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 . >^'SUBSTAj>JCE^x/' 01 
 
 WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL, ^*^ 
 CITY SAINT JOHN, New-Brunswick, 
 ON SUNDAY, DECE1*1BER 22cl, 
 
 1822, 
 
 AT THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE 
 
 By ROBERT ALDER, 
 
 WESLEYAN MISSIONA&Y. 
 
 " And I heard a voice from heaven, sajing unto me; Write, blesied are th* 
 dead which die in the Lord from hencef nh: vea fiuth the Spirit that they 
 may rest froc: their labours ; and their works do follow them. 
 
 " FvU many a gem o/purett ray terene. 
 The dark unfaAom'd covet of ocean bear. 
 Full many a /lower it Bom to bluth unteen. 
 And watte itt fragrance on the detert air" 
 
 SAINT JOHN: 
 
 riUNTED SY UENRY CHUBB, HiiBXET-S4UAU, 
 
 182 3. 
 
Ijt publishing so plain a Sermon on so common a 
 auJtject, the Author conceives it to be his duty distincthf 
 to s/ate, that, he has been induced to do it to gratf/i/ the 
 friends of the respected individual at /whose funeralit was 
 delivered; as they wish it to be published, that it may serve 
 as a memento of her various excellencies, and be the means 
 of encouraging others to imitate Iter pious example, 
 
 P ERH APS thosewJiowere unacquainted with the deceased 
 may suppose, that I Juive given an exaggerated de- 
 scriptiov of the excellencies which adorned her character. 
 I can however assure them, that I have made no state- 
 .ments w/iich are not supported by facts, and that, if any 
 dependence is to be placed on the testimony of those who 
 knew her best, tlie half of her worth yet remains to be 
 described. To Iter we may with great propriety apply 
 the description which St. John gives of Demetrius. She 
 " hath a good report of all men, and of the truth itself." 
 
 ** May tlie God of all grace" enable the Author, and 
 all those who may peruse, the following discourse, tofoU 
 I(no her as she followed the Lord Jesus Chrii. t. 
 
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 " For Tknow that wy Redeemer liretfi, and that he nhall stand at the fatter day 
 upon the earth : And t/mugh after mij ikin tuornu destroi/ this Mjf, yet in 
 mj/Jleih shall I tee God." Joa xix, Vj— SO. 
 
 ^UCH was the triumij^ant lan^age of Job, when all the sour- 
 ces of his earthly felicity were dried up, and when he was strug- 
 gling with the most severe and trying calamities. He, of whom 
 It is recorded, that, " he feared Gotl, and eschewed evil"— who 
 was blessed with a numerous off «pring ; " there were seven sons, 
 and three daughters born unto him" — valuable possessions; 
 " his substance was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand 
 camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she- 
 asses, and a very great household ; so that this man was the 
 greatest of all the men in the east," was almost in the same mo- 
 ment deprived of his children, of his property, and of his health, 
 in order that his sincerity ancl integrity "might be fully proved, 
 and that he might be an eminent exaniple of patience to all suc- 
 ceeding generations. How moving is the description which he 
 ^ives of his situation in this chapter. " Know now that God 
 hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net Be- 
 hold I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard : I cry aloud, but 
 there is no judgment. He hath lenced up my way that I can- 
 not pass, and he hath set darkness in my path:,. lie hatli stript 
 me of ray glory, and taken the crown from my head. Ho hath' 
 destroyed me on every side, and I am gone : and mine hope 
 hath he removed like a tree. He hath also khidled his wrath 
 
 gainst me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies, 
 is troops come together, and raise up their way amiinst me, 
 and encamp round about my tabernacle. He hath put my 
 brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged 
 from me. My kinsfolk have failetl, and mv familiar friends have 
 forgotten me. They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, 
 count me for a stranger : I am an alien in their sight. I called 
 my servant, and he gave me no answer : I entreated him with 
 my mouth. My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated 
 fox the children's sake of mine own body. Yea, young chil- 
 
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 tircn despised mc ; I arose, and they spake against me. All my 
 inward friends abhorred me : and tUey wlioni I ioved arc turned 
 against mc. My bone cleavetli to my skin, and to my flesh, 
 and I am escaped witii the skin of my teeth. Have pity iipon 
 mc, have pity upon me, O ye my friends, for the hand of Gotl 
 hath touchtKl nie." During thb extremity of suffering, Job was 
 not lell wholly comfortless ; for his Ootl sustained lum in the 
 trying hour, by the cheering prospect of inunortal life and feli- 
 city'. Ky the same means he has comforted his people in every 
 age of the world ; has cheered them when they were faint ; has 
 animated them when tliey were diiicouragcd ; lias tuialiled them 
 to endure the most painhd privations and aufferiikgs with e(|ua- 
 nimity and patience, and has put strength and oonfl<lenoo into 
 their souls, amidst the agonies of expiring nature. This pros- 
 pect of celestial bliss — tins hope of immortality, was, to our de- 
 ceased friend whose remains are now before us "** '"' anchor cast 
 within the veil both sure and steadfast.** Hence with Jybshewas 
 CBabloil to testify, " I know dmt my Kedeemer liveth, and that 
 he sliaJU stand at the latter day upon the eartli : and ihoiigh af- 
 ter my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shafl I sec 
 God. And it k in compliance with her request, that I now 
 being imder your consideration this portion of holy writ. 
 
 Before I proceed to illustrate the text, it may be notessary to 
 observe, that it has exercised the learning aud ingenuity of 
 biblical critics, as umch, or perhaps more, than any other passage 
 in die Iloly Scriptures. Indeed, as a learned and pioiw couv 
 mentator observes, " larger treatises have been written o|i it, 
 than the whole book of Job would amount to, if written even iji 
 capitals." Some ctMitend, that in it Jvh merely expresses his 
 confidence that he should be restored to a state of temporal 
 prosperity; while otliers maintain, that he speaks of the rwtlemp- 
 tion of the world by Jesus Christ, and of the resurrectip^ uutp 
 eternal life. The latter opinion appears to be the most rational 
 «nd most consi-stent, as v/ell from the manner in whiqh the 
 declaration is introduced, as from the declaration itself, " 0|» 
 that my words were now written ! oh that they were priBt«d «i 
 a book ! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead ip 
 the rock for ever." Why did Job introduce Ins words with »o 
 much solemnity ? Why did he wish them to be pre^eived tp 
 tlie latest posterity if he were not convinced that they were unu- 
 sually interesting to mankind in general, as well $» to him&elf? 
 Surely then they must announce sometliuiginfinitelyinoreiiDDOFt- 
 ant tlian the mere restoration of Job to a state of affluence ana feli- 
 city ; and should be understood as a profession of bis belief in tfce 
 resurrection of the dead mid the life of tlie wofld to come. To A 
 person of Job's charactcr,fiud in such eireuuistances fisbe was then 
 
{#Mtei], th«!«tt»r«ttnt wonkl aflbrdnaobgrautcrconsofaitiniiiMii 
 tf i c foi ii Kfr ; tm the prospect ^tiKmul bliss m« mnirce <df gMaucr 
 p3«(Mim iheon the hmie of any «i|QO}^i«Rbi, iMmcvvr Kratifykif^, 
 wliich terminate ivMi fhe pMeent life. (le Imd exfiMnrmncwd 
 itHftnge vidafsitudes during Itis eventfiil life— had iNi«k«d in ilie 
 bMftM dftroridfy prosneHty, wid feh the blemk ami cfciMtii^ 
 MMft-Oftd^iersity ; ami henlso Vnew, thrtt in a little time he «hookl 
 be fcrottjftlrt «to deotJi, and to tlie house appointed fiirnll \\\mg:* 
 ■** Aiw for everias the crumbliti^ muuntjirn disscrffctli, 
 And fte -rock inoiridereth avwwifrewj his pkct?, 
 As l!hfe \rat«?rs wear to )^eces the stones, 
 A»thrtr'«rrWfltoi»iBg swe^e {w the soil from "die laird— 
 So conbtnniest ithou die h< )pe of nmn ; 
 Thbu hat-asMst him ooutinualiy till he perrdi : 
 U^htMi n^RlMest ont his frame and despatchest Win. 
 His awns wmy come toiheivor, but he«hall know it'twt: 
 -Or Ihey way be hnpoveri^hed but he shall perewtjumthingftf 
 'thtfm.*'* 
 How *tabi and Tinsmisfiictory then, must the pleasures, the 
 yitfhes, iand tlie lionors of i<he world have appeared to hrni, who 
 httd^alMady^iM^refdvomach In itandfrom it.imd who expecited 
 so»n to bkl it ian external adieu. 
 
