Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-24

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not preach more Of Gods truM-for tn
10orId's salvation, than the bodu of tn
church does.
II may not be improper here, to notice, an,
throw back, two implied ISLANDERS, containe,
IN the extract from the sermon. One O
them IS found in the language which repre
sents those christians who presume to tax,
any advance steps, as having "learned tc
think the christian religion can neither re-
move nor transcend" the obstacles . ir
The way OF its advancement, which thew
would have removed. They have learned
no such thing. They have said no such
thing. They have thought no such thing
MOI an act OF theirs betrays any such thing
The error of the writer commences with hie
making the christian religion to be one & the
same thing with the conduct of the profess
ing christian church. Because those who
are thought TO be going too fast and TOO far.
are not satisfied with what the church is
now doing Tor the salvation of the world he
supposes they distrust the power of the
christian religion. 1t is not So On the
contrary, these are they, of all others, who,
leasing from man." place their only hope
and confidence in the power of the christian
religion, under the God Of the christian rel-
glon, to remove" aud transcend" aad
overcome all sin.
The other SANDER lies in the language
which represents that " they these who 90
too last and too far forget that the weapons
Oh our warfare are not carnal" &c. Thew
have not Tor moment forgotten it. Thew
nave never once asked the church. or in1i-
Vlduai christians, under any possible circum-
stances, to use one carnal weapon. On the
contrary, they, vastly more than the church
have protested against the use of carnal
weapons. So much is il so. indeed thu,
this very abandoning of the carnal wean-
ons Is made TO be their sin-the head and
front of their offending, by the auxiliaries
and coadJutors of this sermon. The nara
graph from the Watchman, now conied and
placed IN connection with this paragraph
from the sermon, as its ally in promotino
the alledged heresy, is in this very paraoranb
and IN the whole article from which if is IA
ken, lnveighing against these ultra chris
tlans for throwing da0ay cdrnal areopons !
Look, if you will, and if you never have, at
the Declarations of Sentiments put forth to
the world, on two different occasions. and
Tor two great purposes, and if you please by
two different classes ofthese ultra christians
which two classes, however, are more &c
sentially one than may be thought-and Won
will find explicit and perfect refutation Of the
slander. The former says, "Ours Tour
principles lead US to reject the use of all
caraaI '0eopons relying solely upon those
'0h'ch are spiritual, and mighty through
God to the pulling down of strong holds.n
The other says, We are bound by the
fdaos Of a kingdom which is not of this
a0ortd; The subjects Of aohich are forbid
den to fight; in a0hich mercy and truth
are met together, and righteousness and
peace hare kissed each other" We shah
adhere 10 the doctrine of aao1a-resistance. ),
s. Our confidence is IN the Lord Azmighty
NOT in man. ~
There is yet another slanderous imputa-
tion, in this extract from the sermon. II lies
liz the flrst sentence of the quotation. To
say the least of it, it is most extravaoant ex.
aggeration. Who has ever pretended that
the Gospel cannot advance at home. and
that we must expect no more reyiyals of re-.
hgion in the south or the north, in the Yves,
or the east, until certain evils are removed
certain dominant vices suppressed?" No.
body-nobody. II is true that-on the Saw.
ior's principle, 6" by their fruits We shall know
them BIT has been said, and the opinion is
held, that the unfolding of certain domi
nant vices" by certain portions of the
church, renders the genuineneSs ofthe rel;
gion of those who uphold them liable 10 bt
called in question. 1t is also believed ane
the opinion has been expressed, that The
frowns of God rest upon any people-pe
matter what their fessions-who cherish
/. and cover up enormous sins-and that III.
indulgence Of the church in popular sins is
hindrance to the advancement of the gosne
at home. But all this is very different from
the statement now under Consideration. I
is believed by the class whose sentiment,
! have given above, and who are under tn
censure Of the sermon, that there are pur
minded men scattered throughout the conn
, try-holy men, for whose sake God ma