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turns , as was natural , to him who was to be the new steward , that is , the disciples who were on the other hand . He knew the errors to which they were then liable , and he reads them a lesson as to the conduct they should
pursue in their new office , that is , in the propagation of his religion- He had already directed them to part with all they had , and follow him : they saw moreover the sad effects of avarice in the old steward , and they were in clanger of running into the
opposite extreme of total carelessness of , or contempt for , worldly things . This propensity our Lord observes , and he guards them against it . His words are to this effect : " Though called upon as rny apostles to be above the love of the world , you are
not to despise worldly # oods or to neglect that prudence and industry by which you may turn the temporal blessings of Providence to the best advantage . When you travel from one place to another in preaching my gospel , do not despise , either as publicans and sinners , o-r as heathens , those
whom you address , nor withhold from them that tribute of respect which they may claim as men of rank an < l wealth . Copy not the pride and avarice , but the industry and sagacity of the Pharisees in the prosecution of your cause . Use every innocent means
to conciliate men to you ,, and avail yourselves of their good-will and a seuse of the obligations you confer upon them , to procure subsistence and hospitality when you stand in need of them on your journeys . Endeavour to make those who are now friends
to mammon , friends to you and your cause . With those who thus may become friendly , use your influence , and claim for your personal use , when in want or without a settled house , a part of that debt which is due to the
stewards of Christ . They will then supply your deficiencies , and accommodate you with habitations on earth , aa permanently as the nature of your service will allow you to stay with tlieinj and when they quit the world ,
« w-many of them may before you , they Nv * U hail you , as the honoured instruments of saving them , into their eternal habitations in heaven . Cultivate , Mieretore , the principles of prudence fw justice , -sm 4 reiser the . ro ltfkbitoud ** by ftreeiifie . & * ioi < t fafe *! ,
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the unjust conduct of the old steward but avpid also the opposite extreme of carelessness and contempt of temporal blessings , which will not fail of bringing down upon you and your cause the charge of folly , enthusiasm ,
or insincerity . Your conduct will then I ) e dignified and uniform ; and the effects of your virtue and wisdom \ yiU display themselves in the most inconsiderable , as well as the most important concerns committed to your
inspection and care . Remember that if you be deficient in worldly policy , in domestic economy , or in the regulation of your temporal concerns you will be deemed little qualified for the management of religious affairs . These indeed are the concerns , which most
belong to yon as immortal beings , and therefore may be called your own * And who will trust them in your hands , if you are not to be trusted \ vith the inferior concerns of . this
world , which , as being uncertain and transient , are foreign to your profession and hopes , and belong rather to those who come after you than to yourselves ?" J . JONES .
I have called my Illustrations a , n ill-fated work . It was printed at the expense of my booksellers . The edition consisted of a thousand copies . Fifteen years after the publication , I inquired into the fate of my book , and I was told , that three hundred were sold and given , and seven hundred sold for waste paper .
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Sir , July 17 , 1825 . ALLOW me , through the medium of your liberal publication , to address a few remarks to your correspondent W ., whose letter on the subject of the Mosaic Mission appeared in the last Number of the Repository
( p . 335 ) , I urn quite at a loss to understand on what grounds those who call themselves Christians can justify such sceptical sentiments as your correspondent avows respecting tlje
miracles recorded in the Old Testament . If we thus explain away all that appears 'miraculous in the Jewish dispensation , we evidently destroy its pretensions to be considered as a revelation from heuvem . B ** t m so dping , we s « p the very foundation of £ bjg&
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Mosnk Mission .. 403
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1825, page 403, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2538/page/19/
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