 fitfsides, he Imd pitted the IWwttiess, the ingratitude, and the 
 
 tHeachtry of tnankhid. For nrhen ivs -was brought into trouble, 
 
 « \^ ownklnsibnc feiied, and his familiar friends fbrgothim.'* 
 
 Wow then cottld he derive imy satisfaction from any t/fiktioa 
 
 '#hidithey'raight'eviwce. Or fitmi any services iVWeh they iiii*rlit 
 
 'fifthdfer'fcim, diiting his subseqnent prosperity? M^'ould uot^e 
 
 *l^htsOf diefrformtr ungenerous conduct often recur to his 
 
 IMhw, tlAd ^fnrfead a gloOtti over all his enjoymettts? Is it not 
 
 th^lrteJceeedinfgly ImprobiWe, that any temporal prospects, how- 
 
 'ietftrjitelttt'ln&'wonkl produce such * j -asing excitement in hi» 
 
 ■ltlihd,^r that'he^w^Ould 4peak Ofthwii m such stroow and cmphn- 
 
 •«HanWMige^'he'employs in tfietext? But ifxfQ conceive 
 
 TOtototteiJpeakihgOfthe redemption of his ^ul-from sin, of 
 
 ^J**T^S^"* "^ >?'«Vf'' Jirtd of his adraisBion mtothe presence 
 
 'STiPt'' '*ne '#h0le will appwn- natural and consistent. It is as 
 
 ar he hftdjstdd, « My heatt and iwy flesli ihmt and foil ; but no 
 
 Jjftidtter ; 'tetthwn'&iftt— fetthem'fei! ; »wy Redmncr livetk aud 
 
 men |tfte14tJtenrtJi Of my heart, iind my portion'fbr ever.** We 
 
 -gwll proceed. In humble dependence upon thc'^ivine bfcssim?, 
 
 ^iostJrm^Toshewhffs^bdieoi^shu/ia that he is their Redcm- 
 «•, and that they arc persomally interested in Mm-^' rknava'my 
 lUa^mer liveih^^-'^jitfdthe'bfssit/fif'h-^-'-'^'-'^''^^- — 
 
 •Job xiv. 13—21. Mr. Good's traaslfttton 
 
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you nfcrief account of the rSio .« .J" • '' ^*^" 'ay bctbrt- 
 
 lie Scripturl of ruth " Wh th ''5''^ '"^^"'^^^ ^'^ "« "' 
 Lonlto the Jem,, " Ibr in tjtm V. r ?*='-n"'*'^^'^" ""«' «"»• 
 and they are the^ nS^i" tl^^/t »^" 'r '^'T"' "^'^» 
 
 inet wfth greater op,K,sitio . Tht'it s^ ou'ldr' ""' "w^'^ *?"* 
 Meh, IS naturullv to l,e exnoct.^? ? »i ''^PPposed byin- 
 they entertain and avow • bu it mlV ' "!!* *''*: P''"«='pl«s wjiich 
 der and sorrow i a X bosom ohYcT "ff ^!r''"(?«of won- 
 tJiosc who profess toinnkH 1 « • ''""'^'*'' ^''ristiau, when 
 i-pugn it fn the^rnl^e t nZner t "t^ f ^'^4 ''"•^" 
 tfuth more clearly revealed in ho fZ^^* i ? *^ ^ '^'■*' ^ ""^ 
 U V. this, a,at JesL CW iir ' cXer ID bT ^'"T*'^-' 
 It IS not merely tauditin a few .1^.^1.2. ' ^""^^^ Tor ever." 
 as with a sun beam upon idmrst .v^ri ^'^"^^'^ ^"* '* «•"««" 
 can I conceive that ZToti^rtZi *'**' *? '''" ^^*^»''^- Nor 
 man understanding/tfcs^'i^^i'^^^P^.^He pride of the hu- 
 
 nttachment to prcct "Sved oolln^'"''"'''""' °'" "" ^^stinate 
 tJ.c Christim. h"ith, frXerrS an rr"' f7 -^'^'^ P''°f««« 
 Ixvourtext Job calls um'^rav ST. '''"T'T*''"^'^'^*'-"^ 
 lie is tlif T iv-^Jri ,^ redeemer, tlie L vinir Ohp"* 
 
 life cs::nSdly'^rd^S?n^,,^^^^^^^ -J^' who 5os^;e, 
 
 of all thiiigsf His S "i 'r^"'*^' .^« ' "«»«sS cause 
 nal. Therl^wasa tfmewhlnn? ""o'-'ginated and eter- 
 bcuow enjoys, Ls derS Z ?" '""" "°^ «"*' ^« "^^ «bich 
 
 by anodier, nor was there evTn.t..:. '^rT"'*^"*^'' *« ^iiai 
 He is the true Melc£xedek befnT^/ '*^'" '^'f''^ "«^ «^i«t- 
 «Iay^, or end of years •'« The Ahf, ""'"'T ^^^'^g of 
 fim and the last." And as h^l hf *^ '^^^ *^ <^n,ega; tl,e 
 •derived, itis independen ^f atexSlw^ '' "«cessarylnd uu- 
 
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 iinimafe nnd inaniinnte ; celestial and ((>rrcstrial. I te not only 
 created the world which we inhabit, with nil m agreeable and 
 useful variety of hill and dale ; land and water ; but the whole 
 solar system, together with all those suns and systems of worlds 
 wliioh are scattered through vast immensity. **■ For by him 
 were all things crenttd wnich are in heaven, nnd which ar« 
 in earth; whether thty be thrones or dominions, iirincipalities, 
 or powers ; all things wore create*! bv him and tor iiim." He is 
 the Lortl and Preserver, as well as the Creator of the universe ; 
 the living one in whom all things live, uiul move, nnd have their 
 being. His all |)ervading an(t inconceivable energy upholds 
 every part of his widely extended empire — rolls the mnumeru- 
 ble worlds of which it is composed through the expansion ; nnd 
 controls with an irresistible sway, all their motions, affections, 
 and inhabitants. ♦* Magnitude does not overpower him — mi- 
 nuteness cannot escape liim — and variety cannot bewilder him." 
 *♦ By him all things consist." 
 
 He is the author and principle of every kin«l of life ; vegeta- 
 ble, and animal ; rational, and mteilectuaf ; sj)irituul and eternal. 
 
 Vegetable life is produccti by him. Ail the various 
 nnd diversiiicd classes of vegetables ; the sturdy oak that deties 
 the mountain tempest, and tlic slender reed, that trembles in the 
 lightest breeze; the lofty cedar that waves on the houry sununit 
 of Lebanon, and the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; the 
 grain by which man is nourished, and the green herbage upon 
 which the beasts of the field browse ; the whitening lily, uiid the 
 blushing rose, owe their origin and conservation to him. 
 
 Animal life, wherever it is ftHind, whether in man, or in tlic 
 beasts ami creeping things of the earth ; in the fowls of the air, 
 or in the fishes of the sea, flows from the Living One. Every 
 thing that lives or moves on the earth, from the unwieldly ele- 
 phant, down to the worm ; the feathered fowl, and bird of every 
 wing, from the eagle that soars aloft and nestless in the clouds, to 
 the Tittle humming bird, that flutters round our dwellings ; the 
 multitudinous inhdbitants of the ocean, from the leviutnan, to 
 the smallest of th j finny tribes were called into being by him. In 
 a word whatever lives in the earth, in the sen, or in the air, 
 is indebted to him for its existence. 
 
 He is the fountain of wisdom and knowledge, and the author 
 of rational and intellectual, as well as of animal life. The dif- 
 ferent degrees of rat iontdity possessed by the various orders of 
 creatures, proceetl from him. He kindles and keeps alive the 
 flame of intellect in every intelligent mind, antl proportions the' 
 degree of intelligence whicli each possesses, ncconling to his 
 good pleasure. He created the sublime and comprehensivft 
 mind of a Newton, who has imnmrtalized his name by the v.*j» 
 
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 rious and Important discoveries wliich he made, who was an 
 honour to the country whicii gave him birth and to the age in 
 which he lived; as well as the rnind of that individual, who seems 
 to be incapable of any intellectual effort, and not to have the 
 least desire for mental improvement and enjoyments. He is 
 the author of spiritual life; of "the life of God in the soul of 
 man"; the enjoyment of which affords the most exquisite 
 pleasure. Sin, that fruitful source of all our woes, has deprived 
 us of it; " for by sin came death;" the privation of spiritual 
 life, and an exposure to temporal and eternal deatlu Hence 
 we are representetl as being " deatl in trespasses and in sins." 
 Nor is it possible for man to produce a principle of spiritual 
 lite in his soul, or to restore it to ilie enjoyment of communion 
 with the Deity. By the diligent cultivation of his mind, by 
 reading and by meditation ; by carefully observing the various 
 objects around him, and by conversing with the wise and the 
 learnod, he may acouaint himseU witli the various branches of 
 science, and gain a splendid literary reputation ; but it is as much 
 l>eyond his power to quicken his tidlen spirit, as it is for a dead 
 body to restore itself to life. None but the Living One can infuse 
 divine life into the human soul, and raise it « from a death of 
 sin, to a lite of righteousness." When he does this, we are ena- 
 bled to perceive and apprehend the great and precious verities of 
 the Gospel, and our hearts are suiUibly affected by them ; our 
 spiritual senses and affections are divinely exercised; we 
 are enabled to taste the pure and vivid pleasures of religion on 
 eaith, and are prepared for the enjoyment of eternal Hfe in 
 heaven. Who then can fully estimate the value of spiritual 
 vitality, or unfold all the advantages which are connected with 
 the enjoyment of it ? It is as tlir superior to intellectual, as in- 
 tellectual is to animal life. " It cannot be gotten for gold, nei- 
 ther shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. The gold 
 and the crystal cannot equal it ; and the exchange of it shall 
 not be tor jewels of fine gold. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not 
 equal it ; neither shall it be valued with pure gold." 
 
