Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-01-09

'A VOWS ooirsaliuus os,l. anpthena e<:or
cxecrations expaton and fines, which have vowed so
devoted or bound ourselves by from the
Day of Aoicmen unto this Day of Atonemen which
is now Our VOWS vows; oaths
cease 10 be oahs; anathenas anateL, and
obligations longer binding"
Ihey all shall be null and void, without power conrma
ton and shall he forgiven the whole congregation OF sIael
s,esation did it gnoantly'
In note to the foregoing, the learned David Levi
said
''ha, the reader may led this FORM
think necessary observe, coS obga3ty oaaS,
%c here mentioned, such only apply to man III his
nomcal state, mentioned in Numb XXX, , > aud :;
have not the most distant relation his social character and
all transactions bctwsen and sacred aij
be dissolved but by the mutual consent Of the parties And
firmly believe, that tcre be hope of pardon
OF A;oncncnt for such injured their neighbours
ey make u! restitution to the party wonsed and MS
pardon From ali which, II IS manifest, that abhor the idea
of mans freeing himself by of this form, from any
o' or cooea', winch he has entered INTO with anoc
sonc have snoany thought anu thereby brought uniesed
icproach Gil the nation"
If amy considers the above formula with attcn-
ton he viii easily discover, that relates solely to
vows, &c. made without due consideration, made Tor
instance i'll the moment OF excitement, ana perhaps for
gotten as soon dis made. Though such conduct is alb
hOrrent to the spirit OF law, vet WeIsL consider,
TINT mot to Angels the law given" we are human
helnTs and thus nab, TO SINS aid ia consequence OF
the traity of disposition then make frequently
promises VOWS, which We forget and defer, or
altogether neglect their execution. For this reasCu
IL ,-r EaJLiIs institute the prayer of Col .Ntdrc,
i. which pray of the Pardoncr of the niquitits OF
his People, to forgive for vows, promises Suths,
&c. which we have made ana forget their fuE.slent
either because they had escaped our memory, or
because to act we had sworn, would have occasion
Cd us to commit sinful action.-I hope that am
understood, what l have advanced is plain and
sc-evident. But before dismiss this subject alto
gethcr let me Inform nay readers, that the foregoing
lormula IS that used by the Portuguese jews but the
German Jews say instead Of from the past Day OF
Atonement &c. the following 'j,o.A tte present
i1Gy g .4t0nenct ant. i!te hset Day = ,1tonelteI
tlai may come TO US IN PcLcs." This difference be-
tween the Portuguese and German JoIgs only varies
sae form ad not the Int oatUu OF the prayer as he
pray forgiveness for the UNNECESSARY voN; tiay
have made. the Other lo tl;ise they mag make unil-
tentionay during the following year. Had the Re-
viewer now only consulted the RdbliIlical writings
themselves instead Of Esennlercr an similar VII
tors, whose interest It evidently was, 10 abuse the
religion they L1d orsa:eu ne would never have been
guilty 81 thus siandeug tie -..vs, IND would have
acknowledged, that the Cyi IRE Is very prcper
payer, and that il must nave beneficial tendency
Instead OF the perGicOus winch tie Christian
Writers 10 Gyeud have noticed this charge oi
the Review at large ~ ne gea raj belief OF ii
might 10 Us insaculable mischief and might easily
tend TO augment the fearful catalogue OF preinGces
already existing against
should he very glad 10 etop here. having thlli
Sufficiently cleared Rabtiis and brethren from
the imputatons the O. L. has cast upon their moral
character; but If would suffer bis assertion
concerning religious }ee-ys pass unEoticeL il
might appear that there at least tie assertions ifol
argument cannot call hctl) q the Ravey7 ere well
icUGldcd, and That l.; consequence we Jews are 81
fact hlicd 9Cck led by Llnd Shepherds slai
slhle % wish TO grow ib isive III nay turn and
hag therefore, that whatever NAV say, should BE-
coIlsiierod sAtoFted from IN lie nee o-,- 9TH
CONTINUED.