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CHRIST'S SECOND COMING. BABYLON THE GREAT REVEALED. THE SUM OF WHAT I BELIHIVE. B^Sr S^A-lS/IXJEX, ECA-LX^. From sectarian bigotry freed, A brother to all that love the Lord. TORONTO: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR.— TO BE HAD AT THE BOOK STORES. [Price 10 Oettit. V ■'im', « - , « / '.-^ w>k \ ;*»_i REVELATION FROM GOD, OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES, TO SETTLE THE THE LONG DISPUTED DOCTRINES WHICH HINDKU CHRISTIANS FROM WOEKING TOGETHER IN LOVE. S-A-IvIXJEXj IIA.IjL. - TORONTO: PBINTED FOR THE AUTEOR.— TO BE HAD AT THE , BOOK STORES. ^ o '- . /' .- lit \P'nce, 10 OtHU. W\^"-' was I God*a rhen he pt what ' error. 3 other, 54 : 26. Jetua* teach Great ngthe Jone." might irthing iD OF .L. MELCHI3EDEK. 1. Melchisedek, Priest of the Most High f!od, King of Peace, without father, without mother, without descent, — Jtaving neither beginning of days nor end of life, Heb. 7 : 1, 3. ABEL IS THE MELCIIISEDEK. 2. Righteous Abel was the first Priest to the Most High God, by faith he obtained witness that he was righteous. Gen. 4 : 10. Heb. 11:4. By righteousness he became heir to Eden, To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God, Rev. 2 : 7. Eden was made for man and never de- st^oyed^ To day shalt thou be with me in Pardise, Luke, 23: 43. Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the Tree of Life, Gen. 3:24. 3i There is no law or sword of justice to prevent the righteous from enjoying all that God made for them. Law is only against evil-doers, Eden was shut only against evil-doers. 4. When Cain slew Abel, Abel being righteous, had the right to Eden ; when he was there, he was king and priest of that peaceful place, he was there without father, without mother, without descent. He did not begin his days there, he will have no end " " s. M 5. ** JESUS CHRIST HAS AN UNCHANGEABLE PRIEST^ HOOD IN, AND FOR THIS WORLD, AFTER THE ORDER OK MELCHiSEDEK. Psalm 110 : Heb. 6:10. WHO CHRIST IS, AND WHAT HE IS. 6. Christ in his Divine nature is equal with the Father God over alh ** God is a Spirit — the Lord is that Spirit." 2 Cor. 3, 17. Christ is the Word and the Wokd WAS God. St. John 1 : 1. By Him and for Him was all things cheated. Col. 1 : 16. I and my Father arc owe — one and the self same Spirit. St, John 10 : 10, 30. This is that Holy Spirit which is called the Lamb of God which teas slain from the* foundation of the world. Rev. 13: 8-14: 1. 7. The Lamb is that portion of God's Holy Spirit that was breathed into the first Adam ; it was his spiritual life, when he sinned it left him. Sin destroyed its temple in the first Adam. In, and by the SECOND Adam it has, and will continue to de- stroy sin by creating peace in the heart of all who receive IT." St. John 14: 27. Rom. 14: 17. 8. The Lamb was disinherited for a time, not for the want of power or the right to reign in man that IT had made. Col. 1 : 16. It will not reign in us against out will. If we resist the Holy Ghost to reign in us, it will reign against us not willingly, but of necessity. Sin must be punished or forgiven. Rev. 19 : 2-16. 9. Abel was XYieJirst after Adam's fall to believe and receive the Holy Lamb of God the Comforter, St. John 15 : 26. Abel being slain for testifying to the truth. He having the right to Paradise, and as he left no children, he had no more to do with this world, except in messages of kindness. Gen. 14: 18. 10. God hath spoken unto us hy his Son, whom he hath appointed HEIR of ALL things, Heb. 1: 1-2. This -:j!i(*»WlSi!it., LE PRIEST. ORDEU OK K IS. IJAL With Spirit." ^ie WoKD for Him and my ^RiT. St, T which ^rom the 1. y SpjttiT was his n. Sin ^ a«fl? Bv e to de- al] Tvho 7. tne, not «» man Ip we II reign '. Sin -16. beJieve nforter. itifying iradise, to do idness. ^m he . This is the appointed heir, the second Adam, the LorD) from heaven, the first begotten* Psa. 2 : 7. First born or begotten among many brethren, or first of his brethren begotten from that spiritual death which Adam died. 11. "First among his brethren,** Jesus could not he the first begotten from the dead, only by having an existence in the world before he was born of the Virgin; there were many righteous before that time. 12. Our Lord after \\ie flesh is the son of Seth. Enoch is the first of that branch who was begotten or born from above. Gen. 5 : 24. Psa. 2. Enoch is our older brother in spiritual things, heir, the seventh from Adam, a holy number— see how God numbers things by seven and sevens. 13. God took Enoch. Except the Lord had left us a SEED, we had been as Sodoma, Rom. 9: 29. Yes, and a righteous seed — a preserved seed, to bring Jacob again for a covenant of the people to enlighten the Gentiles. Isa. 49. " Whose going's forth is from of old. Psa. 110: 3. Micah 5 : 5. 14. Enoch, Elijah, Elias the certain man seen by Ezekiel and Daniel, him that wrestled with Jacob and would not tell his name, he was a man. Gen. 32 : 24. 15. Enoch had, and has a [awful right to all the offices that Jesus holds, Jesus is the first begotten from the dead of his brethren, so is Enoch, Gen. 5 : 24. 16. Enoch is the first spiritual man of thiat branch of Adams family by Seth, of which Christ was to come. He is our father accc/ding to the flesh. "Enoch begat Mathuselah, Mathuselah be- gat Lamech, Lamech begat Noah ; of him and his three sons was the whole earth overspread. Gen. 9: 19. We are his offsprins* He has a lawful right to be Icing of Icings and lord of lords, this is him of which it is written :. I will preserve thee, and M give thee for a covenant of the people. Isa. 49. In the shadow of his hand hath he hid him — God saith HE hath hid his holy one, " Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows ; yes, thousands of years has he stood against the evil one, He was wounded for our transgressions ; but " He shall see of the travail of his soul and be satisfied." Isa. 53 : 11 — 12. Amen. 17. Now the sum of what has been written, is that we have such an high priest who is set on the Throne of the Majesty in the heavens. Heb. 8 : 1-6. 18. " God will judge the world'by that man whom he hath ordained to be the judge of the quiJi and dead. Acts. 10: 42. Then if we will resist the quickening power of the Spirit of Christ, and are found dead to all that is good, we must be driven into darkness from the presence of the Lord, to be burned with unquenchable fire. Matt. 3:12. But if we will apply to God in Christ's name, we may all be saved. 1 Tim. 2 : 3-4-6. I would say to all, ask God in Jesus' name for the comforter, the Holy Ghost which is to teach us all things and abide with us forever, St. John 15 : 26. Jesus will ever abide in heaven to plead the cause of his peo^-.e, against the accuser who deceiveth, and then ac- cuseth them whom he hath deceived. Rev. 12: 9-10- 19. There is no defence against the devil but one, and that defence has been Purchased by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, Acts 20 : 28. All that Avill, may come to God in Jesus* Name, for the re- mission of sins. The Evidence they will get will be as clear as day is from darkness. They will become Godlike. Peace and love and joy ; gentle' ness, meekness, temperance, a strong will to do good, and power to abstain from sinful practises will be given them. The Comforter will abide with the faithful, 2io. About twenty-nine years ago, God in his love and kindness by a people called Methodists, sent to- me folic servi Lor\ 16: Lovl heail lievf timi the^ 1. 49. In 5od saith ith borne liousands He was shall see Isa. 53 : ritten, is et on the •. 8 : 1-6. n whom nJi and ?s:st the and are e driven rd, to be 2. But we may y to alJ, he Holy d abide i^ill ever people, hen ac- 2: 9-10- )Ut oney e BLOOD l11 that the re- '^et will ?y will gentle- to do actises ie with lis love sent to me and many others messages of mercy, sucFi as follows : '* Give me thine heart, let thine eyes ob- serve my ways." Prov. 23 : 26. " Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." Acts 16:31. I believed and received pardon, and peace. Love to God and man was the ruling desire of my heart. About eighteen years ago, I began to be- lieve hat God had kept some things secret for a set time, and though good men partly understood them, they could not give them to the World. Jesus said your time is always, that is, we can serve God and get blessings at any time ; but his time had not yet come, God has set times for great events at the set time. Dan. 12 : 9-13. I never had any desire to disturb the peace of the Church, nor have I ever done it, nor do I intend to do it. When they wished me to join in fiill membership, I asked leave to remain on probation by living according to the rules, all went on well, we were fully agreed on all the assential things. 1. They blieved that in Jesus Christ there was two natures, one was divine, was God. St. John 1 : 1. The human nature the same as other men, sin expected. 