Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-01-25
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Of God the owner of the bondman OF bohda
maid is vested with power or authority to
rule over them, and to what extent win be
seen, Exodus xxi. 20, q. "And If q man
s1nite his servant or maid, with rod, and be
die under his hand be shall be stirsiY puma
ished Notwithstanding, if he continue
day or two, he shall not be punished, for be
is his money" In the decalogue, in two
preeepts CT the ten, the divine legislator dis
tinctly recognizes the right Of property The
master or owner has In his man-sefvane or
maid-servants. "But the seventh day is the
sabbath of the Lord thy God; in il thou
shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son,
nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy
maid-servanti nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates."-"Thou shalt not
coyet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbOr's wife, nor his rnan-ser-
want, nor his maid-servant, nor his OK, nor
his ass, nor anything that Is thy neighbors."
Exodus Xx. 10-17. Very many other scrip
lures in the law and the prophets equally
pertinent and confrmatory, may be sddueed
if required to show that the relationship Of
master and servant as is clearly an ordinance
Of God, as that of husband and wife. and that
such relationship is very distinctly recognized
by the apostles in the gospel church, and that
the christlah-obligatiOh and duty of the SET
seaVant to obey his mrster, and the duty Of
the master to his servants, are fully provided
IN the laws which govern the kingdom Of our
Lord Jesus Christ. Some very modern com.
mentators have said this institution has pass.
ed away with the types and shadows OF the
old dispensatiOnI But not a particle Of proof
do they, or can they bring to that effect from
the bible. Ifit has passed from the law then
with it must have also passed away the oth4
er precepts Of the decalogue, Thou shalt
not steal; THOU shalt not kill, thou shalt NOT
commit adultery" And if it did pass away
it must have been re-enacted, for it is as fuliY
embraced in the precepts Of the New, as IN
the Old Testament. Servants, be obedient
to them that are your masters according 90
the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singles
ness of heart; with good will doing service,
as to The Lord, and not to men; knowing
that whatsoever good thing any man doeth,
the same shall he receive of the Lord, wheth=
er he be bond or free" Eph. vi. SO. In.
asmuch as this duty is enjoined on the ser.
want by the Lord, he cannot disobey the law.
ful commands of his master in the flesh, ,with=
out disobedienee to God by whose ordinafcs
he owes this service to his master. "Chil-
dren, obey your parents in all things, for
this IS well pleasing unto the Lord. Fath-
ers provoke not your children to anger, lest
they be discouraged. Servants, obey in ali
things your masters according to the flesh;
not with eye service, as menpleasers; buEin
singleness of heart, fearing God And whats
Soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord,
and not to men, knowing that Of the Lord ys
shall receive the reward of the inheritance
for ye serve the Lord Christ" Col. III. 40
"a ''Let as many servants as are under the
yoke count their own masters worthy Of an
honor, that the name of God and his doctrine
be not blasphemed. And they that have be-
lieving masters, let them not despise them,
because they are brethren; but rather do
them service, because they are faithful and
beloved, partakers of the benefit. These
things teach and e1hOrt If any man teach
otherwise, and consent not to wholesome
words even the words of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and to the doctrine which is accord
ing to GOdliness, he is proud, knowing Moth
Ing, but doting about questions and strifes of
words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railing.
evil suruisings, perverse disputings of men of
corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth,
supposing that gain is godliness; from such
withdraw thyselE" l Timothy Vi. I-5.-
What a terrible exemplfcation we have Of
what the apostle has here written, in mod
ern aboliuiOnism; who by teaching other
wise nave stirred up all the evil passions of
men of corrupt minds, to strife, envy, tailings,
and rivers of blood. "Exhort servants to be-
obedieht to their own masters, and to pleasg
them well in all things, not answering again,
not purlOining, but showing all good fidelity;
that they may adorn the doctrine Of God our
Savior in all things" Titus Il 9, 10.
Can any one tell how the servant by his
obedience to his master in the flesh is to adorn
the doctrine of God his Savior unless that
doctrine enjoins on him fidelity and obedience
to his muster? The whole epistle to PhiIs-
mon is a confirmation of our position. 'Sef-
wants, be subject to your masters with all
fear, not only to the good and gentle, but al
so to the froward u Peter ii. Is Down
to the final overthrow Of the beast and the
false prophet, as recorded in Revelation XIX
the institution shall continue, though rivers
Of blood may flow for its extinction; for in
that day John says, Il saw an angel stand
inc in the sun, and he cried with a loud
voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the
midst OF heaven, Come and gather yourselves
together Unto the supper Of the great God,
that ye may eat the flesh Of captains; and the
flesh Of mighty men, and the flesh Of horses.
and of them that sit on them, and the flesh
of all tnen, both FREE and BOND, both small
and great Rev. xix. II, Is.
6. The governments of judges, governors,
kings and potentateus Of the earth with every
grade Of magiStragy are institutions of God,
but all inferior and subordinate to the gov
ernment Of our Lord Jesus Christ, "For by
him were all things created that are in beav=
en-, and that are in earth, visible anG invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
prineipallticS or powers; all things were
ITO BE COSTINUED.)