Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-04
From tie Connecticut Coaraat.

Of his Catholicism he was called by the
,!esuits. the Protestant Pore. In his
reign in 1878, that formidable order
Of men was abolished. II was conec-
turrd. he was poisoned by them. 1t
is addressed to an English gentleman.
81 seldom see person Of your
sense dupe to the modern Philoso-
phy. Your knowledge ought to Sc
cure YOU from its sophisms, which
would reduce us to tao condition OF
brutes. II there be God, as nature
points it out every where, there is a
religion. II there be a religion. it
cannot but be sublime. and as ancient
as the world, as it flows from a Being
infinite and eternal, and If it has
these characteristics. it is, without
doubt, Christianity. And if it be
christianity. we must absolutely &C
knowledge it as divine, and adhere to
it with heart and mind.
Is it credible that this Intelligence
that resides in us, that combines, cal
culatcs. gues beyond the earth. scars
atove the armament, recalls all past
ages, picrccs into times to come =.
which, in short, has an idea of what is
to last forever /; should only beam
forth for moment, in order to va
nish afterwards in light vapour?
What is this voice that cries with
in ourselves, and at every moment,
that yoa are born for great things p
What arc those desires which renew
continually, and make You sensible,
that there is nothing in this world
can satisfy your heart ?
The same truth that ccrtiies to you
your existence. certiiics to you the
existence ola God. lfthcre be God
he ought necessarily to be beneiiccnt;
and if he is beneticent, you ought to
thank him for his benefits. II the
religion Of the established has taken
different forms, if it was carried to
perfection by the coming of Messiah.
il is that God who has united with it.
as with our reason, which at first is
only feeble light, and which being
developed afterwards by degrees, ap-
pears in It's full lustre.
Were Gcd to manifest to us upon
earth, clearly his designs; il the m!ys-
teries which astonish Il tI,understrike
us were untoided to us, this would be
the intuitive vision which he reserves
to us after this life, and it will be
needless tn die. Full knowledge is
only reserved for heaven. | shall
then know God, as am known by
him.
Nature and Religion both derive G.
aually from God and they have, tho
in a manner quite different. their
mysteries and incompreheusibili'ies.
We should not, therefore. deny the
existence Of re!igiop. Notwithstanding
its darkness. There is nothing here
below that has not dark side. Our
soul being weighed down by the body
cannot be capable of seeing all.
The gradations Of religion are adj
mirable. 1t was first seen as dawn.
that lowers from chaos ; afterwards
as the Aurora that announces the day
at last the day appears. but overcast
with clouds /; and it will not be per-
tectly serene and in its fall meridian
until the moment wherein the heavens
shall be opened.
Has the incredulous man better
system of religion Christianity is
a picture drawn by the hand of God ;
and this he himself presented to men.
when it was only roughly sketched
out, until the time came wherein Jc-
s,,s Christ came and finished it 8
but he will give it the beauties and
colours in eternity.
Jesus Christ is the principal and
end Of all things. the key oil all the
mysteries Of Grace aud Nature so
hat it is not surprising il a person
should bewilder himself in thousand
absurd systems without that grand
compass. |
Study thoroughly that God. Nan has
as much as a creature is capable, and
YOU will find in him ali the treasures
Of wisdom and knowledge. You will
that he is the first link of the |
chain, that ties all things visible and
and You will acknowledge
him for that divine breath that raises
IN in orr hearts the seeds of justice