An appeal to the people in regard to the use of swine flesh as food / by Wm. M'Adoo.

  • M'Adoo, Wm. (William)
Date:
1865
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Credit: An appeal to the people in regard to the use of swine flesh as food / by Wm. M'Adoo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tentive to prayer any how. So lie raises up and rebukes (he wind and the sea and there, was a great calm. Sleeping the work of a man, rebuking the stormy wind and the raging sea the work of power divine, the God who made them. If this is not the union of two natures, what will make it? Answer. These men mar- veled greatly, saying what manner of man that even the winds and sea obey him. Now I suppose God's servants will set to their seal, acting as a man he sets u.^, an example that we should follow his step, and when lie, acts as God will we then raise up against him. Who hath hardened himself against God and pros- pered. In 1st Peter, chapter 2, verse 21, there you find that Christ sets us an example that we should follow his steps, k'who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth. Ami when he was come to the other side, to the country of the Gaderenes there met him two persons who were possessed with devils, com- ing out of their tombs, exceeding tierce so that no man might pass that way, and behold they cried what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou son of God, art though come hither to torment us 1 •- fore the time. We have said our Lord came as a friend to man in both soul and body, this we are inclined to believe. And there \vas a good way off from them a herd ot swine feeding, so the devils besought him saying, if thou cast us out suffer us to go away into the herd of swine, and he says try your hand, go, and go they did. 'fids reminds me of some who srev e thedevii if they cannot wreak their spite on such as they like to tear and trample, on, they will be apt to take the next tiling they can light on, this is too much the case . Now it seems the devils do sometimes get their desire, so the servants of God should be on their watch.— The devil wanted a scrape at both Job and Peteranddidgetit, and did not miss them cither, 1 >ut they become both better men through their good Lord's help. We know that God has acare for both his servants and their creatures, but he had told his saints and servants to have nothingto do with the filthy swine, but here we have a people breedingand dealing in them as we are, and that to ;•. fearful extent. SomesaytheseGaditessold them to the Gentiles, but that makes the case no better, we ought not to give toothers what we would not take ourselves, do to others as ye would others do to you. Let the same mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus. And when they were come out they entered into the herd of swine, and behold the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters. I wonder if the owners would come to fetch them up after going down the hill in such company. If they are bad at best these would surely be worse; but it is thought ihey have something of the devil in them still. Now if our Lord