The works of the Rev. William Thom, late minister ... - waughfamily.ca

212- SERMONS.fhan, 01" Sihon king of Hefbon, to fight againft youno giants,or Horims, or Emims, or Zamzummims,.to obfl:ru£l your journey : Only, if a great number ofyou go over to the good land at once, it may be properbeforehand to apprife the Britifli miniftry of yourdefign, that fo fome prudent man may be appointedand rer.dy to lay off the townfhips, and allot to everyemigrant his particular poiTeffion. They have beenpropofmg to accommodate the poor of England inAmerica, and they will be equally difpofed to accommodatethe induftrious emigrants from this country.I for my part fee nothing which can retard yourefcape from wretchednefs, except, on the one hand,your caufelefs fears, your indolence, or a bafenefs ofmind, ftill willing to endure the fcourge of oppreffionj or, on the other hand, the artifices that will beufed by your tafk-mafters.If, when God puts a pricein your hand to get wifdoin, ycu have no heart to ufeit j if when, in his providence, he hath prepared anam.ple relief for you, and you will not take hold of it;.there is no help for you ; there appears- even aiieceffi-tythat you muft continue niiferablc. I afk you,Do ye difcern any other effeftual method of reliefbut that which I have mentioned ? You anfwer. No,,by your difmal looks. If then you have been aimingto go far honk the fcene of your opprellion j if, bychildiili fear; by floth, by bafe-mindednefs, you arewithheld from executing your purpofe •, if ycu returnagain, and put yourfelves in the pov/er ofyour talkmafters,you may depend upon it they will take advantageof your weaknefs, and inflead of whips chaftifeyou with fcorpions ; fo that, like the nr.m intowhom the unclean fpirit returned, your laft itate willbe worfe than the firfl. But in that cafe, whateverbe your fufFerings, you ought to be filent, and utterno complaint : Let them intoxicate and hoodwink youwhen they, give you leafes j let them feize on yourcrops without apprcciatien ; let them drive your cat^