Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-01
FcR T.fE GAZETTE.
Ro;olrwsc.....No. II.


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Z" bor,3 oeOayi an,5cy.
RI is the united voice OF experience md ohrvation,
sa Tue doctrines and cerenoo'es .. chaaity have hu
sace the morals OF individuals, and pa: happiasis.
Individual felicity and pubic ha?pin.is ne.;i comet
ed Each individual promotes the good u f1eey 70 lar
:s influence extends when he IS guided by his chft.n be
her to iobsiesY. b-aavocaca, uce, mercy
and truth Chriislny Is the grand iouree, whence obed
CAGE. the laws of the laatH ja hearty attachment to
country, and due ra,act to riers, psry, now and in
,ise'r noble and na'- coie erliven the widy and fac
extended banks
O We Americans 10 vou feel for tie PROPERTY aud glory
of riling empire linen lee each individual
Tn. yragous ,l, bur lice the facrcd volus, for
shat religion which y eostytssr greatly 20 rrasr
A! obcais,. .b t1zu5, ataea Is s,i,y as
..2r. ha-Jt toraz,d one oso1y. 50
Iha who reads the Bible, and who is influenced by
precepts, inutions, and by she examples IF the pios
.ler!a related, does more to the promotion bis counrys
properity and gory than the ef conecited politician Who
svs above the Siielt, but indeed euas an, the
Sufer my friend aud couatryen, fet before YOU
ech of the worth and excellence of the holy fcrPtae
u excite you that religion which glory nations aI,d
individual
No writings can vie with the book Of nfp;ration in
squty The fri penman Of the iacred fcrpturcs, relates
theorgin of the world the glorious deeds and ever
orahle monuments OF the pariarchs Noes the author of
pcasa:euc, that excellent philosopher, awiver, htoran
WARRIOR, prince, prophet of god, has absolutely the
fart of all other writers in the bible field open, where
t,e ingaR and piolcguh, the rnetoricia and orator,
uy with delight, aud tate the exquisite flavor OF
Aned, found phoiophy, which transforms tic human i.o
the angelic nature -
No books can ec,al the holy criptuscs in authority
They are the word of God wristen by atfat-
Ell by til uerrng fp;ris The excellence Of the bea
far ranieeals all other writings Its mates is the nobe
and Of the greatet concsrnmen to nank;nd Ii rradi4es
mems minds with Supernatural truths aitic their hearts,
nleiorates tie PATRONS iubdue the obooraneis of the "
transform. their lives The efficacy Of p;ra;icn, while
prepares for future glory, fits them for earthly ENJOY
beneficial to focey ana utfunsis IN iations and Of
Gees II government.
in al ages of the world the wfef and he Of rer, a.
ways ex,oled the infpired fcrptures Teullian ad,
adore the pentitude OF the cripures ST. Cyprian, Je
rc,e, Augutne, among the fathers highly magnbed the
writings Of the prophets, aud apoes ksrcelus Fcns
chat grea, phloopher, and the no Plus N;rsndala the
6s nguia and fchoar of his age reed in the bible foe
hope confoatioA and aairanee. Mr. Seden, that great
cholar Whole library perhaps eauaiied all
in the world, protected before arcsbhcp uher that
sI9tvhtandng nc had poiced hite that yat treaiure
of books and maunicrpts in all ancient heets, yer he
could re1 his ioh brr the Judge ae
e1preflel hndAf Rthe manner following viz have
been acquainted iomesghat with and bo and have
had long experience in learning and il the world Their.
is no book like the bible fol- excellent lelsg, wi.dom
and ufe And is Of understanding la ;hsn thai
think or fpea! othsrwife Il, after ages find Ne.
tom Locke, and Warrington the moi renosnsd the hr
in afronony the in metaphysics add the o:ber III the
field and cabinet both by isstient and practice e1toin
word of inirs.io The mott penetrating uneerstaad
Tags, the bge geniies moir learned heads itand
the lit Of high fame advocates fer re-on teaching that
40 nation PROPER without it. -,
Happy would Sc the day, glorious the n,ornng and
Ee.ed nation, could eaSh aercaa be periuadcd to
snake the bible his cree,. an, she eu.a Of his life Let
each one make the bible rule of his faith, the guide of
as life and the path prei-nt enjoyment and future beied
nsis.