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PEEFACE. 
 
 To the American People: 
 
 The-sword having been brought upon the land of profess;:: ~ Is- 
 rael, the author of this Address considers himself called upon (as 
 is actually so that the professional religion of our Lord, Jesus Chris: 
 has made an arm of flesh the God of its salvation) to notify the pe 
 pie to disconnect themselves from its support, or in other words to 
 come out of her my people ; that ye be not partakers of her sins, ar. 1 
 that ye receive not of her plagues. Your duty is laid down in the 
 33d Chapter of Ezekiel and 11th verse. Bead the whole Chapter. — 
 Also the S4th. To walk in the statutes of life as recorded in the l';u 
 verse of the 33d is for us to walk in the commandments of the New 
 Testament. Let the injunctions, therefore, of our great leader, Jesus 
 Christ, be strictly observed and you will be granted a right to the tree 
 of life, and a permit to enter in through the gates into thejCity. Read 
 with care eur Lord’s sermon upon the Mount; fail not to notice the 
 injunctions laid upon the Apostles when sending them forth to preach 
 the word. ROBERT K. GREEN. 
 
 Sandy Hook, Carter Co., Ky. 
 
PRIMITIVE TRUTH, 
 
 OR THE FAITH OHCE DELIVERED TO THE SAINTS. 
 
 Not having the money to pay for the printing of a publication; 
 which I deemed myself called upon to lay before the people, and 
 which I desired might be read by the whole people, I went to the 
 Ironton Register, Ohio, and prevailed upon him to. give it a place in 
 his paper, hoping that the Editors ot his exchange papers would pay 
 it some attention ; but in this I was disappointed, as T. could not learn 
 that it ever had appeared in any other but the Register. 
 
 I was then made to present my case to the Editor ol the Cincin- 
 nati Enquirer, hoping that he would admit it into his weekly, which I 
 supposed was a paper of wide circulation. If my request reached 
 him, he paid it no atteniion, or, at least, I could never learn that it 
 ever had been seen in his paper. T did think that if I could succeed 
 in getting before the public the address, having within it a disserta- 
 tion upon the two Chapters of Ezekiel, XXXIII and XXXIV, which 
 was given to me, and which in the address is slightly explained, my 
 duty in respect to that, would be acconiplished. But I am now con- 
 vinced that the dormant, dead state of the public mind, the unwilling- 
 ness of the people-to receive the truth, makes itpecessary that a more 
 extensive comment upon these Chapters should be made. ; I will cen- 
 ter my explanations mainly on the 4th verse of the XXXXVth Chap- 
 ter above quoted : 
 
 “The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither : have ye healed 
 that which was.sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, 
 neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither 
 have ye sought that which was lost, but with force and with cruelty 
 have ye ruled them.” 
 
 This is an index upon the Protestant religion, which J will, how- 
 ever, pass' by at present, and take the Catholic faith first into consid- 
 eration. These people profess to be in practical possession of the 
 word as preached by Christ.and his first followers. 
 
 Declaring themselves able to show .an unbroken priesthood from 
 the Apostle Peter up to the present time, they, also, life® all other 
 
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 professional followers of Christ, lay claim to the blee'sihg Of Jacob 
 Since a tree is to be known by its fruits, and since' it is unreasonable, 
 unjust and dishonorable to make a profession of religion in one name,/ 
 and walk in the spirit and laws of another ; and further, as it is not 
 right to be halting between two opinions, if the Lord be God follow 
 him ; but if Baal, then follow hM, the truth, therelore, of these pro- 
 fessions will be brought forward, uncovered, and tried by the word. 
 
 Jacob, like Esaiw, received in his blessing the dew of heaven and 
 the fatness of the earth ; but inasmuch' as niian is not to live by bread 
 alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God, 
 therefore, because of a willing heart to' take upon himself the yoke of 
 the command, corn and wine, an emblem of joy and comfort in the 
 Holy Ghost, was added to his portion. But this is not all a gift of 
 dominion over nations and brethren was moreover added, concluding 
 as follows: “Cursed be every one that cursetb thee, and blessed be 
 he tb at bless'eth fhe£.” 
 
 Ifl EsAu the whole is reversed. We find him a man of the world, 
 sword in hand, forcing his Way or riding in triumph over the heads of 
 his felloivmen — his incitements to action being riches, honor, power 
 and facte ; in the meantime rejecting the word and endeavoring to 
 live by bread alone, tbrohgh the power of the sword, either to defend 
 or obtain it. The question Cow arises, when did tbfe’yoke of Jacob 
 come upo'n the neck of ESau, and V/hen did Esau succeed in breaking 
 it off. I an&wer ffbeh the flesh denying commandments of our Lord 
 Jesus Christ was acknowledged, and obeyed by his first disciples. — 
 Then it w'as that the yoke of Jacob whs fixed upon the neck of Esau. 
 Again, when the Church of Christ departed from its first faith, fell or 
 went into perdition, which took place about four hundred years after 
 Christ, Esau made' himself sufficiently strong to break it off. 
 
 To return to Jacob, see Matthew X, 10; Mark VI, S, 9. These 
 two Evangelists, VJ-ith reSpeCttorthe transportation of the word, when 
 taken together (ahd this is the manner they should be taken, as they 
 were both present when the order wasSiven,) would read thus : Nor 
 scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, but be shod 
 with sandals, nor yet stave's but & Staff or one only other deprivations 
 are mentioned, which I will leave for the consideration of the reader. 
 Thus it is, we have the first practical sign of the yoke Jof Esau at the 
 beginning of the kingdom of Chri'st. We see him here in a stript, 
 destitute state williuly yielding his neck, harnessed, and sent forth in 
 the gears of Jacob to preach the Word. Let not the reader flatter him- 
 self, or be flattered, that the order respecting the sandals and staff was 
 repealed in the second tnission. 
 
 It waS to these disciples the five talents were given, with the 
 promise of adding Other five. With them there was no hesitation to 
 count up the cost when a Command was given. Neither did they see 
 Aaekims in the land of Canaan, but they at once obeyed the order, 
 
when the wails 0 ? Jericho gave way before them. Or, in other words, 
 'injunctions of the most disheartening kind wei;e, by them, with ease, 
 surmounted. 
 
 From the five talents the Church fell |to two, and from the two 
 3 he fellto one, which she went and digged andilpd in t he earth. 
 
 Through the love of earthly things, the Ckptcli permitted her tal- 
 ent, the knowledge of the word, to be slighted, neglected, rejected and 
 forgotten, or she made it her chief concern, by the help of carnal 
 weapons, to;feed, cherish, honor and glorify this man of earth only. 
 The slide of the Church .commenced at a veryeai^y day, but her final 
 fall did pot take place until four hundred years after Christ, as has 
 been affirmed, 2 Esdras vii, 26-3;0. Behold the tipie shall come that 
 these tokens which I have told thqeshall come to pass, and the bride 
 shall appear qnd the corpjng .forth shall be seen that now is withdrawn 
 from the earth. Ami yfhp.sqever is delivered from the aforesaid evils 
 .shall see my wonders. For my son Jesus shall be revealed with those 
 that be with him, and they that ^empin shall rejoice within four hun- 
 dred years. After these years shall my son, Christ, die, and all men 
 that have life. A n( i the world shall be turned unto the old silence, 
 seven days like agin the former judgments, so ,tkat po man shall re- 
 main. 
 
 This book,, by ,a great part of Christendom, is put in the Apocrypha. 
 Isaiah, however, an undisputed prophet, points out the fall with near- 
 ly the same simplicity, saving only he does not name the time, see 
 XXII, 22, 23, 2.4, and 25 : “And the key of the house of David will I 
 lay upon his shoulder, so he shall open, and none .shall .shut, and he 
 shall shqt and none shall open. And I will fasten him as a nail in a 
 sure piace, and he shjiU be for a glorious throne to his father’s house. 
 And they shall. hapg upon him all the glory of his father’s house, the 
 offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels 
 of cups e veu. .to all the vessels of flagons. In that day saith the Lord 
 of Hosts shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, 
 and be cut down and fall, and the burden that was upon it. shall be cut 
 off, for the Lord fyath-spokenit.” 
 
 Amos VIII, 11, 12 : “Behold the days come, saith the Lord God, 
 that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a 
 thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. And they shalj 
 wander from sea to sea, and frorp the nqrth evep to the east, they 
 shall run to and fro to seek ; the word of the Lord apd shall not find 
 ■it.” 
 
 Daniel, in his predictions respecting the promised Messiah said, 
 chapter IX, 26 : “After three score and two weeks shall Messiah be 
 cut off, but not for himself.” 
 
 To make the rejoicing within, as related by the prophet Esdras, 
 to have its beginning after the resurrection of Christ, and the sixty- 
 $!W0 weeks or 434 years (rpbkonipg each day for a year) as mention- 
 
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 ed by the prophet Daniel,- to Commence with thebirth or first coming 
 of Christ, tne two prophet's will be found distinctly harmonizing in 
 pointing to the fall of the Church. These words of Daniel just quot- 
 ed, viz : “But not for himself’ may be explained by taking other 
 Scripture into consideration, Psalms LXXXIX,- 36, 37 : “His seed 
 shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me, it shall be 
 established forever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven.” 
 
 This Seed is the word preached by Christ and his Apostles.” Mat- 
 thew XIII, 22; Mark IV, 14; Psalms CYII, 36, 37. There he mak 
 eth the hungry to dwell that they may prepare a city for habitation, 
 anpsow the fields and plant the vineyard, which may yield fruits of 
 increase. I will here put a question to the reader: have you ever 
 been hungry ? if so, any kind of diet, notwithstanding at other times 
 it might not be very palatable to your taste, would be relished as a 
 dainty. The Apostles were hungry for the truth, and therefore did 
 not hesitate to obey and injunctions their master thought proper to 
 lay upon them. 
 
