Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-15

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James, ii: 8: 81 ye fulfil the royal law accord
Ing to the scripture, thou shalt love thy neiehbor
as thysslf ye do we'll" s.s : (
Self-love is the predominant principle of
the natural man. The various passions
which engross his affections, and the mo-
lives which regulate all hrs actions may be
traced 20 this source. This is the grand
Substitute for the love of God and his neigh
Dor, and stands in direct opposition to, the
law Of God and the spirit of the gospel.
Instead Of worshiping God, and loving Him
with all the heart, soul, mind and strength
instead Of embracing that salvation which
proclaims .glory TO God in the highest,
peace on earth and good will TO men, p
instead of acting and feeling towards his
fellow men, as be would they should feel
and act towards him, be sets up himself as
the object Of alteration, making all things
contribute 20 bis own pleasure, honor and
interest. Selfwill, Standardization, self
interest, selfrighteousness, and self.loYe,.
seem to be but different notifications Of
human depravity. II can easily be per.
ceiyed that this principle is The foundation
Of all the sordid and vile passions which
gil the human heart, and is the main spring
Of selfcomplacency TO him whom The world
styles moralist. a
That development which revelation makes
respecting the solemn and consolatory rela-
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tons in which man stands to God, is accom-
panied also by a most interesting declaration
Of the relation in which man stands 10 his
fellows. This relation IS Of most endear-
ing kind, and merits at all times the reyer-
entail considerations of every human being.
Il is the word of God which asserts that
"God hath made Of one blood all nations
Of men for to dwell on all the face Of the
earlhy' that all are one family, of one orr
gin, Of one common nature. Behold here
the foundation OF the fraternity of our race,
however scattered, and however coiored.--
True, essential distinctions OF inferioritY
ADD superiority have been 10 almost every
age Of the world, and exteHuating circum-
stances have been sought for the wrongs
inflicted by man on man; bur against this
practice Christianity from its first promul-
CATION has lifted up lis voice. God has
made the varied tribes Of men aof one bioodn
for 10 dwell on all the face Of the earth, to
nhabit the different portions of our globe.
Dost thou wrong human being He is
thy brother. Arr thou his murderer, by war,
private malice, or wearing and exhausting
oppressiop7 The voice Of thy brothers
blood crieth-to God from the ground" And
he who allows oppression shares The crime
Dost thou, because of some providentia
circumstances Of rama, of opulence, or o
power on thy part, treat him with dishonor
scorn, or contempt He is thy brother, fo
whom Christ died--for whom the incarnatt
Redeemer assumed his nature as well a.
thine. Jesus Chris came into the world t
seek and save him as well as thee; and i
was in reference to him also, that he wen
through the scenes OF the garden and III
cross. There IS not human being upo
earth who has not Father in heaven, an
10 whom Christ is not an advocates nay
more. for whom he has no, assumed GU
COMMON humanity, aud to whom he is no
brother. Thus g IS the kindness and low
Of God our Savior towards man approved.
And true religion. e pure religion and unde
fled before God"- the religion OF Jesu
chr;st & The RELIGION Of the Bible, is con-
n,;..a ~ no. 81, God and our ne;ghbor
Az ...h..nr.s A. ~, reference ,o. this.
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