Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-30
For the Telegraph:
arother Holcomb's Reply 60 brother

Nv. G. Johnson 10 an article Of mine,
,nsIished 10 January last. He closes in
i, following manner -" wish brother
4 would state definitely, whether be
vi.bes to be understood as excluding from
he agencies 10 be used in the salvation of
sinners, the Holy Spirit; if so. then l.
have more 10 say" To this / answer,
No But as brother Johnson accuses me
d leaving no " corner or peg in my other
article, on which he could hang a reply,
Twill endeavor 10 this article 10 leave a
teror two for his accommodation, and hope
he will use them soon. apprehend that
The main difference between brother J. and
myselfon the subject will prove to be, in
regard to what the Holy Spiri! spoken of
h Christ, Is. | take the ground that this
.piril is not what some have understood it
obe, (viz J the third person in the Trim.
ly; but as J said in my last article, it is
he glorious news that Jesus Christ gave
rnnkind perfect standard Of action
having died to show His love for them,
Bso again, and assembled on high, saying
hore He went that He was going TO pre-.
pare the way for all who would believe
90 Him. One reason which l will offer
br his opinion is, we are told ia scripture
hat Christ was begotten of the Holy
Ghost. We are also told that He was
pgoen of the Father, and that He came
brh from God. Again, Christ says,
bhn. xiv Is, l6, II: "Ifye love me,
isep my commandments. And | will
Wy the Father. and He shall give you
nother Comforter, that he may abide
Vi you forever; Eccn the SP1rit of
NTH; whom the world cannot receive,
hcause il seeth him not, neither knowelh
BIN; but We know him; for he dwe'leih
viii you, and shall be in you" John,
Nir IL, II, 81: Holy Father, keep
trough thine own name those whom thou
hsl given me, that they may be one. as
We are" Sanctify them through thy
ruth; thy word is truth. That they all
my be one; a thou Father. art in me,
and ! in thee, that they also may be oae
mus; that the world may believe thai
LOi hast sent me-" Now, who can be
ieve that Chris. had the power giver
Him 10 send the rery Being who sen
Christ on to the earth The power Il
end implies tie greater Of thctwo As
new it, Christ had sufficient powers del
sgated to him, and for sufficien. lengt
Of time, 10 accomplish all that was design
ed by the Father, that Christ might pei
firm the office OF mediator between Go
and mankind. If il was not so, or il Pau
did not so view it, why did he say, |:
Cor. XIV "a, %, &c. 81, %: Then con
sh the end, when he shall have delivere
up the kingdom to God. even the Father
when he shall have put down all rule an
al authority and power. For he mu
reign, iii he hath put all enemies undt
his Ieel. The last enemy that shall be d
uroyed is death. For he hath put a
Hngs under his feet. Bot when he salt
Allhings ore put under him; il is man
Ritthat he is excepted which did put a
hiOgs under him. And when all thing
shall be subdued unto him, then shall th
Son a,so himself be subject unto him hi
put all things under him, that God ma
@alI in all" There have been ditft re-
'ras, in the history Of different things,
lAecourse Of time which has elapse
When Moses had The charge Of the !
'aelltes, according to the 2lst chapter
Numbers. "the Lord sent fiery serpen
'ncng the people. and they bit the pc
PIE: and much people Of Israel died
Ana Moses made a serpent Of brass, al
Pa'hupon pole; and i came 70 pa;
Malta serpent had bitten any man, VIII
aeOcheld the serpent Of brass, he lived
NOW there was no efficacy in brass. b
200 chose this way to manifest His po'
y This was sppsr.Auman. dobo'C
ay'or doubt, iha, the spirit or power
oad has been manifested 10 different in
Ddoals, in different ages Of the world,
'pseial manner. for special pur2o.
'ns Prophets had The power Of foreislli
vents. The Apostles had The power