 In Isaiah VI, 10, is foreshown the obstinate, unwilling disposition 
 of the Jewish people to receive the word, Our Lord. Matthew XIII, 
 15, quotes this predietion, and applies its fulfillment to the rejection 
 of himself Isaiah proceees, VI, 11, 12, to foreshadow the destitute, 
 desolate state of the Jewish Church with respect to the truth on their 
 rejection ot the promised Messiah. But yet in It shall he a tenth : 
 verse 13. This tenth, the prophet declares, shall return and shall be 
 eaten as a teil tree, and as an oak whose substance is in them when 
 they cast their leaves. So the holy seed shall be the substance there- 
 of. It is well known that there cannot be a returning until there is a 
 departing or falling away. He first calls it a tenth, which he com- 
 pares to the substance or sap of a tree, when casting or producing 
 its leaves. He concludes by declaring, the holy seed to be the sub- 
 stance or sap of the tree. 
 
 Let the reader take into' consideration the state of an oak tree 
 during the winter, and he will perceive that so long as the bark 
 cleaves to its branches and trunk, that he cannot very easily distin- 
 guish it from any other tree of the forest, but ’when Spring arrives, 
 the fruit is produced and life is known to be there. 
 
 This tree, this seed, is the New Testament ; its winter has been 
 between fourteen and fifteen hundred years long. Let us hope that 
 the lime of deliverance is near; that the voice of the turtle may soon 
 be heard in our land. In conclusion, respecting the seed, see Psalms 
 XXII, 30, 31, “A seed shall serve him, it shall be accounted to the 
 Lord ; for a generation the}' shall come and declare his righteousness 
 unto a people that shall be born that he hath done this.” 
 
 Having devoted some little time and space towards the consid- 
 eration of the seed, the glorious promise to the house of David, let 
 us return to Psalms LXXXIX,- 30,, 31,- 32, “If his children forsake- 
 
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 my law and walk notin my judgments, if they break my statutes and 
 keep not my commandments, then will I visit their transgressions 
 with the rod and their iniquity with stripes. 
 
 We have before us, not his obedient, faithful seed, but his obsti- 
 nate, transgressing children. 
 
 THE EALL AND FINAL RESTORATION OF THE JEWS TO' 
 
 THE TRUTH. 
 
 First let us take into consideration the case of the Jewish peo- 
 ple. It will appear strange to any one that is acquainted with the 
 writings of the prophets, to see their simple and plain predictions re- 
 specting the looked for Messiah, so distinctly,, so faithfully, and so 
 pointedly verified in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the 
 Jews did not receive and acknowledge him as the Messiah. These, 
 however, may be assigned as the principal leading causes of his re- 
 fection. He offered himself to them, not in the spirit of Esau, but in 
 the spirit of Jacob. There was nothing in his doctrine that was flat- 
 tering to the flesh. He was to the JewS as a root out of the dry 
 ground, Isaiah LIII, 2, “And he hath no form nor comeliness, and 
 when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him.” 
 They were probably looking for something like a Bonaparte, a Caes- 
 ar, or an Alexander, with the colors of Esau flying at the front of his 
 conquering hosts. 
 
 But the doctrine he insisted on them to receive was to the very re- 
 verse. He waged war, not upon the persons or bodies of men, but 
 directed his assaults upon their hearts, for proof see Matthew V. {43, 
 44, “Ye have heard that it hath been said thou shalt love thy neigh- 
 bor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, love your enemies, 
 bless them that curse you and persecute you.” He who justifies a 
 war of defence should read with care the following quotations, same 
 book, XYI, 21-26. For other proof see XXVI, 52, Romans XII, 19, 
 20, 21, John XVIII, 36, and XI, 48, Second Corinthians, X, 4. Sfheir 
 singular ideas with respect to his coming would not allow them to 
 give him a natural birth. John VII, 27, “They were also offended at 
 the place of his residence. Can anything good come out of Nazareth.” 
 Their high and exalted idea of his august appearance must have been, 
 in a great degree, the cause of his rejection, since in its stead his coming 
 was in the dust of humilitjn His doctrine, as we have already assert- 
 ed, had nothing within it to- please or flatter the flesh, but all to the 
 contrary : whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that 
 shall humble himself shall be exalted. In settling a dispute which 
 took place between his disciples as to which of them should be called 
 the greatest, he decided their contentions in these words: “If any 
 man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all,” at the same time- 
 taking a little child for an example to show them that the spirit of hu- 
 
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 mility was to take the rule iu his approaching kingdom. The singu- 
 larity of Christ, his flesh denying statutes, his opposition to the 
 world, his denouncing everything in the shape of earthly honor, to- 
 gether with his unusual manner of defending his kingdom without the 
 help of carnal weapons, caused them not to reoeive him, but to reject 
 and crucify him. 
 
 Often had these people been given up into the hands of the ene- 
 my as -a penalty for transgressing God’s commands, but never, until 
 they took the life of him that never knew sin, but desired the release 
 of a murderer in his stead, crying away with him, crucify him, his 
 blood be on us and our children, did they know what it was to suffer 
 for transgression. It had not been exceeding a half century after the 
 •crucifixion of 'Christ that the Jewish nation, by the power of the Ro- 
 mans, was completely desolated, and they led away captive into all 
 nations, as'Christ himself predicted, Luke XXL 24. Nearly 1800 
 years have passed away and they are yet under the heel of oppres- 
 sion. Notwithstanding having been in nearly all the strife of con- 
 tending kingdoms, and in all the commotions of struggling and per- 
 ishing empires, dispersed into nearly every clime, and without having 
 a national goverment, continue a separate and distinct people. Will 
 the deist alter having read the history of these much afflicted people, 
 together with the XXVIII of Deuteronomy, showing them the con- 
 sequences that must follow disobedience, and yet maintain his infidel- 
 ity? Is the time not short when the}’ will acknowledge him whom 
 they once rejected? They will find him, though a lamb in the flesh, 
 in their great deliverance, a lion in the spirit. The predictions are 
 many pointing to the great deliverance of Israel, a few of which will 
 now be quoted, Hosea III, 4, 5 ; Zephaniah III, 20; Isaiah XI, 12 ; 
 LXIII, 17, 18, 19. In this quotation may be found the prayers of re- 
 turning Israel. Isaiah XTV, 1, 2, “For the Lord will have mercy on. 
 Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land, and 
 the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the 
 house of Jacob, and the people shall take them and bring them to 
 their^lace, and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of 
 the Lord for servants and hand maids, and they shall take them cap- 
 tives, whose captives they were, and they shall Tule over their oppres- 
 sors. 
 
 Doubtless the Jewish people, from this and other predictions, are 
 of the opinion that they will be returned to the land of Judah, now 
 called Palestine, and that they will yet be empowered to rule over 
 those who have been their oppressors, and all this to be accomplished 
 through the carnal weapons of Esau ; but they need not flatter 
 themselves with any such hope. The land of Israel is the doctrine 
 preached by Christ and his Apostles. Land in this quotation is afij- 
 urative term, borrowed from the idea of cultivating the earth for the 
 support of the body, whereas this means a spiritual land, from which 
 
is to "be drawn cannons, rules, laws or precepts for the maintenance 
 of a spiritual body, or man’s existence in society. 
 
 And they shall rule over their oppressors. This sentence is not 
 to be considered in a literal light; verse 7 at once decides that. The 
 whole earth is at rest and is quiet; they break forth into singing. — 
 Who would consider any people at rest when under the iron rod of 
 oppression ? Happy slavery indeed is that which breaks forth into sing- 
 ing. As an explanation upon the meaning of the prophet, see chap- 
 ter XIX, 24, 2b. “In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt 
 and Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the ’land whom the Lord 
 of hosts shall bless, saving, -‘Blessed be Egypt, my people, and Assy- 
 ria, the work of my handstand Israel, mine inheritance.’ ” This be- 
 comes plain when we come to see that through Christ the inheritance 
 •comes to Israel as he was out of the tribe of Judah ; therefore, by thi3 
 means, will thej r be made able to take them captive, whose captives 
 they were; and through the doctrine -of our Lord Jesus Christ, they 
 will rule over those who once oppressed them. 
 
 THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FIRST CHURCH DEPARTED 
 FROM THE TRUTH. 
 
 Having noticed, in a limited manner, the -stripes of David’s mhr- 
 muring ; obstinate Jewish children ; and also their final restoration, 
 let us now take into consideration the stripes of the apostatizing, er- 
 ring Christians, the relation which the. Jews and Christians now bear 
 to Christ — one murmuring not, being suited in his manner of person 
 and doctrine, and in the way he made his appearance.; the other re- 
 ceiving him and then apostatizing from his holy word, which he cal- 
 led the spirit, was distinctly foreseen by the prophet 'Isaiah, XXIX, 
 24. They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and 
 they that murmured shall learn doctrine. 
 
 Before ad-verting to the visitation of God’s wrath ppoa the Church 
 for disobeying his command, it will not be out of place, in order to 
 strengthen what has been already quoted relating to the fall, to com- 
 ment in part upon the XII and XIII chapters of Revelations, showing 
 the manner of her slide from the truth, and then the-consequences that 
 inevitably followed. 
 
 In the 7th verse of the XU chapter we find the 'history of a war 
 in heaven, “Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and 
 •the dragon fought, and his angels.” 
 
