“Now the only way to accomplish this end and to provide for our posterity is to follow the counsel of Micah, “do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God.” For this end we must be knit together in this work as one man; we must entertain each other in brotherly affection; we must delight in each other, make other’s condition our own, rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our commission and community in this work, our community members of the same body. So shall we keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. The Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us, as His own people, and will command a blessing upon us in all our ways, so that we shall see much more of his wisdom, power, goodness, and truth than formerly we have been acquainted with. We shall find the God of
John Winthrop quoted by George Grant, The Patriots Handbook, p22
+copy.jpg)
No comments:
Post a Comment