 He is the fountain ef eternal life. " The gift; of God is eter- 
 nal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord." In the mansions of 
 celestial bliss he is " all in all." He is not only the- life of se- 
 raphim and cherubim ; of archangels and angels; but of all his 
 people who now, or who shall hereafter, through faith and patience 
 inherit the promises. It is his presence that supports and cheers 
 them in the realms of glory. They are his victories which they 
 celebrate— it is his grace which they honor^ — it is his glory which 
 they inherit, and it is his work and promise which secure the 
 pcrpotmty of thsir existence, and of tliuir enjoyments. Well 
 might he say " I am the resurrection and the life ; he that be- 
 
11 
 
 (vho was an 
 the age in 
 , who seems 
 to have the 
 Us. He is 
 the soul of 
 t exquisite 
 las deprived 
 of spiritiuil 
 Ju Hence 
 id in sins." 
 of spiritual 
 connn union 
 5 mind, by 
 the various 
 ise and the 
 branches of 
 t is as mucli 
 for a deatl 
 s can infuse 
 a death of 
 we are ena- 
 is verities of 
 them; our 
 cised ; we 
 religion on 
 rnal life in 
 of spiritual 
 lected with 
 tual, as in- 
 
 fold, nei- 
 'he gold 
 of it shall 
 a shall not 
 
 fod is eter- 
 (lansions of 
 s-life of se- 
 tt of all his 
 id patience 
 and cheers 
 which they 
 lory which 
 secure the 
 Its. Weil 
 le that be- 
 
 lieveth in me, though he were de-^.d, yet shall lie live ; and who- 
 soever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." 
 
 He who is " the Living One," is our " Redeemer." " I 
 know my Redeemer, the Linng One." The Hebrew word 
 rendered Redeemer,* signifies a near kinsman ; one who by 
 the Mosaic law had a right to avenge the death of his relation, 
 by killing the slayer, if he found him out of the cities of reiugef- 
 —one whose office it was to redeem a relation's inheritance, if 
 he had sold or mortgaged it, and was now dead:]: — or, if his 
 relation were alive, but in a state of slavery, or bondage, it was 
 his duty to redeem him out of this state, by price or by powcr.§ 
 These vHiious offices which the Gal, or Redeemer, under the law 
 was obliged to perform, have been fulfilled for us by J&jus 
 Christ, who is our near lunsman. " For veniy he took not on 
 him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham. Where- 
 fore, in all things it behoved him to be • 'e like unto his 
 brethren, that he might be a faithful and mt^ ciful liigh jjriest, 
 in tilings pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins 
 of the people." 
 
 We liave been brought into a most degrading state of spiri- 
 tual bondage, by the Prince of Darkness, who 's the destroyer 
 and murderer, not merely of the body, but of the soul of man. 
 Hence he is called, A})olIyon,1f and is represented by die Apos- 
 tle Peter, « as a roaring lion, going about seeking whom he may 
 devour." .Tesus shall avenge us on this implacable foe, for all 
 the injury which wc have sustained from him. Already he has 
 obtained the most signal triumphs over this arch deceiver, and 
 when the judgment of the great day an-ives, he shall bring him 
 forth from his " dungeon horrible," and pour down upon him 
 the fierceness of his righteous indignation. Now he works with 
 energy in the children of disobedience, and leads them captive 
 at his will;— now he harrasses and perplexes the people of 
 God by his stratagems and temptations ; but then he shall be 
 shorn of his strength, and his triumphs shall, cesise for ever. 
 O what a season ot rejoicing shall this be to the righteous, and 
 with what feelings of joy and gladness shall they exult in their 
 great Retleemerl 
 
 As our -moral powers are radically depraved, we are by na- 
 ture the slaves of sin. Our evil principles, passions, and affec- 
 tions, exercise an unlimited ascendency over us, and lead us 
 astray from God. Into what excesses are we frequently hur- 
 ried by irascible tempers, unruly passions, and sinful propen- 
 sions; by pride and vanity; envy and covetousness ; wrath and 
 impatience ; jealousy and hatrecl ; mahce and revensre. These 
 
 * Gal. f Numb. xxxv. 26-7. 
 % The Destroyer, 
 
 X Lev. XXV. 95. § Psalm Ixxiv. ?. 
 
12 
 
 constitute that law in our members, which warreth against the 
 law of the mind, and bringeth us into captivity to the Taw of sin 
 and of death. And as our blessed Lord teaches us, that ** lie 
 who committeth sin, is the servant," or slave* " of sin," it fol- 
 lows, that, we are all by nature under its power and dominion. 
 Bnt our Almighty Redeemer manumits us from the bondage of 
 sin, as well as from the power of Satan. By his all conquering 
 gi'ace he overcomes our prejudices, delivers us from the do- 
 minion of vice, and takes possession of our hefirts. Hence it is 
 said of believers, that, " Sin does not reign in their mortal bodies, 
 that they should obey it in the lusts thereof: Neither yield they 
 their members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin : but 
 yield themselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, 
 and their members as instruments of righteousness unto God." 
 As we have violated the precepts of the moral law, in thought, 
 word, and deed, we are condemned by it, and are exposed to 
 its inconceivably awful penalty — even to death eternal.— 
 " The wages of sin is death." Nor is it in our power to ex- 
 piate the guilt which we have contracted, or to avert the punish- 
 ment with which we are threatened. No repentance, however 
 sincere ; — no offering, however costly ; — no sacrifices, however 
 painful ; — nor any human acts or exercises can satisfy the claims 
 of divine justice, or procure our pardon. The law possesses a 
 power to condemn, but not to forgive ; it knows how to pimish, 
 but not how to shew mercy. Its language is " Cursed is every 
 one, that continueth not in all things, that are written in the 
 book of the law to do them." And as " all have sinned, and 
 come short of the glory of God," we are all in a state of guilt 
 and condemnation, ana in danger of everlasting misery. But 
 Jesus has " redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made," 
 by his ignominious and painful death, ** a curse for us." " Him 
 hath God set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in his 
 blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that 
 are past" " There is therefore, now, no condemnation to 
 them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but 
 afler the spirit.'' Yea, through his obedience unto death, those 
 who belhve, are not only absolved from th^ir offences ; but are 
 adopted into the family of God, and obtain a title to, and are 
 made meet for the heavenly inheritance. Hence heaven is cal- 
 led a '* purchased possession," and cannot be obtained by us 
 through any other medium than the infinitely meritorious sacri- 
 fice of our divine Redeemer. " The way into the holiest of all 
 was not made manifest, while the first tabernacle was yet stand- 
 ing, which was a figure for the time then present ; but Christ 
 beuig come a High Priest of good things to come, by a greater 
 
 *doulos. 
 
13 
 
 acainst the 
 e Taw of sin 
 , that '* he 
 sin," it fol- 
 I dominion, 
 bondage of 
 conquering 
 m the do- 
 Hence it is 
 rial bodies, 
 • yield they 
 to sin : but 
 n the dead, 
 into God." 
 in thought, 
 exposed to 
 
 eternal.— 
 wer to ex- 
 the punish- 
 5, however 
 IS, however 
 r the claims 
 possesses a 
 
 to punish, 
 d is every 
 tten in the 
 mned, and 
 ate of guilt 
 sery. But 
 ing made," 
 ," "Him 
 kith in his 
 of sins that 
 nnation to 
 s flesh, but 
 eath, those 
 !S ; but are 
 to, and are 
 iven is cal- 
 ned by us 
 rious sacri- 
 loliest of all 
 
 yet stand- 
 tut Christ 
 V a greater 
 
 ' 
 
 »md more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, diat is to 
 say not of this building ; neither by Uie blood of bulls and goats, 
 but by his own blood, he entered in once for all into the holy 
 place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. And for this 
 cause he is4;he Mediator of the new Covenant, that by means 
 of death, for the redemption of the transgressions which were 
 under the first Covenant, they who are called might receive t]x« 
 promise of an eternal inheritance." 
 
