The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-05-05


love with them. And though desirable
as the unity would be, and accordant
with the express command OF Christ
himself, ye;, the cauoDs OF the church
forbid il. Iii indeed a-pitiatle weak.
ness the idol reyerenced is the csnonS,
the dictates Of some fanatic-some
rieo;ed worm. II argues our coDdem-
nation--it argues We Know net Christ,
or possess mind Sc far superior, that
we will not be guided by the demands.
Of the righteous will for the canoEs
are worshipped in reality rather than
the great object it would represent.
The Apostle argues, that itisa strong.
mark oiregeneration, that we have pas
sed from death into life, because we
love the brethren. Christ Jesus him.
self testifies the love of professors &c
him, from the love tEey have TO then
breteren.---" All having faith in him.
as their Lord and saviour, they by
.Jaifk. become his children" The
Gospel of our Lord says, we are all the
children Of God, by riaitA in Jesus.
Christ" and as many Of us IS haze been
baptized and into Christ, have put on
ton, and he no respecter Of persons,
he says, Ye are all one In Christ Jesus,
Greek and Jew. Barbarian, Scythian.
Bond and Free. I" Christ is all, and in
sill. What should such be from the
language of Scripture. I" No more
strangers, nor foreigners, but fellow
citizens with the saints, and of the
household Of Cod What q different
language docs our churches speak -
Sooner than par! with the idol, and be
CHRISTIANS indeed, we Daily cruelty a.
fresh the blessed Saviour, whose blood
has RESCUED sinners from the Jaws Of
death, from the Threshold Of the re.
ccptacle OF The damned, from WHEN we
are now infinitely dc pendent upon for
The breath we draw, who from nothing
spoke all things into existence, and, at
a word, can sink he world into its ori..
ginal nothingness.
X is indeed strange when we reject
Cor orc moment, how opposite Is the
minds oil many ministers in the cause
OF Christ [who are esteemed for their
Piety) 10 the mind which is in Christ,
they profess 80 initiate. Scare Sab.
oath, but is read or in some degree
commented upon this Passage OF scrip.
ture, and which is familiar from its fire.
qucnt mettion, TO every child who has
attended the church, or read the bible !:
- II we have no charity we are as
sounding brass and linking syms.
boil They in the pulpit instruct
their audience IN the duty of love, and
IN lille and IN practice deny The impor-.
lance o! their instruction. Of little
consequence is frecrht without exam
pie. This assertion is fully aulhentica-
ted, from the volumes OF abuse written
by ministers against ministers aud the
congregation In general, from the isii.
tude allowed them, and Join in lidicu.
Ing other denominations of Worship
psrs, saying hard thinas Ct them, which
absolutely ends in hatred, and cur minds
prepared for every thing 5ut 10 worship
God acccptably. And from the nsture
Of ,hings it is impossible our worship
cen End audience in the sight OF God,
who is Love.
This opposition to Churches is dis.
coVerRbie III the minds Of children that
Sob oIoiISIJ dlltCuidlS' Bey Ike
their parents church best. and only
from the unchrislian- like manner other
churches are spoken of by the parents
OF children in their hearing, their little
minds become prriudiced, ii grows up
on them, and in a little time you see
the bud OF party spirit, Of selllove blow
INTO iull bloom.
How much injury does proceedings
Ike this do TO the church Of Christ, Tic
cause of religion ! 1t is indeed opening
food gate 10 hcertiou6nesa and vicc.
The cavlier here finds food, the Enbe-
lever is terminated, and strengthened
10 pursre with pew life his diaboiical
career; and those whose minds arc en-
curing into the reality of religion, is
made justly to doubt Of lis divine aus
lhenticily How culpable are minis
ters, when unable 10 vent the venom
Of their SPLEEN" in the pulpit, and in So
cial circles apply TO the press to give
yent TO the feelings OF revenge. Christ
returned good for evil--sDd tits thy du~
y, ambassador OF Jesus The mind is
here made TO carry anger as the flint
bears FIRE" Aud with propriety we
may ask, for what? Not because they
DO not believe there is one God, one
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