2. That Jesus Christ by the grace of God tasted death for every man, and that all may come to God in his name. Heb. 2: 9. About sixteen years ago, [ wrote, and had it printed, what I believed God had revealed to me, as it was not written to favor any party it was not well received. So I put away a true copy with the belief that the time would come when all shall know the Lord. Think of the glory of him, who, for thousands of. years has been the angel of God's presence. Exod. 33: 14. He led his glory by when lie came to save the inhabitants of the earth, who so desperately wicked as to resist and refuse his government. Behold the contrast between him and other kings; they send their sujects to fight and die to save themselves. He left his fathers glory to suf- ! ' ^i 5*1 if more than death, hunger, thirst, and cruel hell- invented derision, they smole him> and asked him to prophesy to them, and to come down from the cross. They exceeded all their father's done to the prophets ; they had to acknowledge he saved others but could not save himself This was hard to bear by one who had received power over all flesh, Dan. 7: 14. St. John 17: 2. There is no Exhibition of greatness in a man suffering who cannot help himself, not so with the Lord Jesus Christ He knew before he left his father's glory — the whole plan was laid with his consent. St. Jonn 19: 28-30. Before this world was, before the flood ; he did not say before the worlds was, but before the world was. Enoch had glory with God before this world was; this is the new world ; there must be a differ- ence observed between the mari in whom the holy spirit was, and the spirit speaking of God's Son. In the strict sense the Son of God is that portion of Gods Holy Spirit that was given to direct and com- fort men. No man in his natural state is the son of God ; Adam was not the son of God before he received the Holy Spirit, nor was he the son after the Holy Spirit left him — then it is the spirit that is the son, the Holy Spirit is that light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. John 1 : 9. This Holy Spirit saveth every one that receives it, and continues to obey it. Jesus had it with measure, this is what no other man ever had or ever will. St. John 3: 34. If we ask God for it in Jesus' name, with honest intentions to obey IT, we will get as much as will save us from the devils inventions. 1. drinking poisoned liquids that he calls cordials. 2. TOBACCO, and many other things that are destroying soul and body, if the evil would end ^^re it would not be so bad. God will not lie, 7^^ soul that sinneth will have to suffer. *' Jesus" the name of the Holy one, the Holy Man, the man that gave himself wholly to the serv and I and thati Chril one 11 ruel hell- sked him from the ne to the ed others i hard to ill flesh. thibition not help ist He 16 whole >. 28-30. J did not e world is world a differ- the holy i's Son. ortion of fid com- the son sfore he on after rit that which world, jnethat 3 liad it )er had d for it bey IT, J devils iat he other if the God suffer. ; Holy to the service of God. He was called " Jesus at first" — and from the time that the heavens were opened^ and the Spirit of God lighteth upon " him'* — from that time He was called " Jesus Christ." Jesus Christ signifies the union of the two natures, the one Divine the other that of man's — both united in ONE, to save all who would obey the truth. Jesus is not omnipresent He is ever in Heaven. — Christ is OMNIPRESENT—Christ is the Holy Spirit of God, the comforter. See Cor, 12, What is to follow is a reprint of what I wrote, and had printed sixteen years ago in BOSTON. I was living there at that time. I have made no alterations, only left out a lew words ; what I have written about Melchisedek, I did not know until of late. If any good is done, give to God all the glory, I have nothing but what I have received of his mercy through Ji'sws CAn's^,, • Samuel Hall. Toronto, November 15, 1861. .1 • i I. ! > '--.'/ '■■Sv^ri! ,(. "i\' ' f ' • ■ V ''' t SN?| iji'mvl L ENOCH THE MESSIAH. 1. Christ, after the flesh, is Enoch, who is the first-begotton of the dead ; that is, of the spiritual death which Adam died. He, Enoch, is the first- born among many brethren ; that is, he was first- born* of the Spirit of God ; he is the Christian's oldest brother, in spiritual things ; he is heir, the seventh from Adam — a holy number. See how God uses it. (Seven.) 2. Enoch made an offering of himself to God, forever, to do God's will, not his own. God ac- cepted th« offering, and gave Enoch his Holy Spirit, to seal the covenant. It was by the eternal spirit ot God, that he, Enoch, in the fulness of time, offered himself to God for us. Heb: 9 : 14. 3. Enoch is the preserved seed. It was him that wrestled with Jacob and blessed him. Enoch, Elijah, Elias, Michael, (the certain man Ezekiel, and Daniel saw,) were but one man; that man was Enoch, as I will show from Scripture. " I mill preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people" Isa. 49 : 8. Who was preserved, but Enoch ? 5. " In the fulness of time God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law" Gal> 4 : 4. Enoch was God's Son. Yes, his first- begotten, by the Spirit. Gen. 5: 24. God is a Spirit, and only begets spiritual things. He makes other things, as Christ said, "a body hast thou pre- pared me" Heb. 10 : 5. 5. Enoch, who became the Messiah, which is call- ed Christ, was the great advocate ol the people, in the spirit and power of God ; as Paul said, " wheth* * FiBBT born of that branch of Adam's famify by Shth. Christ is called the Branch. By the grace t>f Qod he is Priett and Msdiatob for that Sranch, 13 3 is the piritual le first- is first- istian's ;ir, the ;e how o God, rod ac- ' Spirit, il spirit f time, m that Enoch, izekie], t man venant Is Son, s first- is a makes u pre- s call- )le, in wheth* is called for that er in the body or out of the bodf/, I cannot tell ; God knoweth:' 2 Cor. 12 : 3. It was needful that Enoch should live under the law, before he could redeem those who were under the law — to fiilfil the law — and then otfer a holy sacrifice to God, for all who were in a lost state, not able to do righteous works. God accepted the sacrifice, and will accept all who will come, pray- ing to have their sins forgiven, for Christ's sakcy with pure intention to do right after they receive power from on high. 6. God clothed Enoch, the second time with flesh, in the virgin, who was born under the law, that he might keep it. He did keep the law, and has become a mediator and Saviour in the hand of God; and all he has done, he has done by the Spirit of God ; and as Paul said there is but one God, and one Spirit, and one mediator, that media- tor is the man Christ Jesus. Some will say, is a man our Saviour 7 I say man is not. The Spirit of God is the Saviour of all that are saved. It was it that saved Enoch, and by it he has opened a free way to heaven, for all who will obey. God said, " I have put my spirit upon him." Isa. 42: 1. "Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Liord of Hosts " Zech. 4 ; 6. Jesus ^ said, " the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me.^* So it was ; and by it " he tasted death for all men" St. Luke 4 : 18 ; St. John 3 : 34 ; Heb. 2 : 9. 7. There is no God but one. Instead of three persons in the Godhead, all Christians are in God ; that is, they are in the spirit, and love, and protec- tion of God. Jesus is his first-born, whom God has made a high priest, " who ever liveth to make inter- cession for us" Heb. 7 : 24 — 27 8. God honoured our mediator, and glorified him, and gave him all the power in heaven and earth, to, assist him to work out the great salvation which ' he, by the Spirit of God, gained for us over the pow- S.I 14 ers of darkness. When God gave him his assistance, then he had all the powers of heaven and earth. 9. The Messiah is called the word of God, be- cause he speaketh the words of God and doeth the works of God. St. John 3 : 34. This is where Jews and Christians stumble. The Jews said Jesus blasphemed when he was speaking the words of God, or God speaking through him.— Christians think he must be God, because he spake the words of God. Jesus said he spake not his own words, but the words of him that sent him. See when Christ said, ^^ Destroy this temple, and in three days 1 ivill raise it up" St. John 2 : 19. It was the Holy Ghost, which is the Spirit of God, that was in him ; it was it which spake and said, " Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" Jesus' body was the temple of the Holy Ghost. After they had put him to death, the Holy Ghost did as it said it would do. See the 2 1st verse. It raised its te7nple, that is, his body, 10. There is no more difference between the Spirit of God and tlie Holy Ghost, than there is be- tween God and Jehovah. See 1 Cor. 12 : 4 to 14. Here you may find that there is but one God, and one Spirit given to all who obey him. It is his Spirit that " makes us all one in Christ Jesus" The Spirit is called the Holy Ghost on account of its ghostly operations on men. Spirit, on account of its stimulating influence on men. St. John 6 : 62 ; Rom. 8 : 26 ; 1 Cor. 2 : 10. 11. The spiritual Christ, our Saviour, is the Spirit of God. That Spirit was in the man Jesus, and was given to him without measure. St. John 3:34. Eph. 1 : 12. ** That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ" " Who first trusted in Christ ?" The apostle undoubtedly meant Jesus, that is, that he first trusted in Christ, though he, Jesus, was called Christ. Men say, a boat met The thei up 6: sistance, earth. Grod, be- oeth the i where ws said :ing the him — 16 spake not his 3nt him. ?/e, and n 2 : 19. of God, nd said, nil raise he Holy- be Holy he 21st een the e is be- 4 to 14. od, and It is Jesus," ount of iccount ohn 6 : is the I Jesus, t. John praise ''Who ibtedly Christ, wa y, a 16 boat saved them from being drowned. Do they mean that the boat of itself, saved them 1 No. The boat was only the instrument used to convey them out of danger. God uses Jesus of Nazareth to carry us to heaven. 1. By giving us a true revelation of his will towards us, by Jesus. 2. By giving Jesus so large a portion of his Spirit, that, by it, he kept the law, and offered a holy sacrifice of himself to God for us. And because he worked willingly, in the hand of God, he is worthy to be honoured and loved. 