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RELIGION NOT CHRISTIANITY.

A GOSPEL TRACT

ADDBESSED TO BNQUIBINQ SINWBBS,

BIT THE

BEV. H. B. WBAY.

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PUBLISHED AT THE EVANGELIZER OFFICE, PRESCOTT, C.W.
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REUOION NOT CHBISTIANITT

By ChriHlinnity I mean the OoRjMil of
JosuH Chrut, tbe RUiMrnntiirnl rovolation of
Gol rcH|)ecting tho Halvnliori of sinnerH. —
By Religion I nietin the natural tbuorioHof
man; hucU a belief in a Siiporior being,
and judgment to be pasHod upon hint in a
future state, an will load him to propitiate
the power which is to judge him. It
would bo difficult to find any one who
was not influenced by somet sense of reli-
gion, in this latter sense of tho torm.^—
Every one, however ignora"ht of tho Gospel,
has some religion of his own; sometimes
it may bo Chrifltianity.sometimes a modifi-
cation , of Christianity, frequently a base
counterfeit of it, and more frequently a
moat absurd compound of error and super-
stition.

Now, my fellow sinners, as I desire that
you sliould be not only religious but Chris-
tian, I purpose setting l>efore you in an
elementary way, the distinctive principles
and peculiar doctrih«» of Christianity. I
shall on this occasion make a few intro-
dtictdry remarks in the shape of sugges-
tive materials of thought, addressed clii^fly
,ta the young, which, may the Lord bless
and make instrumental in bringing you
all into the faidi of those who were jjint
called Christiant at Antioch. Is it not
surprising that thei majority of professin

principles, doctrines, and duties of Chris*
tianity, teach the ethics and duties which
ar6 coninion to Heathen, Jewish, Pagan
and all fal?ie RVHtems of belief. Young
l^plo, who have no definite ideas upon
sacfi subject, are not aware that almost alt
hcathei} philosophers inculcated virtue aiid
morayil^ and that the Pagan devotee U
far n^l9|tttifiuenced by his religion, than the
maiorityfof those Christians whoso sin-
cerity we arc enabled to form a judgment of
by observing their usual manner of life.

If Christianity rests upon certain funda*
mental principles, surely Christians should
know what the first pnncinlos of their ran
ligion are. Most oeople bcheve Christianity <%
to be true as^^.a liystem, while few know
what the peculiar truths of Christianity
are. "I appeal," writes Hannah Moore^
" tO'Clcrgymen who nro called to attend
dying beds, do they not find, that the per^
sons to whom they aro addressing them-
selves, have no first principles to whidi
they can be referred, that they are ignonuit,
not only of the science but the language of
Christianity." Were you to ask the ao-
complished young lady whoso education was
finiahed at a first class school what
Christianity is, perhaps she would answer
that it was the religion of Christians, and
perhaps with no more accurate knowlodige.

Christians do not know what Chris-
tianity is; is it not more surprising that tl^e
majority of professedly Christian instruc-
ton<, instead of teaching the distinctive

of the subject than if she had said thst
Hindooism is the religion of Hindoos^

AH preaching and other religious in-
struction is vague and superficiui out of

RELUaON NOT CIII«8li/WTW .

pliiro, nnUm tlifl i»o<'uIi(»r (l<Klrinrt« »n«I
prindpKwof UbriMtiaiiity aw uii<U*r»»t<HMl by
th« lionror. If rctil inntnution i» to bo

fjivoii it nmi»tcoinm«n«'«ul tho noiiil wlior«>

Jtnwtint kiiowltxlgo oiuIh. 'rimi youiijr
E

jdy'ii mIniiiUir iWHumtyl n hl;4li«r do^^roe of
jiiowl«Hlgo than nho. nctually jKiwhiiwd. —
Wo inuht liiy tlio foiiii(l;itioa if wo would
provi<it) for tlui nocurity ^' Jjio «uponitrac-
turoT I am convince*! that nmcli of tho
infidollty, ruUoniiliHm, mil ncrptiowrii olour
«g«) h in H tfnnt nwawure nttributJililo to
«<lef«ctivo imblic itiMtrurtioii, *lof«'otivtf Ihv
cHUHO not surtJciently «!loim'iit>iry and ox-
ixwitory. Tlicro iH (/ir t<M» uuvcli \'n}ruo,
mere tnoml. exIiorUitory proiichinjf iMblns-
fwxl to tlie fooIingH, and far too liulo cl^ar
diBtinctivo Scripture to-'M'Jiinjj:. Tlio loo«m
gotqHillin);, vaguo and'm'ijntivo Hitolii^fy of
hII churchos hw U\»ft;]ii tlio world th« fimt
prtnci|>l«« of infldt^iity, by Buppivjising,
Hpiritualizinff aiul oxplaiiiiug away all tlio
<>xprfl»w UuM'Tiinjr md po>»itivo tbcolojry of
the BibK) — tliuH HcepticH have bctm ctn-
, boldonod to carry out tlutw prim\ij»les
whicb tho church h«« sancti.nu'd to tJuiir
fullftst develomnent in the absoluto JoHial
.of every truth which dirtiiiguishoH Chtns-
tianity from all human syHteins of roligiop.
Pnmitivo Christian prjictice consiHte*!' in
obtying frmn the heart the form oj dnfh
trine which was delivered, Modorn ru\
ligiouB practice consists in l>olioviii<' vtimi,
we please, and doing what wo like, y

