The New York herald., 1845-01-07
PURGATORY.
The CanOnicity Of tho Apocryphal Books.
TRADITION versus HEREsY.
Judas Maccabeus versus Queen Elizabeth,
Edward the Sixth, and Martin Luther.
A LIE TU RE.
Delivered In St. Peters Church, by Rev. DIR.
Pise, ON Sunday, Jan. $, 1S45.

Delivered In 81. Peters Church, by Rev. DIR.
Pise, on Sunday. Jan. 8, Is45.
lcoNcLUsIoN
find making gathering he sent celve thousand dvaehms
Of silver Jerusalem sacrifice to be offered for the SINS
Of the dead thinking i0eH and reIsiousy concerning the
(or he had not hoped that they that vus slam should
rise again wouid haze seemed superaou and posn 10
.na because he considered that they ho had fallen asleep
witA godlness had great grace laid up for them
Is therefore holy and ch0s some thought 10 pray for
he dead that they may loosed from sins-Aaccabeus XIII
v. 4s, "A, As, as.
know that there are objections alleged against the
econs made against every hook esteemed canonical by
n6dels and must reject Genesis because the inhdel
s s nnd
view them In the same light those made against all th
other books Of the Sacred Scriptures There !: one,
second book Of the Maccabees the author apologies for
imperfsctions Of styletherefore they could not be in
spired, otherwise there could be necessity for an
apology He says, Which If have done we'll, and as
becometh history II is what desire but il not, must
be pardened me-" Now. it is stated that i they are in
spred they would be done perfectly and therefore there
would be necessity to claim pardon for the writer This
be easily answered by referring to nth chapter OF
be dviney inspired and yet st Paul here complains Of
not being perfectly acquainted with the language He
says, lam rude in speech am not in knowledge i
the same will bo good against the writings OF 3d. Paul
because the former spoogses for mPerfecon style
Arst point Of the diemma-thst they are or in
spiredt seems to me- that have adduced sufficient su
sn h
cal Scriptures and consequently that the doctrine they
teach be true and holy doctrine and they teach
and an inspired doctrine II this be the case again re-
peat there 10 necessity for proceeding farther in this
argument But will take now the other sido. suppose
thatt
books not Canonical and STILL taking these such
can prove from their authority that useful and pro
ting aside their Canonicy-ars supposng they
part Of this argument, When take up the
article Of Queen Elizabeth, Of the names and
noincludeI those they style Apocryphal books and
course. among them the books of the Maccabeea The
article says: The other books as st. Jerome SAITH th
church doth read for example of life and instruction
yet doth not put them authority for any doc
trne Now take the book of Maccabees in this point
books called Apocryphal for example Of life and nsruc
tion Of manners Consequently do SO. read the pas
s
Judas Maccabeus. il is therefore holy and wholesome
thought to pray for the dead that tnsy may be loosed
Of England, well other religious denominations,
as example of life and instruction of manners,
cucses Of morals o. practics, M produced for NV im
tion and certainly may be adopted for instruction OF my
manners BY me and therefore 4 choose to as Juda
Maccabeus did Tor the dead, cannot he condemned f
don't takeitlas essential doctrine may 90 good
ample Of ls and therefore all the hue and cry hea
is all Are not the books Of the Maccsbess
most venerable history Why they bound up in the
SsS sns ns sc
least They are history more venerable than that Of
Lvy Of Thucddes the most ancient Of proane histc
tell me as a mere history They tell me that il was the
custom In those early ages to for the dead among thu
de doctrine the Sm.s through hs
inspired legislator Consequently is true doctrine,
we learn from the most indi putable history Again
couiry. prayed for lthe deadl Judas Maccabeus sen
dead ior il Is therefore holy and wholesone Thoughts
pray for the dead that they may be oosed from thei
Christ S.sors the very eve. Of the jews. and s eas
with the sanction Of the Sanhedrim itself; and tws
cop.radicted and always admitted By them, there
fore learn that the people of God prayed for the dead
admitted middle state and that this middle state
what STYLE merely for the sake of brevy Purgatory
conclude this my first lecture this doctrine
cessary to answer one question. We know from all
have f1ss ~ % nom m tn the q M
venerable writers ofthe church. When was Purge
tory 6rst introduced2 Ask not when hrs intr
custom Of the ancient Jewish people and from them admi
ted into the christin religion The church ntroduc
down those rscsivsd from the Apostles, and we besvc
nothing unlss Ne arc satisfied the Apostles taught them
know that there u abroad strange rumor that W.
teach the Church h infble and can Invent doctrine
day and explode Il the next, and that boun
believe all such doctrine We believe such thing
this absurdty We believe the Church has received
and certain code of doctrines from the Apostles, 10
be handed down to the latest generation and all the
rines we believe are contained in that code that the
not introduced BY men, but taught by Christ him
seand smong these, Purgatory stands prominent Bu'
who the first Individual who attacked the doctrine
Of Purgaory1 The hrst time was directly and openly
attacked in the fourth century In the lifetime Of
Augustine and 6t Epiphanius, by priest named Iereus
who asserted that lawful to nray for the dead
What was the consequence He was instantaneous,
condemned a q hssetic by st. Augustine, Epiphanius
and all his contemporaries because he taught doctrine
In opposition to that receved from the days Of the Apot
ties. And this l. strong and irrefrsgable argument
when we find such men - st. Augustine and Tertullean
and Epiphanius, counting this man among the numbt,
Of the hsretics because he invented his doctrine which
has been numbered among the heresies by all the
writer's Of that day. viii conclude this evening wit
century who has these words" Since the people
Ace for the repose Of the faithful departed in all parts
the world we believe the Apostles left this custom b.,
II she did not believe that the faithful could obtain pardor
for their sins, why would she sacrfce for them ." vii
continue next Sunday evening" this same subject ant
produce In vindication Of several very important text
Chancsry.
Before Vice Chancellor McCoun.
JAN. -DEcrsors- Peter WtaerueA John H. Hof
aL-This appeal from decree Of the Court in
S .ppy to
Chancellor to dismiss the pppsbl 70 far 1t was taker
from that part Of the decree which directs sale Of tn
premises No % McDougal srse for to that portion
His Honor said am apprehensve the appeal operates
stay by virtue o6th soc. Of the statute relating
appeals Atthe same tine. think sught not to hav