Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-08-26
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The Judgment OF the Great Day--Judc 6.

Two widely distant way-marks which,
if associated and contrasted will give the !
truth-throv light on other passages and
establish line that is far between the
doctrines which these passages, taken
separately, teach. The Divine Law no
quarter gives 10 Unsuitable vengeance on
the one hand, nor suffers a peryersion of
judgment and justice on the other.
First, prov. II: 3l:) Behold the
righteous shall be recompensed in the
earth much more the wicked and the SIN
ncr'
Second, (Pct. 4: 6:) For this cause
was the gospel preached also to them that
are dead, that they might be Judged &C.
corling to men in the flesh, but live ac-
cording to God in the spirit"
INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS
promises and thrcatenings.
Subject. For what is man profed
If ne shall gain the whole world & lose
his own soul !'-Mau. l6: 26.
What Is the meaning of the word soul?
In its first use in Scripture, soul sigoi-
fies person. (Gcn, 2: ~ "And the Lord
formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath
OF life and man became a living soul-
SO Josh, 10: SO: "And he took it, and
the king thereof, and all the cities thereof.
and they smote them with the edge of the
sword and utter V destroyed all the souls
that were therein; he left none remain
ing" The word soul is employed in the
same sense in the New Testament also,
as Acts 2: 4l) Then they that gladly
received his word We're baptized, and the
same day were added unto them about
three thousand souls" See also 7: ID,
and 81: 81, and 2 Pet. @ IA, with many
others.
Secondly. 1t is used for the intellectual
man or the Internal person. as Matt. 20:
%: Fear not them which Kill the body,
but are not able to kill the SOIL, bot rather
fear him which is able to destroy ii. e. to
Kill or put out Of bsing) both soul anC
boiy in hell" SO also (Rev. 6: 9)-
"Whcn he had opened the fifth seal
saw under the altar the souls of tnem tina,
were slain for the work Of God, and 70
the testimony which they held
Thirdly. Among other varied mean
ings it also signifies the life as (Ps 33
1917 behold the eve of the Lord is up
on them that fear him, upon them lha
hope in his mercy to deliver their soo
from death, and TO keep them alice i
famine" ....
Again (Luke IL: 49, II Will pu
down my barns and build greater, an
there will bcslow all my fruits ana m
goods. And will say to my soul, e.
10 myselG) Soul, thou hast much goo
laid up for many years, take thine cas-
eat drink and be merry; but God sa
unto him, Thou fool, this night thy so
H. G. Efc) shall be required Of thee!'
In Job SO: 81, is the following, Fl
flesh is consumed away that it can not
seen, and his bones that were not SCI
sick out. Yea, his soul drawcth ne
unto the grave and his life to the desire
ers' And PS IS: As: "Whot man
he that liveth aud shall not see dea
shall lie deliver his soul from the hand
the grave"
All who are we'll verscl in the Ia
suoge of that day have observed
:. scripture manner Of double or repeat
r declarations in change of expre<si
but the same meaning as in Job & Psal
j. above.
J. will cite one more out of the ma
u cases of the same sentiment. Says L
,e 3d. 10, "When thou shalt make his
SaV'oTs) soul an offering for sin he 81
sSe his seed, he shall prolong his day
: &c That soul in this passage is ia
e 'or Eye, is made more evident by he
De allel passage, Matt. %: 26:) Even
~ the Son of Man came not to be minist'
it. unto, but to minister and to give his
II. NOf souI ransom for many.
But what is the Specification Of soa
used in our text?