The peojdo, who seldom study theology
or their Bibles, are left in conii>uiaLi\e ig-
noi-ancoof the firHl principles of Cliri^ianily.
Texts are soUictod ha mottoon, but tho mind
of the Spirit in the context, iH not sought
after, or the primary appUcjition of the
language as a whow is not elucidated;
hence iu the midst of religious piivilegiw
ihere is a deplorable lack of Scripture
knowledge and intermittent ^xciienicjit in-
stead (rf instruction in rightoousnesM. In
order to ascertain what distinguishes
Christianity from all Jiuman systems of
religion^ we must seek instruction from the
infallible authority of Scrii)ture. Without
this acknowlodge<l standard of truth there
can be no first priticijJea, no foundation Ix)

build arguments upon, no premises to draw
conclusions from. All religious truths must
be tested, not by their mere uniformity and
agreement with ethical theories, but with
the Scriptures. Conibrtnity with God's

word is tho only infallible U^i of truth In
d(MtriM« or pnn'ticfl. The «picNtion ma/
p4'4*ting all moral and n*ligiouM nubJiH*t« w
not th<ir almtrmt truthfiihi«w« and reiyion-
ablon«»w, but this — are they Scriptural f —
tloMQver conclusively and iniluctively we
may ntason »\Hm the ^ubju't of rvligion, if
our principles or nnunises are t*l(en from
other authority than tho DlWo, our con-
cliisitms are unwiuutl and worthless. A
norii's (tf projHwitiouH, results and conclu-
sions limy be logicallytrMe and c^nsi«t<*nt
with iUw.li other, and y«<t false; so all sys-
tems <if ri'ligion which <lo not derive their
principles fVom the Hible, however harmonl-
OUM and consisUint with their own laws, are
uiiNound and woiihless. Theology has
adiled no new truth to Christianity but a
vast amount of error. Christianity is the
religion of the Dilde, therefore the distinc-
tive principles and genius of Christianity
must Im learned from -the Hible. We must
beli<'ve all things in the Hible and prove
all things from the Hible. Few have
taken their first impieHsions of religion
from the Hible, hence such ignorance and
difi'erence of opinion among professing
Christians.

Tho religious instruction generally ^iven
to young pel-sons is based upon rational
rather than Scriptural principles. Clu*^
tian jiarents tojich their children natuiid/
not evangelicnl religion; they are afraid to ^
trust Clod with His t)wn truth. Tho d(»c-
trilu's of gra(*e ciuinot be understood by
tho child, thei-eloro they are not to Iw
taught, rdagianism ami Socinianism are
taught because, perh«iis, iKring letter suited
to bumiin nature they find a readier recep-
tion in the young fnind. liut tho religion
of Oo<.l, communicnteil to the soul 4s a
KU|K'i natural act, and tl'ie same Almighty
energy is alike diajdayed in tlie impartation
of tills |)rinciplo to the mind of the parent
09 of tho ch ilcL The n lUnral man receivetk
not t/ie things of tite Spirit of Opd.—'
J^cept ye receive tlie kingdom of God as
a little child, ye cannot enter therein.
H^d our Loid revealetl to Nicodemus wlion
a youth, tho mystery of tlie now birth,
perhaps instead of d«»ubtingly asking how

ca\i these things be, he would La<e believwl
and said, like little 6m\m], '^ speak Lord
foty thy servant heareth" In l&rder 'to
adapt religious instruction to the compre-
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IIKLIOION NOT CimiSTIANlTV.

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in trjught, «n<l Uie seo«ln<»f MMptioium town
which inii4 Ui r«)oU»rl out In aflur Y<nrn to
tiliiiit lh«i in.;orruptil»l«J whmI of th« Word.
Tho.Mj obvifuu truidtnii «niKH'lHUy denmml
MUoniirtii from th« rising (ftsnomlion of our
>.«ry lllH>rHl naa, who arti lo*! to think thnt
th« only coiwUtoMt vi«w« of rMJigion nro to
hold no \i<'W» lit hII, that rolij^ioun conmn-
t4'iioy \n illilKiriilily, »n«l h m\em\ jtM\loiny
for O.kI'h truth is hij(otry,wh<i«' iniudHjuis
w» lfi4vunod witli tlio politicul criHjfl th»t
wo Clin only Im« ortlunlox (Jhrintinn« l>y

!>iyin;^ oi|UHi rov<mino<i to nil fo^ins of fiittli,
IiImo or truo. I low ftnv in any cormniitjlty
hiivo nay <Ioci(lod roIij;iouM viown or ovon
aim, if ilioy aim at anytliin<,' ataU, h'\\j}\vr
than mom reguiaritv o? lifo; how fow aro
uhle to ffivt an annper to every mam that

hnvfl ov«r b«w« inoro ««.i1ou« than th«
Clirintiiin in«mlKjni of th« chunh of O.xT.
Uid you mo a -iHKjr d«'lu iwl Hin«loo lying
on 11 IhwI of wpiiiiM, projiitintinuf hi* «oiIji,
howo\ur you mlj^tit pity tlw HlMurdity of
hin Iwliiif, you oould not doubt th« sin-
cority of hii d«vutii>n. Who more utrictly
r«ligi«)Urt than tliowj to whom our Ii<>rd
Miid, " tlio pnldknM and hnrloit go into
th« kingdom »/ (Jod hfjitre yow." Iffiia-
tiuH lioyolu wan moro rolinioll^ unci-incwl .
moio, Hlid did tnoio for bin chunih thiin
any hutjdro«l IVotOMtHntj* Iuiyo don« ninco
for GluiHt. Loiiid XIV. of Franco, and
Ilonry Vlll. of Knj^land, woro m)t the
bt!Ht oxponontM of Chri:Uifliiity, ytit both
woro vorv rcliKiou>s iho ono wan so very
<lovout and rMgular in tho formn of wor^

