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- - :- . t . 1 1 J .- ' : t i " T. MEREDITH, editor and pRcpmroa. j " 'DEVOTED TORE LI (3 ION, jrORALITYi'LITERATURE,' A GUI CULTURE' AND, tl E N jfi U A L I N TELLIGg N C E I,"CV L-CX1C3. S3 1. : xni:-To 21. J" I I N . i I. -I i i i ; V - - - . - f . . : . ' T-: :i : " From the N. Y. Tribune; From lion. Jolm Q. Adams to his Sou: -U r . r On the' Bittt and iis 'Teachings. The Tm perfect ions of the .Mosaic institutions which it was the object of Christ's mission up on eajth to remove, . appear, to me to have beea these. ' : - ' ' ' ' ' 5 , 1st Tt.2 want of a sufficient sanction. . The ; rewards aad penalties of the Levitical law had all j a reference to the present life. , There are many ; passages in the Old Testament which imply a ; state of existence after death, and , some which directly assert a" futute state of retribution j but : hone of these, were, contained . in the delivery y( , the Law. At the time of Christ's advent it was f ' BO far from being a settled article of the Jewish j faith, that it was.a subjret of bitter controversy I between t i he two principal sects -of. Pharisees j who beheyed in, and Sadducees who denied it. It ! was the' special purpose .of. Christ's appearance ; opon earth to bring immortality to light. He : 'substituted the rewards and punishments of a fu- I ture state of existence in the room of all others, v The Jewish sanctions were exclusively temporal : 1 those of Christ exclusively spiritual. , ,: ...-. i .. : ' --TJie .want of aniversality. The Jewish dispensation was exclusively confined to a small ; and opscure nation. 1 he purposes of- the Su : preme Creator . in ', restricting the know ledge of 1 himself to one petty herd of Egyptian slaves, are - as Incessible to ;6ur;Jintelence as r those of his having concealed from them and from the rest. of mankind, the certain knowledge of their own im- mortality j yet the fact is unquestionable. . .The " mission of Christ .was intended to communicate to the whole 7 human race1 all the Remanent fad I vantages of the Mosaic Lawv superadding to I : them -upon the condition of repentance the ; kingdom of Heaven, the blessings of eternal . life. -:t?T?0S l 7 ' 3dThe complexity of the objects of legisla. ; ton. 1 1 have observed in a ifbrmer letter, that the I law of Sinai " con iprised, not only all the ordinary ; " subjects fof rejulatrarifb - those which human' legislators cannot reach.. It was a civil law, a municipal law, an ecclesiastical L law," a law cf police, and a law of. morality and religion : it prohibited murder, adultery, theft and . purjury ; it prescribed rules for the thoughts as I; well as for the actions of men". The complexity, ' however practible and even' suitable for one small ' natiohar society, -could hot Vbave attained to all the families of the earth. Hie parts of the Jew- jish Law adapted to promote the happiness of man. iokind, "undef every variety of situation .and govern . ment in which they ciin be placed,' were ail rec A I ogmzd and adopted hy Christ ; and he expressly 4 separated them from the rest. He'disclaimed all j interference with the ordinary ' objects ".6t. boiifmn r legislation ; He declared that His "Kingdom! was - not of this world j" He acknowledged the authori j ly of the JewishT magistrates j He Jpaid for his ; own person the tribute to the Komans: He refus i ed in more than one instance to assume the office ; of Judge in matters of legah controversy.; He strictly ' limited 'the. object of JDt own precepts anu auinoniy 10 religion ana morals ; tie denounc ed no temporal punishment : He promised no tem- r porai rewards; He took up man as a' governable i fceing, where the human Magistrate is com - to leave him, and supplied both ' precept of virtue auu mouve tor-pracucing it, such as no other U moralist or legislatorever attempted lo intro- .y 4th The burdensome duties sitive rites, minute formalities and expensive .sacrifices.' All ines nau a lenuency, not oniy to estaoiisn and -maintain tne separation oi tne Jews lrom all oth er nations, but in proccss'of time had been mis Vr taken by the Scribes and Pharisees