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promises which are contained in the word. Before the flood, the fathers of families knew the will of God by dreams and visions, and probably the regular worship of God was observed in the family of Seth. Gen. iv. 26. After the flood, from Noah to Abraham, and from Abraham to Moses, God spake to them in visions by angels, and by the angel of the covenant. The angel of the Lord appeared unto Moses, and commanded him to go and teach his church, and to appoint the ordinance of the passover, and by miracles to confirm his doctrines that they were of God. The Lord taught his church to love and serve him, by delivering them with a high hand and an outstretched arm from their Egyptian oppressors. He made a way for them to pass through the sea, changing the waters of Marah, by feeding them with bread from heaven, and giving them water out of the flinty rock to drink. The means for performing some of these things was the rod of Moses.

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At Mount Sinai the Lord gave the moral law, the ceremonial and the judicial laws. In the moral law he declared that he is the only living and true God. There is no other God, and all men are solemnly bound to worship him only. Those who worship him as he has commanded shall live for ever and be happy, and those who do not worship him shall be destroyed for ever. Hezekiah loved and served God upon earth, and he was greatly blessed; but Manasseh served other gods, and was severely punished. God is pleased to use means, that he may humble his own people and punish his enemies. He raises up and employs wicked

men as a whip to chastise his children. He raised up wicked nations to punish his people when they transgressed.

All the blessed doctrines which are in the Scriptures were made known to the church by different means, such as in dreams and visions; from Mount Sinai; by prophets and wise men; and lastly, these doctrines were preached to the church by the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. All who feared and loved God, and believed the doctrines the word of God teaches, expected the coming of Christ, and many worshipped him before he came into our world as God in our nature. Abraham worshipped him, and he was desirous to see his day, and he saw it and was glad. Jacob wrestled with him in prayer. Hos. xii. 4. Moses worshipped him when he appeared in the burning bush. Joshua, we have reason to believe, worshipped the Lord Jesus, who appeared to his servant in the character of captain of the host of the Lord. Josh. v. 13-15. Manoah worshipped him. See Judges xiii. 15-24. David, by the spirit, calls upon the church to worship him in the whole of the 45th Psalm. Angels, or messengers are called upon to worship him in Ps. xcvii. 7. Isaiah was humbled to the dust when Christ Jesus appeared to him in his glory. Isa. vi. from 1-6, compare with John xii. 3—9.

After Christ entered upon his public ministry, he explained the law of God, taught the people the extent of its obligation,-that our thoughts as well as actions are subject to it. This he did in his sermon on the Mount. He taught Nicodemus the necessity of being

born again, and that God had sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world, but that the world through him might have life. He invited those who are weary and heavy laden to come unto him, and he would give them rest; he declared to the people that he was the Son of God. He convinced the people of their natural depravity, their great sinfulness by teaching the necessity of being born again. He reproved them for their hypocrisy, and corrupting the truth of God by the tradition of the fathers. He explained to the Jews the nature of his office, as the sent of God, that he came not to destroy the law and the prophets, but to fulfil them.

He taught the church by his doctrines that he was the Son of God, and confirmed his doctrines by miracles. He convinced them by his compassion and tears that he loved them. He spake so kindly that he said, "Whosoever doeth the will of my Father, the same is my mother, brother, and sister." He declared that he was the good shepherd, and the only shepherd of the sheep; that he is the way, the truth, and the life. He warned the church that many false prophets should arise, that many false Christs should come, that antichrist should appear, and taught them to beware of those. He sent his disciples to preach the gospel of the kingdom. He was an example to his people in all things. His humility was so great, that he made his triumphant entry into Jerusalem riding upon an ass—a colt, the foal of an ass; and he washed the feet of his disciples. His poverty was such, that a fish had to bring his tribute-money, and the tables of

friends and strangers supplied his bodily wants. He had no place to lay his head. Luke ix. 57, 58, "And it came to pass, that as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head." He had nothing that he could call his own but his cross. His love to sinners was great, even to the vilest. He did eat bread with publicans and sinners. He taught the necessity of faith, love, hope, humility, repentance, and watchfulness, and how to pray to God. He taught them the necessity of his sufferings, and that he was going to lay down his life for his sheep. He died for sinners, for the whole world. He gave himself for his church. Eph. v. 25. He gave his life freely. He had power to lay down his life, and power to take it again. He spoke of his rising again from the dead. He appeared to his disciples after his resurrection, for the space of forty days,-eight different times are mentioned. He taught the disciples that there is an actual, vital union between him and them, and compared the union to the vine and the branches.

Jesus Christ gave assurance to his disciples that he would come in the last day, and separate them from the wicked, as the shepherd divideth the sheep from the goats; and all who are united to him shall receive that kingdom which God hath prepared for them, and be happy for ever; and all who are not united to Jesus Christ, are wicked, shall be punished to all eternity. All these blessed and excellent doctrines the word of

God teaches us; and not only these, but a great many more, which are important.

Those whose minds are larger will be able to see a fulness and extension, and as their powers strengthen, the doctrines of this blessed book will appear spreading far beyond the reach of their observation: as Henry, Flavel, Edwards, and Howe, and many more that I have heard of, who knew much of these doctrines, which we have yet to learn, and yet they did not fully know the whole; if they had been living till this day, and continued increasing in knowledge, still they would have much to learn. Even the apostle who reached the third heaven had much to learn; and all the prophets and apostles who have been in heaven so long, have much to learn of what is contained in this blessed book.

This holy book, which contains so many blessings that are spiritual and eternal, has come from a far country to our country, and to our very doors. Why has this word come here? Is the word to gain any benefit from us, or are we to receive from it life and blessings which will make us for ever rich? Throughout all our country of India, and among all the millions of gods we have been taught to worship, not one name is given by which a poor sinner can be saved; no redemption is offered, no pardon of sin for the poor guilty miserable creatures; therefore we are constrained to say, this word came here not to receive benefit from, but to give benefit to, India.

My countrymen, you who worship gods many as our forefathers have done, perhaps you are ready to

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