 The subject of this war wasthe gospel -of Christ and the law of 
 Moses — Christ and his first disciples being arrayed on one side, and 
 the Jewish nation, led by the Pharisees, on the other. The order of 
 attack on the part of the former was to do good for evil : if thy ene- 
 -my hunger, feed him, &c., and to plant their whole art'llery. not up- 
 iGX the bodies, but upon the spirits or hearts -of men. But the .order 
 
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 of the latter vras to the reverse r if persuasion would not do, they di- 
 rected their attacks upon the flesh, with a determination to force the 
 opponent off of the field, or at once crush him out of existence. The 
 dragon made a very early attempt, iu the person of Herod, to defeat 
 the kingdom of Christ, by slaying all the children from two years 
 old and under. It was the same dragon afterward that nailed him to 
 the cross, and it was also the same dragon that stoned the martyr 
 Stephen. Indeed every attempt to extinguish the truth, by acts of 
 violence, is the works of a dragon spirit. The Catholics, and nearly 
 all the Protestants, contend that they are justifiable to fight under 
 particular considerations in the defence of their religion. I agree 
 they have the right if the weapons of their warfare are not carnal but 
 spiritual, to the pulling down of strongholds, <fcc., but whenever they 
 enter the field under the colors of Esau, they become angels of the 
 dragon, serpent or devil. When the dragon saw that he was cast un- 
 to the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man. 
 child. The Mosaic law once had a place in heaven, because it once 
 had the approbation of God, and where God sanctions there is heav- 
 en ; but it ended with the crucifixion of Christ, never more to be re- 
 vived. 
 
 8th verse — “and prevailed not, neither was their place found any 
 more in heaven.” The testimony produced on the part of the Apos- 
 ties, demonstrating the final close and end of the law with the cruci- 
 fixion of Christ, was conclusive ; they were the Lord's selected wit- 
 nesses to stand before the people : had seen the sick healed, the lep- 
 rous cleansed, the eyes of the blind opened, and the dead raised. — 
 - They also werc-favored with the privilege of seeing the Lord, and 
 conversing with him on matters appertaining to the kingdom of heav- 
 en, for forty days after his resurrection. The question arises, could 
 they have been cheated iu these things which they saw. They were 
 not done under the shade of a candle, but in open daylight ; neither 
 were they studied tricks, as if learned in the schools of magic : but 
 they were all acts of mercy performed upon the lame, the blind, the 
 deaf, &c. Thomas would not believe that the Lord had arisen until 
 he had the very best proof a man could desire. If the}’ acted withmo- 
 tives to deceive what kind of desire was that in thebearttbey labored 
 to gratify. It could not have been earthly honor, that spirit so early 
 seated in the heart, and so destructive to the peace of the human race, 
 for it has been already proven that it was not pride, but the spirit of 
 humility that was to govern the Church of Christ. It may also besaid 
 that their hearts could not have been seeking the accumulation of 
 riches or the hoarding of wealth, as the wholeXew Testament is at war 
 with this principle. Neither could there have been the least opportu- 
 nity for them to have vented their spite upon their enemies, as all 
 such attempts were strictly forbidden by their master. 
 
 In short, a covetous spirit had no place in their master’s kingdom. 
 
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 'but love to God and love to man were only tolerated' there. Not- 
 withstanding these things, they became the disciples of him who was 
 despised aud rejected ot men; a mas. of sorrow, and acquainted with 
 grief. They preached his word, they testified boldly to the things' 
 they had both seen and heard, sealing freely with their blood what 
 they had declared. Because of these things the dragon or their per- 
 secuting enemies saw they had no other support but that of an earthly 
 arm, or, as is already quoted, verse 13, saw himself east to the earth, 
 persecuted the' woman which brought forth the man child. To the' 
 woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into- 
 the wilderness into her place' where she is nourished for a time, and 
 times and half a time from the face of the serpent. And the serpent 
 cast out of his mouth water as a flood, after the woman, that he might 
 eause her to be carried away of the flood. This woman was the Church 
 of Christ. By the term wilderness we are made to perceive the un- 
 cultivated, idolatrous heart of the Gentile. Perceiving the word flood- 
 shows the great persecutions she was made to suffer for her attacks 
 upon the Pagan religion, a figure representing a determination on the 
 part of her enemies to exterminate her if possible from the earth, verse 
 16, “And the earth helped the woman-, and the earth opened her 
 mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his 
 mouth.” The earth which helped the woman was an arm of flesh, or 
 in other words an arm of earth. She having given an attentive ear to 
 the persuasive tales of Pagan piinces,- potentates and conquerors, 
 laid aside her humility, patience and long suffering for the truth, un- 
 sheathed the sword, and with deadly weapons, entered the field 
 against her persecuting enemies, and after the manner of men, con- 
 quered them. Verse 17, “And the dragon was wroth with the woman,- 
 aud went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the 
 commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” — 
 We here discover that when the earth helped the woman, she being 
 divided, a remnant of her was left yet keeping the commandments of 
 God, &c. We bear no more said about the name woman but in chap- 
 ter XIII, 1, we- see a beast rising up out of the sea,. &c. It was, how- 
 ever, against the remnant the wrath of the dragon was directed, be- 
 cause they had not yet forgotten the word — if thine enemy hunger, 
 feed him. But they also Anally gave way,, and like their opponents, 
 took shelter with the beast. It is suggested above that two distinct 
 parties grew out of the woman. This, of course, would be so as we 
 cannot have a remnant without having two distinct parts or numbers, 
 one of them being greater, less, oy equal to the other. And as both 
 remnant and woman lost their names, where is the principle to be- 
 found bnt in the beast. 
 
 It may be perceived in verse 2 that when the dragon and beast 
 united in one common principle, that the dragon gave unto the beast 
 Ids power and his seat,, and great, authority. This was the Church re- 
 
tCeiving t’he salvation of the sword, tims becoming like unto a lion or 
 bear possessing a principle to destroy, verse 3, “And I saw one of kii 
 Leads, as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed, 
 and all the would wondered after the beast.” This wound was given 
 to the dragon by the once faithful disciples of (Christ, when they loved 
 not their lives unto the death, when they were ready to obey tire man- 
 dates of their master by not permitting themselves -to be overcome of 
 evil, but by overcoming evil -with good. Moreover, when this prin- 
 ciple of long suffering for the ’truth was laidaside, when the Church 
 received into her bosom that deadly instrument, the sword, which she 
 had in her better days so valiantly opposed, the deadly wound of 
 &he dragon became healed. Proof that the teims earth, dragon, beast, 
 ilion, &c., are figures pointing to the destructive power of the sword 
 may be found in verses 9 and 10, “Cf any man have an ear let him 
 hear. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity ; he that 
 •killeth with the sword must be killed with 'the sword.” Here -is the 
 patience and the faith of the saints. This quotation, let it be remem- 
 bered, is in the concluding part of the history of the first beast, where 
 Sight might he expected. The Church having received the sword, in 
 a very short time began it© feel the dreadful consequences of disobe- 
 dience. However, having -traced up the causes leading to the shedding 
 of blood between the members professing the same holy religion, 1 
 -will at present leave the calamities and gieat destruction of human 
 life that inevitably followed to be read in the pages of the historian. 
 
 3?JSE GF THE PROTESTANT RELIGION AND -GENERAL 
 CORRUPTIONS OF ALL CHRISTENDOM. 
 
 In verse II, we see the beginning of another 'beast out of ti e 
 earth, having two horns, like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. This 
 beast is the Protestant religion or that religion which took its stand 
 against the Roman Catholic Church about the time of Martin Luther 
 The first beast grew out of the Apostolic Church. The second beast 
 grew out of the earthly mind of man professing -restoration. How 
 -far, however, this thing has been accomplished, remains yet to be con- 
 sidered. This brings us to consider fhe case of the Protestants as 
 -proposed in a quotation upon the first page, taken from the hook of 
 Ezekiel. It having been shown that the disease of thetirst Church is 
 .deeply rooted, it now remains to be proved that the Protestant relig- 
 ion, notwithstanding its profession as foreseen by the prophet, has 
 not given strength to the diseased, neither has it healed that which 
 was sick, neither has it bound up that which was broken, neither has 
 it brought again that which was driven away, neither has it sought 
 that which was lost, but as the prophet concludes, with force and with 
 -cruelty have ye ruled them. It is known that the Protestants endured 
 iW-fth .patience Catholic -persecution tor a .time, but as soon as tke^ 
 
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 found their numbers sufficiently’ strong, they' like tlieir Catholic enemies 5 
 resorted to the sword for deliverance, thus fulfilling that which is 
 written of them in the description of the second beast, Revelations 
 XIII, 12, “And he exerciseth all the power of the beast before him, 
 and he causeth the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the 
 first beast whose deadly wound was healed.” This was the adoration 
 of the Protestants over the sword, because of its great deliverance 
 from and victory over the Catholic enemy. Though a law of Christ 
 may be restored in name it cannot be restored in spirit, through the 
 power of the sword, neither can it have a living principle when look- 
 ing to carnal weapons for salvation. The two chapters of Ezekiel 
 XXXIII and XXXIV now to be considered throw the whole blame of 
 Church corruption upon false shepherds. It is highly necessary for 
 him who professes to be a teacher in Christ to be certain that none of 
 the sins he finds himself commanded to rebuke in others are not prac- 
 tically reigning in his own person. I?o preaching is as effectual as 
 that which is accompanied with good example. The Apostle Paul in- 
 sisted on this kind of preaching, Phillipians III, 17, Thessolonians 1, 
 6 , 7 ; Titus II, 7. John the Baptist was also another instance of this 
 sort of preaching. That he might be able in example to prepare the 
 way for the humble* pFide-rejecting kingdom of Christ,- he laid aside 
 bis priestly garments, which were made for glory and for beauty, and 
 accepted in their place an uninviting,- rough garment of camel’s hair ; 
 it being necessary, as he was preparing the way for a kingdom of hu- 
 mility which Was to put its heel upon the spirit of pride, that his ap- 
 parel should preach as well as his tongue. The Apostles were very 
 justly styled the salt of the earth, Matthew V, 13, because they were 
 put forward as lights and guides for the people. Therefore, if they 7 or 
 their successors should fail to show a righteous example, or should 
 swerve from their duty in teaching the truth by failing to plead for the 
 poor, the widow and fatherless, to point out the corruptions of pride, 
 the vanities of the world, the danger of covetousness ; or should fail 
 ’to urge obedience to the command* if thine enemy hunger, feed him* 
 if he thirst give him drink. Moreover, if they should fail to condemn 
 that honor a foolish and vain-glorious world gives to the military 
 chieftian, only because he has obtained a victory by dyeing his laur- 
 els in the blood of his brethren, how can the earth be saved from vio- 
 lence. Thus have thesefew remarks been made upon Matthew V, and 
 18 as an explanation upon the false shepherds of Israel, or hypocriti- 
 cal teachers in Christ, who hear his words but Will not do them, Eze- 
 kiel XXXIII, 31, 32, 33. Also from verse 10 to 20. Matthew V, 14, 
 will next be taken into consideration as a further illustration upon false 
 teachers, but especially upon Ezekiel XXXIV, 20, “Ye are the light of 
 the world, a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.” It should be first 
 remarked that in all cases where the worldiraight applaud the good works 
 of the disciples, Christ insisted that they should make no publication 
 
