Joseph Bellamy, "A Funeral Sermon," in The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D.D., late of Bethlem, Connecticut, vol. 1 (New York: Stephen Dodge, 1811), p. 16

A title to heaven is obtained by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ is the great medium of all friendly intercourse between heaven and earth. It is through him only, that God can extend his mercy to the guilty; and i…