[Wisner, Benjamin B.]. A Review of Dr. Channing's Discourse, preached at the dedication of the Second Congregational Unitarian Church, New York, December 7, 1826. Boston: Hillard, Gray, Little, Wilkins, 1827. First Edition. [12106]
Removed, no wrapper, 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, 91 pages. Good. Pamphlet.
"You are a sinner; you know that this is your character. Unitarianism, as now taught among us, you have seen, entirely takes away the atonement of Christ as a ground of hope of acceptance with God, and sends you into his presence, to rely solely on your imperfect repentance to procure for you forgiveness from the divine mercy; on your imperfect virtues to obtain for you the reward of heaven...Imagine yourself, as you may be the next moment, summoned before him, to receive your final doom; and decide, whether you can trust to such a system the safety of your imperishable spirit." - p. 90.
A thorough review of Dr. Channing's Sermon and an exposé of the doctrines of Unitarianism.
Attributed to Benjamin B. Wisner in Sprague, Annals of the American Pulpit, v. 2, p. 684.
Benjamin Blydenburg Wisner, D.D. (1794-1835), born at Goshen, N.Y., educated at Princeton Theological Seminary, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at New Brunswick, N.J., and afterwards of the Old South Church in Boston. He was active in the causes of education and of missions, serving as both a traveling organizer for, and secretary of, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
