Sermon Preached In Boston Augu

Author : William Ellery Channing
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484546461
Total Pages : 20 pages
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Download or read book A Sermon, Preached in Boston, August 20, 1812, the Day of Humiliation and Prayer: Appointed by the President of the United States, in Consequence of T written by William Ellery Channing and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Sermon, Preached in Boston, August 20, 1812, the Day of Humiliation and Prayer: Appointed by the President of the United States, in Consequence of the Declaration of War Against Great Britain Our condition induces me to begin, with urging on you the important duty of cherishing respect for civil government, and a spirit of obedience to the laws. I am sensible, that many whom I address consider themselves called to Oppose the measures of our present rulers. Let this opposition breathe nothing of insubordination, impatience of authority, or love of change. It becomes you to remember, that government is one of the noblest and most val uable of human institutions - essential to the im provement of our nature - the spring of industry and enterprize - the shield of property and life - the re fuge of the weak and oppressed. It is to the secu rity which laws afford, that we owe the successful application of human powers - the progress of the useful and elegant arts - the Splendour of the city and the beauties of the cultivated field. Govern ment, I know, has often been perverted by ambi tion and other selfish passions; but it still holds a distinguished rank among those institutions, by which man has been rescued from barbarism, and conducted through the ruder stages of society, to the habits of order, the diversified employments and dependences, the refined and softened manners, the; intellectual, moral and religious improvements of the age in which we live. We are bound to re spect government, as the foundation of the social edifice - the great security for social happiness and we should carefully cherish that habit of obedienceto the laws, without which the ends of government cannot be accomplished. All wanton opposition to the constituted authorities; all censures of ru lers, originating in a factions, aspiring, or envious spirit; all unwillingness to submit to laws, which are directed to the welfare of the community, should be rebuked and repressed by the frown of publick indignation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.