whatever. The standard of God can never be lowered so as to accommodate itself to the principles which govern the men of this world; and the attempt to hold Christ with one hand and the world with the other, must issue in shame and confusion of face. Yet how many are making that effort! How many are there who seem to make it the great question how much of the world they can retain without sacrificing the name and privileges of Christians? This is a deadly evil,—a fearful snare of Satan,—and it may,