New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-18
THE PROPHET JEREMIAH UPHOL DING
THE "HIGHER LIH."

city ciergymeD VINO oeIleVe IN ana practce the
faithful and searching application OF Divine To-
functions and eternal principles of Right to exist
ing wrongs and evils, no matter how respectfully
supported, lately preached a sermon based on the
p,oI bet Jeremiahs denuneiation Of aforementioned
sins. which has been repeated TO crowded and
deeply interested auditory. We print below the
substance of this sermon, aud commend it TO the
az ,ution of those ho hold the Christian religion TO
be- the natural and impacsbe adversary ofeycry form
and slade of injustice and evil. We rejoice that
men of such unquesuoned and trenchant orho-
doxy as Dr. Cheeyer are thus instant IN the appl
cation of DNibe truth, SINCE thereby Is hastened
1.-THE good time coming wherein man may BE- IN
feAiby faithful 70 Humanity without being there
fore accused OF iDfdelity to God. Ii the truths
set forth in this sermon should be found applicable
TO current niquities, that ouly invests them with
addni nal importance and value. DR.. {. says:
The Indictment Of God sainst the jewish gIvern-
msrt hs Tor the Olquty OF unrghiepus statutes cSn-
cling the people into sin. The indictment against
t., " ope for obeying such statutes instead OF
ob. ~ God. The voice OF every peal OF accusing
hi nd r and the sentence teached by every flash q"
Tl tpuy l. the .,m. dreadful accusation: Thou hast
r,qde nv utOpie Israel 10 s,nl But how could any
wi,b ed mon arch government thus carry all isr"e
viii liz M 10 their wickedncss! Their example coiid
not lave done il, brides could not have done H. not
p.rsuasion Dor The inherent temptations OF Dev-"or-
ihp No! Blu, i'll league with all these influences;
uhriehieous Ian could 40 ii the State power coma
ioicLl IeIsuadc, and II The cope "ouId yi'in up
tl,jr cnpscen,e then the government would hnd no
OF Lection 10 its most impious eDactmen B.. ihe
sa,ures OF Omr are k pt and ye walk III their couu-
s.ls. III hTam is broken IN Jndgmen', because he
willingly walked after the commandment.
at wss thus that the king the princes, the govern
uept. Ly their unconstitutional and Infamous eg'sis
i,n b, pes enactuents framed purpose, mate Is
,Gel to SIN II was susurI an1n under color 81 aw
forced upon the people; and because they "mfHSy
oIk,d after the com mdadReat renouucing their ale
gin nee 1" God, they surrendered all their liberties.
1y should have resisted at the ouist put tnete are
,e,Sr wanting tbose who aft that law IL To DE
al @, I'd at all bazaros the moment II ~ law 10 matter
how unconstitutional wicked in its character 30,
| Ly tie power ard msjes'y of uSRiGHrEous LAW,
which il when tie starry angel, first IN heavens
r lks bright. If the sons al tllo moug are" aI'er
him IT, tbnd part OF heaven Ia his reoeLon tne k,ns
ard the government &c oiIeiied tue PeHPe, ro' DC
col Sc # lhe original majesty, the a"u'ness, ue rev
ereit al glory The ranscnGent importance OF ia" as
Goo has .tabli,l,d II, eyeR ITS ferrersoH nedrs ne
mJiunce 81 Hs duthoT"y even bad Jaw "icKeu Jaw
apI.e liz many minds not Less than aTchahge ruined
and NJ n b, W dow to II, and worship IT, and range
n -.iv,s rnder lis banners, especially when popuiar
and profitable sins are prot eLd 10y IL oomeume',
NJ der ITS pessuIe men must nave us nrlnuSs oi
Ahdi,l ~ stand W. a. an-t IT, and nothing nut Gods
VOID, and ls righteousness in their hearts, VIII
enable them To do 1t -, MT,
n
iery more terribly instructive than all tins IL shoTs,
an, ng other things that wicked laws are no excuse
for De, sonhl wckedL.ss nor any apology fT disS
b, d., God. They are not to be obeyed' ont %
H.. contrary denounced and rejected and only by
