An answer to a sermon published and preached by Mr. Smith on Tuesday evening, March 15, 1808, at Beersheba Chapel, Prospect-Place, St. George's Fields / [Joanna Southcott].

  • Southcott, Joanna, 1750-1814.
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[1808]
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Credit: An answer to a sermon published and preached by Mr. Smith on Tuesday evening, March 15, 1808, at Beersheba Chapel, Prospect-Place, St. George's Fields / [Joanna Southcott]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8LV { last. Blessetl are they that do his commandments, that they may have l ight to the tree of life. But this I shall leave tor the present to try wisdom of men, and what judgment they will draw, when they place these words with the words I said to the serpent, in the fall ^ I will * put enmity between thee and the woman. Then I let them discern how it is spoken at the end | where the woman is mentioned in Revelation, xii. xix. chapters, and the last. Here I shall j leave men to draw their own judgment. But as this man called me to be thy judge, the prophets and apostles the grand jurv , I now answer, it is time for him to be a solici-I 'Tor for himself; least, while he is preaching toi others, he himself is cast away, and find the sen- tence of my Gospel passed upon him X knows him not. After I had finished my book for the press, newspaper, called the Instructor was biought tj me, in which the following was inserted : “ understand there is a sermon published by the Rev. W. Smith, in opposition to the erroneous princi- ples of Joanna Southcoct, the perusal of whicM we think will convince every serious chnstian (to whom we would recommend it) that her work i»j contrary to the articles of the Church of Lng'l land, contrary to experience, and contrary to j the word of God.” , d From this advertisement the readers of my booK may easily discern that the accusations brought • against me are like the people of old against Jere- miah, xxxviii. 4. where he was condemned for speaking the words of the Lord to the people, and like the past ages I see the present. But as they have published that my work gl contrary to the word of God, I shall recomm