Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-12
lCoMMUNICATED.
CuNMI NlSa1bD.
HE s.,irii Of the YErIters OF the BLDG.

BY its perflc: regard TO truth. 1t ircuIciteS
regard 10 ruth By tbs most awful saDc!iers, DE-
carirs Dst Co!y tia. "aI lisrs shci! hare their
plrt il The lake 1hich bu1neth with fire and
biiDsl0ac," but that tho Lord will Gu! ctl all
hAt.s;sg ip:," (R.v. 81, S and p. II, 3 y yet
the 2;c2 Gcaou.ced i, this Iattet so1seDco is AL
1c=. cseene,l, ty ne worlds, as virtue. This
regard to truth, w6ic: Inc writer's Ct The Bible
o>u.catc 10 others, lbey rrlc:ic, lhcm5elVis.
Is. Take d ge1trsl Illustration which luns
through almost the whole book, namely. the
character gircn Of the JelyiM people. For ln'
ssspce Moses says CT them al the close OF bis
nilisry, "ic have been rebei,ious sgaicss the
| Lord fcon the day that knew you;" end again
For | Know thu! sfter my death yc shall Ut
tcIly c rfupi yourselves" DGu'. 9, 81 aod ii,
90 AID every subsequent writer presents tn"
same view See judges >. 10. Neh. 9; X. IS;
l:siah |.
Il is bct to be supposed hat tho Jews we're
SO much verse than aby other nalan. Al to
their knowledge CT Dlviac truth, the general
purity Il their worship. acd the iostaoces
among 'hcm OF iadvdusl lily, rs joseph,
Moses, Samuel, Daliel, sld Others, they were
lar superior 10 every ctEtr people. Bn' COL
traa. her history, as giveu n the Bible, with
tia. 81 very other nation in tic world, ard
,7:,lrc is n.'ion so coadenned By lis Owe hi,
tcrans, 70 iearlu!Iy ihrta!ed with puui,huleut2
Sec lev. e, and writings OF jeremiah and tie
other prophets. What then is the cause OF this
diii!reLc.? The answer is. Moses and the
prophets %rntn under the Guliatc, OF the Lloh
SPIRIT by Whom. using this powerful SW0rt.
Tic Bible. this ~oEI is 10 be brought ialo
subj C oa 10 Christ who commissioned aud
cJmmauCcd lis servants, tho apostles, 10. TO
go and teach all A0tonS." a., and, "Lo, 1
an WiM yon oItrdy. even uOto Inc cUd Ct the
werd," Matt. IS. 10 end %; Yet little
phiIr, and The r0rht Sccth me no more John
II. 10
2Gd. The same uniform regard 10 truth dis
tinguisies their Wrltiups whtu called upon 10
speak Ct themselves, or Ct those whose rcputa'
lion would r, fl CT credit 90 themselves. Moses.
for txamulc, ioretc!Is that all his laws would be
br5kcO, Dqu!. 81. 90; and he po1ts 10 prophet
who was to DC greater than himscIf, and who
wss 10 supersadc his dispcnsalioD, but who was
20 be Of dlfr,rcpt family, aud even OF dill.
ratcnt tribe, Geo. 40, To- Daut. Is, II. Is; j obj
1.t. IS; Acts7 I. 81. Again. he records, without
pal!iailoa, The sizes OF the palriarchs. Abraham,
Isaac ard Jacob; Ger. II. II, -; 2G. 81; and
81 chap; also the sirs OF his grandfather, Levi,
Ger. ST, %. and 40. s. I: tic sins OF his broth,
tr Asr01 aud his two eldest sons, Tx. 81; aud
lev. 10; and lastly, bis OWN, TX. 4. "a; Nun.
%, |, T.; -. T. Ii; and Dtut. 81, 81: 10 the
some spll: the cvangc!ists ro!Ic, their own
f.ujts, and The faults OF those whose reputation
would rcfl:c, credit on themselves. Sec Matt
S, 10, and &c; Matt -. &c; Matt. IL. /. IL;
IS, ;; 20, ~; 70, 81, Sc; Jonn 10, 6; and t.
