The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-01-29

tie Bible, nv. iLou sill deniic,c Of Ills Scoa
. make haste 20 ob,sin ~. ibs, thou msyesf.
remain no longer Ignorant oi the wsy oi sal
vsi,on Tor ihy souI-ignorani 81 what God dc
shes Il thee in liie, and Of What iboo hast 70
expeoi siscf death. This, 81 least, thou ought
est 10 knc~, that God, the Cream of the
Heavens and the Earth, who Is thy Esker,
and The Judge Of the quick end the dead, has
made known his viii unto all men, snd con.
sequently unto thee also. !, is further Bee
es,siy Tor ihrc to know tpd unde sind the
sinful condition 10 which thou sn by nalrro
sod how the Lord Jesus Christ the Son oi
God, by coming into the world, hes finished
The woik oi Saiva,ion for ell maokind, and
con.s quently for thee also, provided thou be.
iieyest on him, snd heartily 'eceiyest bis doc
iriDes for " God so loved The worid,' ssilo
the Bible Of which we are speaking, "ibsi he
gsys lis only begouea Son, that whoscevsT
beheye,h in him should not perish, bot have
everlasting life he iiiat beIieye,i IN him shall
moi be condcmoed, but be that belirveth no,
10 cohae enined already, becsuse he hath no.
believed in the only begotiea son oi Cod.
Bot how SHALL they believe In hltn," eon,Inv
eh The Bible, OF whom they have not heard Z
And how shall they hear sDd know all this
without ihc word OF God ?" Therefore, {" isi, h
come,h by hearing, anu hearing by he WORT
Il God" And, copscquen,ly, whoever thcu
,u who resdca thi., thou ougbles BY all
mesns 10 have . Bible, IN order hat thou
! insyest cbde,s ,stend what that is which is so
| necssse, y 10 Thy vell.beiog hers and heresi
lef, snd ~ dcnomina,.d III ihs Go,pel, Tie
/ one faing nesdfus
"hss great and glorious thing o have
! tbs heart established 10 thai which Is good,
/ aud IN love 10 God our Saviour, sad The wo
/ al God a!upe Is capable OF efccing his The
( books ~ Hoiy Wrt arc COW no, dificul, to
1 be obtained, even by the poorest his pre-.
| seoted unto all msn by the Bible Sooe'y cod
l its Auxiiiaies and Assoeis,ions, IN almost
l every ptoyiuro cad district ot Russnt II Is
soid for o smsil phce, cod the poor receive II,
without money. And II, no,wuhyending nil
I tbs, thou ART stiii without Bible, then thou
mast no excuse 70 plead belors God he Say.
tour Tor thy still remaining destitute OF thu
hosa which IS SO needlci st the s,lystion ct
! thy soul and Ioe ihy cs'iDg 80 intls sbou,
thysou', which is infinitely more valuable ,nen
Tho body !ot Thy soul shall 1--we fp, eve, when
thy body Is corrupung IN the dust. Bui. u
| thou knowe / the Saviou ,and beiievesi in him
/ win tnipe whole heau, end Thereby obeyes,
the will OF God, ivy soul shall part str oi e,
| lcrnal happ'nes, II, on. The contrary, thou
| despise,t all this, and remsioest uDbehe wing,
stupid, and blind 10 thy ssiystioo, then ete,nsi
| misery wilt be Thy portion. Supposing, how
7 ever, that thou possessest n Blble, but Inakest
no use OF u, nor snvestto dIsw from u bies
sing, of salvation Tor thyseh and family
whs, p,oEteih II the = o look s,cunt thee +:
examine the temper and ec,ivns Ut such ot
Thy oeigbbo's as read the Bible themselves,
ard IN thrif farniIies, and follow rs dot rine, /:
and compare those with the condiucn and
con5nct OF hose who reject th,s Divine book
--yea ocsiect end even mako hight OF ".
Which of the tvo classes do,t thou lind 10 be
The most honest, industrious, couscientmus.
and, pescesh,sf Which Of them preserve
the beet o. der in the houses, arc mos, mode
rate IN thcW living, snd friendly IN their MET
cousse WHICH o. them a.. Q most hurn0ie
under sfDkctioDs, resigned IN m'.ioruocy aud
calm IN tho hsat Of GeathS Ey.mioe these
two cissses oi men, without parliaiily, and
learn wisdom, true wisdom: not tho, v'sdom
which !. con,sioed in the works Ut tho Learn
Cd 10 hanso sciences, when pe,ts'ns cn'y 20
the affairs ot th,s short hie, bai ssais no,bing
beyond The tomb but ttue wisdom which
Comes not ei weak and mortal man, bot ifom
the otsrnsi Gsd. who hos Toyss'ed unto Os
in his wotd the hibie--ihis IS that wisdoT
which shah &c main forever.
~ beloved Chi i,tisn rca,'er, ', Sect vol
On wnat.s hets said |; then 80 sud DO as thy
hea,, shall eil thee :snd may the Lord vouch
sae 10 bes,uw his blessing on eveiy thing
wnichJs updertssen 9TH . view 10 p, ON ote
sne gioty oi III. name, and ~ adysoce has sa.
c. cd cause Asen.
"Si. PeiersSurch .fxygt.s; I4, 1870