Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-07-27
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FURTHER REPLY TOAD low

Mr. Editor:-ln my first answer to A. ID.
Low, stated that we know the sayings Of
Christ are true, because they harmonize |
with natural created principles and laws, ,
aud with humane feelings. Again said
tie greatest evidence have that Christ is
the chosen one Of God is, that bis law per-
fectly agrees with he diagram, or created
laws. In quoting my language, A. D. Low
has taken humane for human, and made
great olus,er about il, and al last admits that
Christ taught the real principle of humanity.
This is just what contend. A. d. Low
infotms us that be finds some Of Christie
sayings TO confiict with natural created prin-
ciples and laws. He has made wonderful
discovery indeed. If God is the author of
natural created principles and laws, aud
Christ and the Father are one. and il is
found that Christ's teachings and savings
conflict with these principles and laws. then
i is found that God is al war with himself.
This is such discovery as saints or angels
never made. Who but the deist ever did
make such discoveries The deist's strong
Objection to Christianity is, that Christ's
Teachings and sayings conflict with natural
principles and laws. -
Again, A. D. Low confesses that he
should have been a believer on Mohammed
Eifhe had proved himself divine by overpow-
iering natural law. This Is just about what
Iexpected Of him. If report be true, Mo-
manned did prove bmself divine to the
Eentire satisfactionof all his followers, and
| that by overpowering natural law Accord
ling TO A. ID. Lows confession, who can
doubt but if he had lived under the instrac-
ton of Mohammed, he would lave been
lone Of Mohsmmed's followers2 Moham-
i med found how the .loadstone would attract
1 iron, and placed. The loadstone directly over
/ the place where he ordered his iron coffinio
be put when he was dead, saying that his.
lcoGin would arise because he was divine.
In this way he proved himself divine by
1oyerpowering the natural law Of gravitaiion,
by the applications Of another natural law
lcontained in The powerof the loadstone. 1t
is no great affair TO overpower one natural
law by the application of another. The
law Of gravitation would PROSTATE Us upon
1.-THE earth, but our physical strength enables
US to overpower that law SO that we walk
upright upon the earth. One natural law is
THAT severe burn will produce acute pain,
but another is that if cold water be applied
Instantly it will dispel the anguish that
would otherwise ensue. Chrisrs sayings
Ibid not conflict with natural laws -neiIher
did he suspend or upset them; but by ap-
plying tue benefits of the one, he overpow-
cred the i'll effect Of the other, as cold waite.
ioyerpowers the effect Of Ere if il be applied
in season. Natural laws all have their bear
. ing upon each other, and il is by this mean:
llhat the whole machinery IS kept in perlec
3; ORDER AS for instance, cold and heat regu
late each other, and the i'll effect OF the on,
is overpowered by the good effect of th'
olher.. All that is necessary is TO under
stand what the laws Of nature are, and how
10 apply them upon each other, and an,
object can be accomplished. In harmon
with natural laws, franklin could caus
thunder and lightning TO burst forth in
tight room so as TO rend common dinin
chair to. pieces, simply because he kne,
10. how 10 dot. Those who have powerto mas
netize their fellows do it BY the application I
certain na,arallaws. Thus we see that know
edge is power. But we can have no powt
except il be given by God. Very true, Go
gives the power with the knowledge. III
apostles learnt Of Christ so that they coul
- do miracles, and even raise the dead.7
3 Were they divine7 Elisha could raise II
dead, simply because he knew how 10 do
Was he diyine2 Because some wlcke
men have understood more Of natural la
than their fellows, they have done VIII
apoeared 10 others 10 be miracle. AT
were ahey divine also2 As Christ had
al perfect understanding Of all natural laws.
'u' was no hard task for him to heal the sic
= east out devils, and raise the dead, BY =
mo- application of natural laws, without 81
nd, pending orsupse,ting them. The laws ii
aid produce death, when they are broken, we
all not suspended by Christ, bat are even &c
ust in full force. Throughout the lawson
the iure cause produces effect. Christ could I
.ou produce effect without cause. He cot
- not do many mighty works because Of ID
lunbelief.n He never did and never c
-. save the sinner in his sins. Because Chr
az knows more Of natural law than we do