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disciple of the Master; eminent Jor
for a covering, it is l>ecause of ex
his faithful laliors in the gospel,
isting custom; and the impression
ami has now long been with the
. ’ that would be made by a departure.
Lord. These women, in becoming
Why not look at it in the same
familiar with the Scriptures, and
sensible way w’hen he says for
■Xflfldiing ton to Timothy, set a.
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church, and if they w’ould learn worthy example to
anything to ask their husbands at women ; but they were only obey
ing their law’ which reads as fol
home.
in our day it is not a shamt for low’s : “ These words which I com
mand thee this day, shall l>e in thy
women to speak in church. But on
heart ; and thou .......
shalt
account of the bondage oi
— - teach them
of a com- Lew»«,
înând that could only have a local ’dlllgeiitlv unto thy ch ildren ,-ami
application; w e half observe and shalt talk of them when tliou sittest
half disobey it. It is all right for in i thine house, and when thou
1. That it was the infinite privi
them prophets, rising up early and
sending them, to remind, expostu- i lege of the Father to love and
late and entreat. After all they redeem his fallen creatures.
2. That the Father gave all the
forsook God, and lightly esteemed
the Rock of their salvation; they authority of this work into the
bands of his Son, whose right it was
3. That in following the order of
whom their fathers feared not, till
the Lord abhorred them, and the Son we may glorify the Father
and Son in these ages and in the
poured out his w rath upon them.
Dear reader, if it wras so ne age to come.
4. That Christ is the head of the
cessary that Israel acquire and*
.Lapp in mind a knowledge of the church w’hich is his own body;
word and w orks of God, it cannot therefore the church is’the church
| be ’ less so * for us Æ
Our salvation
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is of Christ, the body of Christ. And
as precious as was theirs. A fail as the church of Christ can be gov
all our sisters to sing (not very w’alkest by the way, and when thou ure on our part will be no less erned by no other than the law of
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Gh ria t, it—foll ow» therft fime,, a s cer
up. And thou shalt wi ite them "Tisastrous—ho tTOt' ”«nd.— A tt - w
not pray, and others they may
being warned by their failure to tainly as there is a church, there is
upon
the
posts
of
thy
house,
and
speak in social meeting, but must
use diligence in searching the a law for its executive government.
on thy gates.”
not i^reach.
Christendom is honestly working
Scriptures, treasuring them in our
The pains here taken by the
Now evidently good judgment Lord
in specifying indicates thej hearts, and thus keeping ourselves for the redemption in Christ. But
and the most loyal adherence to
in the love and fear of the Lord ? the work is inharmonious, because
the spirit of apostolic teaching importance of the command. They The world has its allurements and it is not well understood just who
were to treasure the law’ in their
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temptations now’, as well as then, it is that is authorize«!, or lawfully
ilone decently and in order,” and to own hearts, then teach it to their nor are our memories and pow’ers of privileged to execute the work, or
edification, and when it is decent children ; then talk about it freely resistance much stronger than were steady the ark of God. Our object
and orderly and edifying to have and familiarly, daily—yes, and theirs. The Savior- was aware of is not to find fault, nor to prove any
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- • ■ thewomempaFrieipafoiu-.tlui-Jier- -nightly-Loo,.. Uuit.,ihey..
our <1angei*7 when Ke*r^ommenTTeiT
vice let us encourage them to do so. know just what the Lord required the daily petition, “ Lead us not Lord his said in his word for the
Bome w’omen have no husbands to of them and do it. Besides their into temptation, but deliver us from government of his family on the
ask at home, others ignorant, written law which was to be learn evil.”
greatly need divine aid earth, which is the cfcurch. Christ
drunken, infidel husbands; such ed and taught, they had monu in our perilous journey.
is the only head bis church cap,
might l»e permitted to ask father, ments,and monumental institutions, Hebron, O., May Slat.
have over all the church. All the
and services, requiring oft repeated
brother, or even the church.
