Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-12-18
VOL. XII. NO. Ia

der, down through all the grades If :.
tocracy and monarchy. originating IN
orlginaiing-as large proportion Of ,h.n
do-popery- Mahomedanism, and a.,
try, in all their degrading, dehumau;,;;,
Misunderstanding. God-dishonorine form.
all. all these eorrspt and eorrupt;,,:
situations are the soorkmanskip of a. a.
'oise, and holy. and just God,!! n
consummale absurdity-no, 10 say Ire !.
VOWED shocking impiety and blaspben,
-ot deliberately and intelligently bog
ing 10 such sentiments, lies out q, i
face OF the declaration. To expose then
il needs no argument or CONNER,
would not be understood as denoup.;,.
outright. friend Mitchell. as blasDbeD.,
am altogether willing 10 attribute i.
monstrous heresy to blindness of mind
the habit of taking upon trust lODg ;.
celved opinions-rGther than 10 peryp,,.
ness of heart.
But. notwithstanding there is sufici.,,
absurdity lying on The face of the ms,..
there is sill another. not SO plain al 4.
first view. which it may not be ani,,,n
expose. Look at two of these eOr,,,.
institutions which God has blessed a,
aoortd acith, making war upon each other
and working mutual and self.desruc,o,
10 have the absurdity and monxrOsf,
complete, let the warning powers /.
proeessedly christian-no, only .ora.,.
ed OF God into institutions OF yioIep,.
and blood, and murder, but expected 10 !,
looking to him for instant guidance and
and, in their bloody and murderous work
Suppose the hostile armies to be con.
posed entirely of protesting chris.
lans. Now will christians aytheir hand.
10 any work upon which they vii not
ask the blessing of Cod Certainly pO,
What then are these warning christian,
to be expected to pray for? WHY, for
the Lord TO help them in the enterDri,s
IN which they are about 10 engage, Ger
tainly. The time of battle has come
Now behold them all kneeling down. and
listen to them while they all pray 10 the
same God for success in battIe-i. e. Tor
the God of love and mercy 10 aid them 10
numbering each other t!lii
ask, is there anything unfair or lie.
climate in what | have here exhibited
Is 1t not fairly and legilimalely drawn
IRON the doctrines atvan cd7 If not T.,
IT be shown, and | will confess my obi.
putty OF mental vision.
once more Proceeding upon the H.
eral construction which The speaker mus
put upon the passages cited, in orderlO
sustain his doctrine by them, he sink. in
another view of the subject, still deepsr
IN the quagmire. into which he has al.
ready dropped full twice his length. Tb.
doctrine IS, that all governments are The
ordinances of God, and they that resist
these ordinances shall receive 10 them
selves damnation. What then is 10 be.
come oil those who resist and or.rllrr
any OF these governments. Take few
familiar facts, as connected with this dec.
lrine. andsput them together. God eslsb.
hshes the government of Great Britain.
ana orcaIns that whosoever resis,s Der
power shall receive damnation. In pro
cess oil time, l3 of hei colonies rise ire.
oelllon. resist her power, and consequent
ly arc damned and vet at the sane tins
and by The same God are ordained ih'
another government
II any one Of The enormous absurdiin
exhibited under this head, can be SAID 70
have the pre-eminence over the olhss
this Is probably entitled 10 crown The or
maxi
Notwithstanding the constitution
which the speaker has already been seen
TO put upon the passage submit, your
selves TO crery ordinance of man for ias
Lords sake'-arguing from it the Dime
ordination of all human govemmena'
however corrupt, sill he justified Danl'
and the primitive christians in refusing %
obey such mandates of man as involves
violation of the law of God. | ask hiH'
then, how christians are to conduct tow