asketh 'their rmnolfor the ho/w that h m Hhip «h U> bo .tj «cl " Mc«t C m«t.an

them. Aro not iwoplo moHtly of opinion tho other, " Dofoudor of tho taltb. IIH

• ' i .. . J' . ..'. ProtoHtant daughter, Elizabeth, wan very

roligiouB and a ffroftt mlmirer of the Bible.
" I walk," wiid nhe, •• many timeii in the
pleasant fieldn of the IU»ly ScriptureN
whore I pluck up tho goodlinomo herb« of
nenteiicea 'by pruning, oat them by reading,
digest them by musing, so that^ bavmg
tasted their swootnoss, I may leas perceive
the bittornew* of lifo." But her last
momenta leatl ua to fear, notwithstanding
her admiration of tho Sctipturos, that she
was ignorant of the moBt precious and di»-
tinguwhing twth which could alone apeak
peaco to her trouble<l conscience — salva-
tion by tho blood of Jesus Christ When
dying she cried out '^ An inch ^of time--
millipna of money for an iooh of tinio.
Sho had beep used to have a now dresa
every day, and had ten thousand costly
droBseo in her wardrobe, jei her sonl was
naked, she had not the wedding garment^
the fine linen clean and white which istht
nghUousMMS of sainla. VjilueloM then

that all mydes" of roligioiis belief are
equally safo; throufjch tho death of CliriHt
(}(k1 is i-omloroil so morciful there is a
gonoml imimniiy in sin, and all will moot
m heaven at Lint, howovur far tliov are on
earth from that «ownesM of life, that faitii,
that roiwiitanco unto salvation, that narrow
way and straight gate, which tho author
of ChriHtianity has aM8urod,Us fow shall
find. Our Lord asgUlfrt. expressly that
they who boUevo W^rtlio truths of tho
Gospel shall l>o damned, as that they who
believe them shall be save«l. Ift it not then,
of tho utmost importance that we should
* clearly difitinguisli between the religion of
God and tho invontions of roan.

Religion, divinity, and theology are Latin
and Greek terms ofheathen origm, although
custom' and use have fixed their sense to
Christian doctrines taken out of the Scrip-
turea. The moat ancient hdftthen writers
were called Theologues, the Egyptians and

Chaldeans had tEoir theology. Chris- "^[^'^'JT'^^i^i^Y^-^ptor and daisic
tianity, then, is genorally a religion— was all her bwuuroim^P .

^speciily. the rolgon of Christians.-- !«?»«?:„ :.^:;^l;fl?,T^f tt W^ariZ ^
■ — Bolig'ton, correctly speaking, should be
considered either as h«ithen or Christian,

the one is from

natural or supernatural

tho light of nature, the other from divine

vftyfllation. The PerMans, Greeks, and an

cient Britons, with their Druid^ Bards and
VatoB wore far more religious than modem
Christians. AUnations have some religion.
Almost all wars have been religions wars.
The first man who ever died, died for re-
ligion. The followers of fiJae leligions

which am turq the hut of the begjgar into
tho palace of God— thiP truth which enar
bled the poet Cowper'a poor village tooe
girito

and road with sparkling eyea.

'Bejoicft,

Hot titie cieiw to mansioiw in ffiei

the truth which enabled another Elizabethj
the poor Dairyman'* Daughter, unon he»
dying bed of straw, to exclaim— «' Victory,
VKtwy, through our Lord Jeaua Chrwtr^

UELUaON NOT CIIRIHTIANITY.

Ilfci bU>ml rUnm.O. from nil .in." ir«r H^mI tn .ll..c«rn «plritu«l ll.htr, 0.»» i««)»*r
m^\ wiMi Wkljr III full <lr«ii« f«'r tlii! mrtrrtiig«i /

nup|Mjr, ftrniyf.1 in tli« roywl mlw <>f h<
H«1«L'in«r*« rinht#H)iiiin.Mii. Hli« wn*. iii<U>i*1,
« fCin}/'»%"i9fHer alt y/onoi« wi/A/m, uii'l
■h<1 tuiff htholiU the King in hin /,ea>ift/.

Cilin nn.l AIkjI roim-wMit iho tw.MluA.i?M

' bt.> will. I» tlio worl.l in (rhi.Ui.1— nntiiml

nnd MiiMtriifttiiml. N«t(iml n^U^tinn nmy

Iw coiiw«l«rc«l «lli«r nn il wwi «» A.l im,

iHjfoM tli« f'lll, «>r an it l« in hw ixwhuiiy

nincfl tho frtll. aii|wrimluriil,or wliiit i«l')' ,K,ni «ini '» ^ •■■" - ■—

i,uro rtivolutlon, wm fiml nigiiifled in tlio !„„ ever \^m to tho ttm.ij f«>"»'Hh»j;««». »»«^

AikI him'Ii »>y iintiim hUII uni wi-j
I'liiil liy KW* w'*''^' ''""» »K'»1».
l''ulthl«'rtiH MU\i\, mi'l l'r"Htl iw 1»«''

I.ikc lilin, »li«' wiiy «»f Ki^'«» *••• "I'g'*'.

AittI ill ••in "wn •l«'vi(f«« IriiMJi
<!ull i'\il >r<)<i'i. ii*i*l •Ini'kiK'i'H tii^lit,

Aii«l liuti! iiiiil |H'rrt»<ul«' tlic JnKt,"

Wlmt liUtlior wii«l of Poinjiy ih tnw of
srlr ri^^lilc<)U»'m>H«, •' Kvwry iiiiin i»» l»om
with II |H>iK) ill hlH hoiMt." Kvory nmn i*
lM»rn «ilh n Ciiin hi hi"* limrt. Tim croM

l,y (1()<1 to tho noriwnl— •• ft, the ntedi>J
tht woman, nhall hrvine th>j head:'--
ThcHO niyntioil wonU roveni the Hiiin of
evanjcolio-ftl r«lif?ion, luul contiiin tho \f^rm
of CMniHtiunily, tho iucnrnalion of tho
MoMHiHh and wilvation hy Hirt 1»1o«hK Thin
kin<l of Tbeolo}j;y wm inoro cUmrly <!»>-
vdoped by thow nignincnnt typcR, the wkin^
«f Blain iKMurtn, whi«li onr fifHt |.ftroiiti» woio,
beaatiful emblonw of tho blood-lM.ught

iiowr i.ruj.«»un<lM.l thin doctrine, iMi.nu'o
novoi'dim'ornod it, r«iw<ni mtvor gnuiwtMl ut
it, innn'H wirtduni novordovincd it— no, (hnl
rovoiilpd it . .

