Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-09-06

Lord God Almighty And is this my 81.
viour! Yes, Christian this is He. That gio.
~ WIS veilcd in feeble humanity: 'lhe word
was ,nlade fesh.' He took upon the form
or a servant anj visited tbs reJeliious world,
OF an cgrand OF saiva;iol-.-io surc his enc.
mics. Review his history, from the mana
ger to the cross, while YOU sit before Him,
at this table, and YOU will be convinced that
nothing but love the most sincere, the most
ardent cculJ have sustained him. Behold
him, especially in the garden, where the
weight Of SINS, pressed out OF tic bloody
sweat. Behold him upon the croSs,his body
tortured with the most eXcruciating pain,
and his soul exceeding sorrowful, even un.
to death. Oh Christians what love was that
which, glowed IN me breast Of thy Saviour!
Can YOU say, we love him because he first
loved us!' Nor does that Saviour nov forget,
thee. He has ascendcJ 70 thy Father, ana
his Father to thy God and his God; and at
His right hand he SITS, Prince and Saviour,
able and ready TO bestow all tina; his peop'e
need. Let each communicant say with
gratitude, we have an aHoca:e wlh the
Father, even Jesus Christ the righteous.
%. This is solemn covenant tfansac-
ton. Here are The signs and seals that God
has given his son; and that Jesus gave his
life as Il rauSom. Here God declares him.
self, the God and portion Of his people with
Christ, gives US the assurance OF al that we
need lor time and eternity. Here is the seal
of the covenant which is well ordered in all
things and sure Here is the pledge for
pardon of all thy past Offences. No longer
will the Fater beholI thee with adherence,
no longer will his anger smoke against thee.
TIE blood Of Jesus has eXtinguished the
flames of Divine wratl-and the language
ofJcaovah at tbs supper is, i, even | AN
He that bio:tcd out thy ssansgreSssnns, and
| will no, rcnaal5ert!iy sins Here IS tic
pledge of your security through tbs world OF
sorrow. Il have spoken to thee of,' that
good work begua in regeneration, Shall be
carried on to its consunmaloa. Every
necessary blessing shaI! be grated, every
aflliction and tcnlpta ion saEctfi"d, every
enemy conquered, and death shall be swal-
lowed upin victory. But rcn,"mhar, be.
lever, yoa also here enter iG!o the NOS sol.
erna engagements. You avouc.n the Lord
TO be your God, 10 walk in all his ways and
keep all his commandments. fuu dedicate
your time, your talents, yourprop@r'y, your
influence, and all .hat YOU are, and have, to
the Lord" "lou are now your own.' And
every one tha. comes to this table promises
to become witness for God, and to Clio
rify him in soul and in BODY. live tor his
glory die II Necessary, in his cause; and TO
him to ascr.be i'll the honour and glory OF
his salvation.
3rl. This Supper IS in:epd,:d rs q fore.
taste, of a b,uer. These elcmc MS. or rather
The blessings sigaiticd, are Ike the grapes
from Canaan. And as the first fruits were
the pledge Of shc future harvest, 50 the rich
es of Gods grace here, arc the pledges OF
the glorious which arc in revers'on for.his
children. Here, believer, is the earnest Of
those things. which the eye hath not seen
nor the car heard nor the Eeart conceived.
which God hath prepared for them that love
him. Put of, then thy shoes from of shy
lcct for the place on which thou stanIestis
holy ground. Christian lnteH.