Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-29

Pau's question was,' Have ye received O
the Holy Ghost since We believed?' The i
answer was, according TO our vew,)s We
have not heard that the Holy Ghost is re- /
ceived.' Paul asked certain, definite
question. We should therefore expect a
definite answer to that rerg question:. But
according 10 the common version, the disci-
pies did not answer Paups question but de-
clared that they were ignorant of the ex-
istence Of amy Holy Ghost Here it will |
be noticed that z. j. says: the disciples
did not dnslrer Pauls question, If they
meant TO say they were ignorant Of the
Holy Ghost Now TO my mind, it was the
strongest answer possible. Suppose ask
~. J.,' have you introduced 'Wayland's
Elements of Moral Science into your
school He replies, { | have not even
heard whether there is such book Is my
question answered ? Most certainly, and in
the cLeGrest manner. For he could not in-
troduce into his school what he did not
know existed. Nor could the disciples
know they had received, what they had new
er heard of.
But lei US examine these internal marks
a little further. 1t is certain that the atten-
, zion Of Paul was suddenly turned from
their reception of the Holy Ghost, to an en-
, quiry concerning their baptism. What
; turned his attention 2 His desire to re-
= mind them of their baplismal VOWS OF
was it their remarkable and unexpected
: dnsaoer2 Most surely tie latter, if we con.
: suit his own language Els ii oun obep
. tisthefe. IL being so, into wha: were W
. baptized. Did you not hear of the Hol.
' Ghost in your baptism? Or have yot
, been baptized differently from, into tn,
. name Of the Father Son and Holy Ghost !?
: Into 1ohdt were We baptized? They reply
! into Johns baptism q Paul immedia,el!
e explains Johns BAPTISM (Which by tn
f way was superauous to us, if they wer'
Johns Disciples they knowing even NOR
" about that than Paul HIMSELF which expla
nation, when conlrasted with the last com
- mission of Christ, Immediately discovere
to them their error in baptism. (AkouSar
. tes) Having heard, they were baptized
:, the name Of the Lord Jesus. ..a..
to The new idea suggested to the mind {
r. T. j. to help the apostle out Of the charg
80 of tautology,' admitting the 9Th TO be col
rs Etinuation of the 4th verse, is not tangible
is my mind. For aught | can yet see, Il
Il apostle is still guilty. -
d. Respecting z. J.'s' genealogical cri
ey cistn, have only TO say, that, in our la
IN guage, where the form of the word is
OF little varied, repetition of pronouns is a
raj solutely necessary to 'perspicuity,' but In
ow language like the Greek, where pre6xes a
ons affixes TO the verb, so clearly indicate wi
In is the subject of the verb, no such neces
'ef' ~ exists. as Lar
ln' Allow me 10 say in this connexion, Il
had if the 5lh verse is continuation of the 4
on as is contended, perspicuity' requires 4
her, tho 5,b verse should read thus: sWl
was they heard this, he (pronoun Of John) b
'oid TIED them : instead of this we read, Il
h as were bapuzed,' evidently showing that
t. administrator of their baptism had not
,lve' been mentioned. For, let il be underst
fact, that do not suppose Paul himself bar
1ral- ed them, see Isl Cor. i. 16, he having
they this time, at least two companions IN Il
To el,' see Acts xix. 22-29, who could
ched this part of the ministry.
Ien- In conclusion, | would ask any one
rery NAV differ from me with respect 10
the twelve being reboptized, would you
am cept a PERSONS baptism noU, which
z. j. 49,, administered in The name Of the F
eve er. and of the Son, and Of the Holy Oh
s'eau They declare they were baptized
nouiu Johns Baptism Even if the expires
means, as John baptized then the
, and ton is, how did John baptize? What
en- BY of words did he use? If we may {
{ CEN Matthew and Paul, il could not vary |
haze from the following: Upon the conte
Hence Of your sins, (Matt iii. 6. immerse
rns(er BY an immersion designed only Tor
volved tents, (see first clause oil the 4'n
ec,, as Acts 1917 enjoining you 10 believe o.
. will now appearing anoiuted Savior, Use
II pre- last clause of the same verse; '
c,ed to baptism thus administered De Wanda
yed to or at any other time since Chrisl's
even sion7 If not why contend for the va
nal for Of theirs2 z. j. tells US that Johi
aled- fixed in the name of the Lord Jesus.