The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-08-26


aad all that are iincensed against him
shall be ashamed The Prophet here
alltdes to 80 ancient oriental custom
where the subject bowed himself before
his sovereign, in token Of allegiance. Now
he who swears the oath of allegiance to
God, confessing that in him he has right
eousness and strength, must be holy.and d
consequently happy. And this text af-
firms that this confession shall be univer-
sal, ALL men shall bow to God and ALL
shall render him allegiance and love.
Now can it be said that men will un-
willingly bow, or the confession be extor'
ted from their lips. The te&t hint, moth
ing of the kind. Beside, were men COM
PEELED to bow, they would not bo in a
state of spiritual allegiance at all. And
the text not only declares that every knee
shall bow. but that every tongue shall
confess, surely shall say sin the Lord,
have righteousness and strength" This
passage, therefore, propheses the final
righteousness. or holiness Of all men.
ilarmoniziug with this testimony from
theOld Testament,is the testimony Of Paul
in the New. In Phil. {. l0-ll, we read,
"That at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow Of things in heaven and things
on sarth,and that every tongue should con
fess That Jesus Christ is Lord, TO tile glory
of God, the Father, The passage refers to
the exultstion of Christ, and the end for
which God had exalted him, and it declares
the final triumph of Christ. Can you
limit this text, or the phrases, every knee
and every toungue ? Does the text mean
that some knees shall bow and so'ss tongues
confess ? Prof Stuart, tells us the pkis-
eology here used embraces the universe,
or all men. And he cites the text as
proof that spiritual agura.io,. will be rem,
dered by all men TO Christ Dr. Clarke,
DR.. Whilby and Macknight, agree that
these terms denote every member Of The,
human race, And that they are univer-
sal, there is not the slightest occasion to
doubt.
Now the figure here chosen, is the
some as that Used BY the prophet in the
last cited tAvt, 1t is that of subject
bowing himself before his sovereign, and
taking the oath of allegiance. The decla.
ration of Paul, therefore, is this, that the
whole human race shall bow 10 Christ.
and take The oath Of allegiance to him
as their Lord and King And when the
race Of men shall do this, they must be
the obedient and Wilt ing subjects of his
reign,
Do you here answer me that some men
will be forced TO bow, and make an un-
willing confession to Jesus Christ?
,aIl upon you to prove it. The text lin
is, says nothing of that kind. Besides
ir, would God compell free. moral agents
o bow down in absolute hypocrisy, and
Jour out such heartless confession as
his? The confess sion must gloryy God.
And the Psamist afirms, "who so offer
til praise, glor feth God" If Paul ex
'ressly says "No man can say ths; Jesu
, Lord, but by the Holy Spirit" If,
hese who confess Jesus Lord, are taught,
r quickeued bt the Holy Spirit. and i
very human being shall make this contes-
ion. acknowledging Jesus, Lord, to the
lory OF God the Father, than the Bible
lainly declares the final renewal and
lesssdness OF all human souls
Colossans I. 1920. "For it pleased
he Father that in him Il, e. Christ should {
L fulness dwell, and having made peace
trough the blood Of his cross, by him to
,concile all things to himself, by him,
say, whether they be things on earth
r things in heaven" Can we limit this
xt? Upon what gronpd The Faith
: loveth the son ,and hath given all things
Ito his hands. ""All things were created
J him." "He is the heir Of all things
here is no authority or reason to give a 9
mited sense to ia panta, all things, Prof. 4
tewart afirms that it means in this text,
! mankind. And it cannot bear any
her construction than this. This text
erefore afli'ms, then. the fnal rscoacR
hoa Of all men to God. Believers are o
id to be rscqnc,led to God when they il