Western Times, Volume 1, Number 50, Richmond, Wayne County, 8 August 1829 — Page 1

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ence to a i.-iblu l0ily. ",To other fonada(ion ran any nnti lay than that which i alieac'y laid.' The Inundation of tn:ni"s salvation t'rem sin. and consequent misery, was laid hefore Jesus, Moses, or Ahraham was. 'T.cioie Ahraham wa-, mn," was the testinony of one that was true, concerning the 3 i iiuty w hich clothed Jesu and was called -Chtit; which was al- called Kmmanue!, the Lord our JtitrliteouMies, the Hiead ef Life, Living Water, the

ir J lC:i.5:rJptT?.ns.(4.)verv three i ,;r;ir',r,,,. lC 'i'' -nd Od-prin of David

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, c cry thre , , .) et w 1ml, mud er tt u. Sl)tl (ll M A UijU i;c:ji, Ui0 Xcu !: . ) areleiin.-s. 1 rotestai t, J utk-, . ,A ;l Vn.e.a 1 )oor. the Mi-htv Gol.th.j(. t.l. l--.ni.--! Jews are net comprehend jifthe-tmir Father, the I'lince 'uf l'oace." i d in this i.un.'aer. 'l"hi:s ;i Diximty is implied under the difI Tlieie me at 1110 CI principal 1 feient tirure-or i re.-cn Uk i-, 1 !i!l i !ur h- , T2 hihos, 1,170 priests, j we 1 hex that (i'd ic:.rii.. to hp (he j 1.0 1.1 monk, 1.313 huns, -ICJ semii!- nt'' iu-ii i-ihU, F.leinal ()te, and Christ I I 1 ,2''0 poc r in the 1 capital?, aiid lt,lf 1 :ie - i 11 -it.Wi-dnn an 1 Vv- er -f(i jd,

OC'Jdet tr,ed in !riM,r.. The i.timhrr " w as in the l.c --main-; w (,.,d, wa

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nnre than in the. Lift vrarA Tt,,M,-m.iI""i-': "5 ,M1,,,rt"""1 m

i...r ..I .,!,. i, At it thereof the iuM-.hle

L i . i . :h!o 1 u it and l'mver '

; n. :.( ui m oi i o.-i uie in p i uioii t . i i . , , fM . ... it -vM. tiid '(. hri-t o

ii!ilci:ttl i) 1 pers ti, ill ,4 Wlltilll ;

j these nin- )enrs hy 10.1 :G.

Whit si'.ail

onsumcd and the vessel is transformed

and restored. When the tiling operated upon hy lire, becomes pasbie, the tire soon ecaeth, so as m m becomes pas-ive, to this sword, tire, or baptism, its oilice is done. The soul hems; theieby purified, the bap-i-m ceaseth of roure the sword is taken away, and man is found in the garden of having access to the Tree of Life, and no sword turning against him. Here th-m mat gather my views ot

the medi ition of Christ, the effective word, effecting the woik ot man's redemption tro.'ii sin bv a sensible operation of the spirit of (Jod upon the transgressing nature until it die. This i, a crucifixion of the 'hi min.ortlip w ill of man the death of

the will was witnessed previous tothecrueifivion of the boil ofJeus, when in the resignation of his soul he uttered this laniruige: 'mot tn will but thine be done."" Hen1 is a perfect reconciliation to (Jod's

t.ip if nine imI

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will hv t!ie eiitii e sui ia n er

e." s av the apostle.

mc -imp: den- . e. sav - the apostle, "he reconcile' I to liod

h. it i-lio i m ihy the deatli of his s,,i. how much more

i iiou." Ler emau. i- 'ha!l e be sixe i (or justitid) bv r is Jiff '

tioti t this !r lint and l'ow er, m the w 01 k j 1 loj (. !n u: iti this entire surrender, this of cieatou and in the w ot I f i egr -of a- j pri fct death of t.i ow n will on the cross, tion, from tirt to last, (pe ihmg after the ! prefigure.! hv the death of Jesus nr great

iminimrot men) Irom etermtv to t ttriiux . ; (r), holy pattern. this necr-arv death tor

