The Principles of Christianity, as Taught in Scripture; Being Seven Discourse on Our Lost State in Adam, Our Recovery by Jesus Christ, and the ... Which Are Prefixed Three Letters to a Clergym - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1790. Excerpt: ... let his income be great or small, he will see it as coming from God, as the provision which his Lord and Master has made for him, and which is certainly sufficient. He will be content with, and thankful for it, and neither ask nor wish for more. When a Minister thus judges and acts, he honours God, by owning his dependence on him, and submitting to his sovereign will: he avoids all the anxiety which wishes and endeavours for a large income always bring with them: he is also more at liberty to be diligent, and more likely to have his heart in his work. But if he owns not God as a sovereign Ruler, and does not submit to him in his providential dispensations: if, instead of thankfully receiving the provision he grants, and being content with itr he imagines a greater is necessary, in order to support some fancied dignity, how can he be easy, have his heart in his employ, and fulfil his engagements? Such an imagination will surely cause discontent, luke-warmness, negligence. He will be ready to murmur at God, repine at the outward prosperity of ©thers, and think he serves an hard master. Having thus mentioned a little of what occurred to me upon considering your letter, I will now readily attend to what you more particularly advance in it. The most remarkable of your aflertions, and to which I very strongly object is, that it is necessary for every clergyman to have an income sufficient to place him between the 'squire apd the farmer, in order to support his dignity; and that, to procure this, he is justisiable in taking upon himself the care of two, three, or even four churches. Upon this I would observe, in the sirst place, that a clergyman cannot properly serve several churches; and that he cannot even undertake to serve them, without violating his en...