The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-04

m ulg0tlnQ 70 q greater or less extent the
therein contained. have just been reading book
written by clergyman OF the Church Of England,
not single chapter Of which could by anv posi-.
bllity nave been written by man who had not
read Swedenborg's writings, although the latters
name Is not mentioned.
The Lord promised TO be with HIS Church all the
days until tine end OF the age, or or that dispersal
tl0n and then to appear in the clouds OF heaven
centuries which followed Ais nrsI coming.
the love Of sell, or money and OF ruling
1ners w even the s
to prove all things and to hold last that which
good on the one hand and the exatatlon Of faitn
above charity on the other, had made the Word OF
God OF less effect than the traditions and doctrines
Of men, until the simple, plain precepts Of the
freedom and genuine truth might be restored to
men. He delayed not his coming in the clouds OF
heaven Or IN Otner words IN the literal sense OF the
sacred Scriptures, revealing The spirit and life
therein contained.
comprenend the sacred SCRIPTURES, why 30 many
different and c0ntradictng interpretations" ex-
Simply because. with the exception OF Sweden
borg, the various commentators even the "great.
est intellects" have had no law OF IN
GUIDE them; all mas been speoaias as
as It was In astronomy, physiology and chemistry.
the true laws pertaining thereto. Now the scnOOl
boy can that the sun IL the centre OF our
to ne
cepton OF genuine truth Is superior TO the evidence
In the book which closes the sacred volume, that
wonderful revelation OF the end OF the first Chris
tan dispensation and the descent OF the New Jeru
Lion OF the tribe OF Judah. lamb alone, found
worthy to 0pen the book ana to loose the seven seals
the spiritual sense or the sacred Scriptares and the
law OF correspondence, IN accordance with which
inc WORD OF COD was written and: Of course by
would have been for Him TO create world. Swe.
denborg claims 70 have been SIMPLY servant OF
our LORD Jesus Christ, and he assures US that ne
received nothing VI the spiritual sense OF she Word
excepting from the Lore alone while reading the
Let us apply tins law q correspondence to the
"Gs.hoiics." he says, sscon s tnat the words
TINS is my body denote the cnange OF bread into
fae D0ay sn0 eood o. the Lord the Protestants
the natural body o9rresbquas 70 TIE spiritual
pax sysrympartCals and the articles Is
the truths and anections WHEN nourlsn .no
both organizations are substantial and real the
spiritual body even more substantial and real
than the natural for the latter has been organized
ana kept alive BY 1t. Water quenches natural
thirst and purles the body; Is from the lowest
the natural plain OF life It's use In baptism de-
notes That man Is to be regenerated. or spiritually
means Of truth applied to the acts OF his daily ile
Wine ID from the higher, or vegetable Kingdom. Is
spiritual truth 1t quenches natural thirst spirit
ual truths satisfy spiritual thirst, or desire Tor
truth Bread n0urishes the natural body, giving II
substance and strength IT therefore corresponds 10
love, which nourisnes the soul or spiritual body.
God is love, aud love Is the very life Of man. The
which natural bread corresponds. and His blood Is
the divine truth, to which wine corresponds IN the
shoag not for Sns Of the
flesh ana blood Of the Lord. We spiritually eat
desre 10 ye snc IN our
minds; ana we spiritually drink when we mediate
upon the instruction which He gave. and when we
endeavOr to receive 1t into our understandings SO
that we may think and live or act according TO IL.
How true 1t Is that, except we eat the flesh OF the
Son OF Man or receive into our hearts His love and
drink His blood, or receive into our understandings
HIS truth, we nave no life In as. CathOllcus should
remember that 1.-THE letter klleth, the spirit givetn
lie," II he would not drive intelligent men into
|. scepticism. }. +.
The GenealOgy Of the Saviour.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
VIII you kindly afford me place In your Sunday
columns while write In few words anent sub
ject that has been "DOne OF contention" with
some, viz;-The pedigrees Of our Saviour, as given
by the Evangelists, Matthew and Luke. These &C
counts differ. Now there Is sucn great Illumination
Of truth around the lie Of Jesus, as contained IN
these and the other Gospels, as indeed also In the
whole Bible that without any theory OF reconcilia-
ton between these statements could very well SET
my sceptical surmises to sleep as with an Opiate
| but having studied the matter somewhat fully
! accept them both from enlightened reason.
1t Will be universally admitted that there could be
TWO records made Of the geneaiogy Of every one
msL-one from his father the other from his mother.
Now in the case OF Jesus, the Holy scriptures should
give three-that OF those who stood IN the position
OF his earthly parents, the third his genealogy as
the uncreated Son OF God. Do tine Evangeilsts do
John, the beloved disciple whose House became the
| home OF his widowed and afflicted mother, iully
sets forth this last and most important one.
| With regard TO the record by Luke, would re-
appeared in ,x. table Of geneaogy the
traced. her father standing IN the relation OF the
thetical clause In the commencement Of Lukes mar
raiive would be 10y reputation the son OF Joseph)
and then, not that he was the son OF He'll out .or
Ueli,n ''SOn or being somewhat understood and in
| troduced by the translation, as evidenced by the
italics in which The phrase is printed.
IL IL common In the present day. may notice
likewise, for US to adopt custom so natural to
| call more remote progentor father, and, Utce
generally be disposed TO give quite dinerent COM
| plex0n to favor the point at issue, however, be-
cause We are FAMILIAR with the mode OF phraseoogy.
Another instance which shows how forcbly the
| patriarch could slip over generation In giving
| oIe's family descent Is Afforded Oy Abraham, who
called Sarah hts slser two different occasions.
Abraham, according to JOsephus, married his elder
brothers. daughter-of course at period before the
revelation which made such marriages incestuous.
She the daughter OF MS father then, one gen.
would say; and In the light OF that relation as
placed by omitting one, his sister. Many other H.
stances might DC gaosea from sacred history no
| day experience, that would support In q way my
| hypothesis. A. +. IRVING.
| MIR. Bradley's Secession and Infnllible
Church.
| To THE ErIroR OF THE HERALD
Mr. Bradley's secession from the Protestant Epls.
! copal to the Roman Catholic Church has called
| forth some curious communications from rituastit
| Episcopalians, which were published in your las
Sundays edition. l am personally little interested
! In Mr.. Bradleys new departure" and have moi
read the defence OF his course which he is said Il
have given TO the public; but one OF your cor
| respondents "Catnolicus'-info forms us that Mr.
Bradley assumes the American Church to be In
! stale of schtsm.u aud he ADDS 1.-THE only schis