being thus faithful to God can people Keep heir
fe, dom. And lille it shows that people are on
tie high road to ruin who will suffer and obey wicked
Statutes il also shows the terilr responsibility ana
wick edess of those Who cOncOc and endeavor TO en-
force such statutes and who set the example OF such
inquiiy If there b. q lower deep In hell than any
Other deep such men " Ill beyond all question, occupy
IT, eopg with those WHO have put out or concealed the
Ielts of G.. de ord and have put up false lights TO
hi. men to pIdinon II Is such Us these, whom Coz
gives judicslly over TO reprobo'e mind to Oe hued
with all uniigl teousl ess who knowing the Judgment
of God thai tley WHO commit such things are worthy
of death not only do the same but have pleasure In
| then that 60 tn, -
"NotLira can 20 beyond this wicke1ness Its foun-
tain sin Terminating sim sn accommodating and multi
uyirg Fin sin n at and compes others 10 SIM
lin That enlarges from geue alton to generation all
The Nay info the eternal world II brings million
NJ der It's power thus year it may bring two millions
t1e p.Nt; ills z, nerson ten, tie next generation
tntnr,. Cursed be he that msketh the blind 10 wander
cut of the way, and all the people shal cay amen
put he that sunk, out the oyosght Of whole nation
I'M 1bir.ises the law OF justice and humanity and
es in its lie statutes OF mi lri'ce aud nhumablty
and thur q up,ls a nation 50 blinded, TO wander III
ipiou,y what shal be laid of such monster what
cu,se IA Leavy nOugh for 81 h al incarnation OF ms
oritv ar " bat curse measure IN tetnbutl0n tue
diesdiul consequences of such crime Ot all e'n
thpes law that embOdies III iteelf the example OF
wong the instruction, the authority, sanction, Jdsun-
cation and command of Injustice and oppression, IN
uruc. and ia act il the highest and the worst IL Is
Noise than arsenic the fountain II u poison tor the
souls Of men, poison tor the great heart oi society
mn ing through ali the veins aud c"rruptnS the whole
,v.t,m VIII did Edmund Burke say, that OF all bad
iIi, bad laws are the very wort, AMI that they de-
rive a Particular mulIgny from the good laws IN ther
| ooupaIy under which they take shelter.
III a system Of wicked laws be deliberately con-
rived and fastened people for the purpose Ut con.
cdstipg and Iende ing immovable the governmental
fe,1 OHM bnd it. under those laws, system Of iln-
morality AID cruelty isuauguraied as the central ioun'
ain IL the counIys pOicy - enter into both TIE do
ID. .tic and cIy e Of the people, ~ regulate all Their
iLitl tLs to iu,pos. conditions the Gospel it5a
to conf rn in every sphere Of society, every branch
| Of CONNIE CT, every agency of active business, 70
swear tsbnlDess thet immoral interest; and II tne
Word Of God nself for the lake Of shielding all ths
iLqulty il either suppressed perv rtef What resy
il tie sitituoe Of such people toward 'vd anu Sna
cir claraoter in bis sight Can anything cover up
lis witl edpess Can any professions OF religion III
duce Lin 10 wink al it, or to connive at the
! u Teli, ion i.sef for lis support Goo so"h '1 80
/ aIs~.ri you -Lall have LIS own Judgement HUH '-'
! phd'. ,,,eous DEGREES, sni
,ts, rir ,teynusI ees vi ch they have pre- Lo' -
turn 4, Dc f,otn inds mept, and ~ take ~
ir,m he pvor OF my people Shai "a; IN sra"aa,a CO..
quiiy lave fellowship vito nee VIM IL az,
rl,i h, =. la.5F Ifausn could take ue ool Oh "od
-! in i hand and could fash the ilgntuln5 right
II 10 ne, ~ tyraunicol, usurPm9 iess.A'of mere
Q, mid not b.. ANYTHING more dlLsSI nan t"'s Au -
Ia, mi. 70 b. pi.acbedi Ana hiLe soVefaHeot,ia any
ration he guilty ofhis am Is u nps = ~ y upa
| - "a the very place, eod the generation
| tfvhch ana against which Il y p-rpe;rated
ta xery inc, 10 r,bGke II, and Il the meme