Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-10-08
THE sMFARER,s PRAYEiss; Oh,
,EH Ills Oath Explained. ~

/ . y II astNiC An EMS oIS
l,na- Ills Oath Explained
bWha'l q swesrer pray? aYes.r wheth-
er thou thinkest SO orfnot. each of thine
oaths-is a, ptayer-an appeal the holy
and almighty God. whose name thou dar.
esGso implously to take into thy lips. u
astAnd whatiisritI taiukest thou. swearer
that thou dOst call for > W hen the awful
liDprecarions damn and Adamnation. roll
so frequently from thy protane tongue !?
tTremble swearer, while tell thee THY
prayer contains Two parts; thou prayest.
first. that thou mayest. be deprived of
eternal Happiness; secondly. that thou
mavest be plunged into eternal misery.
When. therefore, thou callest for dam
! nation dost thou not. in tact. say as tol>
lows: oh God thou hast power to
punish me in hell forever. therefore let
not one OF my fins be forgivenl Let eve>
ry oath that have sworn. every lie that
have told. every Sabbath that i have
broken. and all The sins that have com
mitled. either in Thought, word or deed
rise up in j dgement against me. and
eternally condemn me! Let me never par
take of thy salvationi May my soul and
body be deprived OF all happiness both in
this world and that which is To come. Let
me never erj'y thy favor and thy friends
ship, ard let me never enter in'o the king
dom OF heaven
This is the first Of thy prayer, Let us
| hear the second.
oh God. let me not only be shut ou
Of heaven. but also shut me up in he'll
! May all the members OF nv body b. tor
ured with incOneeivable agony. and all
the powers Of my soul tormented with
horror and despair. inexpressible and
eternal! Lee nv dwelling be in the black
ness and my cnmpani"ns accursrd devils!
Pour down thy hottest anger; execute all
thy wrath and curse upon me-; arm and
send forth all thy terrors sgains, m-; and
fierce. thy irev. Thy fearful Indignation
rest upon mel Be mine eternal enemy
and plague: punish and torment me in
he'll for ever. and ever, and tv-rP
Swear"r. this is thy pra, or! Oh dread
iul imprecation Oh. horrible h"rribe
most horrible ! Blasphpming man ! dnst
thou like thy petition? Art thnu desir"us
Of eternal torment? Il so. swear on
swear hard. The more naFhs the more
misery. and perhaps the sooner thou
mayesL be in Iell Arr thou shocked at
this language? Dost it harrow up thy
soul? D ,es the very blood run cold in
thy veins? Arr thou convinced Of the evil
vi prnfane swearing? tl"w many times
hast thou asked God to damn thee in the
course Of q wear, ~ month day; nay.
how MANY times in single hour, hast
thou called for damns ion ? Art 'h"u vet
in hell? Wonder. o he :vtns. and BY
astonis ed o esrth Al the ghod and suf
fering OF hat G.d whose great name
swearing persons so often and 20 awfullv
prorane! SSearer. be thankful that God
has not answered thv PRAYER. thy tremen
dous PRAYER. that his mercy an patience
have "ithheld The rtqnst Of thy pollu'td
lips Never let him hear another oath
from Thy unhallowed tongue. lest it should
be thy last expression upon ear,h. AMI
thy swearing prayer should br answered
in hell. Oh let thine osrhs b. turned in
to supplications J Repent. and 'urn &c
J-su> who died for 81 carers as we'll as FIJI
his murdtrers. Aud then. oh ther
(rhouyh thou mayest have sworn as ma
ny oaths as there are 's'ars in the heav'
ems, and sands upnn the sea shore iDnu
merable.') then thou shalt find. to tn,
eternal Joy. lha: there j. love enough il
his heart. and merit sufficient in his blo"c
to pardon thy sins, and save thy soul fol
ever.
Swearerl canst thou ever again hlas
pheme such Gnd and Savior as ,hi Q
'ors not thy conscience crv-G"l orhid
Even SO. Amen British Messenger