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AGHT GHIARE
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a short
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INTRODUCTION
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Dy heet gys Toiggal firrinagh jeh
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To the True Understanding of the
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SHIBBER Y CHIARN;
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LORD’s SUPPER;
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marish
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with
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Padjeryn dy gheddyn aarloo ny chour
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Preparatory Devotions,
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Kiarit son Ymmyd as Vondeish
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Intended for the Use and Benefit of
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Creesteenyn Aegey.
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Young Communicants.
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CAB. I
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SECTION 1.
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TA daa Oardaghey Casherick ny daa Sacrament curmit orrin liorish Yeesey Creest myr ny ard Saaseyn dy chosney Grayse as Saualtys: Ad shoh cha nhegin da Creestee erbee, ta jerkal rish Saualtys, dy meerioosagh lhiggey shaghey. T’ad shoh Bashtey as Shibber y Chiarn.
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THERE are two Holy Ordinances or Sacraments appointed by Jesus Christ as most especial Means of obtaining Grace and Salvation: Which no Christian, Who hopes to be saved must wilfully neglect.—These are Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper.
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Shegin goaill ass laue dy vel unnane jeh’n daa Sacrament shoh hannah shirveishit ort,—ta shen dy ghra, Yn Sacrament dy Vashtey, liorish v’ou er [2] dty ghoaill stiagh ayns Sheshaght Shioltane Chreest,—troggit reesht gys Foayr Yee,—as Bree yn Spyrryd Noo er ny choyrt dhyt son Undin as Toshiaght dy Vea noa as spyrrydoil; dy ghreinnaghey oo, as dy leeideil as dy niartaghey yn Resoon dooghyssagh shen, lesh ta Jee er choamrey ooilley Sheelnaue.
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It must be supposed, that you have already been made Partaker of one of these two Sacraments, viz. That of Baptism, by which you [2] were admitted into the Congregation of Christ’s Flock,—were restored to the Favour of God,—and had the Holy Spirit communicated to you, for a Principle of a new and spiritual Life; in order to awaken you, and to direct and assist that natural Reason, with which God has endued all Mankind.
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Agh son wheesh as dy vel oo er n’yannoo ymmodee Reddyn noi yn Ghialdyn va jeant ayns dty Ennym ec dty Vashtey, as dy bee oo feme towse smoo dy Ghrayse as dy Chooney, dy niartaghey oo dy hassoo magh noi Miolaghyn y Theihll, yn Eill, as y Drogh-spyrryd, as dy yannoo dty Churrym ayns y Stayd shen dy Vea, huggey nee Ard-chiarail Yee geamagh ort:—T’ou nish er-y-fa shen er dty chuirrey dy ghoaill Ayrn jeh’n Sacrament elley,—Sacrament Shibber y Chiarn; liorish shen my nee oo Arrys firrinagh y ghoaill, foddee oo Leih y gheddyn son ooilley ny Peccaghyn t’ou rieau er n’yannoo, as lheid ny Grayseyn elley ta feme ayd orroo, dy leeideil oo gys y Vea Veayn as Maynrys dy bragh farraghtyn.
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But forasmuch as you have done many Things contrary to the Promise made in your Name, when you were baptized,—and will stand in need of greater Degrees of Grace and Assistance, to enable you to resist the Temptations of the World, the Flesh, and the Devil, and to do your Duty in that State of Life, unto which the Providence of God shall call you:—You are therefore now called upon to be Partaker of the other Sacrament,—That of the Lord’s Supper; by which, upon your sincere Repentance, you may obtain the Pardon of all your past Sins, and such other Graces as you stand in need of, to bring you to eternal Life and Happiness.
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Shen-y fa gow Kiarail, dy hoiggal chammah as oddys oo [yn Oardaghey Casherick] shen huggey t’ou er dty eam, as ny smoo cha vel Jee dy hirrey.— [3]
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Take care therefore, that you understand what you are called to as well as you are able, and God expects no more.— [3]
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Son my t’ou goll gys Shibber y Chiarn fegooish Toiggal cooie ayd jeh’n Oardaghey shen, as y Cosney feer vooar ta ayd liorish,—gyn tastey ayd jeh Ymmyrch as Bannaght Fer-kionnee, hed oo gys y Chreestiaght lesh beggan Scansh, as chyndaa-ee oo veih fegooish lheid y Vondeish as oddagh oo er aght elley treishteil er y hon.
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For if you go to the Lord’s Supper without considering the Reason of that Ordinance, and the very great Concern you have in it, without seeing the Necessity and Blessing of a Redeemer, you will go with Indifference, and return without such Benefit as you might otherwise hope for.
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Dy haghney shoh lhisagh oo smooinaghtyn dy dowin er y Coontey ta Goo Casherick Yee er chur dooin jeh’n Stayd ta shin ayn, chammah ‘sy Vea shoh, as jeh shen ta ry-heet.
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To prevent this you should seriously consider what Account the Holy Scriptures have given us of the Condition we are in, both with respect to this Life, and the Life which is to come.
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Ta shen dy ghra,—Liorish Dooghys dy vel shin Peccee: as myr ta shin Peccee, nagh vod Jee Taitnys y ghoaill aynin:—As my yiow mayd Baase roish my jig mayd ayns Foayr rish, dy bee mayd er nyn scarrey veih, as ayns Treihys er son dy bragh.
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That is,—That we are by Nature Sinners: and that, as such, God cannot take Pleasure in us:—And that if we die, before we are restored to his Favour, we shall be separated from him, and miserable for ever.
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Leeidee shoh oo dy vriaght, kys haink Dooghys Dooinney gys y Stayd varvaanagh shoh, as aggindagh er Olk; son cha nhegin dhyt smooinaghtyn, dy ren Jee, ta erskyn-earroo mie, Dooinney y chroo ayns lheid y Stayd pheccoil, as t’ou nish fakin as gennaghtyn eh nish dy ve ayn; agh dy nhegin da ve er huittym ayns y Stayd hreih shoh, lurg da v’er jeet ass Laueyn e Er-croo. [4]
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This will lead you to inquire, how the Nature of Man came to be thus disordered, and prone to Evil; for you must not imagine, that God, who is infinitely good, created Man in such a State of Corruption, as you now see and feel him to be in; but that he must have fallen into this wretched Condition, since he came out of the Hands of his Creator. [4]
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As myr shen ta Goo Yee ginsh dooin.—Ayns y trass Chabdil jeh Lioar Genesis, ta’n Coontey shoh ain jeh Stayd Dooinney, Roish, as Lurg da tuittym ayns Peccah:
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And so the Scripture informs us.—In the third Chapter of Genesis, we have this following Account of the State of Man, Before, and After the Fall:
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Dy row Adam as Aue, jeu rug ooilley Sheelnaue, er nyn groo ayns Caslys Yee; ta shen, casherick as gyn-loght, lesh Tushtey firrinagh jeh nyn Gurrym, lesh Smaght harrish nyn Aigney as nyn Yeearreeyn, as Pooar trooid Grayse Yee, dy yannoo shen heeagh ad cooie dy ve jeant.
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That Adam and Eve, from whom sprang all Mankind, were created in the Image of God; that is, holy and innocent, having a perfect Knowledge of their Duty, a Command of their Will and Affections, and a Power, through the Grace of God, to do what they saw fit to be done.
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Ayns y Stayd shoh v’ad soit ayns Pargeiys, er-chee dy phrowal ad, lesh Gialdyn jeh Bea veayn as Maynrys, my yinnagh ad tannaghtyn dy ghoaill Aggie roish, dy chur Graih, Ooashley as Biallys da nyn Ver-croo; lesh Raaue geyre myrgeddin jeh’n Jerrey atchimagh harragh er nyn Meer-viallys.
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In this Condition they were placed in Paradise, in a State of Trial, with a Promise of immortal Life and Happiness, if they should continue to Fear, to Love, to Honour and Obey their Creator; as also, with an express Warning of the dreadful Consequence of their Disobedience.
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Agh son ooilley yn Raaue shoh, ren ad, trooid Miolaghey yn Drogh-spyrryd, Saraghyn Yee y vrishey; as liorish shen y yannoo, cha ren ad ny lomarcan coayll dy chooilley Chairys gys y Gialdyn jeh Bea as Maynrys dy bragh farraghtyn, agh ren ad myrgeddin tuittym fo lheid y Deillid ayns nyn Dushtey, fo lheid y Vee-reiltys ayns nyn Aigney as nyn Yeearreeyn, as ta ooilley nyn Sluight gennaghtyn gys nyn Drimshey; [5] as as haink ad dy ve fo Reill as Kerraghey Peccah, quoid ta Treihys as Baase.
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Notwithstanding which Warning, they, through the Temptation of the Devil, transgressed the Commands of God; and by doing so, they did not only forfeit all Right to the Promise of eternal Life and Happiness, but also contracted such a Blindness in the Understanding, such a Disorder in their Will and Affections, as all their Posterity feel to their Sorrow; and became subject to Sin, and the Punishment of [5] Sin, which is Misery and Death.
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Mychione Dooghys as Mooadys y Pheccah shoh, shegin dooin briwnys, liorish Mooadys y Cherraghey hie er cur orroo hene as nyn Sheeloghe:—Son cha voddagh Jee, ta erskyn earroo Cairal as Casherick, Kerraghey s’trimmey y chur orroo na va nyn Beccah er hoilchin.
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Concerning the Nature and Greatness of this Sin, we are to judge of it by the Greatness of the Punishment inflicted upon them and their Posterity: —For God, being infinitely Just and Holy, could not inflict a Punishment greater than their Sin deserved.
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Nish shoh va Oyr as Bun ooilley yn Olk as y Vee-chraueeaght shen fey-ny-cruinney, t’ou fakin as clashtyn jeh ayns y Theihll, as sshoh cha vod oo agh gennaghtyn, ayns Ayrn, ayns dty Ghooghys hene: Son myr ta Goo Yee ginsh dooin ayns Lioar Genesis v. 3. Hooar Adam e Chloan ayns e Chaslys hene; ta shen, lesh lheid y Dooghys peccoil as v’eh hene nish ayn.
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Now this was the Occasion of that universal Corruption and Wickedness, which you see and hear of in the World, and which you cannot but, in some Measure, feel in your own Nature: For, as the Scripture informs us, Gen. v. 3. Adam begat his Children in his own Likeness; that is, with such a depraved Nature as his was then become.
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As nish smooinee uss dy dowin er, cre’n Stayd hrimshagh va ny Peccee mee-vaynrey shoh er hayrn ad hene ayn, as cooinee dy nee shoh dty Stayd hene, as Stayd ooilley nyn Sheeloghe.
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And now consider into what a sad Condition these unhappy Offenders had brought themselves, and remember that this is your own Condition, and the Condition of all their Posterity.
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Va Leigh Dooghys as Resoon foast ayns slane Bree, as cha voddagh eh er aght erbee ve currit dy lhiattee.—Ec y Traa cheddin dennee ad liorish Prowal hrimshagh, myr ta’n Noo Paul cur Coontey jeh [6] Stayd Dooinney ayns Peccah, Dy row Leigh ayns ny Oltyn oc caggey noi Leigh nyn Aigney; myr shen yn Vie bailliu, shen cha ren ad; agh yn Olk nagh bailliu, shen ren ad, Rom. vii.
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The Law of Nature and Reason was still in Force, and could not possibly, be dispensed with.—At the same Time they found by sad Experience, That, as St. Paul describes the fallen State of Man, there was [6] a Law in their Members warring against the Law of their Mind; so that the Good which they would, they did not; but the Evil that they would not, that they did, Rom. vii.
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Son shickvrys cha voddagh Stayd s’trimshee na shoh y ve:—’Sy Vea shoh ynrycan dy gheddyn drogh Oashyn; as lioroo shen,—Dy vishaghey nyn Beecah,—Dy chur Jymmoose er nyn Ver-croo,—as, Dy aagail sluight nyn yei cha treih roo hene.
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There could not sure be a Condition more deplorable than this;—To live only to contract evil Habits; and by doing so,—To increase their Guilt,—To displease their Creator,—and, To leave an Offspring as miserable as themselves.
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Shoh er-y-fa shen hug Oyr da Jee dy hoilshaghey da’n Theihll Ayrn elley jeh e Ghooghys smoo gloyroil, ta shen, e Vieys as e Vyghin erskyn-earroo.
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This therefore gave Occasion to God to manifest another of his most glorious Perfections, that is, his infinite Goodness and Mercy.
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Son myr honnick Jee ro-laue yn Stayd hreih shoh, ayn v’ad er huittym liorish nyn Mee-viallys, va’n Vieys echey er chiarail lheid y Saase shen dy Haualtys, nagh blhiass edyr daue hene, ny da veg jeh nyn Sheeloghe ve ayns Treihys dy bragh farraghtyn, kyndagh rish yn Peccah ocsyn, agh trooid yn Foill oc hene.
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For God foreseeing this lamentable Condition into which they had fallen by departing from their Obedience, his Goodness had provided such a Remedy, as that neither they, nor any of their Posterity, should, on account of their Fall, be eternally miserable, except through their own Fault.
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Shen-y-fa er coontey Fer-kionnee, Dooinney jeh sluight y Ven, yinnagh Lhiassaghey slane da Cairys Yee son nyn Beecah, as vrooagh Kione, ny vrishagh Pooar, yn Ard-nieu shen (yn Jouyl) ren ad y violaghey gys Peccah;—Er coontey’n Sluight [7] shoh va giallit, ren Jee Conaant Noa y yannoo roo, myr Saase dy yannoo Lhiassaghey son y Peccah va hannah jeant oc, as nagh voddagh nish v’er ny rassey.
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He, therefore, in Consideration of a Redeemer, one of the Seed of the Woman, who mould make full Satisfaction to the Divine Justice for their Transgression, and who should bruise the Head, or break the Power, of that Serpent, (the [7] Devil who tempted them to Sin;—In Consideration of this promised Seed, God entered into a New Covenant with them, by way of Remedy, for what was past, and could not be undone.
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Ta Oyr ain dy chredjal, dy row Tushtey smoo er ny choyrt da Adam jeh’n Chonaant Noa shoh, na ta soit sheese ayns y Choontey giare shoh t’er ny choyrt dooin liorish Moses, as myr te ny s’baghtal er ny hoilshaghey ayns y Tushtal; as shen va er yn Aght shoh:—Er Coontey nyn Arrys creeoil, as nyn Miallys firrinagh ny lurg shen, dy beagh ad reesht goit stiagh ayns Foayr rish Jee: as lurg Baase, dy voghe ad yn Vea as y Vaynrys shen, va giallit daue ayns nyn Stayd dy Neu-loghtynys fegooish blashtyn jeh’n Vaase; yn Foayr cheddin v’ad er choayll liorish nyn Mee-viallys.
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We have reason to believe, that this New Covenant was more fully explained to Adam, than is set down in this short Account given us by Moses, and as it is more fully explained in the Gospel; and which was to this Purpose:—That on Condition of their sincere Repentance, and sincere Obedience afterwards, they should be restored to the Favour of God: and after Death, to that Life and Happiness, which in their State of Innocence was promised to them without tasting of Death; which Favour they had forfeited by their Disobedience.
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As tra ta shin goaill gys nyn Gree, dy row nyn gied Ayr as Moir, nish jeant nyn Beccee, feme Lhiassaghey ve jeant er nyn son, n’egooish choud as v’ad fo Jymmoose Yee, beign da eer nyn Mioys hene ve ny Errey daue; as son wheesh as dy row eh sarit liorish Jee, myr ve ny lurg shen er ny hoilshaghey, Fegooish Deayrtey foalley nagh row Leih Peccah edyr dy ve; ta shen, fegooish Baase [8] y Pheccagh, ny Baase Fer ennnagh er e hon: Ta shin er-y-fa shen goaill son shickyrys dy nee, ec y Traa shoh, doardee Jee Ourallyn ny Chebballyn peccah, dy yannoo Lhiassaghey son yn Annym, dy chowraghey yn Oural veagh jeant jeh Yeesey Creest (ta shin nish freayll Cooinaghtyn jeh) derrey veagh eh er ny hebbal ass y lieh ocsyn as ooilley nyn Sheeloghe.
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And when we consider, that our first Parents, now become Sinners, stood in need of an Atonement, without which, while under the Displeasure of God, their very Lives must be a Burthen; and it being decreed by God, as it afterwards appeared, that without shedding of Blood there was to be no Remission of Sin; i. e. without the Death of the Sinner, or some one in his Stead: We [8] do therefore conclude, that, at this Time, God did appoint Sacrifices, or Sin-offerings, to make an Atonement for the Soul, and to foreshew the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ, (which we now commemorate) until he should be offered in behalf of them and all their Posterity.
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As ta shoh er ny akin liorish ny ta scruit ayns y chiarroo Chabdil jeh Lioar Genesis, raad ta shin feddyn Abel liorish Credjue (ta shen dy ghra, credjal as treishteil ayns yn Oardaghey shoh dy Yee, son Leih Peccaghyn, derrey harragh yn Fer-kionnee va giallit; ta shin feddyn eh) chebbal Oural taitnyssagh da Jee, ta shen, Oural-Peccah, son gyn jannoo shoh va e Vraar er ny gheyrey.
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And this appears from what Follows in the next Chapter of Genesis, where we find Abel, by Faith, (that is, believing and depending upon this Ordinance of God, for the Remission of Sins, until the promised Redeemer should come; we find him) offering a Sacrifice which was acceptable to God, that is, a Sin-offering, which his Brother not doing, was rejected.
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Agh ayns shoh gow tastey as cooinee, nagh voddagh ny Ourallyn shoh goaill ersooyl Peccah, agh ynrycan trooid Biallys gys Oardaghey Yee, as trooid Credjue ayns y Sluight va giallit.
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But here take notice and remember, that these Sacrifices could not take away Sin, but only through Obedience to the Ordinance of God, and through Faith in the promised Seed.
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V’ad dy jarroo Ynsaghey feer chooie dy leeideil Peccee gys Arrys as Lhiassaghey Bea, tra honnick ad, nagh voddagh nyn Beccaghyn v’er nyn leih, agh liorish Baase y Chretoor gyn-loght va’n uill dy lhiggey ass, as [9] goll dy baase kiongoyrt rish nyn Sooillyn, dy yannoo Lhiassaghey son nyn Beccah.
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They were indeed very instructive and proper to lead Sinners to Repentance, and Amendment of Life, when they saw, that their Sins could not be forgiven, but by the Death of an innocent Creature, [9] bleeding and dying before their Eyes, to make an Atonement for their Sin.
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As myr shen dy chooilley Ghooinney mie, roish my daink Creest, dy feer chrauee freayll seose Cooinaghtyn jeh’n Sluight v’er ny ghialdyn, as dy dooar ad Leih son nyn Beccaghyn, as Soiaghey jeant jeu liorish Jee, liorish chebbal Ourallyn trooid Credjue ayns Fer-kionnee va ry-heet;—Myr shen, neayr as haink y Fer-kionnee cheddin, ta dy chooilley Chreestee kianlt, myr t’ad jerkal rish Pardoon as Foayr veih Jee, dy chummal seose Cooinaghtyn jeh Myghin vooar Yee ayns coyrt hooin Fer-kionnee, as jeh ny ta’n Fer-kionnee shen er n’yannoo dy hauail shin; as shoh er yn aght t’eh hene er n’oardrail.