Cr-V fj a ittl'r rittm Ay Juhn Mutt, to i hrist, the all nealive oi.. an 1 the !.Vorv son and daughter, and that which a

an Ort'iu iux J'ria-l. j ur.chanring. inexhaustible fountain of this TI.e ( 'tV.n-A in,' I- tl-r ir.pin J Ml. MUTr,aii Iaiht, Life, WisMini, and I'ower isCio.l. i(!i..v.,l '1i1t,riathee,.r,,tc,)f f n't..! ,u i- but neither of these, (if the fountain and

la a -,! 1 -i merit .:-(.. r! r ir;-i!..ti.,i ,.n t o o-- on'noal ilnvmgs can N- pluralied.)

uii'iti ! ir-t, :n .lri'aii.inj a cm ', n-.

w as uiii t ie of awoiniM, male uiultrthe

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.f . U !' tin; or( n.t .! m I r.t.. arl ,u ..-,. I ; ' 4V ' -- .a.ai-'Ui. iocs'imm ! . I 1 1 I h tt,- r.,.-MM.fr..,iMt. l.r-t n . until ! !rN Vv,,,, " 'iv the Jews ,T

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.r rr !! iMtwr-..: 1 i .r pr.f.r.. 'a- - "- '''-p .i ix-uy. .t i .omi 0 'a man appro veil oi vioo, nrm meresI-,,.. I r..i..M. o.u.- of V.-uT ,r..P:nclrrii,-"!rl(':iM "( lUo '-1-n.and I'o-ver mrection of that body from the grave, 1 r,ii ih a i t v iVhil-er- t'..- s. ,, .flirr nrC,nS,i "l (' ' ' ! dwelt in it, an I uhnJi was wiicl was a type or shadow of good things L- MnuiilUWiottun, t),v..iv'.':!:,nl',.,,"r,,n:t ;,,u as ot sen-.f the Jews yr-t to come, out the body or substance is !.,...( ..t. a:LM.!,;t.:..vl.r.-I..rt:,-..V,,.rh,, !m :l r'CUt.ng of Christ.

as ehi!iti:i r '!.. i

ig!i."'and .4 true 'ii-ai of Chi i-t, and was

! dec! u cd to he

a tirji i-'d ImmIv, a Tabor

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... , ... r""'""1 uort-tei vm Mi- ;tiii ,ri us mc n, w nn ine anosi ie. ie av e me

. , .', . . ,, j"' ov ten l,v th spiritual ee, the organ I principles of the doctrines of Chiist. and ; lima l.fttl li I run. I, oi.-Iilin - Hi' ' ' - , , , ., . , . . r

vo l Mini t. r, the rh.i'jp r, !

I l !. a i;t nt K i f v tt, l Divtrn- oricm of t!.-

I u-.rv ot Ifi'V, fitel tt v t-f:il y of reward. ia:'i-!oii nt', will tie fjun 1 lo he fi'i ,IIy Ii'm ! f v :. 1 u : .

Tli i i request t iiiv views on .th

or pen'r .iv e power of the s and that

1'ioSv wlua Pivmely enlightened. For.

r"- , how c. er pet ft ct the organ ot'oulw ard sight .1 i - - . . .- - : . :

; i v , oo, i.o i-im j 'iis imm i ;ui i 'Jm- ; t'rr. tah"n of the least of'ject but through

' e iM'-diioa of Jhe I tr t . t '. f inn world; s'lh-1 whi -h. me( tirg these per-.epf.i' c organs.

t of the Miraculous Conception, Melia- produce.

all outward vision, n the soul of

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i .v

Atooerr eat f t Je-us Chrut. wt-ic'i man. to which perceptive powers are givss,i,c, I a:n willing to give; . s ' rn. !-el :ng to a knowledge of Hevvenlv

d tin re a little" of -.usfep. ; things, equally dependant for all .its t is-

Life, coming in contact with an impure them through the merits of Christ; and -oul, and naturally burning agatnvt the through this medium sees them as pure in i ,.,.. . : i at.. .. . i . i . 1 1 . i . . 1

i .in-ii. s.-ui iiaiuie; anu uy ;i miwiiiimihi to its operation atid process, the dross is

these beloved doctrines, grow ing out ot the perverted understanding and consequent wrong construction of Scripture testimonies,which coming to us clothed with metaphor and figure, have always, hy the carnally minded, the unlearned in the school of Christ, been wrested into some literal meaning, taking the metaphor for the thing signified, and wholly missing the mark ef its spiritual meaning. Thus the

