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    even our forgiveness of each other . Jf we have compassion upon our fellow servants , the great Lord of all Will have pity onus ; for the merciful shall obtain mercy . "

    Holding " this rational , this ani - mating and trufy Christian faith , believing that ^* we shall all appear before the judgment-seat of Ghrist , and receive each in proportion as he has used , neglected of abused the talents committed

    fo ' -Him , why are we not more distinguished for' bur activity in tfieir ifriprovemerit ? Except our righwousntess exceed the righteousness of those whose doctrines

    we deetn dangerous to morality , o \ if better knowledge is vain ; we thtight &s well have continued in dartcness ! Nay , our condemnation Will be greater , for from ev&ry owe will be required accordto < Kat which ht hath received .

    O that I co ^ uld persuade all who desire to revive tkepure docirififc ^ of the primitive professors of Ct * rteti&nky , to imbibe the spirit by Avhich they we ^ e animated ! to 1 ; Be no loftier th ^ children of

    this \ vbHd ; not to be entangled in ife Vanities , itor involve themselves in its unnecessary cares , but 'to let their light so conspicuously ' shine before men , as to forde thcrri t 6 inqtrtre what manner of tree it i& which bringeth forth suclrfVtklts !

    'There is nothing , perhaps , which wmild be moire lively to attact the attention and Respect of bur fellow Ohristiahs towards us , than a nfi&keti sitnplifcity and plainness

    m btif tables , our furniture and our dr ^ s « i especially if the first are characterised by hospitality and v the Mtei 1 by neatness , hi bottit lA ^ se fespects I address my-« df chiefly to women , for though

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    I do not accuse them of that disgraceful vice epicurism , which I am sorry to say is so often in different degrees to be observed in men , yet it is to their low-minded vanity that we may chiefly attribute the useless mimb ' er of dishes which appear upon our tables . When 1 see an entertainment set out with all the studied show and profusion that prevails in the houses of the dissipated , and the lady of the mansion or her daughters loaded with ornaments , and unable to am Use her guests in the evening without the poor resource of a Oard-table , I am ready to exclaim , This family ought to have remained in the bosom of a wealthy establishment , trusting to a faith which will save them independently of their own exert ions .

    Of gross immorality or pro » faneness ., I trust , few of us can be accused , but the religion of Christ does not merely call for the absence of evil , b ' tit requires that we should adorn our profession by active goodness . I call particularly upon heads of families to be watchful over those com " mitted to their care , to inform and instruct their servants in their religious and moral 'dtttios , and still more to bring up their children as heirs of immortality V infusing into theifr minds a desire of attaining what is really excellent ; of shining as lights in the world , and aiding td bring to pass that great reformation in our fellow cfedttiVes , towards which the most ' insignificant' may contribute , and iri which it is the bounden duty of every individual to take an active p&rt : for however little the geniality of ¦ jiersbtis triay b& aware of it every Christian is

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1810, page 583, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2411/page/11/