The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-12-11

head. and it is only on political principles
that the present condition of our world
can he satisfactorily explained. The flood
That destroyed the tenth generation of men,
finds lis reason in - corruption Of the lcgili.
mate government, God had established over
man. The original government of God was
patr'archal. Cain when driven from the
presence Of God or from without the bounds
where God had set up his government, went
ont INFO the earth, built city. and estab-
llShed government. In process Of time the
sons OF God, or those who were subjects of
God S government, married the daughters of
men or descendants of Cain. Giants were
born. men Of mighty stature, and great
strength, men renowned for their deeds of
proweSs. oppression and blood apostatcs
len from Gud. BY these intermarriagcs Of
the official men and subjects Of God with the
inli'lrl descendants Of Cain, the government
ct God was ovtrthrown. society became cor
rnpt to its centre. and the flood came We
lind the reason for the dispersion at :hc tower
OF Babel in mans rebellion against the govern
ment Of God The descendants Of Noah under
the head of Nimrcd, the son of Cu>h rcvolted
against the government of Shcm. and with the
view OF laying the foundation of an universal
empire, prepared to build city and tower
Their 'mpouS design was frustrated by an
interference IF God. and they were doomed
to the very condition they desired to avoid
that of being dl spprs,d over the face of the
Earth. Here we find the scattering of the IN
hahitants of earth. and the commencement
OF nations. Here too is the origin Of idolatrv ::
men rejecting the government Of God; God
Withdrawing Ills spirit ard leaving men
henc'turth 10 govern themselves. and to find
cut God Tor themselves. We have the calling
OF the jewish nation in Abraham: a nation TO
be the people Of Gods pasture, the sheep of
his hand, and to whom the words of our text
ale directly addressed. The only nation in
all the habiable world that possessed the
knowledge of the true God God barring
witness through them that he was the onl,
tue God, and they the people of His pasture.
We have God dealing and prov cence with
this people. his bringing them out of the
land Of Egypt with a strong hand and an
outs'rctrhed arm; their journey and de- true
ton in the Wilderness the possession of the
land Of Canaan Ivy their children: their
ic'ieIlion and itinlalIy: their going into cab
'vty, their deverancc. and last. their rcj,c-
ton Of the Messiah overthrow and des,ruc.
'l"n presenting to Us the evidence of G ID IS
a Separate and d!s'ince people monument
oi GGd wrath, a nation without n teIrltury
a people without king. all army without "a
leader, IA religion without an altar. yet 10
he al, example before all nations of God s
great mercy. Oh why will men not under
stand hat God is the God OF the nations.
The christian matlnns are now the people of
his pasture. Christianity is tnc de-, rlonmcn,
,Iif ',l>, ,.1,,,,. "A ~
To the G,ntlc nation. The christian di>pen
Sation is the thnd and last dispensation Of
grace offered to tie children of men, until
Chris: Shall come This present dispcnsa,ion
is I" continue until The times OF the GtnlllcS
shalt he fulfilled. When those times have
expired determined upon by God then Shall
The end tie. when he shall co,nr, whose right
1t Is. " lie shall >,Fdne the people under
him and tile r"n;ic under his feet" The
falling away OF the Jews has been the riches
"fthe GrnlileS, The Jews have lost their
natlonal pre- eminence. and with ii all ;h,iI
p"lltira privileges. civil rights and religious
bless ings. The G,ntilcS have been called INTO
their Inheritance. The object oflhe Christian
diSpvnsa'ion is to take out from nmong the
GcnLies, people 70, Gods name, who sha II
he kings and priests of the most high God -
We do not think that the world will be con-
vcrtcl TO God during this dispcnsatior, nor
Vet chat the Jews will be brought in. God
is visiting the Gcnlilcs to take out from
among lhem people for His name. TIL,
Gospel Was first preached. at Jerusalem then
IN all Jndca, and God gathered from among
both Jews and Gcniles people to his name.
For ages past. Jerusalem has been trodGpn
down no Gospel is being preached no divine
light Is shining no spirit is striving. The
gospel was preached throughout the whole
Roman Empire, and people wee gathered H..
In Africa, for the first three Centuries. the
Gospel was preached, and churcnes were
founded along the shores Of the Mediterranean
The light of the Gospel has long since gone
out, they arc now sroping in the midnight
darkness Of superstition, ignorance. and
'dolaNy. Scarce a star to Shed fe, BILE
light upon the land Of Ham" In Asia the
Gospel was preached: for six hundred years
did 1t cont; nd with lliudoo,sm. but lon. ago
was hanish,d, and id"lalrv is once NOR, On
throned i'll the htarsof the people In China.
the Gospel has b en- preached, hut long since
forbidden under pain of death. In all these
countries the GOSPEL may be preached again :;
TIE Gospel must and VIII accomplish lis pur-
posts. My word shall not return unto me
void, but shall accomplish that whcrcnnto 7
sent H." We are to day the people of HIS
pasture. our heritage is in a chis,ian land -
We arc under the Gospel we are a christian
people, not for anything We have done. not
by or own Isdom. not hv acts of man, hv
no learning OF our statesmen. by no forest eht
OF ohr p"iiIlrians, 10y ne power Of thu people
but by the sovereign decree of jehovah, pre-
dcslnatcd thereto by the fore knowledge. ana
eternal purposes of our God.
The Gospel is preached in all its richness
and fuln.ss. from one end of our beloved
country TO the other: not because We will.
but because God has so determined No
decree OF our rulers. no purposes of our re-
prcs,n'a',veS. no virtue IF our people has
brought the Gospel to US. But God who COM
mancsd til" light to shine out OF darkness,
hath slined in upon us, to give the light of
the knowledge Of the glory of God, IN the
faith Of jesus CHI iSl.' And for this the
nation, the stale, The community, should
keep an annual thanksgiving day to God
We arc the people of His pasture. our
heritage is in christian land. the igh, of the
Gospel still shines, the candlcsIck is not yet
removed. 1t Is not alone an individual bl,s,
sing wecnj"y, ii is the glory ofoul inheritance.
Ihe glad, c>> of the nation. we boast Of, and
We CONNIE morate our civil and political bIes
sings. and truly we may: bu. our civil and
politicai blessings had never been, but for the
light of the Gospel, and our civil and political
blessings would pass away and be extingu>h-
cd i'll the ignorance OF doIalry, or the dlk
ness of mtidellty, but for the power of the
Gospel