Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-30

the potters field, in which to bury strangers
(according 10 Mat. 81: 81 And did it also
come unto him, that Judas instead of return
ing the money, himself purchased field
with the reward ofiniquity'2 Uuke's record
ofthe words Of Peter. Acts L: 49, No; the
stories that were circulated in respect to oe-
currences, true or false, though related by
good men, form no part Of the word of God.
For, what is the word Of God2 (To return
to Luke 3: 81 Sand he came into all the
country about Jordan, preaching the baptism
Of repentance for the remission Of sins."-
Said Jesus, "The baptism of John, whence
was il, from heaven or Of men,? As if he
had said, was it the word Of God, or the in
vention Of men? A simiie, (John s. 23)
':ye are from beneath: am from above"
Note the parable Of Jesus, Luke s: ~
"The seed is the word Of God" Again, she
that sowelh the goodseed is The Son of man."
Hence the Law Of God, Gospel Of salvation,
word of life, Law of Christ, are each the
word Of God, even whatever proceeds from
the unbou nded, and Interchangeable principles
Of LOVE DIVINE. "My mother and my breth-
rem are these which hear the word Of God
| and do il, - not whatever can be found IN the
Bible According to Butterworlh, the phrase
acord Of God, occurs FIVE times previous to
the gospels, in which it is found eight times;
and in the succeeding books, thirty four.
Do any inquire how the 0ord of God
(who is love) can be known from the
words of " him that hath an evil eye p
also will ask the reader a question -
How do YOU know that which is heaven
ily from that which is earthly, sensual
and dcvilsh," but by The light that is In
you. and by their different fruits! Were
grapes ever gathered of thorns2 or figs
of tbistles! Even the old testament has
the following -" Every a0ord Of God is
pure" Again, (Heb. 4. l2) The
word Of God is quick aud powerful =. anc
is discerner of the Thoughts and intents
lof the heart" Take the sword of the
! Spirit, which is the word of God" r.
| cite none of these things nor remark
against the Bible, but in its favor, that i
possible, may deliver it from some of the
hard speeches and accusations so often VI
tered against it, and turn them on tht
heads of the more guilty, who have de-
clared the Bible to be what itself doe.
not pretend - aid to contain doctrines nt
where recorded therein. But, shall new
er attempt to hold up the Bible Trutl
will stand under investigation without tn
support ef puny arms. Aud whatever Q
! error may BE- contained in that book, II,
sooner il is seen TO be such the better
Let il but be known what The Bible pre-
tends TO be, and what doctrines it reall,
does contain = and for one, care nc
how much criticism - what scrutiny
then applied to itsacontents.
SCRIPTURE.
Shall | be reminded, that q All SCRIP
, ture is given by inspiration Of God ?
: Well, let the mos; be made ofrhis passag
!. that can be, and no. clash with the dec
sarations cf others. But let not the scrip
lures be broken, by altributing to tn;
sweeping sentence, what lis author neve
intended. Then, what is scripture :
J. |. In lis primary sense, or writing; an
e thing written. 2, Appropriately, and
: aOay of distinction, the books Of the o.
o and New Testanents, the B BILE We
d ster. Now, no man will say, that tt
o apostle used the word scripture, in its fir
i sense. AID Paul could not have use
the word in the second sense: for u
New Testament was not all written thel
! And the word Bible was not then coine
r. Neither have the same books at differe
ID times by the opinions and edicts of me
y been made to compose the Bible. Paul
rs meaning, then, is not 20 be obtained fro
,e the term Bible, nor from L"xicons, b
'e from the connection in which the wo
= scripture is employed, and from 9th
passages = not dispensing with commo
: sense.
II 2 Tim. 8: l5-17. From chi
le thou hast known the holy scriptures, whic
A. are able to make thee wise unto salvatio
IN through faith which is in Christ Jesu
y All scripture is given by inspiration
God" sc. But from child Tirnott
had not known word Of the gospels, {
= new testament, which, in his youth We
81 nnt w iIte, nor h,nr had mol hr,nan