Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-12

life of obedience TO Christ ye are killed.
count it gain. But what must be the at
lltude of that poor soul that kills one of
its lellows2 Christ told the Jews when
they went about to kill him: John viii,
a: Ye are of your father. the devil,
and the lnsts of your father ye will do.
he was a murderer from the beginning"
Disciples Of Christi why will you con-
tend for system of government that de-
mands obedience with a penalty Of death 2
And TO justify such law, appeal to the
Mosaic dispensation2 Does not Paulsay,
that they who read Moses. have the veil
upon their hearts2 What lacked Israel,
when God led them by theocracy2 Yet
they desired TO be as other nations round
about them. So they demanded Of Aaron
calf 10 worship, and king to judge
them, and go out before them. and to 6gh.
their battles. Men at this day are not con-
tent with the law of Christ. But they
must have something to worship that they
have made; and lawto guide them, that
they can accommodate to their carnal de-
slfes. - ~< $50
| True, there were kingdoms of men on
the earth, when Christ came to set up bis
kingdom, and to teach them how TO live,
and wha. to do. Does our Savior speak
of human government, in favorable
light2 Please read: Mat x, II, Is, 10,
! 20. We are told, that Paul exhorted the
church, to pray for, and be subject to their
rulers. What Paul would be understood
to enjoin, j. might be proper to inquire.
Did Paul mean, that, if men commanded
! that which Christ had forbidden, they must
be obeyed; or, ifthey had forbidden what
Christ had commanded, that the apostles
might disobey2 Suppose christian in
Burmah, by the government is command.
ed to countenance and sustain the cruel
ties of Juggernaut, human sacrifice, or the
burning the living on the funeral pile.
must he obey Put by the side of Your
decision on this, the duty of hang-man
when he is commanded by the law Of
Vermont to hang. Did not Paul. Peter
and John do right, when the commands
of men conficted with those of Christ ?
When they were threatened. beaten and
commanded not to teach any more in the
name of Jesus Of Nazareth, they answer
ed, whether it be right to obey God rath-
er than men, Judge We. Submit to your
rulers, as Daniel did, when the unaltera-
: bic decree went forth, that if any one
should ask a petition of any God save oil
king Darius, for thirty days, he should be
cast into the LIONS den Or as the three
young Hebrews did, when they were
commanded by the idolatrous king to wor'
ship the image, when they said we are
not careful to answer thee on this matter
no, although, the king threatened death ir
e the fiery furnace. As far as Christ's law
Q and human law coincide, human Law
!, can be no better than Christs, all will ad
e nit. Well, who will contend, understand
n ingly. that where they conflict and disa
J. gree, human law must be paramount:
Is hope no one. Let US contfast the law {
J. Christ with the mild law of Vermont Je
Ie sus Christ commands to love, bless, an
p forgive our enemies. Vermont law CON
y mands to inptison. condemn, and han
OF our enemies. Christ says, show mercy
e The law says.nste out vengeance. Chris
'e says, overcome evil with good. The la,
10 says, overcome evil with The sworl
: Christ came to give life. The law give
az death. Christ says, fear not man. TIL
% law says, fear man. Has Jesus Chri
40 tset up kingdom on the earth, and give
he only half laws enough to his subjects, an
!. left the other half for depraved, ignoral
y and unstable man to enact the other, {
e. else grope 10 darkness with only half
en- law2 What kind of consistency IL this
eIr The same as that of the Pope OF Rom
MS who supposes that he has power aud
Us. cense to decree, like God. La This ha
ear " range and glance we arrive at the co
not clusioE that Christ taught lived and die
I'm as anon-resislant. And he has commar
md ed us 10 deny ourselves. take up our cre
OF and follow him. Will we do it, i
en- apostles did. ONWARD.