1. On account of God, that sent him. 2. On account of his own willingness to suffer for us, which he has done. I have told you that Enoch is the Messiah, or Christ, according to the flesh. Hear the proof of it, by comparing spiritual things with spiritual, or prophecy with fulfilment. (See and hear.) Genesis 5 : 24. " And Enoch walked with God, and he was not; for God took him" (To heaven body and all.) St. John 3 : 13. " And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven" 6 : 62. " What^ and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before '?" Gen. 32 : 24, 29. " And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the break- ing of the day" He blessed Jacob, but would not tell his name, (He was a man.) St. John 8 : 56. " Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day : and he saw it, and was glad'* 58. Jesus said he was before Abraham. (Yes, he was glad when the angel of the Lord said : '* Lay not thine hand upon the lad;" it was glad news. Gen. 22 : 9—12. Judges 13 : 6. " Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, a man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the counte- nance of an angel of God, very terrible" He II told not his name. (It was Enoch.) See Joshua 5: 13. St. Matthew 17:2. "And was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun.** (It was Jesus.) 2 Kings 2: 11, 12. Douay Bible, 4 Kings, 2: 11, 12, "Elijah went vp by a whirlwind into heaven.** St. John 3 : 13. "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from hea- ven ;** 6 ; C2. " What, and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?** (How could he tell us, more plainly that he was Elijah ?) See Matt. 11 : 14. "And if ye tvill receive it. This is Elias (or Elijah, the same,) which was to come.** (Some say he meant John the Baptist. Not so. John was asked who he was, St. John 1 : 20, 21, " Art thou Elias 7 And he saith I am not** Elias was to restore all things. St. Matt. 17: 11. Did John restore all things'? If he did, what had Christ to do ?) Many say John the Baptist was the promised Elijah, or (Elias, the same.) Mai. 4 : 5, 6. Because John was in the spirit and power of Elias. See 2 Kings 2 : 15. ** The Spirit of Elijah did rest on Elisha ;** but he was Elisha still. He might as well be called Elijah because he had the spirit of Elijah, as to call John the Baptist Elias. (4 Kings, Douay.) St. Matt. 22 : 45. "If David call him Lord, how is he his son ? and no man was able to answer him.** Here Christ wanted to remove these errors. That tfesus is the seed of David, is true ; that is, he is the- seed from which David sprung, as you may find in Isaiah 11: 1, 2, 10. " He is the root of Jesse.** Psalm 110: 3. "From the womb of the morn- ing thou hast the dew of thy youth.** See St. John 21: 25. 17 e Joshua isfigured h." (It ings, 2: ind into ascended om hea- the Son (How Elijah ?) ii, This was to Baptist. John 1 : im not." 17: 11. ^hat had romised Because See 2 rest on ight as spirit of I Kings, rd, how r him," That 3, he is u may root of morn- • John Isaiah 49 : 8. " And I will preserve thee, and pve thee for a covenant of the people." Rom. 9 : 29. « Except the Lord of Sahaoth had left us a seed, we had hccu as Sodom.'^ (Who was it, but Enoch ?) ENOCH IS THE MESSIAH. Wisdom 4: 10. '' He plcrsfd God, mid wis tranalited. 11. He tens taken aioay, lest v^iclccdncss should alter his nndei'stnndlng, or deceit beguile his soid. 15. But the people see this, and tinder- stand not, nor lay vp such things in their hearts. 17. For the// shall see the end of the icise man, and shall not understand \oh•' -v^^^>« i-v v ui^.- .^i i Wisdom, 4 : 10, 18, is a history of Enoch. From the 19th verse to the 7th verse of the 5th chapter, is a description, or prophecy, of what would hap- pen to them who should despise the Lord's Anoint- ed. [See it] Ecclesiasticus 44: 16. "Enoch pleased God, and was translated into paradise, that he may give repentance to the nations." [Who has done it ? Christ hab.] Acts 5: 31. "Him [Jesus] hath God exalted with his right hand, to he a Frince arid a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.** [Jesus did what Enoch was to do. Why not believe that Enoch was the Messiah ?] Elias is Enoch, under aiiother name. Eli as sig- nifies God, the Lord, or a strong Lord. He was in the spirit and power of God. He was called a Tishbito. That means, he that makes captives.— [Who was his father, can you tell ?] Si Eoclesiafltioas 48 : 1. *^And Elia* thepropJiet atood up a$ u fire, and hit word burnt like a torch. 2. He brought a /amine upon them, and they that provoked htm, in their envy were reduced to a »mall number, for they could not endure the commandments of Ood. 7. Who heardest judgments in Sinai and in Horeb. 10. Who art roistered in the judgments of times, to appooso the xorath of the Lord; to reconcile the heart of the father to the son; and to restore the tribes of Jacob." This is Trhat Elias, or Elijah, the same, iva« to do. Who has done it ? (Answer — Christ has.) Romans 5: 10. " When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son,** [Christ Jesus.] Col. 1 : 20. **And mving made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself;** by him [that is, by Christ ] Ecclesiasticus 49 : 16. " No man was born upon earth like Enoch, for he also was taken up from the earth,** See Ephesians 4 : 10. St. John 6 : 62, 63. " What, and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before ? Eph. 4 : lO. "He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens.** [Enoch and Elijah ascended up, and Christ said he came down.] Isaiah 11:1. "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots,** ( What is it to be the root of Jesse 1 [See Isa. 11: 10.] 2d verse. "And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him ; the spirit of wisdpm and understanding, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord,** St. Matthew 22: 45, 46. *' If David then call him Lord, how is he his son 7 And no man was able to answer him,** JSt. John 8 : 58. " Jesus said unto them, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was lam** If he was before Abraham, how could Christ be David's son ? The Spirit of God is our Saviour, it was David's sun and shield ; that is, it was as a sun, to give him light in spiritual things, it was asm Savij speal spakj Spii £i 19 iupasu fire, /amine upon I reduced to a ^enta of God. 10. Who an wrath of the nd to restore le same, wan ^mies, ice lis Son,'* ^ig made ' reconcile t is, by 'irn upon vp from shall see before ? ime also och and J came th a rod row out ' Jesse ? pirit of wisdom and of en call 'JOS able id unto lam," rist be iviour, IS as a it was a shield, to defend him. The Spirit of God is the Saviour. God, in his goodness, has seen best to speak to men by the mouth of men, yea, holy men spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, or Spirit of God, the same. Enoch is the Messiah, our oldest brother, in the Spirit of God ; for " God gave not his spirit to him by measure" but in fulness, that " through the eter' nal Spirit he offered himself without spot to God." Heb. 9: 14. Ezekiel 9: 2, 11. **And one man among tJtem was clothed in lintn, and with a writer^s inknorn by his side. See Ezekiel 10: 2; Daniel 10: 5. ** A certain man clothed in linen." [The certain man was Enoch, whose name was not told. God has kept many things secret, so that the wicked who were determined to do wickedly, should be ignorant. While, on the other hand, God has satisfied, and will satisfy those who are determined to do right.] ELIJAH, THE MESSIAH. Malachi 4 : 5. "Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dread- ful day of the Lord," When was the " Great and dreadful day of the Lord" with the Jews 1 It was after they had despised the Lord's Anointed. St. Matthew 11 : 14. "And if ye will receive it , this is Elias, [or Elijah, the same,] which was to come," [Some say he meant John the Baptist. Not so. Christ did not say, he is Elias; he said, this is Elias. When John was asked who he was, "Art tlwu Elias 7" he said, "lam not,^' St. John 1 : 20, 21. When Christ was transfigured, they saw Moses and Elias appearing in majesty. St Luke 9: 29, 33. ^ What^as it for Elias to appear in majesty 1 It was, that he was the greatest. Peter said "Let us make three tabernacles" he thinking there 20 must be three. St Luke tells us Peter did not know what he said. Malachi 4:6 ** .-iihl h" (Elijah) shall turn the heart of the fath^'rs to the children^ and the heart of the children to their J i^herst lest I come and smite tlie earth with a f'se,*' [Who has made peace between God and sinners? Christ ] Ruinans 5 : 10. "For when we were enemien^ we were reconciled to God, by the death of his Son." Col. 1 : 20. " And having made peace through the blood of his cross" Eph. 2: 14 — 18. ** For he is our peace" [What Elijah was to do, Christ has done.] St. John 17: 5. "O Father, glorify thou me, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was" Enoch had glory with God before this world — that is, before the flood — he did not say " before the worlds were." This is the second world. " Who shall declare his generation 1" Isaiah 53: 8. Romans 1 : 3. "Concerning his son, Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David, ac- cording to the flesh." [Made of the seed of David — that is, he was rnadf^ of the wime seed of which Davi'l was • :de. It must be so, for Isaiah tells lu-, tiiat he, the Messiah, is the root of Jesse. Isa. 11: 10.] Romans 1: 4. **And declared take the Son of God, with power, according^ to the Spirit of holiness." [Yes it is by the Spirit, that he is th(^ Son of God with power. This ia what I would have all men know — that Jesus is the Son of God, only by bemg born of God. God is not flesh and blood, therefore he does not beget flesh and blood ; but he can make it. Christ said, "a body hast thou prepared me." Heb. 10 : 5. [His body was not begotten of God. In another place, » " the Word was made flesh." St. John 1 : 14.] H St. John 20 : 17. " Go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father and to my God, and your God" St Paul! iCo 4:61 God man| sent I my tend] did not turn the e heart of smite tJie sinners? pwuVs, we m." Col. tJie blood tc- is our ^ done.] hou me, he world 5re this not say i world, h 53: 8. is Christ wid, ac- )avid — which ah tells 3. Isa. i'God, ." [Yes i with I know ^ born fore he make ' Heb. d. In " St d say ^ather 21 St John 14 : 28. •* My FatJwr w grtatcr than /." Paul believed God was greater. See Eph. 3 : 14 ; I Cor. 11 : 3. " The head of Christ t. God:' Zech. 4:6; Isa. 49 : 5, 8. J^et us not despise him whom God has set up for our Deliverer, because he is a man. They who despise Jesus, despise God that sent him. St. Luke 10 : 16. I am not one of those who think light of Jesus," my Lord, who has, for obout 5000y(?ars, been con-^ tending with the devil. Isa, 53 : 5. " But lie was tDounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace was ujxm him, and with his stripes we are healed. He was op- pressed and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth:' (That is, to murmur or complain of his sufleiiugs.) Who will not love [him? Who does not love him ? None of the servants of the devil love him. Reader, do you love Jesus, who has given his life ior you ? If you reject him whom God has set up '^ to be a propitiation for our sins" Rom. 3: 25; 1 Johiir 2:2, if we reject him, God will reject us. If we try to go to heaven by our own worksv separate from the merits of Christ in our behalf, we shall not be accepted. If we are too proud to be savedv by him whom God has set up, we are too proud to admitted into heaven. If were saved by our own works, there would be boasting. It is not so. Ta. God be glory. Amen. II. ELECTION. The cause of Election is God*s goodness to all men. In all cases, things are determined on before madie. (jod determined, in the beginning to make man,, and 'determined to bless him with a- portion of his own Spirit, and did «.k) it. The Spirit of God is the spiritual life of man, and without it man !»