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TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC.
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strength to overcome human passions, and to keep the
c°rnmandments of God. These precepts separated from
tne mysterious dogmas and historical records, appear, on
the contrary, to the Compiler to contain not only the
essence of all that is necessary to instruct mankind in
their civil duties, but also the best and only means of
°btaining the forgiveness of our sins, the favor of God,
and strength to overcome our passions, and to keep his
Commandments. I therefore extract from the same com-
pilation, a few passages of that greatest of all Prophets
who was sent to call sinners to repentance ; a due atten-
tion to which will, I hope, satisfy the respected
Reviewer on those two points. Luke, ch. xiii. ver. 3 :
"Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Ch. xv.
Ver. 7, 10: "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be
in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over
ninety and nine persons who need no repentence. I say
Unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth." Matthciv, ch..ix. 13 : "I
am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repent-
ance." Ch. xviii. ver. 11 : "For the Son of man is
come to save that which was lost." Luke, ch. v. ver.
32 : "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance." Which sayings are confirmatory of what is
taught in Ezekicl, ch. xviii. ver. 30 : " Repent and turn
yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity shall
not be your ruin. " See also the parabh? of the prodigal
son, where the mercy of God is illustrated by the ex-
ample of a father pardoning the transgressions of his
repenting son. Numerous passages of the Old and the
New Testament to the same effect, which [might fill a
volume, distinctly promise us that the forgiveness of
95
strength to overcome human passions, and to keep the
c°rnmandments of God. These precepts separated from
tne mysterious dogmas and historical records, appear, on
the contrary, to the Compiler to contain not only the
essence of all that is necessary to instruct mankind in
their civil duties, but also the best and only means of
°btaining the forgiveness of our sins, the favor of God,
and strength to overcome our passions, and to keep his
Commandments. I therefore extract from the same com-
pilation, a few passages of that greatest of all Prophets
who was sent to call sinners to repentance ; a due atten-
tion to which will, I hope, satisfy the respected
Reviewer on those two points. Luke, ch. xiii. ver. 3 :
"Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Ch. xv.
Ver. 7, 10: "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be
in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over
ninety and nine persons who need no repentence. I say
Unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth." Matthciv, ch..ix. 13 : "I
am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repent-
ance." Ch. xviii. ver. 11 : "For the Son of man is
come to save that which was lost." Luke, ch. v. ver.
32 : "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance." Which sayings are confirmatory of what is
taught in Ezekicl, ch. xviii. ver. 30 : " Repent and turn
yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity shall
not be your ruin. " See also the parabh? of the prodigal
son, where the mercy of God is illustrated by the ex-
ample of a father pardoning the transgressions of his
repenting son. Numerous passages of the Old and the
New Testament to the same effect, which [might fill a
volume, distinctly promise us that the forgiveness of