SYNOPSIS OF THE TEN LECTURES,

IN A TABLE OF CONTENTS.

LECTURE I.

A murder committed. The murderer convicted, and sentenced to
death. This sentence commuted to imprisonment for life,
The subject of this Lecture is, That the commutation of the murderer's
sentence, is a violation of an unrepealed Divine Law.

Affirmative propositions. Law of the Ten Commandments; its

summary import, and binding influence on all the generations of

mankind,

Divine Penalty of the sixth precept of the Moral Law,
Any change in the Divine Penalty expressly forbidden,

The crime of murder designated; how to be proved; blood shed by
the murderer defiles the whole land; and nothing but the blood
of the murderer can cleanse it,

The Moral Law was never Divinely repealed; and man has no
right to repeal it. Law and Penalty are of equal validity,
Recapitulation of the foregoing arguments,
FIRST INFERENCE. Murderers are Divinely required to be exe-
cuted. Various Objections raised,

First. Cain was not executed. Answer: No witness but the Al-
mighty saw the murder. By HIM, the murderer was convicted,
and punished,

A Second Objection. Christ abolished the Law. Reply: Christ did
not abolish the Moral Law. He fulfilled the Ceremonial Law;
but he neither abolished, nor altered one jot nor tittle of the Moral
Law nor its Penalty,

A Third Objection. Sabbath-breaking and adultery were punished
with death, by Divine command, under the Levitical Law, but
not under the Gospel dispensation,

Reply: The prohibition of murder, and its death penalty, belonged
exclusively to the Moral Law, which was perpetual and un-
changeable; but the prohibition of the breach of the Sabbath,
and adultery, belonged to the Ceremonial as well as to the Moral
Law. And the penalty of death in case of transgression, was
evidently ceremonial, and ceased when the Ceremonial Law was
fulfilled, and abolished by the advent of Messiah, the foreordained
Antitype of all the Ceremonial rites, ordinances and penalties,

Fourth Objection. Innocent persons have been executed,

Answer: The fact admitted, proves nothing against the penalty of

death for murder. Innocent persons may have been convicted

by false witnesses, or defective circumstantial testimony; and
guilty murderers may have been acquitted by false witnesses;
but the question is, Shall the murderer be executed?
The Second and Last Inference. The Commutation of the mur-
derer's sentence is, virtually, a human repeal of a Divine Law,
Strictures on the Governor's commutation of Wilcox. The na-
ture of the Law was materially altered,

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The Governor's reasons considered. Inconclusiveness, and glaring

absurdities of his reasons,

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LECTURE II.

ORIGIN AND TENDENCY OF OPPOSITION TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Elementary principles. Men of diverse principles combine in

opposition to Capital Punishment,

Various reasons for opposition to Capital Punishment,

Rationalism discards Bible Laws, or perverts them,

Infidelity exhibits itself unmasked, full of sympathy for the poor mur-

derer, and the cause of opposition to Capital Punishment,

Infidels admit that Capital Punishment is a Bible Law, but that

it was an ancient barbarous law, which ought not now to exist,

Absurdity of all human attempts to abolish God's Laws,

All impenitent sinners are inclined to favor Infidelity,

Progress and tendency of opposition to Capital Punishment,

Origin of the Law against Public Executions,

Character of the opposers of Capital Punishment,

LECTURE III.

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ARGUMENT. If man may legislate into oblivion one of God's Laws,
because it is BAD, then all Divine Laws and Penalties may be
abolished for the same reason!!!

Different standards of estimating right and wrong,
The Bible is the Christian's standard. The standard of the Infi-
del is Human Reason. The different standards produce opposite
practical results,

Consider, what some men would do, if they could,

And, what Infidels can do, if they will. They can summons a
World's Convention, and adopt wonderful Resolutions,

See Resolutions, No. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, which they can adopt,

Infidels can try the bold Experiment of adopting a Resolution to

abolish the Eden law of Death, on the same principles, and for

the same reasons, that they can Resolve to abolish Capital Pun-

ishment,

The World's Convention can be adjourned sine die, after a Valedic-

tory from the President, comprising an awful foreboding on the re-

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LECTURE IV.

The works of Creation coincide with the Bible in proving the Sov-

ereignty of God,

True Christians love the God of the Bible, because he is holy,
Infidels hate the God of the Bible, for the same reason,
Wicked men cannot defeat God's purposes, by reason of Providen-
tial restraints. Witness Pharaoh, Haman, the Medo Persian
Princes, and Herod the Great,

The wicked are permitted to bring to pass God's purposes. Wit-
ness the Crucifixion of Christ by wicked hands,
Extensive Combinations of spurious Religionists, viz. Popery, Ma-
hometanism, and Infidelity,

Origin of Popery and Mahometanism,

Their virtual combination against Bible Religion,
Their present existence, dominion and policy,

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The land of Palestine. What it once was, and now is,

Influence of Popery and Mahometanism against the Bible,

Origin of Modern Systematic INFIDELITY,

The French Revolution of 1789, and Infidel Watch-words,

Outlines of the French Revolution,

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Blasphemous Infidel sentiments, verbatim, which were adopted by

the National Convention of the "Terrible Republic,"

A French Comedian's challenge to ALMIGHTY GOD, to a per-

sonal combat on the stage, with Infidel triumph,

Termination of the "Terrible Republic,"

LECTURE V.

Ancient prophecies fulfilled in the existence of Popery, Mahometan-

ism and Infidelity, proving, incontestably, that the Bible is true,

and that Infidelity is fallacious.

