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Which are Cwsars, and to God the thtngs thAt
are Gods" 1ts Design is to bring al thin8a Of

au'1n mnI.s y r. dasfrn IL IN hrinr Iii thnRs Of
1i.,,s 1to -. - f4ni
~, i, "a Imnnrtnnt to ramombor. llrst;y. t,at
~ ~ sysrr nconlc N he oonrative md
eamns1 .no ohoaancc mnst bo conuruous with tho
s,nr.I .ontimsnts anil svunsti}na ~ that peo- |
oo,ity. q dlst,nctlo1l botveen laws AZ ordained |
sni axecuted in civil aooiety and &hat |
imsticn WHICH Ia before and above all |
human 1awE and fs Their on1y warrant At tho |
trIhMn., nj rnusciorrc ALL law nngumna to be-
tho embodiment Of Justice. At whatoyor mo-
nsnt itx nrntcnetonr In that rrauect Ian to 10
Incnonized Il npnn All ,ta ssnct,ty. fila tnstico
OF te law must commend itsolf to tho sonee Ut
iso md intoierablo and itn enforcement nro-
duces rcvnintInn. T'busstie law n a nIodnct OF
,hn n.,,,rsi iis ind therefore, no far IN We know
tie laws Of anY people wo know tbe character
,,ra Of ths fdsveIopu,ent Of tctr seuso Of lus-
t,cn snca Ills il nayer far In advance
nj tIo lava IN which that ueu-s
AZ fnstfoe is eo,bodied and Expressed,
cultivate tho ponujnr aenae Of Justice. Int in tto
ortlar Of Mature tLo scnso OF 11atlce makes tho
Isv> mi the law lin srnse of fustico. K law
tint reorrsnnta nat ,fuiL bnt of,Iy Tho will Of 4
ssnas Of insttce cannot bend tbat seuao Of tun.
tlco Into conformity with itsolf, Magistrates
nnnv .ttemnt Ia sustnin euch HtAtutea. and
:1udRes NAV PRONOUNCE them valid, but every a,,-
DliontIon OF such law atimutatcs and etijfoi,s
but does not nubduc the Bonso of turtjce which
Il Violates, When law oxprcHses what Tho popu-
tsr mind rccnrnisoa m irst,ce flIcn. md ti1nn
onJy. does It quicken tho iudgmont and
elevate tho moral sensibiI1ty Of tile peopin.
Tin novcr Of lin law 10 educate tic moral
sense mnst dcncud thop, on tue racoenition of
ita tnetTcn hv tho mnrsi nensn of tho pooplo
whom ii governs. The ofo9rosB OF law IL, there
:oro. detorntnpd by forces TINT stand behind
nd Rnids tho v.aiom Of eeislators: and the
lila pious 1jes 5ess wbich mod tie na.onal csracer
Tho souao OF iu.tsco latent OF developed in
oy+rY human soul, aud all the aenso Of duty,
aiI,cn itsof with tho ipstinct that recoRplzos tito
inyinjbio and intInito. 1t demands in all
,tu throuehts aud In Ill its emotions
anna object Of religious ave, m unseeu
and eternal, get not al tmpersonal Justice.
Tha relation of duty md especially OF the sctlao
of tuntice, to the religious instinct Is fact
vhith m,,nt ba admitted. fer the administration
Of t,.atice everywhere investn itself With q
religious dignity, invoking Tho namo OF God:
in yiew cg personal responsibility to Him.
Evorywhore tic iuveststnre Of rulers Ia se-
cpmtnniod ut icast wtl, religious ceromonies
| En,peroru and Kinga havo their oil Of conaocra.
hietury illustrates the power Of religion in coll
| trolling Tho dcetny OF nations aud or races. Iu
| all tho lnnguages tue souK Of battle and tho
| song OF harvest, tbs wedding gladuoBe, tho
funeral vail the "bal!ads Of tho good old time" :"
all tell OF tho religion thai mngles With their
poetic inspiration. and qulckons or saddons thels
1nodnatcd utlcrnnce. All The arts, II not boEu
/ Of religion. hays laborcd and 1outIshed In 70
| service. Mnaic, painting, sculpture, sud archl-
lecture, from the eatilosI ages until nov, M hsso
wrought thoir highest achievements ~ miias'tor-
lux to the rolg,os wans ami aiding tho religious
| soasbilties of human nature. No ono 81 al
sho forces tl.as ap deso.op aIal, aha oosesi hs,
ia right, IL moro potent than ase
tho ideAa and tlo5ItionH, tue i!nhYnnttons sut
CONVICTIONS tho sympathsea aud tue pfactlceB
which mako no tbs distinctive rel1gloa o. tha'
poorjo. II, thou. ANY rc}lElon i6 thus tniiuen
w. by what feature III 1t distinguished from
other systems OF religion. and IN wbat direction
sro we to look for the manifested results OF IT.
Looking ut C!lriAthnity ~ forco 10 history
wo may any TINT tie power By which 1t acts bo
Rina tu ita conception and revolas1on Of God
1ts one exclusive object Of Worship and ct sol,g'
uower, but Of infinite moral goodne's,
Tho highest and pnrost concertton whlct
tho mind eau form Of moral perfection ls iaentl
cal NTH tho oblec Of Worabin: And tho worshiF
Of God w1lo1o Godhead 10 ~ honness seha u
TO purify and otcvate tho minds conception o
moral perfection. aud inSepsEAblo 1IoM &ht
Christian royelation Of God Ii tho revelation
HIS Law.
| Tia doENlnnNe, tho 1lFnk nFt OF Wnndo EQU1
mhndu anecify duties owod by interiors to Bupe
| ttoes, berlus with tho highest, tue relations be
tween f}oi and man and closing with the corre
spontipV earthly rel..ion between parent aus
ohtIa. Tho becond Ave commands tscst q nq
tuhl re]atjouB betuneu mon aa equals. Ono j
Tor tho preservation OF l,te, "Tnou a!lals no
kills" ono for tho preaeryat,tu Of chastity
"srhou sbslt not commit adultery;" one for th'
tenure Of property "Ihou shalt not steal:" 90,
for tin hssia of ciyil 4ecl,rily, "Thou shalt no
bcar falre vitueee." Tbere, closlns with on
which regulates thu thoushts. land eniolns con
tcat.--" Thon shalt ,,ns coset "-thcse are tn
ten stones OF the hlch OH which domestic hap
pineeB, tho purity Of society. tbs security q ~
and pronerty aud tho prosperity OF nations
stand. They arc summed up by Christ III tw
great commautB. and oxpeu'.dea by Him In t!la
| marvellous compendium of all duty. ~ the hei
mon ou the Mount" All this il not moro PIE
cept aud formula, but quicken!ng appeal
the minis insttnctye aanao u vha. M u Ilsh. Al
tiut, and tho sense OF God lata theit tuat rela
tious to each other. All fe!ne religious, IN whaI
ever form Of en.huhiaBtn. fanaiioissn, or s"pe'
stitie, betsa} tneir falashood by their disosgan'1
lug AMI destructive effect upon moral scpnt
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