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to t>e bound : " ttc that ifi called in the Lord, being a scrrant, is the Ixird s free-man. Likewive, he that in called, heinjf free, is Christ's servant." And further, to intitruct them in their Christian liberty, he adds, " Ye are bought with a price, be not ye the ser- vants of nnen:" that is, Christ hath purchased you with his own blood, that ye might live not unto yourselves, or unto men, but unto him who die-d for yon and rose again. Therefore be ye no more the servants of men ; but whatever ye do, do it heartily as unto the Lord, not with cye-scr\'ice as mon-pleascrs, but as seeing him that ts invisible* And, lest this might be interpreted by ambitiotts spirits in a woridly «aense, he addeth, aa the con- clusion of the whole, " Brethren, let every man, wherein lie ks called therein abide with God." In another Epistle, he says, " Servants, be obedient to them tliat arc your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ. And, yeinasters, do the same thing unto them, forbearing threatening. \07B THE CVBS£ A$ TO IKIOILr LABOOR, [Diu knowing that your Master al&o is ia heaven, nd ii th<^ir respect of peraons with him." Now, had there bcew in servitude tiie m abject, without any protection of law or Uiiiit endurance, any thiog noxious enoufih to »ufl6 the power of the Gospel, or effeetuQUy to impede H^M ioflacnce over thosotilaof men, the ApoAtlc wou^' certainly have spoken to tboie slaves in diff Ur^uage, than not to care ahout their sJarcrr, to abidi?t*veryanuin the condition wht'n_-in hi* called, be vrould have enjoined it ou mu^tcn liberate their slaves^ and on slaves by all tnoaiuio posaosa tbemsdvcB of their liberty. M'liich hamj never even once hinted at, we are bound lo con- clude that there is not a coodition of humanity %n low aa to bo inacceaaiblo to the Gospel of Chrisl; so ignoraat as to be beyoud the reach of its ia^ stnicfioo ; so miserable as to be beyond the povtf of lis comfort, and so fallen a^^ Co be beyond the help of its restoration. Paul encountered peopk in the la»t stage of human mi-sery, and addramd tr» thc?n>» without any j)rvr|)aTation, tlio truUi uf lh# Govpel, and he prevailed thereby to infuse iaia them a spirit of patience and of kindneas ttndsr every extremity, a spirit of happiDess and joy under every endurance, and an untramoaeled libsr- tyof theaoul, a freedom of thought^ a «elf-guidatm and ielf- mastery, which made them the serraiiU of God and of Christ ; whose service m Ue highest honour in he