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WAR .
A discourse.delivered at stoneham,
Massachusetts, April 8, \ 813, be
ing the day of the State Fast—
By John JJ. Stevens, V. D. M.
pastor of the church ip said town.
JUDGES, F. 23.
Curse ye Aferot, said the angel of
the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabit ‘’
tants thereof; because they came not
to the help of the Lord , to the help of
the Lord against the Almighty •
ALL scripture is given by inspir-’
a 1 ion of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
instruction in righteousness.
The passage I first re^d v we find
recorded in the, song composed by
Deborah, an inspired prophetess, and
judge in Isreal. She cojnposed and_
sung tfiis spng in consequence, of a
signal victory gained over the ene
mies of Isreab in time of war; a war 1
which God himself had commanded !
them to engage in for the defence of
their rights, liberties and blessings. j
Isreal, for whom God had done j
great things, sinned with a high hand
against him; and to punish them for
theft” idolatry and wickedness the
Lord, .suffered Jabin a powerful king
of Canaan, to oppress them, add bring
them into bondage, and afflict them
twenty years, t ul'his humbled them,
and they cried onto the Lord, and
he directed Deborah to call upoh
Barak to collect an army and march
against the army of Jabin,;.comman
der by Stsera and the Lord promised
to deliver them into hjs hand. When
the requisition forimen was ‘made,
some of the governors Offered them
selves and the people willingly ; oth
ers held back and refused their aid. £
however, Deborah the prophetess and
Barak, the* general,"with his little
army marched and attacked the migh
ty host of their enemies. andover
thnew* them, andso delivered their
nationirom oppression; for the Lord’
.was with* them and: sought for Isreal
against their enemies, a This one
battle was so decisive-that,it. put an
e id to the war and the land had rest
iorty years. Deborah , and Barak
celebrated th%victory in- & divine
song in whicji they call upon'kings
and all people! to consider what won
derful t.lings God had dope for Isreal
they describe the sin-end « misery >of
the nationthey render praise to God
they give commendation to sonve.of
the Israelites, and pass, censures on
others especially, the Inhabitants es
Meroz, mentioned in the text/
L urse ye MiroX ,. said the, angel of the
Lord curteye bitterly the inhabitants
thereof \ because they came not, Jo. the
he ip if jhe Lprd , to the help of the Lord
aga\n,t the mighty .
This passage of serpture contains
the foifowuig general truths. . . .
1. Onq nation may be so oppres
sed by another, that it may be the
Will of the, L*rd for them to take up
arms and'go to war with their oppres
sors.
2. In Such a case it the duty of
she whole nation to unite against the
com mon. ene my.
3. if any part of the ( nation, in
these circumstances, withhold their
help from their own nation, and
side with the enemy, it is highly
displeasing to God. This was the
conduct of the inhabitants of Meroz,
and the angel 6f the Lord ordered
them t 6 be with a bitter
curse. ~ . f . ” \
4 A nation engaged in a just war
a war for the defence of their just
rights; a war, that God approves—
such a war God considers asfosQvm
cause'and to help in such a cause is
to comji to the help of the Lord; and
if the nation circumstances
humble themselves for thejr sms, and
:.gg*y unto the Lord, be will be with
them, and whatever difficulties may
be in the way however powerful th«
tntmy may be*, if. they, have nine
, hundred chariots of iron, or » thou-
ATHENS ’ THURSDAY MARCk 17, 1814.
sand ships of War, yet the fcordf will
give victory to* the oppressed, who
bumblytruat in hint, .
In: ordpr to #&ITXe and ‘tnake J
application cNthfS subject for our ‘
benefit on this occasion I shall «on- ,
sider the similarity betweerithechar- ,
acter and conduct of Israel and thqt *
of our nation and the .similarity be
tween GodY dealings towards
and that of our nation. ; ! . ‘
I. What gresit things the ,Lord ’
did for Israel in bringing them ou>
of bondage in? v Egypt, conducting
them to Cahaan casting, out the hea- 1
then, and planting, them in the good
land. Israel, the seed of. Abraham
Cod's friend, were enslaved in Egypt;
Pharaoh, a cruel tyrant oppressed ‘
them, and set taskmasters
& made tbferri serve with rigor & pre
vented their worshiping God agree
ably to the dictates of their own con
sciences. They cried unto the Lord
in their distress, and he heard them
and sent to deliver them*,.
