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THE

CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE,

AND

Cheological Repository,

DESIGNED TO PLEAD THE CAUSE OF

PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY.

VOL. IV.

"WHAT SAITH THE SCRIPTURE?"

"SPEAK THOU THE THINGS WHICH BECOME SOUND DOCTRINE."

LONDON:

ARTHUR HALL AND Co., 25, PATERNOSTER ROW.

BEVERLEY: JAMES EVERSON.

1852.

PREFACE.

We have now completed the Fourth Volume of the Christian Advocate; and we confess there is much connected with it that can give us very little satisfaction. Circumstances compelled us, in the Spring of the year, to reduce the number of pages to one third of the former quantity. This was neither gratifying to ourselves nor our readers; though, at the time, we did not intend the reduction to be permanent. We flatter ourselves, however, that there is one redeeming qnality in the more recent numbers, they have been more free from things of "doubtful disputation," than the preceding ones: and in the present Volume, will be found some articles of sterling value, and of a practical bearing.

Such as it is, the Editor commends it to the attention of his readers. And so far as its contents are in harmony with Divine truth, he hopes the God of all grace will make it, in some humble degree, the instrument of promoting his glory, and of instructing and edifying his people.

Should his life and health be prolonged, and circumstances permit him to continue his labours, he hopes the next Volume will be superior to the present, both in matter and form.

November 30th, 1852.

THE EDITOR.

THEOLOGY.

Fast Day Sermon by Mr. M'Lean, 1, 25. The Waldenses, 6, 29.

The Constitution of the Church of Christ, 8. Allen and Glas "On the Visible Unity of

Christ's Disciples," 10.

Retraction of an error on the terms Binding

and Loosing, 13.

Faith and Works; answer to the Query on James ii. 14, &c., 14.

On the "Last days," in reply to Stephanas, 18
Improvement of Sacred Music, 23.
Remarks by the Editor, ib.

On Teaching Children to Pray, 31.
Mistakes about the Christian Religion, 33.
Reflections on Ancient History, 36.
Additional Remarks on the Edinburgh
Auxiliary Education Society, 38.
Questions from Macrobius to Stephanas, 39
Allen & Glas on "The Visible Unity," 40, 56.
The Kingdom of God; what is it? 49.
On Human Responsibility, 52.
On the Faith of Devils, 54.

Answer to Stephanas from Macrobius, 59. Remarks on Philalethes on the Kingdom of God, 62.

Note on Deut. xix. 15.-64.
Remarks on 1 John v. 2.-65.
On Changeableness, 68.

The Bible and its Rivals, 73, 83.

The Gospel to the Jews and Gentiles, 75.
Remarks on Macrobius's Reply, 77.
On the Book of Psalins, 78.
On Systems of Theology, 80.
Remarks on Human Responsibility 86.
The Rock on which the Church is built, ib.
On the Constitution of the Church of Christ
in reply to Epaphas, 91.

On a false estimate of Human Character, 92
Remarks by the Editor, 93.

The way into the Kingdom of God, ib.
Reply to Stephanas by Macrobius, 94.
On Visible Unity, in reply to Philalethes, 99
Nature & ground of Gospel Repentance, 101.
Repentance unto Life, ib.

Babel and the Confusion of Tongues, 102.
On the origin of evil, and its effects, 105.
On exhorting unbelievers 107.

Remarks on the dissemination of the
Scriptures, 109, 114.
Observations by the Editor, 115.
Thoughts on Christianity, 112.
Christ's Kingdom in the world, 116.
On the full assurance of hope, 120.
On head knowledge, 122.

On reading Books, 123.

An Apostolic Truth, ib.

A request, 125.

Remarks by the Editor, ib.

On the decline of the Scotch Baptist Churches, 128, 138.

Remarks by the Editor, 130, 138

On the spirit in which divine truth should be defended, 132.

On Clerical Dresses and Titles, 133.
Church in Lorrimore Road, 134, 139.
On Charity, 135.

On laying up Money for Children, 139.
REVIEWS.

Kemp's Sermon on the Second Advent, 21.
Tour in Italy by G. Townsend, D. D., 42.
The Portable Folio Family Bible, 103.
A Plea for the Reformation of the Congre-
gational Churches, by H. Webb, 110.
Passages in the Life of Gilbert Arnold, 117
The danger of Philosophy, by J. Allen, 126
The Hebrew Christian Magazine, ib.
INTELLIGENCE.

Honduras, 23, 47, 79.

Apostolical Succession maintained
Canadian Baptists, 103.

by

Education of Native Females in India, 104. Protestants persecuting Protestants. 118. Political Events, France, 141.

Extract from the Twelfth Report of the Bible Translation Society, 149.

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[The following Discourse is one of Two Fast-Day Sermons delivered in 1809. The Second, on 1 Tim. ii. 1-5, has appeared in the Octavo edition of Mr. M'Lean's Works,

and in the new edition published by Mr. Macdonald of Elgin. Yet, this First Discourse, which is quite equal to the

Second, has never, until now, been reprinted. Ed. C. A.]

And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the thereof ye shall have peace.-JER.

xxix. 7.

peace

THERE were false prophets among the Jews, who hardened the people in their sins, by prophesying peace when there was no peace, and opposing the true prophets whom God had sent to forwarn them of the impending judgments, and to call them to repentance. These deceivers, no doubt, made great professions of friendship for the people, and expressed much patriotic zeal for their liberty and freedom, while they encouraged them with the hopes of impunity, even while in a state of rebellion

against the Lord their supreme King.

One would have thought, that when the temple was pillaged and a number of the people carried captive, according to the predictions of Jeremiah, it would have established his veracity as a true messenger from God, and have damped the confidence, and utterly ruined the credit of these deceivers ; but as a corrupt people wish to hear, and are apt to believe what is agreeable to them, so we find the false prophets shifting their ground, and prophesying that the captives would return, and the sacred vessels be restored in the space of two years, chap. xxviii. 1-5. And with these vain hopes they encouraged Zedekiah in his revolt from Nebuchadnezzar, and endeavoured to keep the captives in an impatient and unsettled state at Babylon; which brought on the total captivity of the Jews, with the destruction of their city and temple, chap. lii.

Our text is part of a letter which Jeremiah sent to the captives in

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