Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-12-11
PASTORAL LETTER.
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and do think oounden duty enjoin iii
practice Of refosmefs all especially heads Of fami
lies The Old Testament, being read with tho New. APP
pointed in our all nder, is here alluded We have ia
ken them in connection, in this PASTORAL and
hope with good effect, imprn,ing the truth. of our
holy religion minds, with view to holiness OF
hfe
We have maintained tina; The made by Abra-
ham is evangelical covenant 1t must follow therefore,
all things which attended il, IT'S in A
braham and his immediate descendants, Of great i'm
portanee If be children Abraham's faith. in
viii DO the fruits as in Abraham God call
ed him Of Urr of the Chadees. from his
polluted by ido!ay, and fom his wicked kindred there
And him do he before him the land Of
Canaan-a Land unknown TO him, but by Divine
promise Abraham believed this promise and obeyed this
call. lie from his and Kindred and pro-
ceeded his journey 'whther he knew nct And hav-
ing Canaan he reposed its SOIL though yet
having possessions in ito, much burying
place. These things teach tia, he s"gh, heavenly
country AMI consider ed the earthly only emblem
Thus The whole becomes the apostle teaches,
san ample us.,' We also called out Of
wicked and idoatrous world, and from sour kindred in
ansgression land Of promise,' not enoyment IN
70 church militant no, yet plant, In thi. church
we are I, live life faith and hope, Abraham did
The unbelieving inhabitants Of the land this holy
among them; bu, they thought OF his
all did they dream tina, he had his affections on
heavenly country, which the earthly Canaan was ouly
type. The is tho same al the present day. hen
ungodly Chris tans renounce the world III
ism, and freely give the and vanities.
promise now, and hereafter to enjoy the reality
a Heavenly Canaan land Of and peace, all is an
engma-an thng:-a matter Of doubt II not
rdlcue aud contempt Bi lie, Christians be DIS
couraged Like Abraham, their gains shall be greater
their !oses aud blessed lord hath said, whoso-
will his life shall lose IT. but whosoever shall
life for my sake and the gospels the shall save
- ''for what shall give in exchange for his
soul,''
1t Of unbelief rely present ap-
peaances. But word of God teaches diheren, les
This lesson Abraham learned from the manner of
life which God caused him lead From its unse'tl led
and wandering he learned the earthly promises
and themselves but shadows Of hea ve"y
things land which God covenanted To give him
type heavenly country: and long he be-
eved and had hope in that which above the full en-
ioymen Of tina, which upon earth was, 10 his faithful
mind, but Of minor consequence.
As scholars in the same heavenly Instruction,
the Apostle comprehen both Isaac and Jacob he ire Of
the "a promises with their Their Abraham; though they
like him. owned foot Of ground in Canaan and
expressly speaks Of their raising their hopes above this
a ea emily country by faith i'll Gods promi
By faith Abraham sooutned in land of PROMISE in
strange country yelling in tabenacles Wit, Isaac and ia
cob, heirs with him of PROMISE for he looked
city which hath ouniaton whose builder and maker
God. These all died in attn, having received the
promises having them; and embraced them and
confessed that they strangers aud pilgrims on EARTH
for that say such things declare plainly that they seek
better country. that heavenly, where God
ashamed be called their God for he hath pre-
pared for them city.
We have from this statement, the Churchs doctrine
corning particulars. The Abahamical being Cos
pei Covenant, HE the Christian both resting
the oil the Messiah, the only mere,orous
Of proered sasasoai,is evident that the nsiiiu-
zion Of both avail only ahtn considered representatives..
and accompanied BY faith in their reception The sac
fices Abraham and those anded by The Law Of
Moses, had value themselves and when performed
thou fath in the Of coming Messiah, they
haa efficacy. They but shadows the
substances ard substance was removed
from the eye of faith, the shadow was dspleas
ing in the eyes Lord. TO wha, purpose the
multitude Of your sacrifices me ~ saith the Lord
II full Of offering Of and the fat of led
beasts, and delight not in the blood of bnoeks or OF
lambs bring more vain obationa- Ia l. H. Even
SO it with the ordinances Christian
.sThe keth bat the Spirit give,n life" Hence the
Church the mpor, all those expressions in
Scripture which tend exaI, faith and deny works. they
are unbelie which she denes works dons with
ou, faith 10 Christ These declares pleasing
God, in her xiii Article
Blu, does she it'll the works of faith in A.
hraham. BY means: she condemns such works the
such works the deluded Church Of Rome
relies meritoous aud saving by their ton
a cause, condition of salvasion; and such
works also Apose condemns: such works every true
Christian condemns Bot doing, neither Abraham
the Apostle The reformed Church of the
Episcopal Church of these U. s of America
of works wrought through IA ith in
Christ, Such good works, these, all branches OF the
Universal Church OF Christ, the Apostle exhor,s fare
careful 10 maintan'
Again: Can,rary OPT MON Of those who tina:
the promise the Patriachs either failed in themselves
were fulfilled to their potery only in temporal
you have seen dear brethren, they all. due