Jews when Jesus told them unless they eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drank his blood, they had no life in them, were so under the influence of their outward senses, so unacquainted with inward communion w ith God, that they seemed to look no further than his outw?ad body, nnd marvelled how he could give them his flesh to eat; hut such was his compassion to-varda his too sensual short sighted brethien, after the flesh, that he graciously (as in many other instances) condescended to inform them that the doctiines which he taught were spiritual, that he had no reference to that mortal body, which he plainly told

them profited nothing a? to the salvation of the soul, 'dt is the spirit that quickeneth, he flesh profite.th nothing; the words that

1 speak unto you they are spirit and they

ire life."1 am speaking of Christ in you the eternal substance, and of that blood

vhich is the life of all. and which is shed

abroad into every soul for the remission of sins;1' of which the shedding of the blood

of his outward body must always be understood to be figurative. Thus when the cruel hard hearted scldiers pierced hi-j side, forthwith came theieout blood and water, emblematical of the cleansing lifegiving virtue proceeding from a compassionate -God and Savior,1 even towards such as are crucifving to themselves the

son of God afresh, piercing the heavenly an'l divine life w ith the spear of their own unlaw ful desires. F.ut one thing 1 am glad in believing, and increasingly am I confirmed in it, thatthe Lord is atising in his power.to shake the false heavens of all denominations, and fry their doctrines by the standard of tradi and however the numerous different classes cf babel-buildei s p.nd idol worshippers may cry out agairst the heralds of truth, w ith many solemn denunciations cf -heresy , 'infidelity :.ad the

like, their fal-e alarms will have lh effect

lone can reconcile anv soul to God,) is bur

ied w ith him in baptism, bv which also (Oy the crucify ing powei ) w e. are raised with him into newness of life. Without a death and hut ill there cm be no reurrec'ion. Here is the mediation of Christ, and

through this medium only I have hope" of

salvation, an 1 not hecane ofthe crucifixion

ot ' a man approved ot lioo, orot the res

r - r tin !: o i N i

t' ft

on iu re a ii. iie oi .nisren

n st re 1 as n l,'; it

calcuViN-.l to

the

o i ;- 1'ir Ii' ! !- (. flP I

l'0is of

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Motion me renew en nin ot v.iiom, m- ! d iv sprang fiom on high." which no m m can command or -cau" to know it- p'ace

go onto perfection, not laving again a fum

o.ation for repentance and ot dead works, bv alepeu'!anceon that w hichcannot save. What are these princip'es which the apestle cat' - I "ii !,.- ' ' ijo-v l fbcvai- to leave hehit.it? Ub ih-- fust pon or beginna g of their know h-de of doctrmts which m. l e opened to Iheir child's state--but here he v. ouhl not liave the n still to dwell.

as thoegh the mditncnts or tirst principles j more !! moe "f stifling vp the mil ds of w ere to bo a full anal (io dstandai ii . The ,th- j,r qJe toexain:oe f.. themseives ai d a i ost 1 e o. "i i"! ' a -(i 1 v saw the dang-c r of this line h it is to be hoped that a t ho rough ekind oi tth-i.loxy in his tune, and w arne-l jammati-ui may t ,ik. place, that ne tor.e thechnr he against it, knowing th.it in m v not be left uin nrotfei ef a ' i their

:i rs-T : w:i.i. nr- nv:' the gun o'

i. h.fv c te.t 'a t tf nid to 'le d ire

icmbl' s, th .-ir b hef in the

hu wh:- h non.e fad o wiiut--nig in it';,l so'h shortsighted c"0'strii--tioiis thejsvsttms and stiu- ture-ot in ex; er muital

.:t the tnr.v j of ni in. ;.s i -prr; - h -

ret'.:

t ' t'l. I1.--1-II I- f I,.r' .'f w-.d' to !'.