 That the Son of God might accomplish our redemption he 
 was manifested in the flesh, and "became obedient unto death, 
 even the death of the cress." Hence says Job; " he shaU 
 stand at the latter day upon the earth." It is indeed supposed 
 by some, that this declaration has a special, if not an exclusive 
 reference to the second coming of the Son of Man, when he 
 sliall sit upon the great white throne, and summon the quick 
 and the dead to appear before him. But though it doubtless 
 refers to this solemn and important event, it may also be view- 
 ed as a prediction of his incarnation, " to put away sin," by 
 the shedding of his "precious blootl;" as it has, like many other 
 prophecies contained in tlie sacred volume, a twofold memmg 
 and application.. It is well known, that the people of God, from 
 tlie remotest antiquity, expected diat agreat Deliverer would ap- 
 pear to roll away uiiquity from Jacob, and that by « the latter 
 day," the patriarchs and prophets meant the days of the Mes- 
 siah. They were led to indulge these hopes, from the gracious 
 promises, respectmg the Saviour, which the Deity made to tliem, 
 for their support and consolation. As soon as divine justice 
 pronounced sentence upon our first parents, mercy hastened to 
 imfold her gracious purposes. " And the Lord God said unto 
 the serpent, I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and 
 between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and 
 thou shalt bruise his heel." Though those intimations respect- 
 ing the Messiah, which were received from heaven under the 
 former dispensation, were frequently dark and ambiguous, they 
 were sufficient to encourage the faitli and hope ot tliose who 
 looked for the redemption of our degenerate species. Hence 
 our blessetl Lord, when reasoning with the Jews on a certain 
 occasion, said ;— " Your father Abraliara rejoiced to see my day: 
 and he saw it, and was glad." As the period approached when 
 the Son of God was to assume our nature, and dwell with men, 
 the prc^hecies respecting this unparalleled event became more 
 dear and more distinct. Hence the eloquent and evangelical 
 Isaiah speaks as if he had really witnessed its accomplishment. 
 « Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given." " When 
 the fulness of the tune was come," the predictions of the pro- 
 phets were fulfilled ; the hoiie of Job was realized ; and his Re- 
 
14 
 
 deemer, and our Redeemer, arose on the earth. Althoudi 
 Jesus Christ was found in fashion as a man, the work which 
 he accompHsljed for us, and to wliicli I have already ad- 
 verted, proves tlmt he is the true and eternal God; as no 
 created being could by its suft'erings or services have atoned 
 for tlie offences of the human race, and have procured for 
 Uiem eternal hfe. For as the most exalted creature, is in- 
 debted to the infinite Creator for all it enjoys, and is as much 
 dependent upon him as the lowest, it follows that it is under 
 ind ssoluble obligations to render to him all the services 
 which Its utmost capabilities enable it to perform, and can ne- 
 ver accumulate any surplusage of merit to transter to the ac- 
 count of the guilty, or be able to lay down a sufficient ransom 
 price tor their redemption. It was therefore essentially neces- 
 sary, that the Redeemer of our apostate race should be independ- 
 ent, and infinitely exalted above those obligations which every 
 creature owes to the author of its being, ff then Jesus Clinst 
 were only a creature, he could not have accomplished our sal- 
 vation, he could not have «' magnified the law and made it lio- 
 norable," nor have satisfied the clauns of divine justice. He 
 could not have made " reconciliation for iniquity," nor have 
 brought « in an everlasting righteousness." He could not 
 have enabled God to "be just, andthejustifier of the ungodly," 
 nor have become « the author of eternal salvation to those who 
 obey him." Hence, thougli we admit, that in consequence of 
 Ins having assumed our nature he was really and truly a man, 
 andis represented as such by the inspired penmen, it is evident 
 trom the important part which they represent him as acting in 
 the glorious plan of redemption, that he sustains another and 
 a higher character, even thatof Jehovah's fellow or equal. « Great 
 IS the mystery of gotlliness God was manifested in the flesh." 
 ■ 11. We shall shew how believers are assured of their jyersonat 
 tnterest tn the Bedeemei; and are enabled to use the appropiatina 
 language of the text and say, " I know my Redeemer." As all 
 men stood equally in need of redemption, and as Jesus assumed 
 our common nature, he "gave himself a ransom for all." 
 « He," says St John, " is the propitiation for our sins, and 
 not tor ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." 
 As he has paid the price of his infinitely meritorious blood, for 
 Uie redemption of the human race, he is represented as « the 
 Saviour of all;" and through his gracious undcrUiking we are 
 placed ma salvable stale, and are favo-red with a day of grace, 
 dunng which an opportunity is affordtJ us to « flee from the 
 wrath to come." But as under the new covenant, faith is the 
 mstrnmcntal cause of our salvatif .a, those only who believe in 
 Jesus, « with their hearts unto righteousness," are redeemed by 
 
15 
 
 his power, and obtain *' everlasting life." Hence he is called 
 *' the Saviour of all men, but especially of those who believe." 
 While the latter are finally and cternully saved, the impenitent 
 and unbelieving perish in their sins. Not because there is any 
 lack of compassion in the bowels of the Deity ; not because there 
 is any lack of efficacy in the blood of the Redeemer ; not be- 
 cause there is any lack of energy m the Holy Spirit ; but be- 
 cause they will not come unto Christ that they might have life. 
 
 Those who embrace the " hope set before them in the Gos- 
 pel," and who enjoy a special interest in the Saviour of the world, 
 are not led in a state of doubt and uncertainty respecting their 
 spiritual state. For they " know in whom they have believed," 
 and that the Son of God is their Redeemer. They know this 
 from the testimony of divine revelation, in which he is exhibited 
 as the salvation ot those who put their trust in him. He is tlic 
 " Angel that redeemed" Jacob " from all evil," and " the Re- 
 deemer" that was to " come to Zion." Hence the celestial mes- 
 senger, said to the mother of our Lord, " His name shall be 
 called Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins." This 
 has been his name and his memorial in former ages, and by it 
 he shall be known till the end of time, and through the count* 
 less ages of eternity. 
 
 This is " the name which charms our fears, 
 And bids our sorrows cease ; 
 
 'Tis music in the sinners ears, 
 'Tis life and health and peace." 
 Believers are assured that " the Living One," is t..eir Re- 
 deemer, from the gracious change which he has accomplished 
 in their hearts and lives. It is tlie great purpose of the Re- 
 deemer to change the moral state and character of man ; to 
 alter his views and feelings ; motives and actions ; and to pre- 
 . pare him for the hallowed realms of celestial bliss. His gracious 
 designs are accomplished by him in those who submit to his 
 authority, and receive him into their hearts. They " are wash- 
 ed, they are sanctified, they are justified by the Lord Jesus, and 
 by the Spirit of our God." Surely, when a change so benefi- 
 cial and important in its nature and consequences, has been ex- 
 perienced by an individual, he cannot be ignorant of it. Is tlierc 
 such a sunilarity between the pangs of guilt, and the joys of 
 pardon; between a state of sin, and a state of holiness; a state of 
 misery and a state of felicity ; that we may change from the one 
 to the other, and yet be altogether ignorant of it ? Is the gate 
 of salvation now become so wiile tliat we may pass through 
 it without any difficulty, and without knowing whether we have 
 passed through it or not? Are those distinctive marks by 
 which the people of God are described in the New Testament, 
 
16 
 
 i» Vague and Jnilefinlte, that it is impossible for m to becomcf 
 fully acquainted with them, or to know whether we possess 
 them or not ? If so, then we must remain ^irant of our pre- 
 sent state and future prospects ; and after mc. ng all our days, 
 close our eyes in death, without knowing whecner we slmll lift 
 them up in heaven, or in hell ! But this is not the case. Chris- 
 tianity disowns such cold and chilling opinions, and commands 
 us to attain to " the full assurance of faith," and to «* the full 
 assurance of hope to the end." Hence sayj St. John, " We 
 know that we are of God." By coming «' to the law and to 
 the testimony," and examining ourselves by it, every one of us 
 may ascertain whether or not he has ''passeil from death unto 
 life," and has been redeemed by thepower of his divine Saviour; 
 and every genuine believer can ajjpeal to such evidence as the 
 following, Uiat Jesus is Iiis Redeemer. " I was the prisoner of 
 Satan, I was enclosed in a dungeon dark and frightful ; my 
 heart was the seat of enmity^ my soul was the victim of despair. 
 But he cut the bars of iron asunder, the gates of brass were 
 broken by his hand. His voice said to me, " Go forth." Now 
 1 resist Satan's dictates and " his works I do no more." Once 
 I was the slave of evil passions; I was hurried by them into the 
 most criminal excesses. But " the law of the spirit of life in 
 Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." 
 Now I walk at liberty, under the influence of a pure heart, a 
 melting charity, a good conscience and laith unfeigned." " I 
 luiow MY Redeemer." 
 