and Ijawyers, ; and probably by the body of the people, for the substance of religion. All' the rites were abol ; i ished by Christ, or (as Paul expresses ii)'were ' nailed to His Cross." ' 1 " ' , . t ; You will recollect that I am now speaking of i Christianity, not as the scheme of redemption to J j mankind from the consequences of original sin, but f a system of morality for regulating the conduct of ;; Mtnen while on earth ; and the most striking and I I rnafy feature V of its character in this j xespect, is i.s tendency and exhortations to absolute ;v ! ierfjection. C,The language of Christ to His disci ' . pies' is explicit : ' "Be ye therefore perfect, even f as jour Father in Heaven is psrfect"and this he enjoiosj at the conclusion of that precept, so ex t' pressly laid down and so unanswerably argued, to v. "i love their enemies, to bless ; those who cursed, Utbem,'and pray for 1 those who despitcfully used - ; . end persecuted them." He seems to consider the -temper of benevolence in return for in jury, as con ; slituting of itss'f a perfection similar to that cf the Pivine Nature. : It is undoubtedly the greatest : conquest which the spirit of man can achieve over Us infirmitias: end to him who can attain that elvation of virtue which it requires, ell other vic tories over the evil passions must be comparatively easy. Ntr. was the cbfclats perfection merely preached by Christ cs a doctrine r it wa3 practic ed by Himself Urea ghc ct His VSa; 'practiced to the last instant cf His c jonv cn ths Cross: crac- ticed under - circ2rr.stancc3 cf - lri-.l, such no ci t zzzi to. He proved by His oTa virtue which lb !.t":Yr. Itv cfthat . - . w V U c; i h. r.t Id c z r r:l ell t:.3 "S Ci i., "- -i V - j to cr, . rT Cf,: 'e to c to r : p.: r' ? i nr. zzt V i. cc, by obedience, by -submission, hy humility, by thej worship of the heart, end by ; benevolence j not founded upon selfish .motives, but superior even, to a sense of .wrong or, the resentment of tnju ries - ' ... - . .;-;..,; , Worldly prudence is scarcely noticed among all the institutions of Christ : the pursuit of honors and'riches, the objects , of ambition and avarice, are strongly discountenanced in many places j and an under solicitude about; thf ; ordinary cares of life is occasionally reproved. : ' Ofs worldly ; pru. dence, there are. rules enough in the Proverbs of Solomon, and in the compilations of the son of biracb j Christ passes no censure upon themi but He left what I call ; the selfish virtues wheri He found them. It was not to proclaim common place morality that He came down from" Heaven His commands were new; that His disciples should "love one another." that , the v . ' should love even strangers, ers, that they should ulove their . eaemies." He prescribed barriers against all the maleficient passions j He gave as a law, the utmost point of periection of which human powers are susceptible, and at the same time allowed degrees of indulgence and relaxation to ? human frailty, proportioned -to the, power of any individual.. y if'j&?iJI An eminent writer in support 1 of Christianity, (Dr. Paley,) expresses the opinion! that the direct object of the christiah.ievelation T. was to . supply motive find riot tdessdnctions, and not pre cepts ; . and he strongly intimates that, independ ent of the purpose, of ChristV atonement and pro-' piiuiiion lor me sms oi tne worjp, tne oniy ODjecc of His mission upon earth was to reveal ' a ! future state, to bring life "and immortality to light." He does not appear to think that Christ promulga ted any new principle of morality and he ' posii lively asserts that M morality, neither in the gosj pel nor in any other book can be a subject' tf dis- covery, because qualities of act ions depend en tirely on their 'eflectsj which effects must all ' a long have been the subjects of human experience." To this I reply in the express, words of. Jesus: a A new commandment I give ybu that ye love one another ;" and I add, that this command ex-, piained, illustrated, and 'dilated, las it was by the whole tenor of His discourses,5 and especially by the parable of the good Samaritan, appears