3. When the Gospel is preached universally, and firmly fixed in the heart of each rational being, then, indeed, is the end of the world of sin arrived. As the law of God, seated in PRACTICAL REASON, has become the sole law of our conduct, the law of Satan, or the excesses of the inclinations and desires of SENSE, must be confined within due limits; this is a sign of the end of the world of sin and SENSE.

35. "Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my DOCTRINE shall not pass away." How can DOCTRINE, which consists of the "Revelation" of the principles of REASON, ever pass away? As these principles can alone reside in ETERNITY, how can they undergo any change? Hence they must partake of all the pure attributes of the Divinity- they must be perfect, infinite, and eternal. These principles are the DOCTRINE of Christ, and as strictly invisible to the natural eye, though confirmed mentally to the highest possible state of" Conviction,' as God himself-while heaven and earth, or this globe and its atmosphere, as objects of SENSE, which can alone exist in TIME, must be for ever in a state of change, consequently, every earthly thing must arise and perish, that is, have a be

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1. Jesus and his disciples viewed the building of the Temple, and he said, There shall not be one stone left upon another. And, as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples requested him to say when these things would happen, and what sign would indicate the coming of the end of the world. Jesus said, Many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and will deceive many, and many false prophets will arise; but the true sign of the end of the world will be when the Gospel of the kingdom is preached universally.

24. In the mean time there shall

arise many false Christs and false Prophets, that shall deceive the very elect. Then shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken; then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds, with angels and a great sound of a trumpet, and gather all the elect.

35. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Watch, therefore, for ye know not when your hour comes.

DOCTRINE,

THE Word of GOD: = REASON,

Spiritual, or Heavenly.

ginning, middle, and end. "Watch, therefore, for ye know not when your hour comes.'

46. Be always prepared to enter into a future state-always keep a clear Conscience, which can only be done by constantly evincing the supremacy of REASON Over SENSE. Then are ye prepared to go before God!

1. The parable of the wise and foolish virgins indicates the uncertainty of this life, and the necessity of always being watchful and attentive to our eternal welfare.

21. The meaning of the parable of a man travelling into a far country is that those who work righteousness will be hereafter rewarded according to their deserts, in that kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world; that is to say, the good in everlasting life, and the wicked in eternal punishment. It is strikingly evident that, as we go out of TIME, where we are in a constant state of change, and enter ETERNITY, we must partake of that Kingdom prepared for us from the foundation of the world, in the state in which we have conducted ourselves in this probationary sphere. REASON recoils at the idea of our receiving rewards we do not merit, and rejects the idea of punishment for our good deeds. If REASON is not the spirit of truth, who, then, can rely upon the "Revelation" of the Redeemer! For without REASON We can neither comprehend the WORD OF GOD nor control the sinful lusts of SENSE.

1. Jesus then told his disciples that the feast of the Passover would take place in two days, at which time he should be betrayed and crucified.

DOCTRINE,

THE Word of GOD = REASON,

Spiritual, or Heavenly.

It is the "New Testament"- Kavǹ διαθήκη the new dispensation, in contradistinction to the Old Testament-aλaià dɩaðýÊη— given in the books of Moses, also called the Sinaitical Dispensation. The distinction between these two dispensations is, indeed, very marked. The object of Moses was to regulate the conduct of a people in an uninformed state of mind, chiefly occupied in tending, their flocks, under Patriarchs-as it were in the infancy of mankind. How happily does this explain the proceedings of Moses, who, in all his institutions and regulations, never loses sight of the desires of SENSE and mundane affairs! His very legislation, even in the decalogue received immediately from God on Mount Sinai, consists of nothing but regulations of an earthly nature, "till one greater man restore us, and regain the blissful seat" of pure enlightenment in the "New Dispensation," which is wholly devoted to the development of the laws of REASON. The Christian Dispensation is the WORD OF GOD, the pure representative of the "Moral Law" as an immediate divine commandment, entirely free from all earthly considerations, leading the soul directly into the presence of its Maker, to revel in the bliss of heaven. The Mosaic Dispensation regards, not the motives, which can alone reside in ETERNITY, but merely the actions of men in TIME, as conveyed to the mind through sensation. The highest reward for good actions is obtaining the land of promise, the height of sensual joys, and can only be the WORD OF MAN. The spiritual reward of the virtuous, effected only by the purity of the motive, is, indeed, to gain the blissful seat-the Kingdom of God-prepared for us before all worlds. As spirit cannot affect SENSE,,

