Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-13
V OIL. XIV. NO. 80

Il: l, 3. But how do we receive the law
from Christ? We have no accOun, of a
single word from his pen left on record, if
he ever wrote anything. And are we to
conclude thd; the four Evaps elists and 9TH
ers wro'e from memory merely? Verify
not. For, agreeable TO his promise, he seLt
The, Holy Gnost To bring all things TO their
remembrance take Of his and show il 10
them, and lead them into all uut8.-John
xvi: 26, and xvi: 13-l5.
Much is said by the author Of The article
alluded to, Of The impertection Of the old
covenant, or Law Of Moses. Are we to-
understood that it was morally corrupt, or
that it was unwi>e and iDiudiCious, and so
unworthy Of a God ? II tins is his mean
ing and can understand him in no other
sense i shall leave him TO dispute il out
with Moses, and all the prophets - Christ
and all the apostles; or, in a word, with the
God of Israel hln>elf. Surely he differs
very widely from Moses. And TO him all
The sacred writers agree.-Deur. iv: 5: S.
! Behold have tau hit you statutes and
judgments, even as the Lord NV God cum~
manltd me, that We should do SO in The
land wHirher ye go 10 possess it. And what
nation is there so great tAat hath statutes
and judgments so righteous as all this law
which set before you this day?" Mum.
XII: 7, s: MY servant Moses is not so who
ir I,it f,i 7
will speak moulh TO mouth, even apparently
and not in dark speeches; and the simlll-
t1de Of The Lord shall he behold. Where
fore then were ye not afraid to speak against
my servant Moses" And what if The law
given from God by Moses, So far as respect
ed the Jewish church, stale and poIrY, is
abrogated, while every moral principle re-
mains immutabIe as the throne Of heaven7
Who does not know that The New Tesla
ment laws, so tar as they respect the con-
sritulion, Cfices, discipline and ordinances
Of the visible church, are to be done away
in the world 10 come? But does this prove
that they are unworthy of, and do not re-
fleet the highest honor upon the character of
the supreme add only blessed Pole1tate and
Head of the church?
II is worthy of serious consideration that
any attempt to weaken the authority Of the
Old Testament goes equally 10 invalidate
the New. John i: 4: eve have found him
Of whom Moses in the law and the proph-
els did write, Jesus of Nazareth The son of
JOseph;' and V: 46, AZ: "For had ye be-
Iieved Moses we would have believed me;
FOR he wrote Of me. But if we believe not
his writings how shall ye believe my words?"
Acts xvi: %: "H.ving therefore obtained
help Of God, continue until this time wit
Messing TO small and great, saying none
other things than those which Moses and
The prophets did say should come" Rev.
XIV: 3: "And they sing the song Of Moses
The servant OF God, and the song Of the
Lamb, saying, great and marvellous Lord
God Almighty, just and true are thy ways,
thou King of saints" Moses and Christ
are not al war with each other. Matt. v:
II: "Think not that am come to destroy
the Law or the prophets; am not come 10
destroy but to fulfil" The Apostle Paul
admits that the ADMINISTRATION of the law
was glorious, although Christ and his min
istration infinitely excels it ia glory. Cor.
iii: 10, II. Roswell MEARs.
Georgia, March %, 1912.