Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-11
IConcI0ded from last week.l

[Concluded from last week.
Lo! am witA you al.oey ecen unto
he end Of The soOrId.
/. 1t is generally understood that the
aw ceased to be obligstory-was no long
er Of force after the resurrection of the
Savior, the Levilical law, so called. being
fulfilled by the mediation sacrifice ofChrist.
AT that time, the spirit and life ofthe NOR
b, eternal and interchangeable principles Of
he law, or Old Testament, SO. to speak,
passed into the New Hence, even the
command, +" Thou shalt not kill" was no
onger bindirg,on men from the law of
Moses but from the law Of Christ For
testament is offorce alter men are dead"
And "the priesthood being changed there
made Of necessity change also in the
aw." Heb. tx: IL, & vii: IL.
2. 1t is also weil-known that originally
inc law Of Moses gave the power, and
made it he duty Of the commonwealth of
srael to punish transgressors Of the law,
frst cOnsicling of sin before the rulers.
Eleresy, blasPhemy, saSbath-breaking and
many other crimes were Punishable with
aeath. Hence. some by zeal for God.
but not according TO Knowledge others,
hnder pretence Of doing God service, and
more by known abuse Of that power, to
crafty dishonest heart, and she spirit Of
sectarianism, adding to false accusation,
suborning men, prosecuted Christ and the
church OF God. Whereas, had they been
Jews inwardIy, they would have suffered
the law with its railing power to pass
AWAY, and would, themselves. have enter
ID the heavenly kingdom Of Christ at his
esurrection-a kingdom Of far more ex.
ensive rule, but according to law wide
ydifieren; principles-a kingdom "whose
officers are peace and exactors righteous
ncss''-crowning its faithful subjects with
"far more exceeding and eternal weight
of glory" AS It is written" 1.-THE min
6stration of death written and engraven in
stones, was glorious. =. How shall not
he minislration of the Spirit be rather
plOrious! For if the ministration Of con-
demnation be glory, much more doth the
lninistration Of righteousness exceed in
glory" % Cor. iii: 7, 9. But to The
point
The exceeding madness to which the
persecution ragged is known to all who
are familiar with the gospels. Acts, and
the several epstles; the latter administer
ing, as consolation. that " 1t is better to
suffer for well doing than for evil doing
better 10 suffer wrongfully for conscience
sake than to suffer for our faults" o.
this, however, the followers of Jesus were
advised, that persecution would awal
them during the continuance oflhe king
dom of God religious rule) in the hands
Of the unbelieving Je Ss-unto the literal
end aud overthrow of the Jewish state
called the end of the aOOrId so e. when
the king heard thereof he sent forth bis
armies and destroyed those murderers ant
burned up their city ")-until His secon'
coming-caled by Malachi" The day
that shall burn as an oven,' '-iv: l; BY
Isaiah" The day Of vengeance of oul
God."-lxE 2; by Daniel" A time o
trouble such as never was since there wa
a nation xii: Ito which the Savio
ADDED" no, nor ever shall be" by Joe
-" The great and terrible day of thu
Lord"-ii: 81. The reader must bear il
mind the prophets without exception, wrot'
10 the Jews-a testimony TO that point
"The burden of the word Of the Lord I
Israel by Melachi"-I l.. See Amos VII
2: "Theu said the Lord unto me. In
end is come upon ~my people Israel;
win not again pass by them any more
And the songs of the temple shall Dc, no"
lings in that day saith the Lord God
there shall be many dead bodies in ever
place."
Now, dear brother. 10 view Of sue
persecution land in view of the judgmer
declared by the prophets. from which h
followers, enduring the persecution TO IN
end Of it. .still the Lord come" shout
be saved and which at The same tim
would assured fall on the prosecutors
Jesus, testifying 70 Them. that "Al h
righteous blood shed on the earth froI
righteous AbeL 70 Zacharias. should I