 By the direct testimory of the Spirit of God with their spirit^, 
 believers are assured of tu oir interest in the Redeemer. Hence 
 says St Paul, " The spirit itself, beareth witness with our spirit, 
 that we are the children of God." Sometimes this divine testi- 
 mony is described in figurative language, and is called the light 
 of the spirit. " God who commanded the light to shine out of 
 darkness, hath shined in onr hearts, to give the light of the 
 knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." 
 Sometimes it is called the voice of the i^irit, which whispers to 
 our souls, « Thy sins are forgiven, accepted thou art" But to 
 explain it without a metaphor. It is a divme impulse or im- 
 pression that we are accepted of Gt)d. A convincing and per- 
 suasive impulse ; one that rationally and supematurally con- 
 vinces oui- judgment ; that « through the redemption which is 
 in Christ Jesus," we are pardoned and adopted mto the family 
 of heaven, and which persuades all the powers of the soul, to as- 
 sent to this conviction. This is, substantially, the definition 
 given of it by an eminent divine; who, in a sermon on diis subject, 
 observes J ** It is hard to find terms in the language of men, to 
 explain the deep things of God. But, perhaps, one might say, 
 
(t 
 
 ((t^iriritf any one wlio Is taUght of God, to soften or strengthert 
 the expression,) the testimony of the spirit is an inward impres- 
 sion on the soul, whereby the Spirit of God witnesses to my 
 spirit, thtit I am a child o(G<a\, that Christ hath loved me^ and 
 given himself for me, that /, even I, am reconciled to God. 
 The manner in which the -Spirit bears this testimony to the soul, 
 is one ol" those « secret things" which « belong to the Lord our 
 God," and >^hich it would be equally vain and useless for me to 
 attempt to define. But let not any one infer from the niyste- 
 riousnessofthc Spirit's agency, that the testimony which he 
 bears, is a baseless fabrick, and has no existence, except m the 
 imagination of a few hair brained fanatics. There are moral, 
 as well S3 natural mysteries ; and surely a moment s reflection is 
 sufficieiitto convince us that this is not to be wondered at *or, 
 if in the natural world, diere are objects which we daily observe, 
 that we cannot comprehend, need wfe wonder, if, m the moral 
 world, there are mysteries which bid defiance to the learning, 
 ingenuity, and acuteness of the most capacious mmd. As there- 
 fore the Doctrine for which I am now contending, is clearly re- 
 vealed in the oracles of truth, whatever mysteries may be con- 
 nected with it, it ought to be received on the authority of Gotl. 
 Wc maintain, not only tht reality of this as>iurancc, but that it is 
 the common privilege of the people of God to enjoy it; and that it 
 has been enjoyed by them iii every age of the Church, from, and 
 before tlie time of Job to the present day. Amidst worldly be- 
 reavements, and satanick temptations ; personal afflictions, and 
 domestick calamities; amidst tlie glooni of loathsome P"son?> «n^ 
 when exposed to de^th in its tnost horrid arid appalling tonns, 
 this testimonv has comforted their heart arid has made their 
 countenance 'shine. But though we believe and teach that it is 
 the crtmmotiin-ivilege of believers to enjby the direct witness of 
 the Spirit, we do not positively Assert that all thos« who do not 
 enjoy it are in a srtatte of condemnation. It is possible that 
 there are some exempt cases ; that some jjersons, who truly tear 
 Gotl, do not enjoy this testimony of the divine favour towards 
 them ; but as it is a privilege which we are taught to expect, and 
 as the possession of it is closely connected vith our happiness, it 
 is both our duty and our interest to seek it. Ivor ou^ht wc to 
 crj', "peace, i«sice" to our souls, until we are assUred, fw, we 1 
 by the direct, as by the inferential teMunony of tiie Holy Ghost, 
 tliat '• we have passed from death unto life." 
 
 Frdm the declarations of holy writ^ from the change which 
 dlN-ine crace wrought;- her heart aild life, and from the direct 
 testimony of the Smrit .. God, our departed Sister was assured 
 of her irtterest ?n iier « living Redeemer." Hence, whenever 
 during her protracted and painful affliction, she si)oKc on this 
 
 C 
 
IS 
 
 Mubiect, it wo., not witli fear or hesiuuicy ; but with the strcmif- 
 cstcoulHlence; a.ul when her latter cnH drew near, her Ian- 
 
 ShT r"' M ^""r r^ •'^"'S Hedeemer." He is with mc 
 when I puss hrough the water, lest it should overwflow me- 
 mul through the fire, lest the flame thereof should kindle upon 
 
 t hi 1st Jesus, she reasoned widi the Aposde:— « If a chUd 
 
 tlHuanheir; an heir of God, and a joint heir wilh Christ" 
 
 Hence she knew, that, « ifhcr earddy house of this tabernacle 
 
 were dissolved, she should have a biuding of God ; an K c 
 
 luc to'notice 1 ' ^^'"^^ '" ^'"^ heavens." Which brings 
 
 III. The blessed hope -which an assurance of our interest in 
 
 the llcdeemer produces in the soul, « and though after niv skin 
 
 worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall f see God7 We 
 
 are assured tfiat the human botly was originally secured from the 
 
 ravages of disease, and die power of deaSi ; id, in all piobabt 
 
 lit>, It man had contmued m a state of innocence, after he had 
 
 aflorded suftic.ent evidence of his fideUtv to God, he would have 
 
 eon translated from an earthly, to a heavenly paradise. But 
 
 ^y «'» came deaUa, and death' hat): passed ujon all m;n, W 
 
 cause that all have sinned." Not only the hLy head whid, 
 
 is bowed down with age and infirmities; but d.e /oung Lid Ae 
 
 vigorous; not only the unlearned, against whom thf cToor of 
 
 saenccis closed; but tlie learned, who by their ^itinr in- 
 
 struct and reform mankind; not only the^easannSf ca"; 
 
 his bread m the sweat of his face; but tL moi^rT who 
 
 :^r ^IT'P^!^ ''''' ^'"T^' "»"«' «"b"^t to the king ofter- 
 lois. I or It IS appointed unto men once to die." There 
 me so many solemn and awful circumstances connected wUh 
 
 msh:^'"'''°Sf^°"^P^l^^"*^^'^*^«^«' *-t noUi"^ but an 
 unshaken confidence m the mercy of God. through^a divuie 
 .net mtor,and an assurance of his favour, cL enablf us to meet 
 death without slavish fear and dread. In the field of battle 
 anrtr^^'T^ ^7"^ contend wiA and destroy each S; 
 and die mmd is infuriated by scenes of blood Ld carnage • 
 or ui a paroxysm of despair, a man may fearlesslyTush hitofhe 
 aniisotdeath, and set its terrors at defiance ; but when U In! 
 proacheshim by slow and gradual steps-when wf w^Sg 
 iuends surround his couch, and all his worldly possessions anJ 
 eiyoyments recede from his view-when the t^r^and convul- 
 sions of nature foretel that the king of terrors is near at hand • 
 unless the hope of a happy immortality flourish withm the soul- 
 unless a ray of glory from the throne of the Eternal, shuie upon 
 o cuCk^L^i^d Hk" the Clark valley," dismay' and LTror 
 occupy his mind, and he is haunted with the most iearilii ap 
 
19 
 
 he stron^- 
 ) her huir 
 is with mc 
 vflow me; 
 ■idle upon 
 iiy faith in 
 If a child, 
 \i Christ." 
 tabernacle 
 an house 
 ich brings 
 
 interest in 
 't my skin 
 od." We 
 d from the 
 1 probabi- 
 er he had 
 ould have 
 lise. But 
 
 men, be- 
 ad, which 
 g and the 
 e door of 
 itings in- 
 who eats 
 rch, who 
 ng of ter- 
 ' There 
 ;ted with 
 r but an 
 
 a divme 
 IS to meet 
 of battle, 
 ch other, 
 carnage j 
 1 into the 
 en it ap- 
 
 weeping 
 iions and 
 I convul- 
 at hand ; 
 le soul — 
 ine upon 
 i horror 
 iiriiii ap- 
 
 prehensions. Hence it is natural for man to tear, and snpei- 
 natural lor him to triumph over death. " The wicked is drive ii 
 away in his wickedness; but the righteous hath hope ni nis 
 death." The latter is assured, that, when he is « absent iron\ 
 the body, he shall be present wiUi the Lord." This was a con- 
 solation to Job during his calamities. Hence says the patient 
 patriarch, " though after my skin," which as you may per- 
 ceive is almost all tliat remains of the outward man, except the 
 bones, they destroy,* that is, this loathsome disease, and those 
 heavy afflictions, under the influence of which I am wasting 
 
 away destroy " this"t— meaning his emaciated body— this 
 
 wretched compound of sin and misery, which shall soon be con- 
 signed to the dust, yet "in," or out of "my fleshy shall I see Uotl. 
 
