The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-20


Consider now under The same progressive aspect, the
stheme of Rsoeiaiion Here we find the same apology
prevailing from less the greater, from the smallest
tokens OF the Divine favor 10 the full and bOundlesS man
iiesations OF inexhaustible love and mercy
From the tall 10 the restoration OF man the expressions
OF Co.'s ineres, in condition are limited and obscure;
bat the plan is defined and the means arranged IN the
only way that was proper TO display ms goodness and
make US sensible OF his nerces Inc blessings conferred
upon the people OF GOD before the law and under the law
chiefly temporal Hence the rites and ceremonies
OF their worship puposely OF such nature, and 20
multiplied, principally TO operate through the medium
OF the senses Hence the various symbols OF the Divine
presence, when God personally, as 1t were descended
among the n, and oveawed them by his visible glory.
Hence the giving OF the law amidst thundeTs, and light
nngs and shakings OF the mountains, when external Ma
ure under its most appalling aspects bore testimony to
the severe justice of The Divine character and seemed to
intimate, in way which the most hardened sinners
would understand how dreadful must be the judgments
OF their ncensed and supreme Lawgver The !sraetes
were not sufficiently removed from their natural state to
be as yet capable OF religion purely spiritual like the
Christian and hence it that every later dispensaton
OF God eXceed the former, the trumpeton Mount
Sinai ''wayed louder and LOUDER every succeeding blast
ranscendng those that went before. The prophets
above the ritual law, and showed men more excellent
way of worshppng God than by external performances.
thereby preparing their minds for the reception OF the
Gospel The tabernacle no longer used after Solo
nous temple was built, but laid aside. as the tenn
pie itself "when the iullness OF the time was
Gomez and the sanctuary and tabernacle preceded the
temple the glory of the latter was 10 be greater than
thai OF the former, by the appearance OF Hun who was
greater than the temple, whose mission was distinguish
ed by more numerous Miracles and by submer and more
important truths than had been before manifested TO the
world Behold higher dlspensation still, when alter
the state Of grace ends, the state OF glory shall com.
mence where all knowledge shall be impaired, and
all truth unveiled, where impenection and sin shall no
more adhere u.s. and where after the experience OF
millions OF ages spent the enjoyment OF heavenly hap
pines5 we shall be still advancing IN glory and felicity,
attaining higher measures OF the increasing strength
and ever growing splendor OF the sons OF God.
And SO has been with the whole course OF creation
the succession OF Strata OF animal and vegetable tribes.
and with aud the adaptive provision Tor his higher
destiny This doctrine OF development and OF progress
sion widely different from that OF the Vestges, more IN
unison with the Creators wisdom and the Creators care
speculation worthy OF separate ucalse-namely, the
progress and development OF mans Intelligent, moral aad
spiritual being, indicated in the course OF Revela-
lon.