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And as all good Men, before the Coming of Christ, did most religiously keep up the Remembrance of the promised Seed, and obtained the Pardon of their Sins, and Acceptance with God, upon offering Sacrifices through Faith in a Redeemer which was to come;—So all Christians, since the Coming of that Redeemer, are obliged, as they hope for Pardon, and Favour from God, to keep up the Remembrance of God’s great Mercy, in sending us a Redeemer, and of what that Redeemer has done to save us; and this in the Manner which He himself hath ordained.
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Nish dy vod Tushtey share y ve ayd’s jeh, as oo ny s’booisal da Jee son, shoh e Chenjallys ghraihagh erskyn-earroo, as dy vod Credjue, s’troshey y ve ayd jeh nyn Ymmyrch as Bannaght yn Er-kionnee, lhisagh oo toiggal as dy dowin smooinaghtyn, nagh daink nyn Saualtagh as nyn Ver-kionnee, derrey va Dooinney er ny phrowal ayns dy chooilley Stayd-bea,—Ayns Stayd dy Neu-loghtynys,—Fo Reill yn Resoon Echey hene,—As Fo yn Leigh v’er ny Choyrt liorish [10] Moses:—Ooilley ny Saaseyn cheddin jeh Ard-chiarail Yee, trooid Aigney vee-reiltagh Dooinney haink dy ve neu-vreeoil dy lhiassaghey yn Seihll.—Ny-yeih lheid shen va Mieys Yee, lurg ooilley dy dug eh e Vac ynrycan ennoil, dy ghoaill y Dooghys ainyn er, as dy chur Shickyrys da Sheelnaue jeh e Ghraih veiygh da e Chretooryn boghtey, va dy chur naardey ad hene, fegooish Ennaghtyn jeh’n Dangeyr v’ad ayn.
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Now that you may be more sensible of, and thankful to God for, this his infinite Loving-kindness, and that you may be fully convinced of the Necessity and Blessing of a Redeemer, you ought to know and consider, “that our Saviour and Redeemer came not, until Man had been tried in all Conditions, In a State of Innocence,—Under the Government of his own Reason,—and Under the Law given by Moses:—All which Methods of [10] Providence, thro’ the perverse Will of Man, had been rendered ineffectual for the Amendment of the World Notwithstanding which, such was the Goodness of God, that He sent, after all, his only beloved Son, to take our Nature upon him, and to assure Mankind of the tender Love which he had for his poor Creatures who were ruining themselves, without perceiving the Danger they were in.
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Shoh va’n Sluight giallit!—Giallit da Adam, myr Fer yinnagh broo Kione yn Ard-nieu, ny Pooar y Drogh-spyrryd:—Giallit da Abraham, myr Eshyn ayn veagh ooilley Ashoonyn ny Hooirey er nyn mannaghey:—Giallit da Pobble Israel, myr y Phadeyr shen beign daue clashtyn rish as ve biallagh da er Gaue anmey:—Er-jerrey ooilley, giallit da David, myr Eshyn, er e Reeriaght nagh beagh Jerrey erbee, As dy jarroo she lesh y Gialdyn shoh ren Jee cummal seose ny Creeaghyn ocsyn ooilley va goaill aggle roishyn as v’ayns Aggle er nyn son hene, derrey harragh yn slane Traa mygeayrt dasyn dy hoilshaghey eh-hene da’n Theihll.
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This was the Promised Seed!—Promised to Adam, as He that should break the Serpent’s Head, or Power of the Devil:—Promised to Abraham, as He in whom all the Nations of the Earth should be blessed:—Promised to the People of Israel, as that Prophet whom they should hear and obey at their Peril:—Lastly, promised to David, as one whose Kingdom should have no End, And indeed it was with this Promise that God supported the Spirits of all that feared him, and were in Fear for themselves, until the Fulness of the Time for his Appearance should come.
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As nish dy vel y Fer-kionnee Giallit er jeet, Hoilshee eh hoshiaght liorish y Sampleyr echey [11] hene, ta scruit ayns y Tushtal, kys lhisagh Deiney gymmyrkey nyn Mea dy ve taitnyssagh da Jee.—As myr va Leigh Dooghys chammah as Leigh Voses, dy mooar er ny gholley as er ny chassey trooid Peccah, hoilshee eshyn y Bun oc, as hug eh dooin lheid ny Leighyn as Saraghyn elley shen, as va slane ymmyrchagh dy lhiassaghey nyn Ghooghys,—dy hyndaa shin reesht gys Caslys Yee,—dy reayll shin veih skirraghtyn, as—dy yannoo shin cooie son Niau as Maynrys.
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And now this Promised Redeemer being come, He first shewed by his own Example, [11] recorded in the Gospel, how Men must live, so as to please God.—And the Law of Nature, as well as the Law of Moses, having thro’ Sin been much obscured and perverted, he explained them, and gave us such other Laws and Rules, as were absolutely necessary to mend our Nature,—to restore us to the Image of God,—to keep us from Backsliding, and—to fit us for Heaven and Happiness.
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As er-yn-oyr liorish Oardaghyn Yee, myr dooyrt shin roïe, fegooish Deayrtey foalley nagh row Leih Peccah dy ve ayn; as myr ve neu-phossible dy voddagh Fuill ny Bioys Cretoor erbee elley, ny Fuill Dooinney erbee marvaanagh, goaill ersooyl Loght as Kerraghey Peccah;—nyn Yee graysoil, chammah dy chur da Sheelnaue yn Cowrey smoo jeh e Ghraih, as ec y Traa cheddin, dy hoilshaghey cre wheesh as va e Ghwoaie er Peccah, liorish Mooadys yn Cherraghey va soit er, Hug eh e Vac hene dy ve ny Oural-shee son ny Peccaghyn ain; ta shen, dy yannoo Lhiassaghey da e Chairys, as dy veiyghey e Yymmoose cairal v’eh er n’ockley-magh noi Peccee.
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And because in the Decrees of God, as was before observed, without shedding of Blood there could be no Remission of Sin; and it being impossible that the Blood or Life of any other Creature, or of any mortal Man, could take away the Guilt and Punishment due to Sin;—our gracious God, both to give to Mankind the greatest Token of his Love, and at the fame time, to shew how great his Hatred to Sin is, by the Greatness of the Punishment it required, He sent his own Son to be the Propitiation for our Sins; that is, to make Satisfaction to his Justice, and to take off the just Displeasure which he had declared against Sinners.
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As e Vac (bannit dy bragh [12] dy row e Vieys!) toiggal cre cha atchimagh treih veagh y Stayd ocsyn ooilley, yinnagh beaghey as baase y gheddyn fo Jymmoose Yee, as cre’n Vaynrys erskyn Tushtey chaillagh ad liorish; shen-y-fa ayns e Ard-erreeish son lheid y Treihys doogh, ghow eh er dy chosney Pardoon daue.
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And his Son (blessed for [12] ever be his Goodness!) knowing how dreadfully sad the Condition would be of all such, who should live and die under the Displeasure of God, and what unconceivable Happiness they would deprive themselves of; He therefore, moved with Compassion for so great a Calamity, undertook to obtain their Pardon.
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Dy chooilleeney shoh, ghow eh er hene yn Eill ainyn, dy voddagh Eh, myr Dooinney, surranse shen va ny Peccaghyn ainyn er hoilchin; as myr v’eh Mac Yee, dy voddagh eh Lhiassaghey slane as cooie y yannoo da’n Chairys Flaunyssagh, chebbal eh hene ny Oural son Peccaghyn y Theihll ooilley: As er Graih yn Voggey dy livrey whilleen milley Annym veih Treihys, duillee eh Baase ny Croshey, as ooilley yn Seaghyn ta bentyn rish, myr ta shin lhaih ayns y Sushtal.
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In order to this, he cloathed himself with our Flesh, that, as Man, He might suffer what our Sins had deserved, and, as He was the Son of God, he might make a full and suitable Satisfaction to the Divine Justice, offering himself a Sacrifice for the Sins of the whole World: And for the Joy of delivering so many Millions of Souls from Misery, he endured the Death of the Cross, and all the Afflictions leading to it, which we find recorded in the Gospel.
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As liorish yn Oural ooasle shoh, ta ooilley Sheelnaue reesht goit stiagh ayns Foayr rish Jee, as er nyn goyrt ayns Raad as Stayd dy Haualtys; Myr va Jee er Graih e Vac er n’ghialdyn dy leih dauesyn ooilley ghoys Arrys, as hreigys nyn Beccaghyn, as ymmyrkys magh Mess cooie dy Arrys;—As myrgeddin dy choyrt e Spyrryd [13] Casherick dauesyn ooilsey nee dy creeoil Eshyn y yeearree;—As ec y jerrey, dy chur daue Maynrys dy bragh farraghtyn lurg y Vaase, my she shen ayns y Stayd ghiare shoh dy Phrowal, ta kiarit dy lhiassaghey nyn Ghooghys neu-ghlen as meereiltagh, ren ad y chooid share dy chooilleeney ny Saraghyn t’eh er hoiaghey roue, as ny Saraghyn cheddin ta er dy chooilley Chor ymmyrchagh dy yannoo ad cooie son Niau as Maynrys.
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And by this worthy Sacrifice, all Mankind are restored to the Favour of God, and put into a Way and State of Salvation; God having for his Son’s sake promised to pardon all such as shall repent, and forsake their Sins, and bring forth Fruits meet for Repentance;—As also to give his Holy Spirit to all [13] such as shall sincerely desire him;—And lastly, to make them eternally happy after Death, if during this short State of Trial, which is designed to amend our corrupt and disordered Nature, they endeavoured to observe the Rules which he has given them, and which are absolutely necessary to make them capable of Heaven and Happiness.
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Nish smooinee dy dowin er shoh son tammylt,—as cur Ooashley da Mieys erskyn-earroo Yee, nagh ren beg y hoiaghey jeh Sheelnaue caillit, agh hug e Vac dy livrey shin veih Loght Peccah.
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Stop here awhile,—and adore the infinite Goodness of God, who did not overlook lost Mankind, but sent his Son to redeem us.
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Ayns y lhome Chairys oddagh eh v’er harey Deiney dy v’er leeideil nyn Mea corrym rish Leigh nyn Ghooghys as y Resoon va oc ‘sy Stayd dy Onid, fo Briwnys dy ve scarrit veih e Eanish son dy bragh: Agh ayns Ynnyd shen, S’cooidsave lesh dy graysoil dy yannoo Soiaghey jeh nyn Miallys ynrick ga neu-feeu, as jeh nyn Arrys firrinagh, tra ta shin er n’yannoo dy aggairagh, as chyndaa reesht gys nyn Gurrym.
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He might in strict Justice have required Men to have lived up to the Law of Nature and Reason given in the State of Innocence, on pain of being for ever separated from his Presence: But instead of that, he has been graciously pleased to accept of our sincere, tho’ imperfect, Obedience, and of our sincere Repentance, when we have done amiss, and return to our Duty.
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Gow uss shoh dy dowin gys dty Chree:—As eisht cha vod oo agh soillhaghey dty Vooise: ayns lheid ny Goan shoh.
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Consider this seriously: And you cannot but express your Thankfulness after some such manner as this.
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The PRAYER.
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BANNIT dy row Jee er son dy bragh son y Cowrey shoh jeh e Ghraih da Sheelnaue peccoil, ayns gyn coyrt Stayd hrimshagh e Chretooryn treih fo Kiarail Persoon veg sloo na e Vac hene!—Cha vel shinyn feeu jeh ooilley ny Myghinyn t’ou er hoilshaghey da dty Harvaantyn.—Giall, O Yee, nagh bee yn Ghraih yindyssagh shoh caillit orrym’s. Agh, toiggal my Stayd hreih liorish Dooghys, dy vod slane Tushtey ve aym jeh nyn Veme as Bannaght yn Er-kionnee; as dy voddym lesh Cree lane dy Vooise, goll lesh dty Agglish ayns coyrt dhyt nyn Mooise smoo crauee, as ayns cummal seose Cooinaghtyn jeh ny ta dty Vac er n’yannoo as er hurranse er nyn son; huggeysyn, Mayrt’s as y Spyrryd Noo, dy row dy chooilley Ooashley, Moylley, as Toyrt-booise, son dy bragh as dy bragh. Amen.
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BLESSED be God for ever for this Instance of his Love to fallen Mankind, in committing the miserable Case of his unhappy Creatures to no less a Person than his own Son!—We are not worthy of all the Mercies which thou hast shewed thy Servants—Grant, O God, that this wonderful Love may not be lost upon me: But that, knowing my sad Condition by Nature, I may be truly convinced of the Necessity and Blessing of a Redeemer; and that I may, with a Heart full of Gratitude, join with thy Church in giving our devoutest Thanks to Thee, and in keeping up the Remembrance of what thy blessed Son has done and suffered for us; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all Honour, Praise, and Thanksgiving, forever and ever. Amen.
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Oyr as Oardagh Shibber y Chiarn.
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The End and Institution of the
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Lord’s Supper.
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TA’N Noo Paul cur jerrey er y chied Screeuyn echey gys ny Corinthianee, lesh y Sarey shoh ta feeu nyn Dastey;[15]—My ta My ta Dooinney erbee nagh nhynney lesh y Chiarn Yeesey, lhig da ve Anathema Maranatha; ta shen,—Lhig da ve scarrit veih’n Cheshaght eu, myr Fer fo Jymmoose Yee, as, fegooish Arrys leah nagh vod er Aght erbee ve er ny hauail;—Er-yn-oyr nagh vel Nhee erbee ny s’eajee ayns Shilley Yee, na son Peccagh dy hoiaghey beg jeh’n Cowrey smoo shoh jeh e Vyghin va rieau chebbit da Dooinney, chammah as yn ynrycan Saase jeh’n Taualtys echey.
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ST. Paul concludes his first Epistle to the Corinthians, with this remarkable Direction; —If any Man [15] love not the Lord Jesus, let him be Anathema Maranatha; that is,—Let him be separated from your Communion, as one under the Displeasure of God, and, without a timely Repentance, in no Possibility of being saved;—Nothing being more grievous in the Sight of God, than for a Sinner to slight the greatest Instance of his Mercy that was ever offered to Man, as well as the only Means of his Salvation.
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Dy haghney shoh, as dy lhiettal Peccee (myr t’ad ro aarloo) dy yarrood yn Cowrey shoh jeh Graih erskyn-towse Yee, as dy hoiaghey Graih Yeesey Creest ny shickyree ayns nyn Gree as nyn Gooinaghtyn; T’eh hene er ghoaill Kiarail, dy beagh Cooinaghtyn er ny reayll jeh e Ghraih as e Vyghin, trooid magh dy chooilley Heeloghe: Ren eh er-y-fa shen goardrail y Sacrament shoh myr Imraa jeh nyn Livrey-ys, as jeh e Ghraih dooinyn;—myr Gioal dy hickyraghey shin jeh, as myr Saase as Cowrey baghtal dy hoilshaghey, chammah as dy vishaghey, nyn Ghraih huggey.
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To prevent this, and to hinder Sinners from forgetting [which they are but too apt to do] this Token of God’s infinite Love, and to fix the Love of Jesus Christ more surely in our Hearts and Memory, He himself hath taken care, that his Love and Mercy should, throughout all Generations, be remembered: He did therefore ordain this Sacrament as a Memorial of our Redemption, and of his Love for us;—as a Pledge to assure us of it, and as an outward Means and Sign of testifying, as well as increasing, our Love to him.
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Ta Ostyllyn Casherick Chreest, va kionfenish tra ren eh hoshiaght yn Sacrament casherick shoh y hirveish, cur [16] dooin y Coontey shoh jeh’n Oyr as yn Oardaghey.
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The holy Apostles of Christ, who were present when he first administered this Sacrament, give us the [16] following Account of its End and Institution.
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T’ad soilshaghey dooin ayns y chied Ynnyd, dy row yn Sacrament shoh oardit liorish Creest yn Oie cheddin ayn v’eh er ny vrah, as lurg daue v’er n’ee yn Eayn Caisht, va sarit dy reayll seose Cooinaghtyn jeh nyn Livrey-ys mooar veih Bondiaght Egypt, as ren cowraghey ro-laue, as va ny Adeyrys jeh, Livrey-ys foddey smoo, va Yeesey Creest dy chosney, cha nee ynrycan dauesyn, agh da ooilley Sheelnaue:—As va’n Phadeyrys shen ayns Aght yindyssagh cooilleenit liorish yn Pobble cheddin, gyn Toiggal oc cre v’ad dy yannoo, tra ren ad Yeesey Creest y chrossey, yn Eayn Caisht firrinagh, ayns yn eer Vee cheddin, er yn eer Laa cheddin jeh’n Vee, as ayns yn eer Oor cheddin jeh’n Laa, va’n Eayn Caisht hoshiaght oardit dy v’er ny ouralley.
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They signify to us in the first Place, that this Sacrament was ordained by Christ the same Night in which he was betrayed, and after they had observed the Passover, which had been ordained to preserve the Memory of their great Deliverance from the Bondage of Egypt, and which did prefigure, and was a Prophecy of, a much greater Deliverance, which Jesus Christ was to be the Author of, not only for them, but for all Mankind:—And which Prophecy was surprizingly fulfilled by that People, without knowing what they were a-doing, when they crucified Jesus Christ, the true Paschal Lamb, the very same Month, the very same Day of the Month, and the very same Hour of the Day, that the Paschal Lamb was first ordained to be sacrificed.
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Nish lurg Shibber yn Eayn Caisht, myr ta ny Ostyllyn cur Coontey jeh,—Ghow Yeesey Arran, as vannee eh eh, as vrish eh eh, as hug eh eh da e Ostyllyn, gra, Gow-jee, ee-jee, Shoh my Chorp’s, t’er ny choyrt er nyn son eu: Jean-jee shoh ayns Cooinaghtyn jeem’s.—Ghow eh myrgeddin y Cappan, as hug eh Booise, as chur eh daue eh, gra, [17] Iu-jee ooilley jeh shoh, son she Shoh my Uill’s jeh’n Chonaant Noa, t’er ny gheayrtey er nyn son euish, as er son ymmodee, son Leih Peccaghyn: Shoh jean-jee, cha mennick as iu-ys shiu eh, ayns Cooinaghtyn Jeem’s; son cha mennick as eeys shiu yn Arran shoh, as iuys shiu yn Cappan shoh, ta shiu soilshaghey magh Baase y Chiarn derrey hig eh.
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Now after the Paschal Supper, as the Apostles relate it,—Jesus Christ took Bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to his Disciples, saying, Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you: This do in Remembrance of Me. He took also the Cup, and gave Thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all [17] of this, for This is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you, and for many, for the Remission of Sins: This do, as oft as ye shall drink it, in Remembrance of Me; for as oft as ye shall eat this Bread, and drink this Cup, ye do shew the Lord’s Death till he come.