- dead in sins. 3 The loss of God's spirit was the death of Adam. God gave Adam a commandment, " thou shalt not eat of it** God had made Adam a free agent, or he would not have given him a commandment to do what he could not do. This free will was not lost in Adam's fall. Now it is true men cannot save them- selves by their own works, but God has endowed all men with this gift ; that is, the power to choose whom we will serve. For this power we are ac- countable to God, and shall have no excuse. See what is said by Isaiah, 66 : 3. " Yea they have chosen their own ways. 4. And I will choose their delusions^ and will bring jears upon them, because when I called, none did answer** [St John 1 : 11.] v ....x Us .,.- . Now our salvation is conditional, and depends on our 'vill — for God's will is that all should be saved — unless Calvin knew God's will better than Moses, Job, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah. Ezekiel, Zechariah, Christ, Luke, Paul, Peter, and John. Now I will show you what God's will is, accord- ing to those men, and how Calvinism accuses God of lying to men, when he says he wills, or elects that all " slwuld be saved.** 1 Tim. 2: 3—8. Genesis : 1,^* If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and thou doest not well, tin lieth at the door.*^ Calvinism says, not so ; Cain could not be ac- cepted, for God had decreed that Cain should be lost or cursed. [Where did God say so ?] 2Chron. 7.: 21,22. " Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house ? And it shall be answered, because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers** Calvinism says, tliey could not help doing what they did do, for God had decreed it. According to Calvinism, God is the cause of all sin. • Job 34 : 11. " For the word of a man, shfdl he [God] render Uhto him, and cause every man to find according to his wBjs.*' . Mni^mhmu worl wh< P:| )f Adam. alt not eat he would ) what he 1 Adam's ^e them- endowed choose 3 are ac- se. See ive chosen ielusionSf Icalledy pends on saved — 1 Moses, Ezekiel, John.; i accord - Lses God or elects M not be he door,^"* 't be ac- lould be rd done And it wd God ig what dinff to hall he to find 23 Calvinism says, not so ; God will render Christ's works to the elect, and Adam's works unto them whom he has decreed to be lost. Psalm 62 : 12. " Also unto thee, Lord, belongeth mercy : for thou renderest unto everi^ man according to his work." Calvinism says, God will not do what he has said he would do. He will give Christ's work to some, not their owa Proverbs 24 : 12. " And shall he not render to every man according to his works ?" .■.\ v . • v ! Calvinism says, not so ; not every man — only those whom he has decreed shall be lost, he will render their work unto them. Isaiah 25 : 6. " And in this mountain sliall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things" [God says it is for all people.] Calvinism says, it is not for all people, only the elect. Jeremiah 17 : 10. ** f, the Lord^ search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings." See 32: 19. , h . ^ ^ Calvinism says, not so ; God will give Christ's righteousness to some, and not the fruit of their own doings. Ezekiel 7:27. I will do unto them after their tvay, and according to their deserts will I judge them." Calvinism says, not so ; He will do unto them according to his eternal purpose, whether to bless or curse them. Ezekiel 18: 19-32. 24. '' But when the rigjgeous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall die." . ; r , -i »...,. Calvinism says, not so; the righteous, or elect, will never be lost. Ezekiel 18 : 25. " YJ? say the way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel ; is not my way equal 7 Are not your ways unequal ?" See Ezekiel 33: 11—20. Here we find that Calvin was not the first who accused God of not being equal in rewarding men. Zech. 1:6. " According to our ways and accord- ing to our doings, so hath he dealth with us" 3 : 7. Calvinism says, not so. God has done and will do according to his eternal purposes, without re- gard to their ways. // [ ,>; *• .- / ■ v St. Matt. 11: 2S. " Come unto me all ye thai iabor and are heavy laden, and I will give you re^t'' Calvinism says : Not all only the elect. ** And then he shall reward every man Siccording to his works. Matt. 16: 27. Calvinism says, not so. He will reward men according to the election. Acts 7 : 51. "F^ stiff-necked, and uncirrumciied in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost : as your fathers did, so do ye." CalvinisiiJ says*: Men cannot resist the Holy Ghost. *"'•• \ Rom. 5:18. " By the righteousness of one the free gift came\u2)on all men" (All men, j^lory to God.) Calvinism says, not so. Only the elect. Well, glor^^to God, all men are the elect of God. See Ezek. 33 : 11 ; I Tim. 2 : 3, 4, 6 . , Kom. 2*. 6." " Who will render to every man ac- cording to his deeds" See 11th verse. Calvinism says, not so He Avill render Christ's deeds to the elect ; to others, their own deeds. Rom. 1 1 : 28. " As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sake ; hut, as totiching the eleaimi, they are beloved for the fathers^ sakes, [Here we find the llect to be enemies of Christ : He came unto his own, and his own received him not. His own must have been the elect, or he would not have come to them.] ^ ,^,i ;..{ ,.,;;,r^.^ ni^rr . Rom. 13: 2. ^^ Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God, and they that resist ihall receive to themselves damnation, [It is for dem| the % ^tro^ Ci lost who 1. stmll C{ died 2 first who ing men. d accord- ." 3: 7. and will hout re- ye thtu fou reft." ndintr to ird men umcibed y Ghost : le Holy ? the free o God.) Well, d. See 7ian at- Christ's 'hey are leaion^ ft e find e unto 15 own t have fth the [It is i5 * for resisting the grace of God, that men are con- demned ; men are not required righteous without the grace of God, but by it, that God may have the glory.] Rom. 14: 15. "Destroy him not ivith thy meat for whom Christ died." Paul believed thnt a brother might be lost or de- Itroyed, for Christ died. Calvinism says, not fo. The elect will never be lost or destroyed. [He must be one of the elect who is a brother.] ■'■-' ' > '► :fi ■; * it v i 1. Cor. 8: 11. "And through thy Jmoidedge simll the u'cak brother perish, for whom Christ died ?" Calvinism says, not so. They for whom Christ died shall never perish. 2 Peter 1 : 10. " Wherefore the rathe?', brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure,''* (If God had made it sure they would not have to do it. See 3 : 9 ) Rev. 22 : 12. "And behold I come quickly; .... to give every man according as his works shall be" Isa 5 : 3, 4. "And now, inhahitanXs of Jerusa- lem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 4th. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I haVe not done." (Here, we find, God has done all he could do to save men, without being a slave-holder; that is, to save men against their will. This is the only thing man has ; that is, a free will, and it is the gift of God ; by it he may choose whom he will serve ; but has not no power in him ; that is, of himself, to do righteous works, such as to merit heaven ; but has power to will or wish himself out of the service of the devil, and in the ^ ^ce of God. For such power man is accountable to God, who gave him the gift of free will. As it is said, " God is more willing to give than men are to receive." Yes, God "is not willing that any should perish." 1 Tim. 26 God's decrees are, 1. That all things shall work together for the good of all, who will love him. l Cor. 2: 9. 