842 CHRISTIAN MORA¡.4Ti. -tous to wrong no Ulan, to defraud no mar, to cheat, andcozen no man? Do I haste the arts of falsehood and knavery ? Have I paid thefull due to all that I deal with, and doI keep the pro- per time öf payment, which contract or custom have appointed ? Have I defended my neighbour from injury, and assisted him in the day of his distress, as I myself reasonably hope for Lis defence and assistance ? Have sought to rescue his good name from reproach and slander when it has bees} attacked ? Or have I rather fallen in with slanderers, and joined in with the wilful scandal? Have I honestly sought to make restitution to another where I leavebeen guilty of willful injury, anddone what in me làys to repair the damage that my injustice has brought upon him? Have I"atteinpted to repair his losses, sö far as is consistent with the duties of my other relations in life ?" Where is the personthat can layhis hand upon his heart, and say, I am guiltless before God in all this'? Who can wash his hands in innocengy, and pronounce himself righteous? Surely such a disèourse as this is, should awaken conscience to sensible acts of repentance and mourning ; we should be willing and ready to yield to the conviction, where the word of God fastens the charge upon us, and lay ourselves low before the throne of a righteous God. Blessed LordGod, if thou art strict to mark iniquities, who can stand before thee: ut there is forgiveness .aith thee that thou ma ht est feared. We have failed in many instances of dutytoward our fellow-creatures, as well as toward thee our Creator i We have neither given to God nor toour neighbour thefull due 6f love which thy righteous law requires : We lie'down in the dust before thee, and betake ourselves to the réfuge that is set before us : Jesus the righteousis our hope, he not only paid to God' and man all their due, in the course of his holy life, but he also restored that honour to thy justice by his death, which we had taken away by our unrighteousness. O may every soul of us be forgiven for his sake, and created anew iq Christ Jesus unto good works ? .Qmen.
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