Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-16
RELIGIOUS.
THE FLESH AND THE SPIRlE. 3
Ffosn Bishop Jer Taylor's Sermons. 81

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baen SO cross to the divine cornmand ailments,
shat III many cases there can be 40 reason
:. given Ws,y;a man should choose sofpesways
or do some acid but only because they
are forbiddeus When God bade the
! Israel;tes rise up. against the Cdnaanites
and pessesss tie land, they would not stir;
{ the men were Anokins, and the cities were
4 siimpreanable and there was i foa IL ise seay
but presently afief, whcn God forbadssh them
20 go, they would and did 90 though they
died for il. 4 shah not need 70 instancesin
particulars, when the who|e he of man is d
perpetnal contraai ion: Ind ihe state OF
disobedience IS cslless tllo oasradictios Of
sia,.crs. Esen the mad ia he Gospel, that
had TWO sons, they both crossed him, even
I he thatobeycd him, andhe that obeyed HIM
moi. ff3r lie, oas said, he wo1H; and did not;
the oskss said, BE would not, md did: and
.Eso do ne: we promise fair, and do nothing;i
and thsy that duzbest, are such as Come out
of darkness into light. such as said, they
siroasd mol, aud az last have better bethought
themselves. And who can guess al any.
other reason, Why man should refuse to be
iemperate?s For lie thatrefnse,b the corn.
mandm first does violence to his nature,
and puts on pressrnailirnal appetite; he
spoifs his health and be spoiis his under.
standing; he brings TO himself q world Of
diseases and healhtness costituti tom smart,
and scfIy nights, aloa.hing stomach and a
staring eye, a giddy braiu. and a swelled
belly, eouts and dropsies, catarrhs and
.oppillations. EGod should enjoin men to
suffer all this, Heaven and earth should
have heard our complaints against upjnsi
laws, and impo ossibls comnsassdm dmessts for We
: soomplain already. even when God cons
nands us 10 drink so long as t good for US.
this IS one of the impossible laws. il IS Inn:
possible forns to know when we are dry,
sor when as need drink; for i we do know
II am sure Il ispossible enough, not to iiR up
the vice to oonr heads. $
And when our Blessed SaYiouthath com-
ssnanded us 10 love eur enemies, swe think
we hayeyso much reason agaigst jt, that
God win easily excuse our disot sdience in
this case aud yet there are some enemies,
whom God bath commanded US MOTTO love,
and tiiosewe dole on, We cherish and feast
them; and as 81. Paul IN another case,
upon ON. ssncomelu parts zoe bestop more
satuadant coDseliness. For whereas our
bodyitseF is servant TO our soul, we make
It tie, ,heirof all things, nd:tteat ii here als
ready, as if it were in majority; and make
that, which at the best was but a weak
friend, to become "a strong enemy; and
henco proceed The vices ofthes worst, and
the foalies and iimperftctiohs ofthe best; the
spirit is seitheYin slavery, orin weakness and
when thefesh is not strong to raischisf, i is
weakso goodness.
Our natlre is so weak in order TO our
duty and final interest. that at first It cannot
move one step towards God unless eIod by
, his preventing grace puts INTO Y g new pos.
s sbaisy. - = - s :,
8 There is nothing creeps upon the. earth,
no.hing that ever God made. weaker than
n, 10; for God fitted horses and mules with
wi b strength, bees and pismires with sag.
: acity, harts and haies with swiftness, birds
wi b feathers and a light airy body; and
thsy,all know their times, and are fitted fol
fheir work, and regularly aequhe the proF'
Ell end of their creation; sb1t man, that was
designed to an immortal duration, and The
frlition of God for erer,s knows not how te
obtain it. Heis made upright to look ul
to Heaven, but no knows no more how te
purchase il than 70 climb it. Once, mar
d went to make an ambitious tower TO out
reach the clouds, or the preternatura
r;sin8snf the water, but could not do it; b
cannon psemise himselfthe daily bread Q
his necessity slpon the stock of his own vi
or industry; an8as for going to Heaven, p
WIS so far from than naturally, shat as 500
a: ever he was made, be became tue son
d ,a.h. aud he knew not how ,ogeta pardo