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claration of an inspired penman: "Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same spirit, and there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withal." I crave it of you, and I trust in that love in which there is no distinction, that you will not be as those "sitting in the market-places and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you and ye have not danced, we have mourned unto you and ye have not wept."

SERMON II.

BY THOMAS WETHERALD,

DELIVERED AT ARCH STREET MEETING, PHILADELPHIA, MAY 21ST, 1826, IN THE AFTERNOON.

"I AM not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." And in this there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, barbarian or Scythian, bond or free. It extends to all—all are within its reach. And the gospel of Christ, which is the power of God unto salvation, is purely of a spiritual nature. It stands not in words: it is not bounded by opinions; for it remains to be a truth, that opinions are not religion, neither is declamation gospel. And I have no doubt that Jesus had in view the superiority of this gospel when he said unto his followers, "It is expedient for you, that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come ́unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."

And what was this going away? It was the

going away, I apprehend we shall all unite in believing, of his outward body-that body which appeared among the Jews for a short time, and for a particular purpose. For according to the declaration of the great apostle of the Gentiles, Jesus was born of a woman-born under the law, in order that he might redeem them from under the law, that they might receive the adoption of sons. And when this great work was effected for the Jews, he told them it was expedient for them, that he should go away. "For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart I will pray the Father, and he will send him unto you; and when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment-and when the spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth." Here now is a plain, full, and positive declaration of the design and end of this coming, and of the operations which were to be performed by this spirit which was no less than the guidance of mankind. And on another occasion he said to his followers, "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." And here is a view in which we may see not only the usefulness, but the ac

tual necessity of this principle, which was designed to be a teacher, to bring all things to our remembrance. And he declared, that which he would give was his life, and which, said he, I will give for the life of the world. Now are we to look at this as having an allusion to the death of the body? No, my friends. It had allusion to giving that divine life which is of God, and hid with Christ in God, on condition that we will give up the life of the world-our carnal, evil dispositions, which have a tendency to separate us from the source of purity. And when we come to give up that life, which is impure and unholy, the divine life will not only be begotten, but will be brought forth in us. And this is the witness, which was borne concerning the life which was given for the life of the world and its corrupt propensities. That there is no occasion for this proverb: "The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge. As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel." Surely, my friends, we need not this proverb; for though our fathers have eaten sour grapes, their teeth and theirs only were set on edge. If we do that which is evil, we shall reap the reward of our wickedness; for wickedness always brings its own reward. So again if we do that which

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