81. See also Marx g. 81 S, IS; Q, 81 and 81
| "A e.. n, Irl- 81 nd -. q 4 AZ. Is
ST.. The lacs that they Understood none OF
th $, things" implies that their prtjudiots had
ohscurcd from their 7!cw tho great fupdamen
tel doc'rioc of The atonement Luko ~. "a;
and 81. | |. Aad the s,mo may ho said Of some,
who, ia this year Of our Lord 1879, arc strsio.
ing aud pcivarting this Bible 10 try and prove
certain McmcticH peculturitrs which they en-.
ltcrtaiD, aod like the ''AthcuIans, spend thor
time, either to tell or hear something new,
Ac;s II, 81. but. WIkc the BereaDs, who
"scucheLMe Scriptures dajy., whether those
things were &c." Acls II, II.
So again the writer's of the Epis!leG record,
without reserve, the disorders Of those very
churches which they themselves had planted 10
whose reputation, therefore, their owe was 10
v0Ignd, aud for whom they had tho strongest
affection, Cor. |, ii; 5. is. He Cor. l., ~;
> Cor. ., t; Il. |, ~; II, .. They record the
readiness of the churches Of GaIaili TO depart
from the simplicity aud purity oil tic Gospel.
the scandalous disorders among the ueGD:rd OF
tho Church of Coriub; the contentious 10 be
half Ct thicr teachers; and the ooncaits OF lhts,
| who Gcroldcd upon speculative faith Wth0us
a Suitable holiness Of conduct. Paul, 10 writing
10 Timothy. refers 10 bis own icrmcr guilt, AID
speaks Cf il 10 the strongest terms, lin. l,
49, See also Acts &c, II, which was written
by his Intimate friend and companion. Nor
docs Peter attempt 10 qualify, by any apology,
bis s:n the repeated deoial of bis Lard. Thus
We iipd that while VIC zee other writer's smbl
tiou5 of showing thcir Wit aCd elcquenoo. eId
telling their story 10 plausible style, SIM
pIiciy quite peculiar to itself distinguishes the
Bible, :orcing % tho pild The conviction that
those, who wrote it, he'd 90 other OK ject thar.
by a naked manifestation Of Truth, to commend
themselves TO every mans conscience 10 the
sight of Gcd
The Spirit Of Lore is arother characteristic
CT the writer's of the Bible. Moses, while re-
cordng the crimes anG consrqueu! misery Of the
Jewish people, (Dcus 50, &..,) yet manifests
such intense love to them as to be constantly in,
tercrdug most earnestly in their behalf, Mum.
II, II, 10, &c. Paul, also, displayed tho same
his c3otuot testiGci the sincerity Of this
declaration. Compare Acts IL, As: IA, 10; and
II. 5. with Acts IT, /; and II. l. 3, 10. When
it is considered what was once the spirit OF this
man (Acts 9, |; &c, II; Tim. |. l3) who,
ask. wrought this grca. change? In what other
book do We Gnd such display OF Gods love?
Luke l5 IL, 20. %, and st Eoistic Of Johu:
ard Chris, the God map, weeping over Jeru
saIenl, praying fer his 1nurderers (Lukc 10, 4l)
dying for bis enemies, Rom. 5, s. that he might
obtain Ter them eternal life.
Love is made the sum of man j duly to Goo,
and to mao, Deut. 6. ); Matt. -. 81. 40; Rom.
Is, 10; II 81; Matt. 5. #; John -, -, AID
81 John 3, 10.
HohncsS also, distinguishes the Bible as the
word oil God, whether in its laws, history, mar.
rasives of private life, prophecy, proverbs, let
tcrS or CONTROVERSY, which we ti0d in 20 other |
book. 1t croiDs au imitation Of Gods perlec
tons. L:v. 10, ,; Matt. ), Is: Peter +. S.,
it condemns every evil disposition Of the heart |
unthanktulness to, and torgelulness Of God, .. |
Tn. ;, >; Rom. ,; Ps. 9, H. il declares that |
he who hates his brother is murderer | John |
. II that nroud InaS and n,3o in rho hnart