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preaerfl :n.n vi'ina-Gm iig !*aud irn* - law, ?'• >/.
the stronger -power a.M- ffveredmei the won!.-or.—j
Hence, hi liic creation of sh Sbfar GayY-bn. tJ-.o never
of attraction, sun Itokii on fto perth, be! ig
r.o o tYuythd earll-.’a.ceHtriffg .1- tree, ■v ■ j.-; .•
phy;’YY;s*-■ :ity U]-n our planet,.sh 1 .vsiy.o ,- ... r
its rdalit V to tho Sdn and .* appropri: * ;
• onsoir; tii./cOi: of'K(?t 00. IT ;v;
is a jii:y..’cu; th;t tn : s f eotft t?o of thin:;
i.i: j.re. er-ve.i l.'eoau'se'God, in ••is'.'pjrovidenw
.has so /.;■ /'. :inM and pr.xlvt.critMhe c-s! 1
iishmon't < i t.r disnyi ;:Ale
such laws -Ida’, i, -to the m;sa o‘ tli-t t!i ■>:•:,.•
effect# shaU oertainhj co/;. totycyg* And j’- -’
here allow mo to sriy, iat God does, iddoeti, : .o all;
iljiugs in prt&snti. Vet is it not absurd-^yetir3 it not 1
sfat) ):* Gosis d/gnity, rn'd an atte.'iipt tp rend r him ;V
pc::siv,< emu i: ‘.dennin io nucleus oVr.:s;d;
to say ll tt He arrives ;<l conclusions, without associate:;
reasons? Say this and you leave *ap knmenscj
chasm* in fan maid of I’ .> . hcohrj:ad for tits ah-j
surdity, ti.i't God bn>n a bccuy\ 4 %e knows i!-,,
and for no othoi’ retiscn! noEour idea of Go !.]
We believe him to Le a God of Rcmini, and that. we|
partake of l s char •■•*; r and in this respect .he.ve been!
created in his image, stow I contend that wc can arj
nve it no m ional cuiclusiori without the process oil
reasoning, fdupposfe that Ido i.now a thing in presen*
ti, yet I know if. h :ca-iise l have the evidence of same
one of nay-senses. > . ‘ jJF
’ Cut let us inquire into tho essenfiui’ tfeCsrence be
tween moral necessity end tiint kind v ( fech we have
been dc.A rl.eng, anil see if Wc ‘havq JipjU . misrep
resented ‘bv our oppenenfs. ■ plfcct this,
more deai ly., ;: ..;e wc look for a monierit c.t the his
tory of’mnn, ns revc led to mi in Uui. aloly Scriptures.
“God said let us rn•,••.!:sman.” Hero wai up nefof vo
lition of die licit: (icterinitred for hi'; own
glory. All the consequences4epeiJ:)ftt'.i.j)on ‘that vo
lition passed in brief review, beibbg • Jeho
vah. ‘lienee, in our conception,'*the rMfedy by-which
redemption was to bo effected was iflistfjfofgi in the
mind of.Deity, jiofor.e any .erect, j>ul
into operation. This view of ihq imbjccfjlight. to re
deem the character of God from .thdfehayge oi cruelty
,wliich some yayily suppose. ‘ ‘
■ T R U T II L 6 V**E.
TZ.T:.
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i t re i’ • * rm:.; y. w.ei r.-;q - i:ry. oi some,
;w.v frequently ar,*:, why God del? mi hied to’Wkejna.n
’ ! : ’ nou kn s . certainly knew h:s destiny—or why
.. i i:c. not ore lie him alter . : a a itinnatfr as to ren- 1
.w-i .i >-.cny s- u;o met no s.u? J*or these*,
■ u ■y ■ l ! ordef o render man ti v
i sable to the etatesbjN iirea! >i, orch ii
jit wsaocos. that Gwi should .proscribe la\vs for
y f ‘' l 1 u: '_ ‘*•• ,I; it when tlicgjp is no!
.0 >■: 1 pj.-j.oly l:.; <> ob'iuri hce.’ Ii would bej
y vven.vn oi the pm aw;!, dictates oi reason tosurs^se!
