Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-31
Voh. XIV. NO. so

-, 'sn'' receive as from God
Whatever Moses taught contrary tberpro
ecelve as from Moses" Moses ta,oh.s
owe, and not to kill. This was m,e;e
y from God, and was eternal
Christ taught the same. But who, ~
IS taught directly the contrary of this ;,
could DOT have been from God unless Co.
is changeabls being like ourselves
pulling down to-day what he built IN voc
terday. Not was from Moses in h.
blindness and infrmity.
But the distinction which appears IL
exist somehow in the mind of brotbo.
Downs, he would make 10 run Some
where between some parts and others If
those things which ended with Cbr;.
Some OF them, (which had their or,o;
ia eepraved hearts. Christ condemned sn8
put away Others. he thinks, had their
accomplishment 10 Christ, and oa,Drorlr
cane to an end" | have already exnress.
ed wish that brother Downs had under.
taken to tell Us which he would place or
this side Of his line, and which on thar
side it. But he has not-so we will
pass on. The doctors and rabies would
no doubt laugh at brother Downs for saw.
ing that some of these things "naturaHr
came to an end" Let them ]auob
There is as much common sense in i A.
ter all, as in anything they have ever said
on the point. The darkness that rests I'D.
on the mind of this unlearned man. has
been shed upon it by these learned ignor.
amuses, and sectarian dogmatis.s. To saw
that they naturally came to an enG~
conveys just as clear and rational an idea
as TO say that they had their accomplish.
ment in Christ" The latter phraseoocy
agrees with what is taught by the learned
doctors. l want brother Downs, and all
other honest individuals, who r;ean 10 deal
faithfully with themselves, 10 look the
matter over for themselves, without con.
sul1ing "bIind guides and satisfy them
selves If they can when they talk of these
things having had their Accomplished
in Christ. IT they mean more or }vss
ban that Christ "blotred them QUIZ and
cast them away, as useless burdens, will
they telf me what they do mean?
Brother Downs wishes to know bow !
"dispose' of the pass ,ges to which he al
udes ia Matthew. He thinks | "cap,
say that it conflicts with Moses" There
is certainly a vast distinction between il;
and the ordinances given by Noses Tta
1t had the same origin | not Only allow
but maintain. l say they all had Meiro.
'g'n IN the a0Gnt o a sufficient measure Of
/ the true light, shO,oing The true relation
betaoeen God and mankind. The dark.
ness which intercepted and prevented this
light, came from sin. fmen had always
remained in the Zig hit of Gods coun!eDance,
continuing to love aud obey Him. they
would have had no use for these things,
Well, after they had sinned and brought
darkness upon themselves, COP had no
use for these ordinances. Mans SHINING
did not change God or his aw& These
outward obseryarces die not benefit God,
nor atone Cor sin. They were inventions
) which men sought out in their blindness
When Christ came he bIotted out those
which Moses had given. But so much
blindness yet remained, that he left the
slight substitutes ofbaplism and the supper
or the former more eVidentIy-to be
used while remaining superstition and
blindness should make it necessary. And
| one object in suffering them may have
been to Distinguish his dlspensatIon from
that of Moses. Of what use can these
things be to those who have Christ formed
within them, and understand the true re'a-
ton existing between their own souls anu
God2
Brother Downs The ChT'st'a" re-
ligion, in its simplicity and purity is lo's
to God and lore TO man. This IS 'n0
whole of it. Every thing added 10 'ns'
or substituted for it, is mans 'Hre"''0"'
suffered of God, from the hardness Of men
hearts and the blindness of their minds
1t is the essence, the sum and substanee!i
what Christ taught. Being asked for Inc
GREAT COMMAND, or The CHlhr