The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-01-05

would manifest some feeling Al the exposition
Of The iergivorsafions Of Mr.. McF. The cham
pion Of Meibodism IN the West but was no-
prepared to witness so'much bitterness and oP-
position 10 the truth, in TIE midst Of her ex
element lave Witnessed their ebuliiions
with pity and regret; with regret, because then
intellectual and moral vision is blinded BY The
dark end unhallowed we'd Of Seclananism ofthe
deepest hue, ] pity them because their system
generates in their hosoma principles that
seem 70 urge them on with slnosi irresistible
force 10 hide the deiormiiies Of The most de-
PRAYED advocates other rickeiy system. be
lieye that they love tie Lord andldesire to walk
IN his statutes, that "they havea zeal for God
but not according to knowledge" and I here
take occasion to beseech them as the protested
followers Of the meek and low y Jesus,notto be
offended with rne, for exposing Tie sophisms,er-
rors and perversions ofMr. MeF. and showing
him of in his true eolors.
Il isnoi heavens holy oracles that oppose,
but their peryersion and subversion, which /
50 frequently hear fromlPulpits conseerated 70
the advocacy and perpetuisy Of partyism.
But to proceed One Of the positions as
sumed mot proved by Mr. MeF. was that
''wo are justified by faith" without obedience,
and so testiies his confession Of faith, which
says, page 70 "Wherefore that we are justified
By faHi only, is most wholesome doctrine
and very foil Of comfort" The apostle, James
says, Oh. ii, "a, aYesee then how that by ic0rss
a man is justified and not by faith only" Here
VIC see Mr.. MeF, and bis confession Of Faith
say, a5yJ aih only" and the Apostle says,"no,
By Jdth orly." This needs no comment, the
reader can choose which he win believe, Mr.
McF. and bis creed or the Apostle, for they
certainly lorm issue on this subject
Mr. McF. asked 10 a very exuling and con-
fdent manner "if there be so much wit tue in
water why vas not David immersed" at this
interrogaiory fell much surprised, and pitied
the ignorance ofthe mind that conceived il Is
there IN the town Of Columbus a Sunday
School boy ten years old who could not have
told him that David lived many centuries be-
fore Heaven instituted this ordinance, and
that be was justified by obedience to The
law under which he lived, for he says eTbo
law ofthe Lord is perfect, conreriing The soul f;
tie testimony Of the Lord is sure making wise
the simple" as we arc here told that the testi-
mony Of the Lord makes vise the simple. /
cordially recommend to Mr., McF. to mediate
upon il, that il may have its proper effect upon
him, so that be viii be able to teach the way
Of the Lord more perfectly.
Again Mr. McF said that these disciples
have invented a @mOdern and easy way to get
to heaven, and then quoted The "Pigrim's Pro-
gress" to show how bard and difficult it is
to be a Christian. This production of Bunyan
was with him evidently of higher authority
than the words of our Saviour who said envy
yoke is Easy and my burden is hglt" am
well aware that It is very dificultto become a
christian b. human and Melbodistic process,
when the pen. tent sinner is told 70 come to tie
mourners bench and cry, toll and sweat and
beg God to do that whichhe is ever ready and
willing to do, when he IS approached in obedi.
ence to has commandments, and when the sin.
ner gets through this straw process, he is onl,
a convert 10 Methodsm and has no positive
and serpiural evidence Of pardon and aceep
tance to God, be can only rely upon his feel
ings, and has not a "lhus saith the Lord {,
give as a reason for the hops he has in Chris
Jesus. But if We tell these mourning, sin
sickened sinners, what the Apostle did at Pen
ticost to "repent and be baptized every one O
you in the name Of Jesus Christ for remission
Of sins" or as Ananias said to pual "Arise AM
be taPfizea and rash a'gay your gas calling o.
the nan Of the Lore" we are told that this /
a modern and easy way that it is baptized 10
idelity,HCanpbelsm and not to be trusted
when win the day come that men will cease t
peryert the ways Of tie good and learn No
to teach for doctrines, The commandments {
men.
The case OF Simon Magus was brought befor
lie audienceby Mr.. McF to show thala M
might believe and be baptized and no, be pard
oned .itwas then asserted that Simon wasnot j
pardoned aod saved state, thai, The reverse
this is tue,we have conclusive and unequFoc;
testimony, he was not saved from bis sins a
bis BAPTISM then the word of the Lord aill
/ We find Acts vii, ID "Then Simon himse
believed also and when no was baptized b
con inued with Philip" here the inspired BIZ
iorian Lake says, "Ile 5elisred and was BAL
fizsd," and our Saviour told his appetite, Mar
| xvi, 10, "lIe that beleveth and is baptiz.
shall be saved now if he was not 81
we'd, The promise Of the Messiah has "a
led, but Mr.. MeF. FaidEshe bad no part NJ
LOT ia the natter" we viii quote the testim
| by which viii tell US in what ematter be b.
no part mr. lot" Acts vii, ls-23, al
when Simon saw that through laying on Of Il
Apostles hands the Holy Ghost was gwen;
offered them money saying give me also ih
power that on whomsoever / Jay hands
my receive the Holy Ghost bat Peter sa
unto him, Thy money perish with thee, becau
thou hast thought that he Sin Of God may
purchased with money, thou hast neither pa
nor lol in Ibis matter for thy heart is not rig
in the sight Of God; repent, therefore Of q
a., ,nieEsIasss. and NAV God il nerhans