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our life than in anything that we can understand. So we 

 find a great deal of Divine Truth is spoken of in the Bible 

 with reference to these three relations and others. 



To THE SAME. 



16th May 1858. 



Phil. iii. There is great wisdom in v. 13. Never look 

 hack with complacency on anything done, or attained, or 

 possessed. See the description of those who mind earthly 

 things, and let us depart from their ways. Conversation in 

 v. 20 means going backwards and forwards, and refers to the 

 walking of the preceding verses. What a description of the 

 power of Christ in the last verse, over " all things," and our 

 vile bodies among the rest, and what a day it will be when 

 He has done all His work and is satisfied. 



I think the more we enter together into Christ's work 

 He will have the more room to work His work in us. For 

 He always desires us to be one that He may be one with us. 

 Our worship is social, and Christ will be wherever two or 

 three are gathered together in His name. 



I have been vexed that I could not speak better to 



. I had a long walk with him, talking of what people 



have believed, and what was necessary to be believed. I 

 hope we may come to understand each other, but more that 

 he may come to the clear light. I wish I could speak to 

 him wise words. He is so anxious to hear, and I to speak, 

 and then the words are all wind after all. 



To PEOF. J. C. MAXWELL FROM VERNON LUSHINGTON, Esq. 



Ockham, 31st May 1858. 



Next Wednesday is your second of June, after which we 

 shall no longer be able to think of you as one of ourselves 

 the youthful wanderers and seekers of the earth. So 

 how can I better employ the end of this Sunday evening 

 than by bidding you Farewell and God speed ? . . . 



When Wednesday comes I hope I shall think of you. 

 I like thinking of you, what you were, what you are, and 

 what you may be. All happiness be with you and yours ! 



