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| Collection Name | The word of the Lord to the citizens of London, of every sect and denomination: and to every individual into whose hands it may fall--showing forth the plan of salvation as laid down in the New Testam... |
| Collection Description | The word of the Lord to the citizens of London, of every sect and denomination |
| Collection Number | M230 K49w 1840 |
| Collection Page | 1-8 |
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FEELING an anxious desire for the salvation of souls, we now lay before the world those principles which were taught by our Lord Jesus Christ, and his apostles; and as we implicitly believe the word of God, we declare that a full salvation cannot be ob- tained, except through obedience to all the command- ments laid down in the New Testament.
If it were necessary that the Saviour, who was a holy Being, should be bap- tized, in order to fulfil all righteousness, and to obtain the approbation of his Father – how much more neces- sary it is that we, being unholy, should be baptized for the remission of our sins, that we may lay claim to the promises of God.
Now, we can no where, in the teachings and sayings of the Saviour, find anything that can justify the custom of sprinkling, because the Redeemer said, “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” Now, we know that the word birth, as it is here signified, is a transition from one ele- ment to another; and this could not possibly take place unless a man go down into the water, and become buried in it. Paul, in writing to the Romans, says, “Know ye not, that as many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death? Therefore, we are buried with him by baptism into death, that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we should walk in the newness of life: for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the like- ness of his resurrection. For as many of you as have
Now, we desire to show, that according to the order of the Gospel, the Holy Ghost is to be conferred by the laying on of hands. This ordinance ought also to be administered by those who have authority from God, otherwise it is illegal. It should also be administered only to those persons who believe, repent, and are bap- tized for the remission of sins.
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 Body or Church of Christ; in which were set, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, &c., which were given for the perfecting of the Saints, and the work of the ministry, for the edi- fying of the Body of Christ, till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. – Eph. iv.
as God is an un- changeable Being, we firmly believe that the same Gos- pel and plan of salvation, Holy Ghost, gifts, and graces, are equally necessary for the salvation of men, the edi- fying of the body, and the work of the ministry, in this generation, as they were eighteen hundred years ago
That the people in this city may be without excuse in the great and coming day of the Lord; and in order that our garments may be clear of their blood, we feel unwilling to close our subject until we bear testimony, by laying before them, that the Lord has set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which are of the house of Israel, and with them the fulness of the Gentiles. And hath also sent a holy angel, who hath committed the everlasting Gospel, and restored the priesthood, and sent forth his servants to cry repentance, and baptism for the remission of sins, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and to prune his vineyard
