A Sermon, Delivered Before His Excellency Caleb Strong, Esq., Governor, the Honorable the Council, Senate And House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 26, 1802. Being the Day of General Election
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Some by denying, others by corrupting its important doc- trines and inftitutions. This is an abufe too for which there is no legal remedy. It feems to be be* yond the jurifdiction of the civil magiftrate* Ac- cording to our context, his power extends only to the punijh?iient of evil doers, and not erroneous or heretical opinions. He that undertakes to decide on another's fmcerity, ought certainly to know his heart ; other ways j in attempting to root out thefc faresy he will be in danger of def...troying the wheat, D I know 2$ * I know of nothing but light thit will remove dark-* nefs ; nor any antidote to error but truth. If men will abufe their chriftian liberty, they muft anfwer it to God. Another important privilege, is the right of eledV- ing our own civil rulers. This is the diftinguifhing criterion of a free government. But we are in great danger of abufing this privilege ; and efpeci- ally at fuch a- feafon a? the prefentj when party fpirit is wrought up to its higheft pitch. When we fuffer our prejudices and paflrons to influence our choice 'y when our judgment and cbnfcience are facrificed at the fhrine of party zeal ; when we pafs' over tried meiif, and prefer an unworthy candidate becauie he is of a particular party ; do we not then atbufe our liberty I If our elections are biafled and coiTupted, our government will be corrupt, and, confequently, our liberty will be endangered.
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