to me to be not only entirely new, butin the most rig orous sense of the word, a discovery in morals j and a discovery,' the importance of which to the happiness of the human race, as far exceeds any discovery in the' physical laws'of Nature, as the soul is superior to the body. ; ff it be objected mat me principles or oenevoience; towaras ene mies, and the forgiveness of injuries may be found not only in; the' Old Testament, but even" in some of the heathen writersj particularly the discourses of Socrates, I answer, that the same may be said of the immortality of the soul, and of the rewards and punishments of a future state." The doctrine was not more a discovery than the " precept : but their connexion- with each - other the authority with which they are taught, and the miracles by which they were enforced beloriof exclusively to the mission of (rist' r Attend particularly to the miracle recorded irt the second chapter of .' Luke, a3 havion taken place at the birth of Jesus when the angel of the Lord said to the shepherds : " Fear not, for behold I bring you glad tidings of greai joy; wnicn snail oe io an peopiej tor onto you is born this day in the city of David, a . Sa vior who is Christ the Lord." In - these: words the character of Jesus, as a Redeemer, was an nounced ; but the historian adds---" And sudden, ly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and singing, Glory' to hod m the. highest,: and on earth peace, good will toward men", j .These words as I understand them, announced the mora) precept of benevolence as explicitly for the object of Christ s appearance, as the preceeding words had declared the purpose ot redemption. It is related in the life of the Ro ma n d ra malic Poet, Terence, that ; when one of the personages of his comedy, the.Self Tormen tor," the first time uttered on the stage the line f Homo sum, humani nil alienum puto," (I am a man, nothing'hutnan is uninteresting to me,) a universal shout of applause burst; forth from the whole audience, and that in so great a multitude of Romans, and deputies from the nations, their subjects and allies, there was not one individual but felt in his heart this noble sentiment. Yet how feeble and defective it is, in comparison with the christian command of Charity as unfolded in the writings of his apostles. The heart of man willahvay8 respond with rapture to. this Eenli ment when there is no selfish or unsocial passion to oppose it i- but the command to lay it down as the great and fundamental , rub cf conduct for hu man life, and to subdue and sacifice all the tyr ranical end selfish passions to preserve it, this is the peculiar and unfading glory cf Christianity ; this is the conquest over ourselves, which without the aid of a merciful God, none cf us can achieve, and which it was worthy of His 'special interposi tion to enable us to accomplish. V ; - , . From your affectionate, Father, -. , . . " John Quicy Ada:is. Heport ; " On the Religious Instruction, cf the colored people. Presented to the Alabama Catist Convention. The Committee on religious instruction of tha colored peole respectfully reports : "We rejoice in the abundant evi hce that t'.ie s ict is receiving continually deeper and v.'i : r.tt.r.ra ::i. Une not checni;? tact l, t-iat .c,:c!i his been the success everv where met with, tint no effort, once ber;un, has been abandoned; but there has been a continual rr- In every .As-ociiti r.i . from which we h?ve heard, somci action mre cr less vig- orous has bceii taken ; tnd it is hoped the in- rcommendatlohV will be felt all ov verthe State,n ; A large majesty i it is he ld; of all ministers 'connected with1 this lieved body have separate exercisesfor the colored people in addition, to the recfular services in the churches, 'vbicha3.$ualtheyiUo.f attend in , considerable numhers70l- f A ;t ix;Thje.