Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-04-19

I would you deride the Savior for looking
up to heaven, as if God dweIt more fully
at a distance from the earth, than IN the
earth, or hearts of men even? AS he
sai;h,-" ascend (not descend) unto my
Father and your Father, and to my God
and your God" XIX: II. | cenno.
yet believe that you would. ~.
Will our friend explain himself? to
the end that no good brother, or sister.
shaI! feel injured by what he did not in
tend. =~@.# ".~. .":. .. -.
You speak Of ceremonies that are
now used 10 address God, as though he
was IN some local place, rolling up the
eyes as though he was above When,
says Ma!hew,-"Jesgs took the five loaves
and the two fishes, and. boxing up TO
hearen, be blessed" &C., xiv: 10.
Mark and Luke notethe same Again
I " Looking up TO heauen, He sighed, and
lsaith unto him Che deaf Be opened" -
Mark, vii: 81. ...." ..-..
You farther say, -" Words are to
| physical beings, not to s2iritual-to man,
not TO Cod. All those who use words
as essential to a communication with God,
tIerdlt7e Deity, and make themselves
idol0teas, being worshipers of the crea-
ture more than the Creator"
BY tue former sentence, if you do not
mean what condemns the SavIor's often
use of words in prayer and thanksgiving
: to God, l fear that, by many, you are IN
defstood to say more than you intended.
The word essential ia the fore part of the
latter. sentence, qualities the sense. SuiI,
[ do not perceive tie conclusion correct
that such necessarily, or, thereby =" make
themselves idoiaters.'
If I have taken your words in either
sentence, to mean what you have not in
Itendvd to convey, let TIE be informed.
! Whoever has read Telegraph No. 5 on
Public Prayer, may have perceived that
an no: given to furmaiity-that am
no! s.icktef Tor words, but contend for
the spirit. However, if you deem even
the second covenant not TO be " iaui.sesS, i
say SO, aud give US your reasons for it
For one, | rejoice TO see men loosened
from the law Of Moses, (Which was only
given to be a school master until Christl
broken loose from the commandments
and traditions Of men. Nay more--I do
not look on the gospels and the New Tes-
ItameGt (anended with more or less error
in their translation, whether in all cases
correctly recorded or no) with so2ersti,
tious awe. Nor do maintain that men
can nat know God, or be conversant with
Christ, otherwise than through the letter
of the dispensasion by the Savior, whom
/ believe was without s;a, though "tempt-
ed in al points like as we."' For The
Invisible things Of CID from the creation
Of the world are clearly seen, being un'
derstood by the things that are made
Hence the heather "may feel afer God
and fad hio', though he be no: far from
every Que of u.s. f.. CEPHAs.
P. S. The Telegraph ers,-"I an
set for the deG.nce Of the Gospel" Q
that heartily approve, defense eff tn
gospel and law Of Christ Not sold t
: preach the dogWa$ Of Chrjstendom, " an
! olher gospel yet not gospel: 70
life and immortality" on the groun1
, that the present life is probation for etel
Ini,y-that at death the state of every MAJ
is fixed according 10 the deeds done NTH
body-that then, the few 60 to heave
and the many TO he'll say that such
: gospel would not be good news Of grea
Joy" -.
Where is the Theologian? the wise i
Ilhe cfeeds oil the churcb? Let HIN per
uss the ar,icIr on Probation, (Te! NJ
y 81 and confess 1t true, or. correct th
fseatlments therein expressed. ~. g.
e g. For III e TeIeg raph.