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JAY TO THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. 497
disciples " do love one another" : although an anterior
commandment required, that, " as we had opportunity "
we should " do good unto all men " ; yet this new one
makes it our duty to do so " especially to the household of faith." In the early ages of the Church,
Christians were highly distinguished by their obedience to it; and it is to be regretted that the conduct
of too many of their successors has in this respect
been less worthy of imitation.
Our days are becoming more and more favoured
and distinguished by new and unexpected accessions
of strength to the cause of Christianity. A zeal
unknown to many preceding ages has recently pervaded almost every Christian country, and occasioned
the establishment of institutions well calculated to
diffuse the knowledge and impress the precepts of the
Gospel both at home and abroad. The number and
diversity of these institutions, their concurrent tendency to promote these purposes, and the multitudes
who are cordially giving them aid and support, are so
extraordinary, and so little analogous to the dictates
of human propensities and passions, that no adequate
cause can be assigned for them but the goodness,
wisdom, and will of Him who made and governs the
world.
We have reason to rejoice that such institutions
have been so greatly multiplied and cherished in the
United States; especially as a kind Providence has
blessed us, not only with peace and plenty, but also
with the full and secure enjoyment of our civil and
religious rights and privileges. Let us, therefore,
VOL. IV.—3a
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000524 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. 497 disciples " do love one another" : although an anterior commandment required, that, " as we had opportunity " we should " do good unto all men " ; yet this new one makes it our duty to do so " especially to the household of faith." In the early ages of the Church, Christians were highly distinguished by their obedience to it; and it is to be regretted that the conduct of too many of their successors has in this respect been less worthy of imitation. Our days are becoming more and more favoured and distinguished by new and unexpected accessions of strength to the cause of Christianity. A zeal unknown to many preceding ages has recently pervaded almost every Christian country, and occasioned the establishment of institutions well calculated to diffuse the knowledge and impress the precepts of the Gospel both at home and abroad. The number and diversity of these institutions, their concurrent tendency to promote these purposes, and the multitudes who are cordially giving them aid and support, are so extraordinary, and so little analogous to the dictates of human propensities and passions, that no adequate cause can be assigned for them but the goodness, wisdom, and will of Him who made and governs the world. We have reason to rejoice that such institutions have been so greatly multiplied and cherished in the United States; especially as a kind Providence has blessed us, not only with peace and plenty, but also with the full and secure enjoyment of our civil and religious rights and privileges. Let us, therefore, VOL. IV.—3a |
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