A faithful account of Catharine Mewis, of Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, aged seven years, who for more than twelve months, has, and still continues, to be deprived of her eye-sight, six days out of seven, and can only see, on the Sabbath-day / [Catharine Mewis].

  • Mewis, Catharine, 1802-
Date:
1810
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Credit: A faithful account of Catharine Mewis, of Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, aged seven years, who for more than twelve months, has, and still continues, to be deprived of her eye-sight, six days out of seven, and can only see, on the Sabbath-day / [Catharine Mewis]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    leads to a right faith, and that without parity of heart it is ira* possible to attain unto purity of understanding. Shall conclude with exhorting those who are in the prevailing Doctrine of Faith Alone, that such doctrine, whoever professes or teaches it, is diametrically opposite to the doctrine taught by Jesus Christ; as a proof of the low state of the Church in gene, r.al, more attention is paid to the Epistles than the lour Gospels, more attention is paid to what St. Paul says, than Jesus Christ. Himself; they put the Disciple above his Master. Perhaps then it may be found we live in the last times of the present Church, and that every miracle and strange event may he the true Type and Figure ot the state oi what is passing in pien’s minds. I have been led into this train of thought from this circumstance, iof finding this Child, who is blind six days out ot seven ; it is possible that her seeing on the seventh day, may be a type that the Church has no light but on a Sunday, when the Scriptures are openly read in our Churches, it is to be feared they are little read any other day, and that Religion is little thought of except ion the Sgbbath, the remainder of the week, alas ! is taken up by most in gross and sensual pursuits, regarding nothing but the world and themselves, whereby a complete darkness, as to spi¬ ritual things, has overspread the Christian world, and a little glimmering is only left on the Sabbath : thus this little girl may¬ be a true figure of the times.—God grant a change may take place, and that Jesus Christ may again spiritually open the eye$ of the blind, and give new light and vigour to his Church. As the miracle of Ann Moore living without Food, may be a figure of the Church who are led by baith alone, w hich in reality is no food at all. and yet the Church subsists, though in a poor helpless state. So this little innocent Girl may be a true figure of the darkness of the Church in the Doctrine of the Gospel re¬ specting our Saviour. Jesus Christ is said to be the light of the world, but if man, kind w.ill not worship him and pray to him, they must remain in darkness, there is no other source of light but in him alone.-— Jesus Christ declares, “ He has ail power in Heaven and in Earth,” who for gay e men their sins when on partli, and has now power to forgive and save all who practice his precepts of Lo\e and Charity \ in other words, all those who tiuly and faithfully pbey his commandments.