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Shen-y-fa ayns Biallys da’n Sarey shoh jeh Yeesey Creest, t’er livrey shinyn veih Bondiaght foddey smoo na Bondiaght Egypt.—Ta’n Agglish Chreestee cummal seose Cooinaghtyn jeh e Ghraih, jeh e Oural, as jeh e Hurranse as e Vaase, er yn Aght arrymagh shoh:
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In Obedience therefore to this Command of Jesus Christ, who has delivered us from a much greater Bondage than that of Egypt—The Christian Church keeps up the Memory of his Love, his Sacrifice, and his Sufferings and Death, after this solemn Manner:
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Hoshiaght, myr Cowrey dy vel nyn Mioys, as ooilley ny ta shin dy ee as dy iu dy reayll shin bio, cheet veih Feoiltys Yee, ta shin soiaghey magh er y Voayrd echey, lesh Laueyn e Hirveishagh hene, Ayrn jeh e Chretooryn, yn chooid share t’ain dy niartaghey as dy gherjaghey nyn Mioys dooghyssagh, ta shen dy ghra, Arran as Feeyn.—Ny lurg shoh ta’n Arran as y Feeyn er nyn gasherickey, ta’n Arran er ny vrishey, as ta’n Feeyn er ny gheayrtey magh, dy chowraghey Baase Chreest, e Chorp v’er ny vrishey, as e Uill v’er ny gheayrtey er nyn son. [18]
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First, as an Acknowledgement that our Lives, and all that we eat or drink to preserve them, are owing to the Bounty of God, we present upon his Table, by the Hands of his own Minister, a Portion of his Creatures, the best we have for the Support and Comfort of our natural Life, namely, Bread and Wine.—After this the Bread and Wine are consecrated, the Bread is broken, and the Wine poured out, to represent the Death of Christ whose Body was broken, and whose Blood was shed for us. [18]
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Eisht ta Shirveishagh Yee, myr Stiurt harrish Lught-thie Chreest shirveish ny Bannaghtyn shoh er dy chooilley Phersoon ta goaill y Sacrament cheddin, ayns y Phadjer chrauee shoh:—Corp as Fuill nyn Jiarn Creest hie er coyrt as er deayrtey er dty hon’s, dy vreill ad dty Chorp as dty Annym gys y Vea dy bragh farraghtyn.
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Then the Minister of GOD, as the Steward of Christ’s Houshold, applies these Blessings to every Person who receives this Sacrament, in this devout Prayer:—The Body and Blood of Christ, which were given and shed for Thee, preserve thy Body and Soul unto everlasting Life.
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As foddee mayd ve shickyr jeh, dy bee yn Sacrament shoh da dy chooilley unnane ta goaill eh dy feeu, jeh’n Foays cheddin veagh Billey yn Vea er phrowal da Adam as Aue ayns Pargeiys: As myr nagh beagh adsyn, dy beagh ad er hannaghtyn biallagh, er ve ayns Gaue erbee Baaish ‘sy Theihll shoh; eer myr shen, choud as ta shinyn beaghey er yn Arran shoh nish coamrit lesh Spyrryd bioghee, as gymmyrkey nyn Mea myr lhisagh shin, cha vel shin ayns Gaue erbee jeh’n Baase dy bragh farraghtyn:
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And we may be assured of it, that this Sacrament will be to every worthy Communicant, what the Tree of Life would have been unto Adam and Eve in Paradise: And that as they, had they continued obedient, would have been in no Danger of temporal Death; even so we, while we feed on this Bread now endued with a Life-giving Spirit, and live as we ought to do, are in no Danger of Death eternal.
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Son t’ad shoh Gialteenyn dy chur Shickyrys dooin, cha firrinagh as ta Arran as Feeyn beaghey nyn Gallinyn, cha firrinagh cheddin dy vel ad shoh sealal dooin ooilley ny Bannaghtyn ta Yeesey Creest er chosney dooin, liorish e Oural as e Vaase.
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These being Pledges to assure us, that as certainly as Bread and Wine do nourish our Bodies, so do these seal to us all the Benefits which Jesus Christ hath purchased for us, by his Sacrifice and Death.
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As tra ta Creestee erbee jeh e Yioin, as son laccal Credjue, giarey magh eh hene veih’n [19] Beaghey Spyrrydoil shoh, t’eh tuittym, myr ren nyn gied Ayr as Moir, ayns Stayd eer dooghyssagh, as fegooish ny Saaseyn dy Ghrayse as dy Haualtys.
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And when any Christian does wilfully, and for want of Faith, deprive himself of [19] this this Spiritual Food, he falls, as our first Parents did, into a State purely natural, and destitute of the Means of Grace and Salvation.
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Son ta Maynrys y Theihll, as dy chooilley Annym t’ayn, lhie er Oural Chreest, jeh ta shin kianlt dy reayll seose Cooinaghtyn er yn Aght casherick shoh.
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For the Happiness of the World, and of every Soul in it, depends upon the Sacrifice of Christ, of which we are bound to keep up the Remembrance after this solemn Manner:
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Cre-erbee yn Traa ta shin guee son Foayr ny Bannaght erbee, dy vod mayd cooinaghtyn dy yannoo eh ‘syn Ennym echeysyn:—Cre-erbee yn Traa ta shin cha mee-vaynrey as dy ve er n’yannoo Red erbee oddys Jymmoose y chur er Jee, dy vod mayd cooinaghtyn dy ghuee son Leih er y hon er Graih Chreest.
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That whenever we pray for any Favour or Blessing we may remember to do it in his Name:—That whenever we are so unhappy as to have done any Thing which may displease God, we may remember to pray to be forgiven for Christ’s sake.
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Son ta Jee coyrt cre-erbee ta shin geearree, as shen t’eh fakin dy ve son nyn Voays, tra ta shin geearree ayns Credjue, ta shen, ayns Ennym e Vac; as shen-y-fa ta’n Agglish cur Jerrey er ooilley ny Padjeryn eck ayns ny Goan smoo breeoil shoh,—Er Graih Yeesey Chreest.
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For God grants whatever we ask, and which he sees to be for our Good, when we ask in Faith, that is, in his Son’s Name; and therefore the Church concludes all her Prayers in these most prevailing Words,—For Jesus Christ’s Sake.
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Ayns un Ockle, liorish y Sacrament shoh ta shin freayll seose Ainjys chinjagh rish nyn Jiarn t’ayns Niau, as cummal Sheshaght Spyrrydoil rishyn as rish ooilley Oltyn[1] e Chorp, ta geddyn Ooraghey as [20] Bishaghey veihsyn, myr ta ny Banglaneyn veih’n Villey, er t’ad gaase, as tra t’ad scarrit voish, cha vod ad veg y Vess y ymmyrkey, chamoo t’ad son Ymmyd erbee agh son yn Aile.
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In one Word, we do by this Sacrament keep up a continual Correspondence with our Lord in Heaven, and hold Communion with him, and with all the Members of his Body, which receive [20] Nourishment and Growth from Him, as the Branches from the Tree, in which they are grafted, and from which when they are separated, they can bear no Fruit, and are only fit to be burned.
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As myr ta dy chooilley Chreestee, er Gaue Anmey, kianlt dy ghoaill yn Chreestiaght shoh: Myr shen shegin da’n Currym ve lheid, as oddys dy chooilley unnane toiggal, eer eshyn smoo ta gyn Ynsghey lioaragh, mannagh bee eh yn Oill echey hene.
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And as every Christian is obliged, at the Peril of his Soul, to observe it: So the Duty must be such, as every one, even the most unlearned, may understand, if it is not his own Fault.
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As myr shen dy jarroo te: Son myr va Israelite Lev. i. 4. fo yn Leigh, kianlt dy lhie e Laue er Kione yn Oural, goaill rish e Pheccaghyn as coyrt ad, myr dy beagh eh, er y Chretoor shen, myr v’eh dy aashagh toiggal, dy row shoh dy hoilshaghey da, dy nee Baase va Leagh cairal Peccah; dy lhisagh shoh y injillaghey eh fenish Jee, as coyrt da yn Dwoaie smoo oddagh y ve noi Peccah, nagh voddagh ve er ny leih, agh liorish Coayl Bioys Cretoor gyn-loght:
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And so indeed it is: For as an Israelite, Levit. i. 4. under the Law, being obliged to lay his Hand upon the Head of his Sacrifice, confessing his Sins in laying them as it were, upon that Creature,—as he did easily understand, that this was to shew him, that Death was the due Reward of Sin; that this ought to humble him before God, and to give him the greatest Abhorrence of Sin, which could not be pardoned but by the Loss of the Life of an innocent Creature:
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Myr va shoh dy aashagh toiggit liorish yn Israelite s’fardalee, dy jarroo myr shen yn Creestee sloo ynsit, tra t’eh toiggal, dy daink nyn Jiarn Yeesey Creest dy ve ny Oural er nyn son, as dy ren Eshyn [21] gymmyrkey slane Errey nyn Beccaghyn,—eshyn nagh bione da Peccah;—nee eh dy aashagh toiggal cre cha trimshagh as va Stayd Sheelnaue, va feme lheid yn Oural:—Dy lhisagh shoh er-y-fa shen shin y injillaghey,—shin y leeideil gys Arrys,—shin y yannoo agglagh dy chur Corree er Jee,—As dy chur Dwoaie da ny Peccaghyn shen chost e Vioys da Yeesey Creest, roish my voddagh Jee v’er ny veiyghey dy leih ad.
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As this was plain to the meanest Israelite, even so the most unlearned Christian, when he considers, that our Lord Jesus Christ became a Sacrifice for us, and that on Him all our Sins were laid,[21]—on him who knew no Sin;—he will easily understand how sad our Condition was, which required such a Sacrifice:—That this therefore ought to humble us,—To lead us to Repentance,—To make us fearful of offending God,—And to abhor those Sins which cost Jesus Christ his Life, before God could be prevailed with to pardon them.
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Nee eh myrgeddin dy aashagh toiggal, dy lhisagh Graih Chreest, as Cooinaghtyn jeh e Vaase, ve feer deyr dooin; as myr s’menkey nee mayd cooin aghtyn er, ‘syn Aght t’eh hene er n’oardaghey, shen myr smoo dy Ghrayseyn yiow mayd veih Jee,—Myr s’niartal vees nyn Gredjue, myr shickyree vees nyn Bardoon, as myr s’gerjoilee vees nyn Dreishteil dy gholl ny whail, cha nee myr Noid, agh myr Carrey, as ec e Voayrd ta shin cha mennick er ve nyn Ghoaldee.
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He will also easily understand, that the Love of Christ, and the Remembrance of his Death, ought to be very dear to us; and that the oftener we remember it, in the Manner he ordained, the more Graces we shall receive from God,—The firmer will be our Faith, the surer our Pardon, and the more comfortable our Hopes of meeting Him, not as an Enemy, but as a Friend, at whose Table we have been so often entertained.
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As nish, my t’ou er ghoaill gys dty Chree shen ny t’ou er lhaih, lesh Ayrn erbee dy Chiarail, nee oo smooinaghtyn ort hene son tammylt,—derrey t’ou er n’ockley magh dty Vooise son y Vyghin cheddin, ayns lheid ny Goan shoh.
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And now, if you have considered what you have read with any Degree of Attention, you will pause a-while,—until you have expressed your Gratitude for this Mercy, after some such Manner as this following.
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O Yeesey, t’er ehoyrt Graih dooin, as er niee shin veih nyn Beccaghyn, as er chosney shin dhyt hene lesh dty Uill,—as doardee yn Sacrament shoh, dy reayll shin shickyr dhyt hene, liorish Cooinaghtyn booisal y ve ain jeh ny t’ou er n’yannoo as er hurranse er nyn son, cur dou Ennaghtyn firrinagh jeh dty Ghraih’s, as jeh’n Stayd hrimshagh ainyn, va feme lheid yn Oural.
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O Jesus, who hast loved us, and washed us from our Sins, and purchased us by thy own Blood,—and did ordain this Sacrament, in order to secure us to thy self, by a grateful Remembrance ofwhat thou hast done and suffered for us, make me truly sensible of thy Love, and of our sad Condition, which did require such a Sacrifice.
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Lhig dooys dy kinjagh goaillyn Cowrey shoh jeh dty Ghraih.—Ny Chebbyn dy Vyghin, dy Phardoon, as dy Ghrayse, t’er nyn goyrt dooin ayns yn Oardaghey casherick shoh, lesh Cree booisal, as ayns Cooinaghtyn Jeed’s nyn ynrycan Charrey share; ayns Cooinaghtyn jeh dty Hampleyr casherick,—Jeh dty Ynsaghey Flaunyssagh—Jeh dty Vea Gheinagh,—Jeh dty Hurranse as dty Vaase sharroo—Jeh dty Irree-seose-reesht gloyroil—Jeh dty Gholl-seose gys Niau—as jeh dty Heet-reesht dy vriwnys y Theihll.
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May I always receive this Pledge of thy Love,—The Offers of Mercy, Pardon and Grace, tendered to us, in this holy Ordinance, with a thankful Heart, and in Remembrance of Thee our great and best Benefactor; in Remembrance of thy holy Example,—Of thy Heavenly Doctrine—Of thy laborious Life—Of thy bitter Passion and Death—Of thy glorious Resurrection—Of thy Ascension into Heaven—and of thy Coming again to judge the World.
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As ny lhig dou dy bragh jarrood ny Kianglaghyn t’ou er chur orrin, dy leeideil Bea myr ta cooie dauesyn ta credjal aynyd, as dy hreigeil dy chooilley Aght Bea ta noi dty Hushtal!—Lhig da dty Ghraih, O Hiarn, [23] ve dy kinjagh marin, as liorish y Ghrayse s’cooidsave lhiat shirveish orrin ‘syn Oardaghey shoh, cur orrin ve graihagh ort lesh ooilley nyn Gree. Amen.
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And may I never forget the Obligations thou hast laid upon us, to live as becomes thy Disciples, and to forsake every Course of Life contrary to thy Gospel!—Cease not, O Lord, to love us; and by the Grace [23] vouchsafed in this Ordinance, cause us to love Thee with all our Hearts. Amen.
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CAB. III.
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SECT. III.
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Yn Aght lhisagh Creestee eh-hene y gheddyn aarloo cour y Sacrament shoh.
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How a Christian ought to prepare himself for this Sacrament.
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MYR ta’n Coontey shoh jeh’n Oardaghey casherick shen aashagh dy ve toiggit, dy jarroo liorish y Chreestee sloo dy Ynsaghey; myr shen ta’n Aarlaghey ymmyrchagh er y hon lheid, as nagh jean goll erskyn y Tushtey, ny laadey yn Chooinaghtyn, ny goaill seose rouyr jeh’n Traa ocsyn smoo ta geiyrt er Aghtyn-beaghee ymmyrchagh y Vea shoh.
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AS the above Account of this holy Ordinance is easy to be understood, even by the most unlearned Christian; so the Preparation required is such, as will neither puzzle the Understanding, nor burden the Memory, nor take up too much of the Time of those that are engaged in the most necessary Employments of Life.
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Va Sooill ec yn Agglish gys ooilley e Holtyn, tra hug ee yn Choyrle ghiare as aashagh shoh dauesyn ta geddyn aarloo dy gholl gys Shibber y Chiarn.
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The Church had regard to all her Members, when she gave this short and plain Direction to such as prepare to go to the Lord’s Supper.
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Dy jean ad ad-hene y eysht,
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That they examine themselves,
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Vel ad goaill Arrys firrinagh son nyn Beccaghyn t’ad hannah er n’yannoo?
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Whether they repent them truly of their former Sins?
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Vel ad dy shickyr kiarail Bea noa y leeideil?
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Whether they stedfastly purpose to lead a new Life?
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Vel Credjue bioal oc ayns Myghin Yee trooid Creest? [24]
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Whether they have a lively Faith in God’s Mercy through Christ? [24]
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Vel Cooinaghtyn booisal oc jeh e Vaase? As,
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Whether they have a thankful Remembrance of his Death? And,
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Vel ad ayns Giastyllys rish dy chooilley Ghooinney?
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Whether they be in Charity with all Men?
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Nish, son wheesh as dy vel dy chooilley Chreestee, oddys feysht ad hene as nyn Gooinsheanseyn, kianlt dy gholl gys y Sacrament shoh, myr t’ad jerkal rish Saualtys trooid Creest: As son wheesh as dy vel Sleih aegey dy mennick mee-hushtagh kys dy gholl mysh feysht ad hene er dagh Banglane jeu shoh:—Yiow ad ny-yeï shoh Coyrle ghiare aashagh, lhisagh adsyn oddys lhaih y lhaih dy kiaralagh; as adsyn nagh vod lhaih, my ta scansh firrinagh oc jeu hene, yiow ad Creestee coair ennagh, ghoys Boggey dy lhaih eh daue, as liorish shen jannoo obbyr feer vooisal da Jee.
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Now, forasmuch as all Christians, who are capable of examining themselves and their own Consciences, are bound, as they hope for Salvation through Christ, to go to this Sacrament: And because young People are often at a Loss how to examine themselves upon these several Heads: Here follow a few plain Directions, which they that can read, should read with Care; and they that cannot, if they have a true Concern for themselves, will find some good Christian, who will be glad to read it to them, and do thereby a Work which must be well-pleasing to God.
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Yn Chied Vanglane t’ou dy eysht oo hene er, te mychione yn Arrys ayd.
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The First Head on which you are to examine yourself, is concerning your Repentance.
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LIORISH ny t’ou hannah er chlashtyn mychione Dooinney ve er duittym ayns Peccah, t’ou toiggal kys haink dy chooilley Ghooinney fo Reill Peccah, as lhiant huggey; as nagh vod oo agh gennaghtyn dy nee shen myr te liorish Prowal trimshagh. Ta [25] Shickyrys ain myrgeddin, as shoh liorish Spyrryd Yee, fegooish Arrys firrinagh nagh nhegin da Dooinney erbee jerkal dy ve er ny hauail.
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BY what you have already heard concerning the Fall of Man, you understand how all Men became subject and prone to Sin; and you cannot but feel it to be so by sad Experience. We are assured also, and this by the Spirit of God, that without a sincere [25] Repentance no Man must hope to be saved.
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Nish liorish Arrys t’ou dy hoiggal, Dooinney ta deyrey eh hene son dy vel eh er n’yannoo Nhee erbee noi Aigney Yee;—edyr lheid as ta Jee er lhiettal, dy reayll shin veih shin hene y chur naardey, ny lhiggey shaghey ny Curmyn shen t’eh er harey, dy yannoo shin cooie son Maynrys tra yiow mayd Baase.
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Now by Repentance you are to understand a Man’s condemning himself, for having done any thing displeasing to God;—either such Things as God has forbidden, to keep us from ruining ourselves, or by omitting such Duties as he has commanded, in order to fit us for Happiness when we die.
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Myr shen my t’ou jannoo Soiaghey erbee jeh Aggle roish Jymmoose Yee, ny Graih dasyn t’er ve cha mie rhyt, nee oo dy arryltagh oo hene y gheyrey son dy chooilley Nhee t’ou er n’yanooo noi e Aigney as e Harey.
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So that if either the Fear of God’s Displeasure, or a Love of Him, who has been so good to you, will weigh with you, you will most heartily condemn yourself for every thing you have done contrary to his Will and Command.
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Nee oo myrgeddn dy feer jeean guee er dy leih dhyt ny t’er n’gholl shaghey, as giallee oo as kiaree oo, trooid e Ghrayse as e Chooney, nagh jean oo jeh dty Yioin Jymmoose y chur er reesht.