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 of them, Matthew TI, 1, “Take heed that 3 ’ a do not y©«r alms before 
 men to be seen of them,” that is in order to be seen of them, because 
 this would be proof sufficient that the honor of the world was the ob- 
 ject sought, therefore, the}* having received pa 3 ’ment in the way the 
 heart desired, it ought not to think of a second payment or reward 
 from God. Matthew V, 16, “Let your light so shine before men that 
 they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in 
 Leaven.” In this quotation the works to be done are for the purpose 
 of being seen of men, whereas the former reads : “Take heed that ye 
 do not }*our alms before men to be seen of them.” This difference in 
 the command becomes plain and reasonable when we consider the in- 
 junctions to be obeyed. The former respecting the giving of aim? 
 was commended and honored by the world, bat the latter consisting 
 in poorness of spirit, patience under affronts, aversion to all war, rig- 
 id opposition to pride, humility, abasement in person, being not con- 
 formed to the world, caused them. to be despised and rejected of men, 
 and of course whilst thus arrayed against all that the world loved, they 
 -could not expect a worldly popularity. The Apostles went before 
 the people with their heads uncovered, 1st Corinthians, II, 7, “with- 
 out shoes and without any other help upon their journey but that oi 
 a staff.” It may be also said of them that the custom of coloring 
 their apparel could not have been tolerated among them without of- 
 fendiug the laws of their master’s kingdom.” Truly was it said of 
 them, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill can- 
 not be hid.” It may be easily perceived that the mark of distinction 
 between these disciples and.a preud, vainglorious world was not hard 
 to be ascertained. With regard- to coloring, as the design is for, or 
 to please the eye, it was one of the three temptations belonging to the 
 forbidden tree, hung out to our mother -Eve in the garden of Eden. — 
 Eor other proof, see 1st John, II, 15, 16. 
 
 With respect to the covering of the head, if the quotation from 
 Paul’s epistle to the Corinthians is thought not -sufficient, a confes- 
 sion from the hat-wearing -spirit must suffice. I say confession be- 
 cause all the hat- wearing hieroglyphic historians unanimously agree 
 in painting Christ and his firstfollowers with their heads uncovered. 
 Is it reasonable, or even natural, to suppose that any man professing 
 ;to follow a particular leader, especially one with a fame extending 
 ■throughout all Christendom, would put that leader in one fashion and 
 ihimself in another without being, compelled to do -so by the band of 
 Him whose eye is ever watching over the truth. For further demon 
 .strati on respecting the distinction between the lean and fat cattle men- 
 tioned in;Ezekiei XXXIV, _2G ; also at the same time accomplishing 
 the proof-showing a lost statute once belonging to the Church. We 
 will turn to the shadows of the Old Testament relating to the stab 
 see Exodus XXY, 10, 14.: “And they shall make an Ark out of shit- 
 iionrwood, two cubits and an half shall be the length thereof, and a 
 
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 •cubit and an half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and an half the 
 ihight thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold within, and 
 without shalt thou overlay it and shall make upon it a crown of gold 
 round about. And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put 
 them in the four comers thereof, and two rings shall be in the one side 
 ■of it. And thou shalt make two staves of shittim-wood and overlay 
 them with gold. And thou shalt putthe staves into the rings by the 
 sides of the ark that the ark may be borne with them. The staves 
 -shall be in the rings of the ark ; they shall not be taken from it.” It 
 was this ark of the covenant, borne upon staves and upon the should- 
 ers of the Levites, that went in front of the hosts of Israel, piloting 
 the way to the land of Canaan. Joshua, chap. 3, 4th verse. After 
 •crossing the river Jordan it compassed the city of Jericho, -and the 
 wall fell down Hat so that the people went up into the City, every man 
 straight before him and they took the city. In fact it was all the 
 hope, glory and salvation of Israel, so long as they walked in obedi- 
 ence to the commands, but whenever the}^ relapsed into corruption 
 and transgression it became their dreaded enemy. 1st Samuel, VI, 
 19, 20, 21. David having been made king over all Israel, made an at- 
 tempt to bring the ark of the covenant home to himself by putting it 
 upon a new cart, but the Lord having smote Uzza, his driver, that he 
 died before the Lord so alarmed him that he turned it aside into the 
 house of Obededom, the Gittite. It, however, did not continue long 
 there until the king was brought to his senses with respect to the 
 cause of the breach' that was made upon Uzza. The failure of putting 
 it upon the shoulders of the Levites and upon the staves as the Lord 
 appointed, proved to be the cause. The order therefore ofconveying 
 it having been restored, it was carried into the city of David with 
 great joj\ 1st Chronicles, 2111 chap. See also XV chap., 13, 14, 
 15 verses. As the great shadow, the ark of the covenant, was borne 
 upon staves, where are we to look in the New Testament for the anti- 
 type or its fulfillment but in the act of our Lord in sending forth his 
 Apostles upon staves to preach the word. If the removal of the ark 
 of the covenant from the place assigned it was offensive render the 
 law, might we not expect a visitation of God’s wrath for a similar 
 transgression under the reign of the gospel. As the staves could be 
 seen only from the most holy part of the house, makes it plain that 
 ;they were only received by those possessing the five talents. See 1st 
 Jungs, chap. VIII, verses 6, 7, 8. ‘The spies from the land of Canaan 
 returned to Moses with the fruit of theland upon a staff. Numbers, 
 •chap. XIII, 2&, 25., 26 verses. It would probably be expedient before 
 leaving the subject of the staff to take-some notice, of the horse. The 
 children of Israel departed from Egypt six hundred-thousand onfopt. 
 •with kneading troughs upon their shoulders. No mention is made of 
 the help of the horse. Moses, although educated in aland of horses, 
 dt may be .perceived, had nothing to do with them throughout his trav 
 
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 'tel in the wildefness. Not only so but forseelng that the tribes of 
 Israel would make themselves a king in a future day, and that their 
 king would desire the possession of horses, <fcc., he wrote a statute re- 
 specting him some hundreds of years prior to the time of his reign : 
 l)eut., chap. XVII, 16. The spirit of this command was urged upon 
 Joshua which he strictly obeyed, houghing the horses taken from the 
 enemy and burning their chariots with fire : Joshua XI, 6, 7 v. It may 
 be said that David in about 400 yeais subsequently carried OHt nine- 
 tenths ofthe command given by Moses, by houghing or cutting the 
 ‘hamstrings of nine-tenths of the horses he had taken as spoil from the 
 'enemy, reserving the remainder for himself. 2d Samuel, chap. VIII, 
 verses 4, 5. The prediction of Moses with respect to the coveting of 
 horses, for the first time, in the quotation above, begins to show its 
 fulfillment. Solomon, the son and successor of David, takes hold of 
 the propagation of horses without reserve, having none to spare for 
 the purpose of houghing. He filled all the land of his dominion, even 
 the city of Jerusalem, the place of the holy temple, with horses. In- 
 asmuch as Jerusalem typified the Church of Christ, let us hear what 
 the prophet Zaehariah had to say when rejoicing over the deeds of the 
 promised Messiah: chap. IX, v. 9: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter 
 
 of Zion ; shout O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, thy king cometh 
 unto thee; he is just having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass, 
 and upon a colt the foal of an ass.” V. 10, “And I will cut off the 
 chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle 
 bow shall be cut off.” 
 
 As the cutting off of the horse^&c., from Jerusalem was foreshown 
 to the prophet, where are we to look for its accomplishment but to the 
 seed, which is the word recorded in the book of Mark. And he com- 
 manded them to take nothing for their journey save a staff only. 
 
 Since the American Churches professing the religion of Christ 
 have unsheathed the sword against their own Church brethren, a call 
 has been made which may be found upon the first page of this little 
 treatise, calling upon those who in heart want nothing but the truth, 
 and who are willing to give their bodies a living sacrifice, that not on 
 ly in name, but also in principle, our Lord Jesus Christ m.\v be hon- 
 ored on the earth, to separate themselves from leaders whose fruits 
 need no comments, as they speak for themselves upon the pages of 
 the historian. Inasmuch a3the call is made upon the American peo- 
 ple, a 6hort comment upon a portion of the XVIIIth chap, of Isaiah 
 will be made, showing reasons lor it, as this Government is now ful- 
 filling the things that are written of her. However, not only the 
 Americun government, but all the nations of the earth are called up- 
 on to take into consideration the contents of these forgoing pages. 
 
 Verse 1st, “Wo to the land shadowing with wings which is be- 
 yond the rivers of Ethiopia.” 
 
 Ab thiB prediction was written in the land of Judah now cftUed 
 
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 Palestine, and as the rivers of Ethiopia, emptying their waters into 
 the Gulf of Guinea, lie between. Palestine and North America, make 
 it evident from this fact, and other things yet to be considered, that 
 the United States was under the eye of the prophet when writing this 
 quotation. Verse 2d : “That sendeth ambassadors by the sea even in 
 vessels of bulrushes upon the waters saying : Go ye swift messengers 
 to a nation scattered and peeled to a people terrible from their begin- 
 ning, hitherto a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the 
 rivers have spoiled.” 
 
