"The Age to Come"
BY JOSEPH MARSH
ROCHESTER, N. Y., PUBLISHED AT THE ADVENT HARBINGER OFFICE 1851
INTRODUCTION
READER: Before examining the following pages, your candid attention is earnestly
invited to the following considerations:
1. Will you endeavor to read without prejudice? Otherwise it will do you no good to
read.
2. Will you read with a prayerful and earnest desire to know the truth? In no other
frame of mind are you qualified to detect error, and learn of Jesus.
3. Will you admit the correctness of the literal principle of exegesis: or, that the
plain
word of the Lord means what it says? If it does not, then no uninspired man can tell
what it does mean. We have been guided by the literal principle of interpretation, in writing this work.
4. Will you remember, that the word of God is not "yea and nay," or does not contradict itself:
consequently, when a doctrine is proved by one or more plain and positive passages of Scripture,
there can be no counter evidence to disprove it. We think the main positions assumed in this work,
are abundantly sustained by such evidence: therefore, they must be correct.
5. Whatever you find in his work, in accordance with the plain word of inspiration, will you
believe
and confess before men? For, "without faith, it is impossible to please God," and "faith
without
works is dead."
The Lord direct and bless you in searching for truth; and crown you with eternal life in his
everlasting Kingdom.