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Excerpt from Letters and Sketches of Sermons, in Threee Volumes, Vol. 2 of 3
I have been interested in an account given by a friend, who had placed his son with an uncle who was not very friendly to what they denominate my principles. The good gentleman was in the habit of taking his family to church on the Sabbath; and on Sunday morning, the child, about twelve years of age, was ordered to get ready to attend with the rest. He sighed deeply, and discovered manifest reluctance Come, my boy, said the uncle, why do you not get ready Why, Sir, I would rather not go. Why so, pray I believe what they call Mr. Murray's doctrine, Sir. You do 1 Pray what have you to do with Mr. Murray's doctrine Why, Sir, I think it is God's word, I read it all in the Bible. Well, suppose it is, why should that discourage you from going to meeting Why, Sir, it makes me feel bad, when I hear the minister telling the people the word of God is a lie Why, you young rogue, you never heard any minister say so. But, Sir, they say our Saviour is not the Saviour of all men, and God says he is, and that is saying the word of God is a lie. Well, my boy, if you stay with me, you most go to meeting. If you insist upon it, Sir, I must but I am sure, Sir, you would not like to go your self if you loved God. Why so, pray Because, Sir, if you loved God you would not like to hear so much had said of him. The observations of this child were impressed upon the mind of the uncle, he could not erase them, and happening to be in this town on business, he has attended the ministry of reconciliation, and has been so fully convinced of the truth, that he attended me home to my lodgings, communicated many particulars relative to the exercise of his mind, repeated this story of his nephew, and confessed himself fully established in the truth.
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