, 1877-02-11
= !, er;ng Philosophers on the Moral
nv. II" Effects of Blue Glass.
I -.tn,af Surgery as E1emplitled in
The Case Of Mr.. Moody.
.a Personals at Homo and
49, Abroaa---chnreh Services
To-Day.

SECOND PAPER.

..s4Aa 10 lea4Aaa.
s ss =, yes Dispensation g ives to the above
W. .s.,r. propose. in series ot articies, 10
ts,D as the leading doctrines of the New
saA As made known by the Lord IRON. h's
uI.otbe illuminated mind OF swedcnooEs,
;, .rh1thed by him to the world
. r.i,s of newspaper article prevent SO
~, ~ ,,uddstion Of each doctrine Us may DC
- The combinations from Scripture
s';les ..o, must be greatly condensed: but 1t Is
.4 ..s+h,r vii be sufficient to stimulate every
. .f NTH to examine them more at large
~ - ". - rrkks Of swcdenborg and the collateral
1s;.r ~ II The New Church. Aud, as my aim
''. ~.i.to draw attention to these most i'm
-,-,nt hszcnly doctrines, ! shall make no
pns pi.,rns i originality. but shall make Tree use
asesxs asss..rnage nf others who have written on
- 49,. 1heines. whenever it is found to cx-
tex l ',s ~ tseas to be conveyed better than my
~ d. tu;ef statement of the leading doc
;..o5,h - ~. the New Church, III the previous article
at ;,j,s, Sunlayss TRIBUNE, the doctrine first Ill
-. .tr;es .nd first in importance, Is thus ex-
III K mr. IN essence ana in person, fin whom
49, Il Gistuc1 and essential Trinity, called in
~ ri Xard the Father, Son, sad uo1y Spirit, and
~ Io,d Jesu. Christ Is this Cod and the only
tn. opjees Of worship:
II, s,9ed Scriptures constantly insist III the
~; positive ausuage, on the unity OF the
;s1ine Bejng, and never hint at His dwelling III
rnrr nersous than one In the DecaloCue the
mine Lec,slatnr declares, as necessary pre-
E5issry to the whole, Thou shalt have no
dc guds before net Ex., xx., B: Anu ~
TAI subIime condensation OF The substance OF
~ whole Law giren by Moses III Deuteronomy,
I'd rcre,ted BIZ Jesus In the Gospel, the duty
lofe 10 God is prefaccd By this strict declar:l-
in of Els unity: ''Hear, o Israel, the Lord
q God one Lora'' Q)cut-, vi, 4; Mark. xii,
g. amongst mauv other express declarations
4 tat Divine Unity IN the scriptures, It will be
Ehien. to mention the following: ''Ihere Is
arsgood but Ono, that is God'' {Matt-, XIX.
H. >"0ne is your Father which is in Heaven
c. Xii, ~. .'There is none other God, but
0ss Il. Cor.. yiil,, q. "God is Que" tGal-,
&, ,5l "Therc is one God, and there is none
aha but Iae:' MARK. 1ii., 2). II am Jehovah,
ID there is none c1sc' Us, XIV, -. SIN that
i! Jtborah eaall be King over I'LL the cartn ii
ies dsr there shall be one jehovah, and His
r.ne 0nc'' fZcch., xiv, 81.
kb IN Scripture alone that VIC can find any
r:tain information respecting the nature OF the
Mine Eelng. and the mode Of His 1i1anifesting
ntcsen to His creatures, aud here wc find that
ae1ex1s xhei affirm the unity Of the God head,
r not more decisive than those which assert tho
a7mity Of Jesus Christ. Thus Isaiah announces
IL birth: ..Unio us Christ is born, unto US
Son is given: aud the government shalt DC
E1n His shoulder, and His name shall be cali
q Wonderful, Counselor. the Mighty God, tue
l1t1iastiDg Father, the Prince Of Pcace'' {ts,,
h.6l 1Unn begins lis Gospel by declaring
~, A1u the BEGINNING was the Word. and the
Nod Vas with God. and the Word was God -;
I'D this Word, he presently informs us. was
stat "Hss made fesll.'' How does this
time Divine Being announce Himself, after His
f5aaeatlon. OR complete union with the Faith
s,sothls same apostle in his vision i'll the Isle OF
fitmosl an Alpha and Omega: the Beglu-
~ and The Ending, saith the Lord. who is,
na who vas, and who is to come, the Almighty
'SeF.. /. g. He here assumes to Himself tlC
Eost absolute names and attributes OF Deity.
AoT, Il it is au undeniable truth that Gou il
@t, and it Is equally certain that Christ Il
eod, the conclusion is that He is God alone.
ol pain as the conclusion Is, lest man shOul9
~ 10 arrive at it. God, in His Word, has drawn
ioT hin. The Lord Jesus Christ has Away:
2en acknowledged as the Bridegroom ahd
aeshand Of His Church and the i.e1eelncr oi
tA people; but the prophet Isaiah Tor rathel
5e Lo7d By himl. addressing the Church, pro
cams: Thy Maker IL thy Husband, Jehovah
hosts Is His name, aud thy Redcelncr is tb'
aoiE 0nc Of Israel: tile God of the whole cart
5sA Ae DC called lisa, liy., 81; whence it i
pan that the kedecmef, Jesus, is the Crea
,taoTall. the Maker and God Of all the earth
~. olacr passages, alike tcstifylng the Gior1
sas laa that the Creator and RcdecMer arc tia
sae u:Flne Being, and, OF COURSE that f1c ]!
c1em both characters are united Is the on!
Ist- H.: may ns addueed from the prophets Thu
te1osah says again By Isaiah: @'ThcEe Is III
yoo else beside BE; q just tod and Savior
ase4c Is nonc beside Nc Look unto Me and
;s sssed, al the ends Of the earth, Tor 1 aMI M
~ no. aod there is none clse'' lsa., XIV, =
T., - \ am Jehovah thy God the Holy Ono 9
. .aaea ihy Sarior'' Qsa.. Kill, 81. IL, even
~ ~ seaosah, aud besides Me there Is no Savior
x. laese, and many other passages which lack
I. s4sse only prevents quoting, demonstrate U
,asa as most conclusive evidence that Jehovah a!'
osas os ase one aud the same Divine person-tn
0H :, md only true God.
r:.Sunt ae UNITY es to person Of Jesus aud tt
,ssta 1aae9 nay be inferred from great number
ssages IN the Eyanselists, but In the foilos
- expressly stated: '' I and my FatA.
..e.H aeeae :. John, 4, S0}. :: He that seeth u
a FL him that sent Me" (xii., 49, Jcs1
n.y. ~ tt anto TO- him, ! am the way, and the trns
but y. sne y, n:c; No man co:neth unto the Faith
fsrt! fH! 3le' (Ch-, xiv, u. This is plain de
t;sn tH;.stlon that 60 one can have any commune
H. a san The Father Tor Divine csscncc} exec
p pA917ching q Him as dwelling in the son &
n. ns humanity: but to make it still clcare
T. pN1ae Speaker adds: II ye had kno"
frn.,,, . e E should have known my Father also; al
h. ill., ! nnenGfelo1h G .e know Him, aud have SCI
t;n,a ;l,nm. however, rs this assertion is. the d