 Although the mysterious union, which, during the present 
 life, subsists between the body and tlie soul, is dissolved by death, 
 and the former becomes inanimate and cori-upt; the being ot the 
 latter is not destroyed; neither does it sink into a state of uncon- 
 sciousness. For no sooner is it separated from its companion, 
 than it finds itself in a new world, and surrounded with new ob- 
 jects;— encompassed with the beauties, and partaking of the 
 pleasures of paradise; or doomed to perpetual miscrv m the re- 
 gions of despair— inseparably connected with all that is wise, 
 and holy, aud gootl; or with whatever is hateful, and wicked, 
 and miserable. « Lazarus died, and was carried by the angels 
 into Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died and was buried. 
 And in hell he lifted up his eyes being in torments." During 
 die patriarchal ages, and under die Mosaic dispensation; the 
 people of God believed in the immortality of the soul, and m 
 the reality of a separate state of existence. Hence says Job, 
 " out of my flesh shall I see God." " As for me," says die 
 Psalmist, « I shall behold thy face in righteousness." fhe wri- 
 ter of the Book of Ecclesiastes, assures us, that " the dust shall 
 return to the earth as it was; and the spirit to God who gave 
 it." Isaiali speaks on diis subject with his usual boldness and 
 perspicuity. " The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it 
 to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering 
 diat die righteous is taken away from the evil to come.— 
 He bliall enter into peace: diey shall rest in dieir beds —the bo- 
 dy shall rest in its bed of dust—" each one walking in his up- 
 i4htnesB." In the New Testament, die immortality of the soul, 
 and the existence of a future state of rewards and punishments 
 are more clearly taught, than in the law, or m die prophets. 
 Those clouds and shadows which rested on the eternal world 
 and which die lunar light of the Mosaic economy was l.ardly 
 able to penetrate, have been dispersed by the eftulgent bright- 
 
 ;* nakplui 
 
 f zath. 
 
 , ve-mc-uoseri. 
 
 ' # 
 
Bess of Cliristianity, nn.l life ami immortality nro now fnllv 
 brought to light. Our Wessed Lord informs us that in his id 
 thers house-thaf is, in heaven-thero aro nmny mansions 5 and 
 when lifted im on the cross lie said to his penitent ft'llow-suflerer. 
 Ihis day shnlt thou be with me in Paradise." He teaches 
 us that the destruction oi- the body is nothing compared to the 
 loss of the soul; and that we should be more anxious to secure 
 a heaveni) than an earthly portion. « Seek first the kingdom 
 ot heaven and jts righteousness." 
 
 But as I have already observe<l, Job, in the words of the 
 text, expresses his belief in the resurrection of the dead, and 
 of Ins personal interest in it. ♦« In my flesh shall I see God. 
 Whom 1 shall see for myself ; and mine eyes shall behold and 
 not another." Though the seeds of ileath ire sown in the hu- 
 man body when It comes into the world, and it must, sooner 
 or later descend into the grave, and moulder with the clods of 
 the valley; the Scriptures teach us, that, it shall be raised anain 
 by the energy of that Being who is able to subdue all things un- 
 to himself. The prophet Isaiah when predicting the resurrec- 
 tion of the dead, exclaims, « Awake and sing, ye that dwell in 
 dust, for thy dew- is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall 
 cast out the dead.'; « He will swallow up death in victory." 
 Ihe prophet Danie says, "Many of them that sleep in the 
 dust ot the earth shall awake; some to everlasting life, and some 
 to shame and everlasting contempt." *' Behold," says St Paul. 
 « I shew you a mystery ; we shall not nil sleep, but we shall all 
 be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the 
 last trump, for the trumpet shall sound, and the dea'd shall bo 
 raised incorruptible, and we shaU be clianged." We do not at 
 present know what mutation the body shall hereafter undergo, 
 or what powers it shall possess, when it comes forth from the 
 grave, at the judgment of the great day; but we may conclude 
 with certainty, that it shaU be fully prepare<l by omniiwtence. 
 to enjoy a perpetuity of bliss in heaven ; or to suffer eternal mi- 
 sery m hell. St. Paul speakmg of the resurrection body of the 
 righteous, observes! " «" flesh is not the same flesh; but there 
 IS one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of 
 fishes, »nd another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, 
 and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial is one, and 
 the gloiy of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the 
 sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the 
 stars, for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also 
 IS the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is 
 raised m mcorruption. It is sown in weakness, it is raised ih 
 j^wer. It is^sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body/*- 
 Not thst it Snail be absplutely spiritual, for tiien would its es- 
 
i! 
 
 now fully 
 in his Fiv. 
 isions 5 and 
 w-suffercr, 
 f-Ie tonches 
 Ted to the 
 s to secure 
 e kingdom 
 
 ■ds of the 
 dead, and 
 
 see God. 
 •ehold and 
 u the hu- 
 ist, eooner 
 le clods of 
 ised again 
 Jiings un- 
 
 resurrec- 
 t dwell in 
 irth shall 
 
 victory." 
 ep in the 
 and some 
 
 St Paul, 
 ! shall all 
 e, at the 
 
 shall be 
 do not at 
 undergo, 
 from the 
 conclude 
 ipotence, 
 imal mi-> 
 ly of the 
 )ut there 
 lother of 
 
 bodies, 
 >ne, and 
 ry of tha 
 y of the 
 
 So also 
 >n, it is 
 aised itt 
 I body/^. 
 i its es* 
 
 •ence t)e destroyetl, and It could not b« called a body ; but k 
 «hall approximate as near to spirit us po8siblc~-it shall lie se- 
 cure ft'om dissolution, and shall be as independent of natural 
 proiluctions and external causes as the soul itself. 
 
 lliis great work shall be accomplished at the second coming 
 of the Saviour. Hence says the Apostle in his Epistle to tha 
 Colossians, " When Christ who is our life, shall apiiear, then 
 shall ye also "ppear with him in glory." Then shall the Son 
 of Man t)e seen coming in the clouds of heaven with power and 
 
 freat glory. When he ap{>eareil the first time, in Bethlchem> 
 )phratah, celestial musick was heard breaking in upon tlie si- 
 lence of the night, and a multitude of the heavenly host praised 
 God and said, " Glory to God in the highest; on earth, peace, 
 good will towards men ;" but when he comes the second time, 
 tne thunders of heaven shall utter forth their voices, the vivid 
 lightnings shall shoot forth their horrid glare, and " every moun- 
 tam, and every island, shall be moved out of its place." •' Our 
 God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour 
 before him, and it shall ha very tempestuous round about." 
 When he " was manifested in the flesh," he " took upon him 
 the form of a servant ;" and " was a man of sorrow, and ac- 
 quainted with griefs ;" but he shall come at the end of the world, 
 in all the glory of his divine and human nature; 'Mhousands" 
 of angels snail " ministe;* unto him ; and ten thousand times ten 
 thousand shall bow down before him." " His throne, the wreck 
 of worlds ; the glory of his presence lighting infinity." " And 
 I saw," says St. John, << a great white throne, and him that sat 
 on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and 
 there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead small 
 and great stand before God." What sublime and awful scenes 
 shall then be exhibited ! "What astonishing events shall then 
 take place I Though Job lived under an obscure dispensation, 
 the Spirit of God made known to him what shall take place at 
 the latter day; and to this solemn period he looked forward, and 
 anticipated, by faith, the leward which he should then receive. 
 For he was assured that then his body should be redeemed from 
 the power of the grave, that he should behold his Almighty De- 
 liverer, and be eternally glorified with him. 
 
 *' All the days of my appointment will I wait 
 
 Till my renovation come. 
 
 Thou shalt call— and I will answer thee ; 
 
 Thou shalt yearn towards the work of thy hand."* 
 
 Yea the coming of the Saviour to judge the world was known 
 
 long before the days of .Tob. Hence according to the testimony 
 
 of Jude, Enoch the seventh from Adam proDhesied of it. savinir. 
 
 I ft ' r Q- 
 
 •Job »iv. c. 14-3 verses. Mr. Good's translation. 
 
*' Behold th? Lord c<fmeth with ten tlioustuul uf his naintH tm 
 .' ■/' <'ute jd'lgment upon all." 
 
 tHf*'>«wl be the God of our sai\ ion, t!ie lione of seeing him 
 at tile -iod of time, is still a source of joy to hu jwople — to nil 
 those who uic assuretl by his word and spirit of then- per.s<mnl 
 interest in him. " Behold now are we the sons of G<xl, und 
 it doth not yet appear what we shall be, but this we know that 
 when he shall ap|icar we shall be like him, for we shall see him 
 OS he is." Yes, my brethren, if we be prrnitcd into die true and 
 living vine — if we abide in the fuith, and " be not weary in well 
 doing" — if we obtain a title to heaven Uirough our living Uo- 
 deenicr, and be made meet for it by the sanctilVing operations 
 of the Holy Spirit, with Job we shall be permitte<l to behold "llie 
 King in his beauty" — we shall see him hi uU the glory of his di- 
 yme and human nature — we shall Itecomc acquainted with his 
 inconceivably glorious attributes und works, in a way and to on 
 extent of whicli at present we can form no conception ; — thr, 
 wonders of creation, providence, and redemption shall be un- 
 foldetl to our view, antl, to heighten our lelicity, we ourselves, 
 shall be changed *' from glory to glory," shall increase in know- 
 ledge and holiness for ever and ever. Such are the delightful 
 and imimating prospects which tlv, genuine Christian enjoys, 
 and which reconcile him to all tlie privations and sufferijigs of 
 the present state. During the affliction of our departed friend 
 the beneficial influence which they have upon tlie mind, was 
 trikingly cxempUfied, as the hope of seeing God und of en^ 
 Jojring his presence without interruption and widiout end ; of 
 being for ever \1fith and for ever like him, " whom having not 
 seen, she loved," enabled her to " rejoice with joy unspeakable 
 and full of glory." Being possessed of the testimony of her 
 personal interest in the Saviour of sinners, and of the " earnest" 
 oi' the heavenly intieritance, she was enabled to testify— 
 
 " I know by faith I know, 
 
 If this vile house of clay. 
 
