Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-01

way to take vengeance but to employ hu-
man governments for it, what is be to do
when he is to take vengeance on the gov.
ernments themselves Perhaps my broth
.er will say that he is to set them to de-
stroying each other, and thus make God
responsible for the wholesale slaughter of
the human race that has been going on
for six thousand years. | can not believe
that God delights in any such thing, or
that he approyingly ordains it. believe
this whole work of violence among ra-
tional beings towards each other, to be an
abomination to him. The word vengeance,
as applicable to the Holy One, was used
by the inspired writers after the manner
Of men, as many other words were = for
instance, those which represent him as
being sorathtul, as repenting, &c. Re-
venge is the most malignant and diabol.
ical of all the passions ever harbored 10
the human breast. Christ's law does not
allow the indulgence of it to man for a
moment. And can it be supposed that it
ever found place in the bosom of our
heavenly Parent2 My own view is that
all the vengeance God ever inficts on his
erring, sinful creatures is, to suffer the
consequences of their own misdoings to
follow them and fall on them. 1t would
be one Of the highest possible impeach-
ments of His moral excellence l could
conceive of, TO suppose He would not only
harbor this hellish passion, but give vent
to it by designedIy and deliberately enr-
ploying His self-depraved creatures to
execute it at their own discretion upon
one another.
(4) 1t is :ruly wonderful to see what
work will be made, in constituting these
writings of Paul to the Roman Christians,
contained in the 18th and 18th chapters
commencing, say. at the 18th verse of the
l2lh chapter, and extending through the
18th chapter. The reader should bear in
mind that the chaptering was not made on
Pauls manuscript, but that it is the work
of modern hands. The latter part of the
18th chapter and the former part of the
18th are very closely connected, and
should not have been sundered by the
hands of the chapterer lean most heart
lily join brother Bronson in SAYING
Read the two chapters. They are very
precious. 1t takes vengeance out of our
hands and "-keeps 1t out!' Where does
brother Bronson get his idea as to the
chance that is here given the offender for
"fair trial.? What does he consider
to be "fair trial ~" fair hearing %
Probably while be was penning these
sentences his mind was on the mock pre-
tensions to doing justice in this land of
liberty(9 where the highest court has just
made it to be the supreme law of the land
that kidnappers and pirates shall not be
prevented by jury from Selling their
fugitive. victims wherever they can find
them, and dragging them back into the
horrible prison. house of torture and death.
presume it was not in his mind that, at
the time Paul was writing to the Chris
tians at Rome. the Roman government
was in the hands of Nero, one of the most
consummate tyranls and "Lynchers" that
ever split human blood, blackened the
page of human history, or disgraced hui
man nature But it was even so. Read
the following paragraph from WATSON,
somewhat descriptive Of the character of
this most execfabe man:
!" Nero. the most cruel and savage ofalI
men, and also the most wicked & deprav-
ed, began his persecution against the
Christian church, A. D. ga. on pretence
! of. the burning of Rome, of which some
have thought himself 10 be the author.
He endeavored 10 throw all the odiun on
the Christians those were seized first
that were known publicly as such. and by
their means many others were discovered.
They were condemned to death, and were
even insulted in their suferings. Some
were sewed up in the skins of beasts, and
then exposed to dogs to be torn in pieces
some were nailed to crosses others per-
ished by fire. The latter were sewed up
IN pitched coverings. which, being set on
fire, served as torches to the people, and
were lighted up in the night. Nero gave
| leave to use his own gardens, as the scene