, 1876-01-09
20 ncs9tt1t from dollar to = fortun- tla. nay
~ ~ ~ foE the asking. provided! The .sktax Is IN
faith wa kept u with sutfc.ent prrs,stence.


| philosophy OF the moral law" aud the question
Of its "moliicaton." / aak permaei~n to dis.
cuhs the much-M0uted question OF no-lnwlsn,
or Tie moral iaw abrogated It IL Often asserted
THAI the law Of the tea commandments wns
Jewish, and expired with the Jewish tteocracy.
that CHRIST took it cut OF the way, mailing it to
| the c:osa, and lhnt Christians a.e not uDder law
bu: under grace. In connection with these as
| sertons. it is somo sllas singular that tue peo-
pie, are exhorted to fear God and keep HIS CON-
mandments AZ The whole du:y Of man. When
this proposltion is reduced from ita technical
expression to its practical application. i. means
that only one OF the ten commandments il an
/ nuled. It is general i'll she proposition. and
special in lts application. 4 class OF pas
saGes il used to p,ove the rropo-
titou that fail to counecs the moral Law with the
question OF nbl ogatloI, bu: do refer directly to
the Jewish tltual. Tho1e WHO declare :hs moral
law Al TO gated y Christ tn1 1t uscessary ht.o to
assett shat the authority thas abro5ated the
Whole re- euacted at least nlne-teuth1 OF I'll that
Was norogated. as it b; Qo Hfter-thOuKht he Cor
Yeuted an lnadyertence il tue abtugauou. II
the objec was u snrow ont ooe OF the ten only.
why was i; LOT done specifically. without the de-
Htruci!on Of tue whole au1 = re-euactnsnt of
nlne-ienihH Ut tbs ~hnle It may be that the
aorogattou idea finds nu specific proof Ut q spe-
cihc command. aud tha!+fo1e is compelled 10
ASSERT / central deBt:uvrlou and tIan cia,C1 q
Eine-.euthr resurrection. Bit the prcoi OF
Geuera1 aorogatl1n aud specific re-en4ctnens
aro equally oitcnlt t. t3rd-
The feductlo 40 absur1aD argu1ont il some
times the best, Every pr.;t'sLson that invol.es
Ap absurGlty condemns iiEef:. a3d L. emitted to
90 better conslde. alton than ltH oau absurs1ty
involves. SIN Is deoaied TO be ttausxresson
gressiotl. TIE Law says: Thou shalt have no
other gods before ale." Eo-laUlsn says tbs law
10 doue away. Then there i3 no sin III having
other gods before God, for there il no law fur
bidding 1t, and wh.1e 10 law Is there 10 no ein,
for siD is the tra0sgl ess'on Of the law. the Law
eays: ''TAou sha.t not take the name ot tho
Loud thg God IN vain" Tho Eo-laA theory de-
clares this AnnulIed. There is, therefore, sin
in ta;ilng the name Of tue Lord thy God iu vain,
for there il 10 law prohibiting it, The law for
bids m.aing and Wursulp'ng craven iAaYes.
The abrcgat,on Ct this law places craven images
on the same basis as Goa d, objects OF Morslp;
and 1t III no s1a 10 ship either. Tne laN de-
dues Particular day Ioc 1est, and commands
that it 10 kept holy, aud ass'sns AZ reason for
it that God blessed and eAnct1f1et it IS q me:n-
orial Of Hts resi- frcm HIS finished creation. No
lawism bIots CUT The memorial Of Gods coal-
plc:cd creative work, and g1ses Athe.sA fair
tiald III the contest fur SUPREMACY
Ho-lawism thus strikes fearful blow in aid OF
Atheism and aSaioet God's list claims to the
government Ct Ais own crca;utes. It denies tue
law, and ignores tile memorial OF Gous reet from
HIS work. In this formal u.soxniDR OF the let
Ter Of the la~ it, vital power is practically set
aside, and Gods c1eature5 separate themselves
from God and lis authority, AMI are pracs!caI
A,be;srs.
Tue Law in the second table has reference to
mans sociai oAtute- l. eujolua, ~ IT'D first pre-
coot, honof to the parents. 1ho suurces OF the
ealth-tfe, aud shcn projects the ptTsvn IN ufe,
IN personal pu:tv, IN property, in character, and
ar< ,nnr6inAt hy nther
hs possessions lnus- tlis tablo OF tue Ia"
covers al personal lights mud interests existing
in ma1's socla! nature Ao-lawi-m dssowns
them al, AID practically declares that
the child need not hoatr the PSdEent, and that
there is 10 aln ID killing, CON- n-a9toS adultery.
stealing, bearing fafso witness, sud coyer nI.
thus all moral restraints are thrown OF, and hu-
manlty dasconds tom Its elevation in the scale
Of beug aad Is governed by aulmal instincts.
on the ioE plane VI animal life. In this k1=
point IL reached SO imprrsslvely described bv
au snaplrec man Of GOD, :" Aud even III thy DID
not liae to retain God in sh::1 knowledge, tod
gave them over to reprooate mind, - DO those
thugs which not conseuieaL.' There IS no
more conscience for SD, fo' tAere u 10 Law to
Lind the conscience. S:ch 10 tle legitimate
frul:age Of no-I4w,sol in its application to mans
SOC al nstuTe.
The uo:al sense OF the C5r:stlan revo!ts At
III legitimate roeal:, and SEES to rec~7er from
i: br the ps o,usisicn that ail Wa ra'eoacted by
c!aren to L3 JEWISH, aud thus disposed OF.
TAls 1emsdy Is not . relief. for tho tt"
Ct the piecept ernainr, and Dew body has to be
rovidsd Tor It. Tn sls = .adually accuns s'lsh"d:
Tue ecict of Constan'lne 10 81 eava II civil
Law character. uEdsr:he tl.ls or ''Eeueraole day
Of the SUI" nnd al ecclesiastical chalacser was
gwen 1t by the councls OF Lsodseas IN a. u. 36t.
under the title OF tho '' Lords Day" Ihs sub
sttn:iou is only nominal. for tue conditions on
winch the p7ecept wss based are Changed. AMI
the law wae practically disswuel. and replaced
b7 Apo.her bssad Oh different .eason. This
luvo1ves the inconsietenc' Of seekirg to 7ltalize
one institution with the life OF another, OF
different cna: aeser, and serving different pur-
poBe. THIS IL also ont OF harmony with the ex-
pc, fences Of eminent servau:n OF G01. ~ It IL
= vi:lual declaration OF lhe ab:ogs-ion OF this
precept BY sntstl1u .1oa. lau! saws, IL delight
in tile law OF Gcd after the Innocent man
Daniel sung, "Haw love l thy law, it IL my
meditation all tue day," aud agat the law Of the
Lord Ii perfect converting the soul.
The prophe: Jercmian saws :: II will put my
Law III tnen inward oar 8, and write 1t III thar
miuia" In the Epistle to the Hebrews, this
language is ou ,1ed as having its tcIdllmens
unier the priesthood Of Chrls:- Under tne dist
coyeuan1 The moral law was written bY Gods
Land IN the rocaa Cndcr tie second Covenant
tho same moral law il wsastel II Gods spirit un