The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-12

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and s. q otlsr hoss3nrs except f1ak
ae tie eirramraed ihe recipients q
81 grAais bs.0n~iBg 70 3 et3ea q tie
1eush nation Anusitr eEec, 81 r.r
camr.nsiuu was Il DESTROYED ihe naigf
q relation = father nBd eou G8j
called Abraham aui uf u oi tht Chai.
deans ard promised q uaakohir father
I a uAttons, ard he Should hayc 8 seed
a. numerous a. the stars aud itai b
him and hls seed ~. the families q rs,
e4riG shoulI Il blessed. Circumcision
"a. tie marx ~ Which lhis people wac
10 lie separated from other uations
Toe rte 81 circumcision made tie cir
cnmciscd Abraham secl and destroy
"a tiss naiufal relation II father an3
con II made tbe natural father aad
BIS son 90 Sons tie outward promised
seed 81 Abraham The natural seed q
Abraham Il not clrcamrgsed rs eight
DAYS Old was cut of from God 5 people.
and the stranger that s9juuunel WITH
them when ho and bis males became
circumcised they became as one born
10 tie land Isaac when eHght dafs
old VS. circ0mcisei and bpcame
then tie seed ~ Abraham. Tie rite
did not make Isaac q father The word
81 God made Isaac equal aIth AuA.
BAN and heir 81 the same promise
His seed should be as numerous as
the STARS and ia bim aud bis seed all
tie families u Tie earth should be
+ blessed Gen XVI; 3. 4 C.rcum-
! eissiou made Jacob an outward seed 81
Abraham and Isaac. aud by the word
I Of God was made aqnal with Abraham
aud Isaac, heirs With them u the samu
promised that Lis seed should be as nu-
meromus ne the stars aud that Iu him
aud in bus seed al the families 81 the
earth should be blessed Gen. xviii
Then Abraham. Isaac and Jacob con
, stituted the trlune paternity, aud the
paternity Of Gods people extended no
further II is unnecessary 10 refer 10
particular passages OF the scripture to
show that outward circumcision, ont
! ward Jews OF seed, the land Of Canaan,
the pascal lamb, the first covenant ded-
icated with blood by Moses the media
tor. the law within in book, the taber-
nacle, the High Priest, the most holy
place, all the ordinances OF divine SER
vice under the first covenant aud even
, Gods visible people were all types OF
, spiritual things to come, each bearing
the name Of the outward All the out
ward was done away by the death Of
: Christ The great error which has
! caused so much contention and diyi-
sion among christians is caused by CIV
ing a wrong construction OF the design
and effect Of outward circumcision.
II was not religious rite; any person,
male or female, could perform the rite /;
, nor was any age forbid the rite at the
hill OF the forestrine, all the males from
eight days old TO the man Of forty
years, received the rite. AS outward
circumcision made them outward Jews
or seed OF Abraham, and destroyed the
, natural relation of father and son in
regard to their relation to Abraham,
Israel and Jacob The designs OF spir-
tual circumcision is to make those
who receive the rite the spiritual seed
Of Abraham. II A and his four sons,
under the law being sojourners, after
being circumcsed would not the five,
tho father aud four sons, be on an
equal standing in relation to their faith
er Abraham Would not all five be the
seed Of Abraham Take tho same case
under the gospel, new covenant If
A. and his four sons became circumcis-
ed in heart or born again, does not that
destroy the natural relation Of father
and son Are not the FIVE all the spir-
itual seed Of Abraham? Are not the
FIVE all one in Christ Jesus? And il in
Christ then are they not all five Abra-
hams seed and heirs according to the
promise