The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-25

kind may generally be cisssed.-i he one pos
sesses vigor, ff nnsss, resolutiob--is dsiing
and sciivs, quick 10 i,s sensibiIiies, jeslocs Of
its fame, eager IN its attachments, NH Sioie
in iis purposes, violent 10 It's fssen' msn's.
The Other meek, yielding, complying io'giV'
ing, not prompt to oct, but willing 20 'Vile''
silent and gentle under iudepess 8nd 'os0h'
suiDg for reconciliation, when Other. "ov't
de msnd Satisfaction giving way TO tie puih'
es Of inprUdencs, conceding end indu'ltci 10
the pseiudices, the intfsciibiiiiy OF those V
has TO deal with the former Of these ehhtsc-
iefs 10 end ever hsh been the fsvorie oi 'hs
wo'id.--lt is tho character OF greet no''
There is o digoity in IL, whish university de-
msnds respect. The iaucr 10 poor srih'ed,
tame end sbjeei. Yet IL 90 happened win
the founder OF Christianity, the latter Is tho
subject Of his commentator, his preeepisr
his example, and thsi lhe fo,mer is no part OF
iis composItioD. d.. Psley Is 10 this place
adopting The opinion of SCENE Jennings,
whose essay upon The internal syideDees OF
Christianity, he ve'y strongly recon mehdi;
but l consider ~ o. On aecuIsie and c,seefp-
Ing dejuestion of chsrsc,er, or bs exhibiting
o colteci repfesentsiion oi Christian ptinei.
pies. The founder Of Chtis,ispity, did IN
deed pronounce, distinct snd positive bless'
ings upon The poor in spiri, (Which Is ty TO
msBns .yDonymous with the poor spiiIsd,1
end The meek. Bot in what part Of the gos-
pet did ID Pslty find him couDiensneirg BY
com me ndsiion, precept or example, the tame
and sbjecl. The character which Christ as-
somed upon earth, was that Of Lord End Mas
ter II was in this character thai bis disci-
pies received sbd acknowledged him. The
tbe dienee that he required, wss VDboupdtd :
infinitely beyond ,bst which was elsImtd by
the most sbsolute earthly sovereign over his
subjecs. Neither Tor one mcmsn,, did he
Iecede from she authoritative system.
He preserved il IN Washing he ieet OF his
disciples. He presesed It in bis snswsr TO
the high priss,. He preserved it iD tie very
agony of his sxelsrosiion upon ihs otoss,
" Father TO- give Them, they know no. v hat
tKey do" He txpressly declares himself 10
be ,he prince Of this world, and ,hs Son og
God. He sp' Ike ss one having suthoriy nor
only to lis Dncipes, but to his mother, HE
Judges; TO PiIs,e the Romsn GovetnUt, to
John the Baptist, his precursor. And tbere
10 no, in The fou, Guspels, one act, nor oD3
word recorded oi him ltzcsp,irg in his COM
munion with Gtd) that WAS rot dDsci or
iBpInd ssss,lion ot srlbori'y. He said to
his disciples (Msuhtw, xii. 90 nesro Of me-
for I'm uetk end Iowly IN heart, and ya
shsll hud resi- 10 your souls. Bu, where did
he ever ssy, lesin OF the, for ] sm ,sne end
object. There 10 eetisiny, nothing mo,s
snongly ms'ked in The p'ttep, snd example
OF Chnst then the ptincIp Of stubborn md
irhex'ble resistance, tgsinst the impulses of
othets To evil. He taught bis disciples, TO
,enounce every hing thst In counted enjoy.
men, upoD earth to ,ske up Ihem oioss, end
,rf1sr sil III uesimsnt, persecU,ion and dee,h
70, his sske What else 10 the Book of Aclsp
Than record Of the faithiUness With which
these chosen mInisteIs Of the gospel carried
these iriunctions Of the gospel into execution
In the cpndue, md speeches oi Stephen, srd
Pe,s,, OF lsho or Of Paul, Is iheie coy hing
il, destibg rsssmbifnce 20 the second class
a characters, is,o which DR., Psley divides ell
mankind 3 II there is q charsc,er upcp his'o-
,iesI Ieco,d, inguished d by Q bold, intrepid,
,enseious and inat xible spii u, il 10 that oi 81.
Paul.
l, was 10 such characters only, that tho
commissjon ot teaching could be Gun m't,sds
with Ger any OF success. Observe The en-
pre,sion oi Christ 10 Peter. Matt ls
"And soy unto thee, that thou sn Pe,ei,
q rocky and upon this Icek will build ny
church, and The gs'es Of hell she'll not prevs'i
.gsinst it," Dr.. Pslsy's Chtisiso is orc os
those drivellers, who to use a vulgar sdsssi
Can never soy 40, 10 sDy body. The nus
Chti,,ian 10 tbc f." Jusfgni effenaerm t,o ohosin"s,
OF Horace. The eombiDs,ion of those quali-
ties 60 essential to ,be heroic character, with
those of metkness, iowlinsss OF bsari, and
bro,herly love. is what constitutes that moral
perfection, oI which Christ Rsve an exsmpis
in his own life, and 70 which he commended
bis deciples to aspire. Endeaycr, my dsar
soo,,o discipline your own heart, and to govern
your conduct by the.e principles 1t Us com.
bined. BE meek, be gentle, be kindly sfIec.
tionatc to ell mankind, not excepting yoas
own enemies. But never be isme or obi -
never give wsy TO The pusbes Of impu
or show yourself yielding and compls
prejudices, wrong hesde dnsss,o inirse
which would lead or dfaw you asirsy from the
dictates Of Jour own conscience, OF sense
light" Till you die, let no, your Integrity
depart from you" Build your house uponsa
Roek and then let the ra,os desceod Ard ,h.