2ndly. He has decreed that all who shall continue to sin, knowing it to be sin, shall be fitted for destruction. This is done by taking his Holy Spirit from striving with them. When God's Spirit is taken away, we are fitted for destruction, as a ship is when her rudder is taken away. (Alt the rest of his decrees are to accomplish, or carry out his design, in blessing them wno are willing to obey the truth, and walk honestly before him ac- cording to knowledge. God does not inflict willingly, but of necessity, as you may find in Lam. 3 : 33. " O how shall I give you up," (saith the Lord.) ' . s I»m Grod hardened Pharoah's heart, and tells why — that HE might show His power. Showing His power that Pharoah and his people might turn from idols — which has no power — to the Living Power and be saved. . , .. - .. HL INFALLIBILITY. NO ONE INFALLIBLE . BUT GOD. Infallibility is one of God's highest attributes. It is an imposition for a man, or a church, to claim it. It never was given to men. God will keep us as long as we keep his commandments, and no longer. The Jewish church was not preserved infallible. What does the Gentile church expect? Is it that God ia a respecter of persons'? The Jews would accuse God of partiality towards the Gentile church, if he preserved it, and did not preserve their church. '• Now, I will show where those who claim infal- libility are mistaken. It is all in the word This. St. Matt. 16 ; 18. " And I say also unto thee. That thou art Peter ; and upon This ro:k I will hall work i him. 1 all who I, shall be iking his len God's structiori, ay. (Alt , or carry ^villing to him ac- lecessity, >u; shall I Is why — wing His turn from g Power LLIBLE ttributes. to claim keep us and no tifallible. it that would Gentile rve their n infal- This. nto thee, k I will build my church ; and the gates of hell shall not pre' vail against it" He said, This rock. The word This, is singular, and could not include Peter. When he said, " Upon This rock" he meant him- self, as he did when he said, " Destroy This tern- pky and in three days I will raise it up." St. John •2: 19. They all thought he meant the great tem- plp, that they were forty-six years in building. — Not so. When he said This he meant himself. St. John 2 : 10, 21. But they remembered that he said This, not that, temple. When Christ said, ** Ujjon This rock I will build my churchy" it was so. When he said This, he d|a not mean that, Peter. " IVho is a rock, save our God?" Psalm 18: 31, 32. (How much of a rock, was Peter, when he dissembled? See Gal, 2: 11, 14. Peter, in some, places, is called Cephas.) How much of a rock was Pope Martin the Se- cond, when, at the head of a council [A. t). 1095] of four thousand Ecclesiastics, and thirty thousand Seculars, in that great council, they agreed to send over seven hundred thousand men, in a crusade against the Turks to kill them, instead of obeying the Saviour, who said, " Go ye and teach all na- tions !" St. Matt. 28 : 19. Those men whom they sent to kill unbelievers ; but, the unbelievers killed them. They had a famine and plagues, and few of them retiirned. If neither the Pope nor council were infallible, then who are 7 Paul says, Christ is the Bock, yea and the spirit- ual Rock. 1 Cor. 10 : 3, 4. If Peter is a rock, there are two rocks. Job 15 : 15. " Behold, among his saints none is unchangeable." If there were any infallible, they wxuld be unchangeable ; but there are none but God himself. It is putting oujselye§ in Gqd's stead, when we assume it. - *, V- \-, " Charity never faileth." Faith, hope, and charity -r-pf these three, charity is the gr^attJM* Hew 28 mach charity did the Catholic church have, when she set up the Inquisition, to put all to death who would not helieve as she did? See Kom. 12: 19. ** Dearly beloved^ avenge not yourselves ; but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written^ Vengance is mine ; I will repay saith the Lord." The Catholic church v/ould not wait lor the Lord to repay here- tics ; they took vengeance of them whom they called heretics, until the Lord stopped them, and sent upon them a host of infidels, to punish the church for her uncharitable doings. [1792.] Peter had the keys of heaven. Keys of heaven mean the Gospel of Christ, which is given to all faithful ministers of Christ. There is nothing will open heaven to us, or the way to it, but the Gospel of Christ. The Bible is more infallible than Popes, or Creeds, or Archbishops. St. Mark 13 : 31. '<'-' .«?•' , j IV. EATING CHRIST'S FLESH. Eating Christ's flesh is a thing we must doy or we have no life in us. St. John 6 : 52-57. How we should eat it, is what we want to know. We must not go out of the Bible, to find how. I. I will tell you — and, then, prove it to you. Christ said, " I will give my flesh for the life of the world." When we receive that LIFE, we receive Christ's flesh and blood. See what God says about eating^^«/«. See Micheas, or Micah 3:3. " Who have eaten the flesh of my people," &c. How eat they the flesh of God's people 'i They eat it, when they eat other men's earnings, taken by fraud or force. But we eat Christ's earnings, afiee gift. See Romans 5 : 17. 2 Kings, or 2 Samuel 23: 17, David said, « Shall I drink the bldod of these men, that went on the peril of their lives?" David called the water blood be- cause it was obtained by the three valiant men who offered their lives for k. Jesus has given hia ve, when eath who 1. 12: 18. ntt rather ngance is Catholic pay here- on! they leni, and ini«h the heaven ^en to all fling will le Goi'pel m Popes, 31. [. '*II ffrvM ust doy or 7. How >w. We t to you. ife of the 3 receive ys about . ''Who How eat it, when fraud or pft. See , « Shall the peril lood be- int men iven hia 29 life for us all. When we receive PARDON for his sake, we then eat the fruit of his earnings, that for which his flesh was bruised and given. (Douay.) Psalm 13 : 4.* " Shall not alt they know that work iniquity^ who devour my j^sople as theij eat bread ?" The mere eating other men's earnings, things that their flesh was ivasted in ohtt-dning. Psalm 26 : 2. ** Whilst the wicked draiv near, to eat my flesh,''^ See Eccl. 4:5; Isa. 9 : 20 : ib. 49 : 26 ; Micheas 3:3; Rev. 17: 16. Eating is not confined to what we put into the mouth, and swallow. Eat, signifies : 1» To con- sume. 2. To enjoy. 3. To receive God's word, and feed on it. 4. To do the will of God. St. John 5 : 34. Hosea 4:8. " They shall eat the sins of my peo- pled* Ch. 10 : 13. " You have ploughed wickedness, you have reaped iniquity ; you have eaten the fruit of lying, because thou hast trusted in thy way, in the multitude of thy strong ones.** Here we find God says, "They eat the fruit of lying :" yea, and eat other men's sins, by imbibing them. Christians eat the fmit of righteousness, bought with Christ's flesh and blood. 1 Cor. 6 : 20. St. John 6 : 54. " Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in youP No man can go to heaven without eat- ing Christ's flesh. See St. Luke 23 : 39-43. Jesus said to the robber or thief, " This day thou shall be with me in Paradise** He, the robbei, must have eaten Christ's flesh before he went. How did he eat it ? He eat it the way the Israelites eat it. See 1 Cor. 10: 1, 2, 4. ''And they drank of the spiritual Rock that followed them : and the Rock was Christ J* They cut and drank of the Rock, Christ, See notes in Douay Bible, on 1 Cor. 10 : 3, 4. They say, the Israelites eat it only in figure. Here they condemn themselves, in saying that the Israelites eat it only. * Protestant Bible 14 : 4.. 4- 30 figuratively. It was as absolutely said, that the Israelites eat it, as it is said that we have to eat it, to obtain life everlasting. All who rece'iyc pardon of their sin& for ChristV sake, ea' his flesh, and drink his blood. St. Matt. 26: 26. '*Jesu ^ook bread, and blessed iti and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, cat, THIS is mij body.'^^ He said this is my body, aftet" he had given the hread away. If he had said, That is my body, they might have thought he had given them his body. This does not mean that^ This is singular. See what j;,Christ meant, when he said, *' Destroy THIS temple, and in three days I will raise it up" St. John 2: 19-21. *^Biit he spake of the temple of his body." When he said THIS temple, he did not mean That ONE ; when he said THIS is my b?dy, he did not mean That bread was it, which he had given away. He gave them the chalice, and they all drank of it. St. Slark 11 : 23. They all say he gave Ihenl the bread and the chah'ce, and told them to eat and drink, before he said, This is my body. 24th verse. He said,*' This is my blood of the new testa^nent, which shall he shed for many." If it was to he shed, how could they eat it before it was shed ? Douay Bible. St. Mark 14: 24. 1 Cor. 11 : 29. " For he that eateth and drinketh tmuorthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body." Discerning the body of Christ. Now, if the bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ, we cannot help discerning it, unless we are blind and cannot see. But, because it is eat in a spiritual manner, there are many who do not discern the body of Christ. Christ gave himself for the life of the world. When we receive that life, we receive his flesh. St. John 6: 51,61-63. , that the 3 to eat it, ve pardon flesh, and nd blessed and said, ■his is my y. If he U[ht have ; does not it ^Christ >/e, and in I: 19-21. When he at ONE ; lot mean vay. He Dfit. St. he bread d drink, rse. He nt. which ed, how ay Bible. drinketh ' hi'inself, he bread blood of 15 we are eat in a do not ; world, is flesh. 81 V. PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD. We are not commanded in the scriptures to pray for the dead. It is not so much as mentioned by Christ, or the Prophets, or Apostles. 