The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-12-05 00:00:00, page 4

On Speculative Opinions in
RELIGION.
IT is to be lamented that so
much time is employed by
many of the Clergy in attempt
ing to support tenets, which de
bar the mind from improvement
and give it a contrasted habit of
thinking. Such are the fafhion
able topics of total depravity,
predestination, and the utter in
ability of the creature to merit
the least favor of his Creator.
Do difcoUrfes upon these fob
jests tend to improve the morals
of mankind,to make them more
honest, just and better members
of society ? Do they not on the
contrary, have the greatest tend
ency to Create a stupid indiffer
ence with refped to morality,
by supposing all their actions
predetermined and overruled by
the will of the Deity ? An at
tempt of the wicked to reform,
is toendeavour to counteract the
divine decrees: even the pray
ers of the undegenerate (whose
conversion requires the exertion
of omnipotent power) are the
very essence of wickedness To
what extravagance will imtem
perate zeal traniport its vota
ries, when not under the guid
ance of sober dispassionate rea
son e eta What caninduce many of
the clergy to dwell with such
earneftnefsupon doftrines,which
were theyfully eftablilhed,would
only injure the cause they mean
to support. But it is presumed
it will be found utterly impoffi
ble to bring into general repute,
opinions which are so intirely
repugnant to the universal sense
of mankind. Humanity and be
nevolence are the diftinguilhed
characters, and most prominent
features in the composition of
' From the (NY.) Daily Advertiser.
the human heart. Vice is uni
versally detested ; it need only
be seen co be hatred —It owes its
existence to errors, arising from
the prejudiceof education,which
prevents the free exercise of
reason, that unerring arbitrefs
of right and wrong. This ac
counts for the intemperate zeal
with which mankind have
butchered each other, in sup
porting the cause of their respec
tive tenets in religion. Each
supposed he was fighting the
cause of God, while he was in
lifted under the banner of su
perstition and bigotry. Altho
the immutable principles of right
and wrong in all countries, and
among all nations of people,
will eternally remain the fame;
yet these in the estimation of
mankind, are made to change
with the climate, as best suits
their passions or their interest.
Thus in Turky the greatest vir
tue, and that upon which salva
tion depends, is an implicit be
liefin the divine origin of the
Coran, and an absolute submis
sion to its mandates. In some
parts of Europe, celibacy is es-
teemed a virtue ; in others it is
considered as a violation of a
divine command. Thus vari
ous creeds are adopted, the zeal
ous advocate of each, usurp the
title of infallibility, and brand
with heresy all doctrines which
do not exactly rally with the or
thodox rules which they have
established. The evils refusing
from those illiberate systems,
have been witnessed by the blood
of millions. Even the enlight
ened country of England is at
this moment convulsed with vi
olent parties, on account of dif
ferent sentiments in religion.
These fads prove to a dem
onstration that it behoves every
friend of liberty in America to
endeavor as far as possible to e
rase every vestige of fuperfticion
from this country, and to infufe
liberal sentiments into the minds
of the riling generation. I look
forward with anxious expecta
tion to the time when religious
bigotry (hall be entirely expell
ed this land of liberty—When
all public teachers, instead of
exhaufling their lungs in degra
ding the human species, & wea
rying the patience of their audi
ence with fine spun reasoning to
establish metaphysical tenets,
that have no connexion with
genuine religion, will endeavour
to inspire their hearers with true
principles of morality. Will
excite them to virtuous actions,
and candidly inform them that
on these, and not on speculative
opinions, depend their internal
salvation.
CASH and the highest
price given for Loan Office
and Final Settlement CER
TIFICATES—STATE NOTES—
CERTIFICATES—OId and New-
Emission MONEY, „&c &c.
S. WIGGIN.
Exeter, Sept. 27th, 1792,
When this period arrives, the
Jew, the Roman Catholick, the
Episcopalian, the Presbyterian,
the Friends, &c. &c. will all
give up their particular fingula.
rities, and unite in one universal
religion of love to God and
their fellow men.
