Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-02

nio,t Of orr Saviour's biT;h; al.d 10 t! al
text our Suyiour's lie furnished the sermon.
For it was Il LIE Of ho;ness ana dcvot on to
his Fathers service. HE SPc&t ii Gor4
good 10 the bodies and souls all around h"m; {;
and i, was ended by death Undergone on
purpose TO reconcile man with Co.. an 10
set earth at peace wiki iicavcn. Here Is Il
practical srrmoH on The angci> ieN'' 'c
best OF all sermons, i scrAon no' ot "0fGS'
bu, deeds.
GLORY TO GOD.
TIE first words oft are, Glory 10 G"d
and most weich.v lossoa may We draw Tor
ourselves. from finding tie angels put that
first. Millions on millions of human beings
are rescued from everlasting death. Is not
this the thing uppermost in tie angels
thoughts? Is not this mighty blessing be-
slowed on man the frs. thing that they pro.
claim No, it is only the second Thing ::
the first thing is, Glory to God Why so =?
Because Col is the giver of his salvation :;
nav, is himself the Saviour, in the person o.:
the only y.bego,en Son. Moreover, because
in heavenly minis God always hoI;s the
first place, ami they look at every ting
with a view TO him. But il this WAS The
feeling ofthe angels, it is clear We caHnoi
be like angels, until the same feeling is up
permos, with US also. Would we become
like them, we must strive 10 do Gods will,
as it is done in heaven that is, because il
is Gods will and because we are fully
persuaded that whatever hr wills must needs
be the wiscs: an best and ghtest thing 10
do, wheher nc can sec the reasons OF L or
not. We must have God ever in Our
thoughts. lust us most men have themselves
ever IN heir thoughts. DO no: mean that
uc should DC always considering what God
is Ike any niorc ian srilish man is also
considering what he himself is like. Bol
the selfish man dos every thing with Il
view 70 self, 70 his own pleasure, to his own
intcrcs'. 10 is owa Droti and ronven encr.
end 10 more Gcca,4S oi crossing lis own
wishes, O. "iS oNn wi, 'Iaa o: cUI;nI and
maiming lis ho&y. TA.s. YOU must BE-
well aware, is ;he way most men look to
themselves. Now | would have you lcok
20 God exactly in the same manner. Blu,
why say, l would have you? The Bible
would have YOU, Jesus Christ would have
you, make Il habit ofirying to obey and 'o
please God in every thing, and here'y o.
ttring and devotins 10 him all your daily
doines. Whether you eat or drink, Or
whatever you Go, you should do all to Goi's
glory. Then will YOU be like the angels,
vino began their tex, with, Glory 10 CoI!
PEACE ON EARTH.
Tie rext branch of,he text is, Peace On
earth. Our Sav;olr is especially called the
Prince of Peace, because his great purpo-
scs were 10 bring down peace to man, and
to plant and foster peace within man. Now
lei each of us ask himself with all serious.
ness, 90 feel any thing Of this godly peace
Ask yourselves, for instance, Whether you
have the peace arising ont of tho humble
hope that your SINS are Pardoued. Bet re-
member, it is impossible to arrive al this,
without being first convinced Of sn. He
,ha, knows not the danger and the misery
OF being at war with Coo, viii &c! .ccl the
bIessedness Of being at peace with him.
Ask yourselves again, whether you have
the peace of heart and mind growing Oh; Of
thorough trust in God through Chris. Do
YOU look TO him. as child looks 10 its pa
rent, for the fulfilmeu, Of all your wishes !
When he thwar's you, do YOU bow down
When he chas,cns you,to you kiss the rod -?
When he blescs you, do you ascribe the
blessing 10 TIE only Author ofcvcry good
gift When he takes away some object
ofearthly love, which has struck is roofs
81 deep into you, it tears your very hear, 70
part with it, DO you,-insiead Of weakly
sinking under the blow, or proudly harden.
ing yoursefaganst ito you m"ek!y sor~
row over it, with patient and hopeful sor
low, like men who know that the spirits Of
such as die in the Lord are blessed and
that it is good for The departed to be taken
away though it is bitter for The s>uvivor to
be left behind
There is still another kind ofpeacc, con.
ceruing which you should examine your
selves, mean, peace and union with your
Christian brethren. Let each ask himself
whether he feels any thing oftal. 1t is no
common good fellowship, it is no weak tic,
that will suffice. We are to love our neigh
hour as ourselves: so says Christ. We
are to love him, not in word only, but indeed
and in truth so says St. John. We are
to be one with our Christian brethren, so
as all to make up one family. Nay, this is
not enough. St. Paui's words ale still
stronger: he would have US all be as it
were enc body, one in interests, one in af-
fec,ions, one in heart and mind and soul
and spirit. This can only be brought about
by our emptying ourselves of ourselves,
that the love Of Christ may flow into US,
and fill US all with the same affections and
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