enly as he is God, accounting light of his sacrifice for sin, through which we receive the whole of Christ in us.

"These talk high of the divine image,''heavenly birth,'-'relation to God,'-' Christ a serpent-bruiser;'-but make light of the blood of the everlasting covenant,' through which we receive the atonement, and draw nigh unto God. But to set up a Mediator without a satisfaction, to talk of sanctification without a propitiation for sin, to approach God, but as being reconciled by the blood of the cross, is only Deism in disguise, and has all the essence of denying Jesus Christ come in the flesh."6

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"Some false prophets set up the letter of the word against the Spirit; others exalt their light within against the scripture of truth, and contend for the sufficiency of an inward principle without the word preached; and equalize the grace in Heathens with the power of God in believers. Such teach a sceptic creed, and only change the word reason and natural conscience into a principle from above."

"Some make havock with philosophy and vain deceit. Some make nature as eternal as God,' honour darkness as the only ground of good,' and walking in the light of their own fire, and the sparks they have kindled, bind up the arm of Omnipotence, and confine God to formation without power to create."

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1 Heb. x, 29. xiii, 20, 2 Rom. v, 11. 3 Heb. viii, 19. 41 John ii, 2. 5 Ephes. ii, 15. Col. i, 20. 61 John iv, 2, 3. 2 John 4. 7 Dan. x, 21. 8 Col. ii, 8. 9 Isaiah 1,

"Some acknowledge no faith but what the church allows: some will have no religion but what is established by law. Some view gospel purity as heathen morality. Some see no beauty in holiness; others no evil in sin. Some adhere to the outside of religion, and despise all but mode and ceremony. Some affirm that God regards not sin in one;1 nor forgives it in another".

"One false prophet fights against the evidenceof faith; another against the fruits of righteousness: some allow no testimony of the spirit, but a holy life: others prefer legal obscurity and bondage to sin, before the light and power of the gospel. One opposes works to believing; another boasts of faith without works. Some deny original guilt; others, that nature is corrupt. One denies justification by faith; another saith, that works of holiness profit nothing." One saith righteousness is not imputed;o another, no righteousness is implanted."10

"Some find out that Christ is our law-fulfiller, has done all for us, and not left us even to follow his steps.11 Others, that he has only set us an example, and left us to struggle for ourselves.

1 The Holy Ghost foreseeing what would be broach, ed by false teachers, has forewarned us against what is so pleasing to flesh and blood; and given this infallible mark whereby we may try the spirits: let no man deceive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. John iii, 7, 8.

2 Heb. xi, 1. 3 Gal. v, 22-24. 4 James ii, 18. 5 Rom. iii, 23. v, 12. 6 Ep. ii, 3. 7 Rom. v, 1. 8 James ii, 22. Rev. xiv, 13. xxii, 14. 9 Rom. iv. 11, 22-24. Gal. iii, 6. James ii, 23 10 Eph. iii, 16-19. 11 1 Pet. ii. 21.

One exalts reason above revelation; another derides reason, and every thing besides.

"One says nature is pure, reason uncorrupt, and a sufficient guide: another bestows the gift of the spirit on the apostles only; a third confines inspiration to scripture: and not a few subscribe every thing, and believe nothing."

"These are all false spirits gone out into the world, deceitful workers, ministers of antichrist: And however some of these corrupt opinions may be found in upright men; yet so far as any have embraced them, so far they are possessed by the spirit of falsehood: And Christ has bid us beware."

P. If these things are so, few can be saved. However, I shall not so easily take your word, nor will I concern myself about needless speculations.

D. Is it a needless speculation whether you are found of God to be a false or a true witness! However displeased or secure you may be at present, a day is coming when you will wish you had paid more regard to scripture and my office; for then it will appear that even Satan bimself is not so guilty as you. If he destroys men's souls, he shall answer for it as a murderer, but not as a guardian entrusted with them: but if the watchman doth not warn, if the shepherd doth not feed, if the prophet doth not instruct, if the steward doth not provide, he shall give account for offices neglected, for talents hidden, and for a stewardship unfaithfully administered.

1 1 John iv, 1. 2 2 Cor. xi, 13. 3 Matt. vi, 15, 16.