Open Letter on Swearing Endorses Moral Reform
A Worcester letter from November 1799 denounces swearing as a humiliation of human nature and a target of divine punishment. The author urges clergymen and lay readers to condemn the vice, cite legal penalties, and pursue a temperate, reverent speech aligned with Christian duty and public decorum.
Extract from a Letter by Rev John Berridge on Sin and Salvation
An 18th century exhortation urges pastors to unveil universal sinfulness, the darkness of the mind, and the will's perversity. It calls for preaching on God’s sovereignty. The text includes warnings of death and hell, and the law's spiritual reach to every thought and action.
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