-committeestiil'fed isj I as. to religioht ths most neglected class of our population, and that from them comes the loudest cairupou bur christian sympathies and labors. r : Those' who ieel a'nd'db moit) must he more zealous ; ' and all; must be persuaded to do something. -The reasons which should excite to more activity in "the case, and which show it's; pre-eminent claimVoa.tis, Are o numerous, that we cau only aUude ta afyw of them. ! , . : '1. iThey are.; here, in 'our - midst, , speaking our language No expensive outfit, .no,tedi oiis years spent in acquiring the ''strange ac cents of a foreign tongue no ' lazardous accn matiou to unhealthy Tegionsi no1 accommoda tion ,to.the prejudices'ahd outlandish !hal)its of a. strange people, no painful absence lrom home and friends, and civilized life, is requir ed for the , vigorous- prosecution cf the -.work among them.- . , v - ,.,s. .JttS 2v They are entirely dependent upon us, If , we are silent, and speak 3 not.to vthera, the wbjfds jbf life, iAey are jfost.' Thewhole hori zon' to them is darkj save the single spot where oomncrn unnsuans siauu , aua u no iigni Comes thence, they will "x be- in 5 darkness 4 in deedi;To them the Written word of J G 6d iik a sealed book ; other religious books and tracti are placed Q.ut of their, reach by laws rendered necessary by , the , blind;- fanaticism of others no missionary y from . aripther; land comes to them ; nor if Jhe came, would, wq, rermit him to co amonff themV V We alone are our colored ( brethren's keepers and if their souls die," fa- gaiu wf win men uiuuu tan vj viuu oui oi tue grpun;B?iKv BiThey are out ; they belong to tisao The5 relation existing by "the domestic iristitutioh,V. ' is analogous to that- of parents and children, and makes them a part of our families. Like Abraham, then, let 'us order' our households after us in the Lord's way. They are ours ; linked inseparably to : us v- our happiness, ;our character, our standing, are intimately con nect- ea wiin xneirDenaviourjr neir lraproveraeni, their, temporal and eternal well-being; t And since.it is they who, ; in part, I provide ; for us the nieans; of sending thegospelto othersj is'it not "just and equal," that i sufficient portion of that which has been obtained by their labor, should be expended to preach to them the glad tidings-ofsalvtion-?yjft-'-v Cij , v i ;i4;s Sdmething: is, facticable."'v Heire ' is the point whej-e many.!,doubi.r Probably ;the great reason f why so little is done, is that it is thought that' little can be, done, r, They are howeyer, in: fact, 'a most ' impressible people, and listen to the word, with most eager atten tion, when preached to them warmly and affec tionately; . This isc the . testimony of all jwhd have rtried it. -aAlO illustrate this pointy how- ever, we beg to refer to the. condition of things in Liberty county Georgiai where a joint mis sion is carried on among them by the Presoy terians and Baptists. The humber. of colored people in the" District is 42;26f . whom 1139 (more than one-fourth bf ; the whole and more than half the adult) ' lire 'merabdrs lsome church, and 'most df thepn shall Ave find among whites a population more generally evangelized than this JjYet this js What patience, in. well doing has accomplished. The results; upon the peace , and good order of the, cpmmunity are evident from the following facts :. Outof 125 plantation,' 60 have no white person regularly? resident upon them any part of the year, beOg only visited during the day by; their b where or managers 24 only have the owner or "; manager resident permanently the" year rounds ' Yet: in the iwhwe-jJirictf-there. is' not any regularly organized or active patrol. The arm of lorce has b6 sary by the peacefuV influence, of the gospel. The .planters testify, that tthis religious refor mation Jias increased the value of "their pro perty to 10 or 12 per cent. Drunkenness, rob beries and disorders are rareand yearly be coming more so.; Prayer; and hymns asce nd from nearly every one of their cabins, in social prayer meetings on the plantation, brin family devotion, as regularly as thie smoke from1 their chimneys. The church members generally conduct themselves with ; great "propriety, and cases of discipline are, scarcely more frequent than in our Svhite churchesri.; 1 5. The only other reason ' we shall present is that arising from the Providence of God. Why did he permit them to be brought here ? Why,' against