Thin iH tlio cnrdinrd doctrino of(dm»-
UH, liiinity, tho i^m\A tniUi which, if a nmn
.ri • iL'nomnt of theology iw tho tJi»i>f on tho
froHH b<-liovoH, and woro to die tho lu-xt
iii«»inOnt,' ho pfMWOKSiw that knowUnlg*
which iH eHW-ntiul 'u> Hnlvnlion: ign<»rm»l of
nil other truths of ChriHtianity and know-
ing this in u very small menHure, tlio bo-

rSnr «»rvation.thewlding garment of liovor know« tho Way of accoptnnoo w, h
So rilele^ the justifying ?ighto<.uHnos« .n ortondod (Jod. fhnomax. ro,,f.ej..U-

- - ... ,, I . _ li:.. ..-,...1.. <.•-.,/ .iij//i IJnil

of Chrint, which (Jo«l puts ii|Mm HIh people.

• AIhjI wpb a btiliovor in Evangelical rcligit)n,

ho approached (lo«l as a sinner, ho l)iou;,'ht

blood the typical siicrifioo for sin, Ciiin

was an uid)ehever in revealed religion, rUII

ho i)orformod a roligiouH act, ho laid nn

offer upon flo«r« altar, and certainly, to a

Tiatural mind, a more l^ecoming one than

flie Hootl of air innocent animal ; but lie

SJilf-righteonHly dospiwHl the sacrifice %v;hi(di

the Lord ordaitic(f for Hm, and rationally

aeomed his first fruife better. Salvation

by bloo<l, was foolisbnoss to Cuin as it was

to thp Pharisees, and is to thousands of

very religious, moral and ortho<lox people

now, who have a zeal of Ood, htt not ac-

toriing to knowledge, who being ignorant

of God's riqhteousne89 are going about to
•' . -• . • i« «.. ^^.i ^^:ii

Jied with God. IJow a ht»ly and just ,«(xl
who will in no way clear tho guilty docit
cl.«ir, punlon, juHlify, sanctify, glorifr
■ ■ — ^■■-*d.

ntai^ith their own righteousness^ and will
ttotwlmit themselves unto the righteomness

S' Ood. This distinguishing trutli of
hristianity, which Cain stumbled at, is
till tho rock of ofenef, tho kard saying;
the ofence of the cross U> tho natural
mind, but to those whoso senses are oxer-

guilty, vile, holl-doflerving Hinnors. Lxott
xxxiv. 1. 'I'ho aj)parontcojitfjulictioii, p»e-
Honted in thic pasungo, can alone harmonize
Goal's nttrihuUis of justice and mei-cy in
tho sinner's SHlvati<m. ThJH plan ^)f 8;dva-
tion shows us how Ood can panlon tho
vilest of sinners witJiout clearing the guilty,
how God can !«) just to his holy law and
the justifior of the ungodly; it enables the
guiltiest wretch on earth to hoye for par-
don, and lift up his head before the tribunal
of Jehovah with tho confidence of an
angel, not upon a plea of mercy bnly, but
of justice, satisfied justice. Christ, as
surety, became responsible for the law-debt
of Hfa people, he became amenable to law

ami justice for tho sins of all believers.

But if fto^ does not clear the guilty,
.howiloes Ho forgive iniquity ; if He for-
gives ini(iuity, must Ho not clear the guilty.
One word solves tho problem — atonement;
Jesus (tlhrist as tho sinners surety and sub-

■ .\>

HJiUOlON NOT CJirUSTIANlTY.

*lUu»«», tfi.>|i on tiiiii our %\m mul tllll^ by
iii4)Ml«tj..tM«rnii wtitvniwl Jk4rliwlly tfiillty:
thflnitm oflill lH.|i,.VMni nrii fully nloiuHi
Ut l.y .K*u^ \m'>nx\\\\^ i|„ |r wirnty, thdr
itiiwnrii iiii|...t.Nl lo IliMi. IIn HKlilwiuiimMM
\my\\\M\ lo thoiii ; Hiiii., lim rtiirnu U.nlUul
4i'M4h A«./„w //* .rii.f-w lli» inufilt /rum
thar Mint. IU.iic,i, (](»! in |Kir.|oMiii); U
ll«v»r» «|l>.^H not c'Nwir t|it> ^Miilty h«H'atiM' in
lli«i «y„ o»u MHrUlIi..! |/i»>li«y (ir«i hincA.tit;
«» K"'llv, th.-y lmu< Uvn |.uni;>h<«l in ih.t
d.riUh of Chiiil. llm l.!;.aH>;^ uc.oiinto^l,
oiiw. Thm (Jo,.|...| |.lun of wivinijf Minnom
IN not It u.|,ol. u Kin.;K, «lu. Iriiitt of Clirin*
tinnity l.nt (JliiiMi^inily iu«|f ; it ,,|ono ox-
hihiu (}od iufiiiituly jiiMt au<l iiillnai.)y nn-f-
oifiil, and inakiw Milvntion whoilyW j^nicu
witliout works of uny kin.l, m n«o»».aiy
for ilH reception. In thiii..lo.triiio wwcy
andtrufh meet lofffthir, r„//,tfomnea/t and
p«ac0 km tarh other. Thm in (?briMU«nity,
nii.l ull nyHU'iim of wlij^ion Uiiil mippi-cw*,
iruMhfy or /ulultoruu; tliin «loctiin«» aro
ChriBtiiiriity'n |„,m» (<<ftintorf(.it, (Mahonom-
i»lM to tho niiij<ho(l work of (JhriHt
• All niori i^nomnt of tho Oo^iwl, althoiiffh
rn<M.t .lovout ri-lidoni«t>», tfrorHlii]) Ijko tho
AthoniaiiH nn luiknown (Iml, luid hato tho
junt and holy (|,k1 of tho Hibk Tho
<Jo<l of tho nalurni om«, i« no moro thft
JUBtmid ujrril.lo (Jo*I 4,f iho HibU,, ^bo
will iM)t clear tho j,'uilty, than tho OBirin of
tlio Egyptians, or tho Jupitor of tho
Orook«. TbobdJof of the G,m,.el, oannlono
givo us correct i?iew8 of the character of
W(Kl and ourwlvai. Upon tho idean which
men form of (Jml's character dci)end8 the
cbarnctor of their relitjion.

