The Sins of the People a Discourse Delivered in Trinity Church On Friday Ma
The Sins of the People a Discourse Delivered in Trinity Church On Friday Ma
George Upfold
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To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future naliorTal felicity. And have wc now for- gotten that powerful Friend? Or, do wc imagine that wo no longer need hi» assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more con- vincing proofs I see of this truth, — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise withou...t his aid? We have been assured. Sir, in the sacred writings, that ^Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who bMild if. ' I firmly believe this; and I also believe, that without his concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded; and we ourselves shall become, a reproach and by-word down to future ages; and what is more, mankind may hereafter, from this un- fortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and lea.
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