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reason perish in the very tiqui ; when they are most needed , the hope of the gospel is sure and steadfast , disappointing not , but growing stronger and brighter with every increasing year of the Christian ' s life . Who , moreover , that has experienced the peace of mind which scenes like this occasion , does not long for their renewal ? How sweet the enjoy- *
raent of them ! in recollection how grateful and soothing \ and from the anticipation the soul derives nutriment no less pleasant than beneficial . Yes , to this feast of benign affections , where the mind , the heart , and the soul , are at once exercised , refreshed , and nourished , where every angry passion is lulled to rest , where the stillness and peace of heaven are in some measure anticipated , an < d over which the spirit of the Saviour—a spirit of love ,
and piety , and affection , broods ; to this feast of joy and peace in a holy mind , who of you wishes not to canie , that he may encourage the growth of the various Christian graces , stir up his mind to the full discharge of duty * repress and subdue what is wrong , supply what is defective , confirm and hallow what is good , that the man of God may be perfect , thoroughly furnished unto every good work !
But if I may interpret your feelings by my own , none of these considerations , nor all of them together , affect you so strongly as your attachment to the Saviour , Were you asked why you surround the table of the Lord , the answer would be prompt upon the tongue— " because I love him . " Sweet
to me , would you add , is the remembrance of Jesus . For was he not divinely great and good ? Had he not compassion for the wretched and mercy for the sinful , and a kind look and an outstretched hand for the returning prodigal ? Where can I find instructions which , like his , inform the mind and win the heart ? And in his words I recognize God ' s grace and wisdom . ' To whom shall I go but unto him ? for he has the words of eternal life . Mercy do I need , and in Jesus I find at once mercy offered and mercy
exhibited . I seek the way to God and Heaven , and Jesus is the way , the truth , and the life . I would not willingly perish and become insensible to the beauties of my Creator ' s works and the thrill of pure affection ; and Jesus assures me , if I believe in him , though I die , yet shall I live , and inhabit the mansions where the sons of God shall for ever dwell together in
pious and delightful intercourse . For the divine excellences of his character , for the bright and pure example he has left , for the invaluable disclosures which he made , for bis dying that I might live , for his suffering that I might rejoice , for his redeeming me from the thraldom of sin , from the apprehension of coining judgment and the fear of death , for the bright hopes he has kindled , the fre ^ pa rdon he has c omm unicated , the durable
joys that he givea in time , and the everlasting bliss be promises in eternityfor these things I love the Saviour . He was the chosen servant of God ; he was the well-beloved Son of God $ he was the wisdom , power , and image of God j he was intimately allied with God ; he was constantly approved of God ; he was pre-eminently honoured of God ; raised by God from the
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Why dpe * a UnfririaQ 4 * hB the Lords ' Supper ? answered . 625
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1831, page 625, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2601/page/49/
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