Milford chronicle., 1885-11-27

PosrscRIPr.-Th above letter was i'll the
printers hands for last week, but was
crowded out The following seems to be re-
quired i'll answer to Enquiries" last
The recovered truths are not taught in
Presbyterian theology, or even known or uu-
derstood by Presbyterians any more than in
a very general sense, as i'll Romanism and
all the other isnis into which man has rent
the Church or Assembly Of God. If they
were why should many members; and even
ministers, brought up, indoctrinated and ed
ucated i'll Presbyterianisin come ont fit to
Christ, even forsaking all they have in this
world, when they come to see and under
stand the word of God The simple truth is
that Enquirer" only puts in this broad
claim TO Justify his system and himself He
NAV think so, and no doubt honestly does,
lust as Saul thought he was doing Gods ser
vice in prosecuting the infant Assembly, but
his own letters prove that he does not even
understand these truths himself Indeed he
seems to have 10 apprehension Of them
He niisapprehends me in many points, and
i'll none more so than when he says 1 so ''se-
verely condemn him" It is not that con-
demu him God forbid that should set my
self up as a judge over my fellow men, and
especially over my fellow Christians. My
place is to judge myself and not Others, by
the word of God; but let this word judge us
all, and nothing else, and lift severely con-
denlu" let us judge ourselves and repent and
t1rl to Him. The word ofGod is the Living
Word. the sword of the Spirit, and when it
condemns it is with a righteous judgment
The truth Of God is very absolute. Itisyea,
yea; and not yea and nay. What man says
is of but little consequence. Let God be
true and every man liar. Let His word
have authority over our souls, and not mans.
Let it Judge us and we not one another. My
place is to wash "Enquirers" feet and this
ami trying to do according to John 18th.
Another nisapprehension is that I bring
baseless charges against the Church Of
Christ" Here how plain it is that he is blind
to the truth Of Cod because his sect come in
between him and God. He calls his sect
the church of Christ. it was the church
of Christ, his charge would be true, and
would hasten to repent in dust and ashes;
but. as will be seen as we get on with these
letters, that it is only system of mans
devising. and not the church of God at all;
but on the contrary that its very existence
Is in open violation of the word Of God, and
that it aids in binding men to the truth; just
as we see in the case of Enquirer" himself
In the words Of scripture It is ''deceiving
and being deceived" His foundation being
"a fearfnlly wrong, all that has been built
npon It. or that may be built upon it is
wrong also. He sees everything through
tl,is distorted medium Presbyterianism is
the church of God with him, and conse-
ouentlv every thing must bend to Presby
terianism If this is not idolatry it will be
dif1icult to find it. Even God must bend to
presbvterianisnl That is really where En-
otiireru stands On the contrary every true
Christian will say, let every thing and every
body bend to God and His will, as set forth
to Us in His word, and If this severely COIL
demns Presbyterianism let Presbyterianism
20 to the wall Little children keep your
selves from idols, lst John 5-3I s z.