The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-03-30
For the Democratic Sentinel.
Capital ~P4piehment--The New
Testament,

In my last | promised to notice u question, which
friend Wells asks me to answer, viz: Can Mr.. Ur-
quhart show me where Christ has given an explicit
repeal to the explicit preceps given by God to Nosh!"
! answer no, But We can show that the teachings Of
the New Testament are an "expl!cit' repeal to all
oppression, revenge and death penalties. This we
can show. i we succeed in this, we will establish
the fact that christianity is opposed to all Noachic
precepts and Jewish neck, breaking. Friend Wells
Aftlrnls that the New Testament abrogates no gov
eTnmental penalties, and leaves human government
fully invested with 81. the powers it possessed under
the ancient dispensations. If all this were granted,
the question would be settled instantcr. Capital
punishment for murder, ilolatry, adultery, incest,
sodoHy, witchcratt, blasphemy, whoredoln, sabbath.
breaking, cursing parents, false prophesying, op.
pTession'o OF the widow and tatheTiess, man. stealing,
allowing an unruly OK to run at large, &c, &c,
ceu.4 be made out from the Old Testament as plain
ly as our A b { in the alphabet. But ! deny and
denounce this proposition as . most groundless and
pcrnicious error. And ii we cauuot prove it to be 50
Wy the plain testimony OF he Bible, We will abandon
nil pretensiols to respect as a nan Of common sense
or common honesty. But to the testimony:
"Ihe law and the prophets were until john: since
that time the Kingdom OF God is preached" Luke
10; 6. Does this ineau that we are still under tue Ian
and the prophets, and that the Kingdom of God ha.
LETT US Just where the law dido we are not unuel
the law, but under grace Romans t; IA. Is here
no difference between being under the law and III,
der graces The laW was glven by Moses, bur grac,
and truth came by Jesus Chllst.n john /; II. HAY,
VIC any more grace and Truth than Moses left ust-
For this man Jesus WIS accounted worthy OF NOR,
glory than Moses, lnSsnluch as he that buiIded tn.
house Is worthy CT more honor than the house,
"Mcses yerlly was faithful III all his house as A SER
Want, Tor u testimony OF those Things which were Il
De spoken after; but Chris. rs L Son over his owl
bose" h'D, :; ), g. Was oees q mere servau,
aid Is Christ more glorious as II Son over his owl
sOute! DID Moses bear testimony concerning thing
10 be spoken by Chlistf Yes; and hi
testimony was: "A Prophet shall the Lord God rails
up unto you, &c, hlm shall you scar III all things.
poes this imply that Jesus mad nothing new to saw
Why will not friend Wells obey Moses, and hea
CHRIST in all things, and not hang so closely to tn
Noschic 'precePtf' "He IL the mediator of a bet
ter covenant, which was established upon bette
promises" Heb. a better covenant, lsthis true
"foE II that first covenant had been iau.le.s, the
should no place have been sought Tor tho second" -
Does this sound as if Paul regarded the n. Tests
nent az no higher than the Oiot Hear him: "Fc
pnding fault with them, he suith~behold the day
come, saith the Lord, when | will make q new co,
enant," &c. Why will not friend Wells reverence
the New as superior 10 the Old ana faulty one' u
that he saith a new covenant, he maketh the fir:
Old. Now that which d~ecuyelh and waxeth old
-n.jy a. ..n;.b nNynrSi Hi SL .hou... -
we believe this' There is verify a disnnnulling
the commandment going before, for the weskne.
and unproitubleness thereof. For the law mad
nothing perfect &c. Ib. 7; IS. IL this sq1 Doe
friend Wells believe III Wherefore the law ",
uur schooImaster TO bring us unto Christ, that "
might be justified by faith But after that faith
come, we are no longer under a schoolnester.n Ga
s. q, SC. Ia friend Wells bold enough to contedi
Paul in this ma:ter-to contradict the Bible, and a
arm that we are still under the schoolnas!erl 'Ol
guficioncy is of God; who also hath made US alb
ministers Of the New Testament, not Of the Iette
but OF the spirit; tor the letter KILLErH, but the spil
giveth Life, (or saves life) But il the ministrati'
ddesth written and cngraven in stones, was 81
rious, which glory was 10 be done away; how sh;
not the ministration of the spirit trhich speake
forgiveness TO The guityJ be- rather glorious" IF
even that which was made glorious, had no glory
this respect, by reason of the glory which excelletl
Does the New Testament leave matters pretty mu
as they were under the Old Does it not trunsce
and supercede the Old Testament Seeing The
rays Paul, that we have such hope, we use gr,
Rlainness speech, and DOT Ms Moses, who put a '
Over his face, that the children OF lsrael could
steadfsstly look TO the end Of that which is sboliI
ed" Then the ministraiion of death Ia abolished
III ."But their minds were blinded; Tor until t
da5 rsnaainsth the S4ML VEIL USTAEEN AWAY; i'm,
bis words WHICH VEIL rs DONE AWAY II CHRIST. ]
even unto this day when Moses il read, the veil
upon their heart" Things appear to friend w
inst as they were under the Mosaic dispensation
How true this ia with many, even now! Sec
Ord chapter.
This is the view which the Bible gives Of
change that has taken place by the pacing ava,
the Old Covenant, and the establishment OF the n
ard better one. This is the difference betwee
dispensstion Of denth penalties, and q dispensaI
efperSset truth, grace, forgiveness, compassion
love. Il friend Wells cannot sec this vast difTers
Ihavs reason 10 fear, that as q ~professed ministe
Chris. he Is more the child Of the bond-woman {
ofthe tree. Can friend Wells point me to the q
u and verse. where Christ incorporated into
essemment, the Nonehie ''pfeeepi, = Dy an "eKpIi
feidsfsDes 70 III Respectfully,
W. A. uRQrHAR1