SACRED HISTORICAL PAINTER, AUTHOR OF "THE MESSIAH,” A POEM,

THE SOUL'S AID," &c.

AND

“ Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith prove your ownselves.-
Know ye not your ownselves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, cept ye be repro-
bates?"

[2d. Cor 13th chap., 5th verse.

To the numerous descendants of Adam, who fell from his high and holy estate, even from the Image of God his Father, and thus brought the curse upon all posterity ; as in him, all are subject to death, so in Christ, whom we preach, all may live. Therefore, to all who have immortal souls to save these pages are respectfully submitted,

BY THE AUTHOR.

CONTENTS.

DISCOURSE I.

Examine yourselves whether ye be in the faith; prove your

ownselves; Know ye not your ownselves, how that Jesus

Christ is in you, except ye he reprobates?

[ad Cor., 13th chap., 5th verse.

DISCOURSE II.

Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

[Romans, 10th chap., 17th verse.

DISCOURSE III.

Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from

Heaven, saying: I have boti glorified it, and will glorify

it again.

[John, 12th chap., 28th verse.

DISCOURSE. IV.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and so is also the

Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that they obey

lim.

When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took

counsel to slay them.

[Acts, 5th chap., 320 & 33d verses.

DISCOURSE V.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever.

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines; for

it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace ;

not with meats, which have not profited them that have

been occupied therein.

[Hebrews, 1.3th chap., 8th. & 9th verses.

DISCOURSE VI.

If ye love me, keep my commandments; .

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another

Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;

Eren the spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive,

because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him : but ye

know him ; for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you..

[John, 14th chap., 15th, 16th & 17th verses.