Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-09

A doctrinal error, if it do not immedia,a.
Iy affect the interest Of man, however de-
rogatory it may be to the honor Of the
Dtcine character, is treated as of li1tla
consequence mere difference of onin.
Ion. AS If the honor of the Divine char
acter was of The least Importance, and the
authority of the word of God was NOT to
be regarded any farther than it accorded
with our pre-conceived notions But we
have not so learned Christ. He tells MS
that if any man will do his will, that is,
the will of God, he shall know of The
doctrlne-John z, l7-and 10 beware of
the seaven Of The Pharisees and of the
Sadducees-Malt. l6, 6. And the disci-
plies understood him to bid them beware
OF the doctrine Of these sects. And what
does the Apostle meant Galatians, 5, g..
A little leaven leaveneth the whole
!nmp'--but that the pernicious error
which the Gal ltians had drank in, tended
TO change the whole spirit and character
of the church2 There is a doctrine
which is according to GodIiness- accords
with and is productive of GodIness.-
Who does not See, for instance, that to de,
ny Gods Onnscieuce or Onnipresence,
must have most shocking aud democrat
Izlng Influence on any one who calls in
question these attributes of God and the
lsame will be the effect of every error, in
proportion 10 its magnitude. There are
some hertsles, at least, that are pernicious
and damnabIe-2 Pet g. /, 2: and all
'evll communications corrupt good man
nerS, and when carried out tend to ruin
the souls Of men, and the whole cause of
morallty. The great charge against
Pergamos was, that she held the doctrine
of Baalim and of the NchoIaitans, by
which it appears that their abominatlp
practice was the fruit of some corrupt
doctrine as will be found, upon examina-
ton, to be true of every practical corrup-
lion; or else their corrupt principles
| were invented aud adopted, as is very off,
n the case, to justify the sinful practices
they were inclined to pursue
From this view of the subject, it ap-
1
pears that most solemn and weiohtv on-
! igat.on rests on the ministers of the Cos
peI TO take heed to themselves and their
doctrine. They are to be accounted stew
ards Of the mysteries of God and are sci
for the defence Of the gospel and if they
take the precious from the vile, they shall
be as Gods mouth 10 the people. Blu
wo to him who teaches for doctrine tn
commandments of men. 1t is an anfu
and cutting truth. that almost all the cor
ruptions in doctrine and practice, tina
have so much defaced the beauty of tn
, church, and prevented her good Influence
have been invented and supported by prc
fessed ministers of Christ This show
The obligation that lies on the church as
> body, and each member IN particular,
know the truth for then's rlves-,o watc
: over their ministrrs-to try them that sa
: they are apostles and are not, but do lie
: AID faithfully to guard against the intr
: duction of diverse aud strange doctrine
;. Let US not be carried away by gre
+ names, nor by the deceifu workings
=, men who would tran.form themselves
IS to the apostles Of Christ And at i
- same time lit US stand by. encourage a
70 support the faithful ministers of The GRO
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