How can man Ih. justified with G(kI, Ih
a question of such eternal moment, that
none Hhould reel till they have it witiKfuc-
tonly answeretl to their own souIb. There
i« m every one of you a conviction that
you -need a nghioMwio.^ in which to
tuul before Im, Mo is of purer eye.
tAct^ito behotd ivujvity. But while thi.s
conv^tion 18 univer.s,d as humanity, theiv
are very few even among moral! - living
Christians who seriously .et ,ibout tht
co«H.demt.on of thi.B„l.i..k an.l Ktn| f .,,'"

Tho
they

„i.^ ... . — , , ", "J"-*^ "ini Hun lower

"ho undemtaiui what G<k1 in moroy baa
revealed concerning it. And 1 might add!
fe«er .till who teach tbi« bk.«od Ltrine
M «.e mnncrs only ground of hope.-
Whle all profoasmg Cbrwtians ackViw-
ledge ft belief in Cbrist's atbnenient to be

•.•mo way n«HHtMiHry to mdvation, yut tt»re-
imrnilt oly few, «vi>ii mendtoni i4 thti cbur^'h,
upon H d^ing \hh\ can (.ill bow Chrint'*
-work bw.rtiuw pflin'tual for th« wlvutiori,
p.«..!, comfort and aMtunuMu .»f the indi>
ndual Kinn«ir. Krom a total ignorancn of
I hi* blMM^I doclrine «>f»uUliluiion, which
^m Vm\'n hh.t.t anchor, (|»hilip Hi. o.)
••ick and d> ing ptii-wxm jrivariaKly Mi,.k com-
f<Mt from thi!irMvidMiK'i'.,ox|M«riunccii, fallbg
«<-ii ;. : 'ice, an<l g.w.d lift,. Vhe-it are no,.r
mwnwrh—minrofih' o>i»/itrhr» (ire yr all.
Tlu»v build %ir ho(Ht iiiwi Nomoibinff
withm tli.MiHljlN in-ten.1 of without Ibeiii-
Molviw. ili.y miike a Miviour of |ln,ir ft.«|.
iiigB, or tlioir fiiitb, r»»l«a«| of tJhriM.
•pujHtion with (hum in not what
Uiliovct, but hum they fe.1. Kailh an a
moral «jnality in no m-re the gMund, or
meriionouH caiwe of our wibation than
w«.rk«. Faith in the nuHiimn through
wbit;h the dinner roi-eircM the righleouNnt'iw
which maken tho ninner juHt. Let [nratl
hope ill theJjoril,fvr with llim inp/ctite-
MM redanptioit, and He loill ndecm hratl
from all hia iuit/uitie». My aoid diitk
wail ftpoii th§ Loud, and in iUh word do t^
hope. t;hriHt, and tba bromiMen (.f (Kxl^
are tho »innern ground of bojK) and connvi,
lal ion. The e v i. loiy-ea of, tbo 'H| .irit'« work
within UM, our faith, ojcjKjIrJenco or iianoti-

fication, aro not tho gr0»i>'>r| of our bopo

no C;hriHt in our bopo, «Ao of God it made
unto UH wisdom, «»ft/ nghtemisneas, and
sanctijication^ and redemption.

From tho wide Bproad conviction of
guilt, and in-dwelling nin, and from igno-
rance of Ood'n revealed plan of luiving
guilty sinnerH, rtien now, and in every ago,
have gone alwut to eetablisb their own
rigbteoueness. It wna i n pursuit of this that
Cain ofTereil to (Jod the fruit of bis labor-
It was in pursuit of this, that the heathen,
in their bloo<ly rites offered their children
in sacnfices to their idols; giying tbe/rttt<
of their bodien for the ain of their soldi.-—
It is in pureuit of this that the Hindoo
hoi)e8, by self-im]>OKed torturON, to com-
mend bimsolf to his 4^itie8. — ^'Twas after

thi s that tbo J e w busied hiinsolf in fulfill.

ing all tho outward, performances of the
ceremonial ritual And, forgetful of the
spirituality of theiaw, was scrupulous only
as to its letter.y--'Ti8 after this that the
Romanist suhkicts himself to the yoke o(
legal bonda^ to fastings and penaucoi.

•8

RELIGION NOT CHRISTIANITY.