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ihnitt- d t'i div tdi d ( o

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tew s r t ( io.l tliiti'js ot

If lllv i ' : on i

vi v.-, wee pr'wgre.sing tow ar-'s

tilne-s v-hoate laitiitii to tnc reneweM discovetie oi lic i ;.si,.g light, which I-

ii 1

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dually teuio,

God. It 1

pt'i. '.r-ii o t t'o ; . wet" a ( m -a ;:'- veer of our st,( aetv who. in their

pt cad ov er

t!ie e.l, tliat s.-t tns

ad n itio-ic a veil offleh.

out wart itep''',..-i-ai e vv l. ten I aui iiiuatiij t be done aw nv in C In ist. A a 1 it is

1 1 -1 in i:n

tl.fi ri

b- v,

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l is now

Miii'u'ous ( onceptitip, J -ii.t-lol th una! :.o- ri uay. uiai n me le.uu.-.fi

ernent of J.-us Christ. I 1 . - ot Mo-es, (a-i 1 not lathe true knowieuge

of Ch.n-t.) the veil ot nVsh i e:i I'ns o er the u-elerstaading: hut ;s the:e is a turning wholly to the Lord, (who is Spirit and not I'esliA tins veil is tak n awa'v as

I: Cft; tv.i 13

I'r..

" (h ti th" statistic il returns

: t i to 'hi ii. h in t!o Fni

rnv tiotti a 'f the v.e.ght ofthe cate

thitie-t- ou me. n tn'? the tliurch, woulibe n U':h no re i-id, and mv ine.i-iirp ' -.uiV-i it g for the h,i l -.ike, be pieltv f'st filling iip but I have no such appre-

ciititure testitiionv

i.'ti-i'ia. I ne plain

Kiceiniig the Concepti'Ui, I'uilh, Life,

wholly tuttiirig to Spirit is wholly turning

frotn flesh as an object of I nto and worship. I hav e no mote ! nht d the Mirac-

" . . ... . , t ..ci

Heath and Ilesiurec tion o! the hody of Jr. uion-i oncepiiMi and appiaimg o, jl-un

sa.' it s'1Vi."l: I I.i tiiij !',

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seen an l oro u ion m u.t ao,e,u .on in the s .ul. At the same time, I no moic believe that outward, created body to be

t 1 : JO. that it comprise

- . it

I'm -hTteilCS, l.rj.i '; s,,,, hope will never I C invalidated by a to that v isihle ho ly, tl an i iiiv e oi me ra-t.-r-. :J" lirerili ito. Ho ,i. ,.Vrr, ,,r,,f,..-inf nuinhei s of our ?ociel v. ! Mn ac ulou- Conn ptiou ot the incorruptible

. I )7u ' hurt lies, and lf.h I b 1 ( ould also hope, th it the doctrines of any aid-. Tb i- w etc added ilu.1 r ,n., !erable number of our society, lei r r : .i'. , J . . ,o ;., rr il.i. lin.lv .mil lilood ot Chrit.

HI nor, I l..,t'), lil'ii.'miiiiui pi' uii . . ... . . r .i .... ll . i ii.

iv... ..... .;.. rlorrbt-s v.ou! I never he lound s,-, a-similate.! wuh ii.nrisT, me .-avi.-air m -m.o, i.,.u, , .:-

'' . . I .... : i' .1.- -I i. ,.f Im.-i. llol. -.n. I S; nirit to he SVDOTIV ItillUS

the CoriUpl nociii'iis oi uir imui n iinv,, n .. . : It.one :.s srairelv to find a distinguishment I tei ms nor can I conceive these -uppoilns

11. .l.i-i.,C I. ...... I ..l.nrtinr.nt l.lho .OIV Ip.i lilri'l.

'I ne s,,',, i.,,-,1 ouerr N titit c, i- rut betwi.ti them. I ran see no po-sioie mi - -y" .... ... v - v -

--.!- - , , ,

f)iii I m: .i lveit,-i!g (Llutnna of the, NrwoHifN. 11 ) .ler.t.itor. I

r.t. ht. wliviokrd icceiver i-taught to be- have been any le-s i loi worshipper

and blood, in an in - , they set up the image

r r civ j-l i : I e ls' .

t :,tv

i . ... i r ,...i . ... a... i . .....a t ii .1 ii no .iei s iipip in

tiic'ii' latw een a nepeii itii e :oi sin .i- " a .'- i .' - - te.n on the matet ial biead and wine offered practice, when they set up F.aal, A-htaroth. . ' ... I 'I .l. '-nr. ll.r. rt.A.Xm riUl'S. OT tllllt tlllSp WOlllll

:,()IK F.-Tbo C;,:,7.V PCb,r, ::";ir:r ' ,lt liJlunr been any less idol wotd.ippers bad

Pom I'r-, . i.d ll,o nu"0 Stl .i r. , . . , i i.i..l il.rv s,t on the image of Moms fur their

Qi.'.er M - ttt-.g

nn h s at Ll 1 ; N K .

vn-' h.(V.. . ii. J-1- 112 ' I

the 1 1 n.i r,

I mist j l i. . th.it cor.'.