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|jv'.cui;n;;va;es mt tiic matter v. hklh w.Mld rack r the
lining unccrfafn to tl : mind of )eiti, th t there was a
‘.Moral nzc-ssi::/ co.-is-)nr.nl with limfor.:-hiow!etl‘--‘. <>■
G 3, that the cv it should h ippca. \
‘| Iftliiii h-.i-fa’idis./r, tlnn, i.i my ova steed, I dealer ;
, ■ ill ■ atallst. d.y th ts ij r 1 mry mtoll nice!
a.Y ju!:1 so construe the position ; ssun el by r ; .tv ,r
!is unnccocntablq to me. Wc have av c rit.-md:-! i
i nor do we ev< r expect, as.a Deromii aiio:j, to <■■ n: , ;
f r any sucii absurd and m.:righejf.va v: ..tmp'ko. tiiat;
arum eve-uJaliored unik: • any ne a.’ ■.e.! /, or
iptdsorycbcrce to commit sin; but v.th-.r, that ti; :•
was a rih. r and nec< S ity ii r tho cornu be.: of sin sltnpiv
ffocavse the Ibrc-knowiedga of God (rendere 1 it n'.’s
ycr am iri hi i; rs# ience. There is a wide dis-|
jdinetion to be drawn between the mlral n -ccssity of ;•
j moral action and an event, to coniojYl for the tom; -r’
js'ierogatoa from God’s cbarr.eter of jiistieo, and would j
jY.ndoubtedly lend rnt n to view the great 1 Am ns r rl i-i
jdrary and tyraif cal, while to support the kitmr is to e l-i
! ‘nit die great wir doqi of our Maker, and h r, unbounded
j benevolence,md mercy, in provii in", befors tho occur
ljfcw.ce of the i v.nl, ;i ransom from sin and eternal death;
Albany, Geo,, Dee. Ist, 1840. T. i). M.
j THE pBRISTJAN I| A STUDENT.
Thei Saviour called -his foilowei:) disciples or schol
ars. A disciple is a learner. Tience it. appears the!
we are not real disciples ol Chrnt unless we are cn-i
gaged in [earning the Chn#m'Yoptrine. ft is to bo’
scared that people too ujjrm conversion from
sin as a soift of comtf’.Mlrtt work in]their religion; but
tec notion'is uriKcriptural aad full dfcvil. Conversion
is a seed of invr: rd purity, which ft.mst spring up :
.’expand into a free.. The dayofonr b;:pt':m iif ,(” r ,
is a sort of bihh-nn.y to otfr religiqus b f'. i ‘ro a d.m
time forward wc must boqpw <MjiM.sjres.in all our con-’
fdyct’ pertaining to religion, bed Strafe thisis the cvhe-ve.
and the ‘proper fruij, of nowne?:,*within. <if conn-: ;■
iLnpprtnnt part of this change is to abandon old If;
,and to form new ones. But. did you know, r • i:I;-r.l!i:a
‘one of the*worst.ha? ’ a si-ir,’ rs-is rn -t of re
ligious khpw!*!l%Q? That one of the liest habits ..•no !l --
is the'habit of reading—of thinking—and t
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learning mqre-and irioro syont die. Gospel ? Won and ’
do God that 1 could impress tills subject, effectual v.
upon the minds ol Christians! A people who will not
‘reel; for -a: full and clo: r knowledge oftke
tures C;mn6.t.'fie very good or very_iitei.nl. No -man
•can perform ids duties where iio’ hW never Icarr.esl
Shorn;kgnoivnce cannot be the light the world.nr;
ihe 3alt of the earth. _
: ignorance is oflc-i exc.us 1 1, but t'lAc hi no good c.: -
j ‘‘-use lor any.sim C •. ■■ r's ans, generally, might be n:uc!i •
‘bfetter intorm^ld? they wokld. LrfTvery man, sv-
I man and ch:W hfeva a Ikhioymt ev-'ry family have i*-
| Id.:!-: colic tlion Y and a reiigioup*;'.
j per-; and let these l^yoWsa^dpapisf:! be-read within
j ration ami prayer. s;>::H would.
kaaks a dHil-ft-dtee of per V-Ont.
j People*©! on suppose thandhr •
; are. sithply, IwcautO ifo&f crl^olldo.wiir.t they‘IvV/V ,
|Jnever Jsnrned to cte. di'.hou:>b,:ys are set to Darn’
f Avificvietic- they# sorcv.ti.dds V^fcor■■? Siscpuragod i ‘•■
! oausd they cannftt afvst agfic’ in a'.ride. If.
| tmd if id ■(i : j3MB t. •. boy s rya 1 can't do it “
: and never life.?, he viiiAia>... < no.i.--.x^vanvn!; but !■•;
; bi-n .cy lsjltahilly ar.,d eonG ; ’!y,-r;d Sy the <- ■, !of tlv ‘
!‘b tuy/i.l • /e :x ;?regy. good know -
.y-'d onbe’ In thp sftvj,u-.;<n©r V; vo may ad
!!va:rca in of th.'-jrd.li.u’ wo ~i c t.. • -
! fork Alas !*t;Ov/much tirac A. y throw \.