«n(l lnortlficatioll^ "btlieving that by theM
he can merit i^race jBnd increwie of glmy.—
■*Tis in pursuit of this thut the Socinian,
who dares to rriect i^te Deity and Atone-
ment of the Saviour preaches a liftiless
imorality and spMads his pinions iu the
prMumptuous hope<ef paming, in his own
strength, the gulf betwneea earth and
heaven.— It is in pursuit of this, that
•countless multitudes of religious people,
Protebtants forsooth, cto man^ things
•«>^ **<»»• 'A» word gladly aad are very
rolM^ious, while thev mistake the form of
^godliness for its living power. Alas, it is
Jiot only in systems opeiily opposed to
XJhristianity that this spirit may bo traced,
it lies at the root of much of the Tlieologv
that claims an orthodox descent, and is toe
^ery essence of the faith of many a. one to
'mhom the name of Protestant is a boast,
*nd by whom the charge of Socinian
'teaching would beeonsidered a libel. H<m
««»y thousand sermons are passed off for
evangelical, which might be preadhed ac-
-oeptably to proftjssedJy Socinian <5ongregar

What is it but this ignorance of Christ
when a sinner is startled by the approach
<rf death, and is 'forced eeriously to con-
aider ^fais piwpects with respect to eternity,
•fhat makes hfim look back :uponan honora-
1)le courae, a good, useful, temperate life, a
l>lameles8 walk; and seek in a retrospect
•of the past for comfort, or rather refuge
from the accusations of conscience— or
^in, when the spirit is pleading witli the
sainner.-convindng him of sin, of judgment
4md of ri^teousness, what hinders him
ftom at once embracing the Gospel, and
■inner as he is, going to Jesus for pardon
and justification, saying Lord remember
Me — Lordifihou %pilt thou canst make
me dean. This is all my TheoKigy,

acr^tance with God prevails, and the same
spirit oi)erate8 which influenceil the young
man in the Gospel, when he came to
Christ enquiring, What ahall [do that I
may inherit eternal life. Ignorance of the
justifying righteousness of sinnera, the
riffhteoueneaa of God, in contraKlistinction
to the righteousness of the law ; Christ's
righteousness is the righteousness of God,
for Christ is God, Rom. iii. 20-25. Hero
we have the mystery of godliness explain-
ed. Hooker, with beautiful conciseness,
thus expresses this mystery,—" Man sinned :
God suffered— God became man's sin.

"Just as I am, and waiting not,
To cleanse my soul fi-om oue foul blot,
To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,
-O Lamb of God, I come."

What but this, that in the retrospect of the
past he has nothing in himself on which
to lean. In the one case there is a fiilse
hope cherished from the fancied supposi-
tion of merit^^i i i f M ii id ; in the other, real
^ope is reje<fted, from a consciousness that
no sKh merit exists. In both these cases,
the same igDoranee of the Gospel j)hm of

that man might be made the righteousness
of God." Morality is essential to the
Christian character, but morality is not
Christianity. Christian morality implies
a belief in the ddctrines of the Ifew Testa-
noent, so that the duties of Christiamty
niay be seen to grow out of its doctrines.
Christian practice differs as essentially from
Pagan practice as do the doctrines of
Ciinstiamty from Paganism. Almost
every Heathen moralist has recommended
temperance, and the forgiveness of injuries,
but none have ever taught men to be tem-
perate, and to forgive upon Gosiiel princi-
ples. How could Uiey \ They liave never
taught men to forgive because we have been
forgiven— this is iieculiar to Christianity—
this flows from tlie doctriw of the Aton«.
ment, and can flow from nothing else.
Morality of life and outward decorum, the
law of public opinion requires frotn us.—
Outward decorum, however, is not the rule
whereby we shall l« judged at the bar of
God, where tlie amiable Christian and the
moral Haithen are accounted alike uii-
nghteous wien tlestiUite of Christ's richt-
eousnesa. .

There are many in the religious world
emmentfor their zeal, and the high tone
of morality that pervades their words abd
actions, yet the fear of God is not before
their eyes, the love and knowledge of God
as their covenant and reconcile<l God in
ChristJesus, is not shed abroad in their
hoaits by tlie Holy GhosL We am
iiuagine a faultless moiHl clmiacler, the
very twin sister of Solomon's model wife
of whom it is fiaki, o/Acr damfilers have
done virtuonshj, but thou-exceSeat them alk
—a veiy paragon of natural perfection,
one who had kept all tlie commandments
f^-om her youth up; oiu> whom Jesus could

•mrnxo*

*fi

niitl the name
xl tbo youDg
he came to
f {do that I
oranoti of the
Binnera, the
raKlistinctioa
aw; Christ'g
nera of God,
)-25. Hero
1688 expluin-
concisenoas,
Man sinned :

man's sin,
ighteousueas
itial to the
ality is not
Jity implies
Ifew Testa-
ChriHtian'ty
8 doctrines,
ntiully from
octrines of
Almost
commended

oir injuries,

to be tem-

ipel priuci-

liav© never

3 have been

istianity—

tbei Aton<i>-

:hing else.

sorum, the

rom u«.-^

lot (he rule

the bar of

in and the

alike un-

iiit'a rightr

ous world
high tone
rords ahd
lot before
[6 of God,
I God in
I in Ihfcir
We am
icier, the
Kiel wife,
'ers have
f them alk,
eri'ection, \^'
uidments
s>us could

REUOION NOT CinUSTrANITY.

