New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-23
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SKETCHES Of SERMONS.
TIE CLAIMS OF CATHOLICISM EXAMINED BY
A BAPTIST

BAPTIST
Sermon preached at tie Church, Of Variek AMI
L0,ghta, Ner York, 81 reply 10 he questions NaSnei
Le}or.
BY THE REV IssAc wEsrcorT
The text you may find in John 2d chapter aud I'd verso
but also for the aims Of the whole world"
There me- DIS no explanation Of this any further than
shall give in answering of the questions proposed In
thee of the delivery of series of on the
prominent events and characters of the Bible have been
requested in the spirit OF csndor far can judge, to
give from the pulp my views in answer to the following
questions:
Fiy,- What Is the extent of the atcnementf
S.eend-By whom an sin be forgiven
there salvation for out of the Roman Catholic
Fs -wha, the .Ou between death and the iuds
Fn-Hss enc convinced Of right to leave his
church. and unite with aDotberf
In the came spirit of candor which trust prompted the
putting of those questions will attempt To answer them
suTposs am not mistaken in apprehendng that those
questions came from one who Is member OF the Roman
Catholic Church there certain indications in them,
which, my judgment, would have originated no where
else Although in tho remarks which may be made this
evening may he able to agree with members Of that
Church in their views of Church, yet wish TO be under
stood graDtr others the privilege of religious
faith and practice which claim for myself Ii could by
ltig hand suppress the worship in all the Roman
Catholic Churches m the United States would do
have right to do il a. an American citizen could
do with my present views OF the rights of religious
liberty could net do il. They have the same right To
worship God in their mode as have to worship him in
mine, fur concerned the whole world, upon oar
views Of poy and government, have the right to this
benefit and claim the protection of our Govern nent
in all social and individual rights Whether il is wise that
all who hher from foreign lands eligible to pD
lcal and civil Offices here, given a certain control
over nsu.htons, before, perhaps, they have had
time TO be adequately imbue1 with their genu+-is another
question but, the polty of our institutions the whole
world has right to freedom of thought aud freedom Of
EXPRESSION especially all matters OF rel giOn have
nothing but the kndest feelings to all who differ from me
in matters of religion have learned how easy is to be
misiaken-snd having learned that, why should | be
acuated by btss;ry In answering questions so distinct
il utterly impossible to give regular and connected ser
mon il must be synopsis of five That is the
best we can do in the space of hour; my usual tme
has been les, but must this occasion, detain you
longer than usual hope TO say all thar have to cay
within al hour.
Tie first question Is,
Whattstk ezteEt of the dt0Hemeati
That H. is there provision in the stonsment Of Jesus
Christ for the whole race Of men or, did he only taste
death for few All that know about the atOlement
is written in tie Bible and if hnd few passages
of Scripture that the question, they will be better
then any OF resOning that can adopt say that
atone nent il full and extensive the Of deep
as the depravy oftbe human heart high heaven free in
il bCnt 10 every and dughter OF Adam as the air
that we bret e the water that drink The text OF
tbis eel mon il q sufficient proof Of the statement And
lie is the prop.aon for our sins and not tor ours only,
but slso for the sins Of the whole world For sins;
end not for only but for the sins of the whole world
Tbs hall for ever settle the question with me- But there
are other 1t said that he, by the grace of God
tasted death for every man.; and again, he gave him
self for all not for part but for all and
egaip God 90 loved the world mot part, not rac
ton not few but the world that he gave his only
becoen that whOsOever believeh ia him might not
perish. but have eternal life" These texts answer the
asked They present the at0nemen general in
H. nature The mere atonement Of Christ one
without faith ia the Redeemer and forgiveness Of sins
Faith answers the purpose OF the medium by which me
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familiar illustration We have gas in the great reser
voir yet might be in total darkness To night in this
house but for tho pipes communicating from the reservoir
10 the inside Of the house Just heart will dwell IN
everlasting darkness unless faith connects with the foun
tain Of ligkt-the atonement Oh faith faith y the me
dunn through which all the benefits manifested To
the soul and it, and its benefits are az ree 10 one a. 10
another.
The second question is:
BIZ rAom sir be torgtren!
/ answer, commsn sense would teach us that he who
can forgive sin is be against whom the sin was commit
ted Common sense and reason would teach that NJ
one but he against whom oense is committed can for
Your negbbor grossly nsuted and injured ypu and that
meet him and understanding he ms injured you, say
Sir forgive you, what would you say to this Hyoa
did not pass by with silent contempt for having per
formed such farce you would say 10 ne, with iitgna
tOD This ofenze committed against M not against
you; am the only one that can forgive you have
nothing TO DO with it." This would be common sense
this would be reason and the Scripture Is generally IN
conformity with reason But an ofense against you
is Ofense against God. in higher sense
because you do not own yourself; but Jehovah
rules you God has property in you, and il ina YOU
make aggression the nights Of the Berna Jehovah
On Mis- point the Bble is very plain TIE Jews under
stood the matter On one occasion lmentiones in the sec
ond chspter OF Mark a certain sick man brought TO
Christ TO be healed Christ said IN the fret place my
in. are forgiveA thee :; and then the Jews said WIKI
iDdgpGson ho s this that bias hemeth Who can or
give sins but God alone r. That evideafly teSn
belief that God the osy beng by wson sins eott %
fxgiyen Suppose now that the Jaws we're m d4Kea-
Suppsse thai the remission of sins were placed IN Iae
hsIds of men, and that only God bui ms mlsseee+
had Mis- Issus Christ would have corrected tger or
ror II. eIwavs corecfs Mistakes but here he MAKES no
cOrrecti, therefore, here there was no tue
we've right when they believed that ODd a'Gs aal ne
nan Il lie uardoLer Of sins. They wers mistaken N e
gard 10 ess Christ but in regard % tbs grsa. truth
Assip the Scriptures directly asch the power II Tor
Giving sir, 20 God. T. even l. al he that DlO1eh or
IN Ira no Lesc No.l. read "a the Prophet
r..ish h .JsTe ls.ef-. 10 n'm t1-s.