 He who reads the history of the United States will find her faith- 
 fully filling the description given of her by the prophet. A people 
 terrible from their beginning : hitherto her rapid strides to national 
 greatness have but few if any equals on the earth. Only about 80 years 
 have passed away since she organized her first Congress, yet this short 
 period finds her holding a position among the great powers of the 
 earth. The prophet, however, proceeds : a nation meted out and 
 trodden down whose land the rivers have spoiled. The Congress of 
 the United States, to settle a difficulty between contending ;parties 
 ■over the subject of slavery, agreed upon a divisional line running 
 through the midst of the Government, thus fulfilling that which is 
 written, meted out, &c. The Churches, let it be remembered, took 
 the lead in this matter. Slavery was to be tolerated upon one side of 
 this line but not upon the other side. Their disputes, however, soon 
 terminated in open hostilities, and a destructive war was the result. 
 
 It has already been shown that the American Government became 
 ■divided into boundaries because of slavery. The prophet, it may be 
 perceived in the quotation, charges the rivers of Ethiopia with the 
 spoiling of the government. Was not the slave the acknowledged 
 and known cause of the war through which this nation has just pas- 
 sed, brought from the rivers of Ethiopia and traded in the American 
 markets ? Thus it was that the American Churches divided, fought 
 snd trod their religion under foot, as foreseen by the prophet. But 
 this is not all. It must appear reasonable, in the eyes of every ration- 
 al man, that the very colors of the United States were presented to the 
 ioye of the prophet, with the expanded wings of the eagle portrayed 
 ■aponthem, when he comes to consider that the eagle conveys the idea 
 of a shadow, representing the boasted strength of the American gov- 
 ernment, to meet the invader. * 
 
 RESTITUTION TO THE TRUTH. 
 
 Although the United States has her night, her day will come.— 
 There are three particulars recorded in this chapter relating good 
 news to her for her latter end. This may be found In verse 4, and 
 the beginning and close of verse 7. The beginning of this verse, to- 
 wit: “la that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of 
 
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 hosts,” agrees with Zephaniah III, and 10, “Prom beyond the riv - 
 ers of Ethiopia, my suppliants, even to the daughter of my dispersed, 
 shall bring mine offspring. They not only agree in bringing the of- 
 fering or present unto the Lord of hosts, but in pointing to that 
 particular part of the earth where the thing is to be done. 
 
 John, in Revelations XV, and 4, when relating the song of the 
 Lamb, says : “who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name 
 for thou only art holy, for all nations shall come and worship before 
 thee, for thy judgments are made manifest.” Since all nations are to 
 come to the worship of our Lord Jesus Christ, which will be done by 
 beating their swords into plow-shares and their spears into pruning- 
 hooks, &e., Isaiah II, 4 ; or by rejecting the use of all manner of car- 
 nal weapons to meet the invader, relying only upon the rebuke oi 
 God's word for salvation ; Isaiah XVII, 12, 13, and since some one 
 of the nations of the earth must take the lead in this matter, Isaiah 
 XXVI, 2 ; why should it not be the lot of this Government to prepare 
 the way, so that thi3 song may be put in the mouth of the seraphims 
 “Holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glo- 
 
 ON THE NATURE OF THE SABBATH. 
 
 There was a certain Capt. with 50 men who came to the bank of 
 s large, dangerous river, desiring to cross to the opposite side. — 
 Cabled at the bank he found two large ferry boats inviting his atten- 
 tion, He soon found by their ensigns that the name of one was the 
 Law of Mose3, and that of the other the Gospel of Christ Seeing a 
 grave looking man sitting near thebank of the stream, with the marks 
 of truth visibly written upon his countenance, -to! him he turned to 
 make some enquiry : said he to the man, Which of the ferries will car- 
 ry me across this river with the most safety? The reply was, The 
 Law of Moses was once the only boat that could be ventured upon 
 with any kind of safety; but many years have passed away since she 
 lost the power to save or insure salvation to passengers. After her 
 failure the boat which yon here see called the Gospel of Christ, was 
 made. After the failure of the former, this boat alone could be risk- 
 ed with safety. In fcnpport of this truth, said he, I offer you the 
 writings of all the Prophets ; last of all, Moses himself, the once Capt. 
 of the boat called the Law of Moses. What, said the Capt., are the 
 terms of ferriage? Perfect or living faith in the Capt. and his boat, 
 was the reply. You speak of living faith, said he, pray, sir, what do 
 you mean by that? I mean that you are under strict obligations to 
 obey the orders of her Capt., and neither add to or take away from 
 the things he commands you, Gal. 1st, chap., 8th v. Otherwise your 
 faith would have to be called dead faith, James, 2d. chap.. 20th v. 
 
The Capt. with his 50 men desired a short time to investigat . 
 testimony recommended. He, however, soon returned, and afli 
 that if faith in the completeness of the vessel, or ability in her < 
 for safe conveyance, was all that was necessary, his name might 1 
 rolled as a passenger. A short time was now granted to make 
 : ration for the passage. When all seemed to be in perfect readi 
 a small disturbance took place. The Capt. of the 50 men said t< 
 managers of the boat, you need not to doubt witli respect to the 
 t'ection of my faith, but as the waves roll high, and rowing appea 
 be dangerous, please admit the addition of a plank in the front p- 
 your boat, to be called a Sabbath, or holy day. This demand 
 the effect to disturb the whole arrangement for a time. A com 
 -ion between the managers immediately took place, as it now apj 
 ed plain that the Capt. of the 50 men was about to withdraw fron 
 cat. A committee of three was appointed to examine the Con- 
 ~iou belonging to the government of the vessel — for she had a Co: 
 tution by which she was to be governed. The committee after i 
 mg investigated all its articles made the following report : Respect 
 body, your committee has faithfully enquired into every thing r 
 : ng to the addition of the plank demanded, and, as honest men, t 
 have to say that they can see nothing in the shape of authority ad 
 ting it a place in the boat. But this is not all, they find it recordt 
 language not easily misunderstood, positively forbidding the mat 
 all such additions, charging those that make them as intruders, C 
 2d. chap., 18th v. ; see also 16th and 17th verses. 
 
 The report of the committee operated like a paralytic stroke u 
 the whole assembly, for all concerned had convened together to I 
 the report of the commitee. Gloom seemed to be pictured in e^ 
 face. One of the conductors having in this time formed a reselut 
 presented it to the consideration of the body. It is to be concei 
 said he, that the first plank belonging to the boat, called the Lav 
 Moses, terminated with that vessel long since ; but we as a bod} 
 spiritual directors, have the authority to agree upon another plank : 
 be added to our boat, (the Gospel of Christ), the name of which sh i 
 be called the Christian Sabbath. 5 We are sure that an addition of i. 
 kind cannot displease our great leader, Christ Jesus, as with it we 
 tend to honor that day he arose from the dead. It is also to be . 
 served, that the first managers of our boat met together in the day 
 her infancy, to transact their business on that holy day. Again, _■ 
 it be remembered that John was in the spirit on the Lord’s day. T 
 resolution appeared to give life and joy to all present. 
 
 It was now very perceivable in the whole body that thereporv ; : 
 the committee was no more to be read, and therefore soon to per. kh 
 out of mind. This, it might be perceived, was caused by the quo 
 lions made in the report, as in it holy or Sabbath days shared the s&me 
 fate, to-wit; Let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or 
 
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 in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days, 
 which are a shadow of all things to come, but the body or Church of 
 Christ. (That the body above quoted signifies the Church, see Col., 
 1st. chap., 24th v.) 
 
 The vote of the directors being now taken upon the resolution, it 
 passed into a law without a dissenting voice. The plank having been 
 now added, and all things satisfactorily settled, the Capt. with his 50 
 men again appeared upon the bank. Friends, said he, I have given 
 you some trouble, but your decision this day will trumpet your fame 
 to generations yet unborn. Let it not be forgotten that this is an old, 
 tried plank, that was present when the waters of Jordan stood upon a 
 heap; that it was present at the taking of Jericho; and that it was 
 present in all the great victories and miracles that followed. I can as- 
 sure you with sincerity that my faith in the Capt. and the boat has 
 been without wavering from the very time I first consulted Moses and 
 the Prophets, and that I then considered her, as I do now, a complete 
 and perfect finish. But as the river over which we have to pass is 
 known to be dangerous, I thought then, and I yet think, as this was 
 an old, tried plank, that it would be the most safe to have it added to 
 the front of the vessel. But the safety that must result from it is not 
 all, it would greatly swell the number of her passengers. At a small 
 distance stood a little group of men who seemed to be musing on 
 things that were taking place around them, one of whom was heard to 
 say, with some surprise, What do you think of the Captain’s faith ? 
 
 Not long after this a schism among the boat directors took place, 
 causing a portion of them to withdraw from the union. The ortho- 
 dox or those that claimed to be such, however, still continued to look 
 after such things as appeared best calculated to insure her prosperity 
 or increase her numbers, when another Capt. with 50 men, appeared 
 upon the bank. It did not take him long to make up his mind as to 
 which of the boats should carry him and his men ; understanding 
 that her terms of ferriage was perfect faith in the ability of the Capt. 
 and boat to carry him safe, he rejoiced to say as to that, he was well 
 prepared. Kis name might therefore be enrolled as a passenger, not- 
 withstanding, he thought it ought not to interfere with the sincerity 
 of his faith, to insist, as the prosperity of the boat demanded it, on 
 the addition of another plank, to be called the worshipping of Angels, 
 very little excitement now took place, as they already had the example of 
 the fathers. It was however, observable, that before any addition 
 could be finally made, the man of truth, whose residence was near the 
 place of crossing, had first to be consulted. Strange as it must ap- 
 pear to relate, though nevertheless true, this man’s council, notwith- 
 standing ever sought, his judgments were never received. When in- 
 terrogated upon the right of adding, his reply was, you may make 
 the desired addition, but, so soon as you make it you.forfeit all your 
 claim of faith in the first constructor ; but you do not stop even here, 
 
von dishonor him, your professional head, and enrol your names 
 among the list of intruders; Col., chap. 2, 18th v. 
 