linve loved, whose pure mind was never
sullied by an unchaste thought, whoso eyes
are over closed against vanity, wIioho holy
ears are ever stopped to the siren voice of
the world ; like the Hely of holies in the
Temple, none but the high priest roust
enter there. Yet such a faultless charac-
ter, if destitute of the vital ' actuating
principle of the Gospel, the holy Law
of God pronounces radically defective,
corrupt, aead in trespasses and situ. —
Alas, how many such perfect characters
may find the door shut against them, and
miBs heaven at last, Luke xiii. 25. How
many of noble ami royal blood will be gUd
to take hold of the skirt 9f Mary Magda-
lene in that awful day jifkan the last shall
be first and the Jirst tm^ when the filth
and offscouring of the earth shall be
heralded among the aristocracy of heaven.
But do not suppose me for one moment to
imply, that it is not incumbent upon the
Chri^iaii; teacher to enforce the necessity
of morality and good works. Nothing is
more foolish than the antipathy evinced
by some religionists to the preaching of
morality, as if it infringed upon the doc-
trines of grace. Would to God there was
more pure morality preached. If indeed,
it be a cold, heartless philosophic ^virtue
detached from the Gospel and inde[)eiident
of its influence, show it the door, let it be
excluded from thfie sauctuary. Such a
plulosophy of morals proeenCs erroneous
views of the condition of man, and the
character of God, it appeals not to the re-
vealed will of Go^l as the standard of right
and wrong, and enforces the obligations of
virtue, rather from the considerations of
feeling, honor, interest, public opinion and
woiMly policy, than from those higher,
nobler, purer niotivea which Jehpyah '«d-
dtpsen to us in His^Word. , But if <it be
ft/morality founded upon Christian princi-
ple, and looking dir<jctly to th6 will of God
as its rule'', and the glory of God as its
end, it is assuredly a proper subject for the
pulpit and suited to the state of man, as a
fallen creature. Christians are become so
like iho heiithen in their practice, they
noeA to be reminded frequently, with a
verily, verily, that the Lord Jesus Christ
gave Himself for la not only that If^
might redeemiu from all iniquity, but ^eo
tojpurify vnto Himself a peculiar pejo pie
M4alotu (^ good workt, %

It is much to be deplored that our
zealous philanthropists and praiseworthy
advocates of virtue and temperanoe, so
seldom draw their arguments fix)m the New
Testament The total abaenoe of Ooepel
principle in the cause of •'total abstinence,"
would make it appear that our popular
lecturers deemed Christianity a drag on
the chariot wheels of enlightened morality
and human progress. Every body knows
inebriety is in direct antagonism to the
whole letter and tenor of the Scripturea,
yet nobody knows who has read the New
Testament, that a glass of wine or anythinir
else, is absolutely forbidden. The precepta
of the Gospel are general in th^r applica-
tion, and not particular. The Gonpel en-
joins habits of temperance, sobi^ty in all
things, yet there is no special command in
regard to dietetics. The Apostle Peter's
injunction, be sober is general, not partien-
lar, moral, not physical. Be not intoxicated
with pleasure, business, sensuality, or sin.
This mental inebriety is|as iniurio'us to th«
soul's health as pbyhicaf dissipation to the
body, it excludfa ;4od from the thoughta
and drowns alj l^eavenly wipirationa. —
" Society, soctety," said Madame De Stael.
«* how it render 4lje mind frivolotif, and
the heart hard, and makes us live for what
people will say of ua» The person who
mdulges freely in the world's sparkling cup
of pleasure and fashionable gaiety, is drunk
all tlie year round, ever tippling, never
sober night or day; ever intoxicated with
the mental alcohol of impute literature,
stupefied with the poisonous fumes and
enervating effects of vicious company and
corrupting amusements, in whicli inanv
total abstainers indulge, who desecrate th«
Lories dgy in pleasure excursions and other
intemperafe-srevellingB. The Gospel re-
quires us to aSHmn from all appearance
ofevd, and tells dathat aU things are law-
ful, but not expedkrit. The Gospel requhw
not only circumei^iiorkofthe flesh, but of
tlie heart Abstinence from any sensual
gratification because edch is injurious to
physical health, or preiudicial to character
>nd advancement in life,W not because
such is forbidden by Chris^ is the mere cir^
cumcision of the flesh. A Christian influene-
ep by these motives is a nominal, not a wi-al
Christian ; a letter, not aupirft Christian ; for
not being influenced by the \loye of Christ,

RELIGION NOT GHRlSTIANrnr.

ho is scarcely distififj^uiahable from an ab'
Htfimious Paf^an. llow many from over-
looking this distinction mistako reformation
of character for change of hoart! 'ITiey
imagine because they have outwardly re-
nounced intemperanceandgrofls vices, they:
are inwardly Christ's disciples. Because
tliev have kept out of the hands of the
police, they are Chrirtt's fr«cmen, and re-
newed in the Spirit of their minds. The
•* lock-up" and the. "stocks," ate fur more
efficient reformers than the " pledge," yet
most unsuccessful preachers of righteous-
ness.

A celebrated temperance lecturer in
proving, that the ple<lgo was not enough,
candidly, honestly, anil above all conven-
^ tional prejudices, writes thiis — " Out of the
^ many tliousands of intemperate men who
signed the pledge under me very few kept
it do the end, unions they became new crea-
tures in Jesus Christ. More recently, those
who became dwnharja cannot nt all bo de-
pended upon, unless they also become
Christians. Of those who have signed the
pledge witliin a few years, not one hw re-
mained firm unless they took Jesus as their
Prophet^ Priest and King."

One of the most powerful preachers of
%ny age tried the experiment of moral
preachmg for twelve years, and afterwards
made the following emphatic declaration,
''I could expatiate on the. meanness of dis^
honesty* on Uie villany of falsehood, on
the despicable arts of calumny, on all those
deformities of character which awaken in-
dignation i^mjDSt the pests and disturbers
of human society. Now, could I, upon
the strength of those expostulations, have
got the uief to give up his stealing, and
the liar his deviations from truth, it never
occorred to me that all thi9 might have
been doiie, and yet the soul of every
hearer have remained in full alienation
fiom Obd, as destitute of the essence of
leligiooB principle as ever. But the in-
teresting uict is, that during the whole of
that period in which I made no attempt
against the enmity of the carnal mind to
God, I certainly did press the reformations
of honour and truth, and integrity among
mr people^ but I never once heard of any
aach reformations being ^ected; I am not
aenrible that all the vehemence with which
I urged the virtues and propriedes of
social li&b had tha weight of a feather on [

the inotul habits of my pariHhioners."— .
Here is an honest confcsBion of a great
mind. Yes, it was not till this eminent
philosopher. Dr. Chalmers, learned the
Goenel from the old woman of Kilmany, in-
tlie humble cottages of his flock, it was not
till some God-instructed AquiUa or Pris-
ciJIa taught this mighty Ajwlloe the way
of the Lord more perfectly, that he became
imnressed with the strictness of God's law
and the utter alienation of man's heart; it
was not till ho urjjed qpou his hearers as
lost, guilty, perishing sinners the doctrines
of Grace, and told them of the righteous-
ness of Ood, that he saw anv salutary
change in their morak

