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konought.cmus'r's arson, comms. 133Andl say, May Godspeedit;so that you.all may fall on the word of God, and rallyatglain underthe name of Jesus. But we will proceed wi our subject.4th "verse, Nevertheless I have somewhat againstthee, because thou hast left thy first love." Can this betrue P Did the apostolic church, in its purity,so soondepart from the first principles of the ospel? Yes, inActs xv. 24, "Forasmuch as we have Ecard that certainwhich went out from us have troubled you with words,subverting your souls, sayi , ye must be circumcised,and keep the whole law, :hom to we gaveno such commandment."Ga.l.i.6, "Imarvel that ye are so soonremoved from him that calledou into the grace of"Hold-Christ unto another gospel." 1 Eimothy, i, 19,ing faith and a good conscience, which somehavingrputaway, concerning faith, have made shipwreck." 2 im.i. 15, "This thou knowest, that) all they which are inAsia are turned any from me." And Paul further says,iv. 16, "At .my first answer no man stood with me, hutallmen fozsook me. I pray God lay not this sin to theircharge."-Many more evidences might be brought, to prove thatmany, inthat early state of the c-hurch, did fall away fromthe doctrine ofgauze, which Paul and the apostles taught.And now, -my rethnen, how is it with us? Are webuilt on the truth? Have we a "Thus saith the Lord,"for all we believeand do ? Are we built on " the prophetsand apostles, Jesus Christ himself being the chiefcorner-stone"? Look well to your foundation-theda is coming that will try every man's works.(Tens 5,"Remember., therefore, from whence thouart. fallen, and repent and do the first works,or else Iwill come unto thee quickly, and. will remove the candledickout of his place, except thou repent" In this verseof the church admonishes the ChristiansthedgreatHead of eir tbrmer sins in neglecting the doctrine of grace,and falling into t.he popular errors of the day, which Ihave before noticed, and warns them of their duty tompem, which is the iirst and great command under thegospel. He also gives them notice, that, except theythe "desirable" state of thergpnt, he wilhrsmove