HISTORY,

THE Word of MANSENSE,

Material, or Earthly.

sured him even if he lost his life he would never deny him.

36. Jesus then went with his disciples to Gethsemane, where he desired his disciples to remain while he went to pray. He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, John and James. He then said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful; watch here while I pray: he went to a little distance, and fell upon his face: Oh, my father, that this cup might be averted from me! nevertheless, thy will be done! When he returned to his disciples, he found them asleep: he reproached them, saying, Could ye not watch for one hour? Ye may, however, now sleep on, for I am betrayed into the hands of sinners.

47. And while Jesus was yet speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came with a great multitude prepared to seize him. He said, Whomsoever you observe that I kiss, that is he, hold him fast-they then proceeded to lay hold of him. Jesus said, to them, You are come as against a thief, with swords and staves to take me. I sat daily teaching in the temple, and you did not take me.

56. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. Jesus was then conducted to Caiaphas, the High Priest, where the Scribes and Pharisees were assembled. Peter followed him at a distance, and went into the hall in the palace, and sat with the servants, to know the issue.

59. Now all the council sought to obtain false witnesses against Jesus, to put him to death. At length, they found two false witnesses, who accused him of blasphemy. They determined that he was guilty of death.

67. Then they proceeded to ill treat him, to spit at him, and buffet him, saying, If you are Christ, pro

DOCTRINE,

THE Word of GOD = REASON,

Spiritual, or Heavenly.

it must of course be generated by REASON, which is wholly free from sensation, and must consequently be the only true WORD OF GOD. Now, indeed, is the vail taken away in the reading of the Old Testament, which vail is done away by Christ in the New Testament. When Moses is read, the vail is upon the heart; but, when Christ is read, it is the spirit of the living God, not in tables of stone, but in the tablets of the heart; for the letter-SENSE-killeth, but the spirit—REASON-giveth life. 41. The spirit is, indeed, inclined to virtue, but the flesh is weak. PURE PRACTICAL REASON, being itself entirely spiritual, can be satisfied with nothing but virtue, that is, pure goodness; while SENSE, on the other hand, the very generator of instincts and inclinations, can be satisfied with nothing but gratification.

HISTORY,

THE Word of MAN = SENSE,

Material, or Earthly.

phesy who was the first that smote you.

69. While Peter was in the hall of the palace, a damsel said: You were with Jesus of Galilee, but he denied the fact: he then went into the porch, and a maid said to them, This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth-this he also denied. Shortly after, those who stood near Peter said, Surely thou art one of them. Then he began to curse and swear, and to declare that he knew not the man. Immediately the cock crew, and Peter, remembering the words of Jesus, wept bitterly.

XXVII.

1. When the morning of the execution arrived, they bound and delivered him over to Pontius Pilate, the Governor of Judea. But, as soon as Judas, who had betrayed him, found that he was condemned to die, he repented, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver, saying, I have sinned in having betrayed innocent blood. But the Chief Priests and Scribes said, What is that to us? look to it yourself. He was, however, so much concerned at his conduct that he went out and hanged himself.

6. The Chief Priests said, It is not lawful to put this money in the treasury. They, therefore, purchased a potter's field as a burial-place for strangers.

11. When Jesus was interrogated by the Governor, he made no reply, at which Pilate marvelled. It was the custom among the Jews, at this