The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-03-07

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stood by them. Yet it may,
Notwithstanding their ignorance,
be made to contain the treas
ures of infinite wisdom. The
Bible is such revelation, and the
jews were such a people. In its
literal sense it was adapted to their
genius and character. A consider
able portion of it is composed of
merely apparent truth. BY appar-
emf truth is not meant untruth, but
a correct settlement of facts as they
are presented to the natural mind.
1t is an apparent truth that the sun
rises and sets, because it so appears.
But science demonstrates that such
is not the fact or real truth. The
sun is a body which remains sta
tionary in the heavens, while the
earth and planets, composing this
solar system, reVolve around it.
knowledge of the fact that it does
not rise, does not remove the ap-
pearance. It will always appear to
rise and set, both to the wise and to
the ignorant the same. 1t is pre-
cisely the same with the Bible. 1t
contains all truth, apparent truth,
as well as real truth; but they are
not always distinguished the one
from the other.
So long as men do OF frame to
themselves systems of doctrine
from apparent truth, it apparent
truth) does them no harm, and they
may be led by it to amend their
lives. But if they confirm it as
real truth and establish system of
doctrine upon it, they commence
the work of self-destruction.
~ The object of the Lord in making
a revelation of His Word, being,
primarily, to teach a knowledge OF
heavenly things, it is only reason
able to suppose that it would treat
mainly of those things which are
! related to heaven. And this Is truly
the case. In its letter this does not
always appear. 1t appears to treat
almost wholly of the Jewish people
1t has, however, higher and more
interior meaning without this ii
would be of small value, being little
more than an historical work.
The Christian church has depart
ed from its pristine purity and sim
plicity, and from apparent truth hal
framed systems of faith, until al
knowledge of truth has well nigl
become extinct. Some time since
writer made his appearance befor
the public, anonymously, and de
clared that the Christian churcl
was consummated and come to al
end, and that a new church, new
dispensation of divine truth-wa
about being established upon thu
earth. He also declared that tn,
Word has two senses, the one with
in the other-a literal sense with {
spiritual sense within it. Accord
ing to his declaration the spiritua
sense of the Word does not appeal
in the literal sense, being within it
as the soul is in the body.
1t is the spiritual sense prin
cipally which renders the Wort
spiritual, and thus it is adapted tt
the use not only of men, but also o
angels; whence, also, by means O
that sense, the Word communicate
with the heavens. 1t 9TH
Word) is written by mere CORES
dondence; and what is written BY
correspondence exhibits, in its last
and ultimate sense, such a style a.
we meet with in the prophets, thu
evangelists and the revelation
which, although it appears ordinary,
is nevertheless the repository of al
divine and angelic wisdom.
r. 1t is unknown at this day Wha
correspondence is. This ignorance il
owing to various causes; the chic
of which is that man has removed
himself from heaven, through cher
ishing the love of self and of thu
EYYprld. For he that supremelI
loves himself and the world
cares only for worldly things
because they soothe the external
senses, and are agreeable to his
natural disposition, but he has nc
concern about spiritual things
These he casts aside saying they are
too high for mans comprehension.
What correspondence is he explains
as follows: "The whole natural
world corresponds to the spiritual
world; and not only the natural
world collectively, but also in itf
individual parts; wherefore every
object in the natural world existing
from something in the spiritual
world is called its correspondent"
"To know the spiritual things in
heaven to which the natural things
in the world correspond, is at this
day possible to none except by in
struction from heaven: because the
science of correspondence" which
was well known to the ancients, sis
at this day utterly lost" 81 will,
however, illustrate what is the ma
ture OF the correspondence between
spiritual things and natural, by
some examples. The animals of the
earth, in general, correspond to af-
fections; the tame and useful ami
MATS corresponding to good affec-
tons, and the fierce and useless
kinds to evil affections. =
Man, too, as to his natural man, Is
like the animals; wherefore, also,
it is usual to compare him to them
in common discourse. Thus q man
of mild disposition, is called a
sheep or lamb; a man of rough or
fierce temper is called a bear or a
wolf; crafty person is termed a
fox or a snak.; and so In other
cases" ga garden in general cor
responds to heaven as to intelligence
and wisdom; wherefore heaven is
called, in the Word, the garden of
God, and paradise" &C., &c.
1 have not time at present, to
make further quotations. To do
justice to the subject treated of hi 8
works should be consulted.
This is truly a remarkable age of
the world. 1t calls for slight, still
more light" and shall it not be met
with a suitable response2 IbeIieve
1t will. Let Investigation be the
word, and under the Divine Provi-
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