The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-08-14

ihc et)tc is Cntstc anu pure, and
bceathes sapirit OF piety, in q strain Of lively
eheeriuiness. seldom equsied if ever surpassed.
MADELy, JULY -, l766.
JAMES IRELAND, esq
6fy very dear friend.
Your sbseocs made me postpone tbsnking
you for ell the kindness you shewed mo when
t Bristol; and to 10y me under sili greater
obligations, you have sent me hamper Iuli
Of vino, sod brcedcloih; /; a. II il were not o.
pough TO sdoro and cover the outside, but
you must slso warm end nourish the inside OF
the body.
70 ihii you have sdded kind, but raslan.
Aholy letter from Dover. Nielsueboy ! say,
as we'll ss kind, by the account i, gives OF the
wo'ldliness OF our p'o,estsn, brethren abfosd,
and of the lii,le hope you have OF seeing your
daughter again. Ny reason for no, snswer.
ing Il iinme edisteiy, was, the hope of sending
by some friends going to B'i,toI end now
have tho opportunity OF telling you, without
farther delay, tha, you should have q lulc
mercy on your friends, in no, loading them
with such burdens of bere
would you like TO be loaded with. kindnesses
you could not seturnl Were II not for liz.
tie Of that grace, which makes US not only
willing, bu, happy to be nothing, to be oblig.
ed snd dependant, your p, ,eseni would make
me quite miserable. But the mountains Of
divine mercy, which press down my soul,
have inured mo 10 bear the hiIls OF bto,heriy
kindness.
submi; to be clothed and nouri,hed by
you, as your servants ere, without having tho
bsppiness of serving you. To yield TO this is
as hsrd,o friendship, q, to submit to be saved
by free grace without one scrap OF our own
righteo,sness. However, we are allowed,
both inrelision end friendship, to ease our
selves ty thank, and prayers I'LL we hsvo an
opportunity OF doing il by aciious. THANK
you, thon, my dear friend, and pray TO God,
that you may receive his benefits as 1 do
yours Your brosdclotb c.o lap me round
Two or threo lmes; but the mno,le 81 divine
love, III, precious fine robe Of Josus's right
eousnes,, Can eovef your soul Q thousand
times. The cloth, 6ne and good as !, is, will!
no, keep out o bard shower but that gar
event of Aslvstion will keep out even o shower
OF b'im.,one end n e. Your cloth will wear
out, bot that hne linen, the righteousness Of
the saints, win spPesr with eoer iusttc the
more il is worn. The mo,h msy fret your
present, or the taylor may spoil il in cutting |;
but the present, which Jesus has msde you,
is out OF reach OF the spoller, and ready for
present wear nor 10 there shy fear Of cut
ting il wrong ; for it is seamless, woven from
the top ,htous hou,, with the white unbroksD
warp Of thirty-three years periec, ODE dience,
and the red weft OF hn sgony and sufferings
unto death.
Now, my dear friend, let me besesch you
to accept Of this heavenly present, as accep'
Of your earthly one. did not send you one
farIhng 10 purchase IL; 1t came unsouSbt,
unssked, unexpected, as the seed OF the wo-
man and II came jus, as ! was soDding
taylor TO buy me some cloth Tor new coat
imme datey | stopt him, snd l hope when
you next SEQ me, It will be IN your present.
Now lot Jesus sec you in his. Walk 10
white, sdorn his gospel, while he beauties
you with the garment OF salvstion. Accept
II freely: wear no moro tho old rusty coat Of
nature and self-tig ghteousDess--. no more
10 have i, pa,ched,e make your boast Of an
unbought suit, and love to wear the livery OF
Jesus You will then love to do his work {;
il viii be your meat and driDk 10 do IL ; and
thst you may be vigorous 10 doing IL, a.
shall take q little OF you. wine Tor my stom.
sSh's sskc, take you q good deal Of the vino
cf tho Kingdom for your soni's sake, Every
promise Of the gospel is bot,ie, . essk that
hs, q spring VI bio, snd can never be drawn
out. But draw the cork OF unbelief, sod
dripk s5undsn'Iy, q beloved, nor be al. aid OF
intox,cstion aud If al iof] .m nation follows,
Il will only be that oi divine love.
beg you will BE- moro free with the besv
enly wine, than 1 have been with The earthly,
which you sent mo. | have not tasted IL yet,
bu, whose fault is Not yours certainly,
but mine. II you do not drink dsily spi'iiosi
health and vigor out OF The cup oi salvation,
whose fault Is II Not Jesus's, but you're for
ne gives you his fighteousueT to cover your
nskeouess, and the coosolstions oil his spirit
10 cheer and iovigora,e your soul. Accep,
and use. WeA, diink, and live 10 God.
That you may heartily aud constantly do this,
i. my sincere prayer for you sod yours; es.
pecIsIly youc poor dsughief. whom | uust
you have re,igned into the hands OF him, to
whom she is nearer than TO you. The wise
| Disposer OF all things knows what Is best for
Ter. The hsi Of her head, much more tho
! GAYS Of her life, are oil numoefed. The
Lord often destroys the body, that tho soui
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