Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-08-25

well; and if the departed know wha'
is transpiring here below, it must add
TO their joys, to think they we're III
the battle of Bennington, and thai
their children remember them anC
celebrate their acts so we'll.
X.
Mr.. Editor - In your issue of July
2lst, L notice an article under the
heading, sis Sunday a devine insti
tuition" in which may be found {
strong mixture OF g. util ami error.
The author first proposes two ques.
tions viz. SIS Sunday a divine in.
stitntiony-by which he doubtless
means Sunday-keepiug, and, IF moi
why should we observe it"
lie rejects at once. the popular ref.
erence to the fourth commandment as
authority for Sunday-keeping, and
makes the following laLher iema. ka-
BILE assertion: "Bct allowing the
books of the Pentatench 10 be Of di-
vine origin, this proof may quickly
be reduced TO ad a6Surtiidum, by con-
sidering what the commandment in
cludes and the manner and time which
the Jewish Sabbath was observed.
First, it was obligatory upon the Jews
not only TO observe the seventh day,
but also the seventh month, the
seventh year, &C., Secondly, he re-
lers to the Jewish manner OF observ-
ing the Sabbath. Now, ifC. ii. r.
will permit, would ask 4 few ques-
tons with reference 10 the ar,icle.
First, by what authority does he call
the Sabbath Of the fourth command
mcnt Jewish Sabbath?' The Bible
terms it "the Sabbath of the Lore"
Tx. 20, 10. "My holy day." is,
l.. 8, ID. &c. If the Sabbath of the
fourth commandment is Jewish be-
cause given to the Jews, then, by the
same reasoning, we have aJe,cish Bi,
BILE, JeaciSh apostles,a JetUiSh Saviour,
and a JeaCish salvation, '.salvatiou is
of the Jews" Second what has the
fourth commandment, to do with the
observance of the seventh month,
seventh year, &C.? If lead my
Bible constantly, the latter were en-
joined for entirely different Jeasons,
and to serve u different propose.
Third, what matters 1t to us, so far as
our responsibility is concerned, have
the Jews observed the SABBATH !!
The point with each Que should be
chow do | observe it, We have the
Bible for our guide and can lead
Gods commandments Tor ourselves
Still, l would ask for bis authority for
the statement, that the Jews observ-
ed the Sabbath more like The sun
day Of the Pnisians, than that of the
good people ofVernont."
The fist statement under bis third
is obviously true, viz, that NO ment-
ions made of Sunday, or first day as
a Sabbath, in the fourth command
ment, but is followed by an attempt
to make the Mosaic law include the
ten commandments and then throw
the whole overheard. Our writer also
presents some ideas not peculiar TO
himself, respecting the New dispen-
sation," &c. New dispensation Of
what let me ask? Of different la,y?
Or of a neU law? Or is the differ
ence in the dispensation alone?
Now Mr.. Editor, allow me to make
a few statements, which | would Try
to sustain by abundant proof, from
scripture, if space permitted, and
will hold myself in readiness, SO to do
alta reasonable time if called upon.
First every person who ever has or
will be saved, receives salvation,
through the merits of the one Saviour
Jesus Christ, the "Lamb slain from
the foundation of the world" Second,
salvation by faith, does not make void
the law, but exalts it rather, aud
proves its inimutability- Sin is the
transgresson of the law, and where
no law is there is of course no tlans-
gression. TO preach salvation by
faith then, from the Vengeance of an
abolished law, is sheer nonsense.
What need of a Savior if There is no
law in force? There was GER
emonical law connected with types
and shadows pointing to Christ, which
was abolished at the cross for the sim.
pie reason, that when the substance is
reached, the shadow lis no longer
needed as guide; but the law of
embodied in the ten commandments
is interchangeable, founded on principles
as immutable as the Creator himself.
BY these principles, evidently, the peo-
pie on the earth were judged from
Adam and Moses, and since the law
was written by the finger of God on
the tables of stone, the ten command
ments have been, and until 'Jleayen
and Earth shall pass" will continue
to be the standard by which men are
judged. The Saviour very carefully
guarded against any influence to the
contrary, at the very commencement
of his public ministry, as will be seen
by reference to Matt. V, c. II. II. to
the contrary Notwithstanding. The
apostles guarded against it, and no
careful Bible student need lack for
proof that the ten commandments are
not abolished, the fourth not except
ed. If "Christ taught that the Sab
bath was thing of the past" where
&c - ,,ooArIo1D H. III