our- will and 'in spite'of the earnest protestations of our Southern colonies,' was it allowed that they should be lorced up on us and placed underpur control; if not that we should be to "them agents of good, the bear ers of the gospel, instead ot the gospel being sent to the heathen, God in this case brought the heathen to the gospel. ; And now, the Providence of God seems to be opening a wid er prospect of good, when the christianized negro of America shall go back 'to. his own land, and proclaim to his own kinsmen the un kc arch able riches -of Christ. Where else, but frcrn. the GoulVirn States cf America, is the seed to ro,:. which.; shall be sowa-in the fertile soil of Africa?. - -,,; . ,...,. i,-r,. : The only remaining part of our duty, is, to stjic:est fome feasible plans' for the -aceom-plishmcnt of what is believed to be the almost fluence of their universal desirp; of ' the Baptists ot ."Alabama, theeligious:irhnrovem : Mastera may' do' 'very much i -..by, encouraging asiembles of their servants for religious worship, by providing ? suitable: places, for .:1 their meetings, by having .them , to attend , fami I y . worship w hen convenient or embracing other, occasion for read ing the Scripture to thentnd .prayer i An ac tive pious son pr daughter, may do much if this way; 'Preaching seems generally' to be most use ful when addressed expressly to them, thbugh there are many of them able to profit from the regular exercise inKtliechurches. Some churches have wi t h" their7 colo red monthly them, (teaching hem jiymos,catechismsf and passages ot scripture,; anu worsniping wun nicm. This hitsibeenl found JKK. em'mently successful and so useful both to teachers and taught, that the Union Association have recommended it to all their churches. T ,,-,u m t.-s-'i ) -?.-:-' -l - In some churches where there are large 'tjumi heirs of colored people, i.the i following plan has been found admirably . adapted , to, their orderly dicipjine andrbuilding(np in the. faith. The coU oreitnembers' meet once month just before; the regular meeting of the cnurcb, under ' the " super? inteDdence of the pastor or some experienced white member who presides arid keeps in a hook belong ing to 'the church, a record of all the proceedings; The'coldred jpeople are considered asa; sort 1 of committee of the charch ta attend ; to their own a fijiirs and recommend , what they think; best for the church as to the reception and . discipl ine of colored mernbers. SThese records are read i oyer every church meeting, and the vote of the church thken upon '.each particular item requiring action j and nothing done by the col ored peopl e - takes ef fect nntil so approved, by f the church, v In ' con nexion with this, weekly prayer meetings are kept o'p,r attended by some White persons and a suit ablenumher of the ntost pious1 and experienced' colored bi ethren are appointed watchmen or leadi ers,' who have a general care over them. This last feature is found to be of great adVahtage.2 'We hope that these suggustions may at least be suffi cient to awaken attention to. the subjeet. J ff v As the "Catechetical' Instructor by , Rev. A. W. Cbambliss has . been already, reccominended by this Convention, we deem it only, necessary, to ndvjse our brethren to examine, and use it ' where they may find expedient. , ; .f u -, i jtj - j. ! For tlie Committee -,st,...m i , , : .B. MANLY, Jr;- : k i Self-Go verniuent. .' ST 8, G. GOODRICH: '' I s,In the midst, of events,, which" seem to be speak predestination, man still feels that he is free . The planets wheel through the heav ens the earth revolves. pn,,itsaxs, and per forms its vast aiinual circuit the seasons come and go ; the clouds rise and vanish ;rthe rain, the hail, the snow descend ; and in 'all this rnan has no: voice. ;: There is a system of gov ernment above, beyond and ' around him, de claring a; sovereignty Which ' takes ho counsel pfiimZ'Bulr'Stillin the midst ;of all this man possesses? a y consciousness of freedom. -Tlie meUphysiciari , hiay be confounded with the seeming inconsistency of an omnipotence, ruling over all things yet granting. free agency