Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-07-10
Communication.

Mn. SaisIsy,
By inf.rting the following extract in your
paper, which am happy 10 obierve, feems
10 aim ., due MIXTURE Of the agreeable and
aleful, yea may pofibly be Instrumental OF
promoting fome attention to a (olsmn, inter.
citing, YET much neglected cauie ], is taken
from the works Of learned lriih Prelats OF
the feventecuth century; the writings ofw
period, as well a. more Iemotc, we ihould do
we'll to eonfult. inaead of fuifering ourislves
TO We csptiva,ed by the f,miy production, Of
modern .,ucvators. have vepsured to add
remark or two of my own which I hope viii
not diieredit the true conception Of my Az.
thor.
EXTRACT.
"If,he eonfecra,,on and wafhing the door
pots. with the blood Of a lamb did tsessmss.
f,iIy preierve all RE FRI born Of Cohen il
cannot be thought 'mPoihoie or unreaionahle,
that the want Of understanding IN children
should hinder them from the befing Of "a.
cramtn,, aud from being redeemed snd vain.
cd with the blood of the Holy Lamb. who
was flain for all, from the foundation Of the
world"
n il nc aaScd, as has been done. whas be.
esft 10 70 be expected from performing 70
siruple rite a. Sssh,ss. Especially upon thoie
who are inicniible aud unconlen,ing to the
deco We may ALTO inquire, what advantage
could have heen thought .ass,nAy TO ar'fe to
the llraeltes from taxing the blood of
Ia i~ls lamb, and ftriking IL on the two
lie pots. and on the upper door.poits OF
their houfes Blu, the .ss.amsafsf or .yabsiiisl
efficacy of this ceremony was the grea,eh inn
zgsabie mo lef, than the preiervanon oil
the eldelf perions in thor families, and the
cldeft cattle in their Hocks aud herds, while
,hoie of the Egvpnans were deiroyed There
], no reafon 10 think that this delserance
would have taken place. had not the injune
ton been punclually obeyed. The people
however, were not mad enough to defy the
Almighty, ny trying the dreadful experiment
For we are told tina, " the children Of Ifrael
went away, aud did az the Lord had ,Ommsn'
Ged Nofes and Aaron" The promife amer
ed, which the true and faithful God wal
pledged to fulfil, is thus eIpreasd--" The
blood ihall be to you for token upon you,
houfcs where you are; and when Zee ths
blood, will psis over you, and the plags'
Gall not be upon you to celtroy you, wher
finite the land Of Egypt"
One word OF application, and iGuit, At leaf
fos the prelen,, this very eop'ous and unpor
tant fubject You do not d,fcorer the con
ne6tion which the uie Of water in 5atiim ha
wiih the gilt of the Holy Spirit, the pardon
@. tin aud eternal life hut the above IN
nancc flow, that there ought to be Tome bet
ter reafou for proving tina, iuch connerior
doe, not exit We acknowledge there Is ri
natural relationship between thete vit,ble anc
fpiisusl Objects; yet they are expressly uni
,ed by di yine appoiatment and We nua no
forget the precept---" What God hath ioines
together, 'e, not man put aiunder." The eloi'
intimacy which the external rite Of baptiir
"a. with the gifts and grasses az the f2irit, :
Goreibly taught in the lal Injunction of on
saviour 10 his D,fciples "" Go ye into al
'heWorld And preach the gofps TO every crea
tare. H. thst bcl.evelh and 10 baptized
,i,all be fsYed; bur he tia, pelieveth no
:liall be condemned" You believe and ar
baptized and you Rand upon the hol,
ground Of an uchangeable covenant. Yoi
believe not. and reject bspsfm, II not r,or'
directly at leaf, As the representative Of you
chIdren--ahi The awful fen,ence Rand, gool
asanlt YOU REcIUsE.