"Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they
which testify of me."-Jesus Christ.

Let us go on to perfection.”—St. Paul.

UTICA, N. Y.

ORREN HUTCHINSON.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1832, by MARSH, CAPEN & LYON,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

CONTENTS.

LECTURE I.

The Objects of Salvation: and its nature.

1 Timothy, 1. 15.-" This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all

acceptation, That Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners;

of whom I am chief."

LECTURE II.

The Divine Character the source of all the grace

manifested in the gospel: And the standard for our imi-
tation.

Matthew, v. 84.-"Be ye, therefore, perfect, even as your Father

which is in heaven is perfect."

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LECTURE III.

The Law, consistent with the Promises.

Galatians, iii. 21.-"Is the law then against the promises of

God? God forbid."

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LECTURE IV.

Love, the centre of all the Divine attributes.

1 John, iv. 16.-" God is love.”

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LECTURE V.

Man originally made subject to vanity and to hope.

Romans, viii. 20.-" For the creature was made subject to vanity,

not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in

hope."

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LECTURE VI.

Salvation impartial and universal.

Isaiah, xxv. 6, 7, 8.-" And in this mountain shall the Lord of

hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on

the lees; of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well re-

fined. And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the cover-

ing cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe

away tears froin off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he

take away froin off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.'