The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-02-18
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niaers Of the sofpel have noihire TO do In civil
;f.irs bu, 90 know this fugseAica came ori'
ginally from the father sfhs,, and isblg with ru-
In to mankind, let usfay to al opDoiers OF truth
snd rightsoulnefs TIE Lsy4 rsbaks tbfs; and 90
on aedfat in TIE ha@s Of fbs Lord, until we
have built up the Kingdom of liberty and rishss-
oufnefs in the world .--Teus le, us Be fHiikfsI
ssfd dssfb. and the KING Usssai, will give vs.
sv'-Ss Of gsy in his kingdom Of i6s'y and
ibvs - =, L. ,. 90. = ,
IL rrui nsse. in hi, BAD Of light, are kept
from their duty in the csule of freedom. by the
blalphemous doet'iue ofpebEUs obtdisnff, which
makes the God of love the author Of tyranny.--
Such doctrine "a able divine once laid /" came
from he'll, and thi,her let 1t be fent, for It is
calculsted only for that msridian.l, 1'D
will now addtefs the lei1ators, and gen.
tlemen in civil life. Brethren. blels God, that
tyranny has noe yet fhut ny mouth, nor your
cara tina, we may once more lpsak to each o
Their of temporal ard fpiritusl slvation --Let us
work w ilt life lslfs, for time and death make
rapid ,fpeed and will foon hurry Us off the Gage
Therefore what our hand Gn1eth' 10 do, let US
do il with all our might, for. we mua focn bid
the world farswell.-Tke great buineis ef life,
for Every man, is to promote the glory CT God {,
and the happiness OF msknd let this be the
employ ment Of our life, and death will be psf
fsee to gerry. My brethren We live 10 an evil
day, tyranny and vice (irkparabe comPsnions)
make spid progrefs, and threaten univerial ru
ip therefore let the friends Of God and man
make faIemn Rand sgaina lhoft feed. --snd 10
the rame Of he mott high 60 fo;sh agaip4Sw f
and our emies Il u (lptr
~ The fame iPiit thsi dictates the oHisA;cn
ag,na fniuiaers ineruairg the people iASpes
itic,, fays that none bur minilers hould inaruet
TIE ig aorant OF wicked in religion ard hus by
The oesices Of fstsn, anu the folly Of me-, we
re like to have lille or 90. religion or libfry in
the world -sut The command q God binds a. !
me-, of every denomination, TO lupport liberty
and religion, and ,ele lss none from the work
We are all inGrutted in the books ofIsslon.
cotlc;erc-, revelation, let US nov obey their
commands, and prefs forward in the race OF
glory, for Cur wo is infinitely importsnr, our
moments but few, ard death will loon fcp our
puifuit Let, not the fear of mar, the lpYe
Of gold, OF found Of hoaor. bribe Or deluds
US 1, may we not account eSep life iiielf deaF,
If we can iecure to the preicrl. aud to futuss
generations. the n fullisd glory eff virtue ssd
freedom III from rish. principle. We ean
do this, we mail reap the huil. Of ess lsbossI
in hi, prslrnce where 10 fulre; Of joy, thrunsh
an eternity Of ages 10, come Let % al, IN cur
various fpheres Of life, unite with iasrca sFdouU
in promoting the hoAour Of God, and the vel
fare of our fellow msn, and be iuvircible to the
uasodl, enemies Of freedom and virtue --Ther
will the eternal GsS II is1f, who dehshislh in
the hsppinss Of bis ersa ures n ne upon rs ID
time. and e'owu .. with glory !. eternity :"