Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-23

from my so~s
One ,hiug thou laekesf" attentive to
the seeona table of the iaw, thou art IN
attentive to the frsf.
/ have heard men repeat the GosPe'
rule. do to others - you would that
,sev should do to you,' and boastingly
exc,ain, this is our religion, the sum
of our faith and practice. Morufyins Is
IL to observe the ignorance OF men ano
the refuge Of lies in which they saks
shelter. It's allowed, and not allowed
only. ba, insisted upon to be essential N
a religious character, that mea DO tne''
au,y TO one another; but other duties
are equally essential. The youth whose
.m;able character procured the resara
of Jesus, was chasts, and just, ana re-
.n.c,ful to hi. parents, so far is we'll
and on this head such shall not DC con-
demned, but if they proceed no iar'ne'
and ye, dream Of safety, they miseraos
;moa.e upon themselves, and shall when
TOO late Cad their fatal error.
Such forget, or seem to forget that II
!. s,;o;oed in the divine Law, "thou shalt
have no other God before me-lhou
.n.,, NO, make unto thse any craven
image, or any likeness OF any snins '"s'
:. in heaven above, or that is in the eartn
beneath. or that i. in the water under inc
earth. Thou shalt not bow down my
se,f TO them nor serve them. An0u
shalt not take the name OF the LORD '1y
God in vain remember the sabbath Gay
to keep it holy"-now 1t 1hcif ''0a =
,.s,, he,lv-if men either de not wor-
shin God, or worship him IN manner
and with rites bich his word does not
warran, IF they take his name IN VAIN
or profane his sabbath the dotes'i Is gar
inc and radical, it leaves them destitute
os the Characteristic which distinguish
90 me child of God, from the child OF
the Devil. Love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and all thy soul, and all
tbv strength, and all thy mind, is the
srs, commandment, the foundation OF
r.,;y;on. so essentisl, that lacking this,
men, not only forfeit the privileges Pc
e.,iar to the Cody, but also are expos.
I'D to the ruin in, which those who live
v;,hout God in the world shall be In
yolved. The world may speak OF suen
.as good and just, as possessing the best
hearts Imaginable, and the best inten-
tions, but negleetins their duty to God,
whatever may be said Of their goodness
and Justice, or whatever they may think
of thsmselvcs-their final prospect Is
gloomy, threatning and hopeless"
Reverse the character now drawn, lei
men attend to the. 81 table of the law,
but neglect the second, such may pre-
tend to be religious, but the pretension
cannot be admitted. This character was
exemplified in the Pharisees Of former
times. and Pharisces are always found
Through them religion is ridiculed and
condemned, on no account would they
use a great and terrible name IN COM
mon conversation tho sabbath they
strictly observe ;-they are not TO DC
withheld from religious services, pub
lie or private, for common or extraordl-
nary purposes. This is all well, Tor TINS
they have tho esteem and commentator
Of good men, let their veneration tor the
name Of God, and for ordinances OF di.
wise appointment elevate their minds
improve their te@pers--sPiritualize
their conduct; for they may be assured
here willis, their minds are sroyelling
their tempers peevi,h-their conduct
carnal, that the religious services in
which they engage are of little advan-
tage: Unless they become meek aud
humble, kind and charitable, better mas
tiers and better servants, better husbands
and better wives, better parents and bet
ter children, better rulers and better
subjects, nnder specieus mask, they
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