 Mr. Willworship, who during all this time had remained silent, now 
 came forward with the chains of tradition jingling upon his person, 
 showing a fixed resolution to oppose the man of truth. I perceive, 
 said he that it is your desire to break that chain we have upon the 
 necks of our brethren, compelling them to honor our sabbatic plank, 
 butl think you ought to know that God himself has given us this 
 grant of power from the law of Moses, which therefore cannot be 
 broken. 
 
 This of itself should be sufficient to sustain our doctrine, but as you 
 seem to request it, I will go into your favorite Book, the New Testa- 
 ment, and convince you that we are maintained as strongly there as 
 in the Law of Moses; see Paul to the Romans, 14th chap., 6th verse. 
 “He that regardeth the day regardeth it unto the Lord ; and he that 
 regardeth not the day to tiie Lontyhe'doth not regard it.” You may 
 in this quotation perceive that if the day is not regarded to the Lord 
 it is not regarded; consequently the act of not regarding the day is 
 equal to not regarding Him who made it. To this the man of truth 
 thought proper to reply. If you, said he, will look back at the 5th 
 verse, which is a part of your paragraph, 3 r ou will find that the Church 
 was in a divided state at the time this letter was written, over the sub- 
 ject ofyour holy plank. Your quoted verse was recorded by the Apos- 
 tle as a piece of advice to the opponents of Sabbath keeping, implor- 
 ing them not to excommunicate their brethren because of their keep- 
 ing a holy or Sabbath day. Insisting that if they did regard one day 
 above another, they regarded it unto the Lord, and not in adoration 
 of any of the surrounding pagan Deities. But to the quotation : first- 
 ly, by the Word, every one we are to be informed that it is not 1 or 2 
 leaders that are to decide for the rest, but that every member has the 
 right to examine and act for its self, so that no restraint is laid upon 
 others. 
 
 ' We are willing to permit, said Mr. Willworship, some things to be 
 done upon the Sabbath day, such as lifting the ox out of the ditch, or 
 even securing the hay, &e., if real necessity demand it, but labor in 
 general cannot be permitted. You cannot fail, said the man of truth, 
 I think, to see that a full persuasion (and this is granted in the verse 
 quoted) will not admit of any restraint upon honest labor. But in 
 order that nothing be overlooked, I will give the verse alluded to ver- 
 batim : One man esteemeth one day above another, another esteemeth 
 every day alike; let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 
 
 That man who is allowed the liberty to be governed by the decis- 
 ions of his own mind with respect to Sabbath keeping, must assured- 
 ly be free from the controlling minds of others. It may be easily per- 
 ceived that the latter part of this verse is full of emphasis from the 
 imperative “let” to its conclusion, demanding the release of the 
 
! -on From that Sabbatic chain imposed upon them by a couupr 
 1 hted priesthood. It may also be noticed that in this letter 
 t tmans, the address is made to the elders of the Church, pruvii _• 
 
 1 iot to exercise controlling authority over their brethren with : <-• 
 
 : to Sabbath keeping. However, should these or such ord... . 
 
 t complied with, in the language of bis Epistle to the Colossia:. 
 
 1 ns to the less members of the body. Let no man ymlcc: 
 
 v spect to a holv day, &c. The crime is not to be found :r. t: 
 
 1 g of a holy day, for every one 'with respect to that is gr . 
 
 1 . ilege to think and act for id itself, as lias been already s':. . •: 
 
 ■ does it consist in tiie not keeping of it, but the whole o 
 the act of compelling others to bserve it, or by giving t:. : 
 c t to be compelled. Col., chap 2. 16 verse. 
 
 • otwithetanding this indifference over the subject of h >i; 
 
 1 g, we find the Apostle rebuking his Gallatian 1 ,\ : er 
 
 < ing of clays, together with other Jewish rites : but it < 
 
 I hie nature of things that their observance was 
 
 1 f.bority of some binding precept made after the will of . - 
 
 < inds. W. — You have labored to give the Sabbath day a 
 
 : the shadows, and have attempted to give in Cl. .ap. r 
 
 v lie Apostle Paul as your testimony. If in this you nr. C 
 
 i has undergone a change o' company. It was or; - • the 
 
 ] of the moral law, and with it proclaimed fro m AT innt 
 
 a upon tables of stone, placed in what was called the Ai k 
 
 C nt, and carried upon the shoulders of the Levites. 
 
 — Your history is true, and v. hat you have related • - not to 1 ; 
 
 ] nit it was nevertheless a shadow, and formed ore of th 
 
 } parts of the Covenant. It had consolation for the ol 
 
 a itbful, figuratively pointing to a day of rest for them i 
 
 ] 1 Messiah. Heb. 4 chap., 3d, 4th verses. Col. is not the 
 
 ] is found in company with the new moons. Seel h. !. 
 
 c 4th and Cth verses. A shadow cannot exist as a law 
 
 t ich it typified, has made its appearence. Gal. 3d :-hr _ . : . . . 
 
 a. h verses. 
 
 > Sabbath paragraph, in the 31st chap. Exodus, d. ; iocs it. 
 s ity the design and nature of the Sabbath. This, howeve 
 t : uage of the 16th and 17th verses : “Wherefore th :• childix .. 
 
 1 tall keep the Sabbath to observe the Sabbath thr: -._v.out ... 
 
 g ions for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me i . 
 
 t Iren of Israel forever, for in six days the Lord m ole Hr- . r . 
 
 a chi and on the seventh day rested and was refreshed. - ' 1 
 
 h be seen that the Sabbath was not written as a law to b. 
 
 s iy any of the Gentile nations, but it was peculiar only to th 
 
 u.; f the Israelites. It was written to be observed by them • s . 
 
 s. if the Covenant forever throughout their generations. Ti 
 s f time indicated by the word forever and the phrase through- 
 
out their generations, must now be the enquiry. As a scriptural defi- 
 nition cannot be objectionable, let the 15th. verse of the 40th chap, 
 be read. (Same book). “And thou shaltanuoint them as thou didst 
 annoint their father, that the}- may minister unto me in the priest’s of- 
 fice : for their annointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood 
 throughout their generations.” 
 
 Siuce the Levitical priesthood did terminate with the coming of 
 Christ, and since the language used in relation to it was also used 
 with respect to the Sabbath, must not therefore the law of the Sab- 
 bath terminate at the same time. Heb. 7th chap., 12th verse, “For 
 the priesthood being changed there is made of necessity a change also 
 of the law.” The above quotations, together with the accompanying 
 remarks, ma.y serve to explain the 2nd chap, of Mark, 27th verse, viz 
 The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. “Matthew 
 leaves upon record a history of the same facts ; 12th chap., 1, 8, 
 only he handles the subject more in detail. It was an act of Sabbath 
 breaking on the part of our Lord’s disciples, which introduced the 
 conversation, as we find it upon record. After noticing the circum- 
 stances of David and the Shew bread, He says in the 5th and 6th ver- 
 ses, “or have ye not read in the law how that on the Sabbath days the 
 priests in the Temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless. But I 
 say unto you that in this place is one greater than the Temple.” Must 
 this not be the inference : If the priest have the right because of their 
 being in the temple to profane the Sabbath much more have these 
 my disciples the right to profane it, as they are in me, for I am. great- 
 er than the temple. 
 
 By what laws of logic are we to find the right to take the langu- 
 age of Christ, used by him in the defence of his Sabbath-breaking dis- 
 ciples, and with it maintain the ordinance of Sabbath keeping. In the 
 course of his remarks, when engaged in the act of acquitting his dis- 
 ciples of crime, he declared, as recorded by Mark, That the son of 
 rnan was Lord even of the Sabbath day. All the power and authority 
 our Lord ascribed to himself, in this sentence, over the ordinance of 
 the Sabbath, the same claim of authority he intended for his disciples, 
 from the fact that it was an act of Sabbath-breaking charged against 
 them, which gave rise to the whole discourse. 
 
 Some must conclude, as they refer to this Scripture in support of 
 Sabbath-keeping, that our Lord had reference to his power as a crea- 
 tor ; but if they will take into consideration the root of his discourse, 
 (Thy disciples do that which is not lawful for them to do on the Sab- 
 bath day), they will perceive that it was an effort of him to convince 
 the Pharisees that the Sabbth had no controlling authority over his 
 disciples ; therefore, let the consideration be what it might with re- 
 spect to his creative powers, the whole design was to show his ruling 
 authority, and that this authority not only belonged to him over the 
 Sabbath, but that his disciples were likewise clothed with the sam’e 
 
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 power, since his whole conversation pointed to their defence. The 
 19th chap, of Matthew, 16th and 20th verses, must also be taken as 
 proof against the Sabbath : “And behold one came and said unto him, 
 Good roaster, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life ? 
 And he said onto him, Why callestthou me good ? there i3 none good 
 but one : that is God ; but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the com- 
 mandments.” For some cause,- he desired to know which. Our Lord, 
 then, in reply, pointed to the commands of the decalogue : “Thou shalt 
 do no murder ; Thou- shalt commit no adultery ; Thou shalt not steal ; 
 Thou shalt not bear false witness ; Honor thy father and thy mother ; 
 Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self.” Is- it not strange, that iJ 
 the Sabbath is a duty obligatory ’upon the Christian Church, that he 
 failed to point it out as such to this man, since he professed to mark 
 out for him the way to eternal Mfe. The Apostle Paul,- in his Letter 
 to the Romans, 13th chap., 9th v., in quoting the decalogue, likewise 
 fails to pay any attention to the Sabbath as one of the duties of the 
 Church. His concluding language was as follows: if there be any 
 other commandment- it is briefly comprehended in this saying, name- 
 ly, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 
 
 Inasmuch as we find that the duties of the Church are to be weigh- 
 ed in the scales of love between man and man, those preeepts taken 
 from the decalogue by Christ and the Apostle, and engrafted into His 
 spiritual kingdom, let us first throw into the scales. Where is the 
 man that loves his neighbor as himself, that would take ki3 life (Thou 
 shalt not kill) ; or if he loved him as himself, would commit adultery 
 with his wife (Thou shalt not commit adultery) ; or if be loved him 
 as himself, would he take his goods by theft (Thou shalt not steal) ; 
 or if beloved him as he loved himself, would he testify falsely against 
 him (Thou shalt not bear false witness) ; or if he loved his father and 
 mother as he loved himself, would he fail to give them that honor due 
 to them (Honor thy father and thy mother) ; or who is the man who 
 loves his neighbor as himself, that would covet any thing which just- 
 ly belongs to him (Thou shalt not covet). 
 
