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 beloved Son, robs Christ of that honour which is due to him, and sets at nought the whole revelation of the Gospel, where it is declared, that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father.

What saith the Scripture?

"Jesus came preaching—and saying—repent ye, and believe the Gospel." Mark, i. 14, 15.

"I have taught you publickly, and from house to house,—repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ." Acts, xx. 20, 21.

"Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." Acts, ii. 38.

"Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day; and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations." Luke, xxiv. 46, 47.

"Him [Jesus] hath God exalted with his right haed to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins." Acts, v. 31.

"To him giveth all the prophets witness, that, through his name, whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." Acts, x. 43.

"What must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Acts. xvi. 30, 31.

"What shall we do that we might work the works of God? Jesus, answered and said, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom hath sent." Jno. vi. 28, 39.

"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world