Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-02-08


understanding of flute minds, or by any
save His, who 'inbabite,h eternity
This probation to Israel is called by Isai
ah, in the person Of Jesus Christ, The ac-
ceptoble year # the Lord, and the day of
vengeance Of our God.'-lxi: 2. And as
such it was acknowledged by the Savior,
Luke iv: 10. Again, e Cor. vi; 81 by the
apostle under the authority of Isaiah, (xlix:
81 called, The acceptable time, and day of
salvation To render it more certain = if
any have doubts-that the mission OF Jesus
TO Israel, was perfect case of probation
that the time was specific, and the fulfil-
ment sure, / would urge the reader TO an
open disquisition Of three passages-one is
Peters quotation Of Moses, and the others
are the words Of the Savior. Q) 'Ercept
ye repent ye shall all likewise perish
Repent! how soon? Say The church.
Repent before death! though one might die
in an hour another ouiliVe hundred years
Will the reader try this point? For if the
view of The church is correct the writer has
nothing TO offer but assent. Ii is suggested
that had all died before repentance, the
words of The Savior would not have been
fulfilled on one of them. For what is i, to
perish q No reader will need be told. when
he shall have recolected what death Korab,
Dalhan and Abiram died, (Num. xvi: 90
33); that sZecharah persisted between The
altar and the temple;' or what would have
befaflen Jesu2 and his disciples had He not
rebuked the winds and the sea- or the
destiny even of the Savior, implied in his
answer 10 certain Of the Pharisees-.I must
walk TO day, and tomorrow, and the day
following; Tor it can not be that prophet
perish out of Observation-Disclosures xiii: SO.
! But the SOUL, tho the punishment were
/ never so great, 1oiH not - can not perish
Should the soul even desire TO die, death
| would flee from it,
!, Moreover, the word IkewiSe, determines
the meaning Of so perish in It's allusiou
to those whom Plate slew, and on whom
the tower fell--Luke xiii: is. But 10 The
point Of probation.
Repent how soon? In answer appeal
TO its ful6lment. For those who repented
not, you know generally pe,ished. when
the righteous blood shed from Abel 10 Zecb-
ariah was required of that generation: hence,
TO about the year 20 they might repent and
be saved.
! (2) Every soul which will not hear
that Prophet, shall he destroyed from among
the people.'-Acts iii: %.
But as above. Hear, Tor believe on him.
within what space of time? Why, of course
any time before his intercession closed-or.
the door was shut.'-Mait. XIV: 10.
Here, too, we may safely appeal to its
fui6lment, some forty years from the an
: nouncement of the kingdom by John.
/ (3i Repent We, for the kingdom Of heav-
en- is at hand.'
This text, cited at first naming the proba
ton of Israel, is again brought in, that we
by this also may learn the length Of that
! probation. II is evident on the face Of rhc
; text, that they must repent previous 10 the
coming of the. kingdom, else they would
: not be prepared for its reception - ready tC
enter in. Terms--He that repented at lb,
, eleventh hour of the day, (ol that probation
not of life,) was admitted TO The kingdom
: and escaped impending Judgment, The same
as though he had repen,ed at the call 0
D John.
5 But when did the kingdom Of HEAVIER
come THUS taking the king dom from lit
k eral Israel-demoIishing their temple, an,
K subverting their religion2 Ans. Forty year
! from its announcement.
o Ptocf Jesus having spoken Of certai
> calamilies, which, as all denominations ad
nit, came on Jerusalem more than I70
: years ago, closed Ihus: When We see ihes
things come 10 pass, know We that the king
n dom Of God is nigh at hand, Luke xxi: 3 |,
e e. the coming of tor, perhaps NOR
y properly, its establishment. For BY lha
e, time, it must have already come, havin
l. made war with the Beast, and laid vast
ID that city las it is written, i shake nc
ID earth only, but also heaven Again, 'Ther
was war in heaven And anon, A lou
Re voice in heaven, saying, Now is come sa
I, WALTON, and strength, and the kingdom {
is our God, and the power Of his Christi
In Rev. xii: 10.
ID 'Lift up your heads, o we gates, and
ry ye lift m, ye everlasting doors, and Ii
y? King Of glory shall come in :. Lift U
to your heads, 0 ye gales; even lift them u
ch ye everlasting doors, and The King Of gloI
on shall come in ,--ps wiz. 70