Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-12
For The Telegraph.
ACHIEVEMENT.
Concluded


1t is sharply maintained by our author,
as though il were capital argument in
favor of his doctrine, that the atonement
consists in the blood of Christ, when used
in a particular manner. l am not back
ward 70 admit, that the blood Of Christ is
-frequeutly represented as atoning for sin
but not, when separated, from the suffer
ings of Christ. Our author makes the !
following quotation, TO prove that the
-nlonement consists, not in the death of /
Christ, but in his blood Col. i:g20, I
:. Having made peace through the, blood
ofthc cross" As though nothing had to
do, withthc expiation Of sin, but the blood
. of Christ But if we read the n t two
following verses in the same chapter, the
subject must be viewed ina very different
light. Coli: 81, %, "sAnd you, that
were Sometimes ahenated and enemies in
vour mind by wicked works, yet now hath
he reconciled, IN the body Of tasjaesb hbro'
death. Here we can prove as much by
the death of Christ, as our author has
proved by the blood Of Christ. What
then must be our inference, that there are
two atonements; or that the same is meant
by the blood Of Christ, as is meant by his
.dcath2 Scripture will not justify the
Separation of the death Of Christ from his
BLOOD, in making atonementa They stand
so intimately connected, not as cause and
effect, but in point oftime and circumstan.
ces, that the blood Of the cross )" and
the adeaih Of Christ" are used inter-
changedly BY inspired penmen. Isaiah
lii: 5, but he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our I'M
qui.ies; the chastiSement Of our peace
was uponfhim" y | Peter ii: "A, /" Who
L his own self bare our sins IN his own body
on the tree, that we, being dead to sins
should live unto righteousness; by whose
stripes we are healed.p Col. ii IA,
"Bloning out the handwriting Of ordin-
ances that was against us, which was con-
trary TO us, and took it out of the way,
Z mailing u 10 his cross" Heb. tx: 90
$50 Christ was onre offered 10 bear hI
SINS Of m4,ty and unto them that look
for him, shall he appear the second time
without sin unto salvation" Rom. v: 9
10, Much more then being now justi
=. fed by his blood, we shall be saved thro
him. For il, when we were enemies We
were reconciled to God by the death o
his son; much more being reconciled, WI
shall bcsaved by his life"
II the sk6erings of Christ, had no par
in making atonement we are ready to ask
why was il necessary for him to endur
the hidings Of Gods countcnance an
overwhelming agonies during the seen
orcruciixion2 If the blood OF Chris
aside from death and its agonies, coul
have paid the debt, for the sin ofthe worlt
and opened door Of access to God, ft
Jew and Gentle, why was our Savic
pressed down in the garden, till he swe
great drops Of blooll And why did !
hang three hours upon the cross, erwin
"my God, my God, why hast thou forsa
en- meg" Il was then, as he hung upC
the tree, that he was treading the Wi
press alone, bearing in his own body I
sins ofthe world, making a show Of t
powers Of darkness openly, and triumI
ingover them. As Christ reviewed I
scenes of his Incarceration, anil the a
fdl convulsions ofnature; while the he;
ems were yelled in blacknesS, the earth
n quake, and the rocks rent when the |
deed was done, then Jesus cried will
-W loud voice, and said 1T Is FINS
ED: and he bowed his head, and gave
The GHOST What was finished? 7
the work of reconciliation. But the s
rifcial atonement was finished, WI
Christ "gave up the ghost The m
fact, that the Roman soldier, pierced
Side Of Christ, after his death, I belle
cannot be urged, with great force, in 5
port OF our authors sentiment. Chi
had sweat great drops of blood in the /
den, during his incarnate life; but the
ofthe soldier. after Christ had left his
man body-caE not in my view, affect
question, either way.
After the resurrection and ascenslo
Christ, wenext inquire concerning nj:
-l fee work. as he lives and reigns k
csemal. immortal, and invisible,
author lpainlains that he is now at
right hand Of God, TO make atonemen