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congregations of true disciples that
‘ Now let me say in concluding rehearsals of the mighty -works of The Church the Highest Exec have lived, that now live, or that
utive Authority on Earth.
this article, that I think we may God in their behalf, in Egypt, and
tnay yet live, only constitute the
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have far niw of, humanism i n a ~o n t ■ w hat h r had done i n judging -
BY O M. wniTNEY.
one body of Christ, and be the one (
perversion of thé leaching of Scrip their enemies—punishing and des
There is but one good spiritual and only head. As the head does
ture so as to make it apply where troying ; and w hat he had done for
the brain work, and the body per
it w’as neveHIntended, ami to make them in redeeming them with a fatherhood of God of which we
forms the manual labor, so Christ
special teaching or example of uni high hand, shielding, leading and know anything, and that is in
exercises the devising wisdom, and
versal application than to imbibe bestow ing upon them the land he Christ our Lord, “ of whom the
the church performs the executive
the spirit of the Master and to had sworn to give them; besides whole family jn heaven and earth
service according to his law of
fulfill his teaching by doing the acknowledging to the Giver the re is named.”
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The apostle in speaking “concern love. ___________.
things that have been made univer ceipt of present blessings.- . Ex. 12:
The church is not only the
sal in their application and in all 26, and 13 : 14 ; Deut. 6 : 20, and ing Christ and the church,” in Eph.
highest, but it is the only executive
other matters allowing times and 26: 1-11; Josh. 4: 6-21. Thus 1st chap., says “That the God of
our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of body that Christ has, left us. The
customs to dictate the wisest abundant provisions were made for
papal power undertook to put
course, and leave our brethren free a thorough training of all Israel in glory,” “ according to the working
the knowledge of God’s word and of his mighty power which he another head on the church of
as Christ has.
works; and to keep all these con wrought in Christ whom he raised Christ, but they only created a
BIBLE TALKS.
stantly in their minds-^his word from the dead and set him at his monster that was not ip any way
BY M. K. I.EMEBT.
that they know’ his will and do it; own right hand in the heavenly akin to it.
When the Father had given all
his works to prompt to action, by places, far above all principality
NUMBER XTV.
things
pertaining to the church into
and power, and might, and domin
inspiring
love
and
fear
—
the
mo
a
Paul said to Timothy, “.From
ion, and every name that is named, the hands of the Son, Christ chose
child thou hast known* the holy tives to obedience.—mercies and
not only in this world but also in his ministers and spiritually quali
Scriptures, which are able to make blessings inspire love—judgments, that which is to come, and hath put fied them to do his work. And
thee wise unto salvation through fear. “ O that there were such an
all things under his feet, and gave under the guidance and power of
faith w’hich is in Christ Jesus.” heart in them, that they would fear him to be the head over all things thb Holy Spirit, Jesus working in
The Scriptures here spoken of are me, and keep all my command to the church which is his body.” them, they begun the most self-
the Old Testament , Scriptures. ments always, that it might be well i And in chap. 3 : 10 he says, “ That denying, self sacrificeing, and yet
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Though Timothy’s father was a , with them, and their children for through the church might be (made) the most wonderful work of consti
Greek,
mother — wras a Jewess. ever,” saith the Lord. Israel was known the manifold wisdom of tuting men and women members of
MjflXJVFVj his
axary
Both his mother and grandmother prone to forget, and to cease fear
God.” Verse 21st, “ Unto him be the family of God m Christ. They
were pious Godfearing women; ing the Lord; yet their prosperity glory in the church by Christ Jesus began their work by grouping
familiar with the holy Scripture# and their life depended upon it. throughout all ages world without together the baptized believers in
themselves, they taught them to When they began to forget and
Christ into congregations, called
end.”
Timothy from his childhood; and grow r»tyiw, the Lord, not willing
congregations, or churches. Each
These Scriptures teach
fts a result he became a (levoted that th«/ perish, in mercy sent
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