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fmltj.eat eMcutiail’J Cfinritcleit with the argument,
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In compliance with a public solicitation; and -1 in*
ifl&thwd' uyobligation towtvKls C*bd j -sHd
|jflari;wo hsv ; dihctybu,lb ndvbcttteilftf daUBo ofscfamh
I Witlioot Any social reltodnco -to*4lio.'Tti'>‘
I cent diBCUBßionV,or''’lb’lfiO' : Vai , ioufl ; tncHlcs’’'drfot , mB>
| bp which this'cause lrab‘ lieferfJ’br irWQßWlTieavWff
design lo press the efulms oTTempcranco on the basis
iltobc thc tadfcc
of humanity,-of-rcligion, of -tb'c; church, and of. God
without howovpr, sanctioning onich >that iiatf been
nid and done, 10-rclatioji to this subject, lhq_flad-ro~
lollbf which might have;bqert avoided, by a more
considerate procedure,' Biacegprdinglfic dictator
ftaibn, philosophy arid. clWislianily,men, jmvorustad
into' opposite'cilrcmed l havc'rcsprtdd'to qbusOjlo
undueliureiirie'sairid violcnccVnlanguage; toridicujc
and dccijaailort tm’d in llna'mahncr, by’rppcjlihglhq
Wind ind habiting the feeling*, hjivo neulrollicd the
Very cffccW they, designed toproduce., Conflicting
statements,'and bppoSilc opmiohs'have agituled and'
Embarrassed public sentiment. Not satisfied -with
Hie obvious principles of the Gospel, men .have resort*
cd'fo scholaelic disquisition) introduced extraneous
matter, lb support assumed positions, and ransacked
the dusty records of antique lore, to establish a fayp.
file theory.* 'ln this.'man per, opinions, have been'os
confidently asserted, 1 as they 1 were absolutely, denied;
Counsel has been, darkeped by iriariy, words, so that
the public mind has been unsettled, tp'ssbd to and fro,
Until its agonized,Convulsions.resemble the uplicuv
logs of the occarij When hepluhltt firpadJiako hgdeep
foundations. . . >*' -
We Comc bade to Gospel principles.' Wo have no
lympalhy for the eulogized quihorilicaAf past ages,
Wien tola! nhalfricnflD /brhjcdj afiVClj ho pajilfn Iho,
codo oTchristia’n'inoi'alßl and When even the lonrncd,
however brillianUholiblb of intellectual glory which
tncirclcd; their, brows,‘knew «f- little of the nathto'
•nd cUlmsjof American jtcmpcrdncc, as the snbjdct
absolute, •mon&rchyv)iL .lb?'wllds-.of Siboriu,
of,the plfrmonU of Au)cricdni,indcpci)denco.—
As ncttmigUl M'O.apprnl ih* a JfywshiH sor/'. an Ao si
fr/arr ftnor or a/Turkj«h bH.Bljqsv, ,lo;d«nnc'.lho unUitC
of a renublcian governoieot* uf,to.anq|cni pulho’rillbs,
• Wcdeprccplfl '
flic interposition of ancicnlior modern authorities,
wlien tliby prove antagonistic lo an enlarged Christian
morality. Wo lo a authority; lo a
" more.shrd‘Word,” which is as clWr ann'distinct In
its requirement*) as'it is final and Infallible In its
decisions. \Vc refer to the more pure, riioro excellent
md advanced system of morality, contained in the
[Gospel of Christ., From this source wo will attempt
to denjpnalrato:~; ; -. ■, . ‘
. That such are the circumstances rtf iM <*ge,thdt ac*
wording to Gospel pfi*iciplte f the use of fejmenled or;
fleohoUc JrinAs, us a bectrage;iB arid
in evil, - .’ < ", , i , ■ ~
1. And in order that.we may&t; once pxhibjt.lhp,
mndalion ©four entire argument, ive
he usual mode, of referring to d\a,ioirr(itejl t fpprohly
flba old. Testament, A# final ofid. .conclusive “Utbo;
ly in (he ease. Wq herb 'assume' n position*, which
1 som e may appea r startling, and iv luc I j ,h ash it her I □
Gained unnoticed In this Wo allude^
) llib acknowledged ami obvlouß distinction betWfcbn
he standard of morality which obtained in tho Old
I’citmncnt, and that w.hicj) Js required by the more
inished and developed -yslcm of the And on
hli, perhaps 'novel position, wo base bur first orgu*
lent;—a position, which,amid the excitement, of
Urlisun ’ Wurfurb uiid iiiiolicclual gladiulorship, Itas
‘cen 100 much neglected. .We shall assign to it its
Jtopor * place,' and hbld U up in all 'Us practical mo
■iont.- 'And' froni’il, wo will ahovy, thal' irihc 1 0.‘ 1 •
'nils liWe/rfcnseiand'pfnbliCcl'is Itf'dtcide the tho’’
r oliiy of our day, the lifcjunu tho
r c r y^lfti)ijjlts^r:hun)ph-wsiety.vYo^J(fb(j
Iq oracr-io ibrin a.proper view-of this
mt/sl consider p , which has,
of Goo, in tho wbrld.