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You will also beg him most earnestly to forgive you what is past, and you will promise and resolve, through his Grace and Help, not wilfully to offend Him again.
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As lurg ooilley, cha jarrood oo dy ghoaill Padjer son e Ghrayse dy chooilley Laa jeh dty Vea, n’egooish hed ny Gialdynyn share ayd naardey.
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And lastly, you will not forget to pray for his Grace every Day of your Life, without which your best Resolutions will come to nothing.
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Shoh yn Arrys shen, mychione t’ou sarit dy eysht oo hene, roish my hed oo gys Shibber y Chiarn, [26]
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This is that Repentance, concerning which you are required to examine yourself, before you go to the Lord’s Supper. [26]
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S’feer eh, dy vel y chooid smoo dy Leih aarloo dy ghoaill rish dy nee Peccee ad, as eie-ee ad magh, Hiarn, leih dooin; as shoh ro-vennick fegooish Scansh vooar erbee, ny Kiarail dy Lhiassaghey Bea.
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Most People, ‘tis true, are ready to own that they are Sinners, and cry, Lord, forgive us; and this too often without any great Concern, or Purposes of Amendment.
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Agh cha jean uss smooinaghtyn dy vel shoh dy liooar, tra t’ou goaill gys dty Chree nagh vel Jerrey ny Kerraghey Peccah dy kinjagh er ny akin ayns y Vea shoh.
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But this you will not think sufficient, when you seriously consider that the End and Punishment of Sin are not to be seen in this Life.
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Shen-y-fa my t’ou shassoo ayns veg yn Aggle roish Briwnys Yee, gow dy creeoil mysh smooinaghtyn er dty Vea t’er n’gholl shaghey; jeeagh nagh vel oo er veaghey, ny nagh vel oo ec y Traa t’ayn beaghey, ayns Peccah ny Drogh-chliaghtey erbee er-fys dhyt: Lheid as Ginsh Breagyn,—ny Loo,—ny Meshtyrys,—ny Glare feohdagh;—Neu-ghlennid,—Freayll Sheshaght rouanagh as mee-chrauee,—Geiyrt da Eunyssyn as Cliaghtaghyn neu-lowal, ny leeideil Bea litcheragh, gyn ymmyd, as peccoil.
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If therefore you stand in any Fear of the Judgement of God, set yourself seriously to consider your past Life; see whether you have not lived, or do not now live, in any known Sin, or evil Habit: Of Lying,—for Example;—or Swearing,—or Drinking—or filthy Talking;—Of Uncleanness,—Of keeping loose and profane Company,—Of following unwarrantable Pleasures and Diversions, or of leading an idle, useless, sinful Life.
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My she shoh t’er ve dty Stayd, kiare dy vrishey jeh ooilley ny Raaidyn olk shoh, as ooilley nyn lheid elley, ta noi Aigney Yee; jean oo hene y gheyrey son dy vel oo cha dowil er vrishey ny Annaghyn echeysyn oddys stroie chammah Callin as Annym ayns Niurin.—Smooinee er ny Breearaghyn t’ou fo, [27] as ny jean beg y hoiaghey jeh Mieys as Surranse-foddey Yee, ta kiarit dy leeideil oo gys Arrys.
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If this hath been your Case, resolve to break off all these, and all such-like evil Ways, which are displeasing to God; condemn yourself for having so desperately broke the Commands of one who can destroy both Body and Soul in Hell. Consider the Vows that are [27] upon you,—and despise not the Goodness and Forbearance of God, which is designed to lead you to Repentance.
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My enys oo cre’n Traa t’ou dy yannoo Toshiaght er yn Obbyr ymmyrchagh shoh (mannagh vel Toshiaght hannah jeant er) ta’n Ansoor giare;—’Syn eer Shallid shoh t’ou fenaght y Question;—as shen, er-yn-oyr, my t’ou gennaghtyn Neu-arryltys aynyd hene dy gholl mygeayrt-y-mysh ec y Traa t’ayn, dy jean yn Neu-arryltys shen bishaghey dy chooilley Laa: Feer laik nagh gow dy bragh Arrys, mannagh jean Jee liorish e Vriwnyssyn, ny liorish shilley jeh’n Vaase, jeeaghyn dty Haghrynys trcih dhyt, tra oddys eh ve ro-anmagh dy ve jeh Foays firrinagh erbee.
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If you ask when you are to Begin this necessary Work, (if it is not already begun) the Answer is short:—The very Moment you ask the Question;—and this, because, if you find an Unwillingness in yourself to set about it now, that Unwillingness will every Day increase: Very probably you will never repent, unless God by his Judgements, or by the Sight of Death, shews you your fad Error, when it may be too late to be of any real Use to you.
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Nish, my nee ny smooinaghtyn shoh goaill Greme er dty Chree, myr son shickyrys nee ad, my ta monney erbee dy Chiarail ort son dty Haualtys, cheb seose dty Yeearreeyn gys Jee ayns lheid ny Goan shoh;
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Now, if these Considerations affect your Heart, as sure they will, if you have any Regard for your Salvation, represent your Desires to God in some such Words as these following:
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Yn PHADJER.
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The PRAYER.
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BANNIT dy row Jee, ta liorish e Ghrayse, as liorish Goo e Agglish er n’eamagh orrym gys Arrys! Soilshee dou, O uss ta ronsagh ny [28] Creeaghyn, yn Coontey ta m’oi, dy voddym toiggal as goaill-rish, as treigeil ny Peccaghyn ta mee er huittym ayndoo.—Cur dooys yn Arrys- firrinagh shen da t’ou er n’ghialdyn Myghin as Pardoon, dy voddym my Vea y lhiassaghey raad ta mee er n’yannoo ass y Raad, as nagh bee Mee-chairys yn Toyrtmow aym.—As, O uss yn Er-bannit ta eddyr shin as Jee, ta dy bragh bio dy chosney Pardoon er nyn son, ta mee coyrt my Chooish ayns dty Laueyn, lhig da dty Uill as dty Hoilchinys loayrt er my hon, as liorish dty Phleadeil niartal fow Leih dooys son ooilley my Pheccaghyn:—Dy vod oo gra rhyms myr dooyrt oo rish yn Arryssagh ayns y Tushtal,—Ta dty Pheccaghyn er nyn leih dhyt;—myr shen dy voddym goll lesh Cooinsheanse sheeoil gys dty Voayrd casherick. Amen.
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BLESSED be God, who by his Grace, and by the Voice of his Church hath called me to Repentance! Discover to me, O thou [28] Searcher of Hearts, the Charge that is against me, that I may know and confess, and forsake, the Sins I have fallen into—Give me that true Repentance, to which thou hast promised Mercy and Pardon, that I may amend where I have done amiss, and that Iniquity may not be my Ruin.—And, O blessed Advocate, who ever livest to make Intercession for us, I put my Cause into thy Hands; let thy Blood and Merits plead for me, and by thy mighty Intercession procure for me the Pardon of my past Offences:—That thou mayest say unto me, as thou didst unto the Penitent in the Gospel,—Thy Sins are forgiven;—so that I may go with a quiet Conscience to thy Holy Table. Amen.
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Mychione ny Gialdynyn ta ort dy yannoo dy leeideil Bea Noa, ta shen, Bea Chreestee.
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Concerning the Purposes you are to make of leading a New, that is, a Christian, Life.
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AYNS y chied Ynnyd, gow Tastey mie, dy vel Jee jannoo Soiaghey jeh nyn Arrys er ynrycan yn Conaant [29] shoh, dy jean mayd veih’n Traa shen magh eh y ghloyraghey lesh Bea Chasherick Chreestee.
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IN the first Place, take especial Notice, that God accepts of our Repentance on this Condition only, that we [29] may afterwards glorify him by an Holy Christian Life,
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As myr ren eh Pobble Israel y livrey veih Bondiaght, cha nee dy row ad dy yannoo shen va cairal ayns ny Sooillyn oc hene, agh, erreish daue v’er jeet dy ve Ashoon casherick, dy voddagh ad ve son Ard-ghloyr Dasyn ren ad y livrey.—Deut. xix. 5.—Dy jarroo myr shen ta Creest er eaysley shinyn veih Bondiaght Peccah as Noid ny Hanmey, dy livrey shin veih’n Seihll vee-chrauee shoh, as dy chasherickey da hene Pobble jeean ayns Obbraghyn mie.
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And as he delivered the People of Israel from Bondage, not that they might do what was right in their own Eyes, but that, becoming an holy Nation, they might be an Honour to their Deliverer,—Deut. xix. 5. Even so Christ hath redeemed us from the Bondage of Sin and Satan, that he might redeem us from this present evil World, and purify unto himself a People zealous of good Works.
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As myr ren Pobble Israel cherraghtyn, ta shen dy ghra, Adsyn ooilley nagh ren gansoor yn Oyr v’ad livreit er y hon, myrgeddin son shickyrys nee shinyn, mannagh bee mayd biallagh da nyn Ver-kionnee.
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And as the former perished, that is, all such as did not answer the End of their Deliverance, so most surely shall we do, if we do not obey our Redeemer.
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Dty Churrym gys Jee, gys dty Naboo, as Hood-hene, ta Toiggal er ve ayd jeh neayr’s v’ou dty Lhiannoo:—Bee shickyr jeh, dy meet oo rish Miolaghyn veih’n Drogh-spyrryd, veih’n Seihll, as veih dty Chree Molteyragh hene, chammah dy yannoo Meerioose er as dy vrishey Annaghyn Yee.
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Your Duty to God, your Neighbour, and Yourself, you have known from a Child:—Be assured of it, you will meet with Temptations from the Devil, the World, and your own corrupt Heart, both to neglect and transgress the Commands of God.
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Shen-y-fa bee eh ymmyrchagh erskyn dy chooilley Nhee dhyt, nish ayns dty Aegid dy niartaghey oo hene, chammah lesh Gialdinyn crauee, [30] as lesh yn Oardaghey casherick shoh, t’ou nish aarloo er y hon, dy vod oo, trooid Grayse Yee, goll er dty Hoshiaght ayns y Raad dy Haualtys.
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It will be absolutely necessary therefore, that you arm yourself betimes, both with holy Resolutions, and with this holy Ordinance, which you are [30] preparing to go to, that you may be able, through the Grace of God, to go on in the Way of Salvation.
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Nish shoh dty Churrym gys Jee,—Dy chredjal ayn, dy ghoaill Aggle roish, as dy chur Graih da lesh ooilley dty Chree as dty Annym; son wheesh as dy nee dasyn t’ou fo Lhiastynys son ooilley ny t’ayd, ny shen smoo t’ou soiaghey jeh, ny jerkal rish, ayns y Vea shoh, ny’n Vea ta ry heet.
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Now your Duty to God is,—To believe in him, to Fear, and Love him, with all your Heart and Soul; forasmuch as you stand indebted to him for all you have, or value, or hope for, in this, or the next Life.
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Smooinee ayns dty Chree kys yinnagh oo oo-hene y ymmyrkey, dy beagh oo ayns lieh wheesh dy Lhiastynys da Dooinney erbee ‘sy Theihll;—Cre’n Ghraih jeean yinnagh oo da?—Cre cha mennick as yinnagh oo gimraa er?—Cre cha mennick as veagh oo aggindagh dy phleasal eh? Cre cha seaghnit as veagh oo, dy daghyragh dhyt ve cha mee-vaynrey as dy chur Corree er?—Cre cha leah as cre cha jeean hirragh oo Leih er as dy ve goit stiagh reesht ayns Foayr rish?
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Do but consider how you would behave yourself, if you were but half so much obliged to any Man on Earth;—How dearly would you love him?—How often would you think of him?—How often would you strive to please him ?—How would you be grieved, if you should be so unhappy as to offend him?—How soon and earnestly would you beg his Pardon to be restored to his Favour?
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Nish, my vees oo myr shoh graihagh er Jce, bee eh ry-akin ayns lheid ny Aghtyn shoh: Bee Arrym creeoil ayd da dagh Nhee ta bentyn da.—Cha gow yn Ennym echey ayns Fardail ayns Cooish oik ny fardalagh erbee.—Nee oo dy crauee [31] freayll y Laa t’er ny chasherickey gys e Ooashley as e Hirveish.—Nee oo dy kiaralagh taaghey Thie as Ooashley Yee;—As oo hene y ymmyrkey lesh Arrym as Craueeaght, choud as t’ou ‘syn Eanish echey.—Nee oo geaishtagh rish e Ghoo dy tastagh, as ver oo Ard-ammys da ny Oardaghyn echey, as da ny Persoonyn t’eh er phointeil dy hirveish ad.
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Now, if you thus love God, it will appear in such Instances as these: You will have a very great Regard for every thing that belongs to him.—You will not use his Name to any idle or wicked Purpose.—You will religiously [31] observe the Day consecrated to his Honour and Service.—You will carefully attend the House and Worship of God;—And behave vourself with Reverence and Devotion, while you are in his Presence.—You will hear his Word with Attention, and have a great Regard for his Ordinances, and for the Persons whom he hath appointed to administer them.
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My ta Graih firrinagh ayd er Jee, nee oo scarrey rish Nhee erbee ta cha deyr as dty Laue-yesh, ny dty Hooill-yesh, roish my jean oo eshyn y vrasnaghey, oddys stroie chammah Corp as Annym ayns Niurin.
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If you truly fear God, you will part with any thing as dear as a right Hand, or a right Eye, rather than provoke Him, who can destroy both Body and Soul in Hell.
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My t’ou credjal dy vel Eshyn Bun dy chooilley Vieys, gowee oo Padjer huggey gagh Laa. As my t’ou cur dty slane Treishteil ayns Jee, myr te dty Churrym dy yannoo,—nee oo ny oddys oo dy ve booiagh lesh ooilley ny Aghtyn t’eh goaill rhyt.—Cha jean oo dy bragh plaiynt er Raaidyn e Chiarail flaunyssagh, ny surranse dty Chree dy hallagh noi’n Chiarn.—As erskyn ooilley cha jean oo dy bragh goaill ayns Laue dy yannoo dty Stayd-beaghee ny share, ny ny shickyree, liorish Dellal neu-chairagh erbee;—Credjal er son shickyrys, liorish ginjillaghey oo hene gys [32] yn Aigney flaunyssagh echeysyn, dy vod Jee, as dy jean eh, Lhiassaghey fondagh y yannoo ‘sy Vea ta ry heet, son dty Egin, as dty Hurranse, ayns y Vea shoh.
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If you believe Him to be the Fountain of all Good, you will pray to Him daily.—And if you put your whole Trust in God, as it is your Duty to do,—you will endeavour to be pleased with all his Dealings with you.—You will never murmur at the Ways of his Providence, nor suffer your Heart to fret against the Lord.—And especially you will never attempt to better or secure your Condition by any evil Ways;—Believing assuredly, that God can and will make you full Amends in the next Life, for what you want or [32] suffer in this, in Submission to his Will.
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Er-jerrey, Yn Currym ayd eh, dy ve booisal da Jee.—Yn Aght dy ve myr shen, ta dy yeeaghyn er dy chooilley Vyghin t’ou feddyn myr Gioot veih Jee;—Dy chooilley Ghaue t’ou shaghney, myr lhiastyn da’n Arrey, as da’n Chiarail flaunyssagh echeysyn;—Dy chooilley Smooinaghtyn mie, dy chooilley Chiarail vie, dy chooilley Chaa son jannoo mie, myr Obbyr y Spyrryd mie echeysyn.
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Lastly, Your Duty is to be thankful to God.—The Way to be so, is to look upon every Mercy you receive as the Gift of God; —Every Danger you escape, as owing to his Care and Providence;—Every good Thought, every good Purpose, every Occasion of doing Good, as the Effect of his good Spirit.
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Smooinee, as jean, as kiare myr shoh:—As bee eh cha dooghyssagh dhyt dy chur Booise da Jee son ooilley Oardaghyn e Ard-chiarail, as te dhyt dy yannoo Aghin huggey son Bannaght erbee, smoo ymmyrchagh dhyt.
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Think, and act, and purpose thus:—And it will be as natural to thank God for all the Dispensations of his Providence, as it is for you to beg any Blessing from him, which you stand most in need of.
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Nish fuirree ort tammylt—derrey vees oo er smooinaghtyn dy dowin er ny reddyn shoh, as derrey vees oo er hoilshaghey yn Ennaghtyn t’ayd jeu ayns y Phadjer shoh.
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Stop a while—until you have considered these Things, and until you have expressed your Sense of them in the following Prayer.
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Yn PHADJER.
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The PRAYER.
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SHOH dy jarroo yn chied as yn ard Sarey, Dy chur Graih dhyts, O Yee, lesh ooilley nyn Gree; Son er shoh ta’n [33] Saualtys ain lhie. Agh shoh hene shegin da ve Gioot jeh dty Ghraysys:—Son y Grayse shoh ta mish nish jannoo Aghin hoods, dy yannoo my Ghraih ort, as my Aggie royd, Ard-leeideilagh my Vea:—Dy voddym kinjagh jannoo shen ta mee credjal nee uss y wooiys:—Dy voddym dy kiaralagh chea veih shen ta fys aym ver Jymmoose ort:—As dy voddym my Vea y leeideil myr dy beagh uss aym son Feanish kinjagh jeh my Smooinaghtyn, my Ghoan, as my Obbraghyn.
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THIS is indeed the first and great Command, To love thee, O God, with all our Heart; for on this [33] depends pends our Salvation. But even this must be the Gift of thy Grace:—For this Grace I now apply to Thee, to make my Love and Fear of thee the governing Principle of my whole Life:—That I may always do what I believe will please Thee:—That I may carefully avoid what I know will offend Thee:—And that I may live as having Thee the constant Witness of my Thoughts, Words and Actions.
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Cur dou Credjue firrinagh ayns dty Ghoo as dty Ghialdynyn; Treishteil shickyr ayns dty Phooar.—Lhig da Aggle roish dty Chairys mish y reayll veih Daanys, as Ennaghtyn jeh dty Vieys veih Mee-hreishteil.—Jean m’y endeil veih ooilley ny Ribbaghyn cleaynagh shen ta stroie nyn Ghraih ort;—veih Kiarailyn seihltagh; veih dy chooilley Eunys foalley as peccoil; veih drogh Heshaght; veih Gammanyn ommijagh, as veih dy chooilley Nhee oddys cur orrym jarrood, dy nee uss dty lomarcan ta feeu Aggle ve goit royd as Graih er ny choyrt dhyt: Giall dooys ny Myghinyn shoh er Graih dty Vac Yeesey Creest;—yn Ghraih as y Baase echey ta shin goll dy reayll ayns Cooinaghtyn. Amen.
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Give me a stedfast Faith in thy Word and Promises; firm Trust in thy Power.—Let the Fear of thy Justice keep me from Presumption, and a Sense of thy Goodness from Despair. Defend me from all those bewitching Snares which destroy our Love for Thee; from worldly Cares; from all sensual and sinful Pleasures; from Evil Company; from foolish Diversions, and from every thing that may make me forget, that Thou alone art worthy to be feared and loved: Grant me these Mercies for thy Son Jesus Christ his sake;—whose Love and Death we are going to commemorate. Amen.
