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sions retriembetf t&e awful majesty of Him who filleth heaven and earth , and their own unworthiness in His pure and holy sight . If these considerations ought to possess the mind in our secret aspirations unto the Almighty , how incumbent is it upon those who publicly approach the throne of grace , to cherish them in their hearts , and to move only under the influence of that spirit which
enables us to pray aright ] Whilst be who would be a real and not a nominal Christian , is duly impressed with the necessity of striving to become a meek and humble disciple of Jesus , —whilst he bears in mind that he is constantly liable to fail , and that he must therefore be waiting for the renewal of his spiritual strength , and at all times be placing his de ~ pedence upon Divine aid , —there is safety . But we fear , with respect to
some who have run well for a time , that either through the friendship of men or outward prosperity , or through un watchfulness , they have gradually fallen away from that to which they had once attained \ and that others , from similar causes , are not advancing to that state of purity and simplicity iu which they would become useful members of the church of Christ .
Dear friends , permit us in Christian love , to remind you of the ever important injunction of our Lord—44 Watch and pray , that ye enter not into temptation ; the spirit indeed is willing , but the flesh is weak . " If
you endeavour to prove by your actions the sincerity of your profession , if in your intercourse with others you shew that you have an honest and upright heart , if your lives are ordered in the fear of the Lord ; you may , by your daily walk through life , commend and adorn your own religious principles . But , if there be a want of consistency x ) f conduct , it may lead those around you lightly to esteem those very principles which their judgment has at one time approved 5 nay , it may cause the way of truth to be evil spoken of .
There are inauyi ways by which our attachment to religion and virtue may be made manifest , to others . One of these is the due observance of that day which is publicly set apart for the performance of divine worship . Our care for the due attendance of our religious meetings , both on first-days
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and ou other days of the / week , has been repeatedly expressed , nor have we at this time i ^ een unmindful of this primary obligation . We earnestl y entreat every one , when th \ ia met , to cox * sider the worship of the Almighty solemn act
as a . Under this impressiop , his demeanour will , bespeak a serious thoughtFulness ; and let all remember , that at such times an indolent state of mind is offensive in the sight of Him whom we are met to serve . But the duties of the day to ~ which we have adverted , are not
confined to the time allotted to asseinbiiug with our brethren . Our spiritual growth may be advanced by habits of quietness and retirement , and by suitable reading , in the course of the day . On the other hand , great care is
necessary that we do not by unprofitable visiting or conversation , by travelling on our outward avocations , or by otherwise engaging in them , dissipate those good impressions with which we may have been mercifully favoured .
The accounts of the sufferings of our members in Great Britain and Ireland , in support of our well-known testimony against tithes and all other ecclesiastical claims * including the costs
and charges of . distraint , and q , few demands for military purposes , have been brought up in us \ ial course . The amount is upwards of thirteen thousand two hundred pounds .
We rejoice with gratitude that this country has continued to be favoured with the blessing of peace , whilst we lament that other nations , at no great distance from us , have been involved in contention and bloodshed . We
desire that we may all so live under the influence of that Spirit which breathes peace on earth and good will towards men , that , whenever occasions occur , we may be prepared , by our conversation and conduct , in meekness and wisdom to shew forth our
precious testimony to the peaceable nature of the gospel dispensation . Our friends in Irefewd , and those of all the Yearly Meetings on the continent of America , have ; at this time been brought to our remembrance ,
with the feeling of much brotherly love , by the continuance ; of our usual exchange of epistles . TMa meeting has again f $ k-. deeply interes ted oh behalf of the natives of Afr \«^ ^ ° contiuue to b ? ton * from t&eir Iwiwee ;
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1823, page 406, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1786/page/38/
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