Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-16
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Whatever is needful for the preservation
of the Society in the accomplishment OF the
well being of the individuals who compose
il. among things that are Indifferent or are
ntrinsicaly just, that, Society can do; and
as an institution of God, for tile benefit of
Man, its decisions must be 5esp pc edar BIT.
Z cannot 20 further. Ill cannon over RUE,
and it cannot annu, for any individual,
the principle, or the precepts OF the Law
which God has given him. What one man
cannot do in this regard, that the thousands or
the millions associated with hm-even though
thew be established in the pernanence OF the
State-cannot do or attempt. That Law is in
trinsicaiy superior to such attempts. AS II
emanates from Gods Authority, il can only be
chanaed by that Authority. AS it is the ex-
preston of Gods Hoiness,it cannot he chang
ed while that Holiness stands AS il is adap-
ted. in the wisdom and the goodness OF Ito
Giyer. TO the nature and the condition OF him
il addresses, so it cannot be changed while
man remains. No State can make It binding
by particle the less, on every person en-
braced within il. No State can wartt5rotil auy
the penalty of transgression.
IF il can do this where is given its authority
Where has God said to man-in what one
sentence or fragment of his Word-"That IS
nv Law for you, until the State enjolns other"
wise % Upon what table of stone hath IT been
traced by Omnpoence through what august
announcement hath it been breathed mic eA-
preston by the Spirit of Inspiration" me
State is not only my ordinance for man, to ad-
vance lin in welfare, bot it is my vIcegerent
and representative on the earth, empowered 10
enact and decide in my Name. TO revoke my
announcements and suspend my DEGREES p
Tell us. if any one can, by what array OF MI
racle and prophecy, by what stuPendous the.
ophanies and revelations, by what Hastings OF
lieht out of the excellent gory-over what
seas that tossed and glowed beneath the un-
expected spleudor, upon what lands, that trem'
bled like wave under the presence OF the
In(inile-has so marvellous and so novel au-
thority been given! Nay 1t has not been
given! We know il has not been. Not for a
moment, not by particle, has the Deity en-
trusted such authority TO the State Inc state
is his ordinance; aud SO is the Church. 4ne
magistrate and the minister are equally ms
messengers for human welfare. But II tie
minister teach error, God does not accept 1t.
! He is not made the endorser OF the lie. Ills
Authority is not given TO it. Nor IS the peril
of him who takes i, diminished by a jo And
so If tie magistrate DEGREES wrong or does IL,
! Gods Law is not changed. The Right which
| inc. ,l,an ever before. 1t has no lost aa iota
Of authority and the guilt and the hazard OF
transgressng it ave not lessenad. II the
Church, which deals with the articles OF our
belief, declares to US Untruth instead OF Real
ity--no matter amid what imposing cerenloni-
al, or with what authority of council aud con-
clave-her mandates are not binding. They
break like the fax in the grasp OF the flame
before the intrinsic Divinity Of the Truth
Aud so If the State, which deals equally with
the articles Of our action in society, command
us 10 do wrong, if it establish iniquily as our
law, and require us to do not what we would
hat our neighbor should do to US, but precise
| " that thing which we would not tor worlds
he should have power to do to us--ils com
mandmcnis are invalid. 1t has ouisiepped its
province. Il has surpassed it's authority. It
is an agent who has done what he was nor
Eempowered TO do. 1t is messenger who has
given his message uniruly. The man who
| follows il win fnh il fatal.
l This is moi strange OF doubtful doctrine. The
lnarycl is The, in this nineteenth ceotary Of