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CAB. V.
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Dty Churrym gys dty Naboo
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Your Duty to your Neighbour
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as Hood Hene.
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and Yourself.
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SHOH yn nah Ard Sarey, as bee eh dty Churrym dy yannoo ny Gialdynyn s’troshey oddys oo, roish my hed oo gys Shibber y Chiarn.
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THIS is the second great Command, and will require the most solemn Resolutions you can make before you go to the Lord’s Supper.
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Smooinee rhyt hene er-y-fa shen vod oo dy shickyr goaill ort dy yannoo, myr t’ayns shoh currit royd:
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Consider therefore whether you can sincerely resolve as follows :
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Cha lhoys dou, ny cha bee’m meerioosagh, kys nee’m my Vea y leeideil.—Ta fys aym cre ta Jee er harey dou, as ta mee kiarail dy firrinagh y chooilleeney eh.
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I dare not, I will not, be indifferent how I lead my Life.—I know what God has commanded me, and I purpose sincerely to do it.
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Bee’m, ayns y chied Ynnyd, biallagh da ny Saraghyn lowal ocsyn t’er my skyn, as erskyn ooilley dauesyn ta curmit lesh Kiarail my Annym.—Ta mee dy shickyr kiarit ayns ooilley my Ghellal dy chooinaghtyn er y Sarey t’er ny choyrt dou liorish my Haualtagh,—Ver oo Graih da dty Naboo myr dhyt hene.——As shen-y-fa cha lhig my Chooinsheanse dou yn Aggair sloo y yannoo da Dooinney erbee;—dy yannoo Foalsaght ny Molteyraght, ny Tranlaase; ny goaill Vondeish jeh Mee-hushtey, Marranys, ny Ymmyrch, my Naboo; dy shickyr [35] toiggal, dy vel eshyn ta jannoo Aggair da e Naboo, jannoo yn Aggair smoo da hene.—As my yioym ec Traa erbee Toiggal firrinagh, dy vel mee er n’yannoo veg yn Aggair da, nee’m Lhiassaghey da gys Rere my Phooar, fegooish ve eginit liorish y Leigh,—Dy yannoo rish feallagh elley myr baillym ad dy yannoo rhym.
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I will, in the first Place, be obedient to the lawful Commands of my Superiors, and especially to those who watch for my Soul. I do sincerely purpose in all my Dealings to remember the Command given me by my Saviour,—Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thyself.—And therefore I will make a Conscience of doing the least Wrong to any Man;—of using any Deceit, or Fraud, or Oppression; or of taking Advantage of the Ignorance, Mistakes, or Necessity of my Neighbour; knowing assuredly, that he who wrongs his Neighbour does the [35] greatest Injury to himself.—And if at any time I am convinced, that I have done him any Wrong, I will make him Satisfaction, as far as I am able, without being forced by Law,—To do unto others what I would they should do to me.
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As dy yannoo shoh, nee’m my chooid share dy veaghey ayns Shee as Giastyllys rish dy chooilley Ghooinney;—shaghney wheesh as oddym dy chooilley Ghoanlys, as Cooilleen Olk son Olk, as Cooyl-chassid, as Anvea.—As loayr-ym yn Irriney ec dy chooilley Hraa: as ersskyn ooilley tra vee’m eït gys my Loo, edyr eh ve lesh ny noi my Chosney seihltagh.
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To this End, I will endeavour to live peaceably and charitably with all People; avoiding all Malice, and Revenge, and Evil-speaking, and Contention, as much as possibly I can. And I will speak the Truth at all times: and especially when I am called to my Oath, whether it be for or against my worldly Interest.
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Er son y Currym ta mee dy liastyn dou Hene,—Ta mee credjal ayns my Chree,—Dy lhisagh eh ‘ve yn chied as y Chiarail vooar aym,—Dy ghoaill Kiarail jeh my Annym hene.
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As to the Duty I owe to Myself,—I am convinced, that—my first and great Concern ought to be,—To take care of my Soul.
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Shen-y-fa ta mee dy shickyr kiarail dy leeideil Bea chrauee, myr lhisagh Fer fo Briwnys baaish,—Dy ve sheelt, sockyragh, as glen ayns cree; tra yioym Baase, dy voddym ve goit stiagh ayns Pargeiys Yee, raad nagh vel Nhee erbee neu-ghlen goit stiagh.
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I do therefore stedfastly purpose to lead a serious Life, as one under the Sentence of Death ought to do,—To be Sober, Temperate, and Chaste; that, when I die, I may be admitted into the Paradise of God, where no unclean Thing must enter.
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Er-yn-oyr shoh, ta mee [36] kiarail dy reayll Arrey orrym pene, dy voddym shaghney ooilley lheid y Cheshaght, lheid ny Eunyssyn, as ny Gammanyn shen, as oddys cur orrym jarrood my Vaase, as yn Coontey t’orrym dy choyrt.
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To this End, I resolve to [36] keep keep a Watch over myself, that I may avoid all such Company, such Pleasures and Diversions, as may make me lose the Remembrance of Death, and the Account I must give.
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Nee’m y chooid share dy ve booiagh lesh my Stayd hene, cha nee troo mysh Stayd Ghooinney elley, chamoo mooaraghey Maynrys, ny goaill Boggey ayns Seaghyn, my Naboo.
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I will endeavour to be content with my Condition, not coveting what is another Man’s, neither envying the Prosperity, nor taking Pleasure in the Calamities, of my Neighbour.
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As son wheesh as dy vel Bea litcheragh, as Soaïlid, dwoaiagh gys Jee, nee’m streeu dy chooilleeney my Churrym, ayns y Stayd Bea shen, ayn ta e Ard-chiarail er my hoiaghey; cha nee dy volley mee hene lesh Smooinaghtyn, nagh vel mee jannoo veg yn Olk, tra nagh vel mee jannoo veg y Vie ayns my Heeloghe, er-aggle dy bee Briwnys y Villey neu-vessoil currit orrym,—Giare sheese eh, cre’n-fa te goaill seose room Hallooin?
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And forasmuch as a Life of Idleness and Luxury is hateful to God, I will strive to do my Duty in the State of Life, in which his Providence has placed me; not flattering myself, that I do no Evil, when I do no Good in my Generation,—lest the Sentence upon the unfruitful Tree be passed upon me,—Cut it down, why cumbereth it the Ground?
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Ny Curmyn shoh neem’s streeu dy chooilleeney, myr Prowal jeh’n Ghraih, as jeh’n Arrym ta mee cur da Jee, eh ta cha mie as dy yannoo Soiaghey jeh my Arrys, as jeh my Viallys giare agh ynrick.
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These Duties I will endeavour to perform, as a Proof of the Love and Reverence I bear to God, who is so good as to accept of my Repentance, and a sincere, tho’ imperfect Obedience.
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As my haghyrys dou trooid Annooinid, trooid Miolaghey, ny Doal-taittym, ve cha mee-vaynrey as dy yarrood veg jeh [37] ny ny Gialdynyn mie shoh, as dy huittym ayns Peccah, cha leah’s vees Toiggal aym jeh nee’m Leih y hirrey er Jee, as bee’m ny s’kiaralee son y Traa ta ry heet.
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And if through Weakness, Temptation, or sudden Surprize, I shall be so unhappy as to forget any of these Resolutions, [37] and fall into Sin, I will, as soon as I perceive it, beg God’s Pardon, and be more careful for the Time to come.
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Nish, my oddys dty Chooinsheanse hene Feanish y ymmyrkey lhiat, dy vel oo dy crauee kiarail dy veaghey er yn Aght shoh, foddee oo dy sauchey goll gys Boayrd y Chiarn, as hed Bannaght Yee mayrt.
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Now; if your Conscience can witness for you, that you piously purpose to live after this Manner, you may safely go to the Lord’s Table, and the Blessing of God will go along with you.
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Ny gow ny sodjey ec y Traa shoh, derrey t’ou ayns dty Chree er n’gholl harrish ny Gialdynyn shoh reesht; son t’ad dy ve Gialdynyn dty slane Vea, as Gialdynyn dy chooilley Laa jeh dty Vea.—
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Go no farther till you have considered these Purposes again; for they are to be the Purposes of your whole Life, and of every Day of your Life.—
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As eisht gow dty Phadjer gys Jee,—trooid yn Chooney ghraysoil echeysyn dy vod ad ve dy dowin fraueit ayns dty Chree.
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And then address yourself to God,—that, thro’ his gracious Assistance, they may make the most lasting Impression upon your Mind.
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Yn PHADJER.
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The PRAYER.
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YEE ghraysoil, oo ta er choyrt dooin Saraghyn as Sampleyr dy immeeaght lioroo, lhig da Cooinaghtyn jeu ayns Traa my Eme ve dy kinjagh marym.—Cur Grayse dou dy eiyrt daue dy cooinsheansagh,—Dy chur Ammys dauesyn t’er my skyn, as dauesyn ooilley ta ayns Pooar, as erskyn ooilley dauesyn ta er nyn gasherickey dy ghoaill [38] Padjer er nyn son, as dy vannaghey shin ayns dty Ennym.—Lhig da my Ghraih dhyt’s, as da my Naboo, mish y reayll veih dy chooilley Obbyr dy Neu-chairys, ny dy Aggair y yannoo da’n Chorp, ny’n Ennym mie echey:—Ny lhig dou dy bragh er my Yioin eh y heaghney ny ‘voirey;—Gyn dy bragh Saynt y chur da ny ta leshyn, ny mooaraghey yn Vaynrys echey.—Lhig dou dy bragh ve arryltagh dy chur Cooney as Gerjagh dauesyn ooilley ta ayns Seaghyn.—Cur Grayse dou dy ve treishteilagh ayns dy chooilley Nhee t’er ny choyrt er my Churrym: Nagh jean-ym dy bragh cassey Ynrickys as Cairys;—gyn dy bragh cur Scammylt er y hoshiaght, ny drogh-ghoo y hroggal, ny dy bragh feallagh elley y violaghey gys Peccah.—Cur dou yn Spyrryd dy Heeltys as dy Ghlennid, as giall nagh jean-ym dy bragh oo y vrasnaghey lesh Sayntyn ny foalley, dy yeigh mee mooie ass Niau, raad nagh vod Nhee erbee neu-ghlen goll stiagh.—Cur dou Grayse myr shen dy ymmyrkey my Vea, dy voddym feallagh elley y ghreinnaghey dy veaghey myr ta cooie da Sushtal Yeesey Creest, er yn Ghraih echeysyn ta mee guee dy v’er my chlashtyn. Amen.
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GRacious God, who hast given us Precepts, and an Example to walk by, let the Remembrance of them be always seasonably present with me.—Give me Grace to practise them conscientiously,—To reverence my Betters, and all that are in Authority, and especially such as are ordained to pray for, and to bless, us in thy [38] Name.—Let my Love for Thee, and for my Neighbour, keep me from all Acts of Injustice, or Injury to his Body, or good Name:—Let me never wilfully vex or trouble him;—Never covet what is his, or envy his Prosperity. May I ever be ready to help and comfort all such as are in Distress.—Give me Grace to be faithful in all Things committed to my Trust: —That I may never pervert Truth and Justice;— never propagate Slander, or raise evil Reports, nor ever tempt others to Sin. Give me the Spirit of Temperance and Chastity, and grant that I may never provoke Thee by any Instance of Uncleanness, to shut me out of Heaven, where no unclean Thing can enter.—Give me Grace so to order my Conversation, that I may encourage others to live as becomes the Gospel of Jesus Christ; for whose Sake I beg to be heard. Amen.
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CAB. VI.
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SECT. VI.
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Yn nah red t’ou dy vriaght ayn ta, Vel Credjue bioal ayd ayns Myghin Yee trooid Creest.
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The next Thing you are to enquire into is, whether you have A lively Faith in God’s Mercy thro’ Christ.
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NISH, kyndagh dy vel wheesh lhie er lheid y Chredjue ‘ve ain,—ta’n Spyrryd Noo er chur dooin dy chooilley Resoon,—dy chooilley Hickyrys, oddys nyn Greeaghyn y hirrey.
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NOW, because so very much depends upon our having such a Faith,—the Holy Ghost has given us all the Arguments,—all the Assurance,—that our Hearts can desire.
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Hug Jee lheid y Ghraih da’n Theihll, nagh haghyn eh e Vac hene (ta’n Ostyl gra) agh livrey eh seose eh er ny son ain ooilley, Rom. viii. 32.—Vod Gioal smoo, Gioal shickyree y ve jeh Graih Yee da e Chretooryn boghtey?—Ren eh eh y yannoo ny Pheccah (ta shen, ny Oural son Peccah):—Livrey eh eh gys Baase ayns yn ynnyd ainyn:—Vod mayd lurg shoh dooyteil jeh, ny Mee-hreishteil y yannoo er Myghin Yee?
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God so loved the World, that he spared not his own Son, (saith the Apostle) but gave him up for us all,—Rom. viii. 32.—Can there be a greater, a surer, Pledge of the Love of God for his poor Creatures?—He made him to be Sin (that is, a Sin-offering):—He delivered him to Death in our stead:—Can we after this doubt of, or distrust, the Mercy of God?
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Gow Tastey jeh’n Aght ta’n Noo Paul goaill dy niartaghey nyn Gredjue, liorish coyrt dooin ny Prowallyn s’troshey dy vel Soiaghey er ny yannoo j’in liorish Jee.—Ta Jee, as eshyn er hoilshaghey magh e Ghraih hooinyn, son choud as va shin ayns Stayd dy Noidys, my va shin coardit rish Jee, liorish [40] Baase e Vac.—Foddey smoo, myr ta shin nijsh goit stiagh gys Shee, vees mayd er nyn sauail liorish e Vioys, Rom. v. 10. Lurg shoh cre nagh vod mayd jerkal rish veih Jee?
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Observe the Method St. Paul takes to confirm our Faith, by giving us the strongest Proofs of our Acceptance with God.—God, saith he, commended his Love to us, in that, while we were Enemies, we were reconciled to Him, by the Death of his Son.—Much more, being [40] reconciled, we shall be saved by his Life,—Rom. v. 10.—What may we not, after this, hope for from God?
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Ayns Focklyn giarey, Ta Yeesey Creest er chionnaghey shin reesht veih Mollaght y [2]Leigh.—Ny hrooidsyn ta Shee ain rish Jee, Rom. v. 1. She shoh ynrycan Undin nyn Gredjue, nyn Dreishteil, as nyn Shickyrys.—She eshyn yn Oural ain, nyn Sheealtagh as nyn Vendeilagh; as lhisagh Tushtey jeh shoh scughey voïn dy chooilley Oyr jeh Mee-hreishteil, as Aggle veih Jymmoose Yee.
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In short, Jesus Christ has redeemed us from the Curse of the Law.—Thro’ him we have Peace with God.—Rom. v. 1.—This is the only Foundation of our Faith, our Hope, and Confidence.—He is our Sacrifice, our Mediator, our Advocate; the Knowledge of which ought to remove all Occasions of Despair and Fear, from the Displeasure of God.
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Dy jarroo, dy goghe shin orrin dy gholl gys Jee, fegooish Cairys y ve ain ayns Creest, cha voddagh shin treishteil son monney, agh dy v’er ny yiooldey voish; agh tra ta shin goll huggey, myr livreit liorish e Vac hene,—as soilshaghey roish, myr ta shin jannoo ayns y Sacrament shoh, cre T’eh er n’yannoo as er hurranse er nyn son, ta shin tayrn er-gerrey da myr dy slane coardit rooin.
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Indeed, if we should attempt to go to God, without an Interest in Christ, we could hope for nothing but to be rejected; but when we go to him, as redeemed by his own Son,—and represent to him, as we do in this Holy Sacrament, what He has done and suffered for us, we approach Him as intirely reconciled to us.
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Agh eisht shegin cooinaghtyn, dy dug eh eh-hene er nyn son, as dy vel eh er chosney shin veih Pooar y Drogh-spyrryd, son yn Oyr shoh, dy chasherickey da hene Pobble aggindagh gys e Hirveish.—Shen-y-fa jean oo hene y chasherickey gys [41] Yeesey Creest, as marish Abraham slane credjuagh ny jean Mee-hreishteil er Gialdynyn Yee; agh immee gys y Sacrament shoh lesh slane Shickyrys dy Chredjue, dy jean Jee dty Pheccaghyn y leih, as dy der eh dhyt dy chooilley Ghrayse t’ou ayns feme jeh.—Agh cooinee dy nee yn Credjue shoh hene Gioot Yee, as shegin Padjer ve jeant er y hon, er Graih Chreest; shen oddys oo y yannoo er yn Aght shoh:
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But then you must remember, that he gave himself for us, and hath redeemed us from the Power of the Devil, for this End, that he may purify unto himself a People consecrated to his Service.—Consecrate therefore yourself [41] to Jesus Christ, and with faithful Abraham stagger not at the Promises of God: but go to this Sacrament with a full Assurance of Faith, that God will pardon your Sins, and give you all the Graces you shall stand in need of.—Only remember, that this Faith it self is the Gift of God, and must be prayed for, for Christ’s Sake; which you may do after this manner:
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Yn PHADJER.
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The PRAYER.
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TA mee guee ort, O Yee, liorish y Ghraih shen ren oo y veiyghey dy chur dty Vac hene son Sheelnaue caillit, dy chur dooys Credjue ayns dty Ghialdynyn er y Ghraih echeysyn, cha shickyr as ta dty Ghoo, er shen ta my Chredjue troggit:—As ny lhig dou dy bragh Daanys y yannoo er dty Ghialdynyn graysoil, agh dy creeoil streeu dy chooilleeney ny Conaantyn orroo v’ad jeant, as dy ve feer jeean er Obbraghyn mie, son yn Oyr shoh hooar shin Livrey-ys.—Lhig da Cooinaghtyn jeh Graih my Haualtagh, as jeh dty Vyghin’s vooar ve dy kinjagh marym, dy my reayll veih Mee-hreishteil, as lhig da my Chredjue ayns dty Ghialdynyn m’y niartaghey ec oor y [42] Vaaish!—Lhig da my Er-kionnee ve my Chemmyrk, e Uill as e Hoilchinys loayrt er my hon, dy vod my Chronney as my Ayrn y ve aym maroosyn t’eh er chosney lesh e Uill smoo gheyr! Amen.
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I Beseech Thee, O God, by that Love which moved Thee to give thine own Son for lost Mankind, give me a Faith in thy Promises for his Sake, as firm as thy Word, on which my Faith is grounded:—And let me never presume upon thy gracious Promises without sincerely endeavouring to perform the Conditions on which they were made, and without being zealous of good Works, for which we were redeemed.—May the Remembrance of my Saviour’s Love, and of thy great Mercy, be ever seasonably present with me, to keep me from Despair, and may my Faith in thy Promises support me at the Hour of [42] Death!— May my Redeemer be my Refuge, his Blood and Merits plead for me, that I may have my Lot and Portion with those whom he hath purchased with his most precious Blood! Amen.
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CAB. VII.
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SECT. VII.
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Vel Cooinaghtyn booisal ayd jeh Baase Chreest:—Shoh yn nah Red t’ou dy vriaght ayn.
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Whether you have a thankful Remembrance of Christ’s Death:—This is the next Thing you are to inquire into.
