,transcribed from the c#ahcj ,augustus ,applegath and ,edward ,cowper edition by ,david ,price1 email cc#jgdpglaf4org ,picture3 ,pamphlet cover ,,the ,,sabbath ,,breaker ,,reclaimed2 ,,or1 ,a ,,pleasing ,,history ,,of ,,thomas ,,brown4 ,picture3 ,decorative image of man outside church in graveyard ,,london3 ,printed by ,,augustus ,,applegath and ,,edward ,,cowper1 ,duke-street1 ,stamford-street2 ,sold by ,f4 ,,collins1 #ad1 ,newgate-street2 and ,,evans and ,,sons1 #db1 ,long-lane1 ,smithfield4 ,price ,one ,penny4 ,,history ,,of ,,thomas ,,brown4 ,,on a fine ,sabbath morn1 in the sweet month of ,may1 ,when the hawthorn in blossom was seen2 ,when perfumes filled the air1 and all nature look'd gay1 ,and the fields wore a livery of green3-- ,thomas said to his wife1 the morning is fine1 ,then let us walk out at our leisure2 ,i have worked all the week1 recreation we'll seek1 ,and the fields will afford us much pleasure4 ,said his wife1 8all our clothes are both dirty and torn1 ,which will set decent people a talking2 ,i shall feel much ashamed1 and we both shall be blamed ,by those we may meet as we're walking40 ,the birds and the cattle1 says ,thomas1 you know1 ,dress all days alike1 void of care2 ,let us follow their plan1 be as blithe as we can1 ,and not make things worse than they are4 8,they can't well be worse1 for at home or abroad1 ,we've nothing for dinner to-day2 ,our money's all gone1 and credit we've none1 ,so e'en let us do as you say40 ,they lock'd up their house1 and their children they took1 ,unhappy at home or abroad2 ,and away they all went1 7'twas a ,sabbath mispent7 ,for the chance of the fields or the road4 ,not long they had walked1 when a neighbour they met1 ,and they tried his attention to shun2 ,but he saw them so plain1 to escape him was vain1 ,and thus to discourse he begun3 8,where have you been wandering about1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,in your jacket so out of repair80 ,a rambling ,i've been1 o'er the meadows so green1 ,and ,i work in the jacket ,i wear4 8,but do you not hear the church bell1 ,thomas ,brown8 ,oh6 why not the ,sabbath regard60 ,we a living must seek and we work all the week3 ,if we can't enjoy ,sunday 'tis hard6 8,but what could your work do for you1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,were you not by your ,maker befriended80 ,why that ,i don't know1--if to church we should go1 ,perhaps matters would not be much mended4 8,what ,i say ,i intend for your good1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,and your friend am desirous to be60 ,why that ,i suppose1 or your time you'd not lose1 ,to discourse with a poor man like me4 8,this world is fast hasting away1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,and short are the pleasures of man20 ,then there's no time to spare1 let us drive away care1 ,and merrily live while we can4 8,but what when this world you shall leave1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,if your soul in dread torments should lie80 ,why that to be sure1 would be hard to endure1 ,but ,i cannot well help it1 not ,i4 8,yet the wretch under sentence of death1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,would be glad for a pardon to run60 ,why1 yes1 so would ,i1 if condemned to die2 ,but ,i know not what harm ,i have done4 8,the ,bible will tell you your sins1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,and a ,saviour will bring to your view30 ,the learn'd there may look1 but ,i can't read the book2 ,it may1 or it may not be true4 8,hie away to the church on the hill1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,for if you can't read you can hear30 ,the man with the band ,i shall not understand2 ,the rich and the wise may go there4 8,the ,gospel is preach'd to the poor1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,and would lighten your cares1 do not doubt it40 ,you speak like a friend1 but ,i do not intend ,to trouble myself much about it4 8,could ,i tell you where treasure is hid1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,you would spare neither labour nor pains40 ,in that you