2. Mf^ccabees 12: 43-46. Here you will find that one Judas Maccabees, who was at war with the heathens, when there was a great many of the Jews slain, gathered a great sum of money to have sacrifice offered for the dead. Who ever heard of such things, since or before, by the Jews? Christ came to fulfil what the Prophets foretold Christ, or the Apostles, never mentioned this Judas or the books of Maccabees ; the writer did not pre- tend to be a Prophet. See 2t Maccabees 1 : 12-16 They say Antiochus was killed in a temple. See. eh. 9: 28. They say he died in the mountains; this is enough against the writer of the books, when he contradicts himself. God has told us all things necessary for us to know, and he never told us to pray for the dead. See Psalm 48 : 8, 9. No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem. " Be shall not give to God his ransom, nor the price of the redemption of his soul " [This is by David, who was owned t j be a prophet, and a man of God. Whom shall we believe, David or Judas Maccabees? David says, Man cannot give to God a ransom for his soul, or his brothefs soul.'] . Christ said, ^' If ye do not believe in me, ye shall die in your sins, and wliere I a^n ye cannot come." [How can we believe for them that are dead? Prayers for the dead was a cunning invention of men; there is no time when men will be so liberal, as when their friends die.] St. Luke 13: 3-5. '* But, unless you do penance, you shall all likewise perish." [Now, if any man go to heaven without doing penance for himself he will make Christ a liar. Tliis will not do ; let all men 32 be liars, but God true. See Dent. 10: 17. Pen- ance and repentance is but one thing, if rifi^htly un- derstood ; thev both mean a work. It is a work to repent, and give ourselves to God ; this is what he wants. (See notes in Douay Bible, Dan. 9 : 27.) They say Christ, by his sacrifice on the cross, abol- ished all the sacrifices of the law. See Heb. 10 : 8, li, 12, 18. After all this, the Catholics offer sacri- fices for sins. IV. MEN NEVER HAD POWER TO FORGIVE SINS., , .. St. John 20 : 22, 23. "/Te hreatJied on theniy and saith tin to them, Beceive ye the Holy Ghost, Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them.** W'hen Christ said, "J^eceive ye the Holy Ghost" — he said. Whose sins you, the Holy Ghost, not you, the Apostles, forgive. If he had given them power, he would have said yours. **Receive ye the Holy Ghost, Whose sins yon," the last mentioned, the Holy Ghost, "forgive, tJiey are forgiven.** St. Matt. 16 : 19. Peter had the keys of heaven. Keys, signify knowledge. See St. Luke 11: 52. Peter had knoAvledge of the way to heaven. What he would loose on earth, would be loosed in heaven. Loose, signifies to put off. See Josh. 5:16. Peter, at that time, was not wholly sanctified to God ; but when he would loose, or put off, the old man, [See Eph. 4 : 22, 24,] then the sins that he had com- mitted would be loosed, or put off the record in heaven. What he would bind on earth would be bound in heaven ; that is, if he would bind himself to God, on earth, that binding would remain good in heaven. See St. Luke 10 : 20. In James 5 : 14, 16. "Is any sick ? let him call in the priest, [Let him. Not that he 7nws< have him ;] that he may pray for him — not a word about having the priest forgive 33 17. Pen- ifjhtly un- a work to what he 1. 9: 27.) •OSS, abol- ijb. 10: 8, ffer sacri- ORGIVE themf and . Whose Ghost"-^ I, not yow, m power, the Holy oned, the f heaven. 11: 52. 1. What 1 heaven. 6. Peter, jrod; but lan, [See ad com- ecord in voiild be 1 himself a in good es 5 : 14, Let him. pray for t forgive his sins. God says, " Come unto me^ Isa. 56 : 3, 7; James 1 : 5. What would have become of the Jews, if they had obeyed their priests 1 Acts 5 : 17,29. VII. BAPTISM. '^ ' ^ After all the controversies about baptism, what have they broua^ht forth? I. They have caused some to trust wholly on water baptism and morality for salvation. Others couple the baptism of the Holy Ghost and water baptism toj^ether, as both necessary to our salvation and purihcation. Who is it that do this ? They are those who will not admit a man totheir communion, who has received the baptism of the Holy Ghost, until he is immersed. They might as well say we are not fit for heaven until we are immersed by them in water. Who immersed the thief on the cross ? "^ Who baptized all Paul's converts? for he was not sent to baptize. John's baptism was a baptism unto repentance. Christ's is the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The one in our days is not John's, for his was unto repentance. It is not [St. Mark 1 : 8.] Christ's, for his is the one that changes the heart and washes away our sins. St. Matt. 3: 11, 12; Isa. 4: 4. " When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgeynent, and by the spirit of burning.^* Yes, there h file in Christ's baptism ; that is, the fire of love. What did Paul mean, when he said there was but " one baptism ?" See Eph. 4:5. He meant, that there is but one needful to salvation. St. Matthew 28 : 19. "Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the tiame of the Father, and of the Son, -and of the Holy (Hhost" He did not say with water. Why do men say that water should be used ? 84 Baptizo, ia to dip, immerse, or plunjrc into any tiling as well ns into water. Then they had a com- mand to baptize men, but it does not say with water. The apostles immersed or plunged the people in grief or despair when they, by the Spirit of God, and tlie J-ievelation of Jesus Christ, showed the people the error of their ways, and that God would bring them into judgment. I do believe water baptism was used by the apostles, but not always. By some it was used before they received the Holy Ghost, and by some fl//irit dwel- I do not re sancti- ctified re- nan does the Spirit 'e 2 Peter iristians.) ^'f, if so be w, if any ^ne of his. dwelling the fruit vn selves^ be j'epro- s, except do not 3 deceiv- fied man on ; and li's, and 5 born of ^7 the Spirit of God. See what Christ said, in Matt. 5 : 48. *'i?e ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in heaven in perfect " That is, to be pLMfcct in love to God and men, for God loves us perfectly. 2ndly, We ousjht to be perfectly resigned to God's will. 3rdly, To have a perfect knowlege of the way ot salvation. 4thly, To do what we know to be right with perfect willingness. '2 Cor. 3:17, IS. IX. CHRIST'S SECOND COMING TO BE GLORIFIED L^ HIS SAINTS. Christ first came to fulfil the Law and the Pro- phets, and to make atonement for sin, that through faith in him we all may be saved. 1 Tim. 2 : 3,6. Then: is a great error, of long standing in the churches ; that is, expecting Christ's second com- ing to be corporeal. See Paul to the Corinthians. 2 Cor. 5 : 16. " Yea, tJiough ive have knoivn ( hrist after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more,^^ [that is, after the flesh.] Give tlie above text to your second advent liicn, so called. . Acts 1 : 11. ''This same Jesits which is taken up from you into heaven^ shall so come in like manner" [like manner is not the same manner] He, Christ, went up in the power of God ; so shall he come, so has he come ; and will continue to come, in the poAver of the Spirit. ''To them that look for him shall he appear the second time"* Heb. 9 : 28. Christians are members of Christ's body. By one spirit they are all baptized into one body; that body is Clirist's body, because his spirit dwells in them. 1 Cor. 12: 12, 13. Here Paul is speak- ing of Christ after the Spirit, which is God's Spirit, • Christ the Holy Spirit first camo in tlie person of Jesus and made atonemenl for sin. His second coming commenced on tlie day of Pente- cost. He 1ms and will continue to come in the Poweh of the HnniT to all that look for Him to feave them from their sins not in thorn. See Heb. 9: 28. *M < -I ,4 1 .;,^,-,_, _, ,-.,.;,:». i 88 and by it believers are buptized into one body, that is, they are all become one body, having one Spirit, the Spirit of God our Saviour. St. John 5: 14. "And the word was made flesk, and dwelt among us.** [Made flesh, not begotten.] /lis flesh was not begotten of God ; it was by the Spirit of God that he is the Son of God, and he says he is not ashamed to call us brethren, who Jiiive tlie same spirit. Christ is called the word of God, because he spake God's words, not his own; he did God's will, not his own. See Deut. 18: 18, 19. The body thnt God made, in which his word and Spirit dwelt, to fulhl the Law and the Prophets, and open a free way to heaven, by the ofiering of that body for sin, through the eternal Spirit of God. If all the good lljat has ever been done by one man to another is done by the love oi God, caused by his Spirit working in them that are obedient, God is the first cause of all good ; as Christ said there was none good but God, and he is oiiv Saviour I'o him be glory and honour. Amen. Enoch, who is our oldest brother in the Spirit of God, who was the ,)reserved seed, \vh(» had g'ory Avith God before this world was, that w^as, in the world before the flood. God caused him to be born of a virgin, under the law, that he might fulfil it. yVs he said, he left his Father's glory, and came down to redeem those who were under the law. Concerning Christ's body, it saw no corruption, and he was seen after his resurrection in the body.-r- Christ's body being seen after his resurrection, was of no use, only to confirm what he hnd taught ; that was, that there is a resurrection of the dead. It was needful for them to see that body go np to- wards heaven. Seeing him go up was an everlast- ing evidence to them, for there could be no decep- tion but that hf) was of God. The Sadducees had said so much against the resurrection, that nothing sho ran say eve one body, having one made Jlesk, t begoiten.] was by the f)d, and he thren, who he word of his own; Dent. 18: 3 word and )phets, and ^\u: of that f God. If T one man cansed by lient, God yaid there i" Saviour Spirit of had g'ory 'as, in th(B to be born t fulfil it. n(\ came the Jaw. )tion, and 3 body.-T- tiori, was tanght ; he dead, go np to- e.verlast- 10 decep' cees had I nothing 39 short of Christ's body being seen was suflieient to remove all doubt. But there is no Scripture that says, that the body that he was crucified in shall ever return to this world, though he. is to come in like manner. Like manner is not the same man- ner. It is said, we shall see him as he is, not as*he was, but as he is. Now, that God has given him a heavenly body, is evident, for Paul says, "flesh and blood cannot inherit the Idngdom of God.