TO THE READER: GREETING I offer the following apology to the Public, for the publication of the First Volume of The LAYMAN'S LEGACY: The Sermons contained in said first volume, and a part of this second volume, were written for the press, previously to December 1838. Proposals for publishing said First Volume, were at that time before the public; and the work, such as it was, in its unpublished state, was, in a certain qualified sense, the property of the public. I also considered said first volume in the light of a pioneer ; and a promulgator of truth, in a measurable sense. Having no personal or sinister views or ends to subserve ; and considering my pilgrimage on earth as drawing toward its close; and being desir. ous to avoid, both in appearance and in reality, whatever could savour of deception ; I have concluded that the proper course would be to exhibit things as they were, in the past tense ; and things as they are, in the present tense ; and let the reader be benefitted, or otherwise, hy my candid avowal of the truth, in all simplicity ; by receiving, or by rejecting my testimony, as he should be moved thereto by the spirit of charity, or be influenced by the god of this world. 1, therefore, have published my Fifty Sermons, in their proper order ; and I shall leave them as my LEGACY to my Brethren of the great Human Family. In the first perusal of this book, the Reader is respectfully, and earnestly solicited, to commence it at the beginning, and to read on, each Sermon in its own proper order as arranged ; without any reference to, or being infiuenced by, an examination of the Table of Contents, or the Index to Subjects. My motive for this request, will, in case of a compliance, be discovered in due time, and properly appreciated. The subjects presented to the reader, especially that of a world's FUTURE DESTINY, has been that of my most intense study, and laborious research. In the seclusion of my chamber, retired, my mind abstracted from the world around me, and all my powers concentrated on the momentous subjects before us; from early morn till dewy eve ushered in the midnight vigils; month after month, I inquired, researched, examined, com. pared, and weighed this matter; until, in an imbodied form, I now present my faith, opinions, and views to the reader. The honest, candid, and liberal critic, will aid me; because he will aim for Truth. But the hypercritic may snarl—the bigot, who finds the dagon of his orthodoxy prostrate, may whine and execrate—the miscellaneous yengeance of sectarian wrath, may be poured out from the vials of popu. lar prejudice; and all combined, will be regarded by me as less than nothing. There is one thing, however, that I shall esteem a matter of conse. quence; not to the author, but to the reader of this book: A superficial reader's idiosyncrasy detests the drudgery of thinking. The sincere in. quirer for TRUTH, who values truth, and estimates fiction and falsehood correctly, is earnestly requested to read the marginal notes carefully; to compare the whole ; instead of prematurely deciding the whole question on the evidence of a part ; whether the proof consists of testimony, general or particular facts, or arguments, etc. Read candidly, carefully; patient. ly investigate; and then judge for yourself. Reader, it is thy future des. tiny—the endless destiny of thyself; thy relatives and friends; and thy brethren, the great Human Family—that is the subject before thee. HENRY FITZ. NEW YORK, Jan. 1st, 1840. CONTENTS. SERMON I.-A Hint to Preachers. * And what shall we do?"-LUKE Üï. 14. When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret"; and thy Father who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”—Matt. vi. 6. III.- Paul's Doctrine and Argument. " For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead.”--2 Cor. v. 14. “ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God; for he will abundantly pardon.”—Isa. " If a man die, shall he live again ?”—Job xiv. 14. VI.-The Resurrection of the Dead. “I am the resurrection, and the life."-JOHN xi. 25. VII.-Future Recompense and Punishment. " And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, ta- king vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall be punished with ever- lasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”—2 THESS. i. 7-10. VIII.-The Gospel Paradox, or, Immortality of the Soul. " And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believ- “ He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him; the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.”—John xii. 48. “There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away un. godliness from Jacob."-Rom. xi. 26. " But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost.”—2 Cor. iv. 3. 336 XII.-The Persuasives of the Gospel. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.”— " Lord, savo us; we perish.”—Matt. viii. 25. “For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ in them that are saved, and in them that perish; to the one the savour of death unto death ; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things ?”—2 Cor. ii. 15, 16. “ Rejoice, O young man in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes'; but know thou, that for all these Gód shall bring thee into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are van- XVI.-The Hell of Paganism, the Cause of the Orthodox Cry. “Father Abraham, have mercy on me.”—LUKE xvi. 24. "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”—Matt. xix. 14. XVIII.-The Parabola of the Prophets. “And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.”-ZECH. “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit ; by which also he went and preached 'unto the spirits in prison.”—1 PETER iii. 18, 19. XX.-The Inheritance of the Wicked. " And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.”-EZEK. xxii. 16. 434 “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus - This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their say. XXIII.-The Fate of the Impenitent Sinner. " And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not ?"-HEB. iii, 18. XXIV.--The Glory of the Heavens. "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth “Be wise now therefore, ( ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust Arminianism, A measure or balance for, 26, 29, 31, 462 note, 465. Good, practical, 21, 30. Monstrosity of, exposed, 494, 495. The first preacher of the soul's immortality to the, 97. Etymology of the term, 396, note, 397, 409, note. dox, 229, 230, note, 235, 321, 328, 347, 431. Opening of the, explained, 315. John the, Morality of, 20. Resurrection of thé, unscriptural, and false, etc., 121-136, 140313. Metonymical sense of the term, illustrated, 311, 312, 349, 350. And unbelievers, Christ's distinction between considered, 492. The Head of every man, 62–64. Pilate's opinion of, considered, 408. note, 281 note, 420, 430 not CAMPBELL, Dr., Honest and honourable concession of, 395 note. Dr. J. N., his book, trinity, and notions, considered, 441. The falsehood of, exposed, 438—442. Paul's, exhibited in contrast with Calvin's, 40-50. A remarkable one of a German physician 177. 270_214, 315, 318 note, 323, 331, 345, 349, 368, 458, 467, 468. tion, 179, 184, 268 note, 270. The three, considered, 156, 181. 279, 326, 328. 236, 245, 270, 272, 322, 330, 337, 345 note, 468. note, 365, 483, note, 492, Pretended, manner of, etc., 53, 339. 94, 96, 103-106. 91–93, 111. One, and only ONE true, 178. 217, 232, 237, 238, 242, 243, 245, 268, 279, 288, 292, 301, 396, 400, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 468, 487, 493. In Christ, a reconciling, and not a vindictive being, 48–50. Absolute sovereignty of, 488, 489. 409 note. |
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