Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-08-14

hear and receive the truth. lie has
ears to hear and he hears; eyes to
see and he sees, because he Is acatttng
to both hear and see.
The first point to be made in re-
latiOn to the editorial is that it
alludes to the teaching as "the opin-
ions of tin their opinion it
says-"the world is growing worse
and worse"- and the point is that
mems opinions are of no account at
all in the matter. In mans opinion
Jesus Christ was not fit TO live in
the world. Let mans opinions and
mans thoughts then at once be put
aside as absolutely of no Importance
in the matter. The word of God, the
infallible word, is the only proof
and test Ofeverything in christianity;
and both ourselves and Mr.. Park
hurst may be left out, if it is only
our opinions. The word of God we
should all bow before at once and
without equivOcatiOn or excuse. Here
it is, read tin the last days peril
Gus times shall come; for men shall
be lovers of their own selves, cOvet-
Gus, boosters, proud, heady, high
minded, ETC., ETC., lovers of pleasure
more than lovers of God, etc, etc.
having a form ofgodliness but deny
ing the power thereof, from such
turn dtCay." evil men and seducers
shall wax worse and worse deceiving
and being deceived" See End Tim.
chap III, End Peter chapters II and
III, also the epistle Of Jude and the
first three chapters of Revelation.
Now here is plenty of the true test
imony of the infallible word
to show you that Gas it was in the
days Of Noe and of Lot, so shall it
be when the Son of Man cometh."
Yea, even the Lord Jesus himself
asks "when the Son of Man cOmeth
shall he find faith Oh the earth!'
Luke XVIII-S. But in the face
even of this testimony Mr.. Editor,
you persist in calling it "men's opin-
ions" and proceed to assert your
own opinion that the world is grow
ing better and better, etc. Shall we
take your opinion and other mems
opinions on this subject or shall we
bow down to Gods word?
Again you cite the parallels of the
Heaven" and the Mustard seed" to
prove that christianity is to leaven
the world, etc., etc. Do you not
know that leaUen in the scriptures
is always used as a figure or type Of
corruption? Leaven, or yeast in the
-four or meal-what the children
bread is made Of-miXed in with the
flour sOurs and cOrrupts and ruins
the whole batch. 1t is thus that the
leaven-corruptiOn of mans teach
ing or doctrine, is to ruin and cor
rupt christianity until the world be-
comes as it was in the days of Noe
when God delugcd it for its wicked
ness; or as SOdom in the days of Lot
when God rained fire and birthstone
on it and consumed it in his anger.
Men may fancy that they are doing
great things in the earth but the
word of God is - "when they
shall say peace and safety then sud
den obstruction cOmeth upon them.
-lstThes. Va. Read the whole
chapter. "The kingdom of heaven"
embracing all who profess allie
glance to Christi is like unto a mus
tard seed grown to be a great tree,
so that the fowls of the air lodge III
its branches" If you will look at
the chapter-Matt. XIII, in which
these parallels are given, you will
see that "the fowls of the air" are
Satan in figure, and in Dan. IV-lO,
IL, u and 20, 81, % verses, you will
see that a great tree is the figure of
a great sCOrldy power, so that the
true Interpretation of the parable is,
that the profession of christianity
or the worlds church if you please
grows to be a great earthly power in
which is sheltered all kinds of cor
ruption that Satan can bring in, and
it is this great tree that you are adj
miring, wondering at and eXalting
to-day. Verify, 'if it were possible
he (Satan) shall deceive the very
elect. Matt. XXIV-24.
Now Mr. Editor, | have scarcely
commenced as you will see, but
knowing that your space is limited
stop here until your next issue,
and if you and Enquirer" will only
wait in patience 1 will try (D.V.) to
minister to you both as the Lord
may enable me.
FOR THE TRUTH.