Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-11-30

polity. or law of Moses. and The establish
ment of the Christian dispensa:ion, or
lawof Christ. Nevertheless, love 10 God
and man woald secure The bleaching Of
His laws thus established, even till The
kingdom of Chris, shall break in pieces
all other kingdoms destined to stand for
ever. Till tie Stone that was cut out
without hands shall fl. the whole earth.
-Dan.lil: 34-45.
Again, you ask, Did Christ think
that the disciples he was addressing would
live till the world should endq Ianswer,
He kneso that many of them would. And
did they not2 for Of what world did Jesus
speak OF course, not of The old world,
nor of the world then TO come; nor vet
Of the literal world But you further in-
|quire, is not this a fair construction to
put upon scripture, that Christ designs
that the whole of this institution should
continue 10 the end Of time e. / think
not. Addnce a passage, and explain il
in its connection, which in view of the
subject, so much as intfmates that the.
literal world shall ever end
"Lol am aoith you olsoay, eren unto
the end Of tie soorld." Ga this passage
which you cite with SO much confidence.
IF the Telegraph will receive them I
Twill offer some comments succeeding the
present letter. especially on the word
l. world i 5.s.3s 5ss p a5.=
ORIGIN OF BAPTISM.
Thea cometh Jesus from Galilee to
Jordan unto John, TO. be baptized of him.
Blu, John forbade him, saying, Lave need
TO be baptized of thee, and CONTEST thou to
me2 And Jesus answering, said unto
him, Suffer it to be SO now, for thus it
becomelh Us to fulfil all righteousness"
Matt. iii: 1873. Was it righteousness.
10 be bap,ized2 Yes-for what was it to
be 5ap,ized2 Ans To be washed. for
laccording to the law, the frst-born male.
Though OF Israel,-nnst not preach or off.
ciaie as priest until thirty; nor then, TILL
washed BY the high priest, In accord,
lance with this, is the following; "And
Jesus himself began 10 be about thirty
wears Of age, being (as was supposed The
son OF Joseph" Luke iii: 33.
10 proof that baptism was washing
notice the Apostles language: !. Let U.
draw near with true heart, in full assur
ance Of faith, having eur hearts sprinklet
: from an evil consc .ence, and QUE bodie
t wdshed with pure water" Heb. x: %
: Il will be readily seem that Paul, by tn
use cf the literal. ailudes 70 spiritua
= cleansing, the inner being depicted by III
e outward. Assin the, following: 8 Tha
e he might sanctify &, cleanse il (the. church
with The washing of water BY the uord
e -Eph. ': &c mot by works of Ugh
!. Ieousness, which we have done, Ii. e. III
,f outward, consisting in ordinances.) b,
n according to his mercy be saved us,
l. the washing of regeneration, and renew
ling Of the Holy Ghosa. - Titus, iii:
n How the. mind is raised above the co
lie. formaliiy Of ceremonies, 10 the. substant
'e Ito the power; and the thoughts turnt
lie inward, BY the contrast seen in the for
% going quotations. But, lest any suppo
lie those texts relate only 10 Jeacish cerem
lie mics Of washing, will cite an indisput
bic instance IN proof, nor only that Il
!. Apostle alluded to the ordinance Of ba
,e tsm. but that the use made of water
ID that ordinance was no slight applicable
n Of water. i Pei. iii: q "The like fl
ID ure wherennto even baptism doth al
lie now save Us. (not the putting away Of /
a, filth of the flesh, but the answering d
tk good conscience toward God, by the re
IN direction of Jesus Christ
ed Note instead Of the ''like figure wheI
he unto" it should be rendered, The antity
l. whereof even baptism doth also now sa
= Us, (not the putting away the filth Of |
flesh saves Us l. that s,notthe ordinance
outward washing saws Us, but the inws
: the cleansing Of the heart and conscien
20 the washing OF regeneration. Adminin,
IL cleansing or putting of of filth 10 bapiis
of yet, II is not the outer that saves, but |
no inward, which is prefgured by i, !. e. 81
: i.itual baptism.