Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-03-01

iesuiiSSuOu VI TIC One, IL would certainly
destroy the identity of the other; or, if the
latter is to retain its identity, the former
can n lot exist. Bot II is assumed that God
can raise all who have died, and bring them
into life. This is barely an assumption
without shadow Of proof. There are some
things which God can not do. He can not
lie; he can not violate any Of his own attri-
butes, nor any lazy in his government;
neither can be make darkness light. and
light darkness at the same time and place
nor can be make the body of one person
that Of another at the same time. Jesus
says, "God is not the God Of The dead,
but Of the living" and he told The inquirers
that they were both ignorant Of the SCRIP
lures and the poDer Of God. Again he
refers them to the burning bush, lha. was
all on fire and not consumed; showing that
the resurrection was refinement of soul,
instead Of termination Of dead FORMS
Ii is true. Jesus re-occupied his own body;
but il had not seen corruption, nor entered
into change of state. From this has sprung
the gross idea of christendom, that all bod
les will be raised. Paul taught that it was
sown as natural body, but raised a spirit
ual body: he also taught that he pressed
forward, &C., that if BY any means be might
attain 10 The resurrection Of the dead show
ing that he designed TO accomplish his OBJ
ject in this life. Again he says, "if ye then
be risen with Christ, seek those things
which are above, where Christ stitch at
the righ. hand Of God" God has but one
government in this world, or in any other.
His laws originate in the attributes Of the
Eternal Mind, and never have in any period
Of time suffered a change, and never can.
His laws are one with his character. The
resurrection is from human government, Cor
rather from anti-human,) to The Divine gov
eminent. Men are being raised from vio-
lence to submission; from adultery 10 chas-
tily from hatred to love; from coveteous-
ness TO benevolence; and from sin TO hell
ness in every sense. Now, says the apos-
tie, swe see through a glass darkly, but
then, Gin the Divine government,) face TO
face" that is, the attributes in the mind of
man shall harmonic exactly with The same
attributes in the Mind Of God : and then
will that saying be observed-"be We per-
feet, as your Father which is in heaven is
perfect" Obedience 10 every mental phys
ical and social law, produces a concordance
with every attribute Of Deity, and brings
the actor into the possession of the Inherit
ance. Of eternal Life. As the sound of the
trumpet vibrates through the air, and slarlles
the sleeper from his couch, echoing from
hill to hill, giving an alarm TO all; SO also
is sluggish church, and a violent state,
made TO quail before the terrible sound Of
Eternal Truth.
But it is said that six trumpets have al
ready sounded, the effects Of which are all
accounted for on natural and mental laws
in revolutions and changes il society. His
tory has chronicled the events, and they
are now looked upon in the light of cause
and effect. Bni it is said, the angel now
stands with the trump at HE mouth, ready
10 blow the last terrible blast, which will
prove the dissolution of both earth and sea.
Warehouses; is now strainng open her
leyes to behold the literal earth convuIsed TO
its centre and men who have been dead
thousands of years, springing into life, and
rising above the atmosphere TO some local
spot, while this earth is 10 be purified from
{. the communications Of sin. Persons are look
ing from every part Of this earthly ball, in
10 the direction they call up, for the appear
ing of Christ. as though be was coming
down TO them both in America and Asia, a
/, the same time. The Inhabitants of thi:
earth look up from every part Of it and i'm
agine God and heaven there. 1t is believed
that this earth turns on its axis every day
S and that every hour conveys US thousand
b Of miles into space on the track of the earth
$ oroit2 How long will il be before mar
will begin 10 look into the Mind, instead o
! the air, for God2 How long shall marvel
e BUSINESS hold reflection with iron grasp TO
y the purpose Of generating that which
e neither known nor understood 2 But th
II opening Of the Book Of Life, what is il bu
o knowledge of the attributes of the Divin
s Mind; obedience to which will produc
, eternal blessedness and endless life? Prln
re ciple is The rock on which Christ built hi
ID church, against which the gates of he
e. should never triumph. II is the intelllglbl
law Of the everlasting kingdom, written i
the harmonious action of the mind. Th
10 time has come when everything must