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SIX SERMONS

ON THE INQUIRY

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CHRIST THE LIFE-GIVER :

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THE FAITH OF THE GOSPEL

BY GEORGE S-TORRS,

EDITOR OF BlBLE EXAMINER.

FOURTH EDITION.

NEW Y ORK :

pablliihed at the OIce of the Bible Examiner.

1856.

Entered, according to dct of Congreris, in tho year 1868, by

QEORGE STORRS,

In the Clerk'e Oftice of the Ditrict Court for the Southern DiitriaL .

of New York.,

CONTENTS. '

A BIOGRAPHICALBmcH ; O?, Brief Notioe of the snthor of the Bis

Bennona : his birth-parentage- religions teaching, p. 6 ; exercises of mind

when young-religioue experienoe, 7 ; Brst marriage, 8 ; impression to

preach, 8 ; joined the Methodist Episcopal Chnmh and commenced preaching,

8 ; withdrew frodthat church, 9 ; Bmt awakening of hia mind to donbt

man's natdimmortality, 9 ; hiu previons Btandiiig, 10 ; hia Time Lettera

to a Methodist Preacher, 11 ; origin of the originai Bix Eermons, 11 ; nnex-

pectedly led to preach to mnltitudea which gave 8 rapid Bpread to his views,

13 ; iifteen thonswd of the 6i Bermons scattered in the winter of 1842-3 ;

more laborers come into the work, 16. .

BERMON 1.

Introductorp Remaiks, 19-The Qnestion st Ime, 21.-Emmimtion of the

argumenta in proof of man's immortality, 21.-The helief of aii nations, 22.-

Archbishop Whately's remarks on this point, 23-27. The heathen Philw

pher.3 klieFamonnta to Amihilation, 26.-The deaire all men feel for imnior-

tality, 28-The son1immaterial, &c., 29.-What is immateriality? 29-The aonl

indestructible, 31.-The Philosophy of the qnestion, 33-18 it the will of God

Den shall be immortal if wicked 7 32.-What man lost by the Fall, 32-35.-

The Tree of Life, 35-Wahn's remarks thereon, 36,Facta from God's

word, 38.-Eternd, Eternity, Eterna] Life, 38,39. Principlea of interpreta

tion, 40.-Meaning of the tenn death, 41.-The term iwmortal occnra but

once in the Bible, 41.-Contradiction in poetry, 62-Immortality, the phraea

fonnd but flve times in the Bible, 43.-Beanty of Wptnre on the theory sd-

vowbtea, ,u.

BERMON 11.

The old Serpent's dinrse, and ita dcshying natnre, 46.-The terma

employed to denote the pnnishment of the wicked, 47.-Objectiom snawered,

'6 Worm dieth not," 61.-" HeU Bre" Gehenna, 54-'1 Theae shaii go away

into everlaating pnnishment, 56.-Pain and pnniebment not necessarily identi-

cal, 68.-"

Rodom nnd Gomonnh, 62.4oncludhg remarke, 63.

Kdarin" of this test, 68.-Panl'a commentary on the taxt, 69.

SERMON 111.

Bearching the Scriptnras, 65.-Examination of Rev. 14 : 9-11. b this lan-

gnage spoken of di wicked men? 68.-Does it relate to any beyond thia liie?

70.-It is fuiüiled "on the m~th?"71. Rev. 20 : 10. conaidered, 72.-The

devil to be destroyed, 73.. .Snmming op of the argnment of the nflvocsbs of

man1s immortality, 74.-Wahn on immortality, 74. Other objections con-

ridered, 74.-The benevolente of God obliges Him to infiict the -test possi.

ble puniehment, 76.Such a punishment uncailed for and asela, 77.-'' Sin

m inanite evil," 79.2' Destmction no punishrnent at aü," 79.-Foily of mch

rn objection, 79.-Henry's notion of "damnation," 80-Benaon ontstripa

Henry, and 5ds it imposaible to obtain satisfaction ta Divine jastice, 80-

82.-Conclading remarks, 82-Faith debed, 83.

SERYON IV.

Prove aU thinga, 86-hvince of mon, 86-87.-Rrbhsr objeotiorta.-

" The fathers believed in the endless tmenia of the wicked, 87cComption

0f Chridiinity by iia defendera, Moeheim, 88.-Attempt to nnite heathen

philosophy with Chriatianity, Enfield, 88.Aewa believed in endless tormente,

69.-laa 33: 14, conaidered, 89.Jewa belief not pmf, W).-Tdmony of

New Tehment, 9l.John the Bapti, 9lcJewe CMat, 914.-PeWa

testiony, 94.-Jamea', 96cJohn's, 96.-.inde7~, 96.-Paui's, 97-1064on-

clnding remarb, 106.

SERMON V.

Fwther objections considered, 108.-Deetroction not eo terrible aa endlea

rnisery, 108.-" Pnta an end to the sinner's misery,"l09. '' Spiritoal deoth

ia the penalty," 110-115. The preposition l' in," Gen. 2 : 17, examina,

114-Destmction of sin8 or happiness, 116.-Dan. 12 : 2, considered, 116.-

John 6 : 28,29 noticed, 116.-The Doctrine held by the Ak,&c., 117-

" Gone half way @ Univedi," 1113.-'' If thia doctrine ia hewhy not

fonnd out before ? 120.-Benson on the misery of the wicked in heil, 123.

SERMON VI.

h. 67 : 16 considemd, 129.-Evil

of wmmon theory of immortslity, 131.

hemeaning of the tema Saviow, eave, and ealvation,

164.-An

examination of vtuiona texta whm theae terme ownr, 166-164.

Beauty of iaxts destroyed, 132-137-Extravagant notiona of Adam'a perfec-

tion considered, 138-160.-God's works always pro&ve, 138.-The cm-

tion of man, 140.-Adam's intellectnal natnre, 141.-Adam16 ignomoe,141.-

Adam's holinw, 142,Hii temptation, 146cCharaoter cannot be hown

withont trial, 147,-AdsP's failnre, with remarb on inherent deprevity

149-162,kmmb1y1a Catechism, 16O.-Conalnaion, 162.

Cmm m LrPGrvw : OR m FAITE OF TD G~BPEL.

The Syriac version of the Wew TeatPment, 153-Ita hlation by Prof.

Hnrdock, 164,The

A BIOURAPRICAL SKETC.H;

BR LF NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR OF THE 81X 8ERMON8.

the subject of the following re-

marks, was born in Lebanon, N. H., December 13th,

1796. He was the youngest of cight children. His

father, Col. Constant Storrs, was originally from

Mansfield, Conn.; and was an industrious mechanic,

serving, for a time, in the American Revolution as a

wheelright. After the war of the Revolution he was

married to Lucinda Howe, who was half-sister to the

late. Richard Salter Storrs,for many years minister of

Longmeadow, Mass. After their marriage they re-

moved to New Hampshirethc country being then a

wilderness-and located in Lcbanon, on Connecticut

River ; and by industry and economy became, what, in

those days, was called a wealthy farw. To them were

born seven sons and one daughter. The mother of

these chilclren was ever watchful over thcb religious

instruction, while the father was most studious to pro-

mote their tem oral welfare. Thc mother invariably

athered her c 1 ildren around her, particularly on the

fabbath, to give thern instruction in thin s pertUning

to God, and our Savioiir, Jesus Christ. % he was not

disposed to leave their rdigious education to the min-

GEORGESTORRS,

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