Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-07-20
VERMONT TELEGRAPH
saturday.JuIy 1e,Is4a.
For the Telegraph.
Reply to Roswell Mears. &


Friend Mears From your style of
writing, together with an expression made
by A. D. Low in calling you father
Mears. Iconciude you are an aged man.
The reason l have not replied to you be-
fore is. have been very busy and could
not attend TO it. / shall not say az much
| to you, nor notice as many errors in your
communication, as | should if thought
you were young man; but shall en-
deavor to treat you with all that respect
which age demands in such cases. AS |
am unwilling to have errors palmed off
upon the public, instead of sounding the
truth in their ears, you will allow me to
notice some Of the errors that you penned
in your reply to me. By doing it do
not wish to provoke controversy with an
old gentleman. As you took the liberty
to be plain, permit me to be so in return.
took no offence from what you wrote,
and do not intend to give any. If we
reason at all, we should do it like men,
and strive to do and get good, instead of
abusing each other like fools.
Do not imagine that shall blush with
shame, and repent, for making statements
which you did not prove to be erroneous,
and indeed cannot while you admit that
God is one God, in whom there is no var
iableness neither shadow of turning, un-
less you consent that Christ was an i'm
lpostor and did not the will of the Father.
Ii Moses and Christ disagree about the
law or will Of God. while you admit that
Christ is superior to Moses you must of
necessity admit that Moses was wrong
4 Two opposites can not both be right.
There is no way for either you or me to
dodge this point, or avoid the conclusion.
Moses says,kill and destroy your enemies !;
but Christ says love them and do them
good. Now the only question 10 be de-
cided is, which of these two are right, and
which shall we obey? Are Christs fol-
lowers under him or are they under the
tlaw of Moses2
Iftne spirit of God teaches Us forgive
ness, forbearance. humility, submission,
and kindness even to an enemy. then it is
evident that, inasmuch as God is one
God, who is Interchangeable and forever
1.-The sane, an opposite spirit cannot be o
4 him therefore Moses knew not what
manner of spirit he was of when he des
troyed his enemies by violence. Goo
is love-; and love is the weapon hi
wields to destroy his enemies and bring
them to repentance. The apostle hac
the right idea of him when he rebukeo
certain ones for their ignorance, saying
Rom. Ii. A: "Or despiseth thou the riches
of his goodness and forbearance and long
suffering not knowing that the goodnes
Ief Col leadeth thee TO repentance - A
bitter wafer will not fow from swee
fountain. neither will anger. haired, envy
wrath. malice, or revenge, las we defn
their meaning.) emanate from the grea
: fountain of love. Don't be SO mucl
alarmed when say that Moses knew no
what manner Of spirit he was Of when b
destroyed his enemies by violence bu
consider that it was no worse for him I
be Influenced by spirit that he was nc
aware Of, who lived in comparatively
dark ace of the world, than it was 70
James and John 10 be influenced by sue
a spirit, even after Christ had been wit
them long time, teaching them daily
Luke tx: SIS: 6 But he turned, and re
!!buked them, and said Ye know not wha
manner Of spirit We are o"
Although you admit that Christ is 81
perior to Moses, sill before you get thro
some Of your expressions go directly
supper: the idea that Moses is superior t
or at least equal with Christ. in that 20
refer to that part ofthe Mosaic !.aw as BE-
ing the law Of God which differs from th
law of Christ. instead of admitting th'
Christ taught US the perfect law and wi
of the Father. Now one OF the thre
things is certain: either Moses WI
wrong in giving the law of violence,
IL God is a changeable being. olherwl'
IL Jesus Christ was an impostor, aud tang
ne not the law of God when he condemnt
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