Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-08

ons ocheVeI tha stch things aItually had happened,
but only as fables which under the appearance ofmar-
vcilous stories conceal good d wholesome truths
That the doctrines ofthe Rabbins nlon implicit resiy-
nation TO the Divine will every one will acknowledge
That has the least acquaintance with thcm they
tauS the Immortality of the soul before the christian
religion was yet in existence, reward and punisbmcnt
alter death was by them promulgated a. was also the
resurrection of the dead They did not however
teach these glorious truths intention of their
own, hut brought arguments from the law aud the
prophets IN support of their assertions and proved al
the same time that the doctrines of immortality re-
ward and punishment after DEATH and The resurrection
ottho cody anu subsequent beattudc of the righteous
were taught To the children Of Israel by our teacher
Hoses (of blessed memory himself Would any man
theh III his sober senses call such men blasphemers;
men who taught the law without receiving ernolumcnt
Tor SO dong, and who literally fulfilled the command.
ment, which God gave to Joshua, land thou shalt
mediate therein day and nights
On shame! shame! that there should be found
III England, one man to harbour such n THOUGHT.
Could the following from the Sd chapter ofthc Pro-
verbs ofthe Fathers, be written by:a blasphencr:
"Ahaha, Of Neialae said, consider three things ani
wmncr thou art gong and before whom uou art destined
render an account OF myself aud appear to be juhci Thy
by and worms and thou mus las,y render an
accoun, Of thy actions before the King Kings the Holy One
to whom be praise by whom thou wilt be Judged
'Rahbi Ychudah said consider three th;rgs and thou will
not SIM know that there above thee seeing eve an
ahcong and that all thy actions written dov in
book, (nanoly, thot no action ofmsr will he forgotten
Inrn' l. en-
could select many other passages of the NTsfna
and Gcmera equally beautiful as the f;rcgoinr hut
deem 1t useless; rs the clndid mind must be convir-
ced by what have already said. and the preudiced
man VIII NOR HE CONVINCED, though should write
volumes.
hope that have thus proved that the Rabbins
taught only the ways piety. and that So far from
their deserving abuse, thew deserve praise and com
incubation Tor thor perseverance, in pcrpctuating the
doctrines of our holy faith amidst the thousands OF d-
hculticS they hadto encounter and the almost nsur-
mountabe obstacles thCv had to overcome When
they found that all the avenues ofearnng were clo-
Sod against the Jews when they that their hretl-
rem were driven to occupations which were hateful to
them, when Israel lived in their own land they
endeavored and did succeed. IN pcrpctuanr the know
ledge Of our law amongst theul and though many
were engaged, particularly IN Poland, in useless dis
putcs, and in too minute researches vet do we find
many great during Che time of persecution
Hnd trouble, for Instance, Abarnabcl Orobo Solomon
Hanau, Monassah ben Israel, and at last Mendelsuin
and number of others whom could easily cnume-
rate, bot only choose the prominent ont of the
many that present temseves Owing to the excrtons Of
the wise men amongst and To the natural frnoss
and strength OF the Jewish disposition, preserved
ourmdepcndcnce Of mind and bond OF union a
midst all the persecution and calamtcs we had 4,
suffer by the divine dispcnsuton. But was i, pride
that upheldus' Or was the finger Of God Visible in
our preservation Evidently the last for how could
pride be powerful enough TO effect that with u.s. that
n has tailed TO do with any other nation Of antiOuit,9
Was the Roman less fierce than the Iew' But what
Is the Roman Of the present day, compared To him
that checked the successful hannibal after the battle
OF Connae' And though VIC also have lost our nation
al independent government yet there is that within MS
that will make Us reject with scorn MI the nurnr invi
tations held out by the nations OF the earth TO oin
them, though they live in palaces G. stride triumphant
over the fallen sanctuary Of Jerusalem the residence
OF the Holy One of Israel; yet we upheld by tho
promise OF Hum. who spoke and the world was called
into existence, that he will have compassion ON rs.
and restore tho remnant of lis people TO the land
which their forefather5 inhabited. We have the u-o
mise OF God that he never will forsake Us; for II IS
written, 'ifthe heavens can be measured above and
the earth beneath, then can forEake Israel" And
Is 1t then PRIDE alone that keeps us untedo Cen
tempt of our oppressors? No !. is the confidence in
revelation, the certainty, that any too giH come.
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