Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-01-08

rough the power of God, not only TO tram
scribe but to translate the book
Nephi dlscards altogether the idea that our
present revelation is complete, or that our sa-
cred books contain the whole cannon of Scrip
ture. He predicts that the Book of Mormon
will meet with opposit5n,-that many of the
Gentlles would say upon its appearance,-"A
Bible, Bible, we have got Bible, and there
cannot be any more Bible.-Thou fool, that
shall say, Bible, we have got Bible, and we
need no more Bible. Have We obtained BIZ
bic save il were by the Jews! Know We not
that there are more nations than one! Know
We not that the Lord, your God have created
all men, and that | remember they which are
upon the Isles of the sea; and that rule in the
heavens above, and IN the earth beneath; and
bring forth my word unto The children of men,
yea even upon all the nations of the earth
Wherefore murmur We, because that We shall
receive more of my wordl Know We not that
the testimony of two nations is witness unto
YOU that | am God, that remember one nation
like unto another' Wherefore speak the same
words unto one nation like unto another. And
when the two nations shall run together, The
testimony of the two nations shall run together
also. And do this that may prove unto many
fhat | am The same yesterday, 10 dav and for
ever, and that speak forth MY words accord
ing 10 mine own pleasure. And because that
/ have spoken one word We need not suppose
that ] cannot speak other; for my work is not
yet finished, neither shall it be until the end of
man; neither from that time henceforlh and for
ever. Wherefore because We have Bible We
need not suppose that it contains ali my words;
aeiiher need We TO suppose that have not
caused more 20 be writen for | command all
men both IN the east an3 IN the wesi and in the
north and in the south, and in the Islands of
;he sea, that they shall write those words |
speak unto them. Behold shall speak unto
the Jews and they shall write t-unto the Ne
phites and they shall write iI--unto the other
tribes Of the house Of Israel which have led
away, and they shall write it; and unto all the
nations of the earth and they shall write it.
And the Jews shall have the words of the Ne
phiies, and the Nephtes the words of the Jews
And the Nephites and the Jews shall have the
words of the lost tribes of Israel, &c" This
we consider one of the most pernicious features
of this HIsToR1cAL RoMANcE,-that it claims
for itself an entire equality IN point ol divine
authority with the sacred cannon. 1t is not
only calculated to deceive and delude the cred
ulous, and marvel loving, but to strengthen the
cause of infdelity.
The only remaining Thing worthy of note in
his second Book Of Nephi, is the prediction
of the ultimate conversion Of the Indians, who
are part Of the lost tribe of Israel, or descend
ants Of Nephi, 10 Christianity, through the in
Auence OF Mormonism, and that soon after this
event ihey would change their colour, and be-
come "a white and delghtsome people" The
period occupied by the events related in the
new Book of Nephi, is ffiy-fFe years.
The next book in course is the Book of ia
cob, one of the younger brothers of Nephi;
which contains five chapters This book gives
IN account Of the ordaning of Jacob by Nephi,
% be priest over the people, and the particulars
# Nephi's death. He also relates the circum-
stance Of Jacobs confounding man who rose
rp among them and sought to- overthrow the
doctrine Of Christ; and contains specimen of
taco5s preaching. One of the arguments by
hich he endeavoured 10 reclaim the Nephites
s-om Certain prevailing sins, was that if they
I'D not repent, the curse of God would light
=Pon them, and they would become as dark
-0loured as the Lamanites Sundrv efforts
we're made by the benevolent Nephires ''to re-
-iaim and restore the Labanites 10 the knowl-
edge OF the truth" But it was all TO 10 pur-
pose; they continued TO delight in wars and
hloodshed, and cherished an eternal haired
sgainst their brethren. To ward off their in
cursions, the people of Nephi had 10 forfify and
protect their land with strong military force.
Jacob, who had brought up his son Enos sin
he nurture and admoniliOn Of the Lord" when
he saw his own decease approaching, gave him
ne plates and left him successor IN Office over
lie people Of Nephi.
The Book of Enos is short, as is also the
'wo following books OF Jaron and Omni, con-
lining little except an account of transmission
"t the plates from one generation to another till
he tine Of King Benjamin, about 800 years az
fer the flight of Lehi for Jerusalem. During
The latter part o: this period, many wars took
place between the people of Nephi and the La
NANTES; so that MoSiah, then king, was warned
70 elnigrate into new region, or district ollhe
wdderness-into land called Zarahemla. AZ
Ter reaching there, they discovered that the peo-
lie Of Zarakemla were also Jews who came
from Jert salem al the time that Zedekiah, king
"f judah, was carried away captive into Baby
hot ~ Il Il.