Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-03
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Til. sCyCUPCER. No. ".


Ibe a,vsy dpgiar .,ass lief fAss yjaeiey sosiaI
tbs vvsr,sb4s boAn 4rei and tns proved TOD a@gary
lNcAICULAsI.E are the evils brought upon e.
cietv by irreigon and the examples CT III. great who af
feet dc:pfe the ubne worhip of the true God and to
dlregard cbanity hoc never failing fources es Peace
and happinefs in focety Cuilom tyrant. Fa1iion
an unereifu fovreiyn The chief ruler of nation has
it in lbs power, either promote or dinrnifl the outward
forms of religion give check eofpeiworirp,
nourif abiety principle and practice, by his BE-
lief and example. Good order and government
er more in their glory in JUDAH in Rene, Greece, than
when Their kings and Legislators were men of Piety and
morality The Rate of religion greatly depends the
ample. of thoe las means who honered with civil pro-
motion and national confidence When the kings and lesf
ators of n. Jcv nation were influenced by faith in the
true God and AGcah come, religion ourhed, order
prevailed and PROPERTY facceede1 But aas when the
wicked were in authority the people nourned religion
declined inuuy abouGet andiove for order, law, and
regulation wased cold lhdely, ana rebellion rervadsi
all ranks and ciade or ieis hre,nngs were denean-
ced and in many nnanees dilrefs the euniequence.
Time was when religion ability, and chrian exernpla
rinefs qualifications for cv promotion The frf
gran 10 or flores venerable for religion patroti
and good order The love of Their countryside PROPERTY
their fellow and the religious freedom Of man
kind were the ruling motives, which influenced them
attempt the American cohnisation Men Of releon ab
~ ard rarotln were romotei the openly proiane
lacted ard treated heatcn uat for public office The
,viion of their ivem h happy effect the ring and
rfen generations Family government and parental author.
ty uouri hed the tealer minds of Children and infped
them idea OF hOnOrViftue uleulnels MUCH
of mans uefuinef, depends eay education Children
were forer7 educated believe in the golpe and were
habitusted moral practices AT THAI period The fe PHI
ofephy," twenty Gods, God, or no Cod was NOT aa
Faith in twenty Gods E idolry faith in the one true God
is found religion the dens Of Cod is atheifm If doatry
bsuld be an eentia mean Of rendng kingdom from a
PRINCE who ihoud be ambitious CT rational promotion
ana Office il mutt be OF loae importance whether people
Believe In twenty Gods Cod God. Read the
hreatnng pronounced ewiih legiaror for eieaving
idoa,ry.
10 moral acton benevolease and Humanity, is OF the
preate conlequence e, that neghbor be worihp-
es of the eternal Jehovah The life property ndreputatio
OF man are OF importance him. Wherefore my neigh
Dor in confsauenc of believing and worhpng the
God fha view my life, property and reputation iacrea
receive great from, his faith In the trae OBJECT OF adj
Grafton. -
If man fculd be promoted office of honor and
enouent in conieauence of people being idolator. and
theins il nu be OF iome importance to HIM that his neigh
bogs and fellow citizens were uch characters The ten
;auce to worihp Cod" is a io'ecir.
Fit matter rot whether believe in twenty Gods,
one God or no Cod" the inference viii be natural
not what man does believe II all the electors when call
led to give in their for preden ould believe, that
there was fuch perfon in esienoe as and IN cons
equence Of iueh belief tod retire without giving
ny for preiden. would it De or would it not be OF
coniequence him? Away with this abiurd tenet which
avos any thing nothing all jun you pleae To have
it THIS faIfe pliolophy dreadful two-edged iwora
What has been the effects of and aeuons, which
have rapidly fread through orr land revoluonzing
tpirit in church and fate in fame, and neghborhood
hefe errors fra propagated by thoie who wied to
bs promoted who fought for wealth, who hadnot their
rys good It heart rhefe deuGons rapidly ipead
inn among thcfc in the humber walks Of life For ieveral
years blow has been eveled the main tpport OF govern
ment-yiz true religion Many good people whole advaus
tares have been a for correct knowledge arc deceived
and will not believe that there is plot conrved agantf
chrian churches No order of men is OF greater bene
fit eeey, than the clergy and no order OF men more
defpiiec, than thew bv ddorgnlizsrs
Let every friend his country irive 10 dicountence
infdeity irregion and immortality. Let him encourage
the oliervance the chaa bhath attention to the in
tutons of the eope and the general practice of pety and
virtue Let every believer be encouraged TO hold fan true
religion which glsry nacn and the only touree
Of comfort to individuals the la extremity OF nalurc.
THr BsLs-Thofe pay but very flight attention 70 tie
Bible who imagine that religion not calculated fol polite
eonle for that Def of books contains the moi excellent
Tule. OF good behaviour,