Excerpt from A Martyr to the Truth, a Sermon: In Commemoration of the Death of Rev. Charles T. Torrey, in the Maryland Penitentiary, May 9, 1846; Delivered at Fisherville; And Also in the Baptist Meeting-House in Concord, May 31, 1846 There are individuals, who, by their daily course, Show that their hearts are opposed to the requirements of God; while there are others, who, by a moral life, hide the en mity of their hearts fro-m the world. Indeed they may be ignorant of it themselves, and fancy they are the friends of God. But let the opposing elements meet; let the precepts of the gospel be applied, the requirements of God revealed and enforced, and what a struggle He, who thought himself free from opposition of heart, and even the friend of God, now finds a war raging within. The di vine law is too strict, its penalty too severe, and unjust; and, were it in his power, he would annul the whole, and change the essential features in the character and govern ment of Jehovah. From the time of our first parents, what a practical il lustration has been furnished of the continued opposition of the human mind to the principles of truth. A revolt has been perpetuated down to the present time; it is dis covered through all the ramifications of society - ih heath en and christian nations, and even among the professed followers of Christ. There has ever been a tendency to lower down the standard of truth, to secularize its claims and tarnish its glory. The will of man has been sub stituted for the authority of God, and human tradition, for the rulesof Christ. 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.