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God lias ever so used them. Christ, i, e., Christians. The will and commandment' of the Lon I ahil
“ Ye Are Not Under Law, But the great head of the church, so wisdom of God is, that Christians, Savior through your apostles.” I
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Under Grace.”
uses them. They must be so used by well doing, (acknowledging might multiply quotation. I could
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in all sliccessTbTfandK^overiiimfntr their obligati o n and y ie lding^ witt -tuku~oi ht-r lines of argimmn taml
1 do not think that a good, true- ing obedience, to the laws of the prove its hicohtestably as these
NUMBER HI.
character can be formed without State j>r statutory and commanded quotations do that Christians are
The next misapplication that I them. When good, devoted, ear law) should put to silence the under commanded law. I ask par*
notice is in Ids heading, Paul does nest Christian», called by their ignorance of foolish men, and that don of the reader, for addiicihg
not say statutory or commanded brethren to the responsible position while they claim to be God’s free Scriptitre in proof of so self eVident
of the eldership, and believing t)iat men, they should not Use their free a projiositioh. 1 would hot baVe
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of the law of Moses, and the laws Christ has ct gi fen laws for the dom for a cloak, (to CoVer the deemed it nrctssiry had not Bro.
of the Gospel or of grace, and con government of) Christians, in the wickedness of adultery or other Atlahls so fopeattiilly tiflirmed the
trasts them very frequently, in the fear of God, and the love of humani sin), but as liondservants of God corttrary. We are told that Christ,
Roman letter, as in other of his ty, enforce those laws; 1 do not obey also the laws of Christ. This by antithesis or opposition said, “ If
♦»pintles. Had there not been-tt-Att»- tit ink they mtghtr te-be-•digmfrtlaed is -iw shftiqi e^rtiHs^ 4x*-thu4qipaiiiUt. ym lnve... me keep my cotnhland-
of grace there could not have been as “ foolish and carnal men,” and be intention and wisdom of the articles hiehts;” and again. “A new coin*
any contrast. Paul means by law falsely accused <$ “ trying to obtain under review." I may say, indeed mandmcht give 1 unto you that ye
lly ’ ' law
law ” and to that it is in “eternal antithesis'’ .to love one another.” 1 believe that
in Romans sixth chapter the law of rigliteousm-ss by
Moses, for in the seventh chapter “ keep the cliurcln pure and godly it, ‘ as much unlike it as light and I know what an antithesis is, and I
confess i cannot see anything like-
sixth verse lie says, “ But now we by law ” I affifiii that Christians darkness or good ahd evil ”
1 shall, next show that Christ and one in these expressiumr ~hr it the
are delivered from the law, that are under liotli statutory
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being dead wherein we were held,” mamled law.—I spall not affirm as the apostles gave commandments to love ahd ^thc keeping that are in
and I unhesitatingly affirm that to the intelligence of this contra Christians, and that they are hence opposition ? Are the new com
that is tha only kind of law tlult diction of Br> Adams’ proposition under commanded law. “ Fur 1 mandments and brotherly
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God ha i given to ¡man, from which I prefer that our readers -liould as spake not from myself; but the opposition to each other ? Eni-
pl+at+eally, no Where tlu-n is. .the
"t’hristians'arcsnidT'hT
iiispnvrt to that, but L shall tiytu slunv that -Frrttrrr
it is Scriptural. I, suppose that, by me a commandment what 1 should antithesis I There is an antithesis
utterance, to'be free.
Uilder the heading “ Mistakes statutory layv is meant tin- civil say and what I should speak. And- in the expressions, “ Tlie law of sin
will Happen,” Bro. Adams has put law, or law of the State. 1 shall 1 know that his commandment is and death,” and “ The law of the
in quotation marks what lie calls show l»y two clear and distinct life eternal’ John 12: .41). This Spirit of life.”- And tlie. fact is
- Pant's •' scit]>tnriit srirtrnnrnt,’i ttTat xtaturn cuts - from - Svri pti 1 rry—t hat brn vrry’dTtfnrrnt T.stninrte of the fatal to l»rd. Adams’- ]M»dtioir,-for- if
Christians are not under commend Christians are under such-law.. 1 power and virtue of commanded one was not just as much law as
atory or statutory law. 1 think It ask the »ruder to turn te—Roiii. 13. law. from the one 1 am opposing, the other, the antithesis could not
The commandments-, of
is not usual for writers to put their and read while I note., “ He,/’ or it, ami, 1 think, vastly preferable to it. exist.
