Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-09-04

ing up to q level with the man Christ jesus
dost thou mean level in our several caPacities
II mean that the one talented servant. perfect
" occupying his one talent, IS a. perfect AZ
the FIVE talented servant perfectly occupying "'ss
.Answer-To this need say but little, as
thou hast given correct solution OF u. ina
as God il no respecter Of persons ne tnere-
fore deals out to all his rational children WIN q"
equal hand, as is beautifully set forth oy jesus 10
the parable Of the talents; Tor had the one 'a'en'
ted servant faithfully employed hs one ta'sn',
and gained another, he would nave stoou ~ ms"
in his Lords favor as the i've talented servant
Tn.rsfore "a his beloved SON had much grea.
ter work on earth than any other man, so ne nau
a much greater fuIness Of the spirit than any
Other man: q For he whom God hath sent, speak
eth the words Of God; for God glveth not the
Shirt By measure unto his. John i'll. 81: oe'
lieye with Peter when he thus expressed himse'f;
| "Jesus of Nazareth a man approved OF o'u
among YOU By miracles, and wonders. ana s'gos'
which God did by him, in the midst OF YOU az
We yourselves also KIN ow." Acts II. " anu
again. N.h NTH
the Holy Ghost and with power; who went aoou,
doing good, and healing all who were oppressed
with the devil; for God was with him." Aets
Z. SO. "This Holy Ghost and power De,
ieve is the only Saviour that can cleanse tne s'u'
of man from sin, and give him an Inheritance
among all them which are sancthed.
9Th 0ueru-What relation has the body OF Je'
ana to the Saviour Of man!-Dost thou believe
the cruci6xlon Of the outward body Of Jesus
Christ was an atonement for our sins!
.4n,wer-In reply to the first part Of this que.
~ [ answer, | believe, in unison with our ancient
Friends. that it was the outward garment IN
which he performed all his mighty works, or az
Paul hath expressed it. "know ye not that your
BODY is the temple of the Holy Ghost which 10 IN
you;'' therefore he charged them not to dene
those temples. What is attributed to that ooay,
[ acknowledge and give to that bohy' 10 ns
place, according as the scripture atti'ooteth IL,
which is through and because Of that which u"e',
and scted in it. But that which sanctihsd anu
kept the body pure. and made all acceptable 10
him. was the life, holiness and righteousness oil
the Spirit And the same thing that Kept his
vessel pure, it is the same thing that e'eanse'n
| US. ,
In reply to the second part Of this query,
would remark, that see no need OF directing
men TO the type for the anritype, neither to the
outward temple, nor yet to Jerusalem, neither to
Jesus Christ or his blood, outwardly; knowing
| that neither the righteousness OF faith, nor the
word of il doth so direct. The new and second
covenant is dedicated with the blood, the hfe oil
Christ Jesus, which is the alone atonement unto
God, by which all his people are washed, sanctl'
fed, cieansed and redeemed to God.
may add it has always been the lot OF the
Lords faithful servants, in every age OF the
world, to be cried out against, and il makes good
the saying Of the apostle, "All that will live
godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution
conclude thou hast not given myself the trou-
bic to read any Of my public communications as
taken down BY NJ. +. c. Gould, the stenogra'
pher; as in them, all objections are answered, 10
regard to my belief and doctrine.
With love to thy dear wife and children re-
main thy sincere friend,