Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-26

above auoshtinns and differences la least 50 far
=. Il !. ;..=e.rssl= 70 establish, negafve) The
6rst paft Of my third proi.esi'sn the latter pari
follows n = natural and aeeessary eonss.
qaeuee.
The 4ih position is established by she faet
thai he Nee Tesiamsnt. fhe cAs....ss Charter.
contains no such csmmsud, direction or aa-
theriiy either given BY Chrisi hinnetf or his n
poaIss TIE practice OF lie Church ~ after
fimes o., more establishes The divine appoiu,.
men, u the fra day Of the week a. The oabtaik
than Il does that lent, the adfed Concert prayer
meeting OF any uther practice nfihe Cba,cn sss
By di.Iae appointment. w. know that tns Gu
tho,c Church. did set up the pre- snee efiustnu.
ting riRhs and ferfmealss and sbssfeguees hut |
this authority ,he whol- Protestant religion.
world, has boldly denied That Christ aai his
Apostles did not lay much stress upon Sabbath
| obserysnces, or regard the hrH day of he week |
a, the Sabbath. think will mgaiisstly mp |
pear from an examination Of al the Scrip. |
tures OF the new Testament as for 81
ample Paul. 10 his Epistle 10 the Roma"s,
| "a aud o, say, Que man esieemeih hne ,l2s |
above nnoiher another es,ermsih every ia, a.
Ike: Let erely man be fliiypenuddsd in II. otra
n,ind = n sentiment, worthy Of ali accepia,ion.
Agan, IN his Epis,le 10 the Colossians. ? l. 10
" Let. therefore, no man judge you, IN meat o,
! in drink. or in respect If Hn holy day ot of The
atw moon. or ofihe Sabbath days" Paul. also
4 IN his Episile 10 lac Komsps. -, aft~r enforcing
upon the brri hren he d"lies Of Subsection, l.
/ the eiuii authority, says; Owr no man any
thing .bu, ~ love one another for he thA loyelh
one another, hath fualied the L.no For thi
,hoa shalt not oo1,mi, adnllery thou sbal mol
kill thou shalt noi steal non shalt not bea
false witness tiob sdsll not coyri an II her
be Any other commandment, II il b,pay co n.
ltehended !" this saying, namely; thou shah
fore MYnsighbor a. ny SER" Thus II viii be
seen that here. sliho' P,al, for the instruction
OF the brethren, had underlnken an ! di1, live
are to believe him. enumerair all the com aud.
menlswhich they as Chynfians utre bound 10 oh.
'erpe, y9hs dii nui say on, wort ~ regard 10
the sabbath. either the sere,rh OF first dnv OF
i the week. Again. ~ the 18th Chapter OF ihe
Acts Of the Apostles. II will ~ seem that some
disseniion ha ing taxed place. (a was ire
qneniiy III case) among the bre hren, which
were Of the Gentle. IN Anthem, SYRIA, and &c.
licia about eircamcinon and the keeping Of The
tqD Ia pari Of winch ia~ was hs Observance of
The Sabbaih) IL pleased The dposiies aud Eide,
IN the whole Church. 10 s-nd eass.n msn with
Pau and Barhabas, 10 them, and nriie letter, a
which, among o,brr ,h,ags they say, "Fo,a.
much as ". have heard, thai CERTAIN. which
vent on from ~ have troubled you with word.
suofsyting your FOULS, saying ihat We n,ua b.,
| eirnuneiseda II ksrp Me tnW. 10 uhon ue gare
| no s9fh communicated h6. For u srpiusd GOD
10 the holy Ghod aud 10 Is. toi lay upon van ~
greater bnrii~ns than thosr nercs,u v iiings
.ha' ye abstain from n,rais offered To idols, and
rom blood and from things stranglrd aud from
| fornicaton, from which. IL van keep ,,rir.
selves, you sIal 40 we'll" Here It viii he Oh.
| served thai on ct occasion, 10 have given sh,
instruction ~ the brethren, IL indrpd The nos.