 When we turn to the Sabbath day, what do we find ? Is there 
 anything to be seen in the keeping of it resembling love between man 
 and man. The man that keeps a Sabbath day does that which is 
 neither an advantage nor a disadvantage to his neighbor, therefore 
 the Apostles rule of love tor trying the acceptable commands of the 
 decalogue, will not admit it a place in the kingdom of Christ. 
 
 FAITH AND WORKS. 
 
 In the following we propose to take into consideration what it 
 takes to make living faith. In the meantime some of Paul’s episto- 
 lary writings with respect to works will be explained. 
 
 Not by any works of righteousness which we have done, but ac- 
 
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 cording to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration and) 
 renewing of the Holy Ghost. Upon these and a few other Scriptural 
 quotations of a similar meaning, they seem to content themselves- 
 that the heart must perform all the labors that are required to- 
 ward God; leaving us, therefore, of course, to conclude that as the 
 hands, feet, &c., are not to be honored for obedience to- the Saviour, 
 they are at liberty to follow after the things of the- world. How un- 
 reasonable is the doctrine ? It is not only un scriptural, but unnatu- 
 ral, for it is evident that the body can perform nothing without first 
 gaining over the consent of the heart unless forced or compelled. It 
 is the office of the head to dictate to the heart, the heart to receive 
 and to consent or deny, and the body to act perform as the two di- 
 rects. The body then proves to be under the control ot the head and 
 heart, and whatever it does we may take it for granted that the heart 
 has first yielded its consent ; therefore, if the body refuses to comfort 
 the widow, clothe the naked, and feed the hungry, the heart agrees. — - 
 And for the same reason if the body is found to- be actively engaged 
 in following up the commandments of Christ, we may be eertain that 
 the heart is perfectly willing. It was for this cause that the Apostle 
 James tells us tha “Faith without works is dead, being alone and re- 
 fuses to the obedience of Abraham in the offer of his son as a proof 
 of the fact ; for the Apostle knew that whenever the body failed to 
 perform, if in its power to perform, that faith or encouragement in tho 
 heart no longer existed. 
 
 Having, however, proposed to take especially into consideration 
 the works mentioned by Paul in some of his Epistles, we will make 
 our commencement with the verse preceding the last quotation nam- 
 ing works, which reads as follows : “For we ourselves also were some- 
 times foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleas- 
 ures, living in malice and envy, hatefoljand hating one another.” Now 
 comes the words to which our opponents refer as proof that obedi- 
 ence to the commandments of our Saviour alone is not sufficient to 
 justify us before God. “But after that the kindness and love of God, 
 our Saviour, toward man, appeared — not by any works of righteousness 
 which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the 
 washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” The doc- 
 trine contained in the verses quoted, the Apostle desired Titus |to 
 teach, for which it seems that Paul had his fears that the people 
 whom he expected Titus to instruct, might probably come to the con- 
 clusion that the favor bestowed upon them by the crucifixion of the 
 Saviour, was a debt which God naturally bestowed upon them in con- 
 sequence of their superior virtues or good works, for he was careful 
 to have them informed in regard to their ignorant and sinful state 
 previous to the light of the Gospel, and that it was not any gooc^ 
 works on their part previous to his crucifixion that merited his death 
 and sufferings, for he elsewhere says, while we were yet sinners,Christ 
 
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 died for us. Tbe illustration# just made may be taken as a commen- 
 tary upon our other quotation, to-wit: “Not of works lest an}' man 
 should boast,’* for it is plain the Apostle had the same subject under 
 consideration; and it is further evident that if any sect or denomina- 
 tion of people had by their good works merited the atonine mood 
 of Christ, they could, with great propriety, have boasted. But in or- 
 der that this should not be the case, he in both cases was particular 
 to have them informed that the redemption ol the fallen race of Adam 
 was a matter totally consisting of favor graciously bestowed upon 
 them by the eternal God. This boasting spirit was discovered by 
 John the Baptist in the hearts of the Pharisees that came to his bap- 
 tism. For he said unto them, think not to say within yourselves, We 
 have Abraham to our father, for I say unto you that God is able of 
 these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 
 
 Paul, in the fourth chapter of Romans, expressed himself upon 
 faith and works as follows : “What shall vre say then that Abraham 
 our father as pertaining to the flesh hath found ; for if Abraham were 
 justified by works lie hath whereof to glory, but not before God. For 
 what saith the Scripture, Abraham believed God and i' was counted 
 unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward 
 not reckoned of grace but of debt. But to him that w , but 
 
 believeth him that justifieth the' ungodly, his faith i- 1 for 
 
 righteournes3. Even as David also describeth the ‘ uess of 
 
 this man unto whom God irnputeth righteousness with works, 
 saying. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, an.: ' ose sins 
 
 are covered ; blessed is the mau to whom the Lord will u impute 
 sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or 
 upon the uncircumcision also ; for wo say that faith was reckoned to 
 Abraham for righteousness.” 
 
 The Apostle, in the verses quoted, very plainly condemns works 
 and lends his whole aid and support to faith. We will therefore at- 
 tempt to make some enquiry after the meaning he intended to convey 
 by the term works. It, however, could not have been the obedience 
 of Abraham in the offer of his son, for to this the Apostle James re- 
 ferred as the making of Abraham's faith, perfect - . See the general 
 Epistle of James, 2d chap., 21st and 22d verses, “Was not Abraham, 
 onr father, justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon 
 the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by 
 works was faith made perfect.” From this it appears that James, when 
 alluding to the works of Abraham, meant his three days travel to the 
 mount, his preparation ot wood to consume the sacrifice, and finally 
 ids obedience to God in the offer of his only son. But this could not 
 have been the meaning of Paul, for it is certain that if Abraham had 
 failed to have obeyed God in the offer of his son. the Apostle, in like 
 manner must have failed to have boasted of his faith. For a failure 
 pf obedience on the part of Abraham would evidently have proven 
 
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 li'is want of iaith. Paul’s meaning, therefore, in regard to the works 
 we have quoted in the 4th chap, of Romans, could not be obedience to 
 the commaudraents of Christ, but his reference was to circumcision ; 
 for the Apostle, after commenting upon works at some length, comes 
 out in the 9th verse in such a manner as to clear it of all doubt that 
 the works of circumcision was what he meant. Cometh this blessed 
 ness, says he, then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircum- 
 eidon also. For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for 
 righteousness. It is to be remembered that the Apostle, notwith- 
 standing after having exchanged the term works for that of circnm- 
 cision, continues his subject without any alteration as to substance, 
 tli v. s proving that he was aiming at the same idea in both words. — 
 Moreover, in the 5th verse we find him, when contending in opposi- 
 tion to works, declaring that it was the faith of Abraham that was 
 counted for righteousness ; whereas, in the 9th verse, to this same 
 faith he refers as proof in opposition to circumcision, which makes it 
 evident that yet in the 9th verse he had the same subject under con 
 sideration. Therefore, from the whole, it becomes an undeniable 
 fact that the word circumcision and works were synonymous terms in 
 the mind of the Apostle. 
 
 I n the 6th verse he calls attention to a prophecy of David in these 
 wo: ds : Even as David also describes the blessedness of the man unto 
 Go. i aputeth righteosness without works. The man here spoken ot 
 was the Gentile people, who was endeavoring to be saved through 
 faith in Christ, without having any connection ' with the Abrahamic 
 circumcision or the ceremonial law of Moses. Our opponents tell 
 us, taking, as they conceive, their authority from the 4th verse, that 
 to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace but of debt, 
 supposing the works spoken of by the Apostle to mean obedience to 
 the commandments of Christ* they contend that it would be danger 
 ous for a person to depend upon them for the safety or salvation of 
 his soul ; from the fact, say they, that it would not be of' grace but ot 
 debt. But these erroneous ideas would not be entertained for a mo- 
 ment if they would first take into consideration the Apostolic day. and 
 the religious character of the people wite whom the Apostle had to 
 do. They should consider that many of the disciples under the care 
 of Paul were Jews, newly converted from a faith or confidence in the 
 law, tc a confidence or faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; and that they 
 proved to be unwilling, even after they had; attached themselves to 
 the Church, to part with the traditions of the Fathers. Hear the re- 
 lation of the elders to the Apostle on his arrival at Jerusalem ; And 
 when they heard it the}’ glorified the Lord and said unto him, Then 
 seest brother how many thousands of Jews there are which believe, 
 and they are all zealous of the law. And they are informed of thee 
 that thou teaehest all the Jews which are amoug the Gentiles to for- 
 
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 sake Moses, saying they ought not to eircumcise their children, neith- 
 er walk after their customs. 
 
