Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-06-15


and oceans, and with every variety Of shade and color
choered with the melody Of the foaihercd sonpsterS
and with the voice Of man the hinge of his Maker |
where little before eternal silence had prevailedo
reflect on the Almighty energy, the boundess inelli
gencc, and the overlooking benohcence displayed in
this amazing scenehas tendency 10 expand the fac
uliies OF the human mind and excite emotions Of
reverence towards the omnipotent Creator This is a
work which Jehovah evidently intended to be held in
everlasting remembrance by man on earth, and by all
the inhabitants OF the heavenly regions 1t is the mir
ror Of the Deity and the natural image of the invisible
God and forms the groundwork of all those moral
dispensations towards his intelligent offspring which
will parallel with eternity itself And therefore,
TO overlook this subject in the exercises of the Sabbath
is to throw veil the gories of the Deity, dis
regard the admon:ons Of his word, and to con,emn
one Of the most magnificent and astonishing displays
of divine perfection. BY the word of Jehovah were
the heavens made, and all the host Of them by the
breath of his mouth lie ga,hereth the waters Of the
sea together as an heap he layeth up the depth in
sorehouses Let all the earth fear the Lord let all
the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him For
he spake, and it done he commanded, and ii
stood FAST
This is a command which never was abrogaied, and
which can be abrogated in relation 10 any intel
gen beings long the Creator exists, and long
the universe remains memorial of his power and
| intelligence. Those sacred songs which recorded
in Scripture for directing the train of devotional
exercises, full of this subject and contain speci
of elevated sentiment and of sublime devotion,
incomparably superior what is to be found in any
other record, whether ancient modern But man
whose unhalow ed hand degrades every portion orev
citation which he attempts to improve, has either en-
deavored to aside the literal and sublime references
of these divine compositions, or to substitute in thoi
place the vague and extravagan anoes OF injudcious
minds, for directing tfedevoona exercises of Chris
tan churches. As the book of God is the only
! standard of religious worship, devotional exer
cises, both in public and private ought to be chiefly
if not solely directed by the examples OF devotion con
tanned In the inspired writings, which are calculated
to regulate and enlven the pous exercises of men o
every age and of every cline.
But the celebration of the work Of creation is no
only the principal exercise to which we are call
ed on the Christian Sabbath. Had man continued il
prmeval innocence, this would probably have consti
u,ed his chief employment. But he is called t.
celebrate in CONJUNCTION with this exercise glo
rious delverance from sin and misery, effected by th
Redeemer humankind. And for this reason, the Sab
bath has,been changed from the seventh to the frs
day Of the week, in memorial of the resurrection o
rist, when he declared TO be the Son of Go
ID power Ia this deliverance, as in the first crea
ton, a variety of the grandes and most interesting OBJ
jaote presented TO our view The Son of God man
ifested in the feshthe moral Image of the invisible
Creator embodied in human form, displaying ever
heavenly disposition and every divine virtue, perform
ing series of the most astonishing aud benecen mir
acles, giving sight the blind and hearing the dea
making the lame to leap hart, and the tongu
of the dumb to sing, restoring the Infatuated maniac
the exercise OF reason, commanding diseases to fly
the signal of touch, recalling departed spirits from III
invisible world, raising the dead to life, and ever
OCCASION mparng heavenly instructions to a,tendin
! muudes. We behold this ustrious Parsonage sus
= pendedon the cross, encompassed with the waters
: sficton and heagones Of deaththe veil OF the ten
pie rent in twain from the top to the boom-,he rock
= of Mount Calvary rent asunder-he sun covered wit
= DEMONSTRATORS surrounding the whole land
+ Judea--the graves openng-the dead arising, and IL
;, Prince Of Life consigned to the mansions Of the toni
= On the third morning after this solemn scene gree
= earthquake having shaken the sepulchre of the SAY
J ior behold him bursting the prison doors of II
tomb, and awakening to new life which shall nev'
L ondwe behold messengers, IN Respondent FORMS d.
scendng from the ethereal regions to announce TO IA
ST dsconsolae disciples, that he who dead is aliv
l. and lives for evermore we behold him. at lengt
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hath seem and entering into heaven itself, the
N to appear the presence Of God for US In the r
ID dempton achieved by this glorious person, are
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