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

SERMONS. 215to -the end of the earth : fay ye, The Lord hath redeemedhis fervant Jacob."The advantages of Hving In North America arcgreat and many. The people there are under the aufpiciousgovernment of George III. The land is goodin its quality—large in its extent—cheap and gratuitouflybeflowed— civil and religious liberty flouriflithere—and the pafjage to it is uncxpenhv-e, -dvA madein a few weeks. Such advantages might tempt almoftany people to go and fettle there, though theybe under no oppreflion ; but when a people are groahingunder oppreffion, and fee that fuch a land is inprovidence prepared for them, it becomes their dutyto repair to it. And this I fliall clearly fhow in whatwas propofed to be the laft head of this difcourfe-which is,6. That it is the duty of an afHi^led people to purfuethe means which providence offers for their deliverance.It is their duty, becaufe it is juft obeyingthe dire6lion of Chrift.;in this city, flee ye into another."" When they perfecute youWhen the afPxicledIfraelites cried for relief, and had feen the wondersGod did in Egypt, it v/as their duty to truft inGod, and yield themfelves to be conducted by him,though they faw but darkly by what particular methodthey were to be delivered ; and thofe of them,who, upon the appearance of difficulties, murm^uredand faid, ^ Let us make us a captain to return againinto Egypt," fmned agiiinft God, and were punilhedaccordingly. God wills our everlafting happincfs,and alfo our prcfent welfare : It is the duty of mento promote their own interefl. I will not abfolutelyfay, that it is the duty of thofe who are fo much oppreffedin this country to remove to the fertile andfpacious helus of North America ; but I do affirm,that it is their duty to examine carefully by whatmeans they may be refcued from mifery j and if, afterall the inquiry they can niake. they are,: convinced