Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-07-20

VIC law dSaIuSs muIuSI du0 duulttiyi you
were entirely unsuccessful. You labored
under mistake when you stated that
Christ only said, "ye have heard that it
was said by them in old time. thou shalt
not commit adultery" And, I've have
heard that it hath been said by them of old
time, thou shalt not kill" He did use
stronger language thar this, in that he re-
ferred to them as being the express com
mands of God. Luke 1a: 20: !" Thou
knowest the commandments, do not CON.
nit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do
not bear false witness, honor thy father
and thy mother" He never referred to
the law of violence in this light, but only
as disappearing of it. When he spoke
of the law of violence he rebuked the put
ting of it in force; but when he referred
to the law against murder and adultery he
appreciated the law, and carried it even
further if possible. He told what it was
to commit adultery, and disapproved Of
giving bills of enforcement, except for the
cause Of fornication.
Be not affrighted-we shall soon dis
c over another of Moses errors. Mat. v:
81: " 1t hath been said, whatsoever shall
put away his wife, let him give her a
writing of enforcement. But say unto
you, that whosoever shall put away his
wife, saving for the cause of fornication,
causeth her to commit adultery; and who
soeyer shall marry her that is divorced
committeth adultery" Mat. xix: 4: "And
he answered and said unto them, have We
not read, that he which made them at the
beginning made them male and female,
and said, Tor this cause shall man leave
father and mother, and shall cleave to his
wife; and they twain shall be one flesh :?
Wherefore they are no more twain, but
one flesh. What therefore God hath join
ed together, let no maa put asunder.
They say unto him, why did Moses then
command to give wiring of divorce
ment, and to put her away2 He saith
unto them, Moses because of the hardness
lofyour hearts suffered you to put away
your wives: but from the beginning it
was not So" Thus we see it was Moses
and not God that gave the command in
relation to giving bills of enforcement.
And how very careful was Christ not to
aledge the giving Of this command to the
Father, but declares positively that it was
not so in the beginning. God created
things right, and would not give com
mands that were directly against what he
had created. What God at war with
himself2 Most astonishingl We could
make nothing less of it, if his created laws
and revealed laws conflict.
\ Again, if this command was Of God
then Christ repealed one of Gods com.
mands, and thus joined issue with the
, father-otherwis this command IS still
in force and should be obeyed. Think
of these things, and if you have any quar-
reling TO do about them, you may quar-
! Irel it out with Christ and the Father.
contend that they agree. l admit thatth'
ceremonial law, that was merely typical
was fulfilled when the substance came
and was no more. But the law of VIC
lence and for giving bills of enforcement
could not belong to the ceremonial law
still Christ disapproves of them both
! Christ never fulfilled either ofthese law
: still he says that not one jot or title Q
the law shall pass. chat is, the law
? Cody till all be fulfilled. Immediatel.
: We hear him speaking against these tw'
commands and teaching contrary to them
Again say, think OF these things.
J. A. SPEAR.