, 1876-01-23

Moses seems to admit that my cancellations
on the results Of no-la1sm follow logically. I
was discussing no-lawlsm as it is held By vast
mutltudes. WAS not discussing the quea-
tion OF the enactinx Of = nsw law in
tho place Of one repealed. These are separate
propositions, aud not parts OF ono proposition
No one ever undertakes to prove that tho re-
peal and rc~eaactuent were jointly made.
When Moses shall undertake to Prove those
propositions. separately or jointly. l shah 90
happy to see his proofs, and accsps them II
thay are from the word Of God or reject them.
or criticise them, it they are faulty Aoaos
inauires, " Is there any good reason why 1oa
might not. Il He close, repeal rho Mosaic Code:
Including tbo decaloeue. aud re-enaes as much OF
it as He IS. fl, loaring ont all that ae o0emea
not in harmony With the new order OF thioga
This is begging the question. When " MOSES
ehall prove that God repealed the decalosue,N II
will be time enough to consider his hypotnesls.
Ho also seems to think that because Moses NOT
Of Oak Grove, but Of Bib!s fame) wrote tue hts-
tory OF the first $500 yeals, no one Enew the
facts Of that time till their history was "1stten
Did Moses maze tho history Of tne rn5eo x,5eo
fSviI, Dlvi 'e iospirstion NJ Ito Tho people ot that
time had the facts OF that time before them, and
knew what God said to them as We'll Is otne1s
know them after Moses wrote them 6oo o!esseo
aud exnct1iied the Sabbath at tho close OF ale
Christ says it WAS made for msn., WAS II maze
for man and then concealed from nlm
"Moses" denies that there WAS any Sabbath
law or any Sabbath kuoUn to the world De1e1o
it's instltution IN the wilderness, as recorded 10
Exodus, sixteenth chapter. The fourth verso OF
that chapter gives d test whether the people
would WALL in His law or not. Inc test 1ohno
them faithful in walking in that Ia" gwen a.
creation, proving that the Sabbath Was observed
By them On the basis OF its previous appolnt-
ment, and not II mere law.
"Moses'" efforts to show why. when the
law was gwen, this Sabbath-obsoEyaneo
vas embraced in the decaiosue.. H.
wolves an inconsistency. He places II <ron, on
idolstry. i But God Incorporated IN the dsca-
losue I precopt which says !: - Thou Shalt nos
t mako unto tbee any craven image OF any llKe-
ness Of ANYTHING tl,at il in heaven above or tnas
is in tho earth beneath, or that IL IN the "asoe
| under tho earth thou shalt not bow DOM thy
| sell to Them nor servo them; for tho Lord tnY
| God am Jealous God. visiting the iniauity OF
tho fathers upon the children unto the third and
fourth generation Of them that late NO. ano
| SHOWING mercy unto thousands Of them that lo'e
me md keep my commandments" This fact
AMoees overlooks entirely IS q law against
| idolatrv, aad assumes that tho Sabbath p1sceps
| is law against idolatry- The Que Is specihc ,
| law against idolatry. The other says nosn1ne
| dav. and giyea as reasoa why 1t should be Kept
| holy that God rested tho seventh day.
| ani blessed anl hallovel His ross-d.y;
The second commandment forblds :, IDOL
| AtrY. In8 foutt4 I8I41lIS5 tao 9oooA'A ~
be- kept holy. The second prohibits from doing
Al act dishonorabls to God. The fourth r. r.
| ouires IN observance that commentaries 1he
great fact that God ts creator Of all things, anu
| bloased and eanctiied the day Of His rest fron
His creative work, thus perpeiuat'ug the 1aes
that God created all things He ordered thfa gay
l to bo kept holy, because He reHted from nis
work on it. The second command 1orpids
idolatry. Tua fourth command 's q reouke ol
athelsn. md no. idolat.y. Tho fourth com.
maud ,s ths ouly oae that ahrms IN tae u u. s.
tab|u Of thu law. The other three 1orolo- LIT
fourth tells man what he must do IN honor o.
Gnd Ar craa.or. The other three point out II
rep,inritiss to be avoided. Thus the fouftf
! command, with its specific day OF rest = to'
ground pillar on which the rest stand othe
gods, ido!atry, rrofaning GODS name, as
6utrroYths from sin, to bo restrai1ca
Haioses" afirms, Every e1pedlont that Goo
| finds or has found it necessary to resort 10 Ia
| H,s deal1pg with men il, while the necessity
that called it into use renaiaa, practically moral
J | in tho highest sense, but its moral steiioo!
lives only 80 long a. tho neeessy ~ "ns ~.
case With tho Sabbath i certain necessary
the coalition Of the world called Il into oeln
for q specific purpose, and when tho necesst
| pasBed away ths Sabbath weut With II. uo
defines that necessity to be "because that ~
He had rested from all His work which 20
created sud made" t. Noses " surmlaes that
was to keep the Jews from idolatEf, not"lth
standing God lad given specific comman
far tho Sabbath and its morality When tn
central posltion that the Sabbath holos as I'll
| law OF mems spiritual nature is understood. me-
will delight to q call it dellgh:, tho hoy OF u
Lord, honorable" j. oAi~I@'