The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-04-28
RASH JUDGING.

RASH JUDGING.
That disposition OF mind. 4 allow. il
very eensurabls. ~hich inspires perpe.
tasl attention 10 ne actions az our ne,sh.
bors. and The motive of IL 10 suliieisn, a
make us abhor The practice. We have
reason 10 think. THAI The more people pry
into the eondurs af their nrighbo,s. .lhs
more they intend 10 gralify the b,rbsrous
pleasure Of defaming them: bul there 10 Z
disposition fsr mors eensursbls siill. and
that 70 10 be slwsys ready 10 form riso-
ious judgment on the least appearances
81 impraprIriy. aud wi,hout taking pains
To inquire. ~helhsr there be no eircunr
stances 'hs, diminish the guilt Of an acton
apparently wrong, nothing that renders /,
deserving of psuenee or pity. |, doth
MT belong ious SET ourselves up fos judges
Of the ac'ions Of our brethren, 10 become
'aqaisl'ofs in regard 10 their manners.
and 10 distribute puaishments Of sin and
rewards of virtue. At least. ~hen We
u'urp This right. le, US NOT sggrs,s,s our
conduct BY the manner in which we exer
else the bold. imperinus ususpstion. Let
10 moi pronounce like bold, iniqui.ous
judges on the actions Of those sinners. 10
~hom nature. socie,y. and religion ought
10 unite % in an afec,ionsie manner. lie,
10 procure exact information of The causes
Of such ctim,rsls - we summon before
ear Hieunsis. and le, us not deliver our
sentences oil ~e have weighed in inst
balance wha,evrr trnds 10 condemn or 10
absolte them. This would bride our
malifniiy. We should be constrained To
suspend Tor long time our ssidiiy 10 soil.
CIT. aud 10 hasten the death OF . sinner.
The pleasure Of declaring him guilty
would be ceun,erbslaneed by the ram OF
trying the cause. Dad the Pharisee give
himself time 60 examine the whole conduct
Of the sinner. as he called heii Did he
enter into al The discussions Necessary
10 determine whether she were peni,enlI
annes. OF an obstinate sinner: whether
she were reformed. OF hardened like q
reprobste in the practice Of en-! No,
certainly. A. the sight Of TIE womsn he
recollecls only tie crimes af which she
had been guilty; he did not see her. and
he did no, choose 10 see her in any other
pint 81 light: he rronounceJ her chsrac.
ter rashly, and he wanted Jesus Christ
10 he % rssh ss himself. this 10 won an
of bad lame. Do you no, perceive. my
brethren. what wicked indulrnce snlns,sd
this irlqui,Ous Judge. and perverted bis
Judgment
The Pharisse sinned By rsshness. See
how he judges Of The conds,ci Of Christ
IN regard 10 the woman, and OF what the
woman ough, TO expect Of Jesus Chsist.
on supposIiioa his mission had been di
vine. This man, if he were q prophet.
would have kuown who. and " hal man.
ner Of woman This 10 that touched him,
Tor she 10 sinBer." This opinion sup.
poses. that a prophe, ought moi in any
case TO have patience with a woman oil
this sort. As Il IL we're possible Tor .
prophet 10 have any design impeneirable |
10 the eye Of a PharIseei As if any one
had right TO censUre the conduct Of q
man under the direction of Tie infinite
Spiri,! Blu, u 10 because this man 10 . |
prophet, il is because he is more than. .
il 10 because lie is The spring. The |
Dcesa, from which all the prophets deri-
sed the supernatural knosiedgs Of the
greatest mysIsries Of revelations. Of PIE.
dieting events the least likely TO coaie TO
pass, Of SEEING into the mos, distant and |
fu,uti,y; |. 10 because of this,
hat he is capable Of forming ius, no,ion
Df the character ola sinner. AMI the nature !
Of sin. Yes. none but God can form |
such = judgment. Who art thou, that
iudgest aaofher? Rom. xi,. 4. Such g
u,igmen, depends an so many difficult,
tia, none bu, an Infinite
IS capable Of making ii with
.xae,uess. Sduria