2 rd I were a'

'. ll th.

at i: h i

I'll th.

1 "n ' 'lievei-i the real body and blood, in an in-j they set up the image o, .uiws iur ine,, ol w dl. to m.o t at ; , r .hrn.lbl0 n:iruu,r, transubstanti ited ;God . Thou vM;best my a oew s respecting I! V.'.i.g Ho-i-c,' Uo r jiMf, rr;iUv :il)i(!lng in tlH'jtho.lUio;;.,-. cfChnst. I can freely tesihlnth div i:i hep-' , ir l(.lt.(akili ,-,f 'u Inch, trfieshesitih my ht hef that theic i other Medi-

toiiu 'I itm'i tor repetitatitc aivt iiead works doctrine and false hope, m-.' a f.'imdatton a as I. ui as an abiding in the life V walk- of living experience be laid b-. an inward n g in the light necessarily implies an ail-I acquaintance with God the fountain"! all v at. cement, while those who remain amnnc ; true know ledge on w horn as w e w ait our the tombs, the monuments ofthe dead, i strength w ill be o renewed and our on. !er-

bo-e rv es are more to their r biers andjstanding so enlarged in his wisdom and ancestors than to the opener of the seals, love, as to he made ahle and willin'to co

the dismal ver of doubts and the revealer of forth in his name, with the work of our

secrets or my sterics leading foith into an enlargement of his dot trints and kingdom, l.l.e Lot's wife new stand, and that too in the wav of others looking back from whence they came, instead of goingon to perfection with the woik of their day, in a lively, fervent, faithful exercise of their gifts, becoming as a dew from the Lord among many people, which waiteth not for man, nor tart it th for the sons of men. F.ut the faithful, when the spirit of the LordGodis upon them, anointing them to preach glad tidings of peace and sal vation, and to open

day, however the cry cf the craftsmen may he heard from every quarter. The heavens ofthe fale rests ofthe children of men, h.r e never passed away wi bout a '-great noiio;'1 the sons and daughters of every morning of reformation have had to make their way against the nm'iitude of the Feast's follow ers, w hoeiooh being in danger of being set at naught, occasions a great deal of premeditation how to er serve the clothing that has veiled these dead images from the people. And as truth is n-

gainst them, its opposite has been m many

to the people the everlasting doctrine of instances employed many have been the

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I ' : i t ! I I. ave a fret

jo so,. of th"' !) il DAM'.L 111UJCK-

itor between God and nan, but the 'man

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i o t' . VV I I V. h I

I thtook

..ui Jri.trtl,ollt tliA u , I Mill .1 (Irt'fMl

.till i - i - in 1 1 in' " " .1

;iI:rrontheoutwatdotIetingonCalvary. jChn-t Jesus, l.oth wh.r!, terms are io ne Thi. subtle Mine ofthe mv-terious appli-; undei.lood in seme pla.es. to signify toe r-iti-.imftempor.il thing- to spiritual bodies, same, and stand for Christ the invisible of f!, .h nnd blond to .oul nii'l spirit, has , Word, and in this place, un.loubte.ll v sigbeen for ;im s tno sure es-fuhy prartiscl on nihes the hidden or neu inan ol t! c heart,

... ..r.h.Min.d m tl.n m hoot of Chi ist. w ho ' a Spiritual, not a fututal hody,

arth

'st,

thill u-dm

-,ng to blind leaders, hav e blindly fob of Life, not a compost , ot- earthly sul (d them into the ditch of polluted doc-. stance, soon fob-' dissoht'd. liitbet.gNr

' Pu nation. ()'' ' i lit. try o' urr- tti , ,ity on Tut I)

I it to h.i s--'ii on I--- trit. t s; and, in many m-ianrt -, cornretpn

t' fitmlv of Mr. V.Cri .-.polluted lives.theieintobt ing deceived and

r. t',,. hou-o w .is sfruck hv

.a .iU.ou.'Ii no ivcj

. . i i

.: nn hy some sell pleasing, carnal nor.

