Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-10
Aug. 10, ls4a.

Son Of man Is not come to destroy mems
lives, but % save them''-or when John !
answered and said, Master. we saw one
casting out devils in Thy name; and We
forbade him, because he followed not with |
us. And Jesus said unto him. forbid him
not. for he that is not against US is for
us.'' Again, Moses taught the law OF
retaliation - eye for eye. tooth for tooth,
blow for blow. blood for blood. life for
life The avenger OF blood. if he could
overtake the fogilive who had slain a
man by accident - before he reached the
city Of refuge. might STAY HIM without
Judge or jury And Moses on one occa-
sion or more. gave direction for slaughter
ing not only all.he men, but The women
and innocent children. No doubt be
thought he was serving the Lord in all
this. The record he himself gives of the
matter makes il plaiq that be "yeriv
thought with himself that he ought to do
many hing So Of this Kind. contrary to"
: the law which he had previously laugh.
the people from God - thou shalt not
kill" But he was as much mistaken as
to the spirit that actuated him. as Paul
was when he ''verily thought with him.
self thar he.ought 10 do many things con-
irary 10. the name Of Jesus of Nazareth
Christ confirmed and established the law
:-w thou shalt not kilp' - and nulli6ed
and put away the law for killing hus
showing that tho latter was not from God,
but from Moses in his blindness, adapting
things to the-hardhess of the hearts of his
brethren. God never had but one mind
in regard to this matter. All thanksgiving
was alwaysan adherence TO him. He
didnot himself STAY the first murderer
but expressly forbade that he should be
slain. The law of love and forgiveness
taught by Christ - wherein he says,
"love your enemies" forgive, and ye
shall be forgiven" - which agrees with
the law OF love and the law forbidding 10
kill, as given by Moses himself from God
was always obligatory on mankind. Il
was as binding in the days of Moses as in
the days Of Christ. Ii proceeded forth
and came from God" Every law 10 the
contrary came not from God, but from
the blindness Of perverted minds and the
hardness Of depraved hearts.
So of the forms and ceremonies of 70
liqion. The record affords the same evi.
dence of the sincerity of Moses in regart
10 these, as in regard to the other things
alluded 10 BY way Of illustfhtion. Bu
he was manifestly in darkness on thi
point as on The others. The ordinances
as said before, were suffered from tn
blindness oftheir minds-not because the
were what God had need OF OF dcllg hie
in. The fac, that Christ blotted them OF
and put them away. is alone sufficle'
proof that they were not from God. Chrl
"proceeded forth and came from God
md revealed the mind and will Of God
regard tothese things.ras well as other
He came not to destroy the law OF CO
but 10 fulfil il. He did not, and could y
destroy jot or little Of Gods la'
What he did destroy was not Gods la
but ,he law of Moses - that is. as muc
Of the law given by Moses as was .
from God, but from The misconceP,ion
Moses under the circumstaness In WIKI
he was placed, much darkness remainlr
upon his mind. None will deny II
Christ ablotted out the handwriting
ordinances given by Moscs-such as G
cumcision, the offering of sacrifices. s
But who will say that Chris blotted
atiule Of the law Of God? Paul see'
10 have had some very correct views
the origin and value Of outward Tor
and ceremonies. He says" God u
made The world and oil things there
seeing that he is Lord oil heaven q ear
pwELLETu NOT IN TEMPLES MADE WI
HANDS; NEITHER Is woRsHIPPED WI
MEMS HANDS, As THOUGH He NEED
ANYTHING, seeing he giveth 10 all
and breath, and all things Again
aBut now, after that ye have known G
or rather are known Of God, hotO turn
again to the icsak and beggarly eleme