The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-15

devils working miracles, who 90 forth tC
the kings Of the earth to deceive them
Then shall that wicked be revealed, eyer
him whose coming is after the working Of
Satan, with all power, and signs, and lying
wonders" Satan is gifted with power tC
transform himself into an angel of light
to thereby deceive even the very elect.
Mr.. Denison says, ave do not entirely de
nOunce the book called the Bible, as MANY
believe, but vicwit from altogether differ
cnt standpoint from which do our orthodox
"ircnds.' They, of course, place grea
faith upon Sauls visit to the witch of En-
dor but we do not sec anything in it ex
cepting pcrsonilcation through ANNA
magnetism. But when We come TO read
that "Saul died for his transgressions, ant
"al5o for asking counsel of one that had q
familiar spirit, to inquire Of IT, AMI inquir
ed not Of the Lord. 'There shalt not be
found among you charmcr or a consultel
of familiar spirits, or n wizard, or a ne
crOmanccr. For all that do these things
are an abomination unto the Lord. A man
also, or woman, that hath familiar
| spirit or that is wizard shall surely be put
to death they shall stone them with
stones"
What kind of an Interpretation do they
| give these things: Their system of inter
pretation is evidently not like the learned
Nitringa or Martin Luther's. Says Luther,
"That which have so often insisted on
| elsewhere | here once more repeat, viz
that the Christian should direct his first
efforts toward understanding the literal
sense, as it is called. of scripture, which
alone is the system of faith and Christian
| theology * The allegorical
sense is commonly uncertain, and by NO
means safe to build our faith upon; for it
usually depends ON human opinion and
conjecture only, on which if a man lean he
will find it no better than an Egyptian reed.
Therefore Arigin, Jerome, and similar of
| the fathers are to be avoided, with the
whole of the Alexandrian school, which,
according to Euselius and Jerome, former
ly abounded in this species of interpreta-
ten. For later writers, unhappily follow
ing their too much praised and prevailing
example, ii has come to pass that men make
just what they please of the scriptures I'M
til some accommodate the word of God to
the most eXtravagant absurdities and as
jerome complained of his own times, they
extract n sense from the scriptures repugn-
ant to its meaning, of which oifense Jer-
ONE himself was also guilty"
Those who are absorbed in spiritual phil
osOphy we think are caught in the tolls of
Satan, for many of the doctrines they pro-
mulgate are most pleasing to him sThey
mostly deny the Supreme Being, attribut-
ing creation to pure science or vital force.
Creation is governed by scientific princ-
pies, but who made these laws? Every
man himself sis little God, and beside
him there is no other" is part of their
creed. There goes a God" said gentle
man TO my neighbor. She looked out and
saw man passing. Said she, 81 don't
worship man"
WHO opposeth and exalteth himself
above all that is called God, or that is wor-
temple of God, showing himself that he is
God"
lntinity is something which cannot be
impaired to any creature or to any of the
creatures acts. Mans relations to God
is like that of the atom to the world it is
attracted by every other atom IN the uni
verse. but their united force does not give
it infinite weight. Mans conscious rela-
tons to God perfect in all divine attributes,
does indeed enlarge his capacity; but he
does not, therefore, contain God or become
"A god, 'Canst thou, by searching, find out
God canst thou find out the Almighty
unto perfection? 1t is as high as heaven !;
what canst thou do? deeper than hell, what
canst thou know The measure thereof is
larger than the earth and broader than the
sea.
They deny the whole scheme of the
atonemcnt, which is so stupendous and
beautiful (Which things the angels de-
sired to look into" The magnitude of the
plan is beyond human invention, and could
never have originated in the chlmeras of
mans brain. 1t is Just what the Prince OF
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not believe, for it would destroy his power ;
mentally it will destroy him: For Christ
was uladc manifest that through death he
/ might destroy him that had the power of
death, that IS the devil" Those loose mar
rage relations which are one of its cardi-
nal doctrines, bring the ism into great dis
repute. Ever since our first knowledge
OF the past, good and evil have been antag-
onistlc 1t Is the purpose of the Prince of
| Darkness to subvert the Kingdom of Light,
aud he began by sowing sedition on the
the morning of mans creation. Evil, me-
thinks, is eternal, but like poison, it did
no harm as long as it was let alone. Its
existence and tolerance is Il mystery past
| finding out but it does not appear that it
is Gods choice. or necessity. 1t is only an
incident Of his majestic forbearance. 1t is
not of the creator, but of the creature
Holiness belongs to God. Man had a prim-
tive desire ''to be us gods, knowing good
and evil. 1t is not perpetuated by the
will of the eternal, but allowed. Sin
might easily have persisted in its concep-
ton. Creative power might easily have
rcpenished all that sin destroyed. We
cannot fathom the wisdom in allowing sin
to arrive at full blown maturity. ''Sin,
when it is finished, bringeth forth death. "
l.. i.e rs.
within mans reach plan of redemption
which shall ultimately cXtinguish evil so
far as the order Of man and this mundane
! sphere is concerned, seems signal display
of divine power. Evil seems to appear
only rs IA trial of new created beings. A
virtue that costs nothing is worth nothing
Trial lies in the very idea of faith. "The
trial of your faith is much more precious
than silver or gold, though it be tried in
the fire that it may be found unto praise
and honor and glory at the appearing of
Christ
We know of no primary reason why
pain should exit, yet it is well employed
as a discipline, if it does exist. There are
natures perfected through suffering,
have an immortal longing to outgrow the
sad necessity of discipline, do not seek
| it in deeth, but in the consummation of
Gods plan for the end of sin. Give me
my Bible and give me my Christ They
are a brighter and more beautiful light to
guide us Through the valley of the shad-
ow of death" than anything that men can
manufacture if they fail there are plenty
of man made isms that will save us.
Though evil may have infected myriads of
worlds, it does not appear to exist where
righteousness has been once established.
The angels have had conceptions of evil.
"How art thou fallen, oh, Lucifer, son of
the morning. But their abode has long
since been one of holiness. "The angels
which kept not their first estate" He has
reserved in Tartarus until time when his
infinite purpose executes their final judg-
ment. Government is upon vastly more
stupendous plan in the economy of God,
than with man. Penalty, you must know,
is consequent of sin. One cannot trans
| gress the laws of nature without suffering
| for it. Man cannot break civil law with