The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-11-07
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THE BIBLE AND civil. LIBERTY.
Eyety where the men whose minds
hare been lHbueJ Uih lhe hight and spl-
ri Of lhe Holy Scriptures base neFn "ie
deso.ed friends II civil liberty. sum
n.re the I.,llarls N Zealand. flie sdhe-
rents ol Ilniissr IN GeImany, and o. soah
knox n Seosls4d. Such US Holland. /
when her sGurdy republican virtues, the
Iesrning and plely 81 her clergy, and she
excellence az her moral and literary Insii-
tulions. spread her fame throughout lhe
eanll. Snrh was Switzerland, mol ONLY
during those Ieriods when she was ln,,si
free. hui ll.ose IN which she struggled.
however unsuceessinlly. 81 krr heesoisi-
Such were The Protestant n0ncoaaoFnils's
from The DAYS Of The Reformation g liie
death Of Quren Elizahelh. SHsli We're
the PresbyleTfans IN The days 81 he isfst
Charles. Such MeIe others. VIM. llionsh
IN sumo respects nrisgnl,led men. land thFiF
hands upon he Bible. aud boldly pro-
claimed. that -resisisnce 10 isisnis =
obed,ence 90 l:od." Surh were lhnse
noble men. The IIuguenols Ut New York
aud New Jersey, a. well a. olkrrs oi Them
sulTrnng companions. Who lied IRON
France. and sealed their testimony with
fleis hlnol, on ti,e fatal revocation 81 The
edicl Of Nanlz. Snch alsu were the Pu-
riians Of New England. who through Ihe
favor of Divine Providence npposed.
fhongh moi bolder. a more successful re-
tislanee 10 dcspollc power. With the
courage of heTocs and The zeal Of martyrs
they struggled knr. aud obtained The char
FER Of liberty now enpyed hy The British
nation. Ercn The historian, Hume,
whose prrpossessions II hy on The side
nf absolute monarchy, and who was sul.
kclenlly prejudicrd against Tie B'ble. was
constrained 10 the eonl, ssIon. "illat fhe
precious spark % hbelty had been LindIed
and WIS preserved by The purilans alone.
and that il was IL a,ss sect The English
awe The whole freedom nf ihcir rnastliu-
iInn." II has been common with rcr-
ram class of writer's 10 5, cak evil 81 these
sxccllem men. Those who would moi
do this isnofaR,ly. should aeqnaini them
selves with lher eiafscier as Il is exhibit.
ed IN Brodie's British Emrfre, from the
accession 81 Charles |. 10 The Restoration:
m Vaugi.n's Stuart Dynasty; IN t'oslwin's
History Of HE Cummoru eallh, anil ii
Bishop BuTnei's History ofhf. own tunes.
The general character 81 the dsseniers 81
the ndcnldenominaiors IN Englaad
also veiiiies the scope and spirit Of these
remarks. On the celebrated motion IL.
the Hesse Of Lnr,ls, for inquiry into the
cause Of the death Of the devoted mission.
airy, Smith. in enc oG HE West lndIa Isl.
ants, Lord Brougham spoke ol The inde.
pendenis rs body Of men 10 be held IN
lasting yeneralion, for dc mistaken forIi.
rude with whrh, in all times. they have
maintained their attachment 10 tiyil liber-
~; men, 10 whose ancestors England will
ever acknowledge boundless debt oi
gr;rtausle. ss hong as freedom is priced
aHong as. For they, fearlessiy confess
II, ihey. with whatever rldlcuit sninc may
visit their excuses. or with whatever
blame others, they, vi h the zeal oi mar
fyss. the purity Of early Christians, ih'
skill and courage of i've most renoa ne,
warriors, obtained for England t.e lre,
constitution she now enjoys"
II is worthy Of renalk, Thai the Bibl,
recognises and mainiafFs the only prinei
pie on which il is possible Cor Il nation
ever to enjoy the blessings Of civil liberty
Tha, principle is, that all that is valuahl
10 the institutions Of civil liberty resi-
ON The character which The people sustain
as citizens. The &c of God is the ioln
,Iation Of political IIeedom.
He is the ftceman tire Hmk makes Zee,
And all are slaves beside"
Bad men cannot make good cillzens.
is impossible ial nation oil infi,lels q
jd6iaiers should be nation OF irecael
ii is When pcopl. forget God, that q
rants forge their chains. The principle
Of liberty and lie principles u The Bib
are most exactly coinehenr. A viii lc
state Of morals, CORRUPTED public con
science is lncum. alible with freedom
Nothing short Of the strong influence I
tina, system Of truth, which 6 D has !.
vealed from heaven, is con-. eteht so
guide. moderate, and preserve the balant
between the conflicting interests and pa
sioRs Of men, as 10 prepare them Tor I'll
blessings OF free government. llnllan
was flourishing rep1blie,-she produce
great and enlightened statesmen, unlh 81
became corrupt, and infdelity sPolled h
Of her glory. France would have lecon
free on the accession Of her present eli
zen hing, Gtil for the radical deficiency
her moral yi,tue. When The distinguish
ed Perricr, who succeeded La Pasete
The office Of prime minister 10 louis III
lippe, was on his bed Of death, he exclai'
ed with great empha is aud iervour.
France, doit aver une religion! /. Fan
must have religion" Liberty ca,nol e
Isl without morality. nor morally witho
the religion ol The Bible.
Rer. Dr.. Spring.
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