God wrought wonders in Egypt by
the hand of Moses ; and at length he
brought his people out and led them
on to the\Red Sea, which the Lo«xl
divided and led them through on dry
ground ; their enemies attempting
to follow, were swept away by the
returning billows. He led them in
the Wilderness forty years, with a
pillar of cloufl, by day, and a pillar
of fire by night; he wrought mmy
wonderful miracles on their behalf
and at last divided Jordan, and led
them over into Canaan. And when
the heathen combined against them
the Lord fought for them and gave
them the victory, and settled them
quietly in that good land flowing as
with milk and honey and they spread
broad, and became a great nation. *
What a picture tms exhibits of,
the great and marvelous things God
has done for our nation* Our fath
ers were in bondage iu> England** af
flicted with the hard hand of tyranny
and'oppression ; tney were persecu- ‘
ted, oppressed and ; • and
not suffered the free enjoyment of j
their holy religion. * They were* op- ]
pressed With enormous taxes, were
mprisoned,and filled, for
worshipping-God agrceibly ‘ to the
dictates ofn, their owb *consfcifcnce.
They cried unto the Lord in* their
distress, and he -heard them* and put
dt into their hearts & emigrate from
their native country, to thia then
howling wilderness. The Lord took
•our fathers under his protection, and
brought them across the Wide ocean,
and planted them iiv thi» ; American
land ; and when the hearuen t who
we re numerous* - against
them; the Lord waioa their side-; he
weakened and destroyed tne eit ferny
by pestilence, and m-varipusway sand
gave ouo fathers victory he caus
ed them to take root, .increase, and
spread abroad -in this* land; he bles
sed them in their basket store,
and raised * them up cp a- great peo
ple. v And when tne .mother country
saw t .eir prosperity* she envied them,
and sought to oppress , them -here as
she hud none at home ; she sent her
fleets and armies*-. to enforce her mi#
just mandates. - Ode lathe rstr usting
in the Lord* toofe-up arms determin
ed to defend their-rights and the God
of armies was with them, and -de
leaved the cue my, iand led them on
to . victory, independence, and a rank
among the nations of the earttgi T he
Lord has, ainco that period, grefetly
blessed -fend prospered jhis nation,
and favored us with .every temporal
and Civil and, religious pri
vilege ; he has caused us to become
a great, rich, and powerful nation.
God has done great and marvelous
things ibr.ui as a.people, c - *
God had done* such great
things for. Israel; and. had settled
them in thq goo 4 lanfl of Canaan in
peace, they enjoyed his word
and ordinances, anti every blessing,
we siiould have supposed they would
have forsaken fell otiitr gods,’- and#
feared, worshipped, and served the
Lord Jepovah with all the heart.
liim instead of this they sinned against
him, they foSkwikthe rocko) their
salvation and went after strange gods,
and worshipped them, as it is said in
oiiu context, ihbydiost jhem ne»
gjds 9 and did e4ti in the sight of the
laord* . •’ i , **V T.’ -• * .•'**.-*”
And has not our nation in this par
ticular, done as Israel a»d, ioisken
* God, and done great evil in hissight i
* Vv hen we.consider What great things
< God has done lor our nation, m plan
ning it in this good land, increasing
hdu prospering it; and when its en
emies lose up, and came in like a
Hood, the Lord lilted up a standard/
S’ . ,t % V * <
•fid arrested their progress and *
trs victory, gave us peace, and estab
lished us us a nation ; and blessed us
on eve*y hand, and gave us frisword, t
his sabbath, his gospel and ord»nan-<
ces. When vfc consider how much
God has done for us, might it note;
have been expected that we | should I
have been an obedient people, that;
we should have chosen God for -our !
