An old sinner to his brethren that are sinners, at the south, or west, or elsewhere May this be your consolation, that Jesus came to call not the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
As it is reported, some of you do not believe it is your duty to preach to sinners, if the report is true, I think you must have but small assemblies in this wicked world unless the perfectionists, or other religious characters, answering to the ancient scribes, and Pharisees, such as Jesus did not come to call, constitute a large portion of your hearers. Since all that is born of the spirit have known, do know, feel, or realize themselves to be sinners; and feel their need of a Saviour, and to such the gospel, (which is the power of God unto salvation,) is good news indeed.
By it they are greatly refreshed in spirit, while others are fully fed with error, their stomach" sicken a! the doctrine of rich, free, sovereign, electing grace; the only grace that can save. May you enjoy the blessing pronounced on such as hunger, and thirst after righ'eou*ness. And while they are engaged to rival each other, loving to be greeted in the markets— the uppermost rooms at seats — the chief seats in the synagogues. or to be called of men rabbi; let there be no competition among you, unless it be, who shall make the lowest bow to sovereign grace; and most extol the Saviour.
And while they so liberally douse their cash to purchase dignified titles, like Lucifer, saying in their heart, "I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit upon the mount of the congregation; I will ascend above the height of the clouds: I will be like the Most High." Be it yours to be found deep in the valley of humiliation, with a lowly mind, rejoicing that you are found worthy to suffer shame for his name.
While they are forming great and popular societies, to build a Babel; having bricks for stone, or their own converts, instead of the children of God; or lime instead of mortar, or a union founded in idolatry for their cement, instead of the fellowship of the gospel. May it be yours, to enjoy much of the love of God, and to walk in the fellowship of the spirit, with your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, or the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God; praying always, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit. Remembering that, your coolest is not merely with flesh and blood, but against principalities — powers — the rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in places of worship.
While they by their zeal, show themselves splendid as glow-worms in the dark; may you ever hold up Christ, as the way, the truth, and the life. Testifying like Peter, that "there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." While they boast of their great success —puffed up with their numbers, and glory in their shame; may you have the grace to glory only in the cross of Christ; knowing that boasting is excluded by the law of faith. And like Moses, may you choose "rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt." While they would seem so much more concerned for the salvation of the world, than Jehovah himself; as though they would wish to take the work out of his hand: or appear so very much afraid that the Saviour Jesus, will lose "some, yea many," of those which were redeemed by his blood unless they lend a helping hand; holding themselves responsible for the loss of such as fail of the grace of salvation through their neglect.
May your great concern be how you shall best show forth God's praise, and declare his glory. And with humble submission to the divine will, rejoice that you are not responsible for your own salvation; and feel a holy joy that Christ is the surety of the New Testament; and as such, will as surely bring lo heirship with himself all that were chosen in him to salvation, as he is the true God. or eternal life. And while all the proud, boasting, pharisaic race, reject. Christ the only way. or the plan of divine operation; instituting, or substituting one of their own in lieu thereof; with all their camp, and protracted meeting apparatus; even lo altars, anxious seats, groaning rooms, and submission chairs. May you ever be engaged to seek for grace to keep on in close adherence to the plan of the infinite mind, declared in his testimony to men; as being all sufficient to accomplish the salvation of the bride of the Lamb.
And while their religious mummery is no better than that of Israel, described by Isa. 66.3. where it is said, "He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb. as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offers an oblation as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol: yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations." So we understand it, many oxen were killed, or offered in Sacrifice, but it was no better than murder because they had so far departed from the Lord, or mixed so many heathen ceremonies with the rules that God had given; that notwithstanding the bad covered the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and crying out; yet the Lord would not regard their offering, or receive it with goodwill at their hand. He sacrificed a lamb as if he cut off a dog's neck.
As lambs offered in sacrifice represented Christ (the sin-atoning Lamb of God; yet, in his sight, then the filthy swine's blood, by reason of this departure from the orders God had given; their offerings the firstlings of the sheep, on Jewish altars, had no more virtue than the offering a dog; unclean as he is called. He that offereth an oblation, as it' he offered swine's blood. In the 2nd chapter, of Leviticus we have the law respecting oblation, whence we learn that it was to be unleavened; also, "a thing most holy, of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, a sweet savor unto the Lord. In Isa. 1.10-15, we have a sketch of God's tiring of their religious performances, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. kings of Judah. To them, and their subjects, is the following language addressed:
Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord; I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at. your hand, to tread my courts? Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abo initiation unto me; the new moons and sabbath, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth; they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to hear them. And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea. when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands full of blood." Jeremiah also in the 14.10, 11-12 verse, has the following declaration: Thus saith the Lord unto this people,
They have loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord doth not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for these people for their good. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
No wonder then when they were so corrupt, and would not hear the reproof of the Lord by the prophets, and turn unto him, that he should declare their offerings abominable; so that the oblation should be no more valuable in
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