An Exhortation to the Inhabitants of the Province of South Carolina, to Bring Their Deeds to the Light of Christ, in Their Own Consciences: In Which Is Inserted, Some Account of the Author's Experience in the Important Business of Religion

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But fome have faid to me, WE grant that Chriflianr. Onght to walh agreeable to the Dzélates of the Spirito ochrifl, hat the (makers mahe the Gnidance an Direéi'ion trivial and indifihrenz' they ofihr its Difiates as a Reafon for many Thing: accounted hy nr irrational and ah/itrd. -i anfwer With Reference to our Duty and Obedience to the Almighty, I conhder no Aéhon indifferent, every Thing of this Nature mui'c tend to fome Purpofe, good or evil: And' tis upon this Con fideration that we extend the Doé'trine of the Grofs, Self-denial and perfeét Obedience to the Precepts of Chrifi, farther then the Generality of thofe who profefs the Chriitian Name: And I take this Occafion to fay, my principal Errand among you is to recommend, as far as I am eur-g abled, thefe Chrifiian Doétrines, fince our Lord himfelf pofitively declares, That nnlefi' we tahe of a daily Crofs, (to our Corrupt Wills and Affeélions) we cannot he his Difcipler: And far ther, to advife you to a {triét Adherence to the Light or Grace of God 1n your own Confciences or Underi'tandings, as unto a more fare Who'd of fprophecy, or perfeé't Direé't do well to tahe Heed, or onto a light fhining in a dark Tlace: For the Nations of them that are faved, mu'i'r walk in this Light of the Lord.

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