are right2 ,i would dig day and night1 ,and merrily live on my gains4 8,but what1 should you gain the whole world1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,and lose your own soul1 at the last80 ,why1 my courage would cool2 ,i should then prove a fool1 ,and sorely repent of the past4 8,seek in time for the kingdom of ,god1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,and your pleasures will never decay40 ,i feel half inclined to become of your mind1 ,and ,i hope ,i shall do as you say4 8,may the ,god of all peace give you grace1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,in his fear and his favour to dwell20 ,your wish is most kind1 ,i shall bear it in mind2 ,and so for the present farewell4 ,,second ,,dialogue4 ,,sunday ,,morning4 8,whither go you1 so clean and well clad1 ,thomas ,brown8 ,for your jacket's a new one1 ,i see40 ,sir1 ,i go1 with good will1 to the church on the hill1 ,to thank ,god for his goodness to me4 8,to hear this1 it does my heart good1 ,thomas ,brown1 ,and ,i hope you'll continue to go40 ,this1 ,sir1 ,i intend2 and as you are my friend1 ,you'll be pleased something further to know4 ,when1 after our converse1 ,i first went to church1 ,i remember'd the days of my folly1 ,when ,i heard them at prayer1 ,i thought ,god must be there1 ,and the place appear'd solemn and holy4 ,the prayers being over1 then sweetly they sung2 ,i felt glad that ,i had gone in2 ,the sermon came next1 and this was the text1 8,that death is the wages of sin40 ,the minister told us1 that all wicked men ,who the paths of iniquity trod1 ,would be turn'd into hell1 in darkness to dwell1 ,and all people forgetting their ,god4 ,i listen'd awhile1 and felt struck with fear1 ,a cloud seem'd to hang over my head1 ,a tear stood in my eye1 and ,i could not tell why1 ,but my heart was as heavy as lead4 ,on the morrow ,i spake of what ,i had heard1 ,while my shopmates were laughing and lazy1 ,and ,i should have said more1 but they set up a roar1 ,and cried out1 8,tom ,brown is gone crazy60 ,then ,i laugh'd and ,i sung with the best of them all1 ,and tried to forget what had pass'd2 ,but ,i thought in my mind1 shall ,i good in this find1 ,if ,i lose my own soul at the last8 ,so again the next ,sunday ,i went to the church1 ,though my shopmates all join'd to upbraid2 ,for ,i thought why should ,i1 fear a man that will die1 ,more than ,him by whom all things were made8 ,the minister spake so loud and so plain ,that the poorest might well understand2 8,repent ye10 said he1 and seem'd pointing at me1 8,for the kingdom of ,god is at hand40 ,i felt myself vile as he told me my sins2 ,that he knew them ,i could not well doubt it2 ,for it came in my head1 what to you ,i had said1 ,and ,i thought you had told all about it4 ,when ,i heard what my ,saviour had suffer'd1 ,i wept2 ,how he groan'd and he died on the tree2 ,but ,o1 the blest hour6 for the word came with power1 ,and ,i knew that he suffer'd for me4 ,thus ,god has dealt with me1 and thus has been pleased ,his great goodness and grace to impart2 ,it was terror and dread1 that first bowed down my head1 ,but 'twas mercy that melted my heart4 ,every week from my wages a sixpence ,i spare1 ,a ,bible to buy1 for ,i need it2 ,and when time ,i can spare1 to a friend ,i repair1 ,who has promised to teach me to read it4 ,and you1 ,sir1 have been a most kind friend to me3 ,this ,i own1 though ,i cannot repay2 ,but yet there is one1 who this kindness will own ,at the last and the great judgment day4 ,for myself1 as becomes a poor1 weak1 sinful man1 ,i will pray for support from on high2 ,to walk in ,god's ways1 my ,saviour to praise1 ,and to trust in his grace till ,i die4 ,and though poor1 and unwise in the ways of the world1 ,i believe in the truth of ,god's word1 ,that true riches are they1 which will not pass away1 ,and true wisdom1 the fear of the ,lord4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 ,london3 ,printed by ,,augustus ,,applegath ,,edward ,,cowper1 ,duke-street1 ,stamford-street1 and sold by ,f4 ,,collins1 ,no4 #ad1 ,newgate-street2 and ,,evans and ,,sons1 #db1 ,long-lane1 ,smithfield4