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the holy fathers , . whose zeal and disputes are the subject of Ecclesiastical History ? Where how the rival wits that formerly strove for ^ re-etnfneiicc- > Where are the Wealthiest and poorest of preceding
generationsr Alas ! they are equally the victims of the common destroyer ; and , perhaps , their graves are separated only by a few inches of earth . They sleep together in some « silent vale—their business- — their
gassions—their noise , extinguished for ever!—Yes , Sirs—the men who lived before us had as many jarring interests , as many vehement bustles , as many anxious cares , as their children . And now you will acknowledge they are gone like a dream- * -the ^ are vanished like a shadow I The bosom once hot with
anger is cooled ; the mind , thatwas distracted with jealousy , or swelled "with ambition , is calm . Let us improve these obvious hints . We 166 shall soon lie down in the dust , and the worms shall cover us . In
jpatience let us possess our souls , remembering the advice of Paul , and the argument which supports it - ^ Jjet your moderation be known utito all nifeii-p-THi : Lord is at fcASof "'
The other extract relates to the food providence of God , as the e $ t remedy for an anxious disposition . The preacher is speaking of the conclusion of our Lord ' s Sermon cm the Mount , * It is one of the Uiofct pleasing parts of the New Testament j for every thought it conand
tains is plain and artless—the allu-^ ldrvl ^ st striking—the inference soiala atid undeniable . Look , my fri ^ iids » on Ihe rolling seasons of the y ^ ar—Are they not appointe d io iil&rgy . ? v JU > ok on the carpet which the hand of piovitleuce has spread it not
un ^ er your feet—Is beau tiful « L ^ ((| ieniivepipg ? l ^ ook on the j ^ roi&i ^ e of the earth , the trills covered wtth plenty , and" Vallie $ rich in jj ^ stwe- ^ -Is not the A cteho r divinely generous ? Xook through tfre animal tribes , how alert , distinguished , preserved , and provided for—think
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of their number , beauty ^ use , ana happiness—Is thfc great Shepherd unkind ? Look to the . heav ^ ni * above , where a thousand luminaries » re burning—Has not the DMty consulted your enjoyment ? Look round upon civil society , family com forts , and private mercies—1 §*
there any cause for mistrust ? Review the history of your own lives * and recollect your escapes from danger—your support in sickness and calamity , and all the * b I $ S 8 €$ fruits of friendship and devotion- ^ What say you now to the goodness of God ? Will you surmise evil
when the course of Providence is generous—when you know yon have a Father in heaven , who is acquainted with your state , anq commiserates your wants ? Blu ^ hi O blush to have harboured ^ usp iciogl It is not only vain and | fr # uiidi 8 slj but unthankful and criminal . " Let
us call to imjidthe perfections aiiS providence of God , arid theti % 3 ^ claim in the language of ©^ vidM- * - * Why nrt thou cast down , O * ny s 0 M ? f and why art th * u disquieted Wi ^ feia me I Hope thow in Gbd---1 shaljl ' y < praise him whb is the health of my
countenance and my Gb 8 i t Ukrk ' say , that among the mui-ijiUirei ^ of human life some may betettnd vvh& pray to God for daily support , an 4 express a full satisfactiQU ia all jhif measures ; but they forged * thos ^ expressions in the course of thf da y > and murmur as if there were kd
God , or at least as thofcrgh th < 6 f could not trust him . May we never be chargeable with this inconsis ^ tency ! % T * Ah a proof of Mr . Worth m ^ ton ' s ** liberal kiid enlarged spt *
rjt , J > Mr . Evans mehtidns : ( p ; 50 , 51 ) «* that the petitions later ly presented to both Houses of Parliament by tfce Dissenting Mintetem 6 f London and M ^ estmin ste r of
—the om foir the I' ^ peal all Penjtf Statutes in matters of reli ^ dto—t h ^ other respecting the progress of " tlfifc gospel in India—had hi * undiweuu
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&Q - Review *—Ev * m ' s Setmon ^ fpr lVort $ ington .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1814, page 56, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2436/page/56/
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