But, do I disapprove of total abstinence,
no, in no wise, 1 commend the practice,
not only from a glass of wine even for the
stomach's sake, but from all those horrible
decoctions which the Temperance faculty
prescribe, which are more demoralizing to
the stomach than wine, and not so benefi-
cial for our oft infirmities. I disapprove,
however, of enforcing abstinence upon
heathen principlea

But to return, how is this righteousn^s
to be had ? It is unto all, and upon all
them that believe, for there is no difference,
be tliey heathen or Christian, bond or free,
poor or rich, ignorant or learned, mean or
noble, vicious or virtuous, intemperate or
temperate. The crowned monarch and the
ermined judge must wear it; the poor
woman at the washtub, and the captive iu
the dungeon m|i^ wear this royal raiment-
all must have il/my fellow-sinnei-s, all who
will be saved ! !

This is Christianity, this is the truth of
the Gospel, and I tha^k God, that this
blessed truth is beautifully and explicitly
set forth in the formularies of the Church,
of which- 1 am a minister. "We are ac-
counted righteous before God, only for the
meritof our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
by faith, and not for our own works and
deservings, (11th Article.) This is the
Gospel which Christ came down to our
world to reveal, the Gospel which the
Apostles preached and martyrs sealed with
their blood by which saints lived, and upon
which they rested their souls for time and
eternity. The Gospel, which in the early
days of Christianity crumbled heathemsm
to ruins, and in the sixteenth century re-
stored the religion of the Bible to its

RBUGION NOT CHRISTIANITY.

1)rimitivo purity. Many rojoct it, and
aiigh at it<t Himplicitv ', otlien do^pUe
anamocik it mh if it would l6ad to licentiouR-
But tbey, who taught by the Holv

Bpiri^ have fult the plague of the heariV
liutii, and understand ita m>u1 comforting
efficacy, they who know it in the truth and
power thereof, know that the belief of this
despised doctrine, is the most powerfully
constraining motive to good works 'and
holiness of life — the governing principlo
which causes a man to give himsulf up,
body, soul, and spirit to his God — they
know that it is this alone which eives peace,
happiness, hope — they know that if this
dijitmguishing truth of Christianity is
known and savingly believed— enough ; if
this unknown — ^worthless all religion and
theology beside.

May Ood the Spirit teach you all this
truth, and give you peace in. believing it —
Search the Scriptures, make them your
authoritative standard, and learn then from
Ood the nature of true religion, While
«11 Christians acknowledge the authority of
the BiUe in woKls, many virtually ignore
it Few teach the whole of the Bible;
men from prqudice, party-spirit, expedi-
<ency, or aelf-nsfateousness resort to. sup-
pressions, modifications, adulterations, re-
conciliations, pious frauds, and I know not
-what of palpable denialsand contradictions
•of God^B truth. They call this criticism,
which means just thi»--9[ don*t like what
'God has said, Uierefore I vrill make God
speak what I like. Thus people can make
«ny passage oi Scripture to mean anything
ihat they demre. Salmaaius distinguished
for his profound and extensive learning,
after a life of laborious criticism has left
theae remarkable words for our admonition
->>-*' Had I one year more to live, all that time
would be spent in treading the Psalms of
David and EpisUes of Paul.'*

If any man wiU do JIi» wUl, he sImU

know of the doctrine whether it be of Ood,
The humble doers of God's will, and tlie
pntyorful rend«rs and honrers of His word,
geiierHlly know all that in eruwntiHl to sal-
vation; antf unually find that the mora
diligently they practice the precepta of
Christianity the better thoy understand iti
doctrines. lie that doeth riffhteovtneae it
riffhteoue. Not every one that eaith
unto me. Lord, Lftrd, ahall enter into
th» kingdom of Heaven, hut he that
doeth the will of my Father 'which i$
Heaven. " Coleridge has well said,

" Our fellow-^reaturos can •only judirs
what we are by what wo do; but in the
eye of our Maker, what we do is of no
worth except as it flows from what we are.
Unless works are done from Christian mo*
tives, and the worker-K an accepted beliotef
in Christ thev are not acceptable with God.
The right discrimination of rdigioua
character is very useful now, when it is
the fashion to pay homage to Chri9tianity»
with a hail master, and yet deny it the
tribute and the influence whUch it claima
over the heart and aflection»— when it ia
fashionable to assume its garb, ape its
manners, and mimic its rites aaiSr cen-l
monies, but very unfashionable to praotioe
its duties, participate in its self-denying
spirit, and lofty, heaven-amiring avoidanct
of every carnal and worldly conformity.

I trust that these remarks may lead yon
to a serious oon8iderltion<l»f tkisaH-impor*
tant subject; if you, dismissing all pregudico
aiijid saetarian mas, and rejecting m1 human
authority, go to the Bible as a nnner and
not as a critic, with a single eye to the
trutlythe Spirit will jpumS you into aU
truth, hnd gtve you a right underetant^
in all things.

May it be so with us. M^ we knoir
more and more of the love of Vhrist, vMdk
passeth knowledge^that we mayt^JUled
with ail the fulness qf God,

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