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 their obedience unto these ordinances. If
one of these principles be not essential, you may lay
aside the whole, since all are equally the commandments
of God. In proof of this, the Saviour, in the last chapter
of Matthew, says, “Go ye, therefore, and teach all na-
tions, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to ob-
serve all things, whatsoever I have commanded you.
And lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
world. Amen.” [Matthew 28:19-20] Now, every person possessing common
sense, must allow, that when the Saviour said all things
he did not mean apart. The question is frequently
asked, on hearing a quotation from the word of God,
“What does it mean?” We wish to be distinctly un-
derstood, that when the Lord speaks, or reveals his
word unto the children of men, he means just what he
says. The manner in which the word of God has been
spiritualised, and the diverse interpretations which have
been given by commentators and teachers of the people,
in this day and generation of the world, is one great
cause of the apostasy of the churches of the present day
from the ancient Apostolic Religion. There has evi-
dently been a departure from the faith once delivered to
the Saints. Of this the many different systems is a
sufficient proof, as the Scriptures teach us that there is
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one body, as set
forth by Paul, in Cor. xii. In Gal. i., the apostle also
says, “Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach
any other Gospel unto you than that which we have
preached unto you, let him be accursed.” What was
the Gospel which Paul preached? Why, that which
was taught by Jesus Christ, Peter, and the rest of his
apostles—baptism for the remission of sins, &c.

We now refer you to John, the forerunner of Christ,
who preached faith in the Son of God, and baptism for
the remission of sins. We read that “all Judea and
Jerusalem came to John, to be baptized of him in Jor-
dan, confessing their sins; and John testifies of him
(Jesus) and said, I indeed baptize you with water, but

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 distinctly 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. 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 their obedience unto these ordinances. If one of these principles be not essential, you may lay aside the whole, since all are equally the commandments of God. In proof of this, the Saviour, in the last chapter of Matthew, says, “Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you. And lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Now, every person possessing common sense, must allow, that when the Saviour said all things he did not mean apart. The question is frequently asked, on hearing a quotation from the word of God, “What does it mean?” We wish to be distinctly understood, that when the Lord speaks, or reveals his word unto the children of men, he means just what he says. The manner in which the word of God has been spiritualised, and the diverse interpretations which have been given by commentators and teachers of the people, in this day and generation of the world, is one great cause of the apostasy of the churches of the present day from the ancient Apostolic Religion. There has evidently been a departure from the faith once delivered to the Saints. Of this the many different systems is a sufficient proof, as the Scriptures teach us that there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one body, as set forth by Paul, in Cor. xii. In Gal. i., the apostle also says, “Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other Gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.” What was the Gospel which Paul preached? Why, that which was taught by Jesus Christ, Peter, and the rest of his apostles—baptism for the remission of sins, &c.

We now refer you to John, the forerunner of Christ, who preached faith in the Son of God, and baptism for the remission of sins. We read that “all Judea and Jerusalem came to John, to be baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins; and John testifies of him (Jesus) and said, I indeed baptize you with water, but