Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-03-04
V OIL. XII. NO. "a

ms ueao: BE no; overcome OF evil. but ~
come evil with good Let every soul Be- s, S.s''
unto the higher powers. For there is no ea
but OF God !: the powers that be are o,d1;ap.IHel
God. Whosoever therefore resistetb na'eu Of
reslsteth the ordinance of God: and thew he,
SYST shall receive to themselves damnatis.5
rulers are not terror TO good works In, :. IG
evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid Of - ns
er +? Do that which is good and thou sb.IPP POS.
praise of the same for he is the mini,ter nave
TO thee for good. But If thou do that VIII I'd
evil, be afraid, for he beareth not the SUI
vain for he is the minister of God. a ,sr. u
to execute wrath upon him that doeih egg
Wherefore We must needs be subject M, ~
for wrath, but also for conscience sake. P.Y
this cause pay We tribute also for they ara o
ministers, attending continually upon this -
thing Render therefore 10 all their dues =!
ute 10 whom tribute is due custom 10 i ~
custom fear TO whom fear honor n ~
honor"
Now ii will be manifest, from compar,.
the foregoing quotation with that mad
friend Curtis, that he commences IN ~
midst of The subject, leaving out VERY :.
por;ant part. Indeed leaving cut a ~
that entirely alters the aspect Of the thin,
Friend Curtis says,-"I have neyer -
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been so fortunate as 10 hear or see arr
tempt to explain these verses in accor1,,..
with the new theology by mer les,o,r
doubtless, meaning the doctrines adyoc,,.i
by Non-Resistants. Without sto7rin, 10
notice his attempt, by the use of his co.,
| phrase, TO stigmariZe those whom he deem.
10 be very unchristian and "unrea,o,,
| bic only abjuring altogether the inrp,
ton, and claiming that the l. theology = 4
Non-Resistance is as ola as Christs s.,
mon on the Mount, and PauPs Epise =.
the Romans, | viii CRAFTY him VITA nr
own views Of the scriptures quoted.
The Apostle has been giving diverse q.
hortations 10 holiness of conducr-aro,,
other things, love, prayer, benevoIence, he,
piIality. condescension. In Tue entire ~.
agraph which my quotation embraces. be- i,
manifestly teaching the deity of being pea,.
a6te-not recompensing evil for eyil-lear.
ing vengeance 10 the Lord-submii;iar p
the requirements and exactions Of go,e,.
ments,-i. e., not resisting them, bur. in IN.
itation Of the Prince OF Peace, living peace.
ably with all men, as much as in US lic.a-
view the teaching Of the Apostle here d
be one and parallel with that OF Tie Grssl
Teacher himself, in his Sermon On d.
Mount, wherein he says:
lie have heard that it hath been said. m eve (,
an eye, and tooth for tooth but say luta 10,
that We resist not evil but whosocyci SHAH sipyg
lhee on my right cheek, turn To hin tie utler als
sud IT any man will sue thee at the law and h.,
away Thy coat lei him have thy cloak also. A.
HMhosoever sIaii compel Ih-e TO go mile. 20 Va
him twain" blauhew, v: 3s-4l.
My own view is, that one doctrine
here taught, by the great Teacher bin.
self, and by his subordinate. the Apasa.
and that that doctrine is peace-aoa..
sistance. The language is" resis, I'd
evll"-" recompense TO no man evil f,
evil" be subject unto the higher pr,
ers"-"they that resist shall receive
themselves damnalion.' This lanrusg
is addressed TO lhe'fuIowers of the PriaY
of Peace; and by it they are piainlr r.
quired to refrain from violence. All H..
man governments are based on ri5Ien,e
Most OF them take life for life. AHofi5em
exercise violence at their own disculyD.
How then can the followers oil Chs, par
,icipaie in their doings2 All Of lhen
mold the war-making power. AMI op-n'ts
flood-gates OF carnage and death al lhrlr
own pleasure How then can the dis'..
: PIES of Jesus be Joined 10 them. as al
, in. such diaboIical work.
, Allow me now to call special aaaa..a
of the readers to the different cousr,s
tons put by friend Curtis upon ibe 800.
-" ordain." thank him for the dlsi1,
ton. Such distinction surely eIss--
: Let 1t Be kept in mind shall have"
casion 10 make use Of il. /! is on i'
very point that we have been diridei q
: the way. have never denied its a91a
cation, in the laHe1 sense, to the Telll1
existing between God aud human gs
5 ernmenis. My denials touch Il On!
/ the former sense; and it is this Uss /"
], that he has con,ended for in lie c.
: from the beginning. 1t will he rea'-
bered that the words, "Gyprors, -
!, PrOred," "GpproriagLy." &C., Lave %
: the way-marks between US at every IT
| say then, keep the distinction di;iin'!
: 10 mind.
!. He says,-"But we are assuTed y
: that he apprOringty ordains civil gov
n mPnt because the fact af his haFn-