The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-02
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TON.
Editors Of the InteIlIgenceri
have said that the decalogue Is the
law that was written in the heart Of man
at his creation; that 1t is the law bywhich
the old world was judged when il PERISH
ed in the deluge; and that it is the law by
which all mankind will be judged at the
great day. ] will now add that this is
the law which Christ fulfilled in his life
by perfect obedience, in thought, word
and act, to all its requirements; and that
he, asst representative person, "the second
man." satisfied in its penalty. This
is the law that was Ordained by angels"
in the hands Of Mediator. Whilst the
ceremonial and civil laws OF the Jews
were written by Moses.at the command OF
God. this law was written by the finger OF
God, on tables Of stone; and whilst the
five books Of Moses were placed BY Tie side
Of The ark, in the tabernacle, and after
wards in the temple, this law was safely
deposited in The ark, under the mercy seat,
10 show that God himself had provided
for the fulfillment Of that law, which
man in his fallen state was utterly un-
able to obey. This, ark, containing the
law, both in the tabernacle, and after
wards in the temple, was deposited in the
holy place, hid by yeilfrom tho view
Of all. No man was permitted even to
enter the department where it was kept
but the high priest, and that but once a
wear, and not without blood. lie must
first offer a sacrifice for his own sins, and
then for the sins Of his people; and when,
entering the holy place behind the veil,
God gave TO him sensible manifestation
Of his presence on the the mercy seat;
thus showing TO him that lie accepted
that fulGlment OF the law which he him
self had provided and promised, and
which was typiied in the sacrifices that
had been offered; and'that in this way he
pardoned the sins OF his people. The
priests, appointed for the purpose, were
alone permitted to touch the ark when
il was 10 be removed from place 10 place.
They were::to wrap it first in the vel and
then in two additional coverings. 80 that
it could not DO seen. In all this is seen
Gods Jealous regard for his law,
1t was death 10 touch the ark, or even TO
look into it, thus typically showing mans
utter inability to keep the law contained
in it. Even 10 this day it is death for
any son Of Adam to look to this law in
self.righteous spirit, trusting in his own
obedience to it for his acceptance with
God. When that satisfaction to this law
Which God had provided was made by
His SON on the cross, and to which all the
sacrifices in the Jewish ritual pointed,
then was this veil OF the temple rent from
top 10 bottom, and the mystery Of the ark
thrown open TO the gaze OF the world.
THE LAW FULFILLED, NOT DESTROYED.
Christ said, "Think ye not am come
to destroy the law, or the prophets; l am
not come to destroy, but TO fuliill.n BY
the satisfaction which he rendered to it
by his obedience and death, he nagnitied
the law and made it honorable.
From that moment the ceremonial law
Of the Jewish economy was abrogatcd. II
no longer had any significance. The
distinction between Jew and Gentle
was broken down, because Christ
fulfilled the law for him, who, OF whatso-
ever nation, would believe on his name.
The Jewish economy ended there; and
from that day onward the wrath Of God
against the Jews for their rejection Of the
Messiah began to be manifested in more
striking manner than ithad ever been for
all their other sins, until the consumma-
ton foretold by their prophets was
reached in their dispersion amongst the
nations. ..,
My object has been to present such u
view Of the purpose and nature OF the
Jewish economy, as to make evident.what
in relation to it was peculiar and tempo
rary, and what in II pertained to that
which can never be abrogated. Hence, l
have referred to the difference between
the ceremonial and moral laws in the
manner Of their PRONUNCIATION, in their
nature and purpose, and in their mode OF
They all had their fulfill
ment in Christ, and those OF them that
merely typifed his fulfillment of the mo:
raj law, were abrogated by that fulfill
nent, whilst the obligations Of the latter
must necessarily remain.
l am now prepared TO consider, in my
next letter, the theory, that as Christ full
illed the law for us, it no longer has
claims upon our obedience. This is the |
argument OF some for the non.obseryance
Of the Sabbath under the Christian dis
pensation. Ii.