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Vindez had better have left Il 10 defend her own
position. Certain is, that ne himself, begins to
regard her as the stronger vessel: Tor when the
stripes we're falling painfully upon his own back,
we see him mapnanirnoasIy dodging and leaving
her TO receive them Welt, Judging from the pro
ducilons of the tgo most persons viii say she =
The better au.s 10 bear tn.ln- Even the friends
Of V!adcx have said nc has ceased to argue the
quesli9n in DEBATE The public, however, think
will say. no: that he has CEASED 70 argue The cues
tion; hut that he has never commenced Il. Ii any
thinit differently would thanh Them for some spe-
elica tiuns. True, he threatened us with fear
ful reserve, which should render him moro iorml-
dabie than Sampson with has Obstructive weapon;
but he has yet spared uesought him, per
haps fashly. tina, he would not let wisdom die
with him; bat that he would give the pubic a
peep into the arcana of his mighty conceptions.
Accordingly all hearts stood siiI!, and all eyes
/ were turned 10 his second production. And won
derful the issue. The mountains laborod
and brought forth mouse. Having dIsgorged
himself Of quite volume OF spleen against the
ministerial character. and gotten the Apostle Paul
10 loggerheads With himself, he wound up his pro-
ductIon by heaping all The odium OF an IBayidual
affair upon ministers n general. Wen, they Will
not murtner al all this Their heavenly Master
once said to them: Marvel not if the world
hate you'' '.Yo know that 1t hated me before
i. hated YOU"
Having turned aside from the proper question
before US, FIndex seems deslrous to draw me of
into q defamatory warfare. From such conflict
confess | feel kind Of shrinking Michael
when contendlng with the devil 'durs' no. bring
a railing accusation against him" He knew that
The devil more familiar with harsh speeches
that no was skilled in the ,aunt aud leer,
and wnggery of his own regions than ne was,
and .hs, therefore he woali be beaten in such a
conflict, even should ho descend 10 it. For like
( reasons, hope 10 lie excused shout! decline the
proffered engagement. II may be expected then,
that, having noticed his last remarks, and given
my views the proper question in debate, shall
dismiss the whole SUP iact. | have before intima-
ted that EinGex was nimble critic. lie gives
US new egidenco oT his at every appearance. 10
his first piece his visw WAS, that tho wages which
Paul said he had taken fs"., t;:c Cnurc, ., Mace,
doaia, merely ''it:"aey conveyed by one
church 10 the poor Of anoiherh In his last piece
his view *, that these wages were the neques'
of hospitality 10 ihs Apostle himself. Perhaps
his next will afibfd another version 'rcvised and
improved" This ''lwistipg and turning" how
ever done by author is nearly oqaaiIod in an
other efipr made in his las; article. Il did not
/ say" says he, "that Covenant and dIspcnsaton
were synoDimous convertible terms" Uls
| own language will show that he had rather a
t squirting that way. Every one, Gays ne, should
! know tina, dispensation aud covenant used
as comfortable tcrn. by tho writer's Of the new
| testament" In these matters If IN no Others ne
follows tho Apostles example: "forgcttiug those
things which are behind and reaching forth to those
IA ore hofore." Pnt VIndex is not only
nlmble critic b6t a so iayo soiiin
originality. He seems to think tho Original Ian
guage OF the Scriptures Is Lot inspired. The lie
| brew may be condensed and superseded 'by Lar
guago more impressige,n ana which would ..render
! The sense more prominent" What bungler he
would make the Holy Ghost who moved upon the
rainds If holy OF old, while they penned this
/ lanzungc? Such Vows however, do not surprise
| It's, when we hear hlla ca another point IN theoo-
gy. Speaking Of the Priesty Office Of Christ in
EIei, ! 4 JEnth hny
Viadcx and his party had aay sue Office IN their
] system. Whe.hcf that doubt was well founded
or not, his answer will determine. 'Gladly, ,
sav5 he, 'Go ackna Wedge that have such
priesly ollice." And again: 1--WE have no such
Office among us.n Now have aeyer called Vim
dex an infiIc he has intimated; sat must
! confess these sfronga views to be entertained
! by Il christian l know that so,,.~ ~ h0 speak
his dialect have pnestiy Office 10 their system
that of them rest their eternal al upon the
sacrifice Of the Great High Priest, Jesus tho son
Of God that IS passed into the heavens: but Vim
dcx informs US thu, his party have such office
among them. Where then shall they be ciassed:
| leave this for others to determine.
NV opponent thinks that ministers ':idole
tors Of language; and yet he ciings With fanat
icai scrupuiosIiy to a mere form ot speech, haV
ing no high~r authority than the mere usus loE.
qGendi among men, He thinks ministers receive
not their gospel from Christ, and yet he receives
the rawlings of every visionary for the dictate ol
The Spirit of God. Does be not know that minis
;c7s say wi.h common consent: s'To the ia and
tho testimony if they speak not according 70 this
word II IS because there is no light in them =
Ministers admit of nothing which does not accord
with this word Tkev take not the vageries OF
every hare brain for divine truth. They admit
Of no necr revelations. They have no "fresh
good fron heaven,'' as Vindsz appears to have al
his command. Indeed they sometimes doubt
when they these packages proiessedly
Il ~, -! ,lo +Io !
contain libel against him.
Blu. after oil thatI have said. the graad object OF
Vindex 10 all his pieces has been, not to show tha
1 the scriptures make provision for ministerial
support butto show by ran, and rage tina, ministers
of other denominations senal ,covet crew,
when compared with those OF MS owo. have
tried again and again to goad him up to the trial
Of his dogma BY the vort of God, but he has been
no, only more bilad .han Dalaam's ass, BIZ; more
! dumb and stubborn When urged forward 10 the