Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-31

proper sense IN The New Testamentj and
although he admits "that the term king.
DOM is sometimes used by our Lord and
his apostles Improperly, or out of its original
sense" yet he says, III know of no instance
in which it is used TO signify " /" the visible
church." Then why has he not told US
what it does signify, or what word Christ
and the apostles should have used in its
stead? Has Mr.. L. got to be so much
wiser than our Lord and his apostles? He
thinks just about as highly of our Lord as
| supposed he did, by some remarks that he
had made before. He makes great outcry
about infdelity; but for my part l would
ever wish to be inidel to such skepticism as
he exhibits in this respect. This looks 10
me like wrestling scripture to his own lik-
ing, if not to his own destruction. He has
proved, and that abundantly, to the public,
that he is not afraid to deal in severe Ian
guage; but seeing he can not answer me
without denying that our Lord, John the
Baptist, or the evangelists knew when the
kingdom Of heaven should come, he has
endeavored to avoid my argument by writ
ing to the public, as much as though he bad
said he did not want me to answer him.
don't wonder he don't want his communi-
cation answered; and should not think he
would want it read by any intelligent man.
did not ask him to commence discussion
with me, neither do | ask him to back out
without first answering few questions that
have and shall put TO him. 1t has been
for the benefit of the public that have been
writing, the whole time, not expecting to
benefit friend L., as was fearful his case
was hopeless.
He has prete nded to give his position !;
but does not cover one-fourth of the ground
that he has occupied. Why did he not give
it in the whole? think he dare not.
: He says he is not, and has not been dis
cussing Non-Resistance. He first Introduced
the subject, and 1 have not mentioned it,
only in reply TO him.
do not stand corrected in relation to
what I said concerning VIM. Miller's state
ments for it so happened that heard him
fore part of the last day that he lectured
there, and if he should deny making them,
should think he was Honest, but forgetfuL
Friend L. admits that Christ's disciples,
or the members of his church, enjoy more
light and more exalted privileges than the
ancents-but avoids this argument by doubt
ing whether they improve their light and
privileges as we'll as the ancients did theirs.
Again, he argues that Christ's di4ciples
enjoy greater advantages than their Master,
because believers in Christ should do even
greater works than he did. Is not this pre-
supposing that Christ did as great works as
he could, but believers should Guido him ?
If it is not infdelity it is nonsense, :o's sup
pose that Christ, to whom the spirit Of God
was given without measure, did not enjoy
as great advantages as his disciples. Christ
did as great work as it was necessary for
him TO do, and believers in him were to do
greater works than these, not because their
advantages were greater than his, but only
because necessity required it.
MIR. Low argues that no kingdom is es
tablished or set up by degrees. I do no
contend that it is. But Christ has mad
[ use of variety of parallels to show tina
although the kingdom of heaven was small
at first it should be enlarged until it shouIe
fill the whole world. But this kingdom will
stand forever. And will not the church o.
Christ stand forever? Christ says, "upol
This rock will build my church, and tn
gates Of hell shall not prevail against it,"
Again, while friend L. denies that th
kingdom of heaven is set up on earth, o
will be until Christ's second appearing, h
admits that ga king is ruler" "a king
dom is a government; and embraces th
associated ideas of king, subjects, AM
laws" Is not Christ already the King G
saints; and is not the word saint used up
wards Of City times in the New Testament
TO designate the followers of Christ or men,
bers of his visible church? Has God n
government on earth, and no subjects I
obey him? If Christ is King, and has
I government on earth, and one subject {
obey him on earth, then his kingdom is 81
u2 on earth. Will Christ ever be king {
any but the saints2 He will be king /
nations, when the nations become saint
and not till then. He has no wicked sui
e iects. The kingdom tina; Mr.. L. contend
D has been established four thousand year
: was only governed by men; but this KIM
E dom is governed by Christ, and was set I
: by the God of heaven. No man has an
!. | .;rht 10 r.,la ~ kinr l. this kinodon q