty moderate and friendly towards either denominations, or are new beginners, then it would not be prudent to make the collections as often as though it were otherwise.

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When these collections are made, there is a form prescribed in their larger discipline, by which the preacher is directed to address the people those who have an opportunity may read it for themselves-it is too long for us to transcribe at present-but we call it one of the most pathetic forms for begging that we have ever seen. Besides, there is much disingenuousness in it, because, in one part of this form, the preacher is directed to sayHow shall we send labourers into those parts where they are most wanted?" And againHelp to propagate the gospel of your salvation to the remotest corners of the earth, till

the knowledge of the Lord cover the earth as the waters cover the sea." But in the same page the book says, "Out of the moneys so collected and brought to the respective Conferences, let the various allowances agreed upon in the fourth section, be made up." Hence the reader may perceive, that their own salaries are to come out of the first end of these funds, which, from their statement above, we would have supposed were raised for missionary purposes. And when they receive their salaries, (if they are riding the circuit,) they are not obliged to live upon them, as other ministers do. because they are maintained by the people among whom they travel. And if they die, their families still have their support-while the families of others are left to the mercy, of the world. Likewise let it be remembered, that most of these circuit riders have been labouring men, who have never expended any thing of importance to acquire an education, to qualify them for the work of the ministry, as others have done; and their want of this will not permit them to engage in any lucrative business, or enter the ministry in almost any other order, if they were even disposed to do so; and it can readily be perceived, that it would be difficult to persuade some of these men to renounce their error.

The Lord Jesus Christ commanded his ministers to take nothing with them for their support; for, said he, the labourer is worthy