JVhai theologian—what c)insfiandocB nbl
''now. iha’f God' ffb.m the beginning, graduated liifi,
r cvclaUonV ffcfeofdlng Id tfro cXisllug slulq of lliltfiftn
Society, In .proportion a? thq moral, physical .add
intyilcctujl 'nowdrs of, nidn'wcfb ' dcvclode'd,'in 'tho
proportion' lio'oxtcnd6d.nn { i‘onlargcrf'liistcvo-
iMloim. 'Thus;tho Adanjlc'cdVc.ntihl w«s>diltifubly
•oitod (o Ihot firimUivc
'nd;happiness/ - A'hd *'When - rn 1 jirocciss of limb, thu
circumstances of human life were cssolially cliunged, -
»nd tho UutrtXtv paWr's, were
p/f«ftcd into a mortkonlatgcd apd developed cxq^cipp,
•° patriurd|nl;pqqaliUUion, us. qorrfispondlng. with
of pripfbvcrpcnt. waR qbnfprfcd Upon man.
Ajid \y||G«, In. layer Ages, the luimun, race mu\ rcycU
™ * still higher grade of. intellectual
•lie Mosaic Institutes wcroglvcn,* which'in their ro-
Raircmcnls iycro*tf(Ufilo f d' i for which they
W<ro designed—ami< U>caoAVdrh>inlqndfcd. lo.bUiprc-
lo 'oyinol and per/cct bqdo of morals,iWhlch
•M-lo hb roVoolcd. tb'man, when onco-iim wprlfi
w °ulc| be prepared for U. Actordingly.yin fiftdvWhpi?.
flic Augustan ago arrived;; svlicn iphiwflopby. h“”
Wore - fullyfcplargod -tho'liDilian intcllcctj when the
stliand sciences had hoop morp.oxtonßiyoJyIrlculljva 1 r l culljva-
C< l| flic rights and wants pf humanity
nndcratoQd, and when tho immortal longings of tho
*°ul, required a more solution of human
Wjny avd. vc»p W «vhiUty»-T-thun, thp lobl • gjqvptf
(iplfhqd dlapp.nB|\tioq,tbo Gospql, w.as poutqwca.
lluß.lherq.isiglvpp f.Q us a mopl pprp, pcm‘o/ h
aud, a\|. codo
V'jch our lives are,r c K}fl. li lF. t K' . *i!: "I 1 *
c««cm, ao'nlogy, .civilVdoycloiionienta, njifi lli.p ( nn.; V.
Jflio dlvmp Icgifiiatlon.'allpjbyo lliat lhc filial dm-
Pcniatipn.wpuld omlirabo tt inoro spiritual orta coni-
Nhonsivo mornllty,' V , *,.’*.
