Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-14

Himself, for we are told by the Apostle
Paul IN Heb. I.8 and Q, that Thou
speaking Of Jesus) hast loved righteous
ness, and hated inlquity. therefore God,
even thy God. hath anointed thee with
the oil Of gladness above thy fellows"
ltappeafs that the Savior was anointed
above hi, fellows. because Of His ex.
ceeding righteousness, and that Jeremiah
was ordained prophet before he was
born; doubtless also meriting that dis
iinctiOn by his previous righteousness.
All whom God did predestinaie He
did iOreknow; therefore. the Pres
bytefians " they were consistent and
sctiptural In their faith, would accept the
doctrine Of pre'existence as they are
strong believers in "predestnation."
Without discussing at present as to
how many, or OF what class were pre-
| destinated. we will quote the faith Of Mr..
Boyd on III subject (See Confession Of
Faith" page az:
by the decree Of God. Tor the manifestation
| Of His glory, some men and some angels arc
| pfcdcsuned unto everlasting iIie aud Others
| iofeofdaIned 70 evct|a,Hng death. These
angels and men. thus prcdcshnaied and iofeof.
/ dained. arc particularly and unchangaby de-
/ signed, and The number is 30 certain and definite
that 10 cannot be either Increased OF a..
min.ihcd.
According to the number Of the for.
| tunate will be rgidly maintained:-
with as much truth the exact number
might have been given. The point, We
wish to make, however, Is that all those
pfedestlncd, whether many or few, were
ioreknown and therefore pfe.cxisted.
| am inclined to think that the Pres.
! bytcfians will contend that II Is not
necessary to "pre.eNist" for God u
know the quality lii In their opinion
quality be an object at all Of His oil
tpnng, as lie knows all things beior,
they come to pass. We will not discus,
what He knows, but on the authority o
the Scriptures we know that His gnowl
edge will never interfere with the Ire,
agency OF man, which he lmanl vii
always have an opportunity OF manifest
ing before he is either punished or 70
| wafded, as we will all have justice don,
us, and will be rewarded according 4
our works, whether they be good, o
whether they be evil" Another re
ference may be- supeifluous, but as Il 81
iuily, In a general way, confirms on
personal examples previously quoted
wi give Il. Job, thirty-eighth chapter
beginning at the first verse!
Then the Lord aniwefed oh out Of N
whiflwind and said. Who is this that dafkenet
counsel BY words, without knowledge Cir
up nov ihy loint Ike a man. Tor will dcman
OF thee, and anspef thou me. Where wal
thou whcn laid the foundations Of the earth
Declare. Il thou hast understanding. WI
hath laid the measufts thereof " thou knuwctl
Or who hath stretched the line uponiu Where
upon are the foundations iastcned' Or VII
laid The corner stone thereof when the monin
stars sang together and all the sons Of Co
shouted for ioyl
God is the Father OF the spirits OF al
flesh All the sons OF God we're prest n
and reioiced when the foundations G
the earth were laid, they were all there
which is also an argument against IN
idea q Simultaneous creation Of spiti
aud body. There Is no room ior douu
tina, God and all His sons were preser
IN spirit on that momenious OCCASION