Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-27

nell know how stranger feels, for you have your.
selves been strangers in the land of Egypt. Ibid XIII
Oh. CIV.
Here then, my dear friend, you have complete re-
ftation Of your opinion, that the Mossic law did no,
teach universal love. Now do tell me, do you lind
any passage equally decisive with the FOREGOING, in
any ofthe gospels'Can II now be said that the go.
pcls have any superiority tho five books of Mo.
scs in tins respect lBut viii not est here but will
go q little further, and tell you that the Mosaic law
LOOKS even farther than your gospels i'll the protection
OF tho oppressed part ofmankind namely the supe.
For IN % Oh. 10 d. 10 v. Of Deut., we rcad Thou
shalt not deliver unto his master the servant who
may escape upto thee from his master: lie shall
dwell with thee, III the midst of thee IN any place
which he may choose, in any one ofthy gates whore
il pleascs him best, thou shalt not Cypress him"
You viii say, however, true the Old Testament
CONTAINS the doctrines have advanced, but the Jews
did not understand them so III fact YOU partly have
said SO aiready-you have asserted it, without proving
further than by referring to the General History of
know It Is easy to make assertions but
toy will not stand without substantial proof will
therefore first deny your assertion and then bring
proof of the truth of what advance.
We I'LL know, that the Temple, which Solomon
built, was finished in the four hundred and eighty
seventh year alter the promulgation OF the Law on
Mount Sinai; and Of course all must admit that the
opinion thon prevailing concerning ts incaring of
any part q The faa, must be considered a pretty
correct standard TO ascertain the meaning the Israel
ties attached to the law, which was then as il is now
our guide through lc.-lt Is lnnentablc fact that
the Old Testament, particularly the Historical Books
are out little read by The ChflSianS and therefore dO
we find men of learning, nay Preachers, ignorant of
the writings speak OF shall therefore traIiscribe
portion OF Soomon's prayer in the Temple ut its
dedication rs continued in the viii chapter oP he frs,
book of Kings, v. 37--.I. &
"lf there be in the land famine If there he po.,,i
icncc, blasting, rnicw, locust If iherc be catcr
lar; If their enemy besiege them in the land of their
CITIES, whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there
be; whatsoever prayer and suppcation be made by
uny man, b. all thy People Israel, which shall
know every man the plague of his own heart aud
spread forth his hands unto this House; then hear
tllousin Heaven thy dwelling place, and do and give
every man according to his ways whose heart ihou
knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knoweyt the
hearts Of all the children of menu that they may fear
thee all the days that they live ii the land which thou
gavcst unto our fathers
moreover concerning stranger that not of t!;
People Israel but comcth out of far country for thy
names sake; (or they shall hear OF thy great name
and filthy strong hand, and ofthy stretched arm
when he shall come and pray towards this House;
hear thou in Heaven thy dwelling place, and do ac-
cordng to all that the Stranger caleth thee for;
that all the people Of the earth may know thy nane
10 fear thee, do thy People ls1lc and that they
may know that this House which I have buildcd is
called by thy name" English yersion.)
II know very well, that the last part wou,l lave
been enough for my purpose but extracted the first
also, 10 show, to those, rho may aOt be ,reI
,rquai.te ,re the Bible, ia what manner the wisest
OF men prayed for the natous, who Go not belong TO
Israel; he frs prays that the Supreme Ruler may
listen to the suppcation ofhe pendent Israelitc and
pray in the sincerity of his heart because he has heard
ofthe glory Of God, that he also may be graciousy
recelved and have granted to him, that for which he
pcttionedthc Throne of Grace.
We find in the second book Of Einrs Elisha healing
the eper Naaman, though it is well known that tho
nations 20 whom he belonged were frequently at war
with Israel, thus find linn, not alone assisting
Genfiic, but an enemy also; what thea becomes of
your assertion, that the Jews did not practice
ucts Of universal yocuce,--IAet me advise YOU
my dear friend, to read the Books ofthe Ola Tesla
Trent well, before you venture on such dangerous
ground again, as asserting things about Us Jews.
which you may not be able TO sustain with inconcsta
bic proof when called upon.
In support of your assertion concerning the beauty
OF tho Gospel you introduce few verses from the
Se'mon the mount in the fifth chapter of Matthew.
BY doing you have imposed upon me an invdlors
task, namely of attacking the Christian Religion in
sumo manner when Shout have been very niLd, 10
let the Gospels at ret. But called upon to
defend the tenets of my faith, and dare therefore
shrink from the responsibility thus thrown upon me,
although this happens without my desiring it,
Let premise, that tho religion which profess,
is divided in three parts: first, duties towards God,
secondly duties towards our fclow-mcn, and lastly
duties towards ourselves The duties towards Cod
impose upon us the beicfin the Creator confidence
IN His protection, hopein His savation and the OBJ
scrvance of his statutes The duties towards our
feowmcn consist III acts of charity ana bcncvolcnce
and in abstaining from inluring them III their person.
property and honour. Duties towards ourselves nrc
self-preservation and sci-defepcc; by which mean
that first we shall not depend upon others for live
hlloo,, if we are ourselves Capable of maknr n vinp
is beautifully said in the Proverbs of the Fathers
"Svcet is the learning Of the law, combined with
labour, for 70 be engaged in both makes us abstain
from SIM; md secondly TO be careful for the prescrva
ton OF our health. Sefdeicncc demands Of US 10
rohduct ourselves so, that shall he exposed to
the hatred violence Of others; butf in spite Of alt
our cndeavours we molcstcd and violently at-
tackled, II is lawful to prevent adversary from
inuring u.s. aud IL he attempts To kill u.s. il IS even
pcrmitted slay him, il We Gun in no other manner
prevent HIM; IN support of this POSITION refer you
10 Exodus, chapter 22---v. ..
Again, IL u settled point with w, that moi onc
commandment, or part Off commandment ufthe Mo-
eilc law, was ever repealed, can be repealed, o;-
cept in The same manner MS II has boon pronulga cd
that IS before the whole nation Of Israel in :he man
ner as the law was given Sinai These prelilni-
nares are sine q'ta non, without winch no argument
howeye ingenious, stand the Of jewish eriti
cisD. Lot Us now apply this rule 20 the chapter Of
Matthew in question, 10 test It's correctness. Intle
offocf bc trho mo ri r,sfin mil tf,c