The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-09-30
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Letter from ELIAS Hicks
THE ATONEMENT.

Hicks, to DR.. N. Shoemaker, of Phila
deiphiA, it will be seen from the date
was written in 1923, and, from the fac
that copies of the same are scarce, anc
many persons are anxious to obtain one
We have printed number of extra COD,
les OF this weeks Palladium, in order ts
supply the demand.-ED. PAIL
JERICHO, Sd mo. 3lst., 1928.
DRAR FRIEsD.
Thy acceptable letter of tho LIST month
last. came duly to hand, but my religious
engagements and other necessary con
Germs, have prevented my giving it that
attention that its contents seem to de-.
mand. Thou queries after my views O
the SUITE ring Of Jesus Christ, the Son O
God, and what was the object of the
shedding Of his blood on the cross. and
what benefits resulted to mankind by the
shedding ofthis blood, &c. I shall an,
swer IN very simple way, as l consider
the whole subject to be a very simple
one, as all truth is simple when we free
ourselves from the improper bias of ira
dition and education, which rests as a
burthenSome stone on the minds of N ost
OF the children of men, and which yery
much mars the unity and harmony OF
society 3
LIST. By what m ans did Jesus suffer i?
Inc answer is plain, by the hands o.
wicked men, and because his works were
righteous and theirs were wicked. Query.
DID God send him into the world pur-
p'sely to suffer death by the hands of
wicked men +? By no means; but to live
a righteous and godly life, (Which was
the design and end of Gods creating
man IN the beginning.) and thereby be
perfect example to such of mankind as
should come to the knowledge of him
and his perfect life. For, if it was the
purpose and will of God that he should
die by the hands of wicked men, then the
Jews, by cruciiyirg of him. would have
done Gods will, and of course would ALI
have stood justified in his sight, which
could not be. But it was permitted so to
be, ASH bad been with many Of the
prophets and wise ard good men that
were before him, who suffered death by
the hands Of wicked men for righteous.
ness sake, as ensamples to those that
came after. that they should account
nothing too dear to give up for the truths
safe, not even their own lives.
But the shedding of his blood by the
wicked scribes and pharisees, and peo.
pie of Israel, had . particular effect on
the Jewish nation. as by this the TOP.
stone and worst of all their crimes. was
hlled up the measure of their iniauilies.
and which put an end to that DISPENSE
ton, together with its law and covenant.
That as Johns baptism summed up in
one, all the previous water baptisms of
that d'sI ensasion, and put an end to
then N, which he sealed with his blood. so
this sacrifice of the body OF Jesus Christ
Summed up in one all the outward aton>
ing sacrifices of the shadowy DISPENSE
ton, and put an end to them all, thereby
abollshing the law, having previously
fulfilled all its righteousness, and, as
saith the Apostle, He b!otted out the
hand writing Of ordinances, mailing them
to his cross : having put an end to the
law which commanded them, with all it's
lnne xed legal sins, and abolished all it's
legal penalties, SO that all the lsraelites
hat believed on him, after he exclaimed
On the cross III is finished, might abstain
rom all the rituals of their laws, such
Is circumcision, water baptisms, outward
IS, seventh day sabbaths, and all
heir other holy days, &c. and be blame.
ess; ard the legal sins that any were
,unty of, was now RENTED and done
way by the adjustment of the law that
them, for where there is
10 law, there is no transgression.' Blu.
hose that did not believe on him, many
{ them were destroyed by the sword
nd he rest were scattered abroad in the
arth. But do not consider that the
rucifxion of the outward body of flesh
nd blood Of Jesus on the cross, was an
.onement for any sins but the legal sins
I the Jews; for as their law was OUT
'ard, so their legal sins and their penal.
les were outward, and these could be
toned for by an outward sacrifice; and
his last outward sacrifice was a full type
the inward sacrifice that every sinner
lust make, in giving up that sinful life OF
is own will, in and by which he hath
ON time to time, crucifed the innocent
fe of God in his own soul; and which
aul calls the old man with his deeds
The man of sin and son of perdition,,
ho hath taken God 3 seat 10 the heart
10 there exalte,h itself above all that is
lIled God, or Is worshipped, sitting as
Judge and Supreme. Now all this life,
'wer' aud will of man, must be slain
I'd die on the cross spiritually, SO Jesus
led on the cross outward y, and this i,
le true atonement, which that outward
onement was clear and full type of
his the apostle Paul sets forth in q
ain manner Romans vi. & 4 Know
not that as many of US as were bap.- =,
zed into Jesus Christ, were baptized in ,
his death !? Therefore we are buried
it'll him by baptism into death, that. ,
re as Christ WAS raised IN from tho 8