Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-01
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NOM TANCE.
The position which have undertaken 10
establish Is this: God designed the estab-
Hshment and has manifested his apr oral
| OF human government. This was nroyed.
Isl from the domestic constitution. in which
God expressly established authority and
su6ordination, the Two essential REQUISITES
| TO government.
I proceed Low, secondly, 10 adduce furrh-
er proof OF this position, drawn from the
Constitution Of the HebreU nation. The
descendants of Abraham, in the line Of
Isaac and Jacob, were chosen and set anar,
by Jehovah as his peculiar people; and as
such they had many institutions designed
for them only. With these we have now
nothing to do by way oil imitation. They
have passed away with the times, which
required their establishment. But there are
DINER features OF their organization NOT Of
this peculiar and limited nature. from which
we may learn something Of Gods will
respecting human government. God no
cogn'zed, as righLfut rulers ofMe Hebre,r
people, those uho had previously exercised
authority ocer them. Moses was sem
lex. iii: l6-lS, not TO the whole people
but to their princes, or head men, who
exercised authority in their respective tribes
or branches Of tribes. These Elders en-.
bracing both the heads of The families
enumerated, Nun. XVI: $50; and also
The princes of the tribes, Mum. i: Is. were
IN their respective tribes or branches of
tribes, rulers & judges, and formerly priests
too, after the patriarchaI model. Now when
God came down TO put himself at the head
oil this nation he did not annul The aurhori-
ty of these chiefs, which he would Doubt
less have done had he regarded il a. unne
cessarY, corrupt and corruplins." On the
contrary, be confirmed it, Mum. xi: 16 II
and thus sanctioned the exercise of snbor.
d'na'e authority BY men over men. Nav
more, with his appreciation, these officers
were Increased-Ex. xviii: 1875. Jetbro
suggests the necessity Of the increase or
Judges, if God should approve il, (see 23I
verse; and Moses increased ;hem. The
TAR inference is, that God id approve it,
But we are not left 10 inference merely.
Deut' XVI: lS.-God expressly enjoins the
Of such officers, and in grea,
numbers. These officers were bona file
of government, exercising
ne ordinary power of civil magistrates and
,"iers. God was the supreme Legislator Of
ne nation. His express commands made
up the constitution and statute book, and
common taw OF the realm. But under this
supreme authority these princes and heads
il families, or heads Of thousands. and
hundreds, and fiflies, exercised civil and
JUDICIAL authority as truly as any of our
rulers and civil magistrates
exercise authority under and in accordance
Win our constitution and Statute Book
lheir qualifications show this.-Ex. xviii:
4. they were 10 be able men, men Of,
ruin, fearing God and hat,ng coretous-
less. These qualifications show that they
we're expected 10 expound and apply laws.
nd Judge causes & discharge other official 8
uiIes, which demanded wisdom and in,eo- 1
ny. Some Of these may be learned more :
xPltcltly from Elk. xviii: 22-Deut. xix: IL: :
nd XIV: s, Gosh. tx: Is, Is-21-Judges n
l. Oil. From these passages il will be IN
cen that these rulers exercised all the 6
gats of sovereignty according 10 their dis "
reIion subordinate however to The general o.
Tvs of Jehovah their supreme ruler. Al &c
later period, the government Of that ma
on was changed TO monarchy with Gods A
,proVal and sanction. True he disap. m
owed the spirit of pride and dissfecrion OF
him, which prompted them TO seek a III
ns. But after sharply rebuking this way ca
ard spirit, he accedes TO their request and II
ows his approval of it by himself select III
g their king! l Sam. tx: 1917: and of
10, "a, %, 26, probably because that kn
that period Of the world, and in the state 10,
other nations then existing about Pales- ito
e, monarchy was best for them, as m,
ing most simple and efficient, where W..