lea nd al, II
stress upon the Observance o that part Of the
Lac. which reynre1 the sabbath to b. kent
itoiy. or had re Svsi any command in regard
TO Inc soh't'lu'co ofNt tra dayof The ueek Toe
tile sereaih. III tia Whole ~ TIN. letter thrre !,
NOT one word said upon the subject or ihe reno.
sess Hi'u'iun thereto n hing not 10 be accoum.
| sh ior ny amy other probable hyppthess thao
the one MAINTAIN thai they had received N,
such command. l. will br further .eso tina,
~ all the vn'inns adpioufion,. erhortaiions an4
'n'yacfions WHICH The different Apostles from
| I'm. 10 time, there ~ not one 50 tary " rd in
| .feArh 10 this pretended change offhe Sabbath.
eoAi from That, there were 40 attempts TO IN
force The nrers.iiy ot Sabbat, obsYrvanees, bu
| u - rathe' 10 he Inferred from the Two passages
whi,h have above quoted from Paul, and they
mr." W." oniy Two upon that suhjrci, thai il was
consioered entirrly matter III indi ference
| Having proved N think have 10 the s,,.
| 's'Hefon OF every unparalleled mind. thai God
Commanded the jews tokerp the Sabbath WHICH
was the arSnfh dny of The week throupb ib,,r
generations Jorerer, it must be- conceded tina,
thai command is siiI IN force, for we eanno,
suppose ina God, who u INST be admitted fore.
Knew All ih'nss would command The Jews to
10 '"n' hrohgh fher generations (ortrer, which
ne u the very tine. designed snould no, be 40
observed bui .yen could such M absu,d,te
| supposed. n HDutl ha -
without some authority 10 shew, thai b, had
aoTogafed OF altered, 'hs sueeping uneoud
honn1 aud unlimited mi uncfion un,rr which n,
| had thus la'd 'hrm TINS authority unhesiia
| "nsy a,ser IS not TO be found IN the Nav TEST,
| menf What then, shall b- said of tho.. who
dis'eeard'ng the express command OF Cos 10
keep m" s'penih day oi tn week (iiferahv and
fchhrdt!Y so caNed,) holy in honor Of hims,if
because as he expressly declate,) h. rested or
,na' nay rom the works Of creation, aud appra
Ing :" ina civil authority 10 coerce the ob,e,,
ance oil different Jay, Tor winch there i. mn d,.
vine oommand; and who are dali, denounciug
not only individuals, but the ion Itself ~,
So"'y OF me mosi crying and d1ynnirg sin, be.
| cause 'hey do not choose 10 do without any SUI
| ne'em warrant Tor So doing) 10 transfer the oh
| ns"'ons oi 'he Ueca"gur 10 keep The sepcuth
ady oi me week holy. 10 the 6rst, and hallow !,
| Shou'd be here asked if consider thar Cb,;..
| '"ns are under any oblig CATIONS 10 Keep IL. sep
enm aay a. Commanded in the Decalocue.
~Vu'd frankly answer, no no more ihsnI be
new 'nai 'hey are hound " not tn kinde Are
"'na' uay.o' not TO go out of their places, j"
| 'or oo'h OF the'e are expressly commanded.
am opinion that II was n command given 20
the Jews, and app led exclusively 10 IL, IN. and
iney are no" shelving their cunaaret a. fun. |
fumes. by preserving The testimony Of hat co
penans gun God IN ',s strie, and rigid obscr,-
ance Should any dissent from this onio,on
then are they tseekty guilty If disrecardinr the
WI 81 Heaven, and of violating Gods most |
hoty Lrio tfany should say that Cb,r,no, |
are Tree {, ON this obligation IS the Deeeloeue.
on' that ihey AMI all mankind are bound 70 |
keep 'hr psi day Of he reek asa day Of rest. |
1N 10 IN Tor ''le'r authority; and here j aga in |
s.' Ms'" Is not TO he found in the Epansel-
can be produced. Twill At once surrende, the |
Question, tor it is in question OF anthoyit, ,,