SACRED HISTORICAL PAINTER, AUTHOR OF "THE MESSIAH," A POEM, AND "THE SOUL'S AID," &C. "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith prove your ownselves.- [2d Cor 13th chap., 5th verse. HARRISBURG, Pa. PRINTED BY R. S. ELLIOTT & CO. 1839. 1 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX AND To the numerous descendants of Adam, who fell from his high and holy estate, even from the Image of God his Father, and thus brought the curse upon all posterity; as in him, all are subject to death, so in Christ, whom we preach, all may live. Therefore, to all who have immortal souls to save these pages are respectfully submitted, BY THE AUTHOR. CONTENTS. Examine yourselves whether ye be in the faith; prove your ownselves; Know ye not your ownselves, how that Jesus Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that they obey Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines; for it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; If ye love me, keep my commandments; And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye |