Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-09

tore unlawful puriult OF lawful things
Srca a puyfuit prevents the mind from RI
iing in living aspiration to God, the giver
OF every good and perfect gift; ihdilpoies
1t for duly attending with his devoted fer
wants 10 wait upon him, and worlhip him;
and caufes "the volume of the book" of
facred Scripture, that record of truth which
was written atoretime for Our inffIuttion
to be bat isldom perufed. Such a pur-
iuis alfo, il general, fpreads dcyalation
over religious icciesy.-But, friends,
we entreat you, " l,ak ye dre the king
dom OF God, and his righteouinels ; and
all thels things" faid our bleaed redeemer
fpeaking Of uecelTary things, " fhall be ad-
ded unto you" Then would your afem-
bling together be faafons ofheayenlyc on{o-
@lation; your hearts would be enlarged in
the 3 fpel love that knows no bounds to Its
d fire OF human haFpiaefs /; ye would eovet
thar others might partake with you of the
enriching Joy /; and ye would be careful
that not any trifing impediraent prevent
ed the due attendance OF your 81 fami-
lies. Come would We fay by your
example, if nor in words, Come and
let US go up to the mountains Of the Lord,
and to the houie Of the God of jacob
and he viii teach US of his ways, and we
will walk ia his paths" Come and
let us join ourfelves 70 the Lord in a Pc
petual coyenanr thar lhall not be forgot
ten"
Now, dear friends, who Rand in the
tender relation, and in the awful and IN
poriant fation of parents, fuch Of you
more particularly as have bought the truth
lst Us again remind you of the danger of
iniulglng your inexpenieaced offspring In
worldly liberties, from which the truthre-
fraias you. Let not any faile and fpecl-
Gus reafoning prevail on you to fuppoie,
thar it will be Efficiently (oon for their
wills to be fubjeeed, when they hail have
obtained maturity Of judgment. Then,
alas the practice of felf- qualification may
be 70 confirmed, that the way of ielf de
NAL may feem to them much nsrrowe
than it really is; and you will have con-
triauted to incrcae the difficulties of thoie
whom it was your indi(psnfAbfe duty to
protect, to guard from all danger, and to
train up inthe say they lhould go. It is
fill a precept fantiioned by realon and by
revelation, train up a child n the way
ne thould go;' and this was imputed to
Abraham, as thing well plea{lng to the
Almighty. For | know him, faid the
Lord, F" that he will command his chill
dren and his houfehold after, and they
Ahall keep the way ofthe Lord"
And, beloved young friends, iubmi',
we beleech you, with rcadinets to the re
Rraints of your religious parents. Asyon
accugom yourfelves TO bend 10 due flbjec-
tion to the power of truth in your "
hearts, flch rearaint will become lels irk.
fome, as alto it will be lefs nece1ary.-
Many Of you, We are perfuaded, are no
aransers to she voice OF wifdom ipezking
in frcret, and faying, when you are diff
poled to turn to the right or 10 the lef'
hand, this is the way walk ye in IT,"
Many inconvenience, evils and occations
for forrow of heart, may be avoided by
hearing and committing the holy witneis IN
youtfelves. It will foretimes gently ar
rett you in the proiecu,ion of your purpole
when you may not difindly fee the caufe.
PR !. ;s vyiEer than we. proceeding from
thar pure intelligence to which all Things
and all events are known. @! then, mind
lis fecret checks: and we are at this time
particularly engaged to recommend you to
conful, the witnels, ere you venture upon
the pe.ufal of the fp-cious publications
with which this age abounds. In this
way, dear children, keep your hearts
I" With all diligence" LEFT ye enter into
temptation.
!" And for you, whatever be your age
A.,;oo uho have fhe burfheo OF the