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Not only the man of letters; bui the plain practical philo-. gopher, the ingehious farmer an 4 thecfianlc may be useful /vom thehi will be gladly received attentively noticed any useful dlfc&riverWs a»*b improvements in a- : -griLulu&fsi u.v uutnanical arts. It is Hot intended that this* paper snail be^made the vehicle of -private or personal scurrility and abuse. , To who have be nevolently , forwarded, by* a- liberal advance, the publication of the Ga *ctte,the .Editors beg leave to ten* i der their grateful acknowledgements j —*Thetr iiltui e endeavors, they trult* will go- to prove that this liberality \ has not jbeen,wholly misplaced. r Kri Gentlemen holding Subscript j tjon papers for the Gazette , are res- \ pectfully requested to transmit to the j Editors immediately tki names of sub * 1 scribers • ‘the swrr or umotr jn a yvsr 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.