...faithful ministers their successors — " go, preach the gospel to every creature. He that despiseth you despiseth me, and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me." Besides, the glory of God claims our chief, our pre-eminent regard ; this ought uniformly to be prefered...

...Pope, who sent him. What does the Scripture say of the first Christian commission ? " He that despiseth you, despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him, that sent me." However great the difference in the two commissions, the conclusion is the same, from the rejection...

...privileges), shalt be rhurst down to hell. 16. He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me. 17. 1f Now the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject to us thro' thy...

...contempt offered to them, is an affront to God. As our Saviour has expressed it " He that despiseth you, despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me/* But as I am now called upon to address myself more immediately to those who have the rule over you,...

...rejected his messenger,, though a mere man. As our Lord himself says, Luke x. 6, He that despiseth you despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. On this ground you might rank both the Nazarenes and all the modern professed Unitarians with believers...

...was recommended under the solemn assurance, " He that heareth you, heareth me ; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent mek." In the execution of their commission the devils were obedient unto them1 ; and when they made...

...not mail but God. Remember Who hath said, " He that heareth you, heareth Me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth Me; and he that despiseth Me, despiseth Him that sent Me."1 But in the second place, the Object which the Minister has in view> strongly obliges the people...

...is that of which Christ spake (Luke, x.) : " He that heareth you, heareth me ; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me, despiseth Him that sent me." And (John, xx.), " Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they...

...and whose ministers they were. So Luke x. l(j, our Lord says to his apostles, '' He that despiseth you, despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me." Now although he that despised the apostles, despised not only Christ, but God himself, it did not hence...

...not man but God. Remember Who hath said, " He that heareth you, heareth Me ; and he that despiseth you, despiseth Me ; and he that despiseth Me, despiseth Him that sent Me." * But, in the second place, the Objectvfliich the Minister has in view, strongly obliges the people...