Sermon Delivered at the Installation of Rev. Frederick Freeman

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Excerpt from Sermon Delivered at the Installation of Rev. Frederick Freeman: As Pastor of the Third Congregational Church and Society in Plamouth, Mass, , Nov, 3, 1824 Because the church was "the pillar and ground of the truth." A pillar supports that which is laid upon it. The ground is that on which it rests. These are figurative expressions, and, applied to the church, mean, that it is the instrument of supporting, and perpetuating the truth of God in the world. This is true not only of the church at Ephesus, but of the church of Christ wherever found. It was redeemed by the blood of Immanuel, and organized as a visible body on earth, for the purpose of maintaining his truth, extending it to all nations, and perpetuating it to all ages. And, if faithful to God, it will accomplish this object. Hence arise four questions, viz. I. What is the church? II. What is the truth which the church supports? III. How does the church support it? IV. For what reasons? In a plain, scriptural manner to answer these questions, and make a practical application, will be my object in this discourse. And may the Holy Spirit enlighten our minds, lead us into his truth, sanctify us by it, and make us wise, even to salvation, through faith in Jesus Christ. I. What is the Church? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.