Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-01-18
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
From the NeW-York Evangelist.
1.-THE DECEIVED PROFESSOR UNDEcE1v.
ED AND DIRECTED TO CHRIST"


THE DECEIVED PROFESSOR UNDEcEIv-
ED AND DIRECTED TO CHRIST"
CConcluded.l
PROFESSOR. Sir, have called 10 re-
new our conversation.
MINISTER. 1t will be a pleasure TO
crafty you. Knowing how much de-
pended on your frmneSs and taithfuneSs
IN doing as we advised, | have felt deep
anxiety on your accountant especially
feared you would continue to pray for
pardon, instead OF resolving to abstain from
sin. The spirit ofsel6shness aims to sub
vert even religion to its contemplate pur-
poses, and therefore it is that men are &C.
customed TO regard the gospel as promul-
gated for their specia benefit, instead of
Gods glory, and they accordingly seize
upon repentance, submission, faith, obedi-
ence, &C., as the means Of selEgratifca-
ton, as their tools or servants by which TO
receive future happiness. They NAV
know that Gods commands should be
yielded to because they are right, but
where the expectation Of securing their
safety in any manner, exists, this hope will
control the mind AMI form the real mo-
tive for action. A man hanging over
precipice in prospect of destruction, may
be convinced thai mere right would re-
quire him 10 seize a projecting rock, and
he might try to do it under the influence
ofthat motive, but if the expectation, or
hope of preserving his life by that act ex-
listed at the time, so strong would be the
love Of his own safety, that it would in
fluence him in Selling upon the rock, in
spite OF himself The principle is, that
selEinterest will necessarily be the strong
est motige-like oil on water, it will
spread itself over the whole surace-it
will divide the influence with no other
therefore, the hope Of safety must be OBJ
liberated. or it will rule. This is the sen,
timent in Rom. viii, 7, The carnal mind
(selishness) is enmity against God fol
it is not subject to the law Of God, neither
in deed can be; unless destroyed, REBEL
ion will continue. Therefore, although
the desire Of future peace may remain.
the hope of securing it exists in the mine
al the time Of your protessed submission,
will insinuate itself into the act and be
come the controlling motive, the ultimat
object, and thus leave the mind selfish
No one can submit, UnreScrreI(y, undo
the combined influence Of right, and tn
prospect ofsafety, as they affect the sinner
they are inducements which oppose eac
other; the last must be slain, and the in
dividual act under the influence Of rgh i
reference 10 Gods will alone. Will 70
inform me what course you have pursue
in this matter2
p. Your advice has been strictly 70
lowed. Upon retiring, deliberately e!
amined the evidences Of my impenitenc
and became fully satisfied ofthe fact. NJ
lite was then brought under review, or
became satisfied Of it's entire guilt and
the propriety Of my punishment; and
view Of the character and declarations
God convinced me Of my lost state. b
camo satisfied Of the useIessness of n
selE-righteous resolutions, and no meal
OF escape could be seen, nor do yet pc
ceive any. have abandoned every hol
ofsecuring his favor, and given up all +
lost ..,
NJ. Andby so doing, you have arriv
at the truth Of your case-as a rel
against God and without an interest
ChriSt--whlt rational ground is there
your indulgence Of hope, Did you ST.
coed in efacing the habit Of expecting s.
walton.
p | did. Next, recalled one of +
sins, examined into the guilt of it, and
view Of its improperly, as commit
against God, determined to sin no mo
whatever might become of me. Anott
was then brought before the mind i, 10,
ed wrong and hateful, and solemnIv
termined to abandon all my sins, CHI
strengthening me, on account of their
! propriety. The more l regarded the
the stronger became my dislike to til
and to myself on account Of them. I'll
are exceeding guilty and do richly
serve divine vengeance. May God
give me.
M. You should care more 10 csc
from sin, than from hell. As you
ceive your condition to be in every
spect hopeless, nothing remains but
you 10 return to God and do right
has established government, by WI
he aims to protect the interests Of
hummer Of intelligent beings, and
perfectly adapted to the work. He
sesses an intellect infinite in its gras
ne Is infinitely holy. and always vii
pghf and require right of his create