All Items 14 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 14 Contributor 3 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 14 Jesus Christ 2 Noah, (Biblical figure) 1 Location 1 Massachusetts 14 Topic 20 Christianity 14 Salvation 14 Sermons 14 Sermons, American 14 Inspiration 2 Justification (Christian theology) 2 Religious aspects 2 Repentance 2 Creeds 1 Crucifixion 1 Floods 1 Free will and determinism 1 Future punishment 1 Heaven 1 Holy Spirit 1 Lord's Supper 1 Person and offices 1 Redemption 1 Sin 1 Theology of the cross 1 show more 15 show fewer Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 14 Genre 1 Sermons 14 Subject 20 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Sermons 14 Salvation – Christianity – Sermons 14 Sermons, American – Massachusetts – 19th century 14 Justification (Christian theology) – Sermons 2 Repentance – Christianity – Sermons 2 Bible – Inspiration – Sermons 1 Creeds – Sermons 1 Floods – Religious aspects – Christianity – Sermons 1 Free will and determinism – Religious aspects – Christianity – Sermons 1 Future punishment – Christianity – Sermons 1 Heaven – Christianity – Sermons 1 Holy Spirit – Sermons 1 Inspiration – Religious aspects – Christianity – Sermons 1 Jesus Christ – Crucifixion – Sermons 1 Jesus Christ – Person and offices – Sermons 1 Lord's Supper – Sermons 1 Noah, (Biblical figure) – Sermons 1 Redemption – Christianity – Sermons 1 Sin – Christianity – Sermons 1 Theology of the cross – Christianity – Sermons 1 show more 15 show fewer Edward Hitchcock unnumbered sermon, 1825 May Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A sermon by Edward Hitchcock discussing Jesus Christ as the foundation of salvation. Hitchcock discusses two barriers to salvation for those who do not believe in the saving power of Christ: the first, which he calls a barrier on the part of God, is that there can be no salvation without atonement; the second, which he calls a barrier on the part of man, is that there is a natural enmity in man's heart. Hitchcock thus posits that the only salvation can come through Christianity, and emphasizes that salvation does not come through attempting to find religion but through accepting Christ and acknowledging his death on the cross as the way to salvation. 1 Corinthians 3:11 is quoted. Hitchcock has noted the dates and locations where he delivered this sermon on the first page. Edward Hitchcock unnumbered sermon, 1825 May Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 130, "God warns men once," 1822-November Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 The text Edward Hitchcock selected for this sermon was Proverbs 1:30-31: "They would none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof: Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their on way and be filled with their own devices." The "unavoidable inference" from this passage, according to Hitchcock, was that "God gives men a special warning[,] counsel and reproof before he gives them over to endless ruin. To the illustration of this doctrine I shall devote the principal part of this discourse." Hitchcock noted the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1822 and 1835. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 130, "God warns men once," 1822-November Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 128, "Noachian Deluge," 1823 January Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on the biblical account of the flood, based on II Peter 2:5. Hitchcock began the sermon with his retelling of the story, drawing from the narrative in Genesis. He noted that "we derive from the Mosaic history of the deluge strong evidence of the authenticity and inspiration of the Books of Moses" and enumerated the evidence for that statement. He concluded by remarking "that the salvation of Noah in the ark is a striking emblem of the salvation of the Christian by the Savior Jesus Christ" and that "the destruction of the antediluvian world by the flood of Noah is a striking emblem of the final ruin of the wicked." Hitchcock noted the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1823 and 1831. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 128, "Noachian Deluge," 1823 January Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 90, "The Present Moment the Accepted Time," 1822 January Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on reconciliation with God and the gift of His salvation, based on II Corinthians 6:2. Hitchcock noted that he had delivered this sermon at Conway in January, 1822. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 90, "The Present Moment the Accepted Time," 1822 January Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 112, "Christ our Righteousness," 1822 June Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on justifcation by faith, based on Jeremiah 23:6 - "And this is his name whereby he shall be called, the Lord our Righteousness." Hitchcock posed two questions: "Why is it necessary that Christ should be our righteousness?" and "In what sense is he our righteousness?" Hitchcock judged the subject to be so important that he "exhausted too much of our time to permit the discussion of the second part of it in this discourse." He discussed the second question in Sermon 113, "Righteousness of Christ." Hitchcock noted the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1822 and 1825. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 112, "Christ our Righteousness," 1822 June Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 166, "Future Punishment," 1823 April Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on God's punishment for impenitent sinners, based on Job 31:3 (Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?). Hitchcock noted on the first page the one time and place where he had delivered this sermon in 1823 as well as a Bible chapter and hymns related to the sermon. Hitchcock remarked that when the wrath of God is discussed, Christians, in order to ease their troubled consciences, often accuse the minister of Christ of exaggerating the terrors of damnation. In order both to avoid such ridicule and to preach those things required of anyone wishing to be saved, Hitchcock would use only the Bible's own words to describe the wrath of God against sinners, to describe the duration of future torments, and to describe the character of those who would suffer these punishments for eternity. No language could be more terrifying than scripture. Hitchcock called on his "hearers" to bring themselves and their children to repentance. