Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-23

i q NJ
thou art mn infidel. Thus do secsarians div iao in
Jacob" What then does s. L. mean by Infiic-
tys Ii the abnega,ion of the ubl,orrer, doctrine
Of Predcsaination; Of the unnatural doctrine of
Original Sin; of the absurd and incomprehen.ib,e
doctrine of the Trinity; Of the administration
If '.beggarly ELEMENT" Of the cruel and indic-
nifying doctrine Of the A'oncncn,: II, I say, the
Tcnlnca.iaa Of these Ca l.inis,ic lcgmas. be In
fiIcl,,v. then am an Inf lei. Il. to believe with
the apostle Peter tina, God is rcspcctcr o! per
sons; but in every nation. he that fearc,h Him.
and workeih righteousness. Is accepted with Him..
DC Intiiell,y: then aim an lniidei. Here. then,
are sayings OF minc, that ). L. may quote; that
he may i,alicize that he may eNhhi, in as hide
Ugh, he can: hu, in all the presentations,
the truths will be there still.
! He endeavors to evade nv proposition that
Reason is paramount, to all writings whatever, BY !
in:imating that my language is ambiguous: such
a subterfugs cannot be concealed; the expression
is unequivocal one; it is plain noon-day
to all who do not ''see men as trees. walking" II
he can give it an elusive meaning, will acknowl
edge that he is more skilled in the perversion of
language than am The proposition then stands
unchallenged and undenable.
do W ish him ITO beat the air;" Ihave fur
nished him with more substantial exercise. As to
his remark made for my ''cdification" that ''Rea
son teaches him ito receive undoubtcd truth
whatever God says" have this plain answer:
when his understanding is satisfied that God says
1t, then he receives it ''undoubted truth" He
. surely is not servie to swallow all that is
presented to him as Gods savings; otherwise he
must digest the Koran, and be choked by null
titude Of gross absurditics. He may Irvine about
as he can, but he will find in nil positions that
this truth ''stands Clear that Reason, that noble
giit that distinguishing attribute OF man. is para
mount to all writings and all declarations. II
''trash' emanates from it, it is disparagemcn,
: to the Giyer; man may pervert the Of the en-
dowment, but the gift will be less noble, less
: divine in its origin.
He says thatl have not "moved'' Of his
= little mistake, in substituting the word 'argu
:, ments'' for charges: the charges, l nave rcpcl
;, led tho arguments have not seen.
The declaration of the 'pops Psalmist is true
and very good could also, it had not a bette
use for the space allotted me, quote many, equa!
!. J., :ruo and equally good
1t is likewise true, that when "lntidehty ms
, sumes the mask Of religion, it is more dangerous
because least suspected; and not less true. ina
it gives neither eight comfort to the ivin
: or the DYING 1t is therefore to be hoped tina
. Inidelity will always be unmashed; that its dan
gerous character may be exposed; and that slight
= and scomfor," may be shed upon the ''livng" an
the "dying." 1t is equally true that tho Bibi
has no "double meaning; it has but one mea"i";
= and that is 'splain to him that understandeth."
So. being satisfied with what he has done,
hope he is also satisfied that he has "rcaped II
-. reward of his labor and hereafter, when he
disposed aspcrse tho character Of another, .,
>. him remember that it is sometimes easy
make railing accusations, than it is to sustain then
No. p. Il.