Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-30

who doeth wrong shall receive for III
wrong which he hath done. That tn
wages ofssin, which is death, (in oppo
sition to the doctrine Of the serpen
and orthodoxy will certainly be award
ed--thst God il too good paymaste
to let the sinner goa great ~hile with
out hIs wages thdtsfhose divincs VIII,
either directly orirdirectly, would per
suade us, that prohibited objects ar.
pleasant, and good for food, or in othel
words, that the wicked are happier il
this world than the righteous, are nol
Ito be credited--but that our bappines.
consists in virtueus, well ordered life
and conversation. and our happiness
throughout eternity.
1t was proven that even the blasphe.
nous scribes should be restored, after
receiving theii recompence that Je-
'sus Christ came into the world, to save
the chief Of sinners from their sins, BY
saving them from SHINING; that he tast.
ed death for every man, even after the
scribes had blasphemed the Holy Spir-
it, and hence must have tasted death
for the scribes too (; that he prayed for
his murderers when upon the cross,
and that the Father always heareth the
prayers Of his son and that they who
now revils the doctrine Of impartial
grace, and ascribe to Christ and his IA.
ther the properties Of destroy
should be very Careful lest they re-
duce themselves TO the miserable con.
diticn of the Jewish apostates, and reap
from the flesh, as the reward of iniqci-
ty, a bit er harvest of tormsnting con-
.Gemnation
The conduct of false teachers and
their cruel and gloomy octiines, were
IN the next place presented to our view
and viii . our minds were carried away
to scenes Of carnage, we were carried
away to scenes Of carnage, we were
made to contemplate with drops of sym.
pathy in our eyes, the Gre Of the In
QUESTION. the sword of Conslanl inc, ,and
a host of ghos,ly fathers, with ven
geance in their eyes. and murder in
their hearts, acting under the bloody
sanction, Of the doctrine Of endless pun
ishment. Their damnable heresics
were exposed. their cunning craftiness,
whereby they deceive and make mer-
chapdize Of the souls Of men, was ex.
hbited and our souls were led to abhor
doctrine. which, in its nature, is more
cruel than all the crueltles perpetrated
under the sun.
Brethren, we were much encourage ed
at this Association. We have perceiv-
ed that light is mar ching onward. Men
are awaking from their slumber. The
knowledge Of the arts and sciences is
daily increasing. and with il "a knowl-
|16gepfthe true theology. We haye
seen the star of fcelestlal philosophy in
the East.San it is wiuging its way to
visit all parts OF our western religious
wilderness. The blue mountains Of
mysticisms seemed corvulsed as with
mighty earthquake /; and though they
cast out FIRE and smoke, yet suddenly
shall they vonit out their sulphurous
contents, and dwindle to their native
nothingness. :" Tue kingdoms of this
world shall become the kingdoms Of
our Lord and Of his Christ"
Scarcely half a century has elapsed,
since the silver trumpet Of the gospel
of pc ace o first sounded upon our Amer.
lean shores. II was then blown by al
OBSCURE individual. II was the great
Murray, who then amidst storms OF
persecution, fought the good fight OF
faith, travelled from city TO city, pur'
sued by the frowns, malice and slander,
of a formidable host Of enemies, and
sowed the seeds of truth in many
hearc Who would then have though,
tba. at this period, two hundred able
ministers ofthe New.Trstament, would
stand IN the armour and spiri, OF theil
departed chaniion. to raise their feaI
less voices against the hydra Of self'
styled orthodox corruption ! Wh'
would have thought that in the United
States between two and three hundred
churches and societies would be con
secra, ed TO a Universal Saviour before
,be year 1895 ? But SO it is; God bt
thanked. Brethren let US rejoice
Nations shall come to US, and kings Il
the brightness Of our rising. lmmor
tai prospects are before Us, and many
objects of commiseration around us
Let us put on the whole armour o
God. Let US keep the unity Of th'
Spirit in the bonds Of peace, and ~
we'll doing put to silence our adver.s-
rie.. Evincc to a gainsaying world
,hatpra does not lead TO hcentious
ness that the love Of Christ c0n.trsln'