own propositions in quotation (thiTcivil power and its law) ‘ is a I do not think that its force can l>e Christ hoar their-pwmlfies. to la-
marks, and then say they are minister of God to thee for good,” tinned by calling it an antithesis met not in this world only, but also
another’s. If Paul had made such and, “ Wherefore ye must needs.be John 17 : 8, shows that Jesus gave in the next. He is unfortunate in
a statement Bro. Adams would not in subjection (under the law) nut this commandment to his ajxjstles, his selection of an illustration, on
have to prove it to a Christian, only because of the wrath, but also “ For the words which tholi gavest this ]K>int, for it is the entire, and
llis series of articles arc conclusive for conscience sake.” Here the me I have given unto them.” complete significance of the first
against Ids proposition. J have State or civil p«ver is declared to Matt. 28; 20, teaches that this com tabernacle, that it is a figure of the
noticed enough of his quota be a minister of Gyd to the Chris-’ manded law was to be taught to true tabernacle, or church of God.
tions ami applications of Scripture tian for good, and he is expressly (’hristians in order that they might Solomon’s temple was gloriously
to show that the articles under re enjoined to be in subjection to it. ols-y it, “Teaching them to observe- burnished and garnished that it
view are not reliable in thc.se This clearly places them under the all things whatsoever I have com might faintly represent the glory
respects. I now proceed to call at- law of the State or statutory law manded you.” The following quota and garniture of the church. Paul
tention to other particulars in The second is also'very clear from tions prove that the apostles olieycd says in Hebrews that the holy
which they are at fault.
4—Peter 2: 13-17, ‘ Be subject—ter this- instruction:2Timas. 3:4, place made with luinds wasjike_in
1 never yet read an author, or every ordinance of man for the “ And we have confidence in the pattern to the true. How can they
c inversed with a man, who held ’ Lord’s sake ; whether it be to the Lonl touching you, that ve both do then lie called unlike. This mis
that men could be “ made good te/J king as supreme, or unto governors and will do the things which we take made several times in his
law." This looks like a man of ; as sent by him for vengeance on command;” verse 6,“ Now we com articles shows very clearly their
straw. The nearest 1 have come to | evil <loers ; and for praise to them maud you, brethren, in the name of weakness and fallacy.
Centei ville, Or , Sept. 30, T8S2.
reading it is in No. 4, “ A perfect ! that do well. For so is the will of our Lord Jesus Christ; verse 12
law will certainly make a perfect i God that by. welldoing ve should “ Now them that are such we com
Foolish Preaching.
man.” I very much doubt it. 1 put to silence the ignorance of mand anti exhort.” 1 'l im. 4: II
am certain that law will never foolish men; as free., and not using “ These things commaml and
I sometimes fear that- there are
punish anyone. If there is no your freedom for a cloak of wicked teach.” Also G : 12, “T charge thee too many who see no difference be-
power behind the law to enforce it ; ness, but as bondservants of God. in the sight of God * * * that tween foolish preaching, and “ the
no one will lie punished. It is true Honor all men Love the brother thou 1 keep the commandments foolishness of preaching ” the
that men cannot be made good by hood.
Fear God.
Honor the without < spot, without reproach.” truth, as a means of redeemin'' men
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“ statutory a»id commanded law ” able language, and direct and ex and exhort ami reprove with all them under the spiritual law of
cannot produce all the effects in plicit contradiction of the proposi authority.” 2 Peter 2: 21, “To God.'
men’s hearts needed to make them tion of the articles under review turn back from the holy command
And I often wonder that more
goo<l. But so far are they from Both the law making and law exe ment delivered unto them.” Also intelligent men are not driven into
being “ weak ami ls-ggarly,’’ that cuting of civil governments are 3: 2, ‘ That ye should remember infidelity by such foolish preaching,
they are very powerful and indis- j specified, and they are said to be tin- words which were spoken !><■- lite “foolish Galatians” were not
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