portion, and feafed, loved and served ;
h‘.m, with all the heart; that ouf in *
quiry would have been, What shall
•we render unto the Lord , for all his
benefits unto us as a people? But in- ‘
stead of this huipble, pious, obedi-/
eht, holy conduct) we have, Jeshu- ‘
run like 9 waxed / at , and kicked against
the Lord ; we have as*a people, forsa- •
Hen the Lord God of our fore-Ltaers •
“and lightly esteemed the rock of our
salvation. -• Like Israel, we have done
grfat evil in. the iighl of the Lord
and provoked the Holy One-to anger
All kinds of iniquity have abounded
in thlsnktioh)- $c been crying to-bea |
ven for vengeance?. i! We have beer. ■
ungrateful tO'God,’ the giver of. ail j
, our mertledq we haVebeeruin grate- •
- ful for our health and strength; un
grateful for ouf food and raiment; \
ungrateful forour civil and religious
liberty ; ungrateful ‘for peace, •* that
we hav.e enjoyed 1 so long -;v ungrate- ■
ful for the sabbath, 7 the gospel/ and 1
its ordinances ; ungrateful’ r for Jesus j
Christ, and his great salvation ; un- ]
grateful for the Holy Spirit, and lm \
gracious influences in the conversion [
of sinners* *; t
Pride is a’ sin Which has greatly \
prevailed in this nation. We have \
ueen liftedup with pride ; we-have
been proud Os our independence ; ;
proud of ojUr liberty ;* proud of on:
constitutions of government Y proud
of our rulers,. our ,numbers, -and
wealth* ’-Some huve'been proud of
their religion; and others of• their
wickedness, glorying in theit* shame*
Pride Is a hateful, ; -dangerous sin.—*-
Prde goes b fore destruction, r and a
ha'ugnty spiiut before* a fall•> v God is
said .to know proud afar off, to
hate pride ; and he has said he will
stain the pride of all fiesh, > . . .
•t Profaneness is an nher>awfu! sin
in* our land. ** We nave become ,a
profane nation ; 1 thousands) “and
thousands every day, blaspheming
thfe ; holy name of God, uttering
horrid oaths and Imprecations upon
themselves n*X others. .» All ages&
sexes are uttering tnU profane lan
guage ; even little children, cursing
and swearing, and taking the holy
and reverend names of God ‘and
Christ- in ‘Vain. v Thoii shah not - take
the name of the Lord iky Gbd in vain,
is the divine cotrinrand jf by rca&on of
.swearing, the land mourneth , and the
pleasant places of the wilderness is
dried Up* • v.. i iv j * ‘ -vin *
• another prevalent
sin in this nation ; the intemperate
use of spiritous liquors has-become
awfully alarming. s .lt is thought- by
some, that < ardent- spirits, consumed
in this l -nation, ■ cost mo re, than to
maintain government.# Many are
given up ;to ‘intoxication spending
their : property v - destroying ,• their
bringing shame and pover
ty upon tueir families) and- fitting
tncir'own-souls for perdition 1 This
vice-brings on many others, sush as
idleness, gameing, lcwdnessand the
like* This sin has become-so preva
lent and aiarming, that serious people
through the state and nation, arc u
niung and forming ‘societies for ‘the
express purpose of suppressing it.
■w Falsehood --is another great sin
which increases the guilt of this na
tion# - A lying spirit nas taken pos- -
session of the hearts of many What
falsehoods have been uttered by ma
ny to cover their wickedness ; to de
ceive and “ cheat -their fello w men
in. their dealings,- and to injure the
characters of men both in and out of
Office ? How lare our prints, which
qggnt to be the vehicles of trutnf
turned into the channels of falshood
and* misrepresentation i
, :Gammg aud vain amusements are
prevailing sins which many live in,
K and many professed Christians too
to the-dishonor of God and disgrace,
of religion. Sabbath: breaking is
another great sin in our land i how
is live Lord's day violated, and turn-’
ed ,by many into .adioliday for feast
ing “and-drinking, and visiting, and
riding abroad, aud doing worldly bu
siues* ? God* said to Israel, if ye
Wtli not hearken unto me to hallow the
Sabcath day } and not to bear abut den ,
even catering in at the gates of Jeru
salem on the Sabbath day ; then*wiWi
kindle a fi-e in the gates thereofy and
| if shall devour the palaces of Jeritsa.
