The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-11
To he Editors Of NE rirghian

10 mr. EdH0f& on me lHRifHHH.
Gegilsnen-l herein enclose YOU the Abine
don Gazette, containing the Rev, Nathaniel
nolley's remarks with the'rov. NJ b. Roche
address 10 the vcsiry, commandments and
members Of tue Trinity Church in Philadel-
ph'a. | think both are worthy Of attention
aud shoald be clad YOU would repnhlish them
~ Yeurnsofal paper, with this communication
II is almost nnafronniable how men, aud
particularly many of the clergymcn Of The old
christian church. can 50 wilnely without in
yesiigaiou, engage on the side Of nnhelrf in
matters so bigbly Interesting aud desirable as
the heavenly doctrines Of the New Irrn allen
Church. which have been, by thc divine mer.
~ Of the Lord God our Saviour Jesus Christ,
revealed 20 his creatures in these latter days,
through the medium ol bis most holy divine
word and fundamentally Of bis chosen SER
want, the honorable Emanuel Swedenhorq
for most men pride themscte. on their know
ledge whereas incredibly is The negntion
aud grave Of knowledge, aud only tends 20
exnunge ideas hom The mind Whatever such
men may say or think, they certainty nu>t be
void Of all loudabIe ambition aud liberal sen.
timenis.
In the prophet Amns, It Is said Surely
the Lord God will do nothing but he reveal
eth his secrets unto his servants the prophets -
fle hath done this in old times, aud IS he a
variable God that he will not do the same in
the last times J. he less communicative, or
his servants nov les dear TO him. This can-
not with truth be said. The deluge. the des
truetion Of sodom, the liberation Of the lie.
brewsfrom Egyptian bondage, The revolutions
IN the kingdom OF israel, their victories, cnp.
tiyilies aud dispersion, the great restorer o.
the true lsruel, the states OF the christian
church, rs apostacf aud H. restoration in the
New Jerusalem church, with numheress 9th.
.er particulars, have all been revealed bv the
Lord to certain Of his chosen onrs, before
these great events came topass. And can we
suppose the last OF these. which II the most
concerning OF all, VIII want IFS previous mes.
senger Ia prepare the church for its approach
I
ing down, aud shai there not be time Of
refreshing aud raising up, when the children
Of Zion shall be made joyful with clad It'd
ings OF the coming of their King. Shall III,
prnlaue insults, rehuke aud blasphemy of The
enemies OF Our faith, continue TO mock tho
patient hope of tn, Christian And viii moi
the Lord send some enlightened seer with a
message of peace aud comfort to his people
he has seen. aud also hearing with him clus.
terot The fruit of IT, for their announcement
to 90 up to possess il Hehas done this in tie
person aud writings of thcbon Emanuel swe.
denborg, as before stated And Ipill Nentur,
10 say that any person who will read them
with attention, and desire 10 know aud un
derstand their contents, y the divine msrcy
az the Lord thay viii become ennsatcacd
and the interior Of their minds opened; al
which tilue they wouldb struck with wond =
and establishment at the great aud infinite
goodness of their Heavenly Father TO hi,
creatures, from the earliest age upio this time
Then those unmauly epitheis of risionarv
mailman, sc. would vanish from their minds
and they would see him ihe sound theolo.
gian, the able and Luminous expositor of the
word OF Col, the cool investigator Of holy
truth, the conductor TO the heights Of evan.
.feiical virtue, the declared foe 10 every spe.
c.es OF enthusiasm, lanatcsm and disorder
whether civil or religious; the strenuous as.
serter of chat fundamental article of christian
faith, the incarnation Of the sen OF God, aud
the oneness with the Eternal Father the loud
preacher of repentance and regeneration; and
thus finally the restoref of The only true chris
tan religion, viz belief in Jesus Christ as
the only God Of Heaven and Earth and life
according TO his holy commandments of love
and charity. And may the Lord, of his inf
,.e mercy, hasten bis work, that has begun,