Epistle to the Citizens of London, 1841
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Epistle to the Citizens of London, 1841
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Excerpt:The word of the Lord to the Citizens of London, of every sect and denomination: and to every indi- vidual into whose hands it may fall—showing forth the plan of Salvation, as laid down in the New Testament: namely, Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ—Repentance—Baptism for the Remission of Sins—and the Gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of ... -
Excerpt:years’ sojourn with him, were not fully qualified to preach the gospel—they had not been endowed with power from on high. In testimony of this, turn to the 2nd chapter of Acts, which reads thus: “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come they were all with one accord in one place: and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sit- ting: and there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire ... -
Excerpt:By this we plainly see, that the promise of the Holy Ghost was not confined to the apostles, neither to that nor any other particular age of the world; for Peter dis- tinctly and positively said to you and to your children—to them that are afar off—even as many as the Lord our God shall call. [Acts 2:39] Now, if this promise of the Holy Ghost was to continue, then, certainly, faith, repentance, baptism, must continue also: as the Holy Ghost was granted as the seal of ... -
Excerpt:he that cometh after me shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan, unto John, to be baptized of him; but John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Suffer it to be so now, to fulfil all righteousness: then he suffered him; and Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water, and lo! the heavens were opened upon him, and ... -
Excerpt:been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ.” [Galatians 3:27] Bap- tize, in the original, signifies to immerse—to overwhelm. Now, unless we are buried in the water like unto Jesus Christ, we cannot be said to be buried with him by bap- tism. Neither can we expect to receive the approbation of the Father, by setting aside the ordinance of his Son, and substituting one in its stead, which has been made by man—which sprinkling evidently has, since it is no- where to be found in the New Testament. We con- ... -
Excerpt:this, heard of Jesus for the first time). Both of these persons went down into the water, and came up straight- way out of the water. The Eunuch went on his way rejoicing. [Acts 8:26-39] We might also mention the jailor and his household, and many others. We have given sufficient proof that baptism, by im- mersion, is one of the ordinances of the Gospel, and that it was instituted by Jesus Christ. Now, we desire to show, that according to the order of the ... -
Excerpt:Now we will endeavour to show forth the effects manifested by the Holy Ghost anciently, and the bless- ings which flowed from it. Let us turn to Cor. xii.— The Apostle Paul tells us that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now, there are diversities of gifts, or blessings—namely, wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discern- ing of spirits, diverse kind of tongues, interpretation of tongues, dreams, visions, &c., &c.; which were all manifested in the ... -
Excerpt:with a mighty pruning, for the last time—in order to establish permanent peace upon earth, for one thousand years, during which time Christ will reign upon earth with his Saints, according to the testimony of John. The everlasting Gospel must go forth to the nations of the earth, to seal up the righteous, and to prepare them for the hour of judgment and dissolution that await the inhabitants of the earth: because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, and broken the ever- lasting covenant.—See