American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-09

dience Of my voice, who is denying even doubt
ing his divinity. This may not be my business to
stop to inquire into but ! bear my testimony
that it is the only ground of my hope for present
j and everlasting acceptance-even the mercy and
goodness Of God, revealed in and through Jesus
j Christ our Lord whom believe to be the procu-
ring cause of all our acceptance, from the day oil
! Adams transgresson, when great & Almighty
Creator was pleased to promise, that the "seed oil
I the woman should bruise the serpen,s head )" that
there has been no other means for our acceptance
from that day to the present moment, than by and
Through the offering OF Christ Jesus, who in the
funess of time, came and suffered Tor US.
! There may be those present who ready to say.
and think hear the inquiry in the intellectual ear
OF my soul, How could those be benefited ny the
offering of Christ Jesus, who lived b.fore he made
his appearance among men? MY friends, all who
were saved prior to our Lords appearance among
men, were as efecually saved upon the credit oil
that offering, which in the funess Of time made
for us, as we are. who have lived since that awful
period, when he offered himself up, without the
gates OF Jerusalem, holy propitatory sacrifice for
our sins, and Tor the sins Of the whole world -
!" would not thai you should be ignorant" the
testimony OF an Apostle of Christ Jesus. man OF
great experience, and who had the power of work
Ing miracles TO confirm the doctrine he preached ,
7" b ethren," said he, " would not that We should
be ignorant, how hat all fathers were under the
cloud, and all passed through the sea ; and were all
baptized unto Moses, in the cloud and in the sea
and did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all
drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of
that spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock
was Christ"
have no wish to amuse this assembly. even ID
the talent so to do. had not previously thought
upon any Of those subjects in this meeting, nor had
! any apprehension when stood upon my feet, that
! should express any thing OF this nature. We
nave more exalted views of the ministry OF the Cos
pei oil Christ Jesus, than consider it the product
of study or Of mans wisdom. And although we
are constrained sometimes to stand up in the exer
else Of the small degree Of faith received. il only
as these things unfoded unto us, that we endea
YOUR in simplicity and Cody sincerity, to commu
nicate them. This is old f,shionpd preaching
We have no account tina; in the primitive Church.
the Apostles trainei up as at Oxford or Cam
bridge, or in any h seminAries as abound in the
day in which We live where men are instructed in |
the art Of preaching My friends, there is gre Il
between the ar # preaching, and the ex
crcse OF dung gift in the ministry Of the Gospel
Of Christ Jesus. say, this is oh fashioned preach
ing We may REMEMBER how the APOSTLE speaks
Of his preaching " necessity" said he, I" is LAID
upon me yea. woe is unto me If preach not the
Gospel" He went not among them with excel.l
S"SJ
was not to amuse AMI crafty itching ears, nor 10
'eek the applause and popl arity OF the world M 1;
: was with you" said he to one of the Churches
lin weakness and in fear and in much trembling I'd
my Speech and preaching was not with entcinpl
words OF mans wisdom but in demonstration oil the
spirit and of power"
| have no desire to cast reflections on any relig-
Gus society. only drop these things in Christian
simplicity, Tor the relief of nv own mind, as they
lave altogether unsought opened to my view while
have been standing my feet wish we r,ay
III turn our attention to the inward convictions of
I"d's hoy spirit, that we may end we have an
instructor at home, OF thousand, that can new
e be removed into corner. have no doubt butIr
here many minds in this meeting, who wouldIs
;andldly acknowledge that they have often fe the
inward conviction OF Gods holy SPIRIT and have been
sensible that they are living in the day spoken of by
he prophet, when the spirit should be placed in
he inward parts, and the law Of God written in
the heart" and have been ready times to close in
with the convictions which they have felt, and to
ollow the law written in their hearts and are ALT
most constrained to say | delight in the law of
ind after the inward man. We may remember
what the Apostle said, when he described the statell
te had passed through {" delight IN the law of God(
liter the inward man ;""but, see," said he, an
''her law in my menbers warning aga nst The lawl
't my mind, and bringing me into captivity to theI
aw OF sin which is in my me nbers so that whenls
would do good, evil is present with me; and tn ID
good that would, do not but the evil which lie
would not, that do l." There are many thus wrought
lpon who are convinced in their minds of the con II
rary workings OF the spirit oil God, and the spirit oil
allen nature but for of abiding under the I'm Ii
'ressions they are favoured withor ant Of living
inder sense of the counteracting power of the
spirit OF Christ in their hearts, their aten ION is d
'erted from the great and important bushes of sal
ration. There are many who are brought thus ia Iii
Tho have never exclaimed with the Apostle 1--WE a
nay remember what is subIoined TO that which liz
lave already mentioned, where he says $40 wretch
ID man that ! am. who shall deliver me from the a