The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-15


raised lneorrupiible, aud we shall be chan
gcd. For this eorruptible must put on ~
CORRUPTION, and tins mortal immortality"
There ~ evidently much difficulty IA the
understanding OF these words Of Paul, If we
take them 10 the letter f0rthen they were
not true, as Paul and III those TO whom he
wrote, did, indeed, sleep and die. Besides
by trump, cannot be literally understood, a
trump, Sc and moreover, Paul expressly
o0ntradiets the idea of ihe resurrection OF
the material body. Thou fool, says he
" that which thou sowcst, tbou sowest not
thai body which shall be = s. Their" = Il
natural body, and there IS spiritual brdy.'
+" Now, this say, brethren, that flesh aud
blood cannot inherit The Kingdom of God ;
neither doth corruption inherit lncoTuP-
h0a." Hence il is evident that Paul speaks
the resurrection, OF d spiritual body, and
ret of a natural body. Paul says-Behold
show YOU a mystery. What a mystery
thought mysteries were never 10 be dis
closed /? But what is this mystery Paul
shows us Is it the resurrection Of the
material body : II SO, there can be 40
mystery IN n plain matter Of fact, or a rnete
declaration. From this expression II Is
PLAIN that Paul is to be understood mysti-
.calIy or spiritually, and not literally. Whit
this spiritual meaning IS, belongs to The
members of the New Jerusalem 10 under
stand-for 20 them, il is given to know
the mysteries Of the kingdom Of lIeafen.''--
An objection is brought again from that
elucidation ofPaul's, where he compnesthe
resurrection TO sowing of SEED, and say
+" II Is soi0n and II Is raised." But what Is
raised of the seed ? Not the gross aud
external covering, the spirit or essence IN
The form of a new plant, with another body.
So Paul says, That whieh thou sowest,
hoV so,eest moi hat body tettch shoR be-
Here ~ true figure of mans resurrection.
The material body forms no part Of that
spiritual, substantial body in which man
rises. But we know from the testimony
of the dirine teOrd, that man rises lmuledt-
dteiy after death. Verify" said Jesus Ia
the penltent thief, " 10 day shalt thou be
with me in Paradise I" Lazarus died and
was carried by angels into the bosom of
Abraham-the rich man also died and was
buried, aud in he'll he lifted up his egeS, be
ag 10 torment" Here the nwas NO waiting
no necessity for material body To make
heaven a rest, or he'll a torment. Lazarus
and Dives both are represented as perfect
men without their material bodies, for one
did not even want finger, nor the other a
tongue. Now, let me ask, do yoH and The
old christian church ofalidrnominatons be
leve in the Lord Jesus Christ, as the one
only Lord and God of heaven and earth
and do you teach your congregations or
societies, 50 Ia believe IN hIm 10 yuu
acknowledge the father and the son 10 be
one IN him, rs he himself hath taught, and
that of consequence, he is the manifested
Jehovah, the sole creator, redcemer, and
regencrater of man Or rather, have moi
some amongst you entirely rejected this
your God, by denying his divinity And
have not others divided this one only Lord
and God into three, making one God Of The
Father, another of the Son, aud another Of
the Holy Ghost ? Donot you regard ,Ic-
. sns Christ, either as mere creature, or as
adlsine person separate from or subordinate
10 the father DO not you regard the
Holy Ghost rs person separate from both,
assigning 10 each, separately, distinct at
tributes and offices : Is not your idea of
God become thus altogether confused and
perpcxed, SO that You know not what OF
10 whom 10 direct YOUR worship, some
times addressing yourselves 10 the Father,
sometlnes to the son, and sometimes to the
l0ly Ghost, but never Jesus Christ alone
as tn" one,only God, IN whose divine per
sou the sacred trinity of Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost is contained Aud let me ask
further, Is not this confusion and perplexily
| IN Your IDEAS of Jesus Christ, manifested
by want Of power, in urpullie preaching
and ministry Are not your people left
! hereby uuconyeltcd mrelormed, and
unediied, not being directed to that one
redeeming Loud God, who can alone trul,
convert, reform and edly them ? l. not
Jesus Christ, therefore, in reality, dsbcliev
ed IN, and are not the commandments, il
consequence, disoheyed, aud is nos this toe
generally evidenced in the lives Of YOU
People, 10y the want of those signs esei
attendant on true faith and obedience
VIZ: Repentance aud dcliyerance from
the power of evil, and renovation of life,
according to the law and order of heaven
| grounded in the pure love of God and man
should be exceedingly sorry To Judge
herein.an unrighteous Judgment, or 10 Iead
others To do so, but surely the growing
lnlquliy 81 the times is pressing reason tt
suspect that all is not right herein, and as Z
pressing motive for ALL especially the min
listers OF the gospel, TO enquire scrioasl,
whence the Wrongness comes, what is il.
real cause, and what may be its ciicctua
cure Aud if from such enquiries, it shall
appear that the Knowledge fine christian
God and Redeemer, and of the nature o.
salvation by him, is now almost totally lost
m the christian world, in consequence,
whereof neither is Jesus Christ preached
nor bus commandments obeyed, and thus
the dispensation OF grace and truth, opened
by this lncarnatr God. under his first man
Hesitation IN the flesh, is in a great measure
become OF none effect, being rendered IN
sufficient to answer the saving purposes
intended by II in this case, surely, must