, 1876-03-04
LAW.
Arp WHAT II ACconr11suBs.


II til Editor 3hs Chtea1p 1s1auas:
Cu1cAao, March LILY lar Is meant an ak
formal rule Of Righteousness fur Bentient, in
teligout, mud fres boings. Howovor varied 1t
may 10 IN terms, for specific application, It's
unity and completeness IL porfcot III oyoty form,
80 that to break 1t In any form, ia to
bo porfcotly ainlul, asl bo guilty Of all. Its
fn,t!mcut, also, ts Expressed in word, loyc, or
t1uencss. tho guiding spirit Of Tho good.
1.-The Iaw vas sdded because trsnsCrcssion ~
had oloacd all spiritual dsccrnnlcnt Of goodnoss,
making an external teacher necessary, In tho iil-
torim OF Sin, until true hoart should DO re-
stored. II IL scaootinasteE, uutsl no aso nlado
first by faith, but "after faith is COMO VIC arc no
louger under schoolnastor." 1.-THE law
Is not malo for righteous man but for tho Inv
lcas and lisobodiont." In Romans, ill.,, aro
specimen to1.a. teaching the ainiulncss Of all
ad classifying them Under a nv IuS
W aro not uuJer tho law" Tho proper otIlco Of
law, than, ID to deal with and nlaiio tho condi-
tiou Of tsansgEoesors appear: )" Sin Is nos rcns
lied whore tllero is no law" but, With it, a'n 70.
viycs, and grows in enoKnlity with Intelligence OF
| its excellence. From being impashiVc, Sill bo-
| comes yrrlcpt. II VIVA a!ivo without tho law
| oncc, but when tho commandment came sin To-
| yiycd, i had not known biu bit by tho law. Dy
tho law is tho kuowledgo OF Gin. 1t ia minis
tratiou Of condemnation" It bsinGs. however,
| no reliof With tho knowlolgn Of stn, but rathor
! intcnsiies 1t. "Takiuf. OCCASION by tho CON.
manduaent It wrought Ill manner Of concupiu-
faW fD@e' s,n 01vu' Wss lead. ' Il workoh oom;ty.
it was added that tho ononsa might
abound. The strength Of sin is tho law" t1lcit-
ing, by hostility, ali latont OWL and cososois do
| atros. Tho bailtf'a hands upon o cuiprit may
| clecl; hts caroor, ~lltto vicious fires burn moro
| intensely within him, Az tho consciousness md
activity OF sin, in all dagrooa and cat IL An OF.
feet OF law, It follows that oil exporionccs OF
tsansgrossion, condemnation. and difficulty With
Eu3uluos3, aso 0nly the result OF tile oPoratloa
| Of Law upon tile unreEcnerato.
All lar not fulfilled In tho life ID eternal, not
| having entered into and determined Tho hcatt ia
| Righteousness. THO law "Wr1tton by tbs spirit
ncsy. viii put Hy law in their mtnd and wrlta
1t iu their heartsl and thoy shall po Ny poopfc.
nnu their Kin will remember no moro, Will
spsinAlo. cioan wascr npon you nna 81
sha!l be clean, new hchrk vii!
give you, md no" spirit Will ! pu1
and do theul. will put thor fear N thcI,
| hcarta nud thay sl,al nut depart from NO." II
is to bo noted this obediouco is prcatcatod Oh
Coda will. and net Of grace mud faith; It spirit
and tern1inntes all effort in ones self by tho law
mud also ends all failures tho promises declaring
''thcy shafl not depart Indeed, tho dlattu
guiahiug fcaturcs VI Law and grace aro, that tn!
1lyst requires rtghtconsnosH and exposes sin and
death. Tho latter c!eansea from ain aud giye:
tho righteousness required. Tho law sass, "Do
aud tiyo." Grace gives eterual life, tho suroty
4 40 shall never perih1 ls1al or DO plucSed from
| tho Fatlnr'a hand. Grace IL tho synonym OF al
trecneas. fulsncbs. md sulllcleucy. Hhndows q
good to como, rit,ials. verbal sf1aools, and idea
excoIlel,ce, ure cousAmlnatcd. fulfilled. in tht
| recipients Of tho pure love Of God. N. y.