Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-23
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And the Phis,ines stood mountain side, and
Israel stood other there
vallcynbetween them. And there went champion
of the camp of Phs,inss named Goliath, of
whose heigh, six cubits and span.-San,,al.
1t is very evident from the maneuv erings Of S.
T., that he is making preparations for raising the
siege; he is determined TO abandon the field; 81
will therefore chastise him, aud let him CO.
He says he is s'not disposed to get down low
enough to notice. much Of what is contained in
my last article. A man may be raised so high by
a feeling of resentment, that it cannot be expect
ed that he will be ''disposed to get down. TO the
humble field of dispass,onate argument. To such
an elevation have no inclination to aspire From
his sublime altitude, however, he sends dorn a
complaint that have INDUCED in 'quibblng and
scurrty;'' if there be ''qnibbling and scurrity''
in any thing have said, let him come doun and
point them out
The "beautful'' sentence at the conclusion of
his second paragraph, indeed may say the whole
"bc:a;iiui' paragraph, is Of his own fabrication;
be will find no such mongrel language in any fmy
essays; half literal and half vnetaphorical.
lie observes: "What omnipotence has to do with
the phraseology of the Bible, it is difficult to per
ceive" l think so too. Nevertheless $. u pro-
ceeds to tell US in the same paragraph, that ii Is
"a pity our Maker could not have done better in
speaking to man." that the words Of the Bible are
not mans; but they are the rords Of the Holy
Ghost" Here he shows what he thinks Omnpo-
tence has do with the phraseology Of the Bible;
and thus he sanctions the business Of my rebuke
cor.ucxiou, ne says. s<If the scriptures
the ,rord of God, they are the greatest imposition
ever practised on man, for they pretend ODE His
,rord- But they not the ,rord Of God; nei-
ther DO they pretend be His ,cord; and vet they
are far from being the greatest imposition"
that believe they arc no imposition at ALL
| Ihave no doubt "our readers will understand
what l mean by granting S. u the privilege
of metaphorically calling God the author of tho
scriptures. He alleges that 'thc reader will seek
in vain'' for an admission on his part, that Paul
is one of the authors Of the Bible. To readers
would say: ssseek and We shall find" it in the sth
paragraph of his second communication. But you
need not be at the trouble Of turning to prcvi-
Gus ESSAY; you will find the admission unwittingly
repeated in the very paragraph in which S. U. de-
MES having made it: he here admits that the
sEpisles'' (part of the Bible of course) Paus
and yet he declares that Paul is not the author OF
his o,cn epistles! Here sis the admission of which
P. r. boasts" And dare he venture to deny, what
Ihave already adduced as a witness against him,
that his class Of theological writer's unhesita-
tingly allow various authors Of the Bible? No!
such denial challenge him to make.
s. U. now also admits that I was right in the
application Of the word metaphysical; hut he now
pre,ends that he merely asked the question rela-
tive to my of the word in order to place me
Gin a dilemma" Then it appears that he who Is
mot disposed to get down low enough to notice
many Of my remarks, can stoop so for as to set a
trap-to play trick-to fcign one thing and mean
another. How we'll his profession and his conduct
agree! But he need not thus have exposed him
self to the charge Of dupcity; was ready as
am now, to avow all that he can possibly elicit
from me by any Of his processes Of discrimination
r He enquiries ''if this question 1.-THE knowledge
Of one another in future statel be metaphysical
what one in Religion is notg' l answer: not
one question in the Christian Religion IS meta
physical. The science of metaphysics is sPecuta
tire; Religion the other hand, Is experimental
, Here is a wide difference between the two sub
ects; and he who brings them together by making
, Religion a speculative science. contamlnates it,
/. purity indeed he subyerts its character
e Yes, "sroit for proof Of S. Us charge Of in
fidelity; and have no hesitation in saving. shall
, wal. in vain But let look little more into thl
impu,a.ion Of infdeliy: Infidelity appears to be
verv term Of abuse 1T serves the purpos
e ofaU rclieionists With tho Mahometan reproaci
is es the Christian the Christian in return throws
n back upon the Mussulman- Rome, in the arr
gancy of her heart, divided the world INTO n
ID mans and Barbarians; zcalots, pursuing a simia
IL course. divide il into Orthodox and lnhdels n
~ who was so happy as to be born Roman or vi
&C. had purchased citizenship, could glory IN the ut
ed Citizen: and could deaounce all others Win q
lP- opprobrious term, Barbarian He vino oy al
te- means claims profession with Gavin, con'e"
,uou.ly says: -s,and by ,hysef; como not ne