„ GptV enlarged and
cfoidod ‘mg remedied Vr?'*?iV 0 ’
; fl<m as time and society* adyailce'dj let Us mow
'fecoed lo exhibit the alluded 10, and tho
nqtquo .ppd pupqvvyr
jStk , yqu'lo our iJordlVpVh' VP®. 9 * 1 '?! 1 ’ t (V*t
a P°M } d balled Inio.qucqiion. bU’ Aormpn on,
n ? jnounl, hb dhfQlda lub\Aorq. !, comp'rchjirin\Vo tiiid'
TWottf %lhrb'bf h)s^ddctrl'ncb.ond'as^rcdtlio^wa
eiabilafd 'b)Tmbf,rt( mnrily’Wa's Tcqulsjtc'
klrigdbtp;'• lid
tbbht a nihnbcr of
110I 10 signlfidafico which Ho aUadh*
"H pWcopM, tind lb alidW ihiil’ lhb ; WJldlo;mt)rftl
, : i'l' - " f *> -i • mi. \ ill' .’i| ..I mil j,-
SM'>Of.\ogift„j 1 „ C |i tjcu.l.oroopmlpihlhqi vp^d
]i Jq>vs df lunraltty-wlnch nro-Mwiiypi
ul u such fti nro’cuiitntrton lh I
’x-wxxffcK’ sftaod&rtl of- iksdncxiAasuwbich IfulACiJ
avub tolorutod livtlio O-. T.~
«o h). i Who wouldlmorprul Hlr» fonsgoitiß arßummit.
i|Homn, J!£l‘ , y tt retted toil on- Uio< Ot W Vllsplfcys U)o' much
flcvinr projuillci) | ,toAiierJ»-rt'4oribi{Srop|y<-/ I V. *,
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• - "'I 'ua v;«',r -,|i jKiiic-a •, I r^ T “* '' nll *“ r^rir - '<> fti ’ k J * " 1 udnnrbwi.;,, ->li» »u;ol i, -:;;unv« *.’••• /•
■’ «»’. CpMStE; l > 1848;-:. -
•» : ■ ■■■ -a , • ' *' .* -firr SIT , V ui U ? nuo *.orf m .oi tin-. I .A r V .m;,.,. f, .f
whVch OicyTiadj giio'H'but tf’paiitlaiiahd dftni.
Iq4 torpQqlvoimfulhtmiritual
A^PSoPte S o*?* tygfofcwed to tbq
law respecting, murder,which ‘they, ,ha'd .received
BltiSply’ln Unmoral thbdtilhgbVt 1 r ho so Bmatgcd J iis
lWpoH,d6 lpihakc f 'eVcn ! halred'ti violation of
tUiua u pIBO.,St fl john -anpUas that Aa<eiA,ii| a
■^®/ h 9ri i M" fH;XS, .,.ln ; fike m<m,
nor, our third introduced the Idw rbapoclirig divorce,
Recording to which, they had been permitted' tb : jiot
away Iholjr wins <&en DlYlriyal grounds, by giving
brdiv^rcdnicht, 1 ‘Tfils’llo modified to
for pno special paoW; ! 71b' eridkb of lex talioms, the
law;bf rttolialiOh'iby'Wliifclf.tliby Had bbbn'ficr milted
Ur tike mango upoh hn offchdcri^— ll an 1 leytf fordn
c yor a Pd a *:tqolh.’’ l i}To; r thi9*lawpin.. pc.
CQrdanep, will) f thp,, ,splat o£ hie Gospel, hq
gave a far more clpValctl so fISnl mislead
of debiting rctallatiah.’Wq’bhdßlH'ribl'dvcn rebate Vil,
but return good for evil. Thus 100, whilst polygamy
was tolerated in the O. T. & KdifWlty Prohibited,ln
.Hie a, T, And wtop* op lbc
rcfprrcd to.lhc* (Hficrondcbf qbr EordVtactnriearo
spccting and appqabju to llio la\Vs ofMos’esj
ho. dcclai-od to them tttal; jVtpbcs had pbrmjtlcd these
things'only on accoublw.icrf the hardness, of : lheir :
hearts;- r -' 3 ' 1 • 1 '“ ' ■ 15
[l I Vie
TltCao iViiglltbfeJ mulliplictlvifro i
sufficient to establish iho itfottf Excellent and compro. j
hensivo ntbrsllty of the GospoU Apply thoargtfmcnl t
to'lhcrsobtaei of tompol’anoc; which is certainly;in- |
cl(ldtf’d{fi l i*lh6 range qfchiisuan dulffcsfkhd ,ypti Will, i
liavo oi auiUc)onl fourtfiafto.p.for it. Accordingly Wo I
must conclude, that,temperance untjen dho.’Ni.T.is, i
entirely a'difrercnlllfmg'ftofo tcmpofanCO'bndfcytiie. (
O. T.-~lhat lll6,.Gfjspcl cfcohb>ny f ,lp.od |
aamucli monb porfcctnnd (jomprchonsivc.uian it.was
under fhd 'Mossaic^bs'ottr'/Lord’a construction'of ;
mhrdcf, is superior, -to-’ tho
meaning. which the Jewfigavo the same/ 'Who will
venture to deny thesd conclusions? ‘ .*• m .
