The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-10-01
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"RELIGIOJS INTOLERANCE t."

lone part, one little part We dimiy sean,
1hrough the dark medium OF ie's 'eevesish dresm"
F'om the scored scriptures, Gao ,. adduc'
cd psssages. when eonside'ed in on abslract
poiat ct view, ,hrt will give support to The
almost ionumetable sectst,sns that now exist
II the follower oECalvin wishes TO prove tho
total depraviry of human naiursN he qhofes
itom tho sacred vplu me, that " msn 10 shapsu
10 inicui,y and conceived in sin," that !" the
imagination or mans heart Is evil from his
youth !" "Tba, thc Lore looked down irom
Heaven upon The children Of mep, 10 zee V
there were Any that div understood, and lopk
after God 80" There is none that do-,b coed,
no no, one, ,"---n By NE dSyobedience of ooo
n,as ,rany were a. ads sinners" (and li,,la
iur,her we .han ind thru "ty the obedience
o! one many were made .iighse ous.') 1.-The
wishes 20 rMdica,e the aoctrinc Of cicetion---
he win tsk, IL The potter "has not powes
over clay OF The Sans lump, 10 make ono
vessel unto honor, and apo.her un,o djshpu-
cor Z" (No one doubts The hovsr OF eunpipo-
,ence to cxetp,e his wil,--bu, this passage
by 40 means ip,pliss ths, he viii sysy<,se NJ
II the champion Of uriyersal saivs,icn wishcp
to Prove the constituency and, truth Of his doc
trine, from tho same sacred yolupe he win
draw his prook.--ils will contend thet our
Saviour " died Tor VS." g for our sins," for
sinners" {" for the ungody," yea " Tor lhP
whols world" +" For this purpose was tha
son Of man made nantes, thar he mjght do
stroy tho works Of the Devil" Apd a. by
Adam came death, 80, by one grcscr spsp
came eternal life apd bappipess;---Cemc 10
whom ito every ops that fcntcth God
and worke,h righteousness g 20 every one
tha,giyeth diligence to make his csIling end
election cure - and while God wotks 10
him both to will and 10 do OF ne good please
ure," he enables him TO " work out hiS owp
ss!yaiion." Why then ~ this d,verAi,y of
sentiment Why this exercise OF . spirit sQ
pnchari,ablc as tp eondcmp thy fellow n'ortaly
Is II for man--mpegicct and shor, sighied
man, TO assume tbe chsraetcr OF omniaeiepccs
erect the standard pf injslIibilisy, end decide
me future hanpinrst Or tpisesy OF his tocs
--ls il for bin 20 say 10 his fcliow mottsl,
come NOT oear, me for ann boiler bsR
thou D. -, 49,
Cali .heo 10 remsmbranss,. vLils .xop
thanksst Gnd that lhou err, not ~ other ws2
arc, neither so sx'otii9ner nor urjust thB
{" every one ,ha, staIteib 'hiGselt shall Do
chased" Yc have heard, jnpeed. Thar n hxt6
been said by thr m pf old time, that thou sbaIt
lore Try neighbor aud bsse ,hiee enemy.
Bni cay unto you love your enexirs, b'ess
then, that curse you, DO good 10 them tbst
hate you, and pray them which cespi,cfuIif
use you end pcrseeuic you |; lthar,y msy 20
the (" chiIdten of your Father which Is ~
HeMen fer he inaketh his sun TO rise on
the evil snd on tss good, and seudo'h rain
upon The Jus, end ppSn The unjust" - pre-
cept 90 noble, ss bcosvolentl and subimcs
was never before delivered tolosn ;---sndie
is . strong &c msp stra,ieR, among nuinerons
others, OF he original divinity, of the chstsc-
ter end rsl.gion Of our Saviour. Pethspy
there arc some among Us at ,hd present dly,
and ,hoss not lev, who feel the grsatcst os:
| .ursnce they possc.sa cbris,isp temper end
disposition that they are the ehpscn Of God,
q, cundids,cs for the, kingdom Of Heaven,
aud ye. are s,tangcrs 10 the exercise OF tbos
most excellent CHRISTIAN s,sco designated
charity, which thioketh no epir'--whjca
win continually alley tisqrietude, and evsnt-
ualy produce the " peace able fruits Of right.
eousness" Their doctrine. and belief can.
not be false To their own pcrsupsion, they
arc indeed semenmes o6igfd 20 extrtise that
charity, which covers nulti,udt Of sips.
To snch we would sddress tho .Isuguags of
the Roman historisn, TO the ancient Jews. 2
Apud ipsos misericordja in prcnp.u,
Adyersus omnes sIiss hostile odIvn.
The Imagination of man, ike sii pis c'ner
intellectual faculties, Is perhaps, op'y s'p'-
pie degree of infinite powers aodthe images
IL presents are but an imperfect sketch OF
universal existence - Our liuIe earth degen-
crates into no,hing,in thS mids, Of that i'm
mensi,y which The human mind vsinly en-
desyors 10 grasp. r. ...s,s 80
Can /, be then that the inhabitants oftbiS
grain Of ssnd--csD il be that only fer oE
them have discovered the true mode OF wor.
shipping the " great 6fa cause al ell ,hings,.
the in6eitely wise and perfect Deiiy--,hs
-------" God, the Father Of as all =
Lives there the man wi csc universal eye
fiasswept at once the unbounded scheme OF things
------------"Ha Has any seen
The mighty chain Of beings, iesSning down
From infinite perfection, 10 the brink
Of drezry pot'isg. dssoIsts abyssP' ,,Nl g.
The Dwelling OF man is scarce hoinf, IN
the infohodo OF space. lie he enjoys