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Excerpt from Duty of Supporting the Gospel Ministry: An Abridgment of a Sermon, Preached at Sheffield, (Eng.) April 25, 1821
I would, \however, remind such hearers, that the'words I have chosen for my text' are extracted from a passage, in which the same apostle who was so exquisitely alive to every thing that might commit the honour of the gospel, inculcates the duty of suppo1ting the ministry, on an in fant church, whom he might naturally be afraid of prejuo dicing against that religion which they had so recently em braced. Yet we shall soon see with what frankness and decision he who would sacrifice every 1lgbt, or interest of his own, or even life itself, to the honour of the gospel, demands the recompense due to pastoral toils; without' -once betraying the sligh est suspicion that he might 1njure the religion of Jesus, by pressing a duty which bears the impress of divine authority, and commends itself alike, to the coolest decision of the judgment, and the noblest feel ings of the heart.
That those who live under the highest inspirations of religion, will welcome the consideration of this subject, I am satisfied; because I know that they grieve for the inadequate attention paid to that which so deeply afi'ects theinterests of the church; while those who would glad ly lose sight of the grand christian duty, or blot it from the code of scripture and the christian's breast, are the very persons, for whose correction and instruction in righteousness, we are compelled to unfold the duty; and urge to that obedienc'e'which Heaven demands, for its 110 nour and their highest good.
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