 This tabernacle sink bi:iow, 
 
 In ruinous decay. 
 
 I have a house above. 
 
 Not made with mortal hands, 
 
 And firm as my Redeemer's love. 
 
 The heav'nly fabric stands." 
 
 islready observed, that, the passage of holy wiit which 
 
 :' ndf"-roured to illustrate, was chosen by our de- 
 
 ^r -v.-'iolf, for the present solemn occasion. This 
 
 • d? a striking >^ 'pkiy of her unshaken confidence in 
 
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 I havf 
 part':'.! 
 choi'^e 
 
 God.. vVViU Ci hur enture resignation to his will. For, while her 
 fiesh was lileiully devlroyed by u most painful and disaj;i-ecabi« 
 
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 seeing him 
 pie — H) all 
 r |)ur>>onnl 
 G<xl, uiul 
 know that 
 [ill see him 
 e tnie nnd 
 ary in well 
 living Ue- 
 opei'utions 
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 ll with liis 
 and to an 
 tion ; — th*", 
 lall be un> 
 ourselves, 
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 delightful 
 m enjoys, 
 ifierings of 
 rted friend 
 mind, was 
 Hid of en-^ 
 It end; of 
 laving not 
 ispeukable 
 ny of hei* 
 " earnest" 
 
 rrit which 
 »y our de- 
 m. This 
 fidence in 
 while lier 
 agreeable 
 
 tiffllction, for from indulging dishonorable thoughts of het 
 heavenly fiirticr, or doubling his hiving kindness li .vards her ; 
 fur from yielding to the ffelings of nature, or the suggestions of 
 unlK'lief, with Ji>b bhc testified, " 1 know that my ilcdecmcr 
 liveth." 
 
 Mrs. Wjjfi.pi.ey was b«»rn in the City of New- York, on the 
 16th )f March, I..V8, und was brought to this Province by her 
 partni.i — -wlio were loyalists — at the ti iinination of the Ameri- 
 can uivolu'ionary war. She was the subject ufailliction, during 
 the greater jiart of her life ; and the disease which terminated 
 her earthly career, was one of no ordinary kind. It was a can- 
 cer in the tongue ; and was first perceived by her about a year 
 ago. It is to l)e regretted, that a person so eminent for piety 
 and dcvotedncss to God, as she was, has not lett any writ- 
 ten account of her religious experience, as such a document 
 might have been cxcceclmgly useful to others. This lack, I 
 shall, as far as it is possible, endeavour to supply, by laying l)o- 
 fore you a few interesting puniculars respecting her, which I 
 have gathered from herself, and from other authentic sources ; 
 not lor the purpose of panegyrising the dead, or Hattcring her 
 surviving elatives; but to pay a just tribute of respect to 
 departed worth, and that we may be induced to admire the ef- 
 ficacy of divine grace in her, and to follow her as sJie followed 
 the Lord Jesus Christ. For the sake of method ond perspi- 
 cuity, I -shall arrange my observations under distinct heads. 
 
 She became a decidedly religious character at an early period of 
 life. " Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth," 
 is a command that has always been too much neglected by those 
 to whom it is addressed. Although it is issued by the highest 
 authority — by "the King of King' and Lord of Lords," and 'n 
 enforced by the most solemn and most powerful motives, the ri- 
 sing generation, in general, neglect its kindly admonition. View- 
 ing the meretricious charms and delusive pleasures of the world 
 through a dece})tive medium, they attach a degree of importance 
 to them which tlicy ill deserve, and anticipate in their enjoyment, 
 that happiness which they are unable to bestow. Nor is it till 
 after they have experienced repeated disappointments — and not 
 always then — that they awake from their pleasing dream, and 
 perceive the folly and the danger of their conduct. But a few 
 in every age have acted a wiser and a nobler part. In this dii- 
 tinguished class we venture to place our departed friend. When 
 she was only thirteen years of age, she renounced tlie pomps 
 and vanities of the world, and became a member of the Metho- 
 dist Society in this City — a Society, w^hich at that period was in 
 its incipient state here, and exceedingly small and despised. 
 Uut these considerations did not prevent her from connecting 
 
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 3 
 
 herself with it After " counting the cost," she resolved, that 
 this *' people sliould be her people, .and that their God shoukt 
 be her God." It appears from the history of the Church, that 
 in general, those who have been most eminent for piety and use- 
 fulness, sought the Lord in the morning of life. We are led to 
 expect this both from the character and from the declarations of 
 the Deity. ** Those that honor me I will honor." " Tho9€> 
 that seek me early shall find me." Mrs. WriELPLEY furnished 
 & striking proof of the advantages which result from early piety^ 
 as well to the subjects of it themselves as to others. In conse- 
 <][uence of having given herself to the Lord in the days of hei* 
 youth, she enjoyed many precious opportunities for making 
 herself acquainted with divine things, was prepared for, and 
 (Supported under those troubles " which flesh is heir to," tod 
 was rendered exceedingly useful to others. 
 
 Her religious experience 'was rational and scriptitral. I am 
 aware that christiiui experience is, in the estimation of many, 
 only another name for enthusiasm, and that in their opinion, 
 the profession of it proceeds either firom imbecilitjr of intellect, 
 or depravity of heart Hence against it, they frequently aim 
 all the keenness of their wit, and the poignancy of their satire. 
 Bnt we are neither ashamed of the phrase, nor of the thing which 
 it is meant to express. We know who has assured us, that " the 
 natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God : for 
 they are foolishness unto him ; neither can he know them ; be- 
 cause they are spiritually discerned." It is evident as well from 
 the nature and design of the Gospel, as from Our moral state and 
 character, that, if we would be genuine christians, We must not 
 only have a theoretical acquantance with the great verities of the 
 gospel, but experience its sacred power upon oUr hearts, absolv- 
 ing ns from our sins, communicating to us new views of divine 
 things-^implanting holy principles in our souls, and giving a 
 decided bias to all our tempers, words, and actions. Nor cart 
 we, until we experience this renovation of soul — this participa- 
 tion of the divme nature, justly appreciate the excellence of 
 Christianity. Mrs. WiIelpley was well aware of this. Henctf 
 from the time the Holy Spirit convinced her of her sinful state 
 by nature and practice, she diligently sought the blessings of 
 the new covenant, and shortly afler she was awakened, obtained 
 ^ peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Nor did 
 «he ever make shipwreck of justifying faith. Her experience 
 like that of all other genuine Christians varied, sometimes she 
 was *' in heaviness, through manifold temptations;" and at 
 other times possessed great ioy and tranquillity ; but whatever 
 alterRKtions she experienced m her spiritual enjoyments, she ne* 
 ver lost that " saving faith," which unites the soul to Christ Je- 
 
 "T— 
 
ived, thai 
 •d should 
 Lirch, that 
 ' and use- 
 are led to 
 irations of 
 « Thos0 
 furnished 
 irly piety^ 
 In cotise^ 
 ays of het* 
 r making 
 for, and 
 tOy" and 
 
 al. I anr 
 of many) 
 r opuiion, 
 ' intellect, 
 eintly aim 
 eir satire, 
 ing \Thich 
 that "the! 
 3od : fof 
 tiem; be- 
 well from 
 state and 
 must not 
 ties of the 
 ;s, absolv- 
 of divine 
 giving a 
 Nor cart 
 participa- 
 ellence of 
 , Henctf 
 inful state 
 2ssings of 
 obtained 
 Nor did 
 xperience 
 times she 
 " and at 
 whatevef 
 