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NISH nee shoh ayns Ayrn, kinjagh coardail rish yn Ennaghtyn t’ayd jeh’n Olk t’eh er livrey oo veih, as jeh’n Bannaght t’eshyn liorish e Vaase er chosney dhyt.
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NOW this will always bear some Proportion to the Sense you have of the Evil he has delivered you from, and the Blessing he has by his Death procured for you.
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Shen-y-fa jeeagh ort hene myr Cretoor boght, peccoil, caillit, naardey, fegooish Fer-kionnee.—Smooinee dy dowin cre ta’n Fer-kionnee shen er n’yannoo er dty hon—Cre ren eh, as cre hur eh, tra ghow eh er hene dy reggyrt son Peccaghyn Deiney.
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Consider therefore yourself as a poor, sinful, lost, undone Creature, without a Redeemer.—Consider what that Redeemer has done for you—What he did, and what he suffered, when he took upon himself to answer for the Sins of Men.
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Smooinee myrgeddin dy nee Mac Yee v’eh, nagh row er n’yannoo veg yn Aggair, ny chamoo va loght er ny gheddyn ayns e Veeal; ny-yeih, myr v’eh dy reggyrt son Peccee, v’eh deyrit as kerrit, myr ta Kimmagh toilchin:—V’eh oltooanit!—[43]Soit beg jeh!—Tranlaasit as jiooldit rish liorish e Phobble hene, haink eh dy livrey!
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Consider that he was the Son of God, that had done no Wrong, neither was Guile found in his Mouth; notwithstanding this, being to answer for Sinners, He was treated and punished as a Sinner deserves to be:—He was despised!—[43]Set at naught!—Persecuted and rejected by his own People, whom he came to redeem!
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V’eh er ny vrah liorish yn Ostyl echey hene; Plaiynt foalsey jeant n’oi!—Dy neu-chairal er ny gheyrey!—Dy neu-vyghinagh er ny scuitchal!—Va Soiaghey jeant jeh Dunver roish!—V’eh er ny chrossey myr Drogh-yantagh; as ayns Mean e Horchaghey, v’eh dy neu-ghooghyssagh oltooanit!
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He was betrayed by his own Disciple; falsly accused! —Unrighteously condemned!—Unmercifully scourged!—Had a Murderer preferred before him! —Was crucified as a Malefactor; and in the very midst of his Torments, was most inhumanly reviled!
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Gow Tastey jeh’n Oyr va son shoh ooilley.—Cha row eh ny lomarcan dy yannoo Cooilleen da Cairys Yee son Peccaghyn Deiney, as dy gheddyn Pardoon daue er nyn Arrys as nyn Miallys son y Traa va ry heet; agh myrgeddin dy hoilshaghey da Sheelnaue, cre’n Kerraghey va Peccah as Peccee dy hoilchin, v’er n’irree-magh noi nyn Ver-croo;—As dy ynsaghey dooin tra ta Jee goardrail ny surranse dooinyn Peccee dy huittym fo lheid ny Scammyltyn naareydagh, as Seaghyn, ayns shoh nyn Stayd dy Phrowal; dy lhisagh shin nyn Grosh y ymmyrkey dy surransagh, myr ren nyn Ver-kionnee; as ve booiagh, as dy jarroo boggey y ghoaill, dy chooilleeney Aigney Yee, ayns geiyrt er y Sampleyr echey ayns e Hurranse ‘sy Vea shoh, dy vod mayd ve goaill Ayrn jeh e [44] Ghloyr ayns y Vea ta ry heet.
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Consider the Reason of all this.—It was not only to satisfy the Justice of God for the Sins of Men, and procure their Pardon upon their Repentance and future Obedience; but also to shew Mankind, what Treatment Sin and Sinners, who have rebelled against their Maker, do deserve;—And teach us when God orders or permits us Sinners to undergo such Indignities and Afflictions, in this our State of Trial, that we ought to take our Cross patiently, as our Redeemer did; and be content, and even pleased, to fulfil the Will of God, in following his Example in his Sufferings in this Life, that we may be partakers of his Glory in the next.
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Ayns y nah Ynnyd, Gow gys dty Chree ny Bannaghtyn ta Yeesey Creest, liorish e Vaase, er chosney dooin. T’eh er livrey shin veih’n Phooar vooar v’ec y Drogh-spyrryd harrish Sheelnaue, liorish Grayse y chosney dooin dy hassoo n’oi as dy gheddyn y varriaght er.—T’eh er gheddyn veih Jee—Dy ve erreeishagh gys Annooinid y Dooghys ain; Dy leih dooin nyn Loghtyn smoo er nyn Arrys firrinagh:—As myr shoh coardit rish Jee liorish e Vaase, dy heet huggey, myr Cloan gys Ayr, dy hirrey ny ta shin dy ymmyrch.
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In the next Place, consider the Blessings which Jesus Christ hath by his Death obtained for us.—He hath delivered us from the great Power which the Devil had over Mankind, by procuring us Grace to resist and overcome him.—He hath prevailed with God—To overlook the Untowardess of our Nature; To pardon our greatest Offences upon our true Repentance:—And being by his Death reconciled to God, we have, for his sake, free Liberty to apply to him, as Children to a Father, for what we stand in need of.
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T’eh myrgeddin er chosney dooin Cooney Spyrryd Ooilley-niartal, dy niartaghey shin dy hoiggal, as dy yannoo shen, ta ymmyrchagh dy yannoo shin aarloo son Niau as Maynrys;—As t’eh er gheddyn veih Jee, dy bee ad shoh nyn Eiraght shickyr, mannagh bee eh kyndagh rooin henc.—Ayns un Ockle, ta Yeesey Creest dy bollagh er reaghey shin veih dy chooilley Aggle jeh ny oddys cheet ny lurg shoh, mannagh nee ooilley-cooidjagh yn Foill ain hene eh.
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He hath also obtained for us the Assistance of an Almighty Spirit, to enable us to know, and to do, what is necessary to fit us for Heaven and Happiness;—And he has prevailed with God, that these shall be our certain Portion, if we are not wanting to ourselves.—In one Word, Jesus Christ hath entirely freed us from all Fears of what may come hereafter, if it is not purely our own Fault.
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Foddee yn Creestee sloo ynsit toiggal cre ta e Churrym.
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The most unlearned Christian may know what is required of him.
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Foddee yn Peccagh smoo [45] jerkal rish Leih e Pheccaghyn, my t’eh goaill Arrys.
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The greatest Sinner may [45] depend upon Pardon on his Repentance.
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Foddee yn Creestee s’annooinee ve shickyr dy vow eh dy chooilley Chooney ymmyrchagh; as ta’n Creestee s’boghtey shickyr nagh bee beg soit jeh.
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The weakest Christian may rely upon all necessary Assistance; and the meanest Christian is sure not to be overlooked.
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Liorsh shoh ooilley foddee oo toiggal cre’n Booise t’ou lhiastyn da Jee son dty Haualtagh mooar as mie, as son ny t’eh er n’yannoo as er hurranse er dty hon.—As nee oo dy mie dy hoilshaghey eh ayns lheid ny Goan shoh.
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By all which you may perceive what Thanks you owe to God for your great and good Redeemer, and for what he has done and suffered for you—which you will do well to express in some such manner as this:
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Yn PHADJER.
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The PRAYER.
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CUR Kied dooys, O Yee, dy yannoo Imraa kiongoyrt rhyt’s jeh Baase dty Vac, as ny Bannaghtyn erskyn-earroo ta mee er gheddyn liorish:—Cur dou shoh myrgeddin marish ooilley dty Vannaghtyn elley, ta mee guee ort, nagh jarrood-ym dy bragh ny Myghinyn cheddin;—Nagh jarrood-ym dy bragh dy ve booisal er nyn son—Agh dy voddym freayll Cooinaghtyn jeu er yn Aght t’eh hene er harey—Ta mee cur Booise dhyt, O Yee, son y Goo shen, ayn t’ou er choyrt orroo shoh dty Vyghinyn, as y Sampleyr echey, dy ve er nyn scrieu.—Cur Ennaghtyn firrinagh dooys jeh’n Ghraih shen hug lesh sheese eh veih Niau;—As cre cha treih [46] as va’n Stayd ainyn, va feme lheid yn Oural.—Lhig dou gynsagh liorish y Veenid, yn Injillid, yn Smaght harrish hene, as yn Viallys echey, cre ny Grayseyn s’booisal ta da dty Ard-ooashley flaunyssagh! As lhig dou eh y ghoaill son my Hiarn, my Vainshter, my Er-ynsee, as my Hampleyr, as mee-hene y chasherickey hoods, as gys dty Hirveish, er y Ghraih echey. Amen.
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GIVE me leave, O God, to mention before Thee the Death of thy Son, and the infinite Blessings I have received thereby:—Add this to all thy Favours, I beseech Thee, that I may never forget these Mercies;—Never forget to be thankful for them—But that I may preserve the Remembrance of them in the Manner which he hath ordained—I thank Thee, O God, for that Word, in which thou hast caused these thy Mercies, and his Example to be recorded.—Make me truly sensible of that Love which brought him down from Heaven; And how fad our Condition was, which required such a Sacrifice.—May I learn by his [46] Patience, Humility, Self-denial, and Resignation, what Virtues are most acceptable to thy Divine Majesty!—And may I take him for my Lord, and Master, and Teacher, and Example, and dedicate myself to Thee, and to thy Service, for his sake! Amen.
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CAB. VIII.
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SECT. VIII.
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Yn Red s’jerree t’ou dy vriaght er y hon, ta, Vel oo ayns Giastyllys rish ooilley’n Seihll.
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The last Inquiry you are to make, is, whether you are in Charity with all the World.
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MYchione shoh, gow Tastey geyre, dy vel yn daa Ard-oyr, enmyssit ayns Scriptyr, son yn Oardaghey shoh, t’ad;—
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COncerning which, take especial Notice, that the two great Ends of this Ordinance mentioned in Scripture are;—
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Hoshiaght, Dy reayll seose Cooinaghtyn jeh Baase Chreest derrey yn Cheet echey reesht.
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The First, To keep up the Remembrance of Christ’s Death till his coming again.—
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Ayns y nah Ynnyd, Dy ve Cowrey casherick jeh nyn Sheshaghtys rish Yeesey Creest, as jeh’n Unnaneys as y Ghiastyllys ain rish ooiiley yn [3]Lught-thie echey.
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The Second, To be a solemn Token of our Communion with Jesus Christ, and of our Union and Charity with all his Family.
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Er yn Oyr shoh t’eh er oardrail, ‘naght myr shegin da dy chooilley Chreestee, ard as injil, berchagh as boght, jannoo seose un Chorp, jeh t’eshyn yn [47] Kione:—as un Lught-thie, jeh t’eshyn yn Mainshter:—Myr shen lhisagh ad ooilley gee ec yn un Voayrd, jeh’n un Arran, myr Cowrey jeh’n Ghraih as Shee, as Caarjys, as Arryltys shen dy chosney yn derrey yeh lesh y jeh elley, myr vees feme er y hon, as myr ta Oltyn jeh’n un Chorp dy dooie jannoo.
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To this End he has ordained, that as all Christians, high and low, rich and poor, shall make up one Body, of which he is the Head:—and one [47] Family of which he is the Master:—So they should all eat at one Table, of one Bread, as a Sign of that Love and Peace, and Friendship, and Readiness to help one another, as occasion shall require, and as Members of the same Body will naturally do.
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As dy jarroo nee yn Soiaghey nee Jee y yannoo jeed feer vooar lhie er yn Aigney-mie creeoil ayd’s son dy chooilley Chreestee, as son ooilley Sheelnaue.
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And indeed your Acceptance with God will very much depend upon your hearty Good-will for every Christian, and for all Mankind.
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Shen-y-fa shegin dhyt goaill lane Kiarail, nagh vel Persoon erbee nagh vel oo ec Shee rish,—Da nagh vod oo leih as Padjer y ghoaill er e hon, as jannoo da ooilley yn Vie oddys, ayns Resoon, ve jerkit void;—Dy bee oo aarloo dy yannoo Lhiassaghey da Persoon erbee, t’ou er n’yannoo Aggair da, ny ta er n’ghoaill Jymmoose cairal rish dty Ghoan ny dty Yannoo, myr ta shoh ny Churrym ta Yeesey Creest eh hene er harey, Mian v. 23. As dy bee oo arryltagh dy leih da dy chooilley Phersoon ta er n’yannoo Aggair dhyt, myr t’ou hene treishteil Leih y gheddyn veih Jee,—Cooinaghtyn er y Vriwnys agglagh ta enmyssit ayns Mian xviii. O ghrogh Harvaant, leih mish dhyt’s yn slane Lhiastynys shen: nagh [48] lhisagh uss myrgeddin as Chymmey er ve ayd er dty Heshey-Harvaant, eer myr va Chymmey aym’s ort’s? As va’n Chiarn jymmoosagh, as livrey eh seose eh ny Phryssoonagh gys Laue y Tidoor.
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Therefore you must take special Care, lest there be any Person with whom you are not
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at Peace,—Whom you cannot forgive and pray for, and do him all the Good that can in reason be expected from you;—That you be disposed to make Satisfaction to any Person that has been injured by you, or who have taken just Offence at your Words or Actions, this being a Duty which Jesus Christ himself has commanded, Matth. v. 23. And that you be ready to forgive every Person who may have injured you, as you expect Forgiveness of God, Remembering the dreadful Sentence mentioned in Matth. xviii. Thou wicked Servant, I forgave thee all thy Debt: Shouldst not thou have had [48] Companion on thy Fellow-servant, even as I had Pity on thee? And the Lord was wroth, and delivered him to the Tormentors.
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As er-jerrey, t’ou dy ghoaill Kiarail, nagh vel dty Aigney-mie ayns Glare ny lomarcan, agh ayns Jannoo as ayns Firrinys, ta shen dy ghra, dy jean oo Mie, chammah as cur Goan mie, as dy jean oo Feaysley er Yeesey Creest ayns ny Oltyn boghtey echey.
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And lastly, you are to take care, that you love not in Word only, but in Deed and in Truth, that is, that you do Good, as well as give good Words, and relieve Jesus Christ in his poor Members.
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As cred eh son Firrinys shickyr, nagh vel Aigney ghiastyllagh as aarloo dy leih faar cha vondeishagh da Persoon erbee, as te dasyn echey te; er-yn-oyr dy vel eh ny s’bannee dy choyrt, na te dy ghoaill; as dy leih, na te dy hassoo er Cooilleen y gheddyn son Aggairyn as drogh Hurnyn ta jeant dooin; Jannoo xx. 35.
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And believe it for a certain Truth, that a charitable and forgiving Temper is not near so beneficial to any body as to him that hath it; it being more blessed to give than to receive; and to forgive, than to insist upon Satisfaction for Injuries and Wrongs done to us; Acts xx. 35.
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Fakin dy vel shoh Grayse cha ymmyrchagh, cha jean uss lhiggey shaghey dy ghuee gys Jee feer jeean dy gooidsave lesh dy chur dhyt eh.
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This being so necessary a Grace, you will not fail to beg of God most earnestly to vouchsafe it you.
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Yn PHADJER.
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The PRAYER.
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SHOH yn Sarey aym’s, dy der shiu Graih yn derrey yeh da’n jeh elley, myr ta mish er chur Graih diuish.—Clasht, O my Annym, cre ta [49] dty Haualtagh er harey dhyt:—Eshyn chur Graih dooin, as hug eh hene son Chebbal as Oural da Jee er nyn son.
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THIS is my Commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.—Hear, O my Soul, what thy Saviour has commanded thee: [49]—He who loved us, and gave himself an Offering and a Sacrifice to God for us.
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Lhig da shoh, dty Ghraih’s, O Yeesey, ve Oyr as Sampleyr y Ghraih aym’s da ooilley Sheelnaue!—Raad nagh vel shoh er ve yn Cliaghtey aym, ta mee geearree dty Phardoon graysoil, as guee ort dy niartaghey my Annym noi dy chooilley Chleayn oddys y Drogh-Spyrryd, ny my Ghooghys peccoil, as yeearreeyn doalley my Aigney y chut gys my Chree:—Dy voddym kinjagh ve aarloo dy gholl gys dty Altar’s, lesh yn Aigney giastyllagh cheddin, ayn ta mee geearree as treishteil dy gheddyn Baase.
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May this thy Love, O Jesus, be the Motive and Pattern of my Love and Charity for all Mankind!—Where this hath not been my Practice, I implore thy gracious Pardon, and beseech Thee to fortify my Soul against all Suggestions of Satan, or my corrupt Nature, and blind Passions:—That I may always be prepared to go to thine Altar, with the same charitable Dispositions, with which I desire and hope to die.
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T’ou uss, O Yeesey, er hayrn dty Noidyn dy ve dty Chaarjyn, liorish dty Vioys y choyrt sheese er nyn son.—Bee uss eddyr Jee as mish son Grayse dy eiyrt er y Ghiastyllys as y Sampleyr Flaunyssagh ayd, dy voddym Barriaght y gheddyn er yn Olk lesh jannoo Mie; dy voddym’s as ooilley Oltyn dty Lught-thie ve ayns Graih ry-chielley myr Braaraghyn:—Dy vod mayd kinjagh meeteil ec dty Voayrd myr Caarjyn firrinagh, as paartail lesh Graih dooie as Aigney-mie myr ta cooie da Creesteenyn. Amen.
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Thou, O Jesus, madest thine Enemies thy Friends, by laying down thy Life for them.— Be thou my Advocate with God for Grace to follow thy Heavenly Charity and Example, that I may overcome Evil with Good; that I and all the Members of thy Family may love as Brethren:—That we may always meet at thy Table as sincere Friends, and part with true Love and Affection as becomes thy Disciples. Amen.
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CAB. IX.
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SECT. IX.
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CHOUD’s shoh t’ou fakin y Resoon ta son yn Oardaghey shoh, yn Ymmyrch, chammah as y Bannaght erskyn-earroo, ta ayns freayll eh dy crauee, as yn Aght dy yannoo oo hene aarloo ny chour, cha mennick as te er ny hirveish.
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BY this Time you see the Reason of this Institution, the Necessity, as well as the invaluable Blessing of observing it religiously, and the Manner of preparing yourself for it as often as you shall have an Opportunity.
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As cooinee, myr s’menkey yeeaghys oo gys Stayd dty Anmey, er-chee goll gys yn Oardaghey shoh, shen myr sloo dy Imnea vees ort dy yannoo dty Hee rish Jee, tra hig oo dy gheddyn Baase; as shen myr sloo dy Ghanjeyr vees oo ayn, dy huittym ayns Stayd dy Pheccah as dy Veerioose, ta er ve Oyr coayl Anmeenyn erskyn-earroo.
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And remember, that the oftener you look into the State of your Soul, in order to go to this Ordinance, the less Trouble you will have to make your Peace with God, when you come to die; and the less Danger you will be in, of falling into a State of Sin and Security, which has been the Ruin of an infinite Number of Souls.
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Marish shoh bee yn Gerjagh smoo ‘sy Theihll ayd, tra t’ou gennaghtyn dy vel oo kinjagh bishaghey ayns Grayse, as goll er dty hoshiaght gys yn Yrjid shen dy Vea vie shegin oo y yannoo feeu son Flaunys.
