"Man's destruction is of himself"--If his distempered nature is not healed, if his soul continues unredeemed, it is not because there is no "Balm in Gilead;" it is not because "the arm of the LORD is shortened, that it cannot save," or the fountain of LOVE so exhausted, that its streams have ceased to flow--but because men will not avail themselves of the healing Balm; because they refuse to be gathered by that compassionate Arm, that is continually stretched forth to save; because they will not open their souls to receive the Waters of Life. Their eyes are so blinded by the false glare of earthly beauty, that they cannot see the surpassing excellency of the Divine Glory--their ears are so deaf, that they have no delight in hearing or obeying the Divine Voice--they are content to walk on in the broad way, and suffer the enemy of their souls to take them captive at his pleasure. Thus entered sin at the beginning--thus it continueth, increaseth, and prevaileth. No man, in his present deplorable state, can open that eye which was blinded by sin; nor unstop that ear which was sealed by his apostasy from his Maker; nor save or deliver himself from the bondage of corruption. Herein, therefore, is the UNIVERSAL LOVE OF GOD made manifest, that "he hath laid help upon one that is Mighty, who is able to save to the uttermost those that come to him;" that he hath appointed and prepared a "Seed that can bruise the serpent's head;" that he hath caused his Light to shine in the Hearts of all men; and hath called all men every where to repent--Now if man still continues to shut his eyes, and harden his heart, and refuse to be reconciled, "his destruction is of himself, and GOD will be just when he judgeth." But here the grand question may be asked--How doth GOD manifest himself to his creatures? There is no Revelation in these days--no spiritual visions now.--no such Sight of GOD, as Abraham, Moses, the Prophets, and the Primitive Christians were favoured with--GOD forbid!--for surely where there is no vision, no sight or sense of heavenly things, there is the Lost State indeed!--where there is no Revelation, there can be no True Knowledge of GOD-for what saith the Scripture--"None knoweth the Father but the Son, and he to whom the SON will reveal him?"