 Dhrist Je- 
 
 to 
 
 WIS. tteiusfe in iht tttidst pf all M trifk she kneW in itrhoirysU 
 bad believ«i wd i/w jen^Ued U> stay herself ujpon her God* 
 She did not, like too xnajiy, rest in present attainments J but 
 *• ibrcetting those thingJ wlucjh were behind, and reachmgfprfli 
 unto those things which were befpre^ she ptessed toward tlie 
 mark for the prue of the high q$lMng of ,G<Jd in Christ Jesus ;|^ 
 «nd for many years liyed in the enioyment of that " perfect love 
 which <« casts out fear." At the last lov« fesat which she ever 
 (attended, she spoke ^t |preat lenj;th and with much nropriety 
 and pathos on the siubject of christian perfection. Though I 
 did not then .expect that it mrould be the last toublick testimony 
 which she should ev^r bear in this world, that " the bfood of 
 Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin," I took particular notice, 
 ■as no doubt many of ypujdid aUo— of the manner ui which ^^^e 
 *pQke, of the deep imprespipn which ]ier judicious and ?cnptur^ 
 temarks appeared Wmajte upon tho^e whp^were present, and 
 of the fervency vfith s^hich she prayed for the prosperity of the 
 Church of which she wa^ so bright jmi ornament, and for the 
 welfare, pf the rising genmtion. Upon that occasion, she i|i- 
 
 forpi^ us, tli»t by reading ¥r. ,Wesley*s pc^P^PV^^"""^? ""^ 
 .christwi.perfection, sheVaswade acquainted with its nature, 
 And conviiiced pf,its,necciS?ity,.thafr-thoiigh slbe di^ not expect 
 to attain in this world to, a^^tate pf wigelic pr Adamic i^rfectiort 
 ^t swasher privilege to be nwde f*, pure, m, heart, and to have 
 that « miud m her, which .was also in.Chwst Jesus," that the 
 desicnpf Christ iacojning into, dxe world wa^tp "save hispeo- 
 -ftleTom their jans"-^,wdtj*t tk pron?i?es pf die cpspel are 
 ^ffiwentous that we iway" cleanse purselvp frpm # filthmess^ ot 
 3ie iesh and of the spirit, perfectmg hplmess. m the fear pf tlie 
 Uvd." .Hence she prayed with, the, Ps^lnust, "Create m me, 
 aelean heart, OGpd; imd,tenew a right ^spirit withm we. 
 Nor did she pray in vain. Whileher « soul broke out in fittong 
 . desire, the perfect bliss ta prpve," she Received power to embrace 
 ;byfaSh.th^r«mises of the Gospel rel«iti|lg to sanctificaUon, as 
 .^U had received tlipse cpnnected with jusUfii^aUon ; and was 
 :«ftabled to « love God-with, nUher heair^ jwid soul, .Wtd mind, 
 iwid strength." This blessing she held, M.tq the ^nd; ^d by 
 Se hunlty.with w^iiphahe. always, sppke„pf,Hei>elf, and the 
 earnestness which she invariably evinced , to " grpw m grace, 
 ,8ha proved Mall.whowere^uaintedwithher,.thatnoyeligious 
 • atMiinments which we can make in tWs world, preclude the ,ne- 
 cSsity or the possibility of progression, in, M^^^^^f »«J;«^ 
 .bwUss of n,iid, is the insepaA i^»cpfn«tant of th«t perfec- 
 tion in love, for whu?h,we <JPntend. One of pur fymjUe friends 
 .wished to thank her for her kiudness.ln giving hfr pwus ^pun- 
 vsd, and for the \fm^t. which she jywd TAJceived pnrough nci i..- 
 
56 
 
 *>trumcntality. « My dear/' she replied, " thank God, who put 
 it in mv heart so to do. It has long been my aim to spread 
 the Rwleemer's praise, and if such a worm as I have been in- 
 strumental in doing good, to him be all the glory." How true 
 it is that " Love vaunteth not itself." 
 
 Her conduct was untform and consistent with her profession. 
 While some contend for the fonn of godliness, who deny its 
 power : there are others who pretend to experience the influ- 
 ence of religion upon their hearts, who neglect its practical in- 
 junctions. But our departed Sister justified the profession which 
 she matlc, by her conduct and conversation. « By pureness 
 and by knowledge, by the work of faith and by the labour of 
 love," she adorned the gospel of God her 'Saviour in all 
 tlungs. She diligently and devoutly performed those acts of 
 piety which slie owed to her Heavenly Father, and was very ex- 
 emplary in her attendance upon all the means of grace, both 
 public and private. She lived in the spirit of prayer ; and was 
 indeed, « fervent in spirit, serving the Lord:" With the per- 
 formance of acts of piety towartfs God, she associated in her 
 conduct, acts of mercy toSvards her fellow creatures; and in her 
 humble sphere, endeavoured to imitate him, who " went about 
 doing good." Her means for reUeving the necessities cf others, 
 were small, but her heart was large ; and as long as her health ' 
 pemntted her, she exerted herself m collecting subscriptions for 
 our Female Benevolent Society, from which the poor have reap- 
 ed so much benefit. But her's wa? a more noble— a more divine 
 species of charity, than that which confines its attention to the 
 temporal wants of its obiects. She regarded the jewel, more 
 than the casket; the soul, more than the body; and zealously 
 laboured m directing the poor of this world to him, who is able 
 andwillui.^ to make them "rich in faith, and heirs of eternal 
 ^, '"y* . ?"'^^«^<l s'le was instant in season and out of season in 
 admonishing all those with whom she had any intercourse, to 
 make then- " calling safe and their election sure." Never, even 
 during her Jong affliction, did she omit a suitable opportunity 
 tor doing this. While it was in her power she was frequently 
 employed in visiting the sick, a work for which she was admi- 
 vably (luaLhed, by her eminent piety— excellent gift in prayer— 
 and kind and affectionate behaviour. r j 
 
 Her invincible patience, and implicit submission to the divine 
 ".pilljonncd a prominent and amiable feature in her charactei-. 
 During the greater part of her life, she was called to endure «a 
 great fight ol afflictions." A large proportion of bitter ingre- 
 dieuts were infused into the cup which Providence put into her 
 liaiids, and required her to drink. But her faith and her hope 
 'vore m (jod, jind she resolved that though he slew her, yet 
 
rod, who put 
 m to spread 
 ave been in- 
 * How true 
 
 r profession, 
 vho deny its 
 ce the infln- 
 practical iu- 
 fession which 
 By pureness 
 he labour of 
 iviour in all 
 hose acts of 
 was very ex- 
 grace, both 
 er; and was 
 -^ith the per- 
 liated in her 
 ; and in her 
 " went about 
 ies cf others, 
 IS her health 
 icriptions for 
 r have reap- 
 I. more divine 
 ntion to the 
 jewel, more 
 nd zealously 
 who is able 
 irs of eternal 
 of season in 
 ercourse, to 
 Never, even 
 opportunity 
 IS frequently 
 I was admi- 
 in prayer-— 
 
 'o the divine 
 T character. 
 ) endure " a 
 bitter ingre< 
 put into her 
 nd her hope 
 ew her, yet 
 
 
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 %ko would trust in him. Many of you - were acquainted witk 
 the variety and severity of her trials and sufferings ; butdidyoi) 
 «ver hear her complain of her portion ? Did you ever hear her 
 charge God foolishly ? Did you ever hear her murmur as if h« 
 acted unkindly towai'ds her? I believe not, Ifl may judgo 
 from what I Iiave seen and heard, the language of her heart, as 
 well as of her lips invariably was, " good is the will pf the 
 Lord." During her last affliction, the grace of patiencQ shone 
 in her with yieculiar lustre. Being aware of our natural Xm^ 
 dency to unbelief; and of the advantage which our subtle ad,- 
 versary, the Devil, takes of snch mysterious dispensations of 
 Providence, as that with which our tieparted Sister was visited, 
 to shake the confidence of the people of God; whenever I called 
 upon her, and especially towards the close of her sufferings, I 
 particularly enqun-ed whether she felt disposed to murmur at 
 the manner in which her Heavenly Fatl>er afflict^ her, to which 
 she invariably replied, diat she did not ; and that she w^s willing 
 to suffer all his blessed will. She weighed her troubles, not in 
 the scales of sense, but in the balance of the sanctuary, and 
 reckoned with the Apostle, that they werp not worthy to be com- 
 pared, with that exceeding and eternal weight pf glory which 
 the followers of the Lamb shall hereafter enjoy.' Uhe last time 
 that I visited her, I found that her " anchor" continued " within 
 the vail," «nd that her desire was " to depart and to be with 
 Christ," and though she could not articulate with sufficient dis- 
 tinctness to be fully understood, it was evident that she was 
 " rejoicing in hope of the glory of God," and iq tjiis happy 
 frame of mind she continued till she breathed her last. 
 
 For several years she acted as a Class Leader in our Society, 
 for which office she was well qualified, from her intimate ac- 
 
 auaintance with the human heart— rthe plan of salvation — the 
 evices of Satan, and the Scriptures of truth ; and in the dis- 
 charge of her duty, she was affectionate, prudent and faithful. 
 She felt for the members of her class all the tenderness and 
 sympathy of a parent, and they looked up to her with the ut- 
 most confidence and affection. She prudently adapted her re- 
 marks to the peculiar state and circumstances of each ; and while 
 she *' rejoiced with those that did rejoice ; she wept with those 
 that wept." She felt the awful responsibility of her situation. 
 To a Class Leader, as well as to a Minister of the Gospel, the 
 care of immortal souls is entrusted ; and to the former, as well 
 ns to the latter, it may be said, " When a righteous nian doth 
 turn from his righteousness and commit iniquity, and I lay a 
 stumbling block before him, he shall die ; because thou hast not 
 given him warning he shall die in his sin ; and his righteousness 
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