Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-09
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L. The preceding NUMBER endeayoEed to establish, that
The desgu tioi, in giving the scriptures TO man "as
according to testimony contained III ms worn
10 be n rule faith aud prac,ico-''to be lamp % II"
feet and Iigh, 70 his path:' AID that II was pee''
d,sd n, The ,r,ose for which given Such being
Gods design in giving Scriptures, u must De e'de' -
- ,b,koe mind that they have adaptednes7 for ths
,,,pose or God failed in accomplishing what he 'hehe'
- cav which basphemy. Then X follows as a
ra and necessary consequence, that It - mans duty to
dv the scriptures that ne obtain correct knowledge
:, ~ doctrines reproo correction, and instruction con-
;.d !, the Bible which God condesccnaed to give man.
b,, he nigh. parec thoroughly furnished unit" every
GOOD work and that might, thereby be made wise unto
.avaton through faith which is in Christ Jesus; or the
nroh,ableness Of the scriptures would be entirely lost TO MN
And this is by the SayoIrs direction: " eaeh
,he scriptures them, ye Think have eternal lie Jana
,bey are they which testify Of me JOHN, 9TH chap y ~
The word search, the original, signifies such an enquiry
aud Investigations leads thorough understanding OF
he instruction therein conveyed. And the command gwen
nv the Saviour implies that there is great advantage to be
attained searching the for they are aoie 10
make the believer, Christ wise unto salvation And me
easops we're commended by the Apostle because they dn-
,chs the qcriotures as their oracle and standard of
t,h-Acts i7h chap. 1lth And mark the blessed re-
suit, which followed their searching the scriptures There
,o,e many Of them believed. We taught the same fact
from the disciples no went to En-
snaus day which Christ rose from the dead
While they were on the way Christ drew and
named them, though unknown by them While in their
company engaged in conversation and expoundng
che sculptures that applied himself Before he left then
nc made himself them The language uttered by
dsepes after his departure, vas did not our hearts
barn within u.s. while talked with by the and
while he opened the sculptures Cr III the writings
Of the New Testament holds with his people and
opens scriptures and bis taking with his
pic opening scriptures them i the means of ma
pftF nj hDfy
with the Saviour, in the reading and preaching
OF the scriptures will the disciples taught blow the coal
shat by regeneratiug into flame OF holy
Iovc which itself by lives Of holy obeience 1t
IS fact by daily observation aud experience
,at christians flourish religion, and make the graa
test advances the divine life, when they most dill
gently engaged prayerluI study Of the Bible We
might expect reap abundant harvest, without
blowing sowing make adeanccs ii the divine life
without dgent md prayerul of the scriptures, the
of Gods appointment for accomplishing this re-
.-Sanctiy through thy TRUTH thy word is tfuh
But al-inpo:tant questions, here, be settled
When aud where the scriptures be taught! When
should the great revelation brought their
influence on the humnn mnd9 Can the chill learn, any
thing. scrptures-ary thing, that would be useful
III forming its character for time eternity or ara tho
scriptures sealed book all children they
be benefited by study draw instruction from its
pages, The questions is diff
milk babes and strong men,-thus begins to
his character, with the " openings OF the mind
Bible designed by its author profitable
for III forming his character: So God designed that the
Bible should be Early taught children.
the desired moulding the charac
the example left the Gospel And such is
which the scriptures have, when rightly used for
Ibehoding the glory the Lord in glass, chan
god the image, glory glory, by the
spirit Lord' And in continuation of this point
have the command, which God ''Train child III
The way he should and when ne Is Old he will no, de-
part from it'-Prov. 12d and 26h. Tho is there but
knows. that, up child, in the way should co.
educate arghtl Fathers bring up your children,
III the ard admontion of the ord-Eph 9th and
18th. Here signifies educaioh and admonton sig,
instruction, warning reproois, &c. YES the very
educaIion Instructions warming reProof ard correction that
Apostle Paul the inspired volume IS profitable
Who is there, that doubt for oae aoment'
chat parents commanded give their children Bible i
ssruconto reach their chdren the truths contained in
shat inspired volune And. why parents careful
10 DO his Why, that hcy may, thereby, lie taught
~ay which they should zrThat it may have iafI-
forming their charaeIsc morality, virtue and
iion II further on the point.
sontanel the word Of Gcd these should
selves be sufficient leacIr parents her duty
10 ,heir children Bl there testimony Col
On this point IIea7 Israel: the Lord God is
Lord And tho shalt love Lord Thy God with all thy
oeaIt, aud with all thy and with all thy might And
ihese words which command ;hee This day. shall thy
seafs; And thou shalt diligently unto thy call
dSen, and thou shalt talk when thou sette in thine
house and when thou waikest by the way, tho
Hest down and when ,hou up-Deut 9th A I'd 4.h
HE same in teaching children required Deut 18th
and 9th And also ia Psalm IS, Is; the addition of
the great object they have in view giving command
ta they might thereby he hope in God
and forget his commandments Rut will any one saw
these last quotations from old Testament and there
lore are not binding Lei Paul speak reference to
ais matter; he says, i'll reference The Old Testament
scriptures, ''Whasever there a1rctire were
written for learning. that through patience and COM
S of the scriptures might have hope Then we are taught
BY these passages of old Testnent scriptures thar pacn
are, to be dsent in teaching scriptures Z, their
ehidren and opportunity that presents sol