Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-05-03
whatever thou or, forced to let go for its

whatever thou or. forced TO let go tor Hs
sake. 4
Take heed of pious frauds. certainly it
was the devil that 6rst married these TWO
words together, for they never did, nor can
agree betwixt themselves, nor was ever
such O marriage made in heaven.
Never study to model religion, and the
exercises thereof, in consistency with, or
subseryiency TO your fleshly interests If
YOUR religion be but mock religion, your
reward shall be but mock heaven, that is
real he'll.
o the vanity and inutili,y Of these pro.
iec,s and designs! Men strive 10 cast
themselves into such moles, and stint them
selves to such measures of religion, as they
think will best promote, or secure their earth.
" interests but it often falls out, contrary
to their expectation, that their deep policies
are ridiculous foies they become the grief
and shame Of their friends, and the scorn
and song Of their enemies. AID often it
fares with them as with him that placed
himself in the middle Of the table, where he
could neither reach the dish above him, nor
,ha. below him, Esmiunt medii, &c., and,
which is the very best Of it, if earthly
interest be accommodated by sinful
| neutrality, and a Laodicean indiffer.
ency in religion, yet no good man
should once feel a temptation to en-
! brace It, except he think what is wanting
in the sweetness of his sleep, may be fully
recompensed to him by the s,atciness ofhls
bed, and richer furniture ofhis chamber; |
mean that fuller and higher con1illen in
| the world, can make him amends for the
loss of his inward peace, and the quiet re.
| pose Of good conscience these by-ends
and self-interests are the little passages
through which hypocrisy creeps in upon the
professors of religion.
o let this be your rejoicing, which was
| Pau,'s, "The testimony ofyour conscience
that in all sincerity and godly simplicity, not
in flesbly wisdom, but by the Grace Of God,
you had your conversation in this world"
9 Cor. j. 12.
Let that be your daily prayer and cry TO
heaven, which was David's. Psalm XIV. 2l:
"Let integrity aud upsightness preserve
me, for | wait on thee"
keep your hearts day andaight under TIE
| aye Of Gods aHsesing eye. Remember he
beholds all your ways, and ponders all your
thoughts how covertly soever hypocrisy
nay be carried for time, all must and will
out at last, Luke xii. 8. Secresy Is the
! main inducemen, 70 hypocrisy, but ]. viii
fall out with the hypocrte, as it did with
Otocar the king Of Bohemia, who refused
to do homage to Rodolphus the emperor, till
at last chastised with war, he vas content to
do him tonnage privately in q tent but the
tent was so contrived by the emperor's SER
wants, that by drawing one cord, it was tax.
en- all away and SO Ottocar was presented
on his knees doing homage in view Of three
armies.
Reader, awe thy heart with Gods eye,
know that he will bring euery secret thing
i-.A s;ud4ssna.4- Thus did Iah-nnd i aE aEa
| served 6ina, Job xxi. !, 4. Thus did David
and il. preserved him, Psal. xviii, 81, %, 20.
| Thus do thou also, and il will preserve thee
blameless and wi,heu, guile to tho DAY OF
Chris..-Flausl.