Daniel's Vision of the First Little Horn,

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Prophetic designations fulfilled in Popery,

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Popery becomes a kingdom, A.D. 756, and Pope Stephen II. is the

first Papal King,

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The kingdom of Popery subdues three kingdoms,

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Pope Stephen II. gives the saints into the hand of King Stephen,

i. e. into the hand of his own ROYAL SELF!

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Scriptural authority for computing years by the number of days in

a year; i. e. a prophetic year is equal to 360 years,

Daniel's Vision of the Second Little Horn, chapter viii.,

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The Second Little Horn a prophetic emblem of MAHOMETANISM,

evinced by six reasons, which are adduced,

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Prediction of the termination of Mahometanism, and cleansing of
the Sanctuary at the expiration of 2300 prophetic days,

The date of the event last preceding the Vision of the Second Lit-

tle Horn, furnishes a period to commence the computation of the

2300 years, demonstrated by the scenes of the Vision,

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Daniel's Vision of the He-goat comprises four scenes, which dis-

tinctly appear by the Angel's interpretation of the Vision. The

fourth or last scene of the Vision, previous to the Little Horn,

was the division of Alexander's empire among his four most cele-

brated Generals, which division was settled about 300 years before

the birth of Christ. The next discovery in the prophetic vision of

the He-goat, was the second "Little Horn," which was particu-

larly described and explained to the prophet by his celestial in-

structor, as the main subject of the Vision,

Precisely, at this juncture in the Vision, the prophet heard a ques-

tion asked, "How long the vision'?" A celestial answer was

given, "Unto 2300 days," i, e. years,

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Hence, the 2300 years, it is believed, should be computed from that

date, 300 years B.C., ending A.D. 2000,

DANIEL'S Prophetic Vision of the INFIDEL Power of these last

days, chap. xi. verse 36, to the end,

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The Infidel Power described by a diversity of character,

John's Prophetic Vision on Patmos of the same Power. Both

Daniel's and John's predictions (it is believed) were fulfilled in

the French Revolution of 1789. THE TERRIBLE REPUBLIC was

the seventh head of an Apocalyptical Beast of seven heads and

ten horns. And the Atheistical Empire of Napoleon may be un-

derstood to be the fulfilment of the mysterious description of the

same Beast prophetically described in the 13th chapter of Rev.,

as the Beast from the bottomless pit, of scarlet color, with a wo-

man on its back, having seven heads and ten horns,

LECTURE VI.

Predictions of the Great Battle-day of the Lord,

Origin and nature of Three Unclean Spirits,

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The Beast of Infidelity, with Madam Popery on its back,

MAHOMETANISM one of the Three Unclean Spirits,

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The Three Frogs (one, the Bull-frog of INFIDELITY,) are croak-

ing over the world to enlist recruits for the army of Antichrist,

Antichristian Influence appears conspicuous in the various devices

formed to root out Vital Piety,

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LECTURE VII.

The power of the Church scattering by stratagems of the enemy.

All Evangelical Christians clothed in sackcloth,

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New Policy. The Devil turns Christian to destroy Bible Religion, 190

Satan educates Preachers, and gives them a Diploma,

Satan's Diplomatic directions to secure the popularity, pre-emi-

nence, and wonderful fame of his preachers,

The Devil's Diplomatic Secret revealed to his preachers on penalty,
prefaced with a full admission, That the Bible is True! and that

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he knows it! But that it must be proved to be false by FALSE-

HOOD, to promote the war with heaven; and yet the secret de-

tails many circumstances recorded in the Bible confessed by

Satan to be true,

Diplomatic New Measure, viz. To Counterfeit True Religion,

The Diploma, (on specified conditions,) signed, sealed, and deliv-

ered, in presence of Witnesses,

Remarks on the prevalence of Antichristian Influence,

LECTURE VIII.

Antichristian Influence in preparation for the great predicted Battle-

day of the Lord, now fulfilling,

Antichristian Movements, Prevalence, and Popularity, are “ Signs

of the Times," in preparation to drive Bible Religion, with its

laws of Capital Punishment for murder, and all other old-fash-

ioned Bible laws, out of the world,

Immoralists of every description contribute to promote the cause of

Antichrist, and belong to the hosts of Antichristian Alliances,

General and Particular Banners of Antichrist,

ANTICHRISTIAN BANNER, No. I., UNFURLED!

GET MONEY, AND LOVE IT.-Explanation: Antichristian

method of getting money honestly. Gain and Loss estimated on

correct principles,

Antichristian Banner, No. II., unfurled. SPEND MONEY,

Explanation: The floodgates of profligacy and dissipation hoisted,

and a horrible deluge of desolation appears, sweeping all be-

fore it !!!

Signs of horrible, perilous, and infamous "Times,"

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Antichristian Banner, No. III., unfurled,

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Explanation of the Banner: Pervert every word, way, and work

of God,

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Satan's systematical devices delineated, and especially, the Papal

perversion of the Bible doctrine of the Cross of JESUS CHRIST,

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LECTURE IX.

Prophecies yet to be fulfilled before the Millennium,

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The Restoration of the Jews to Palestine. Overthrow of the Otto-

man Empire. The Slaying of God's Two Witnesses in the Anti-

christian War of Extermination,

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The Four Euphratean Angels loosed, and the drying up of the

Euphrates, symbolic figures of the rise and downfall of the Otto-

man Empire,

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Origin of the allusive figure of drying up the Euphrates,

The Kings of the East, it is believed, are Jews, a remnant of whom

will yet be saved through faith in the Gospel of Christ,

God's Two Witnesses will be slain,