Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-24

and as my language expresses it, is the same (
in amount, precisely, with that of Paul,
wherein he expressed his desire that his
superstitious brethren at Corinth should re-
frain from ealing meat that had been offered !
10 idols so long as they esteemed it duty
thus TO do - rather than that they should
defile their consciences. There was moth
ing in the idol, nor in the act of offering
meat to il, that could polute the meat. But
some of his weaker brethren understood it
otherwise-lh verify thought the meat was
polluted = they deemed it duty TO refrain
from it. And while they thus viewed it,
Paul would have them act accordingly, and
refrain - he would have them keep good
conscience in the case. His own conscience
required no such thing of him. Thus il is
plain that in this case he made conscience
rule of action. If il had been case in
| which The act had involved the transgress
ion of known law Of God, their conscienc-
es-or what might have been called their
conseiences-must not have been followed.
f6) Brother Baldwin, will see, after all,
that have Paul with me in the matter.
God never commanded the superstitious
Corinthians to refrain from meat because 1t
] had been offered to idols. But their con-
sciences required il of them and Paul would
have them obey their consciences in that
harmless thing; and suppose God was as
well pleased with that as with a thousand
useless things done by mankind, in their
darkness, as religious duties. Such acts are
nothing, in themselves, one way or the
other. As many Of them as are harmless,
and are performed without any violation of
conscience, are not offensive 10 Him.
! CD Brother Baldwin entirely misappre-
bends here. gave no such treason"
only mentioned the fact-barely for the con-
sideralion of those who might charge me
with heterodoxy in this view = without de-
signing TO be understood as having been in
fluenced by it in arriving at my present
views. wish brother Baldwin had taken
up the fact, and given his views as to the
correctness of the course taken by the church
in using such discretion as is used, in regard
to the supper, licensing men TO preach Gods
truth, making the laying on of the hands oil
the 7resbytery prerequisite to qualification
for administering baptism and The supper
&C. &c. &c. Twill not stop now to emu
merate more Of these assumptions, as cal
i them. Hill brother Baldwin sho1D hrs
g command from God," for these things?
4 (9) Precisely SO. look up to no such
} guides.
co. trace the origin Of sects to another
source-viz: selfshness. II would De toe
much of DEPRESSION TO go into full Illus
tration Of my views on this point, in thi:
place. l design, however, TO take up the
subject, at length, ere long.
(1O) For my views touching a large par
of what is here advanced, the reader is re
ferred, as on other points, TO what pub
lished two weeks ago. There is a single
point, however, to which wish to call at
tention. Brother Baldwin seems not II
: have "doubt but that the teachingaant
baptism ran dratleL, one with the other
want to ask him what he does with tn
signs following. Are they to be parable
with baptism? If not, will brother Baldwin
: show the limitation, and distinction as L
{ duration, to be indicated in the languag
used. The remainder of the paragraph, il
> immediate connection with what he quote
from Mark, reads thus: And these sign
), shall follow them that believe; in my nam
i shall they cast out devils; they shall spea
with new tongues; they shall take up SCI
= penis; and if they drink any deadly thing
: it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hand
= on the sick and they shall recover" Wi
: brother Bdld1cin tell HOW LONG these sign
: should fol!ow? 81
: CD Brother Baldwin need have no fea
: that anything coming from him will
taken by me otherwise than as coming fron
: one whose heart is kindness itself until
+ see him TO be very different man fror
:. what have vel discovered him TO be. No
n need he fear my slash "-as he is please
to style my treatment Of some. will neye
;. Intentionally or knowingly use any lash tina
e shall give pain TO an honest man. And
! have never yet, for moment, doubted tn
:, honesty or sincerity Of Jonathan Baldpin
> / have no delight in giving pain 10 the dis
D honest. But have more regard for trutl
than for their feelings. g. .s.s...s
r (12) / rather brother Baldwin would hav,
: said Christian Editor - an Editor devoted