The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1837-07-15

The Intidel, 1t 10 we'll known, in hs ef1brts
prove the falsi,y Of The Sacred Writings, direct
his strongest arguments to show tho absurdity an
mpossibiny OF miracles. lie considers this III
nnbst vulnerable point and here. therefore,
aims his choicest weapons. He frequently 60
lecis the subject Of the resurrection. as one in hi
i, opinion, capable Of being proven erroneous ar
absurd. He argues that man cannot be raise
from the dead, except by departure from tn
established l.ws Of nature that there s no power
in existence, capa BILE of terminating leles' form
and of infusng into il anew the properties Of life.
Blu, here we would, allowing in the footsteps
Of an able dvne,-invite jhe attention oi The inf
del for few moments, while wo o'ehy examine
the validity and reasonableness ofihis latter Posit
ion, viz that there is no power in existence Gu
pabIe Of terminating lieless form, and Of mus
ing into il anew the properties oflife.
We look around US, and behold The earth upon
which we live we look above, and ten thousand
worlds meet our astonished view we look at our
selves-a. man, and we see him living, thinking
being. Now no one, in his sober senses, will de-
ny that these exist. The question, then, Instantly
arises, hotc came they 10 exist-by what agency
were they formed-from whence did they come
They could not have created themselv es-,his, no
ore will pretend. The only refuge. then, to which
the lnhdel can resort, is this-he must contend
that chance was the power, by which they were
created. Well, then, taking him on his own
ground, ,-chance created man chance formed him
Of the dust Of The earth chance bieathed into
him the breath oflife, and made him living soul.
So much the scepiic must allow. We will now
ask,-cannot the same power,-call it by what
name you w-which made man, and constituted
him living being, reanimate him Does il re-
quire greater exercise Of power 10 do the latter,
than il did to do the former If the infdel choo-
ses TO denominate the power, by which man was
created, Chance then we ask, cannot Chance.
raise man from the dead +? Is.it easer TO form,
thanto renew-to create. than to change
We wish 20 urge.tho question once more, can
not the same power-let it be called by whatso-
ever name il may-whch once gave man life,
give 1T to him agSin ? No one denies, no one
can deny, that man once was not-that he once
was not formed-.hat he once did not breathe
and every one must, therefore. admit that here
was time, when man was creatcd-when he
frs, commenced existence and it is equally clea
that that existence must have been given to him by
some power, and tina, that power is perfectly able
10 give him another existence, when the one he
now enjoys shall have come to an end. This
power the infde calls, chance but the Christ
ian--GoD.
The foregoing ideas, thus hastily and imperfeclly
ske.ched, are not entirely original. They were
except some little application by ourselves
lately advanced by one Of the most powerful d.
vines Of New England. They were we think, O.
riginal with him. They attack the infidel upon a
new ground, and one on which he cannot fail 10
sustain defeat. Our only regret Is. that we could
not set them forth in more forcible and perspiou-
Gus form. JUVENIS.