I'ought'povy. do “be wdli ij'Sinvtcd fed abY k> teuc!’
11others, Ijnikjstchd of tliishvciiniva nor I th- : of-A
i J ;.ifaouid t ach ej, fn tlio pv! lcipkr; of tb : Cospcl.-
jd prbpose to-the reader Get books and'pa
i'pejfe, road them and try lb 1,3 a sboil, a wise, and ;•
jj useful ineiptef of lljp Vhtire.h. if you have dread
rdopo tn.sjfpqrsuhrle . dibors to do so too.-
j /AKich of your nekjfeabt* w begiti with?
i ■ f-: ‘ :• ;■ ; : .v‘r- •• - t. j. b.
o'.'.'’ ;, B kvon -jy_’
whicn d-o (dhr'stidn can cjoV. ,11'm rae
’ isurjr to opi>l ■: ?.■ bfr< ligion ! in leed there is
•'no Christian who does liot j.r.-iy. It is that j. m <
; wo,-, tip in which God <• ‘ | rs !• m. • ••
our whole, our entire son!. : loiv nc ;e; ai/is ‘: ; r
j!pn-f s;or of christiaiiity, a nrm v,u-> is a is:Hover
|jour E.• md Savio r J t hnst, to pra y— and ip
and / one who has a family. “ Parents, bring up y
: ‘ i: •• -1 m the nurture and ; 1. “lY 1 on of tla: L r I.”
iWii t ind, ivhat a pie sing m-tmi to. How ci r ;
par ut! rii gup his
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v.pray rfuUy, he mustr< in t sf.li in; v rfnlly\ and,t ■
Ijbove all, lie must pray with and for tl rn often.
ij ‘Tfiildrcnfobey your par ■p : Y • Lor 1:” ;; y'r
( | -Honor . tny fatlier mid fa !. tl a
i days may be long on the eartii.” Horne may w'i a
to know how tins is dona, it is done e rdy by p'-.y: r
■ ikon must not trust in an arm off:: h. <lo to yo i
jiGod in prayer—bow yom :'f down at. the !!;•■<. off,
I bus -prostrate yourself before the hr rie of tb.e Most.
i'.Gigh—and then pour oi t your ;vh; lo s ml in
jto your kind heavenly Father and tie v. 1 give y ,! ‘
gr;v c, and lend you a helping !nul in cv rv id >:
need; yea, Lie will give >u a \.Yi. •> <!■ ..'.•• t , d,e
band honor your earthly ptr-i ! .i: ami, nioivovi.-r, to
love, fear and respect !H grv a i holv na; .
i How pleasant is it. tori- pro .... •.• oi all .. ;’ i; : < in
life, commencing at the liighest niul to.ng do ito he
j lowest occupation, go to ;'■■ r din pro.cr at tie
I'commencement of every and ■. aud at the do • ■ the
15 hold t.l : be (
1 his family in theinorn'itg,an;l with a solemn yet j.'-as
ying countenance, gdcs ti. - old limd'y Bide oti’ th
, stand! Ileoj ; lie r Y •r. and.;, ,v/y • ‘••//•/
, too, for it is ! r the ir• ■,r ■. ,n <-f ;!:■• \, •. : - b
and God and ‘vtie. : > on:
hymn boo! I the wli do fan ily join ;!i r
, v*>;<:;•: in pr.:: ei > the vine dl-wi'o anti eternal Gc-.i.
Don’t w \ thoidri pictu j : look still
fatln r. Again, iee the li id of tli; fain ly upon h s
kijees n pnnj rto Plod. See 1 >vv • rncst he is! !I s
he art feeds \vh : i ,: ; i;.■ •< u ■ . ‘ . Ii y all arise fr mi
their liurnl le ; t re and t> i rwi ri to their daily !; ■
hour. 1*1:1)!.)'.'; well, ‘they arc blast with an ea .•
inind, free fro i the c;:re;s of time and : n together
• 1 a strioi l even tei r.* List n! The ft t-
( \uiit, effectual prayer of the righteous uv.. !,:th ;m •!."*