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Besides this you will have the greatest Comfort of Life, when you perceive that you are still growing in Grace, and tending to that Perfection which must fit you for Heaven.
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Er y Laue elley, my hyndaays oo dty Ghreeym er yn Oardaghey shoh, shegin da ve son nagh jean oo wheesh er dty hon hene as dy gheddyn Tushtey jeh dty Churrym, dty Vondeish, as dty Ghanjeyr.
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On the other hand, if you turn your Back upon the Ordinance, it must be because you will not be at the Pains to understand your Duty, your Interest, and your Danger.
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Cha vel oo er n’ghoaill [51] Tastey, nagh vel Pardoon, ny Grayse, ny Saualtys erbee dy ve jerkit rish, agh liorish lhiassaghey fenish Jee, cre ta e Vac er n’yannoo as er hurranse, as er hoilchin er nyn son, as shen er yn Aght t’eh hene er n’oardaghey.
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You have not considered [51] that that there is no Pardon, no Grace, no Salvation, to be hoped for, but by pleading with God, what his Son hath done and suffered, and merited for us, and in the Manner he has ordained.
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As my nee oo Coyrle y ghoaill rish dty Chooinsheanse hene, inshee eh dhyt, dy nee Paart jeu shoh ny Oyryn firrinagh, ga trimshagh, dy vel oo foiaghey cha beg jeh’n Sarey shoh jeh dty Haualtagh.
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And if you will consult your own Conscience, it will tell you, That some of these are the true, tho’ most wretched, Causes of your Contempt of this Command of your Saviour’s.
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Edyr t’ou beaghey ayns Peccah ennagh er-fys dhyt, er-nonney ayns Raad mee-chrauee dy Vea, nagh jean oo goaill ayns Laue dy hreigeil;—Er-nonney, cha vel oo booiagh dty Vreearraghyn Bashtey y yannoo ass y noa;—Er-nonney, myr s’menkey lesh y ve,—Cha vel oo dy firrinagh imneagh son dty Annym; ynrycan dy vel oo molley oo hene lesh Gialdyn as Treishteil faase ennagh, dy jig oo Keayrt ny Keayrt ennagh dy ve dty Ghooinney noa.
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Either you live in some known Sin, or ungodly way of Life, which you cannot resolve to forsake;—Or, you are not willing to renew your Vows, made in Baptism;—Or, which is generally the Case,—You have no real Concern for your Soul; only you delude yourself with some faint Purposes and Hopes, that some time or other you will become a new Man.
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‘Sy Traa t’ayn t’ou oolee jeh Peccah ta rouyr casley rish gobbal y Chiarn ren oo y chionnaghey.—T’ou tayrn Scammylt er Oardaghey Chreest, myr nagh beagh eh feeu Geill ‘chur da: T’ou creoghey drogh Leih ayns nyn Mee-chredjue, as nyn Meerioose jeh’n Taualtys oc, liorish [52] genmys oo hene dty Chreestee, as leeideil Bea goll-rish Anchreestee, ayns soiaghey-beg jeh unnane jeh ny Ard-saaseyn dy Haualtys: T’ou beaghey ayns Stayd, ayn vees beg er ny hoiaghey jeh ooilley dty Phadjeryn, edyr ec y Cheeill ny ec y Thie, edyr er dty hon hene, ny son feallagh elley.
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In the mean time you are guilty of a Sin too like the denying the Lord that bought you. You bring an evil Report upon an Ordinance of Christ, as if it were not worth observing:—You harden wicked People in their Infidelity, and Neglect of their Salvation, by calling [52] yourself a Christian, and living like a Heathen, in the Contempt of one of the greatest Means of Salvation: You live in a State in which all your Prayers, whether public or private, whether for yourself or for others, will all be rejected.
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Gyn arragh y ghra, t’ou brasnaghey Jee dy chooilley Laa ny smoo as ny smoo dy ghoaill e Ghrayse Void,—Dy aagail oo gys yn Ymmyrkey-bea mee-chrauee ayd hene, derrey vees oo er lhieeney seose Towse dty Pheccaghyn, as er hayrn ort hene y Vriwnys shen nagh vod v’er ny chlashtyn, gyn ve er-creau—Ta mee ginsh diu nagh jean Fer jeusyn v’er nyn guirrey, blashtyn jeh my Hibber,—Eer Shibber Poosee yn Eayn ayns Niau.
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In short you provoke God every Day more and more to withdraw his Grace.—To leave you to your own corrupt way of Living, till you have filled up the Measure of your Sins, and prepared yourselves for a Sentence not to be heard without trembling—I tell you that none of these Men that were bidden, shall taste of my Supper,—The Marriage Supper of the Lamb in Heaven.
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Nagh mooar eisht shegin da’n Peccah ocsyn y ve, ta lhiggey shaghey dy hirveish, as y Peccah ocsyn ta chyndaa nyn Gooyl rish yn Oardaghey shoh, er ta’n Saualtys ain lhie? Son she Fuill Chreest shegin shin y ghlenney veih dy chooilley Pheccah.—1 Ean i. 7.
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How great then must the Sin of those be, who neglect to administer, and of those who turn their Back Upon this Ordinance, upon which our Salvation depends? It being the Blood of Christ which must cleanse us from all Sin,—1 John i. 7.
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LURG ooilley, cha vel shoh dy choyrlaghey Persoon erbee dy gholl gys Shibber y Chiarn, fegooish y Garmad-Poosee, fegooish arrym cooie [53] da’n Churrym shen.—Son foddee Dooinney goll cha neu-feeu shen as dy hoilchin Briwnys ayns ynnyd Bannaght.—Ta shen dy ghra, Lheid as ta beaghey ayns Peccah erbee er-fys
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AFTER all, this is not to encourage any Person to go to the Lord’s Supper without a Wedding-garment, without a due [53] regard gard to the Duty.—For a Man may go so unworthily as to receive Judgment, instead of a Blessing.—For Example, Such as live in any known Sin unrepented of;—Such as are not sincerely resolved to live, and be governed, by the known Laws of the Gospel; —Such as live at Variance with their Neighbours without being willing to be reconciled;—Such as have done Wrong, and will not make Satisfaction, as they are able: Lastly, Such as go out of mere Custom, without considering the End or Benefit of this
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daue gyn Arrys;—Lheid as nagh vel dy creeoil kiarit dy leeideil nyn Mea, as dy ve reilt, liorish ny Leighyn ta soit roin ayns y Tushtal;—Lheid as ta beaghey ec Streeu rish nyn Naboonyn fegooish ve booiagh dy ve coardit roo;—Lheid as t’er n’yannoo Aggair, as nagh jean Lhiassaghey, gys Rere nyn Booar:—Er-jerrey, Lheid as ta goll trooid eer Chliaghtey, fegooish Tastey ‘choyrt da Oyr ny da Vondeish yn Oardaghey shoh, as chyndaa reesht gys y Reamys peccoil v’ad cliaghtey ‘ghoaill, cha leah’s ta’n Chirveish harrish.
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Ordinance, and return to their usual sinful Liberties, as soon as the Service is over.
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Lhisagh ooilley nyn Lheid shoh toiggal, dy jagh ad dy neu-feeu; as my ta veg y Gheill firrinagh oc da nyn Anmeenyn, hig ad gys Smooinaghtyn share, as ver ad ad-hene fo Kianglaghyn s’troshey roish my jed ad reesht gys Shibber y Chiarn.
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All such ought to know, that they went unworthily; and if they have any true Concern for their Souls, they will consider better, and lay themselves under stricter Obligations, before they go again to the Lord’s Supper.
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Agh ny lhig daue er Gaue Anmey, molley ad hene, as shoh y yannoo ny Leshtal son lhiggey shaghey dy gholl gys yn Oardaghey shoh son y Traa ta ry heet; er-aggle dy brasnee ad Jee dy aagail ad daue [54] hene, ta unnane jeh ny Briwnyssyn s’trimmey oddys tuittym orroo.
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But then let them not, at the Peril of their Souls, deal deceitfully, and make this a Pretence of neglecting to go to this Ordinance for the future; lest they provoke God to leave them to [54] themselves, which is one of the greatest Judgments that can befal them.
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Er y Laue elley, ny lhig da Creestee mie-aignagh erbee v’er ny choyrt ass Cree lesh Aggle dy vel eh er gholl dy neu-feeu gys Shibber y Chiarn, as myr shen lhiggey shaghey, kyndagh nagh vel ad feddyn ooilley yn Vondeish as y Caghlaa obbrit ayndoo v’ad treishteil er y hon; agh lhig daue Tastey ‘ghoaill, nagh vel Stayd dy Chasherickys as Bea firrinagh Creestee dy ve jerkit rish er y chooyl, agh ny veggan as ny veggan, as ‘naght myr ta shin jannoo Ymmyd vie jeh ny Grayseyn, s’cooidsave lesh y Spyrryd Noo veih Traa gy Traa ‘chur dooin.
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On the other hand, let not any well-meaning Christian be discouraged with Fears of having gone unworthily to the Lord’s Supper, and so forbear, because they do not find all the Benefit and Change wrought in them which they hoped for; but let them consider, that a State of Holiness and Perfection is not to be expected at once, but by Degrees, and as we make good Use of the Graces, which the holy Spirit from time to time vouchsafes us:
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Fakin nagh nee Creestee mie Fer, nagh vel veg yn Yeearree echey gys Peccah, agh Fer, ta trooid Grayse Yee chelleeragh Smaghtaghey, as nagh vel surranse lheid ny Yeearreeyn dy aase gys drogh Chliaghtaghyn.
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A good Christian not being one, who has no Inclination to Sin, but one, who thro’ the Grace of God immediately checks, and suffers not such Inclinations to grow into evil Habits.
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Jee, ta toiggal ny Annooinidyn ain, nee soiaghey jeh nyn Ynrickys, ga nagh vel eh cheet seose gys slane Towse nyn Gurrym, my she shen dy vel shin deyrey shin hene er y hon, as streeu dy lhiassaghey nyn Mea.
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God, who knows our Infirmities, will accept our sincere Endeavours, tho’ attended with Imperfeclions and Backslidings, provided we condemn ourselves for them, and strive to amend.
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As lhig dooin cooinaghtyn son nyn Gherjagh, dy ren Yeesey Creest eh-hene genmys ooilley e Oltyllyn, (cheu-mooie [55] jeh’n Traitoor) dy ve glen, ta shen, dy ve feeu dy ghoaill y Chreestiaght shen, v’eshyn goll dy hirveish orroo, ga va fys echey dy row ad aarloo dy huittym ayns Failleilyn as Annooinidyn feer vooar ; quoid va dy leah er ny akin, tra ren ad ooilley y hreigeil eh, noi nyn yarroo Ghialdynyn; agh shoh ghow ad Arrys jeh, as ve leiht daue liorish nyn Ver-kionnee chymmoil.
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And let us remember for our Comfort, that Jesus Christ himself pronounced all his Disciples (the Traitor [55] excepted) to be clean, that is, qualified to receive this Sacrament, which he was going to administer to them, altho’ he knew them to be subject to very great Failings and Infirmities; which soon appeared, when they all forsook him, contrary to their solemn Promises; but this they repented of, and were forgiven by their compassionate Redeemer.
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Shen-y-fa my ta Graih ayd’s er Jee, as er dty Naboo, ga nagh vel eh cha jeean as wooishagh oo;—My ta Yeearree firrinagh ayd dy ve ny share, na t’ou gennaghtyn oo hene dy ve ec y Traa t’ayn—My ta Messyn y Spyrryd Noo, ga ayns Cooid ny veggan, er ny akin ayns dty Ymmyrkey-bea—Er-jerrey, my t’ou gagh laa goaill Padjer son Grayseyn Yee, dy vod oo, ‘sy Traa mie echeysyn, y ve, as jannoo, myr t’eshyn dty harey, as nagh vel oo beaghey ayns Peccah erbee er-fys dhyt;—Ny lhig shaghey er Aght erbee dy gholl gys yn Oardaghey echey, cha mennick as te er ny hirveish, as foddee oo ve shickyr jeh Bannaght Yee, as Bishaghey jeh e Ghrayseyn.
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If therefore you love God, and your Neighbour, tho’ not so fervently as you could wish;—If you have a real Desire of being better, than at present you find yourself to be—If the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, tho’ in a very low Degree, do appear in your Life—Lastly, if you do daily pray for God’s Grace, that you may, in his good time, be, and do, what he would have you to be, and do not live in any known Sin;—By no means forbear to go to his Ordinance, as often as you have an Opportunity, and depend upon God’s Blessing, and an Increase of his Graces.
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GIALL, O Yee, nagh dayrn-yms dy bragh dty Vriwnyssyn neose orrym pene, edyr liorish my Ghreeym y hyndaa rish yn Oardaghey shoh, ny liorish goll huggey gyn-tort ny dy neu-feeu. Dy jean dty Vyghin leih dou son ny t’er n’gholl shaghey, as cur Grayse dou son y Traa ta ry-heet, dy chasherickey my Vea hood, as dy ghoaill dy chooilley Chaa dy chooinaghtyn er Graih my Er-kionnee, as liorish shen jannoo shickyr jeh’n Foayr ayd’s as jeh my Haualtys hene! As my she dty Aigney eh, giall dy voddym dy bragh geddyn lheid y Gherjaghey as y Vondeish ayns yn Oardaghey shoh, as oddys m’y ghreinnaghey dy reayll eh lesh Boggey gys jerrey my Vea.
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GRANT, O God, that I may never draw down thy Judgments upon myself, either by turning my Back upon this Ordinance, or by going to it without Thought or unworthily. May thy Mercy pardon what is past, and give me Grace for the time to Come, to consecrate my Life to Thee, and to embrace every Occasion of remembering my Redeemer’s Love, and thereby securing thy Favour and my own Salvation! And if it be thy ‘Will, grant that I may always find such Comfort and Benefit in this Ordinance, as may encourage me to observe it with Joy unto my Life’s End.
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Cur Kied dou chymney gys dty Vyghin erskyn-earroo, yn Stayd hrimshagh ocsyn ooilley ta meerioosagh jeh lheid ny Saaseyn bannee dy Ghrayse as dy Haualtys: Dooisht dy chooilley Phobble Creestee gys Ennaghtyn jeh’n Churrym shoh:—Foshil ny Sooillyn oc, as lhiassee yn Shaghrynys oc, dy vod Toiggal firrinagh y ve oc, dy nee shoh yn ynrycan Saase dy yannoo nyn Shee rhyt, as Soiaghey dy ve jeant jeh ny Persoonyn as ny [57] Padjeryn oc liorish dty Ard-ooashley Flaunyssagh, trooid Yeesey Creest nyn Jiarn. Amen.
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Give me Leave to recommend to thine infinite Mercy, the miserable Condition, of all such as neglect so great Means of Grace and Salvation:—Awaken all Christian People into a Sense of this Duty:—Open their Eyes, and correct their Mistakes, that they may be convinced, that this is the only Means of making their Peace with Thee, and of rendering their Persons and their Prayers acceptable to thy [57] Divine Majesty, thro’ Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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CAB. X.
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NEE dy chooilley Chreestee mie-chreeagh, tra t’eh choud shoh er n’gheddyn eh-hene aarloo son y Chreestiaght, e Phaart y yannoo dy reayll Smooinaghtyn jeh e Churrym, as jeh ny Bannaghtyn t’eh treishteil er nyn son, jeean ayns e Chree derrey yn Traa t’eh goaill yn Chreestiaght.
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EVERY well-disposed Christian, after he has thus far prepared himself for this Sacrament, will endeavour to keep the Thoughts of his Duty, and the Blessings he hopes for, warm in his Heart until the Time of Receiving.
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Foddee Paart jeh ny Scriptyryn ver-ym reue, as Smooinaghtyn dowin orroo, trooid Grayse Yee, gansoor gys yn Ymmyd shen; ny chamoo ghoys ad seose mooarane Traa, son foddee Ayrn ny’n slane, rere y Traa, ve dy crauee er nyn usal ayns Mean eer Obbyr seihltagh.
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Some of the following Scriptures, and Meditations upon them, may, thro’ God’s Grace, answer that End; nor will they take up too much Time, because some or more of them, as Occasion offers, may be devoutly used in the midst of Business.
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As ta’n Aght shoh dy Chraueeaght currit royd dy leeideil Creesteenyn dy Chliaghtaghey ad hene gys Smooinaghtyn crauee er Ayrnyn elley jeh Goo Yee, t’ad dy lhaih ny dy chlashtyn.
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And this Method of Devotion is here proposed to lead Christians to make proper Reflections upon other Parts of Scripture, which they read or hear.
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Ashlish iii. 17. T’ou gra, Ta mee berchagh as er vishaghey ayns Cooid, as nagh vel mee feme Nhee erbee: as cha vel oo goaill hood hene, dy vel oo treih, [58] as seaghnit, as boght, as doal, as rooisht.
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Rev. iii. 17. Thou sayest, I am rich, and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched, and [58] miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
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Shoh yn Stayd hrimshagh ta shin, myr Peccee, aarloo dy huittym fo: as she dty Vyghin’s eh, O Yee, dy vel unnane erbee j’in tushtagh jeh—Freill mish, ta mee guee ort, veih’n Deillid shen yinnagh my lhiettal veih fakin my Hreihys hene, as veih’n Voyrn shen, yinnagh my lhiettal veih goaill rish kiongoyrt Rhyt’s, oddys ynrycan cooney lhiam, O cur Ennaghtyn firrinagh dou jeh ny Aslayntyn anmey shen ta mee lhie foue, as cooin lhiam er Graih dty Vyghinyn, as er Graih Yeesey my Er-kionnee.
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This is the sad Condition to which, as Sinners, we are subject: and it is thy Mercy, O God, that any of us are sensible of it.—Preserve me, I beseech Thee, from that Blindness which would hinder me from seeing my own Misery, and from that Pride, which would keep me from acknowledging it before Thee, who alone canst help me. O give me a true Sense of the Maladies I labour under, and help me for thy Mercies sake, and for the sake of Jesus my Redeemer.
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Psal. li. 17. Oural Yee she Spyrryd seaghnit eh; Cree brisht as arryssagh cha jean Jee beg y hoiaghey jeh.
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Psal. li. 17. The Sacrifice of God is a broken Spirit; a broken and a contrite Heart God will not despise.
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Agh feer neu-feeu ta my Chree’s dy v’er ny hebbal gys Jee, derrey vee’m er chosney Pardoon voish son ny ymmodee Peccaghyn shen ta er n’yannoo eh neu-ghlen.
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But most unfit is mine to be to God presented, until I have obtained his Pardon for the many Sins, by which it has been defiled.
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Jer. iii. 12, 13. Ta mish myghinagh, ta’n Chiarn dy ghra, as cha jean-ym Jymmoose y reayll son dy bragh, ynrycan gow rish dty Vee-chairys, dy vel oo er n’yannoo Peccah noi yn Chiarn dty Yee.
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Jer. iii. 12, 13. I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep Anger for ever; only acknowledge thine Iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God.