to'; the. subject of :its"powers; But common sense' docs not puzzle itself -with ani attempt to discover the . precise, point at which these seeming principles of ; opposition may clash or coalesce. It contents itself -with the obvious fact that God is a sovereign who" has yet ere ated beings j and given them their freedom pre scribing boundaries to 'their "powers -and capa cities iuueed, but within these limits permitting them to act by their owm vbliuon " JNIan then is free he-has the power to seek happiness in " his oVn way. He enters upon existence and setsforward in the path of life. But as he passes ; along, a thousand tempters beset Wni. y " Pleasure comes Ztobeckon him away, ofe ring him present flowers, and unfold ing beautiful prospects iu thedistance. r Wealth seeks to make him, her votary, by disclosing her magic power over-menand things, Am bition woos him with dreams of glory. r Indo lence essays to soften and seduce him to her influence.' Lovefehvy malice, - revenge, jeal ousyy 6.nd other 1 busy spirits assail hihi with their various arts.Arid man is free' to jield td these temptations if he; will. God has sur rendered him to his 'own discretion, maki ing hini responsible,' however, for the use and the abuse of n the liberty . bestowed upon him.;, :.,?- -,f; v;:;,T;ij ,...y , L . 'V::U:., 1 1 If a person mounts a high-spirited horse, it is important that he ; should be - able to control him, otherwise he may , be dashed to pieces. If an engineer undertakes to" conduct a loco motives it is "necessary that he should be able guide or check the panting ngine at his pleas ure, else his own life, and the life of others, may be sacrificed. Jiut it is still, more indis pensable that an individual,who is entrusted with the care of himself, should be able to govern . himself. - " :"'."". ." ' ;' ' " ? This might seem a very easy tak ; but it is one' of the most diilicult that we are called upon to perform. . History 'shows us that some of the greatest men have failed in it. Alex ander could conquer the legions of Persia, but he. cculd net conquer his paions.' Cesar triumphed in a hundred battles, but he fell a victim to the desire of being a king. : Bona parte vanquished nearly the whole of Europe, but he. could not vanquish his own ambition. Adopted the plnrr ' of Theetingrthlheir ' colored peopleeTSabljatft) ih thf iri3nth'beside their meeting, for the purpose of instructing- yAVdTp iiumoTer-: lifel nearer home, in our own cycry-day aflairs most of us aie often drawn aside Trom the path of duty!and discretion, be-. cause -weVcahnot resist, some .temptation, "or overcome sorrVe'prejudice.' ' '' ' ' y . J.1 YC CUWSIUft lUd-l, 4eii-KOV Cllll'UCIlt 1CUU1IC3 two things ; Vfirst,. whenever we are 'tempted io ueyiiiLc . iroui vne pum oi reciuuue or io ac imprudchtfyror whenever' we ary tempted to ' Exercise the power to che( ;ck ourselves in the balance-wheel of . life.' ' Without it, a person is almost sure to, miss, happiness, however great may be, Jiis'gifts however high his fortune ; 'artdlthei'nscibusWss,'bf ' Heaven's : approba tion r&drblCJWJCl k:r: ; ' ii v.u "Sirpafents would" hot trust a cjiild i , cn. tlief. b'ackf'of afwfld horse '"without bit' or biidle,'.let therfl7not'permithim to go forth into the world tm"s3cilie4l'ln8eIf-governmnt."!; If a child is jpassibhatej4 teach him, by gentle and patien Weans to'1 urbf his temper-' If. he is -greedy,4 cultivate libertyin;him: If he" is seliish, pro moUjgen6sHy.k : Hhe is sulkyjJ charm hini but 'of ity3 encburagihg' frank and good ' hu rnorIfhe7s Indolent, acqustom him to e ertioBjf and trin 'hini so' as? to' perform1 even! oBeiftuS.lIufi ; If prfde comes irKtb1make his: obedience reluctant, subdue him! either by'counsel or discipline. In 'short,rgive ypur;children the" habit jot- overcoming their besetting sinl. Let them " feel that they can overcome tempfatiori. - Let them acquire from: eperieh"ce thatcbhfidence in themselves which " gives5 security' tb the practised Tiorsemah,:even on ;trie "back of ar high-strung A steed, and they will triumph ffoVer; the'difiiculties and dangers wlrlch beset them , in the path oflife. 