Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-02-03


prince Of the earth, your words pro
coed not from true wisdom. Say to the
torrent to stop in the midst of the noun.
tam because it will uproot the trees of the
valley; the torrent will answer you, that.
II ooeyS the laws of the Creator. God
alone knows whittier flow the waters of
me torrent. Verify, say unto you: be.
lore the rose Of Sharon blossoms, the
blood ofthc just will be split.
~ our blood shall not be split" replied
l. with emotion. "You are more precious
IN my estimation, on account Of your wis
dom, than all these turbulent and proud
| Pharlsces, who abuse the freedom granted
them by the Romans, conspire against Cn-
sar, and conslrue our bounty into fear. -
lnsolent wretches!--Thcy are not aware
that the wolf of the riber sometimes
clothes himself with the skin Of the sheep.
| will protect you against them Ny Pre-
forum IS open to you asa place refuge
II is a sacred asylum"
Jesus carlessIy shook his head, and SAID
with graceful and divine smile:
"When the day shall have come, there
will be no asylum for the Son Of Man, nei-
Their or earth nor under the earth. The
asylum Of the Just is there, (ponting to
the heavens.) That which is written in
the books Of the prophets must be accom-
! plishcd."
"foung man" answered | mildly, "you
obIige me 10 convert my request into an
order. The safety of the province which
has been coniided 10 my care, requires it.
You must observe more moderation in
your discourses. Do not infringe nv or
Gers; you know them. May happiness
attend you. Farewell"
"Princc of the earth" replied Jesus, 81
come not 10 bring war into the world, but
peace, love, and charity. was born the
same day on which Caesar Augustus gave
peace to the Roman world. Persecution
proceeds not from me. expect il from
others, and will meet it in obed,encG 10 the
will of my Father, who has shown me the
way. Restrain, therefore, your worldly
prudence. It's not in your power 10 ar
rest the victim at the foot of the taberna-
Gle OF expiation."
So saying, he disappeared like bright
shadow behind the curtains OF the baSilck
IIerod the Yetrarch, who then reigned
in Judca, and who died deyourcd by YER
mine, was weak and wicked man, cho-
sen by the chiefs Of the law to be the in
strumcnt Of their hatred. To him the en-
emics of Jesus addressed themselves, to
wrcak their vengeance on the Nazarcne.
| Had Hcrod consulted his own inclination,
he would have ordered Jesus Immediately
to be put to death; but though proud Of his
regal dignity, yet he was afraid of com
hitting an act that might diminiSh his in
! fuence with Caesar.
! IIerod called on me one day at the Pre-
orium; and on rising TO take leave, after
some insignificant conversation, he asked
me what was my opinion concerning the
| NaZarenc.
replied, that Jesus appeared to me TO
bv one of those grave philosophers that
great nations sometimes produce: that his
doctrine was by no means dangerous; and
that the intention Of Rome was, to leave
him that freedom oil speech which was JUS
tilted by his actions. Hcrod smiled mali
cously, and saluting me with ironcal res
pect, he departed
The great feast of the Jews was APP
preaching; and their intention was to avail
themselves Of the popular cxaItatlon
which always manifests itsolt al ;.o So
Identities Of the passover. The city was
OVERLOOKING with tumultuous popdIace
clamoying Tor the death Of the Nazarcnc
Nv cmissaries informed me that the treas
ures Of the Temple had been employed ii
bribing the people. The danger was pres
sing. 4 Roman centurion had been IN
suited.
wrote to the project Of Syria, request
ing a hundred foot soldiers ana the same
number. Of cavalry He declined. saw
myself alone with a handful Of veterans il
the midst OF a rebellious city--too weak t
, suppress disorder, ana having no otheI
choice left than to tolerate 1t.
they had seized upon Jesus; and the Sc
dtious rabbIc, although they knew they
had nothing TO fear from the Pretorium
believing, on the faith of their leaders
that | winkcd at their sedition; contn
ued vocifera,ing, -"Crucity him, cruelty
, himw
Three powerful parties at that time haC
combined together against Jesus. First
, the Herodians and Sadducees, whose sedi
tious conduct appeared to have proceeded
from a double motive: they hated tn
Nazarene, and were impatient otthe Ro
man yoke. They could neverNorgve m,
for having entered their holy city will
banner RS that bore the image Of the Roma'
emperor; and uithouSi'ji" chic instance.
, had committed fatal error, yet the-sacrl
lego did not appear less heinous in the
, eyes. Another grievance also ranked il
I their bosoms. l had proposed to emplo,
part of the treasure of the Temple II
: erecting edifccs of public utility NJ,