 From what we can gather here, the disciples at Jerusalem were 
 not only the professional followers of Christ, but also kept the law 
 of Moses; especially circumcision. Such conduct being therefore at 
 war with the doctrines of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The 
 Apostle used every exertion in his power to convince them that the 
 law should be longer observed since the Messiah, the promised Sa- 
 viour had truly come; telling them that he was the end of the law for 
 religiousness to every one that believed. He moreover contended 
 thafthe law was a schoolmaster, to bring them to Christ, but after 
 Christ he said had come, they were no longer under a schoolmaster. 
 He however, continued his argument as follows: (all of which may 
 be found in his epistle to the Galatians,) “a child differeth nothing 
 from a servant though he be Lord of all; but it is under tutors and 
 governors until the time appointed of the father.” Now the tutors 
 here named are of course the same which he a few verses back men- 
 tioned as being a schoolmaster to bring us or the Jewish people to 
 Christ ; for it was to that people only he was offering these arguments. 
 Who then were these tutors and governors, must be the enquiry. — 
 We without hesitation say that from every circumstance, the tutors 
 most certainly were the prophets : for it was by these predictions as 
 teaches that the promised Messiah was to be known. That is, they 
 foresaw him to be a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief, so he 
 was despised and rejected of men. So He was. He was to be wound- 
 ed for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. So he 
 was. The chastisement of our peace was to be upon him. So it was. 
 He was to be brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep be- 
 fore his shearer. So He was. Upon his vesture were they to cast 
 lots. So they did. And for thirty pieces of silver was He to be sold. 
 So he was. These, however, are but a few of the predictions that 
 were written by the prophets concerning Him, all of which were by 
 them recorded, in order that those who had eyes to seee and ears to 
 hear might know their great Redeemer when He made his appear- 
 ance. 
 
 We will secondly offer a short commentary upon the term gov- 
 ernors, from the fact that it seems to have constituted a part of the 
 schoolmaster that brought the Jews, at least the believing Jews, to 
 Christ,. The a-oveniing or ruling parts of the law we give as the 
 meaning of the Apostle in the use of this term, which consisted in 
 burnt offerings, circumcision, &c., for the law not only called its vota- 
 ries to circumcise their children, but they were also to offer the first- 
 lings of their flocks as a manifestation of their love and faith towards 
 God. These offerings, however, had other allusions : they also point- 
 ed forward to the blood of the atonement, or to the great sacrifice 
 that had yet to be made for the redemption of the fallen race of Adam. 
 
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 Therefore they, together with the Prophets, most certainly made a 
 complete schoolmaster to bring Israel to Christ. 
 
 We are now ready more especially to consider the latter part of a 
 quotation already taken from the 4th chapter of Paul’s Epistle to the 
 Romans, viz : To him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of 
 grace but of debt. The address of the Apostle was made 10 the beep- 
 ers of the law of Moses, which law exacted a tax or debt from them. 
 This debt, as is well known, had to be discharged in lambs, bullocks, 
 &c., not for the family use of any person, but to be totally consumed 
 upon their altars, satisfying the demands of the law. That the read- 
 er, however, may be better informed in regard to the nature of this 
 debt, it would be probably necessary to quote the sixth chapter of Ez- 
 ra, 8th, 9th and 10th verses, “Moreover I make a decree what ye shall 
 do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God 
 that the kings goods even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith 
 expenses be given unto these men that they be not hindered. And 
 that which they had need of, both young bullocks and rams, and lambs 
 for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine and 
 oil, ace ording to the appointment of the priests which are at Je- 
 rusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail ; that they may 
 offer sacrifices of sweet savors unto the God of heaven, and pray for 
 the king and his sons. 
 
 We here discover a foreign prince lending his support in the pur- 
 chase of animal sacrifices for the Jewish people, which probably would 
 not have been done had they been able of themselves to have made 
 the purchase; thus showing that the ceremonial part of Ihe law must 
 have been to the Jews a considerable tax. It was for this cause that 
 the Apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Galations, encourages his Jew- 
 ish brethren to stand fast to the liberty wherewith Christ has made 
 them free, and be not, says he, again entangled with the yoke of bond- 
 age. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised Christ 
 shall profit you nothing. For I testify, says he again, to every man 
 that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. That is, 
 he would have them to know, if they circumcised their children, prov- 
 ing that they preferred the law to Christ, that they also obligated 
 themselves to pay the debts or demands of the law, resorting to every 
 reasonable argument to prove that Christ was the end of the law, and 
 that he had come to redeem them from under its curse, being made, 
 eays he, a curse for us. For this reason was the reward to him that 
 worketh not, to be reckoned of grace butjof debt. Now mark the dif- 
 ference when we come to the Gospel of our glorious redeemer, for we 
 find all that he demanded of his disciples in the room of this grievious 
 tax, was love to one another. Ah! but says one, might it not be cal- 
 led a debt when it is expected that the richer brother will convey a 
 part of his substance to supply the wants of his poorer brethren ? To 
 such we would -say that it would if it can be made appear that the hand 
 
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 has any right to make out a bill of expenses against the foot for the 
 conveyance of ointment, &c.,to a wound inflicted, there. But such ■.» 
 charge we hardly think reasonable, from the fact that the hand, bei.ny 
 a member of the body, must be au equal sufferer with the foot, an<i 
 would be naturally bound, in order to exonerate itself from the paint 
 arising from the foot, to cure or heal the wound ; therefore, if it rel i- 
 ed its assistance in the healing of the wound, it could not feel the pains 
 of the wound ; and if it felt not the pains of the wound, it could not 
 in reality be a member of the body : forthe Apostle tells us, when out 
 member suffers, all suffer with it. Romans, 12th chap., beginning 
 with the 8th verse, “Ke that giveth, let him do it with simplicity ; L 
 that ruleth with diligeuce, he that showeth mercy with cheerfulness, 
 let love be without dissimulations. Abhor that which is evil, cleave 
 to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another, wi;:. 
 brotherly love in honor preferring one another. Not slothful in bus- 
 iness, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Rejoicing in hope, patie:: 
 in tribulation, continuing consistent in prayer ; distributing to the n *- 
 cessity at saints, given to hospitality; bless them which persecu 
 you, bless and curse not; rejoice with them that do rejoice, and wee; 
 with them that weep; be of the same mind one toward another, 
 mind not high things but condescend to men of low estate.” 2 (i . 
 verse, If thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drin 
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 unto the saints ; for it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to 
 make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusa- 
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 ten taken from the hands off the poor. The widow seems to be en- 
 tirely forgotten in the pulpit. We are not opposed to the help of 
 those that preach the Word when their necessities demand it, for the 
 Apostle Paul informs us that he was administered unto in his necessi- 
 ties. Let it not, however, be forgotten that the very least member of 
 the body deserves the same attention. 
 
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To the Editor of the Cincinnati Enquire)': 
 
 Sir : You will perceive that I have sent you a clip from the “Ironton Register,’ 5 
 containing an Address to the American People, under the name of Robert K. Green, 
 I cannot learn it has ever made its appearance in ;y iv of the Cincinnati papers, and 
 consequently have been made to conclude that the placing of it on the page of ad. 
 vertisements, caused it to pass unnoticed, or, in all probability, it may have been 
 laid aside as a piece of fanaticism. Be that as it may, I Jeel very desirous that it 
 may fall into the hanas of the whole people. 'Sir, give it aplace in your weekly pa - 
 I>er, and where you know it. will be found. Do not despise theday of small things: 
 is there not a cause? We have passed through a disastrous four years war, and if 
 reports be true, some 700,000 or i-00,000 of our fellow men have fallen as victims to 
 its destructive rage. I ask, Where lies the fault? Sir, I think if you will make an 
 investigation, you Will find the cause winding its way up to the pulpit. Our Lord 
 in his sermon on the Mount, notifies us to beware of false prophets, and lays down a 
 solemn truth that if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. He. 
 however, leaves us a manifest token of his fatherly care by bringing to our notice 
 a telling sign by their fruits, ye shall know them. Sir, both Catholic and Protes- 
 tant have departed from the faith’once delivered to the saints. We are not justified 
 even to lollow them through the baptismal ordinance. God makes a choice, rather 
 to take for act of performance, a willing heart than a violation of his commands, as 
 quoted above. In conclusion, I will say that I belong to no church or sect, nor ever 
 did, my only motive is to bring to the light a hypocritical priesthood. 
 
DR. NEWTON ON it ES UR RECTI ON. 
 
 The New York Episcopal Divine Advances 
 Some Striking Theories. 
 
 New York, May 6. — In the Church of All 
 Souls yesterday the Rev. Dr. Heber New- 
 ton delivered the third of his series of ser- 
 mons on the resurrection of Jesus. During 
 the course of his sermon he said: "If we 
 read the story of the resurrection of Jesus 
 Christ we shall see in it a type of every 
 other resurrection that is -to. follow. The 
 life to come cannot be a bodiless existence. 
 Nature knows no bodiless existence; every- 
 thing that lives clothes itself in some form 
 or other. There is more or less fine matter 
 composing these forms, but matter of some 
 sort or other there is clothing everything 
 living. We may be sure that the dead, liv- 
 ing still, live not merely in some disem- 
 bodied existence — they have bodies of their 
 own though our eyes may not ordinarily 
 see them. That is clear in the story of the 
 risen Jesus. The body that shall be will 
 not be some wholly new body, else the 
 continuity of rife will be broken. It is an 
 absolute necessity that in the life beyond 
 personal identity shall continue. -That 
 means that in some way cr other there 
 shall be a continuance of that which is 
 truly vital and essential in our present ex- 
 istence. There is within us each a spirit- 
 ual body. The mysteries of clairvoyance or 
 mind reading— these and other well authen- 
 ticatefi powers of men are not powers of 
 outer powers, . but powers of some inner 
 organization transformed by the mind. This 
 again we see illumined in the storie.s of 
 the risen Jesus. At the touch of death the 
 outer fleshly body falls away and the en- 
 tire spiritual body is freed for a new life. 
 It may draw around itself, from the body 
 which it leaves, or from the spiritual ele- 
 ments in the encompassing ether the ele- 
 ments of a new and finer material body, 
 or in ways in which we cannot even dream 
 of, the mystery of being ‘clothed upon’ may 
 accomplish itself. At the moment of death 
 it seems to me the spirit passes out of its 
 earthly house into the ‘house 'not made 
 with hands, eternal in the heavens.’ Every 
 death is a resurrection. From every sepul- 
 cher the stone is already rolled away. This 
 again I think we see in the stories of the 
 risen Jesus.”