The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-08-05


ara.e 81 aiF.as Authority, aa3 ~ aielHs in- .
spgaUsn, eaBuoi dsabi tia, lie fally an3 .
i,eFs.atently tAagAi and iaealsatod tie same
doctrine lsF vhieh j an eeassaliBg, that tie
apyeAFaucs upon Garth, VITA iho safFarius
and death. Il Jesus Christ. atanei for and
suaneipaiea tbe deeds u the iesh ur body,
aol annullsa ana dil away ail forms, oers.
monies. bodily rites hp1 ordinances, beth
anirao5sn. aud subsequent. as vel a. all
ether serks, ~ sets 81 worship snd grounds
u divine fayor Or acceptance with God, aad
IN les thereof pure spiritual worship. ID
support q ibis view, o. proof o. the tea1h-
Ing o. ihs Apostle, ! would refer mere par
ticularly 10 Bis letter 70 the Ephesians, 2nd
chapter, sth and sth verses, wherein be taiis
them they are sars3 bg grace aroagb failh
ana ret ef tssnstlpss, BAT that Il uas tas ggt
81 Gs8, aoi 81 u8rks, lssi any maa aiogia
6oast. would here as. what other works
could the Apostle hage intended to signify,
except those above referred to, as oonstitut.
iag a part u religious worship, services or
duties for the performances Of which they
iaigh, boast. and claim acceptance o. fayor
with God. and not relying solely % the gijl
or grace Of Gol. He certainly could not
have intended the works Of the moral laa.
which were ordained BY God, 70 be uniyers-
al, permanent and eyer-enduling And in
the 18th verse Of the same chapter, DO tells
them that Christ hariag abolished, Ia his
flesh, ne tamity, erea ne ialo Of commaai-
meats contained IN ordinances, Speaking of
ordinances. In general terms, al Of an orli-
nauees. Aud il the 18th verse, be adds,
for through him Christ ice both haze access
by one Spirit, unto he Father. IN the 4th
chapter Of tile same cpistle, an and 9th YER
SEES, he says, there is one toay, one SpifA,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, &c II
but one baptism, be can allude only to spirit
ual baptism, which, all agree, is essential to
salvation. Again, in the "a chapter, in his
letter to the Colossians, 18th and 18th yers-
es. he tells them hat they ,eerc cireumcised
,cifb tAe circumeisioa, made iritioui hands,
BY putting III he body Of tie Of he flesh, by
ne circumeisioa of Christ, and hat they
lrsre buried Nth him ia baptism. &c. Sig
nifying that the circumcision Of Christ, and
also his baptism. BY his death and burial,
were impaired TO them, as well also, as that
they ratssi NTH him, through he faith Of
tte operation Of God Andin the 18th verse
Of the same chapter, speaking still Of Christ,
he says, 5iotfing ont tie hand Urttiag Of or
dinaacss, irhich ,eas agaiasi Us, ,ehich nas
contrary 10 is, and took Il on Of he eqy,
mailing il 10 his cross Here, again, he
speaks Of ordinances, IN general terms, in
oluding al ordinances. The remaining
verses Of the same chapter 90 more strongly
to enforce the same view, or construction,
and conduce 10 the same conclusion He
tells them, that they arc not 10 be Judged in
mead or in drink, or other rites, ceremo-
MES or ordinances, which hespecifes which
be says, area sladow of thiags 10 come bit
the body Is Of Christ, de-; and he concludes
with therefore, If ys Be lead NTH Christ,
from he raiimeRs Of The porld, cby, as
no lipiag in he lcorld, are ye subject 10
ordiHaReesl Chat is, any ordinances. r.
Touch mol, taste not, handle not; Which eli
are 10 perish i0ilh the using, after The doc
trtaes and commandments Of men, Which
thiags hare indeed a sho,e Qf teisdom, Ia will
,eofship and hamiliiy. and negieetiag Of
ihs body, &c. Which with as much force
and propriety to the rites, ceremonies and
ordinances Of the present day, as in the days
of the Apostles.
might also quote aud refer TO various
other texts and passages 10 st. Panl's writ
ings, to the same import, and to sustain the
same ground and doctrine which have as
sumed and contend for; that sincs the ap-
4 pearance and sacrifice Of Christ. al religious
rites and sacrifices. and other acts and seryi-
ces. Of bodily nature, we're completely done
away aud abolished, and that ia his body he
dispensed and aionel for all such acts, as
designed Cor religious services and duties
aud thar since bis desth and exaltation, all
such acts aud services, are entirely suepereog-
aloryi Is allusion to which they nigh, tend
Z 10 $ typical or symbolieal yiew, Or represen
ta,ion, " a spiritual nature, Or view, 81.
Paul. Throughout Ell his writings, has in
weighed most strongly against works Of right
eousness. and 81 works, as constituting any
part q religious worship, or daty. designai.
ing them IS eili-,sorsAip, aud also says, rot
/ 5y corks, lssi any nan Should 5oah, &C.;
and he certainly could not have referred 10
Z to. Or contemplated, the code Of the moral
law, which is syer-endariag sUxuRes.
NINDlcTiH k*--t1ne Of DIR. Hunt +
letters to the Buffalo Express, says
oh how sick I am Of all this sweet
talk about our deladed brethren ofihe
South They are mean, conlempti-
BE, accursed race 81 men, whom 10 ex-
terminate Is virtue. saw fed, this
afternoon. 500 Of these scoundrels
who ailh their usual meanness and
impudence, sneered aud laughed al
our wounded as they passed them
4 better race to exlerminate, root and