The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-04 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

On the LAWFULNESS of WAR, in opposition to Mr.
THRUSH, on the UNLAWFULNESS of the SAME.
AI 11. Enyrott—ln the Observer of Sunday last
I rend a paragraph, which stated that a singular
pamphlet had appeared, by a Mr. Tuttusu,
on the unlawfulness of war. Now, allow
me, through the medium of your paper,
to offer a few remarks for the' considera-
tion of Mr. TIiRUSIL It seems he has come to the
extraordinary conclusion, " that, as a Christian,
he cannot pull a trigger, or draw a sword, with
the intent to shed human blood:;" therefore, as a
Christian, permit me to make a' few observations.
'flie Divine Founder of our holy religion has
said,—" Blessed are the peace-makers;" itgain,n
" Love your enemies." I have selected these
two.passages to shew, that there must be causes
for peacmaking, or there could be nO" such
people as peace-ma kers ; and therefore they could-
not be blessed; and that we must have enemies

is also clear, or ►why are we commanded to love
them ? " Think not," continues our Saviour,
" that I am come to send peace; I came not to
send peace, but a sword." It is true that this
was spoken relatively to the feuds that ►would. be
created by men disbelieving the truths of the
Gospel ; nevertheless it is a proof there must be
war. And though Christ is characterized atirthe

Prince of Peace, it is in a very different sense,
consequently these two apparently coatradictory
statements are not such in reality, for the
former shew•s that there shall be wars, by
the sword; and the latter, true believers in the
Gospel, whether warriors or civilians, are at
peace, that is 'to say, as regards the future condi-
tion of their own souls. Again," Ye shall hear
of wars and rumours of wars; see that ye be not

•troubled ; for all these things must come to pass ;
but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom."—
Again, Jesus soffit," My kingdom is not of this
world : if my kingdom were of this world, THEN
WOULD•MY SERVANTS FIGHT, that I should not be
delivered to the Jews." Is it possible for lan-
'guage to be plainer than this ? that if Jesus had
•been of this world, his servants -would have
fought, that he might not have been unjustly
.'delivered up to the Jews. This very evi-
dently shews, that the subjects of the rulers of
this world must fight ; that their legal governors
'may remain such, if worthy. 46 For," says St.
Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans, " rulers are
not a terror to good works, but to evil. Wilt
thou, then, not be afraid of the power ?. Do that
which is good, and. thou -shalt have praise of the
!same ; for_he is the Minister of God to thee for
;good. But• if thou do that which is evil, he
afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain;
for he is a Minister of God, a revenger, to exe-
cute wrath upon him that doeth.evil." Can fan-,
gpage point.out more distinctly that our Rulers-
beer the sword to chastise evil doers. Again, St.
. Paul, in his Epistle to Titus, says—" Put them hi.
mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to
obey magistrates, to be ready to every good
work." But how can we be subject to'' ()dud"
polities and powers," if we defend not our
Prince ? or, how can we be subject to principali-
ties, if we do not wage war against those who ob-
struct our commerce,or take any other means to in-
jure our country, or stigmatize our King ? By
defending our King, we defend also ourselves;
and who can say that self-defence is unjustifiable?
I do not recollect one passage in the New Testa-
ment which declares war to he unlawful or
for the children of Israel against the
un-
christian ; and in• the Old Testament, did not
Did he not overthrow their elle-
GE
goydpfit ?
mies in the Red Sea Did lie not command
them to spoil the Egyptians? And what God
doeth cannot be unlawful. Thus much, as ar-
,uint, from the Sacred Volume ; which method 1
have adopted, because Mr. Tunt.p.it says, that as
.a Christian he cannot shed human blood.
P. V. K.
Ramsgate, May 31.