w r t"r Mia of - of out w aid dependence, which to the

t, it ,.r...,.it Ml.,.,, that th-i, ili-niM ' ";IWii:lonof nur(.,. doctrine . , . . , ( ,lii!:e ) society, abounds amongst 1 (0t lyv;: :,u- ! ,lltt, o nomoredouht of our being saved by trut.i-t..,ii,.,..v,a:,i p ,,1S 1:0,U lh:in Fhave that Chn.t is a r.i;h I.e. loom in v. huh the f ui-V ' .. , inr...!e ,4" life in the soul of man : at the iC:o tci'cd, htoke evciy :il ti. Li oil1 I ,.ifi tin more belief that the

croc ;;) u o the tahb-, ;.: t!. outer g.ir.iiit alii.o-t ti.ttirely fi a ..un wo mar;, !,. d it I w I i .; i m, it,to a

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malcri tl blood of that outward hody will have the least agency in washing away or if. mil p irono ui" in v sins, or any other of the human fjfni! v, thr.n I have that when he t 1 1 Ida disciple?, he was the bread tin'

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man, both in a state ol inuoi ence and under transgi ession, w e hr.d bira in the former condition placed it; Faradise, when the "Tree of Life" was of e-,v.. daily access: no walls of paitdion between fm and his Creator no Uedeemer hut a present God. .Not so, when his actual inmsgro-sion had separated him fiom the "Tree of Life." A sword w; s tiecessaiily between God and ma'i,"a flaming sword, a refiner with fire, a Mediator between God roul man,"' thro' Ihe turning of the sword, bv the burning of ll.t fue, the Mediation of Christ, the great hapt'.rr; in a word, a visitation cf pure

truth according to the undeceiving vision

of (old, the pure openings of truth on their mind, wait not for the judgment of man, nor the sanction or approbation of the sons of men, but in t'ae unflattering language of a faithful witness go forth against the deceitful merchandize of mystery F.abylon, her dark, carnal, unexperimeiit.il

doctrines of weak and foolish dependance on visible things. And however

her merchants may proclaim against the testimonies of such as God hath appoint

ed against her, and delegated to spoil her trafic, they will ere long be heard bewailing her fall, for strong is the Lord God who jn lgeth hcr.&. pleadcth the cause of his people, callingtlum fiom within her borders, and warning them not lo pat take of her sins, that they may escape her plagues.

I lath he not called our Society cut ot ad the dark Fabylonish doctrines of tlepcndance on flesh and blood? and hath there not arisen in our society doctrines of the "Feast and faFe Prophet," which the world has long been fallowing after? Here the-teachers of the people under various denominations are holli.:gup the ft-If gratifying doctrines of imputative, righteousness, that Chiist died for them that they might live; that although they are wicked, Christ is righteous, ami has given his life a ransom for motiy; and by the offering up of himself hath obtained eternal tedetifption, that by the sacrifice of his life on the cro-s he hath appeased the l';;'.hoi wra'h. or. 1 mo Fij ! no- !.v. :mv-

misrepresentations which have been raided and sent abroad and many uncharitable and even absurd constructions have been put npon the words of such as hr.ve had to declare the undisguised truths of God to the people. Finally, my beloved friend. I ara wih" ling to confess unto thee and io the world, as 1 ever speak openly of these things and

in secret have I said nothing, that I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, the alone power of God unto salvation nor of the doctrines of eternal truth in toe openings of the Gospel, as they are there revealed to my understanding. Dou.itless there are many tiling yet to be said, as there appears to have been but little ad vane ernent in docti ine or practict since the frs nje'of the Christian church, which is. therefore, but in its infancy as to knowledge as the many flashings about doctrines, in tlitierent churches, and the bondage that thousands evidently sutler, under the weak and beggarly elements of this world doth incontrovcrtibly testify. And firmly am I persuaded to believe, that if faithfulness had been found with us since the first rise of this society, the knowledge of the doctrines of the Gospel of Christ, according to the dispensations of his own spirit, w isdom and power, would ere novr have been spread over nations vv ho have never heard ihe name of Jesus conveyed to them by outward voice; but who are, neveith '-'ess, subjects of that power to w!.h!i evciy Knee shall bow, and ;very toug ;e ccrdees.

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