, 1876-01-30

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Moses apuea1s again IN defense Of his no-law |
theory, and relies mainly on negative proposl-
tions. 10 affirm negative is easier thHn to |
provo negative; but neither adds strength to
an argument To deny fart does not disprovo
that fact, aud OF itself has no force. He u.s.
sumes :That the Sabbath Law 40 rule OF coa~
duct did not have its origin at the close Of Gre
n,ion," and on this baaB he concludes none Wero
under obligation to observe it. Tho Const!tu-
sion OF the Unitod States vas adopted as the
organic law Of the land but there is no clauss
iu it requiring its observance therefore, ~
Noses logic no one il under obligation 70 o.
sesve it. He also assumes the Geuerat e1aIe-
ment that what God did and said during etea-
ton, and at its Close in relation to the seventh
Day, WAS not, 30 far rs We know or haVo any
reason to believe, made matter OF record 1oE
nearly $500 years. after its occurrence, Auu
hence could not be binding on the conauc. VI
men. The point made is that verbal Ia" nas
no authority. 4 law 70 bind condues mu1s 10
be written. Al VeInsl 1aws' tas,oto' :; 3,nder M
no force. The soldier in the army Is unae! ~
obligation to obey anv order unless no ha9 IL ~
writing from his comEnandant. The Child neeu
obey oplv the wrlrton orders OF tho parent
Noses statement being Illogical even snouen
w1isten need not be accepted, nor ls It necessary
to revise the common inta1pertatlou OF the
pentateuch at bis suggestion. LIS Assumption
that the Ixr WAS not known or written fas Only
tho force Of assumption. 1t is no proof. als
argument OF silence amounts to noshlns: you
blessed and eanctiied H,s Ies-oay, ana r'ad,' .na
| made it tes-tday or Sabbath Tor men. lmueul-
stely after He had rested On it. The autnoE!y
of God being absolu:e, tho obligation to ooeg 1s
absolute. Ignorance is no excuse LOT cItuo'
| The law once given remains till repealed. "hlie
it exists all under it are bound oy IT, lae 94o-
| bath law was gwen at creation Tor meu, when
! all men wero represented in ona man. ana re-
| ma.us q law binding all men till repeal
cd. The supposltlon Of Ignorance Is iaie
| supposition. aud not proof. aaglng ialleu 70
establish his fist proposition: Ina tue -. oao- ~
ba.h Law IS rule OF action dla not nave us Or
| 1rln at tie close OF creation. he assumes that
| tha decaloeue was part Of tie Mosaic Code,
given to the Jews only. II it was gwen 10 1ema ~
ouly, no others arc bound BY IT. and 81 tne
criInes that tie moral law forbid are cE1mee
only to the Jeus. Tho Gentiles can commit ne
| cr11no in doing what was forbidden TO 9eaa oo'5
| The GENTLE may be pAnthelst. an 1aolatoI'
blasphemer, murderer, an adulteEer. thlet.
talBe witness, q coEetous petson' anu 10 suus ..o
promulgate law in tho proper SENSE Ihet
Christisus may be all that the Gontlles may oe
md be good Christians stll. -, r
| Moaes has another unique definition OF la". l
is thus expressed: - may so further and asseI I:
That even Christ did not promulga:e La" n It
nroper eonse Not ono Of his psecepts has IKE
definite penalty attached to oe enforced pg nu
man power According to this dehnltlon, ~
| Is no law without pe1alty attached. Inc oo .
iect Of law then, ia TO infilct panalty, ano uo1
| AHClrB EQQQ EDuUA1kt AAA IAAAo F~A.%.
1nf1icte9 by human power. In his two definition
~ law ve have this idea 4 law IL not law tiA
il written, and has penalty attached he az
ines ..What are called laws Of Christ IS NOR
aud spiritual pleceps for voluntary accePssne
and observance OF rejection" Where ls tt
) moral quality Of his laws Of rater baptism and
The Lords Supper. under THIS dehutlon !:
moral precepts are not laws, because 10 pena1
is attached, the acceptance or rejection OF the
is mattor Of choice. without prsjua1ce to Il
narson accepting or rejecting, aud thereto
. Practically a nulllty- With such dennluons
! tho moral law, Christianity has poor outlot
for It, future, in blessing humanity 6nt tue
:, and all othez incon6tstencles nave tnelt oI u
u gropth from the pe,slstent effort to ignore Z
t nav Of tue Sabbath Al, embodied IN tho Saona
law IA given first at the closo Of creation "n'
God blessed and sanctlhed als ressaay' =
O afterwa1d wrote with HIS hand and spoke Vt
" ! H,a vnice at Slual and which Christ SAID
q m,da for men, WHAT God said 10 Moses for
- neople wnen some of them violated tlo ~
hath is no less appropriate now, Ao" LODE
:. fuse 70 to keep Ny commanoments anu
= Iavs:' The words OF the Psamlat aleo cont
y wiee counsel: ''1t Ii better to trust III Tue u
.. thnn to nut confidence in men. It ID better
= srnst in the Lord than to put confidence
" nrncas.n It Il sad misfortune for tile Gnu
- that on account of it's Sabbath, It can nos
u, Eittoa. reserve, Il delight in the law OF I
~ after the Inward man. -