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second covenant concerning the same law. un-
der the first covenant the moral law was written
on stones. Under the second covenant the same
law WAS written on the heart Of the Christians.
Gods baud wrote tho 1aw On stone. The
Holy Spirit writes it upon the heart OF the
believer All spiritual Christians feel that
spiritual lives. "ssguin," ssks "Has God
ever fulfilled the promise contained in Jeremiah,
XXI. 31-327" Most assuredly it is fulfilled BY
tho Holy Spirit in creating love for Gods law
in the regeneration OF the heart. The absence
OF that love is evidence OF Al nnrenewed
heart. In giving the Law in Exodus. 1x., II. and
in its repetition Exodus, xxi: II, the reason
given for the Sabbath is, "For in elx days tho
Lord made heaven and EARTH" It's repetition in
Deuteronomy-v-, Ii, is only an additional reason
them out Of Egypt. and organized them as a
church or worshping body. The Sabbath VAS
not ceremonial with them, but = memorial of
Gods rest from his finished creation. Moses
was law-eiyer to the Jews God, and not Moses,
gave the moral Law, including the Sabbath pre-
led worship, whether with Jews or Christians
''Moses " complains that accuse him Of in
duigiug in negative propositions. II | have
wronged him, will restore four-fold. In his
Article dated '.oak Park. Jan. 20" in his three
general propositions, he says: ''First, the Sab
bath law, as a rule OF conduct did not have
it's origin at the close OF creation. Second
that the whole Mosaic code, the decalogue iu-
cluded, was given as positive law to the jews,
and to them only and Was not imposed IN the
form Of laws On any other people or nation.
Third, the Sabbath law was ceremonial. not NOR
a." Thus each Of his three general PROPOSE
tionB contain prominent negative proposition.
And then follows consecutlyely: What God did
and said during creation, and at lta close, N re-
la:ion to the seventh day, was not. 30 far as We
know Or have good reason to believe, made
matter of record for nearly $500 years after its
occurrence, and hence could not be binding On
the conduct OF men. They could not IN any
sense be bound BY Law Of which they knew
which they had never heard" 4 little further
on be says: "God never imposed upon
the world at large any code Of posi-
tive lnws for its observance There is
warrant the belief that He did. Again, may
20 further and assert that even Christ did not
promulgate law in the proper sense. Not one
Of his precepts has q fixed, defnite penalty at-
tached to be enforced by human power. Ho
never invokes Legislative aid, never calls on
human tribunal. never seeks service OF Sheriff
OF Constable. How much have l Wronged him
When be says II intend to force 11r. B. aud
his friends to face the muslc," l want to know
whether it is negative or positive music and
when the key changes. cannot afford to follow
all these negative propositions, when they grow
out Of denial very clear especially
tho sanctlication of the Sabbath at creation, and
for mau. When Moses " or "seguin" shall
show "chapter and verso" for the command-
ment Of Goddor man and woman to marry, and
when the Phrase Jewish Sabbath Is found,
they may call again on me for chap
ter and verse containing the command to
keep the Sabbath instituted at c1eatlon before
it WAS put in form at Sinai. To the best inter-
prefers Of Scriptures, and the fipest scholata n
hermeneutics, the point is clear, that tho Sab
hash was instituted at creation for man as . law
to regulate his conduct before God. Adam
Methusaleh, Shem. and Abraham covered
in their lives all the time from the creation till
the calling Of Abraham As the founder OF the
Jewish people. Adam was old and mature
enough to receive instruction from God before
the Sabbath was appointed, # it was made
for man, as Christ declares. Adam knew it.. He
and his contemporaries did not deal il written
language largely, and carried in memory and
handed down to their successors what God had
said. By this method, and not by any new d.
rectiop, Moses was able to say This is that
which the Lord hath said. Tomorrow is
Lord" This with it's connections shows
that the test which God proposed in
Exodus, xvi, 4, "that may prove them wheth-
or they will walk il Ny law or no." found them
generally faithful in keeping the Sabbath, before
MoHos said a word about the Sabbath to them
Where did they get q knowledge OF the Sabbath
bat through the line OF God-fea1iug men back to
Adam, who received it as 4 sacred trust from
God? The desire to ignore "God's holy day !"
is doubtless the origin Of the idea that because
no BpEElaI EUu1u1buA ~ 6VEt *AC A0AD1tA AAotJ 10
embodied in the institution Of it, therefore there
was no Sabbath binding on them, aud it belonged
only to the Jews, when the command waB given.
Those who accept such theory must Of ueces-
sity declare all the precepts OF the moral Law
Jewish, and binding on them only. They may
also tell us at the same time where they find in
specific language the other nine items of tho law
before they were given at Sinai as commands.
After denying his negative propositions, and
indu1ging in sone speculatione purely bis o"n.
.t-t1r ,~k Ill r11$
to be diverted from the main issue BY any s.ch
side-shows. I think I know Just where the main
point lies and intend to force Afr. B. and his
friends to face the music and ausWer yes or
no." had discussed the philosophy Of the moral
law" in several papers before " ii oses" put in an
appearance. Setting the Law and the Sabbath
all aside as Jewiah, and ignoring the central and
fundamental place they have always held IN the
worship OF God among Christians, as well as
Jews, he centres all in the one point that there
its institution at creation. In this he arrays
himself against all holy men Of all tlme against
the Church. against The essential and indispen-
sable institutions Of Christianity for its propa-
cation and triumph, and asks that all these be
counted as aide-shows. and his negative PROPOSE
tlon be- accepted in their stead. By his own logic
be can multiply this nino-fold by denying that
any Of the ten commands we're given as specific
commands before they were giVen at Sinai IN the
so-calied moral law. suggest TO him tho labor
l.
specific form as command to govern human
actions before the giving Of the law at Sinai-
also invite ':Segun" to assist him in tho search.
I give them ample time for the labor Of love,
only suggesting that they find them all IN IS
specific terms as they require for the Sab
bath command. When all this is done. they will
lind the answer to their imperative demand for
specific Sabbath lar.
fought, perhaps. to beg pardon Of your read
ers for turning aside from my discussion OF the
moral law in it's divine philosophy thus to meet
these volunteer polem,cs. Nevertheless. good
may grow out Of the discussion when the points
at issue are fairly and kindly met, and truth is
evolved from them, that shall bind all hearts in
closer union With God and Christ. and each
other. = J. BAILEY.
MCCARTHY.
REPLY TO HIS LETTER or RESIGNATION
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-1he Keu. Florence 4Nccar-
My-DEAR BROTHER AND PAsToR: It is with
the deepest sorrow that we are called upon to
consider yorr latter resgning the pastorate OF
Amity Church. We cannot dissolve our rea-
tionH With you, We cannot consider it even' for
ne believe that God, who called you to the min
istry, and who has preserved your life and rea-