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 166, "Future Punishment," 1823 April Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 163, "God's Wisdom different from Man's," 1823 June Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on the differences between divine law and humanity's comprehension of salvation, based on Isaiah 55:8-9 (For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.). Hitchcock noted on the first page the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1823 and 1836 as well as Bible chapters and hymns related to the sermon. Supposing that men were responsible for creating a plan for their own salvation, Hitchcock listed the ways in which that plan would differ from God's laws and doctrines as revealed in scripture. He then enumerated the ways in which the human plan would fail to achieve its purpose and bring man to ruin. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 163, "God's Wisdom different from Man's," 1823 June Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 113, "Righteousness of Christ," 1822 June Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on justifcation by faith, based on Jeremiah 23:6 - "And this is his name whereby he shall be called, the Lord our Righteousness." On page 6, Hitchcock wrote "...let us come to the subject we began to discuss in the morning. I proposed two questions springing out of the text - the first was why is it necessary Christ should be our righteousness? This has been considered..." in his companion sermon, number 112, "Christ our Righteousness." On the next page he wrote "We are led then to consider the second proposed question - in what sense is Christ our righteousness?" Hitchcock noted the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1822 and 1825. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 113, "Righteousness of Christ," 1822 June Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 158, "Christ Crucified," 1823 March Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on redemption by the cross, based on 1 Corinthians 2:2 ("For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified."). Hitchcock noted on the first page the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1823 and 1840 as well as Bible chapters and hymns related to the sermon. Hitchcock spoke of the primacy of the doctrine of Christ crucified and that no man may come to God and salvation except through the crucified Christ. Included in the sermon are stanzas from two hymns; material from and a portion of a poem which may be identified as "The Age of Benevolence" (Book 1) by Carlos Wilcox; and a multi-page quotation from Thomas Chalmers, which may be identified as coming from "The Duty of Giving an Immediate Diligence to the Business of the Christian Life." Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 158, "Christ Crucified," 1823 March Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 150, "Only One True Gospel," 1823 February Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on essential doctrines of the Christian faith and the role of creeds, based on Galatians 1:6-9 ("I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel...."). Hitchcock noted on the first page the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1823 and 1860 as well as Bible chapters and hymns related to the sermon. Hitchcock noted that there is a true gospel containing essential doctrines of revelation necessary for salvation. To prevent men from being led astray into fatal error, these doctrines needed to be stated in a creed. Those who failed to embrace the creed should be refused Christian fellowship. Hitchcock acknowledged that creeds had caused division and those who championed them were called narrow minded. Nevertheless, he warned that those without a firm foundation in the essential doctrines would be tempted by the range of opinions from Theodore Parker to John Calvin and have no hope of salvation. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 150, "Only One True Gospel," 1823 February Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 129, "Way to Zion," 1822 December Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock wrote that "...my object in this discourse will be to describe...the way to Zion - that is the way to heaven." He took as his text Jeremiah 50:5 ("They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward.") and noted the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1822 and 1846. He observed that the path to heaven had six characteristics, among which the Christian pilgrim could expect to encounter any of nine enemies and five friends. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 129, "Way to Zion," 1822 December Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 153, "Consideration," 1823 March Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on the deliberate reflection on scripture, based on Psalm 4:2 ("Selah"). Hitchcock noted on the first page the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1823 and 1844 as well as Bible chapters and hymns related to the sermon. For his sermon, Hitchcock proposed to define the Hebrew word "Selah" as a call to attentively consider the truth and importance of every single word of the Bible. He urged that "Selah" be accepted as a personal motto, because the Bible carries divine authority and contains the only terms on which man may reconcile with God and obtain salvation. Each Christian will be held to account for his neglect of God's word. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 153, "Consideration," 1823 March Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 156, "Divine Influences & Free Agency," 1823 March Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on the roles of both the Holy Spirit and a Christian's own exertions in reaching salvation, based on Philippians 2:12-13 ("Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling:..."). Hitchcock noted on the first page the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1823 and 1859 as well as Bible chapters and hymns related to the sermon. He argued that the contention over free agency raised for some by the text was an attack on the authority and infallibility of scripture. He stated that the text could not be more clear or more understandable on the matter and enumerated a number of principles which the sincere and prayerful Christian could embrace. He devoted two pages of the sermon to a quotation from a sermon by Rev. Thomas Chalmers. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 156, "Divine Influences & Free Agency," 1823 March Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 5, "Gospel Message," 1820 February Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock's sermon on the message of the gospels. The line "I have a message from God unto thee" from Judges 3:20 is quoted. Hitchcock has written the dates and locations of when and where he delivered this sermon as well as Bible chapters and hymns related to the sermons. The sermon deals with the idea that Jesus Christ's death has saved those who accept him. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 5, "Gospel Message," 1820 February
