. "The apostles doctrine and fellowship." Five sermons preached in the principal churches of his diocese, during his spring visitation, 1844. on and joy of hispeople. But, O, if such be the blessing within our reach,what must be the curse of neglect? Here someawful thoughts rise from the Book of God—destruc-tion to those who defile the temple of the HolyGhost, which temple we are^ by baptism—a visita-tion of divine wrath upon such as ^ trample underfoot the Son of God, count the blood of the Covenantan unholy thing, and do despite to the Spirit of I) 1 Cor. iii. 16, 17. ® ® -® AND MEANS OF JUS


. "The apostles doctrine and fellowship." Five sermons preached in the principal churches of his diocese, during his spring visitation, 1844. on and joy of hispeople. But, O, if such be the blessing within our reach,what must be the curse of neglect? Here someawful thoughts rise from the Book of God—destruc-tion to those who defile the temple of the HolyGhost, which temple we are^ by baptism—a visita-tion of divine wrath upon such as ^ trample underfoot the Son of God, count the blood of the Covenantan unholy thing, and do despite to the Spirit of I) 1 Cor. iii. 16, 17. ® ® -® AND MEANS OF JUSTIFICATION, ANSWERED. 95 Grace !^ Brethren, we may now be unmindful ofour birthright—wholly lose sight of the blessings ofour state of salvation—but they will be revealed tous again ; and if unimproved to the last, will rise up tobear an awful testimony against us before the Judgeof quick and dead. O let us fear, lest the presentabsence of Gods Spirit from our families and oursouls, should only betoken an everlasting destruc-tion from the presence of the Lord, and from theglory of His power.^ 1) Heb. X. 29. 2) 2 Thess. i. ®- ®


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