The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-07-17

er prompteth them, sc they speak. There
are those who will beguiIe you with fair
words, who speak TO you of liberty and
equality, and of resistance against injustice,
and of casting down tyranny and oppression.
There are they who come TO you in sleeps
clothing, but inwardly they are raving wolves.
They would would have you rebel and re-
sist! Harken, then, 10 your doom "Whom-
soeverresisteth the power, resisteth the ordi-
nance of God; and they that resisteth HAL
RECEIVE TO THEMSELVES D~AMNATIoN."
But yet imagine, perhaps. that We are un-
justly dealt by, that ye are oppressed, that ye
are made hewers of wood and drawers OF wa
ter, that We are loaded with burdens grcvious
and heavy to be borne, and that your
rulers will not touch the burdens with
one of their fingers. Suppose, for a mo-
ment, that your complaints were just, and
and your indignation well founded. Shall
We, Therefore, resist? On your own head then
be your blood! ye who have taught against
God, and against his anointed. Graspto your
weapons, grid on your armour! take your
SWORD and your bow and mount your chariot
and rush forward to the impious warfarei-
But know, that He who slew in one night
eighty thousand men, who took off the Egypt
tian c~hariot-wheels, and troubled Pharoah's
host, and whelmed his mighty men in the
sea-will moi go with thee, God is not a
man that he should lie, nor the the son of
man that he should repent, "They that re-
sist shall receiveto themselves damnantion."
Hath he said it, and shall he not perform9
Hath he commanded, and will he not stand
fast? Give up your fortunes, give up your
liberties, give your lives TO the powers that
be; but resist not, lest haply ye be found
even TO fight against God.
Ye have heard that the nation Of the
Americans rebelled against the King whom
God had ordained over them; and that GER
tain men of BeliaI, Washington, Jefferson,
Franklin, and others with them, took coun-
sci together saying, "Who is this King that
we should harken to his voice? we will not
have this man to rule over US" And ye
have heard in the day of battle the wicked
prevailed and the anointed of the Lord was
discontinued before his enemies. And now
We know that their pride is waxed high, and
their spirits are naughty within them. But
be not We like unto them. Pride goeth be-
fore destruction, and a naughty spirit before
a fill. That ungodly natiou-even the Amer
icans-resisted the power; they resisted the
ordinance of God; THEY shall receive to
themselves damnation! Think not, that be-
cause the Lords vengeance ~sleepeth, it shall
never awake. Great was his long suffering
towards Sodom and Gomorrah; but the swift
vengeance of the divine Judge overlook then
at last.
Even so shall it be With the Americans
God will bring them into judgement for ever,
disloyal word they have said, and for every
rebel blow they have dealt against His ordain
ed Ruler. When Washington, and JefIer
! son, and franklin and others with them shall
stand before the throne of judgement, ther
shall a voice from thence proclaim, 81 spake
to you, and ye would not listen; | command
ed, and we would not obey depart from nj
We cursed, into everlasting fire." Then shal
they begin to say "Lord, when didst tho
t speak, and we not listen? and when dds
, thou command, and we did not obeyg Blu
} He will answer and say unto them: $50
as much as We did it not unto him whom
! ordained TO rule over you. ye did it not unit
me-"
But enough OF the rebellious offenders,
would rather speak to ye of Heaven and it
Joys; | would rather remind We of the inner
itance un~corruptible, indebted; of the livinl
streams of unfading bliss that fow througI
the eternal city; Of The pleasure that ey'
hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart Q
man conceived; of the glorious light withou
any shade, and the ever during bliss withou
the fear of change, and of the golden hari
attuned before the throne of God, and of tht
heavenly voices swelling to His praise.
loved and lost. Then shall ye meet then
again, TO part no more forever. Have "
given TO the cold arms ofDeath an affection
ate parent, a tender child, a companioI
dearer than your own soul? Then shall thei
loved images again appear TO your longing
eyes; then shall their familiar voices agaii
speak music TO your ears; then shall We fnt
them. unstained by mortality, clothed il
heavenly beauty, bright and heavenly hap
piness; no tear 10 dim the eyes, nor sigh II
swell the bosom. Then shall ye live; TO
gether breathing the pure air of Immortality
unchanged, Interchangeable!
q 1e ieel the scene l have teebly painted,
. see it in your molstened eyes, | see it you
!, looks ofholy desire. Ye would gain Heavel
gain it then by obedience by meek submits
sion, ifany man take your coat, let him ais
have your cloak. To him that smiteih We o.
one cheek, turn the other also. Suffer 70
, his sake who sutherland oh? how cruell
for you. Resistn not evil. Ye would be th,
1 children of the prince of peacef Then i:
. your kingdom not of this world, and We shall
d not FIGHT. Faint not by the Mayi Take