Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-03-17

writing is certainly an ucc,n,,ocn IL nv a. III al,
enlailsts' me words ot ttc Taimud are .i,. Eia,a
SAID, the iirst man was from earth To heaven 6r i,
written from the day that God created Adam mon Il,
earth, &c. Deu. v. 50; bat when he sinneJ ,ln IoIy
blessed be he, placed his hand upon hun and lowered I
to hundred cubs, &C." This evidently can put ~
intended by r. Eiazer and II. Yehoedah to be taken a
their belief of Adams gigantic size. But as obso,v
cd, these parts are categorical and the meaning O
X. Eazar is this: Adam was created the mos, peTfcc
oeing IN BODY anu SOUL he able 10 understand al
nature, he knew how all the universe was lipke,
together. nothing WIS hidden from him like If IL,
had reached from earth 10 heaven and from one par
10 The opposite point OF hc world thus being adj,
10 perceive at all the lime. But when he sinned
more this knowledge taken away from him and n,
left him than the height of hundred cuhits is com
pared with the distance from heaven TO earth In
tic Can Eden he enjoy ed the exquisite happiness
but after h:s JuU he more worthy Of that fell
CITY, which lie had rejected by dsobedcncc; Tie E he
ruon were placed at the eastern part of Gan Eden 10
keep The way TO the tree of ltj this tree which was
more holy, and which had more excellent qualities than
we, as SHINING mortals, can present comprehend
Like the distance Which could be travelled in five hum
urea years mist be immensely great, the .NeS
RdChdyeme more sublime, that tie Cannot compare il
win any thing with which acquainted. That
the Rabbcs should such 6gutes TO express their
ideas 10 nothing surprising, they are used also by
Moses, when he speaks of the Notifications of the
cities IN the land Of Canaan, Deu tx. l. In the same
manner God said TO Job. (xi. IOl concerning The Lee
viathan, "iames proceed out of his mouth" Now
thought
who would believe himself make others believe that
Moses actually intended 10 convey the idea that the
walls OF Jerusalem Hebron reached 10 the Skies
Does SalluSt mean (Cat. XII viii that they raised
Cicero TO heaycn when he says Cceronern ad coelum
'ollere? Or. Obj. l. ill Postquam Cato adscdt,
consularcs onnes, ionque senati magma pars senben
tam eIts laudant, virtutem oniini ad coeum ferunt
IRON this it will appear, that the ypcrboc express
SONS IN the ]almud are not entirely against The
practice of the ancient WRITER'S and that all these parts
can be thus explained that doubt will be left of their
being sound sense.
The writer OF No Cnrae quotes few of The labors
Which are forbidden by the Tamud the Sabbath
The SO articles can DC found in hlasseche,, Shah
BATH Pareck vii, and which all founded upon tie
PLAIN letter OF the ten commandments, which saw: Io
dSdSSey h0i niefHcha thou shalt DO manner CT work
IN winch surely every thing IS included which can be
done, and no matter how little il is il is included with
IN the fourth command, that the doctors invented
hoihinS 10 impose upon US. The writer of 3ab. Dsu
mentions as remarkable instance of the inus:re of
Inc Ka6tics, that Hey intcictcd 10 light fire. Tor so
must understand what he says chat the Rabies in
cen.ed tins law. II lie only had read Exodus instead
oil Leo Of Nodeha he would have dscover in Clap
ter xxxr. 9, that it was COMMANDED ~ Noses bv tie
inspiration oil Cod SO that tins docs not belong 10 the
hab6Incal lore. According TO Shat bath Parcel III
IL !; only wrong Ia lie unite such knot which like
the shippers or camclirivers' kno that any knot
which is not made with view Of holding any thing
like t''a Tor which the others int tended is not for.
bldden As for ruling paper for writing / cannot find
II enumerated, however, is unlawful; but the Mi,hna
speaks OF aorag tc0 letters, which is considered as
work, because they marked The boards of the Mislan
built by order of God given Moses with t,co letters
TO know their proper places and any man has done
winch can be considered work as no more
Is required 10 mark any thing 10 make il known.
NO Carai!e charges Tie Tanu tat il considered its
decisions superior 10 the Mosaic law. The words of
the fdinud Gerushalmy in DcracIioc arc as follows
TX Chanera said, the words of the elders arc more
"loveiy than those Of tie prophets. Like ii king
sends messengers TO province ard about one he cro
him, ho
'does not show the writing and seal of the king bur,
concerning the other he says that the people are &c
give credence TO him. even il IIe does 10: show the
kings seal and writing Thus about the prophet it i;
'sad, he gives thee sign miracle Dcu. Kill O.
''ou about the elder it is said, according 10 the law
(which they teach thee, &c. i5i. xvii 1l.n Accord
ing 10 the seventeenth chapter of Dou. il is clear that
dSooedience to the priest Judge when their decision
was required, criminal offence, and was punisha
BILE with death. The judge was not obliged TO give
any authority or reason for his decision, and there was
no appeal, and, as said, disobedcrce was punished
with death by eq1hiy tribunal. But with the pro
phct was otherwise his words were 10 be verified by
the event. and nobody guilty of any sin wlu disbe
lieved him. II he had not given an actual sign of his
aIcne MISSION, and If any disbciev cd him after
his words had been verified, their 9th Otherwise
lie could not DC punished BY the iudres of
nation even, and God has reserved lis punishment TO
himself, and not allowed il to any human being Deu
xviii. 10. That IS the meaning os the cited passage oil
the Tanud find nU;hing OF the ords of the Lcrjfes
IN IT, and rs II IS shown, il is founded pon The eoh
teenth chap Of Deu. As we being Talmudists, be
lieve in the tradition, is natural that we consider the
ledge of the oral law as tie highest rc fiction of
our theology and no one decide any religious qucs
tIon 1T he had not learned the Falrnud ard Possekn
and knows them perfectly; for, tile TalInud is the inter
probation of the Mosaic law; and almost every case
IS noticed therein, so must know it, to decide al
ways agreeaby TO the written law. But believe IL
Will be very difficult for any to find out passage
winch gives a preference 10 the oral law above that
which was handed down TO in writing by The father of
Tie prophets.
The service in the temple was 70 be performed en-
hrey according TO the prescribed rule and any thing
which was omitted done contrary TO the law made
the service unawlul-Tbc punishment of an untineIr
death, God denounced against him, who would enter the
tempe approach tie altar without washing hands and
ee the dress of the High Priest and of every other
one III general was 10 be according 10 the will of the
Lo;d, lest he die. And whereas the clothing Of he
Pri'stS is fully described Exod xxviii) and no shoes
are mentioned among the various articles, we must con
Ciude, that 1t was unlawful to them, and coDse-
quent'y that 1t they worn the service could not
be lawful The same is the With other things ,yLich
made what was called eUecdHsn. L, en- thought was
sufficient to- make offer unacceptable 10 the deity