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ORtBBlii;, MINISTER OF THB OOSPBLI f ; »• r» ■* ■ !• 4 »,« -' J W pr" ■*■■ '^; y©uf«* r«"i ['"; f«7,.^' • # 2 ftelves members of that Churchy yon expect a share in the Christian rites of Baptism tor your children, and burial for yourselves > you have ample opportunities of hearing the word of God, and of erijoyin<^ the privileii^es of the Church. But what is vour conduct? Manvof vou are careless ubout your souls, ignorant of your pnn- ciples, la^iyhig the lie to your vows— many of you break the Sabbath by fishini^, or by assemb- ling iti Taverns or by ^amblin^, or by neglect- ing the house of God — Many of you live in the practice of sweari Off and drinking — many of you eoitiinit lewdness, whordom and aduHr}'« — Many cif you quarrel and slander and even fight one another— brawling, swearing and disgusting language are continually heard in the streets^ the roads, and bar-rooms; and yet you are warned by word of mouth, you are reminded of your sins and of your duties, you are invired Sabbath after sabbath to return to God. But you live either in a sleeply delusion respecting^ the safety of your souls, or else in the secret or open violation of the laws of God. Hear, oh ye unwise, heiar oh ye murderers of your own souls! what the Scriptures baith "Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them/*^ (Gal. iii. 10.) If the Church did her dnty she ^ould not only warn and invite you, but also mark the most ^agrant and, by the virtue ot the authority {Ef^i ven > her, pronounce you excommttnieated un* ill you vepented of your orying BiM. But alaSf we have this to teanii neirertbeKtei think noti oh ye who eommit the^e eaottnilies, that he who now writes out of lore lo yoitr somU can define his eonsoience by knowiof^Iy gnantiBg privileges, which are meant for Christians^ ta men who live like heathens. >« Let me, by a love which brought me from home and fr(»m beloved kindred, exhort you to repent, — by the love of Jesus, who left his glory and on the cross stretched out his arms for us guilty sinners, I beseech you turn to God* By the love of our Father, who gave His &on for the un^odly^ 1 entreat you to tiirn. By the love of the Holy Spirit^ whom ye resist* I pray you to hear me. For the sake of your parentst for the sake of childrer?, wives, and property,r-r{bri the sake of your souls repent ye, repent ye* g lo 2« To Formalists, ^ 10 ??>iioir bm no Oh ye self righteous, awake out of yojl*' dreaimng delu8lon,-^you expect io reach Heaven by your good works, and by your forms of r^H* gioD,'^How can they save you ? Hear what the Scriptures saith ** Cursed is every one that con«r tinueth not in all things which are written ih^ the book of the Law to do them/' Haveye continued in every thing timt is writteni'^iflr) one law which ye have kept without a flaw air your lives,-^No9 no. Then you are uiider tiiel curse. t T Or if you flatter yourselves that you have kept one or more of the Commandments-^avti" you kept all? One law oilce broken in tfaooglit I even brings you under the curse. • : » «ni rt -,,«. . -■«. , /■-- ^^ • . *■' ^s^ «^., _,. t ^ • ■*'•■*> ' 9. To those who listen to this warning* i H What must ye do, my brethren ? Seek ye liord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God for he will abundantly pardon. Pray for a broken heart* i 4. To the broken hearted. v«*t^ Go to Christ, believe in him — He was made a sin offering for you, — give up your own right- eousness for it is an abomination, and believe on the Lord your Righteousness, — you have a vile nature; Christ wore a perfect nature for you. You have broken the laws of God, — Christ has kept them for you : you have contracted a load of guilt upon your conscience which no tears^ or good works of your own, can do away* But Christ's blood can wash away your guflt,—- be- lieve in him. Go to him by faith, cast yourself an him.; roll your burden of sin upon him. Re- member that it is written ^' Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out/' It was Christ who said this (John vi. 370 Believe him and go to him. If you feel the curse of God in your i conscience $ then look at Christ for it is written,'^ Christ hath redtf emed us from the curse of the law being made a curse for us. (Gal. iii. 13*) 5* To the faithful in Christ Jesus. Brethern beloved in the Lord. As our Fa- ther has called us out of sin and misery, having . begotten us. by bis spirit, in Christ Jesus $ let( It be our continued aim to walk in fellowship a '■■Hi » %,.• f with the Father and the Son ; and let us hj Ihtr Spirit which dwelleth in us, live in sweet fellow* ship one with another, let us remember the vows which are upon us, let us remember the pure and holy principles of th^ Church* and let it be our united effort to bring them from a dead let- ter to a living power in our hearts and in our lives. Let us remember that the great aim of thie Church of Jesus is to glorify God on earth ; :and such is the design of our public services, let us seek to carry this into effect, let us guard against the deadness and the worthless, and the worldlimindedness of the age: let us, by a sim^ pie and holy walk with Christ, separate our- selves, not from the communion of the Church, but from the communion of the world without and within it* Lpt us bear testimony against sin, — wherever we se^ it, let as, by the Lords help, seek oppor- tunity to rebuke it. If we neglect this we con- tract a habit of shrinking from duty which will identify us with the mass of corruption now en- closed within the pale of professing Christen* doro,^— by drawing back from this duty we shall also encourage in their wickedness those whom we ought to seek to snatch from the wrath to come. But let us do this in Faith. Our rebukes will be powerless unless conveyed in Faith, — we most look to Christ for a will, and words, and for strength to perform this duty. And let us rebuke in love* The quarrel is not '.,• ft ' i'%.. ' wiw '^"^f I I Um'^'' _J(tk:'^*„ (f ooljr Jesag dience nd the ur re- wara stand •onrn- other save n :iud :■ ii> ' li f i f t^ Tm » *,)7- fims