Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-06

LiLeraiity gires Man a'' insight into the
scriptures,

h'l'fp'U'Sv'
Saws our Lord Jesus Christ, "lf any
man will do his ,ciN he shall show OF the
doctrine; whether it be Of Cod" take
this my brethren, To be general rule OF
Interpretation. Dong 'oright then Is The
aoay 10 understand The Scriptures and
this is undoubtedly, The true Spirit oil that
passage, ale thar believeh, hath The
witness in himself" He that constantly
GOES on 10 do what God commands, shall
find his light break forth out OF obscurlly,
and his darkness as The noon day. OE
The principal of Interpretation, then, which
our. Savior here lays down. what can
coye,ous man understand Of such apas-
sage as this, "For ye know The grace Of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he
was rich, vel for our sakes he became poor,
that we through his poverty might be rlch'
orsuch as This, To do good aud to com
municate. forget ,;fcr with such sacri-
fees Gud is we'll pleased 7" or such as this
he sowelh sparnsly, shall reap also spar
insly; aud he which soelh bouulllully,
shall reap oso bounriiully ! ar above all,
suc.r as ibis. I'll is more blessed to give
receive g. 4: ..lS
han is Tie easoL s my llelhrsn.s that
SO many wrest the Scriptures totheIr o~n
destruction by imagining that they derive
from them ihpsc doctrines Of licentiousness
which give every mau hope of heaven ?
is il moi obviously. because they DO not
adopt The principles OF interprelaIlon ol
which we speak. obedience 10 God Why
do SO many. daninable heresies walk
abroad in The earth, aud receive :he EN-
brace of such muI'iludes Who Otherwise.
have strong preien'ions 10 vi! aud learning
doubtless because. amid all their specula-
,iors, they have not ucted-,hey have not
done the will OF God. Aad for the same
reason, many who call themselves Chris
,ans have not otdruuk in The Spirit of libe-
rali.y, though The New Testament is full
of precepls to inculcale it. They do moi
in this way, aud therefore they understand
not. aud leel not. And for The same
reason TOO, when love 10 God and love 10
man are Iaid down as the essential pro-
perties OF The Christian f; and when the
rule of judging theScxs.ence OF these is no
o,her than the conduct; many who lay
claim 10 thai character. realize nothing OF
its force They acl not Tor The welfare ol
ineu-they do not The will Of Gol in this
respect; and :hereIure understand not and
feel not the power Of lie divine requlsI-
,iuns."
Ii is remarkable. moreover, that the
condemnation or ac,lni,al Of the last day
IS represented "a depending on our perlor
,nauce or non. performance OF The duties
Of ofliberalty ; these being as we lind II
other passages.oi Scripture, the evidence
of our faiti, aud love. lwas hungry, ant
We gave me ueal;i was thirsty aud y
gave me drink; mas IA stranger aud y
look me in; naked and We clothed me;
was sick and ye visited me; was in pri
son and We came uulo mc.-lnasinuch
ye have done il in,u one OF the east Il
ihsse INV brethren, ye have done ir unl
me.
When this sulc;nn and interesting ac
coun, Of the day Of judgment stands
clearly before US as il does in The Write
word: and when the gospel is SO lull
exhorlaions to Iiberalily as we all kno'
that it is, how dare a man assume IN
name Of Christian. while he does nj
hesitate 10 indulge all The nigsardly ca
cula,ions OF covetousnes as his daily loot
Can such man nave learned lhe prurip
of interpretation which the Savior hs
laid down, doing right LII then, IN
brethren, you wish 10 take The full inlls
ence of divine truth into our hearts,
YOU wish 10 understand the grace OF TT
Lord Jesus which brought him dow
from heaven FOR your sakes;-lf you WIS
10 know and feel the power Of ChrlslIa
benevolence so abundautly ncalcated
the Scriptures; act-do the wilfof God.-
Ogden.
Womtn.-Women are better than me-
What sacrifices are they not capable
making how unse6sh are they in the
affections how abiding is their love
They enchant US by their cohversa''o
They add grace and softer color'ns
life, and assis, us',o bear with its aspe
lies. lu our youth they are instructors;
sorrow our comlorters in sickness,
swee, beguiers Of our misery. hatev
ia rough in US they refine. Whatever
rnggrdness there is in our natures III
polish or rcmove.-They are the or