^* 1 Cor. 15: 59. If flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, Christ must have received ano- ther body, that w^as not flesh and blood. It was easy for (iod to do this after he had left their sight, and this agrees with what PjuiI says in 2 Cor. 5 : 16, that we shall know Christ no more alter the flesh. But "he shall come in the clouds of heave n,^^ not the clouds of the firmament ; he has come in the clouds of heaven. See what cloud or clouds are, in the dictionary. Any bodies whose contents aie not discerned by our sight; things in a state of ob- scurity or darkness ; anything that spreads wids. Believers, in whom Christ is come the second time unto salvatior, are the clouds of heaven in which Christ \vas to come. ' Christ cannot be seen in believers, except by their words and works. See Paul to the Heb. 12 : he calls believers "a cloud of witnesses." See Jude 12 : he calls false teachers "clouds without water J'^ that is, without the power from on high. 2 Peter 2: 17. Here Peter calls men clouds ; the Son of man is to come in the clouds of heaven, not cloud, but clouds ; the apostles called men clouds ; yea, and they are the clouds in which Christ has come, and will come, in the power of the Spirit, till the nations shall learn war no more. Has the time ever been when the nations did not learn war? If that lime never /as, it has Yet to be, or else Isaiah has lied I ■!' I I 40. to us. See Isa. 2:4. I will believe Isaiah before all the Millerites, for what he has said has come to pass, but none of their prophecies have come to pass. 2 Peter .3 : 10, 11.* " The earth also and the works that are therein, shall be burned up. Seeing, then, tliat all these thingb shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to he ?" Ought ye, not they who shall live in 1843, but ye. Some know so little, that they think notliing is burnt except that which is burnt with material fire. The earth is to be burnt with fire, and this fire is of two kinds; 1, the fire of love; 2, the fire of wrath and anger. See Gen. 54 ; 18 ; Psalm 89 : 46; Jer. 7 : 20. By those two fires shall the earth be destroyed and consumed. Those fires have been burning, to the consuming of the earth, since Adam's fall. 3. The fire of love is kindled in men's hearts by the Spirit of God, when they receive it. It first Durns up the love of the world out of their hearts. St. Luke 24: 32; Matt. 3: 11. This fire of love had gone out, when Christ came. See St. Luke 12 : 42. "/am come to send fire on the earth, and ivhat will I if it be already kindled." Yes, it was already kindled in his heart. See Jer. 20: 9. **/Zi's word ivas in mine heart as a burning fire.'*'' — Lam. 1: 13; 4: 11, 12, 13. Sin is a consuming fire. Job. 31 : 12. ^^The mountains shall be melted with their blood j^' yes, it is the mountains that have blood in them, that shall be melted. Isaiah 34 : 3-10. He says, " it shall not be quenched night nor day, the smoke thereof shall go up forever, from gene- ration to generation.''^ Yes, the fire of wrath burns continually against the wicked ; yea, it burns in them to their own destruction. 2 Peter 3 : 16. ** The unstable lorest the Scriptures to their own de- ftruction," and are consumed. * It is the Animated earth. ' ifTMi; 7^'iri iv-' f 3, of saiah before i has come ive come to id the works Seeing, then, hat manner [it they who nothing is 1 ate rial fire. this fire is the fire of Psalm 89 : I the earth 5 have been arth, since d in men's receive it. ut of their This fire e. See St. n the earth, ." Yes, it Jer. 20: 9. ig fire:'— onsuining f be melted i that have [saiah 34 : night nor ^rom gene- ath burns burns in er 3: 16. ' own de- 41 Now we are to have a spiritual millenium; a time when the servants of God shall have the kingdom and dominion. Daniel 7 : '27 ; Isa. 2: 2, 3,4; 11: 9—16; 49: 23; 60. This is the word of God, and it will come to pass ; that is, that his servants shall have the dominion over the earth. Satan shall be bound, when God puts the govern- ment of the nations in the hands of his servants, who will receive his Spirit and walk in subjection to it. Then the wicked will be as ashes under their feet ; that is, they will be without power. — Rom. 8: 9, 10, 11. ^^ And if Christ be in you, the body is dead, because of sin, but the spirit is life, be^ cause of righteousness:* He that has Christ formed within, the hope of glory, to that man Christ is a satisfying portion; he will not be looking for Christ when he has him in the power of the Spn'it, in his heart. Christ said " the flesh profile! h nothing, it is the Spirit that quickencth. St Johii 6 : 33. If we have the Spirit, why look for the flesh, that profiteth nothing ? This was where the .lews were mistaken concerning Christ's kingdom ; they want- ed carnal things instead of spiritual. So it is with many now. God help them out of the spirit of dclusion.-^- Paul told the Colossians, 1 : 13, that God had translated them, who were born of the Spirit, ^^out of the Jcingdom of darkness into the kingdom of his dear Son.*' What more do we w^ant, than to have Christ in us by the power of the Spirit ? St. John 14: 23. "Jesus answered and i^aid unto him^ if a man love me he will keep my words ; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him,** What, not to 1843. Jesus said, watch ye. Yes, ye, not they who shall live in 1843, but ije,** St. Matt. 24: 42. Christ said to the apostle, " ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come*** St. Matt 10 : 23. 48» " And unto them that looJcfor him (Christ) shall he appear the second time, without sin unto salva- tion.^^ Yes. unto them who look for his, salvation. God help many to look for him, and may they find him, who will give them peace. Gal. 5 : 22. When I say Christ is our satisfying portion, and that he is in us, I mean the Spirit of God, that was in Jesus It is the Spiritual Christ, our Saviour. What is it, to be in Christ ? It is to be in the spirit, love, and power of Christ. What is it to have Christ in us ? It is, to have b's Spirit in us, and that Spirit is God's Spirit, which was given Jesus " without mcasure.^^ See St. John 1 : 32 ; 3 : 3-1. Spiritual gifts. See I Cor. 12. In this chapter we find, at the 27lh verse, that Christians are the body of Christ ; that is, of the spiritual Christ, which is the Spirit of God, who is our Saviour. — When we have traced spiritual things to their foun- tain, we find that fountain is God, who filled Jesus with the spirit of love, that by it, " he offered him- self for us ;" yes, by it. Heb. 9 : 14. Now, I say that any man that has the Spirit of God, he has Christ, and he that has Christ is not lookihg for him. No, he is praising God for him, in the power of the Spirit. See what Christ said, S^ John 6 : 63 ; " It is the Spirit that quicken- eth, the flesh projiteth 7iothing.^* When we have the Spirit, we hive all. X. BABYLON THE GREAT. • Babylon signifies confusion or mixture. All men, who has mixed the commandments and doc- trines of men with the commandments and doctrines of God, they are them who are in Babylon. Tney are in a confused state, when asked to show the place in the Scriptures where God commanded them to believe what they do believe, and to do what they do. I will mention some of those things thi so can tec 43 -hrist) shall unto salva- S salvation. 1 may they Jal. 5 : 22. ortion, and >H, that was nr Saviour, n the spirit, it to have in us, and iven Jesus ; 3 : 34. ^is chapter ins are the »al Christ, Saviour. — their foun- ded Jesus fered him- e Spirit of rist is not d for him, at Christ t quicken- have the that they require us to believe; things that were not so much as mentioned by the Prophets or ; nvfi. All and doc- doctrines Tney how the imanded id to do se things 1. They say that God died for us. 2. That God had a mother. \postl es. 3. That there is a purgatory, out of which souls can be redeemed by prayers. 4. Calling a man our Most Holy Father. 5. Praying to angels to intercede for us, and pro- tect us, and to keep us from sinning. C. That mass, or sacrifices, ofleied by priests, will redeem us from sin. 7. Others say, that he who lies to the Holy Ghost and is impure in heart, the blasphemers and mur- derers, and all bad men shall go to heaven, with- out " repentance toivards God, and faith towards our Lord Jems Christ.''^ [The most unreasonable of all.] 8. Others say, Christ died only for a part of man- kind, and that he will save them with or against their will. All who teach these doctrines, which God has not taught, doctrines that are not in the Old or New Testament ; they teach the doctrines of n»en, which are not found in the Scriptures; all who teach them are in a confused state, and that con- fused state God calls Babylon, for Babylon means confusion and mixture. ^Their creeds ^re mixed.) 2 Thes. 2 : 4-8. Babylon — " and in her was found the blood of pro- phets^ and of saintSi and of all that were slain upon earth." Rev. 18 : 24. - Protestants say that Rome is the Babylon spoken of in Revelations. Others say, it ^s the Calholic church. Before they can prove tiiat Rome or the Catholic church is Babylon, they will have to prove that all the prophets and saints were slain in Rome, or the Catholic Church. This they cannot do, for the Jews killed many of the prophets and saints. So have Protestants. 44 I ' But thpy were all slain in Babylon. Yes, they were all slain amonotified to him ; that is> set apart for his use> I aw; that he ' law,** He 11 men who And now >» r. he world to e has done was in him, saved him, d. Heb. 9 : i ' I is nothing mes on ac- man. It is limates and : 63. It is 3stly opera- J hot seen. ties of gifts, ier. There d and one hat is the ill who are is a Sa- ce of God, 1. "And (Jesus.) to forsake in subjec- e of Jesus, hich is the us fit for God and hat we be ' his use. »» that he may dwell in us by his Spirit. There is no Christian who is not sanctified to God. 14. There are Christians who are not perfect; that is, they have not a perfect knowledge of all the will of God ; but are commanded to go on to it, but are not commanded to go on to sanctification. Sanctification and perfection are two difterent works ; the one is to dedicate ourselves to God, and the other is to have a perfect knowledge of his will, and what our duties are to him. So we may be Christians and yet not perfect in knowledge, but cannot be Christians without being santified to God. 15. We must be born again — born of the Spirit of God — made new creatures in Christ Jesus, by the operations of the Spirit in us. No outward forms can save the soul. Nothing short of the Spirit of God, which makes us all one in Christ Jesus. -All who receive the Spirit of God and walk in subjection to it, are the sons and daughters of God ; and Jesus is our oldest brother, ** who, by the grace of God, tasted death for all men.