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Ta mee goaill-rish my Pheccah hood’s, O Yee, as my Vee-chairys cha jean-ym y chieltyn: [59] ta mee er-y-fa shen geearree Leih ort, as shassoo er dty Ghialdyn graysoil, lesh Cree slane kiarit gyn dy bragh reesht dy hyndaa gys Ommijys.
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I do acknowledge my Sin unto Thee, O God, and mine Iniquities will I not [59] hide: I do therefore implore thy Pardon, and plead thy gracious Promise, with full Purpose of Heart, never again to return to Folly.
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Jer. xvii. 9. Ta’n Cree molteyragh as mee-chrauee erskyn towse; quoi oddys toiggal eh?
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Jer. xvii. 9. The Heart is deceitful, and desperately wicked; who can know it?
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Cha voddym’s dy jarroo freggyrt son my Chree hene; agh cha vel Fockle erbee, O Hiarn, nagh vel ayns dty Phooar: Aynyd’s ta mee cur my Hreishteil, ny lhig dou dy bragh ve er my choyrt gys Nearey: Freill eh dy bragh ayns my Chree cre’n Red olk as sharroo vees eh, dy hreigeil y Chiarn.
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I cannot, indeed, answer for my own Heart; but there is no Word, O Lord, impossible with Thee: In Thee I do put my Trust, let me never be put to Confusion:—Keep it ever in my Heart what an evil thing and bitter, it will be, to forsake the Lord.
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1 Ean iii. 8. Eshyn ta jannoo Peccah (ta livrey harrish eh hene dy veaghey ayns Peccah er-fys da) t’eh jeh’n Drogh-Spyrryd,—t’eh fo yn Phooar as y Reill echey.
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1 John iii. 8. He that committeth Sin (who abandons himself to live in any known Sin) is of the Devil,—is under his Power and Government.
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Freill mish, Yee ghraysoil, veih’n Deillid Annym-stroiagh shen, dy reih Noid ny Hanmey son my Hiarn as my Chiannoort, ayns Ynnyd dty Vac Bannit, eh hug sheese e Vioys dy chosney shin reesht veih Tranlaase atchimagh y Jouyl.
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Preserve me, gracious God, from so fatal a Blindness, to chuse Satan for my Lord and Governor, instead of thy Blessed Son, who laid down his Life to redeem us from the dreadful Tyranny of the Devil.
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1 Ean ii. 25. She shoh yn Gialdyn t’eh er n’yannoo dooin, dy jarroo yn Vea veayn.
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1 John ii. 25. This is the Promise that he hath promised us, eternal Life.
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Cre cha mie erskyn-insh ta Jee, dy chur dooin lheid yn Ard-treishteil, dy reayll shin hene veih Toyrt-mow!—Cur [60] dooys, ta mee guee ort, Credjue shickyr ayns y Ghialdyn shoh, nagh vod Atchim erbee m’y agglagh, nagh vod Eunyssyn erbee my Chree y chleayney;—As nagh jean Seaghyn erbee m’y agglagh veih uss y hirveish.
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How infinitely good is God, to give us so great Encouragement to save ourselves from Ruin!—Give me, [60] I beseech Thee, a firm Faith in this Promise, that no Fears may terrify me, no Pleasures may corrupt my Heart; No Difficulties may discourage me from serving Thee.
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Mian xvi. 24. My ta Dooinney erbee aggindagh geiyrt orrym’s, lhig da eh hene y obbal, as e Chrosh y hroggal, as geiyrt orrym.
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Matt. xvi. 24. If any Man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his Cross and follow me.
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O my Haualtagh! nagh ren soiaghey jeed hene, agh ghow ort Cummey Sharvaant, ny lhig dooys goaill orrym dy ve Eiyrtyssagh jeed’s, fegooish streeu dy jeean dy eiyrt er Kesmadyn bannit dty Vea smoo Chasherick,—Dty Hurranse, dty Veeinid, as dty Injillid-aigney; Dty veggan Geill son Eunyssyn y Theihll, e Vaynrys, e Vondeish, as ooilley e Yalloonyn:—Yn Chymmey jeean ayd’s son Treihys Deiney:—Dty Yeidjys doccaragh ayns jannoo Mie:—Dty Hannaghtyn kinjagh ayns Padjer, as dty Viallys gys Aigney dty Ayrey.—Lhig dooys ny sleaie scarrey rish Nhee erbee eer cha deyr as Laue yesh, ny Sooill yesh, na gyn geiyrt ort’s.
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O my Saviour! who pleasedst not thyself, but tookest upon Thee the Form of a Servant, let me not profess to follow Thee, without endeavouring to follow the blessed Steps of thy most Holy Life,—Thy Patience, Meekness, and Humility: Thy great Disregard for the World, its Pleasures, Profits, and all its Idols:—Thy sensible Concern for the Miseries of Men:—Thy Unweariedness in doing Good:—Thy Constancy in Prayer, and Resignation to the Will of thy Father.—Let me part with any thing as dear as a right Hand, or a right Eye, rather than not follow Thee.
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Mian vi. 24. Cha vod Dooinney erbee daa Vainshter y hirveish.—Cha vod shiu Jee as [4]Mammon y hirveish.
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Mat. vi. 24. No Man can serve two Masters.—Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.
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Nagh row nouyn dooys, O Yee, dy bragh soiaghey seose [61] Nhee erbee dy ve Ayrnagh mayrt’s ayns my Chree! Nagh jean-ym dy bragh goaill ayns Laue dy yannoo coardail eddyr y Chirveish ayd’s as y Seihll shen ta ec Noidys rhyt! Cur dou, ta mee guee ort, ny Sooillyn dy Chredjue dy voddym fakin y Seihll, cre ayns Firrinys te;—Danjeyr e Verchys,—Ommijys e Eunyssyn,—Ymmodee e Ribbaghyn,—Pooar e Violaghyn,—E Physhoon baasoil, as e Ghaue shickyr dy hayrn my Chree veih Graih ’chur dhyt.
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May I never set up any Rival, O God, with thee in [61] the Possession of my Heart! May I never attempt to reconcile thy Service with that World which is at Enmity with thee! Give me, I beseech Thee, the Eyes of Faith that I may see the World, what in Truth it is;—The Danger of its Riches,—The Folly of its Pleasures, The Multitude of its Snares,—The Power of its Temptations,—Its deadly Poison, and certain Danger of drawing my Heart from the Love of Thee.
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Mian xxii. 37, 39. Ver oo Graih da’n Chiarn dty Yee lesh ooilley dty Chree,—As da dty Naboo myr dhyt hene.
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Matt. xxii. 37, 39. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart,—And thy Neighbour as thy self.
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O dy vod Graih Yee ve Ard-reiltagh my Annym; dy vod ve aym yn Prowal gerjoilagh shoh jeh’n Ghraih echey tannaghtyn aynym, dy voddym streeu dy wooiys eh as dy reayll e Annaghyn!—Dy vod my Ghraih da my Naboo ve lheid as ta Jee er harey, dy ve giastyllagh as leih, as Graih y choyrt, myr ta cooie da Eiyrtyssagh Yeesey!
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O that the Love of God may be the Commanding Principle of my Soul; and that I may have this comfortable Proof of his Love abiding in me, that I study to please him and to keep his Commandments!—That my Love to my Neighbour may be such as God has commanded, that I may give and forgive, and love, as becomes a Disciple of Jesus Christ!
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1 Ean iii. 1 4. Ta fys ain dy vel shin caghlait veih Baase gys Bea, er-yn-oyr dy nhynney lhien ny Braaraghyn [Creestee].
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1 John iii. 14. We know that we have passed from Death unto Life, because we love the Brethren.
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Cre te dy chur Graih da my Naboo myr dou hene, T’ou uss, O Hiarn, er n’ynsaghey dou [62] ayns dty Ghoo casherick;—Gyn dy bragh Aggair y yannoo da ny ’volley eh:—Gyn dy bragh Trimshey y chur er, ny gyn oyr dy hayrn Seaghyn er;—Gyn dy bragh beg y hoiaghey jeh, ny Faghid y yannoo er;—Gyn dy bragh goaill Boggey ec Drogh-haghyrt erbee, ny Foilchin dty Naboo: Agh dy ghoaill Boggey ayns e Vaynrys, as dy chooney lesh ayns e Eme.—Cur dooys, O Hiarn, yn Prowal shoh dy vel mee er my chaghlaa veih Baase gys Bea.
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What it is to love my Neighbour as myself, Thou, O Lord, hast taught me in [62] thy holy Word:—Never to wrong or deceive him:—Never to grieve him, or without a Cause to create him Trouble;—Never to treat him with Contempt and Scorn;—Never to be pleased with his Misfortunes and Faults:—But to rejoice in his Happiness, and help him in his Wants,—Give me, O Lord, a Proof of my having passed from Death unto Life.
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Gal. iii. 13. Ta Creest er livrey shin veih Mollaght y Leigh, eh-hene jeant ny Vollaght er nyn son; ta shen dy ghra, Va Kerraghey currit er myr er Fer fo Mollaght y Leigh, Deut. xxi. 23.
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Gal. iii. 13. Christ hath redeemed us from the Curse of the Law, being made a Curse for us; that is, He was treated as one under the Curse of the Law, Deut. xxi. 23.
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Yee bannit, cre wheesh va nyn Dreihys? Cre wheesh va dty Vyghin’s? tra nagh voddagh Nhee erbee, shin y hauail veih Toyrt-mow, agh Baase dty Vac!—Hee-ym liorish shoh, cre cha dwoaiagh as ta Peccah dhyt.—Myr shen dy row eh dooys, ta mee guee ort.—Ny lhig dou dy bragh brynnoil rhym pene, dy jean dty Vyghin lhiggey lhiam, my nee’m tannaghtyn ayns Peccah, tra nagh ren oo lhiggey lesh dty Vac hene, tra hug eh eh-hene ayns Ynnyd ny Peccee!—Ny lhig dooys dy bragh dty Chairys y vrasnaghey!—Ny lhig dou [63] dy bragh jarrood dty Vyghinyn, as cre ta dty Vac er n’yannoo er my hon!
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Blessed God, how great was our Misery? How great was thy Mercy? when nothing could save us from Ruin, but the Death of thy Son!—I see by this, how hateful Sin is to Thee.—Make it so to me, I beseech Thee.—May I never flatter myself, that thy Mercy will spare me, if I continue in Sin, when thou sparedst not thine own Son, when he put himself in the Place of Sinners!—May I never provoke thy Justice!—May I never forget thy Mercies, [63] and what thy Son has done for me!
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Tit. ii. 14. Hug eh eh-hene er nyn son, dy voddagh eh shin y eaysley veih dy chooilley Vee-chraueeaght, as casherickey da hene Pobble reiht, jeean ayns Obbraghyn mie.
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Tit. ii. 14. He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all Iniquity, and to purify unto himself a People zealous of good Works.
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Bannit dy row Jee, dy vel mish jeant unnane jeh’n Phobble shoh liorish Bashtey! Giall nagh jean-ym dy bragh mee-hene neu-feeu jeed’s ny jeh my Chredjue Creestee, liorish Bea vee-chrauee.—O uss, t’er ve nyn Ver-kionnee veih Peccah as veih Baase, cur orrym dy hoiggal, dy yannoo Ard-soiaghey jeh, as dy bragh dy chooinaghtyn er dty Ghraih erskyn-earroo, as dy hoilshaghey dy vel mee jannoo shen liorish Bea er ny chasherickey gys dty Hirveish.
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Blessed be God, that I was united to this People by Baptism! Grant that I may never disgrace Thee, or my Christian Profession, by an ungodly Life.—O Thou, who hast redeemed us from Sin and Death, cause me to understand, to value, and ever remember thy great Love, and to shew that I do so by a Life consecrated to thy Service.
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2 Tim. ii. 12. My ta shin gobbal eshyn, nee eshyn myrgeddin shinyn y obbal.
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2 Tim. ii. 12. If we deny him, He also will deny us.
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Cre whilleen ta gobbal uss, O Yeesey, gyn Tort, as gyn Aggle! Vel fys oc cre t’ad dy yannoo, ta cha neu-hastagh chyndaa nyn Ghreeym rish yn Oardaghey shoh? Nagh vel jannoo agh Craid jeh nyn Beccaghyn, chost dhyt’s dty Vioys?—Ta goaill Nearey jeed’s as jeh dty Hushtal, ayns Ammys Gheiney?—Ta liorish nyn Mea neu-chreestee treigeil dty Hirveishys? Vel Toiggal oc cre te [64] dy ve obbit liort’s?—Cre te gyn veg y vondeish y ve oc liorish dty Vaase, dty Hurranse, as dty Phleadeilys er nyn son?—Yee ghraysoil, livrey mish veih’n Peccah as y Kerraghey atchimagh shoh.
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How many deny Thee, Jesus, without Thought, and without Dread! Do they know what they do, who lightly turn their Backs upon this Ordinance? Who make a Mock of Sin, which cost Thee thy Life? Who are ashamed of Thee, and of thy Gospel, out of regard to Men? Who by their unchristian Lives do renounce thy Service?—Do they [64] consider what it is to be denied by Thee?—What it is to have no Interest in thy Death, thy Merits, and Mediation?—Gracious God, deliver me from this dreadful Sin and Judgment.
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Noo Mian xxvi. 35. Dooyrt Peddyr, ga dy beign dou goll dy Baase mayrt, cha nobbin oo.
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St. Matt. xxvi. 35—Peter said, Tho’ I should die with Thee, yet will I not deny Thee.
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Freill mish, Hiarn ghraysoil, veih Smooinaghtyn daaney, as Treishteil foalsey er my Niart hene, fegooish Kemmyrk dty Ghrayse: Ayns y Vac-soyley trimshagh shoh, lhig dou fakin my Annooinid fegooish dty Niart, as my Hoyrt-mow fegooish dty Chooney’s.
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Preserve me, gracious Lord, from a presumptuous Opinion, and Dependence on my own Strength, without the Aids of thy Grace: Let me see, in this sad Instance, my Weakness without thy Assistance, and my Ruin without thy Help.
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Noo Luke xxii. 61, 62. As hyndaa yn Chiarn, as yeeagh eh er Peddyr, as chooinee Peddyr er Goan Chreest,—as hie eh magh as cheayn eh dy sharroo.
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St. Luke xxii. 61, 62. And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter, and Peter remembered the Words of Christ,—and went out and wept bitterly.
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O Yeesey, jeeagh orrym’s lesh y Tooill cheddin dy Hymmey, cre-erbee yn Traa nee’m ass y Raad, dy voddym my Oill y akin, as er-y-chooyl chyndaa gys my Churrym:—Lhig da’n Cowrey shoh jeh dty Vyghin ve yn gerjagh aym’s, fakin nagh ren Foill wheesh as cha mennick jeant giarey magh yn Arryssagh shoh veih dty Vyghin; agh ny lhig da shoh shinyn y yannoo [65] mee-agglagh dy vrasnaghey, er-aggle nagh gow mayd dy bragh Arrys.
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O Jesus, look upon me with the same Eye of Compassion, whenever I shall do amiss, that I may see my Fault, and forthwith return to my Duty:—Let this Instance of thy Mercy be our Comfort, since so great and repeated a Crime did not exclude this Penitent from thy Mercy; but let not this make us fearless of offending Thee, lest we never repent. [65]
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Noo Luke xxii. 3, 4, 5. Eisht hie yn Drogh-spyrryd stiagh ayns Yuaase as ghow eh Coyrle rish ny Ard-saggyrtyn mychione eh y vrah daue:—as ren ad Conaant dy chur Argid da, &c.
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St. Luke xxii. 3, 4, 5. Then entered Satan into Judas, and he communed with the Chief Priests, how he might betray him unto them:—And they covenanted to give him Money, &c.
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My yinnin’s uss y vrasnaghey, O Yee, liorish shassoo magh noi dty Spyrryd Noo, dy aagail mee gys Neu-ghlenid my Ghooghys hene, as gys Pooar y Drogh-spyrryd, ta mee fakin, liorish y Dooinney mollee shoh, cre’n Vee-chraueeaght oddin ve kyndagh jeh.—Hiarn Yee, ny faag uss mish da my Yeearreeyn hene: —Dooin my Chree noi yn Taynt shen, va Fraue jeh lheid y Peccah eajee. Freill mee veih Peccaghyn dy Ghaanys er dty Vyghin, nagh vow ad yn Varriaght orrym; as freill mee fo Leeideilys dty Spyrryd Noo, er graih Yeesey Creest.
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If I should provoke Thee, O God, by resitting thy Holy Spirit, to leave me to my own natural Corruption, and to the Power of Satan, I see, in this wretched Man, what Wickedness I am capable of.—Lord God, abandon me not to my own Choices:—Shut my Heart against that Covetousness, which was the Root of so great a Sin. Keep me from presumptuous Sins, lest they get the Dominion over me; and secure me under the Conduct of thy Holy Spirit, for Jesus Christ’s sake.
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Deut. xvi. 16. Cha jig uss lesh Laue follym fenish y Chiarn: ver dy chooilley Ghooinney rere e Fort, cordail rish Bannaght y Chiarn dty Yee, t’eh er choyrt dhyt.
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Deut. xvi. 16. They shall not appear before the Lord empty: every Man shall give as he is able, according to the Blessing of the Lord thy God, which he hath given thee.
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Jig-yms ayns dty Enish, O Yee, ny smessey na Hew?—Voddym Nhee erbee y choyrt da ny Boghtyn ayd’s, agh ny ta mee er gheddyn void’s? Kys oddym gra dy vel mooarane [66] Graih aym ort, my ta mee shirveish cha gortagh orroosyn, t’ou ayns dty Ynnyd hene er phointeil dy ghoaill nyn Yeirk? Cur Cree dooys, O Yee, dy ve giastyllagh corrym rish dty Vannaght orrym pene as er my Chooid.
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Shall I appear before thee, O God, worse than a Jew?—Can I give any thing to thy Poor, but what I have received from thee? How can I say that I love Thee [66] much, if I give sparingly to them, whom thou hast appointed in thy Place to receive our Alms? Give me an Heart, O God, to give according to thy Blessing upon me, and as I expect thy Blessing upon myself and Substance.
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1 Peddyr iv. 10. Myr ta dy chooilley Ghooinney er gheddyn y Gioot, dy jarroo myr shen shirveish-jee yn chooid cheddin yn derrey yeh er y jeh elley, myr Stiurtyn mie.
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1 Pet. iv. 10. As every Man hath received the Gift, even so minister the same one to another as good Stewards.
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O Yee; t’er n’ynsaghey dooin nagh vel shin ooilley agh Stiurtyn foyd—Freill mish, ta mee guee ort, veih’n Vee-chairys vooar shen dy volley dty Voghtyn’s jeh nyn Gair: Cur Grayse dou dy smaghtaghey ooilley my Yeearreeyn fardalagh, as my Vaarail, dy vod ve aym dy chur dauesyn t’ayns Feme,—As dy vod y Towse jeh dty Vannaghtyn dooys, ve yn Towse jeh’n Ghiastyllys aym’s da feallagh elley.
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O God, who has taught us, that we are all but thy Stewards—Keep me from that great Injustice of defrauding thy Poor of their Right: Give me Grace to moderate all my vain Desires and Expences, that I may have to give to them that need, and that the Measure of thy Blessings to me may be the Measure of my Charity to others.
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