Urn and it shell ndt be quenched*
V Lewdbtss, perjury and oppressinn,
are great sins m this land. biv(MO%
strife and contemin*:. «ar©‘aUauncUtig
sins* which threaten the i otfi -of oHf
nation-; fee the Lord hath said, a
kingdom divided aghinst itself cannot
standi. >£ A ti inordinate thfrst for
property and throve l of money, is
to be found among the prevailing
sins of this nation. ’ We are told
in the word of God, The lote of mo*
ney is the root of’ all evil. • Perhaps
there never was nation that
manifested a greater !©>e for money*
and'fceal to acquire wealth, than this
nation! has for’inahy year*.’ It has
been spoken by oi bet* nations what
lovers of money Americans were i
many” have made %’ god > of wealth,
and ‘ worshipped^ ''Summon It is
pwing vfo rds-Cupidity,’in many,
that the noble flame of ‘patriot* m
which in the hearts Os- their
futhers, \w quenched ’.'in - th en>, xand
they* are disused’ to .supply file ene
my, for the sake* of'*g«dn. ; Idolatry
has been normal! tin in this Isnd s
Vve haye-iet up idols in om
worshiped them. : Theft amt rpbciy*
arnl vmtrttler,/are great sinsv wmch
not a low in this nation ’have been
concerned miW -perpetrating* *• TnJ
Lord said to Israel* “Will a , man rob
God f Tetye have> even th'e,
whole ‘o<3<f6>»v‘- Q’his- has- been our
criminal conduct * we ‘have robbed
God -of that Jove, homage* ’ praise
and adoration, which was his due*
and our duty to render. Many great
und awful errors have been embraced
by many in this nation,^such as An*
unoiitianisn* -Socinianism* Universal
aanlsm, Deism,” aud Atheism. 1 Je*
sus -Christ the eternal son of God,
has been called an impostor y-the bi
ble has been- ridiculed as prieslcruft,
and and -fusion ilexpeHmental 1 «ligion
-iias been denounced as enthusiasm}
anti -the -work
•ood been WSutafid>y>ma
ny. * A • preached holy
ordinances* have .been disputed and
neglected, and opposition to God, t©-
Christ and his holy-kingdom, has *
greatly abounded.in this natron, p I
J what -a sinful people'we'have -been y
waavevd we have'done in the sight
ot the Lord, to* provoke him to an*
ger, and pull down his judgement*
upon us, as it is at this time i » Out
sins have been the primary cause of
all our sufferings* and our-calamity
at- the present ‘day % ‘L fear and
uepreeate wore them than all-the’
enemies •• that have or can come a*
gainst * >*♦ - . i >
u-God v waft angry with Israel for
their idolatry, ingratitude, profane
ness, and wickedness, and to punish*
them, hq sold them into the hand of
Jabin* % a’powerful king of Canaan us
appears from -our context. Jabin
was • a -great- king in those days ; hi
/ had -nine ‘hundruTchariots- of iron for
war and his.army was equak -jt > ii .
years he mightily
oppressed the children ©f Israel; h#
disarmed-them* and made them tri*
butary; he had his soldiers station*
ed-through the land* amj by the
highways sand - their • oppressions
were such, that Kris said- by Debo*
rah in her song, Thats the village*
iff ere deserted by the: inhabitants-} ihe
highways were i unoccupied, • and the
travellers walked through bye -Ways, t<J
avoid the enemy. • *AV hen even thti
women went out to draw water, the*
archers would’ wantonly shoot their
arrows at them. , T hus the I*>rd for
twenty years suffered this tyrant Jai
bin to oppress Israel,-to punish them
for their wickedness, to humble then*
and cause them to feel thtir depen*
vdencc upon him., ,JNow the Lord hui
been treating our Ration in the sartit»
way,and -for the same reasons. • To
punish us for our many and great
sins against thc> Lord, he has suffer*
ed the king of England, iorgbaiip
twenty years* mightily to oppreskui.
It is about twenty years sineb- £ngi
land began to impress oUrdCamen
and take our vessels, under orte pre
text or . another,, and insult ‘Us and
make depredations upon ui; and
there is no doubt vre hath been
plundered of vastly- more property,
and have suffered more personal
jury, hi the course of twenty
.‘from the king of England and his
nation, than Israel qid in the same
time from.Jabin and his nation. Ja
jkfiu was a powerful king; he had nine
hundred chariots of iron. Georg©
the 3d has been a powerful king; he
has had a thousand ships of war, and
by them hfc has commanded
cean, and claimed it as his propeJi
by uieni he has plundered tjM
[lions, slaughtered thousa^|
N ‘J. V.