The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-03-23
SUNDAY READING.
Bunyan's Dying Sayings.

Or SlN-Sin is the great block and bar to
our happiness, the proeurer Of the miseries
to man both here and hereafter. Take away
sin and nothing can hurt rs for death tenn
noral, spiritual and eternal IS the wages Of it.
Sin, and man for sin, IS the object Of the
wrath ot God. How dreadful therefore must
his case he who continues in sin for who can
bear or graprlc with the wrath Of God
NJ sin against God can be little: because
It is against the great God II heaven and
earth, but If the sinner can find out little
God it may lie easy to find out little sins.
Sin turns all God Is grace into wantonness
it is the dare of His Justice the rape Of His
mercy, the ieer Of His patience. the Slight Of
Ills power. and the contempt of His love-
Take heed Of giving thyselt liberty Of COM
mittins one sin, for that will lead thee to an
other, until by ali ill-custom it becomes nat
ural
10 begin q Sin i 70 lay foundation for u
continuance, this continuance i the mothel
Of custom, and impudence at least the issue.
The death OF Christ givcth Is the best dia asf8
coyery Of ourselves, iii what condition Nc
were IN that nothing could help us but that :;
and the most clear discovery Of the dreadful
nature If our sins. for If sin be 50 dreadful
i thing as to wrin. the heart Of the Son Of
God how shall 4 poor wrcchcd sinner be
able to bear it
OF TIE LORD : DAY. SERMONS, AND WEEK
DAYS. Have 4 special care u Sanctify the
Lord day tor H. thou keepest it, 80 will it
lie with thee all the week long
Make the Lord i day the market for thy
soul let tile whole day he spcnt III prayer,
repetition~ " mclitations lay aside the az
fairs Of the other parts ot the week let the
sermon thou hast heard he converted into
prayer. Shall God allow thee siA days, and
wilt not thou afford him one
In the Church hr careful to serve God
for thou art il hi@ cses, and not III man !.
Thou mayst hear sermons often, and do
well III pfaetieing what thou nearest, but
thou naSi net expect Il he told thee III pul-
pit I'LL that thou oaghtest to DO but lie stu
diou- ii searching Tie Scriptures, and reading
good books. What thou nearest may Be for
gotten but what thou reade,t may be better
retained
Iorsakt not tho public worship of God,
lust God forsakc thee, not only In public but
~ private.
In the week day when thou riscst in the
morning consider l. Thou must die ?
Thou maA~t die that minute \ What will
become If thy soul
PraY often III uisiit consider / What
in thou has' committed : How often thou
hast prayed I; What bath thy mind been
bent upon 1 What hath been thy dealing
}. What Thy conversations y lfthou callcst
u mind the errors a The lay sleep not with
out confession ~ God and ! hope of par
dom Thus, every morning and evening,
make up thy accounts with Almighty God,
and thy reckoning will he the ~ At last.
WASrISsToS ! PRAYER -I III the summer
of 11119 Washington exploring alone one day
the position Of the British forces on the banks
" the Hudson, venturel to fir from his own
camp, and was compelled by sudden storm,
and the fatigue of lis horse. to seek shelter
for the night in the cottage Of pions Amer
lean peasant, who, greatly struck with the
manner and language Of bis guest, and liz
tenn9 at the door of biz chamber overheard
the following prayer from the Father Of his
Country
And now, Almighty Father, if il is Thy
holy will that We shall obtain i place and
name among the nations nf the earth. grant
that We may bc enabled To show our gratitude
for Thy goodness by our endeayors to fear
and obey Thee Bless us with wisdom III orr
councils. success il battle, and Iet all our vic
tories be tempered with humanity End0w,
also, our enemies with enlightened minds,
that they become sensible Of their injustice.
and willing to restore our liberty and peace
Grant tho petition Of Thy servant, for the
sake Of lin whom thou hast called Thy be-
loved Son; nevertheless, not my will but
thine be done. " Cures Religious Opan-
tons and lharncter of Washington.
SELEeT SAYINGS. a head fnll Of knowl-
edge, and heart full Of lnsts will sink the
soul into the lowest he'll - Le1Ichizd
Procrastination is the kidnapper Of souls,
and the recruiting officer of hell Inlng.
Prayer j. key, which being turned By the
hand Of faith, unlocks all tod J treasure ~
1aon
WHATEVER errand We come upon to tho
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