4 Tlie Course and lapidity .of JL.ife ' -!;Huniaii;Iife'-u like1 a road which terminates in a frightful precipice: 'wVare' warned offi fuMj.hMsp but toV law is gone forth we rnust Vbhstantl v advance: . . I would wish I toettace'my; stejps j bn on. ;An invisible force) - uujiica uiurwaru; we mnst unceasingly aa- -vance t towards. the1 precipice. : A; thousand advance, Wetnust' even run,' such" is the rapid--jtiPbf years'" Wc console' ourselves,' bo we vert because irom time to time we ,' meet with , ob jects' Which amuse us; running waters, passing ilowersWe would' wish to" pause. I On," on ! And yet we see all that 'we have passed fall4 inglnrtuias: fehirid us. Frightful crash-- in- ' evitable destruction! We console, ourselves,, ljecae?we have carried off some flowers gath-' fered bthe way-side, which fade in our hands, ' pre" the evening fruits, which' Sve lb in tasting: enchantment, illusion t Still' hurried otij thou approachest the gulf:' already! every thing begning to passaway ; the gardens! axq less flow brilliant, their colors less' " lively the meaddws less smiling, the streams4 jess pureall fade ; all pass away : tlie shad-""-pwof-desLtri : appears, we1 begin to feel the 'ap proach of the fatal gulf.' But we must advance toe.brihkf tanother'step.'- Already horror isbized;upou the senses; the head grows diz y; the eyes wander; onj on. ' L would retrace tny steps: . impossible: all has fallen, all has! Iranlshedililbsi; ':' ; ' ' - f I need not tell you that this road is Life thisgulf is Death. Bossuet. - . r '. i Iie Bles&ed End of tlie fliguteousi J Our heavenly mansion, bur , everlasting taber oacle, oar spiritual inheritance is such and so full fraught with such variety of joy, with . such un- 1 epeakabte comforts, with such endless felicity and surpassing glory, yea, such is' the fullness of alt spiritual content there, that we shall not covet to see mojre the ear desire to hear more, ; the body have will to feel more nor the heart thirst to'con- ceive more than ye shall there forevermcre enjoy, howsoever they3 are npw,' whilst we are in the fleshy far removed from our gros3 conceits and er- ! ery report of them seemeth dark ur.to oar sensss' until Our all-suflicient God, our Christ and our Saviour; shall himself appear again in the clouds; - then shall bur understandings be opened, then-" shall our. senses be enlightened, and then shall we most plainly kee, evidently perceive, and, to our. absolute comfort," taste cf the fullness thereof j yea,U then shall we see our God face to face, when there sliall be an end to all our travails, cf our toil, -cf all cur care, fear, trouble and irksome passage j then shall we hunger no more, thirst no more: then shall we need no friend, nor feir eny foe;' then shall we that are here now in priion l3fct ct liberty, and we that are pressed down' with rnW ery shall be raised up to comfort j yea, thca thi!l t be an end of all things that now - discosnf.t us. ' Oh let us therefore be ever thankful unto c ur ' God, that hath not only provide! t!,;3 r evenly heart's-ease and endless joys fcr us, tut hath cfso iau out the way tnereunto, r.nd "ive t:s Li3 own hand to lead us, yea, hunsc.i to cc-.dct the same. Let us without ci.zi.?-'. there us unto mm; End let us I clv.zvs i;i rr- 1 -.( in hnn j yea, I:: e3 rrc :n in our he Icn-rbz exr -:;!: -i f i' r'--rir :rts. Willi tr f I y , . . . . - j j - O thzll deliver u?, c .d frc j us freni c'ar settb us in. these joys. And let ii c lets an 1 isnpeditiiCnts, how r,c;r cr ho.. 1 1: t t ca c:i LZ2T t3- one 'caseand ' to compel ourselves , to the re tjHir'ed iactioiafnJthe other J. we shall see thai -it is thoXreat s regulator of, conduct, the Very wiiu ii,, uic iiuiuuiesi, uiuiviuuiu iu.a.y wiimiauu nollnerlyheWorld'k ivealth but the world's fei$peiyaiitlJiWhat,- i$" better, peace:,bf mind vexations, a1 thousand troubles," , fatigue . and distress iuiontlie road; but if I, could - only avoid that frightful precipice.7 No ho, we must' ever they be nto us, whether it Is the eye, tha
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 27, 1848, edition 1
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