Excerpt from A Series of Lectures on the Doctrine of Universal Benevolence: Delivered in the Universalist Church, in Lombard Street, Philadelphia, in the Autumn of 1818, and Published at the Request of the Brethren Attending in Said Church The Jews, also, notwithstanding the oracles of God were committed to them, yet as the true light was re vealed to them but in part only, and that, through the medium of types and shadows, which often were mista ken, and with which they. Had mingled their vain tradi tions, (their leaders, also, teaching for doctrine the com mandments of men, ) had but very little knowledge of eter nal life. And as they rejected their own Messiah, even Is sus Christ, whom God hath sent, so this blindness in part has happened unto them and, evento this day, they are by no means in the enjoyment of that life which is eternal. 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.