Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-11-01


cleanse and purify me in thy blood.'
i. Come, as an enslared creature, TO a
mighty Redccmcr. Complain ofthc crucltyr-
ranv ofsin & Satan; & say, "Lord, thou hast
paid sufficient price. Thou hast redeemed
me by thy blood, more precious than tcnthou-
sand worlds. Knock off these iron tetters.
Rescue me out of this hellish dungeon ofsin.
have no command of head or heart,
or tongue. How do lusts prevail
How am | fastened to the earth by 4 carnal
heart If thou, Lord, pN make me free |
shall be free indeed.
5. Come, as q diseased soul, to Christ,
the physician of ralue. Cry out. go, the
plague ofa hard heart 0, the agonies of
wounded conscience! Lord here am,
lanting and pcrishing. @ for drop ofthy
blood! That reviving cordial! That SOW
creign Balm! These many gears yea, all
my life, have had the bloody issue Of sin ;
If I may but touch the hem Of thy garment,
| shall be made arhole."
! 6. Come, aceary and heary laden, under
! the burden Of your SINS that Christ may gre
rest to your soul. Does not Paul, after
complaining under the pressures of sin, tri-
umph in Christ? So may you, also, ii
those sins which were once dear to you, arc
now mtolcrably odious.
7. Come to Christ, as The poor come to
the rich for aims. Come, strlpt ofyour self
esteem, trusting in Your own righteousness,
but confcssing your spiritual poverty. Tell
the Lord, "Never did poorer wretch come
to Thee for mercy, and grace. Lord, if
perish, it shall be at thy feet. will not be
thrust away from thy door. | want faith,
patience, love. o, let thy Spirit open thy
promises, and pour their heavenly treasure
into my BOSOM"
8. Come to Christ, hngering and thirst.
ing for spiritual refreshments. Cry to him,
"Bread, bread; Lord, give me heavenly
food Let me feed of the crumbs that fall
| from hytab1c! Let me drink ofth mater
| af life arhich thou hast to gire! \ crumb.
4 drop will be a refreshing cordial. a feast
! Of fat things, Of wine, on the less, nell re-
tned,"
| 8. Come, sensible of your ignorance, to
Christ, for divine teaching. Say, "Lord,
thou must teach me, or | shall never learn.
am dull ofunderstanding, but thou teach.
est thy people to profit. Lori, that l may
receire my spiritual sight! | am come to
be tiny disciple, to sit at thy feet. O, give
me the teachings of thy word and Spirit. "
10. Come, reak and insu6fcientto to Christ.
as the Captain Of our saLration. Plead
with him, Lord, thou must teach myhands
TO war, and fingers TO fight. and fight my
battles for me, or shall fall beformy spiritual
enemies. AS .Darid, against "thc lion, the
bear, and the PhWstine, so in thy strength
will | 60 forth against corruptions, and temp
tations, against principalties and powers"
II. Come TO Christ your advocate. 'as a
condemned criminal Your accusers arc
many and polite, active and cruel. The
law pronounces YOU accurSed. Your SOW
erreign Judge is highly incensed. But Jc-
sus has undertook for such as you. Entreat
him, "Lord, stand between the justice OF
God, and my perishing SOUL"
12. Come 10 your Lord and Master
Christ Jesus 'as loyal subject and willing
servant Come, and obey, honour and
love him, even to death. Tell him "Lord,
here is my head to know thee, my tongue to
praise thee, my. ears to hear thy voice, my
hands and feet to execute thy will. what
wilt thou have me to do! Other Lords be-
sides thee have had dominion over me- but
thou only, art my prince and Saviour
dislike none of :hy commands: but | grieve
that | do not more fervcnlly love thee. more
checrfully obey thee"
l3. Come as worthless bride TO Christ,
Your honorable and glorious Head and Hus-
band. Come to him, both for your we'd
ding garment. and matchless portion. Say
to him. "Lord, ! am vilcly descended; by
sin a child of Satan, but thou art the Lord
from heaven. O, ennabc me by thy Grace!
Filthy and deformcd as sin hath made me
O cover Inc with thy spotless robes, that
"my shame may nol appear"
The to7louing is extracted from Bishop Nc
Ilraines Charge.
And now, my brethren, in conclusion,
suffer few words Of atfectionate counsel
and exhortation.
1st. Beware of being more anxious to add
numbers to the communion Of the Church,
than to add such as shall be saved" and
will goritv God. There is enough already
ofs,ch zeal in the Christian community, and
grievous is the incubus it is placing upon the
bosom ofthe Church Of Christ, and sad the
harvest it is rearing for posterity. If uce
son to the flesh, uemust otthe flesh reap cor
ruptiou. Remember it is the ,t1aith of the
Church, not its multitude, that constitutes
lis strength. \ little band, ''full ofthe Holy
Eboct and Of toitb - will dO more to ssovor.