CHARITY.
English Language.
The Words feleded for Spelling are such
as are molt frequently used in Writ
ing and converfafion, and these are
suitably arranged, accented and di
vided. - i
The Lemons for Reading are %,nd
very proper for young beginners.
The whole adapted for the improve
ment of Schools.
Pritt if. per dozen—nine pence jingle.
EXETER, OCTOBER, „9 3@
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Youths' Inftrudor,
OR
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and others to the Store formerly oc
cupied by Maj. Tilton in Exeter,
where they have just opened and
no& ex pose for Sale—
A frefh assortment of fancy
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NOTICE is hereby given,
that Capt. Thom as Leavitt,
has exhibited to the Judge of Probate,
an account of his administration of
the Estate of Jonathan Moulton'
late Os Hampton, Esq. deceased, and
that the Judge will examine the fame
at the Probate Office in Exeter, on
Friday the 14^ Day of December
next, at 10 o'Clock before noon.
By order, _
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Exeter, Nero. 26th, 17%
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Black Sirge Deo Shoe Knives.
Bury, excellent „ Cuttoes,
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Checks. Mix'd and other
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Calicoes. a Needles.
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Mullins. 0 Looking Glasses.
Lawns. % 6-8, 7-9, & 10-8
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Tiffany. 0 Warming Pans.
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GOODS:
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Tow Cloth, Bees Wax,
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CASH and the highest
price given for Salts of AJhes at said
Store, or at their Store in Raymond.
Weft I. Goods, &c.
Gilman & Boyer,
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TWO D SCOURSES.
by JOSEPH LATHROP, d d.
Pajlor of a church in Weft Spring field.
THIRD EPITION, WITH AN
appendix.
AND OTHER ENLARGEMENTS.
JUST PUBLISHED, ~
By the printer hereof and Jold at this
Office-
Dr. Watts' Plain and Easy
Catechisms /^/Children,
and PRESERVATIVE from the
SINS AND FOLLIESof
Childhood and Youth;
TO WHICH IS ADDED THE SHORTER
,CATECHISM OF THE
on Tburfday night the Sth in/L
a bright red gelding HORSE,
5 years old, with a black mane
and tail —one white kind foot,
and a far on bis forehead —=
trots and paces—and about 15
bands high —Whoever will ap.
prebend the thief that be ma,
be brought to justice and the
borje recovered, fcall have the
above reward— or Ten Dol
lars for the borfe, and all ne
ceffarv charges paid, bv
STEPHEN TAGE.
Kensington, Nov. 8 1792.,
40 Dollars Reward.
THEfubfcriber being
authorised to recruit a Com
pany of Soldiers, to serve three years
in that most deservedly celebrated
Weftern Country, these are to notify
such enterprising young men of New-
Hampshire as wiffi to explore it, that
an opportunity now offers, provided
they will do it in the Chara^er of a
Soldier. Any one desirous to engage
as such, will have an opportunity by
calling in this town, where he shall re
ceive Eight Dollars Bounty, a hand
tome Suit of Uniform Clothes, Three
Dollars per Month and good usage.—
He also offers pardon to any and all the
Soldiers, who deserted from him in this
town, or on his way to Fort. Franklin,
cr at that place, provided they furren.
der themselves to him by the firft of
January 1793. Should they pay no
attention to this, they will compel the
fubferiber to use his utmost endeavors
to apprehend them, in which case they
may exped the severest puniffiment.
JONA: CASS, Captain
[U. S. 2d Sub Legion.
Exeter, Nov. if. 1792.
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—Supines, &c. &c. fold at
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I^^
WARNING to the CHURCHES
just published;-
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CHRIST's
• Assembly of Divines
BLANKS.
at Westminster
with Exp i. anator y Notes.
FALSE PROPHETS,
Take Notice.
TO BEWARE OF
Oftrayed or
"flolen from
the fable of
i the fubferiber