** To God be glory, and honour, and praise for ever. Amen. And to Jesus, his Son, the first-begotten of the dead, who worked willingly in the hand of God, and by the grace of God tasted death for all. To him be honour, and love, and obedience ; for worthy is he to be our Lord and master, who has suffered for us ; and now, "he ever liveth to make intercession for vs.** Now may the love of God, and the fellowship of his Son Jesus, be with us for ever. Amen. Christ said, " Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold,** Every honest man will confess, that " God is no respecter of persons. But in epery nation he that feareth him ana workeih riyhteoitsness, is ac- cepted with him,** So Peter said. Acts 10 : 35. So we ought to believe, that God is good to all them who love him. God is not confined to sect or party. See Rev. 7: 9. 48 I'l ,f Men nnd brethren, who has arrayed the children 'of God against each otlier? Who has separated 4hcm into sects ? who has put enmity between us? It is the devil who has done it. but jJflory to God, who loves us, and has given us a peace-nnaker, (Christ.) <. . Now, there is but one way for us to come in the " uniti/ of the faitit and the knowledge of the Son of God:' Eph. 4 : 13. And that way is to turn to God with all our hearts and receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. It will beget love to God and to all men. Yes, it will fill our hearts with love ; and there will be no enmity between us, &o long as the heavenly Comforter is obeyed by us, and he will teach us all things^ There is no other Teacher that we con depc^id on, to give us a knowledge of the Scriptures. See St. John, 14: 26. Men tell us, that they can preach any doctrine from the Bible. It is true, that men take the Bible to prove every imagination of the mind. But how is it, that they deceive the people? Peter tells us, that they who are deceived are those who live in error, and are willingly ignorant. See 2 Peter 2: 18 ; 3 : 5. Controversy is not the best way to settle the dif- ferences between men ; yet it is necessary with those who resist the truth. But the best way is the way the apostles did. They did not all agree at first. At one time it was, " who should be greatest*^ amongst them. They did not do as men have done since ; that is, to separate themselves, and draw all they could after them. The people would not then have said. See how those Christians love each other. But they did love one another, as Christ commanded them ; they " all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication** to God for the .gift of his Holy Spirit. God gave them his Holy Spirit, and they spake by it, and the word had effect •on the hearers. Then all their thoughts about who i:'i he children 3 separated 2tween us? 3ry to God, ace-maker, Dine in the the Son of our hearts St. It will it will fill no enmity •mforter is ill things, lepc.3d on, t. See St. !^n preach I that men on of the e people? are those ant. See e the dif- ary with ay is the ?e at first. greatest^ en have ves, and le would ans love ther, as ued with d for the lis Holy ad eflfect out who should be greatest were all done awny. The Holy Spirit had cast out selfishness", and filled their heurts with love and light. So it would be with the dif- ferent sects ; if they would get together and pray God to baptize thern with the Holy Ghost, their differ- encea would soon disappear ; love would take the place of enmity. Then men would seek each others' good, God would be glorified, sinners would be converted, and the world would soon become ce- mented together in love. Now, if men of difierent sects would assemble themselves together, and pray for the descent of the Holy Ghost upon them, it would come ; it would show them the tmth ; for it is the only true teacher. See Luke 12: VI. St. John 14: 26. All truth is not imparted tons by our fellow-men. God says, *• Come unto mCf all ye that labour y^ for heaven and peace. Isa. 55; 2, 3, 7. Concerning the worship of Christ, I confess that the Trinitarians have been the most owned and bles- sed of God, and it was under their labours that I was brought to a knowledge of God, and of the way of salvation through faith in Christ. But who the true Christ is, it is profitable ior us to know. God has said, in Isa. 42 : 1. ** I have put my Sj)irit upon him (Jesus) ; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles:' (By what ?) By that Spirit which God put on him. Then it is the Spirit of God that is the true Christ our Saviour. See Jude 25. Jesus said, " I have not spoken of myself* St. John 12 : 49. It was the Spirit of God speaking in him. See 2 Cor, 5 : 19, " 2o wit, that God was in Christ, recon- ciling the world to himself,'* that is, his Spirit was in the man Jesus, the second Adam ; and by him God has opened a free way to heaven, for all who will obey the truth. As to my intentions and desires, I have no other end in view than the glory of God and the salvation 60 of men, without respect to sect or party. I never belonged to any sect or party ; and, by the grace of God, I am determined to live outside of the parti- tion walls, that men have raised to separate us from labouring together in love for the salvation of the world. I Avould not have men think that I profess to know all mystery, or that I think myself the favorite of God, because he has revealed a few things to me ; which are necessary, in this age of the world, to settle the disputes which men have with each other about doctrines. . Jesus said, " Every kingdom^ or house ^ divided against itself , shall not standi St. Matt. 12: 25. The Christian Church is divided, and what one builds another throws down. There are but few in the Church that are what they profess to be. And those who do not profess religion know it, and will not hearken lo such professors, whom they know are no better than themselves. Ten infidel preach- ers are not worth as much to the devil as one hyp- ocrite. Isa. 32 : G ; St. Matt. 23 : 23-25, 28 ; 2 Peter 2: 20,21. O that we, who call ourselves Christians, would receive God's Spirit, and walk in subjection to it. It woufd create in us love to God. Love would be the ruling principle in us. Then we should say, with Paul, " Who shall separate us from the love of Christ ?" Christ says, if we love him we shall " keep his commandments" His commandment is, " That we love one another," O, that we did love one another, then we should disappoint our great enemy, the devil. Let us remember, that without love we are nothing. 1 John 4 : 16, 28. It is of no use for any church, now in the worlds to expect that all or any other churches will come over to their faith and practice, though some churches have laboured to be pure and to throw ofi the yoke of outward rites, which do not purify the heart There must be a giving up of all but the 51 iT^ty. I never r the grace of of the parti- arate us from v^ation of the that I profess c myseJf the ealed a few n tliis age of h men have ^use, divided . 12: 25. d what one re but few in to be. And it, and will i they know 5del preach- as one hyp- 28; 2 Peter ans, would action to it. e would be should say, I the love of n we shall ndment is, ve did love our great at without the world, will come igh some throw ofi purify the il but the Scripture of God. Praise be unto our God, who has caused all things to work together for our good. It is for good that all the churches are found to be in Bome error. It will be the easier to induce them to reform, and to come into the unity of the faith. It is easier to get .a man to make up a quarrel with you, when you confess that you were to blame as much as he was. But as long as you say, I was right and you were wrong, you will not easily get a man to say, you are right and I am wrong. It is so with the churches. All the just ones will meet each other, willing to blot out of their creeds every thing but the commandments of God. Now, even in the days of the Apostles, profes- sors were not agreed about what was the will of God concerning us. I say professors were not agreed. But possessors who live tinder the influence of God's Sjnrit and its teaching, were and are always willing to renounce error when they are convinced of it. Some men put great confidence in the writings of the fathers, because , they lived and wrote soon after the Apostles. Hear what God says, in Jer. 17 : 5, 6, 7, : *' Cursed be the man that trusteth in man" The fathers had no Teacher but what we may have, if we obey God. The Holy Ghost is the true Teacher. See John 14: 26; 16 : 13. The Scriptures says, " he that trusts in the Lord shall not be confounded," See Rom. 9 : 33 : 10 11. If any think I am not right, let us have a discussion, ^and see who will be confounded, Jew or Gentile, professor of Christianity or Infi- delity, who thinks he can refute what this book teaches, if he will agree to hire a hall with me,to have our controversy in, and to charge twenty- five cents for admittance, I will agree that all the money shall be given to the Orphan's Home. Now there is another way to test these things, with those ministers who have churches and 62 societies.. If they think they can refute me, let them appoint a day or evening, and give me notice of the time and place. The Lord willing, I ' will be there and reason with them, in a christian manner, out of the Bible, and no other book. All who differ from me will do this, unless they are afraid of being confounded before their people. Any person who wants any communication with me, I will receive it, if post-paid. f . 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