Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-01-25
VOL. IX....No. .ls,

NIuudI ACCORDING 10 It's real IN torrance, as
far as he is capable of valuing il, and he
chooses the greatest good as his supreme
object.
". Now am to show some things in
which true SAINTS and deceived persons
may agree, and some things in which they
differ. =.
|. They may agree in leading a strict
~ moral life.
The difference is in their motives
The t~ue saint leads moral life from love
10 holiness: the deceived person from
selfish considerations. He uses morality
as a means to an end, to effect his own
happiness. The true saint loves it as an
end
2. They may be equally prayerful, so
far as the form Of praying is concerned
The difference is in their motives. The
true saint loves to pray; the other prays
because he hopes to derive some benefit
to himself from praying. The true saint
expects benefi, from praying, but tina: is
not his leading motive The other prays
from no other motive.
8. They may be equally Jealous in
religion.
One may have great zeal, because his
yea is according 10 the knowledge, and
he sincerely desires and loves TO promote
religion, for it's own sake The other
may show equal yea, for he.sake of hav-
ing his own salvation more assured. and
because be is afraid of goingsto hell if he
does not work for the Lord, or to quiet his
conscience, and not because he loves re-
Ii9ion for its own sake.
4. They may be equally conscientious
in the disc barge of duty: the true convert
because he loves to do duty, and the other
because he dare not neglect it.
S. Both may pay equal regard to
what is right the true convert because
he loves what is right, and the other be-
cause he knows he cannot be saved unless
he does right He is honest in his COM
mon business transactions, because it is
the on! y way TO secure his own inter-
est.-Eerily, they have their reward.
They get the reputation of being honest
among men. but if they have no higher
motive, they will have no reward from
God.
6. They may agree in their desires to
serve God the true convert because he
loves the service of God, and the deceived
person for the reward, as the hired servant
serves bis master.
They may agree in their desires to be
useful the true convert desiring useful
ness for lis own sake, the deceived person
because he knows that is the way TO Oh
tain the favor of God And then in pro-
portion as he is awakened to the impor-
lance of having Gods favor, will be the
intensity of his desires to be useful. z
In desires for the conversion Of souls;
the true saint because it will glorifv God
the deceived person to gain the favor of
God. He will be actuated in this Just as
he is in giving money. Who ever doubt
ed that person might give his money to
the Bible Society, or the Missionary Soci-
ETY., frou selfish motives alone, to procure
happiness, or obtain the favor Of God ! He
may just as well desire the conversion of
souls, and labor to promote it, from mo-
tives pure y selfish
To glorifv God the true saint because
he loves to see God gorifed. and the de-
c@ived person because he Knows that is
the way TO be saved. The true convert
has his heart St on The glory of God, as
his great end, and he desires to elorifvs
God as an end, for its own sake The
other desires ii as a means to his great
end, the benefit Of himself
TO repent. The true convert abhors
sin on account of its hateful nature, be-
cause it dishonors God, and therefore he
e bo
TO repent because he knows that unless
he does repent he will be damned.
To believe IN Jesus Christ. The true
saint desires it to g1orify God, and be-
cause he loves the truth for its own sake.
The other desires to believe, that he may
have stronger hope Of going to heaven.
To obey God. The true san; that he
may increase in holiness the false pro-
lessor because he desires the reward of
obedience.
7. They may agree not only in their
desires, but in their resolutions. They
may both resolve to give up SIN, and to
obey God, and to lay themselves out in
promoting religion, and building up the
kingdom Of Christ and they may both
resolve it with great strength of purpose,
but with different motives.
g.! They may also agree in their de-
signs. They may both really design to
glorify God, and 10 convert men, and to
extend the kingdom Of Christ, end to have
he world converted ; the true saint from
owe to God and holiness, and the other
or the sake Of securing bis own happi-
ness. One chooses 1t as an end. the 9TH
.r as a means t. promote selfish end.
They may both design to be truly holy;
he true saint because he loves holiness,
md the deceived person because be knows
hat he can be happy in no other way,
9. They NAV agree not only in their