New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-27

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repeat ia solely Responsible for the mode Of vlo
the fact of It's destruction He has written It upon the
soul and hearto every human being. 40 that the pgr
derer always knows In his conscience, and feels IN bis
heart truth Of the confession Of the wretch who hung
justly e. are suffering justly, for we receive the duo
reward Of eur deeds" And He has written IL from
end to the other in his great iaw-book revelation
And to the man. community. or nation, that under
takes to dsarp T. OF Its power srs q psr ~ Iogs
the fact that Jesus Christ whose shoulders al good
government rests Is tx Q has esasned the doctrine
s committed, shall be held charges0lo with the guilt OF
the crime uncs It uses lie best endeayor 20 dsstcy y
is the Of Joab see LIST Kings, n, 3l-S4 More than
Sner For anne we ae NOT tod WHAT he re-
NAMED in high position in Dayids government with.
David was transferring the kingdoia to sconoB his
MUD Which nSS be been sss dsss sS P se that i ne
makes ia distinct item in his yaedctoy to that y9nas
6G M A 4 he ew and Sed the
blood Of war IL peace e. n time OF peace
let hun not die natural death. destroy his ie 6y VIC
ence. And when Solomon came 10 the time for the en-
o sf1 IN Said he to the
toner Fan npon him. take his llie and bury him LIN
which Joab shed from me, and frvm the house OF ny
father the LORD sna at nnac a ood 70 rei
on Solomon and on his fathers house Neltner Dsva.
GoyeTnment bad been in any way, directly Indirectly,
accessory those murders nor had any knowledge ei
bT s Sa al aSays See Gr opposed 70 e and greatly al
1lcted by them. What Justice then can there be
in the reason for killing JOab and buryng him AS z
fooD to take the blood guilt Of numbering those men
U rds pesurnns upon the head sad pcsisr Of
There or Justice In that whole 70 %
had established the law above stated. and that David
and Solomon knew 10, and fully aware That ths
lent death or deaths OF some Of family unless they
destroyed the life Of the actual murderer Aud be ADDS
that great general verses 49, D. Ihelr Dood he bood
q Amass and 4Sns e. the % 81 return pO
the head of Joab. and upon the head OF his seed
and upOp hi, house. and upon his throne, hs
Kingdom shall there be peace forever. from the Lord
has for NAV Years past been charged against David
king-against his family aud tho Government be was
Joabs hfe be transferred back again The
9ed MI ali and
ment. Then. Benaah' the executoner, fell upon and
Of much CONSEQUENCE no more than is the mode Of APP
plying the subject, in Christian baptism Ana:
as the last act to nfany upon him and the family
:" in his own house, in the wilderness"
The second illustration Will present Is the case or the
terrible overthrow OF the kingdom Of Judah by Nebu
nSs committee more than century before I'd Kings
xiv When the fearful time had come, in the view
ment for having failed TO destroy the murderer thougha
king 1t is said, 2, "The Lord, sent out bands ron
to destroy t and for what surely not for amusement
Nero did Christians nor 70 crafty y, spirit Of ',e
quest. No it was to execute the neglected penalty Of
absolutely Indispensable in the right regulation o. hu
society In this world demanding and taking by yo
%hch we're imputed to the government because Is neg
scted to destroy the life Of anasseh the real murderer
az be L S
than century after the murders, i" 20 remove them
S S.o Of Or .pes the TIA.
shed Or he sd jerusalem with l600cens b SoS S
rcus and infinite Governor Jehovah, Jesus. says in
| Deut 81 35 ITO me belongeth vengeance and recon-
pense; their foot shall slide In due time And BY Paul.
! Ia Romans II, To- vengeance Is mine VIII repay,
murderer the Government assumed the guilt OF the
ders aud the fearful Office of answering TO the insued
did the almost ruined nation atone for Manassehs muir
ders deneth the land dssseSs
violent death either of the actual murderer or some OF
ESCAPES esS I,t.1e or is n permitted 70 live.
And now thirdly, come 20 tho last historical Illus
the crime Of wifu murder In this case Jesus Christ in
human body. is the prominent actor Mathew kim
which the storm his should fan upon the Jewish
nation for their sims with unwOnted fury and sweep
whelm their sacred city jerusalem and destroy their
ment; wherefore behold you prophets and
wise men and sGrbe and some Of them ys shall Kill and
and persecnte them from city TO city that upon
S s Murders naS upon the
oognizance OF this Goyernment-from the blood OF
righteous Abel unto the blood OF Zacnarias whom slew
between the temple and the altar" That lastnaned
murder was committed by authority OF the Govern
n %s9 the Charge gs Twenys. genera
tons had passed away act committed aud
yet still further the language OF compassionate
RedeemeT and righteous Judge: "Ve,uG ! say , unite
ties / am threateniDg-"shaH come upon his
generation" And here please note the language Of
the dying Zacharas as they were sonng hin 70 death
murdep and require IT, require Of thi; nation the pen.
the crueinxon OF the Lord Of life and goy
words they did mady multiply their murders or the ih-
before that generation had passed away Lord jesus
poured upon the walls OF his wrath. and produced
caiamties at the foresight which. nercfol aud
"AH history cannot furnish us with parallel 10 the
der famine and pestlence withn:" (Jerusalen fire
and sword and all the terrors OF war without Al ana
tho time OF that destruction OF Jerusalem moro
than 100000 human beings persisted In and the
city. and than 100000 In Palestine. and for what
The sins OF the Government against God and man:
specially, specifically, for the sin Of neglectng TO
put death by violence those who were guilty OF muir
der the first degree BY that neglect the great ua'
dsmeutal safeguard OF human society IN this world es
tablshed by the Omnscient God Saviour, capital
punishment for murder" was insungiy tramped under
foot and righteous author OF the law transferred
Imputed the guilt penalty the account of the Gov
erent aud there II stood IN some Instances hundreds
OF years. Jehoyahs great ledger not only losing no.
thlg by delay but rather increasing in guilt aud de-
mand for penalty by every new act OF trangesson tl
the fearful suu total y rysHstbly called ior Thla
base, with voice iGS1er than seven thunGefs, pI0-
enimed TO all human governments: "Blo0d"-murder-
" Il denleth the and"brings guilt and shame upon the
government within whose jurisdiction 1t committed
and the land"-the government" cannot DO cleansed
of the blood that shed therein but By the blood Of
tion" substitute 1" for the life Of the murderer
which guilty OF deathmurder-" be ehell surely be
put to death" The Governments which refuses or neg
iects TO execute that decree, Ia In its power to do IT.
God will surely punish, by the violent death IN some
way Of more or less o. It's sasos amt ana now
the penalty OF pardoned or committed" nnrderers He
aof shatn Ia "A