A sermon preached at the Church in Brattle-Street, Boston Thursday, September 27, 1798. A day religiously observed on account of the epidemic now prevailing in this town, and several other seaports in America / By John Lathrop. Printed by the desire of many who heard it.

John Lathrop

Date:: 1798

Credit: A sermon preached at the Church in Brattle-Street, Boston Thursday, September 27, 1798. A day religiously observed on account of the epidemic now prevailing in this town, and several other seaports in America / By John Lathrop. Printed by the desire of many who heard it. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$[ ar ] Tue indifferency—the luke-warmnefs of many who have profeffed a general friendfhip for the Chriftian Religion, has, we fear, encouraged its open enemies to blafpheme the name by which we are called ; and infult the authority of God.— _ Tue prophet was ordered to fay, unto the whole family of the children of Ifrael, ‘* You only have « I known, of all the families of the earth ; there s* fore I will punifh you for your iniquities.’’ As the inhabitants of this land-have been, and are now in poffeffion of many advantages which they have not duly efteemed,—fome of the moft pre- cious of which they have neglected or abufed,there - is reafon to fear God will vifit them with his judg ments ; and make them know, as he did his peo- ple in ancient times, what an evil thing it is to def- pife his goodnefs, and trample on hislaws. This to be fure, is not a comfortable thought: but if _paft difpenfations of providence, excite fuch fears and apprehenfighs, we fhould be unwife to put ed from Us, hewever unpleafant. Tue indgme@isi of God are now abroad in the earth; and fome of them have already fallen upon the American Sratés. ; 30 Warr the j:0ft powerful nations of Europe are eg Kae Hestars of way, and are made the in~ {iruments$