1 Why,then go bock, tq T; to f 'ddfibd practical'
duties, which exist in'ilWhwghlcr illustration of the
Gospel 7 Ate we in- this mahner to pass by the very
System Which wo lyiVd Vjjunlarily adopted as the}
rulcdf our'fuilh? "fTfifllftW was our Schoolmaster
to lead us to • then Wq are professedly
Christians, 1 *1 wo under the schoolmas
ter.” ,Vo pro not law.” ‘‘Tho lawwas'
the.shadow of good things, to come.” * Shall wo re
ject tho aUbktanee and go brick to the shadotiff {'Shall'
wo to luivo'rccojirso loan imperfectmq
rallly, winch was prxvxtiied to man in an undeveloped
stage of existence, When mdeh was lolcraled on ac
count ofigijorancc and’corrjjption? Is il.proper.for,
ns (o overlook a most finished and excellent otiiicai
system,'and’to go ba'ck to dh antiquated code,■suited
to othcr'.cllmcs and. darkeijOges, to learn.lessons of
virtue and temperance"?" Is il rational,'that in the
]9lh century, surrounded by -the full blaze of Gospel
light, wo should go bade-to old Lot to learn the art
of Icmpcrnnce; or la wicked f Ham, to obtain lessons
about' distilling wine'; to good oltTNoah, to
receive instruction a son,? \V*,th tho
same propriety, we migiit resort to the 'same source;
to obtain permission to piil iyvay our wives, for trival
causes; and, with equal prppriety wo might encour
age polygamy and l(ien appflul to Moses, to sanction
tho uhhalloWcd deed. -Is'll not therefore .'jilst us'
absurd, in vie w of the ror'cgving-stalomtnts, to plead
for the mediate uso of wfoo on the supposed sanction
of lhcO. : T. as il would-be to.call for b ptddeVati
hiimbcfcdf wives, on If'blmllarquthqrHy ?, .For il iHo
former is tolcruicdjSfl >:1 ’
!.\Vo speak with then, when-wo assert,'
that ngaihst tMi afgUmcntvno Valid objcctiop_Can be.
•mode. Admitting.{tjiai thapj T. (Jpcs 'lolcrntc ibc
uso of fermented and alcoholic liquor—what then?
Why it tolerates it on tile arimiU it tole
rates divorce; poligamjr -and. thD
ground oflht!-hardness of ithfclr hfcafls.i .- Aud that oil
o( tlictrtlwilh dthcr BinS'arc,embraced in tho Same
category, and that tbclt abctlots UaVo theii proper
penalties assigned them, scq In'lsl Cor. Vi.
!), 10.;- ■ i ‘ ■ .• • ;; " :/ •: ’• '
• And wlmt intelligent Bible rcadcndocs not know,>
that lit Was ;a ; prominent dcsigb of tho Saviour, by
means ofhls word, to clcvdle tho standard of morali
ty among.men? jiHcnca bo furnisliod n more sublime
atuCcxullcd system* and illustralod tho luorospiritoal
excellence of his precepts, by his ennobling
Thhftrall { iB , Blrikingty < ejp*mrflifled,,Jlrtlang'niher-'in
slanccs, in the futf vital'whWMdscs permits retail
mien, the Savtburmbl; only prohibits: reVenge and
hatred, but.ovep .direct? that wo i should return good
for evil, fofgito mJr encmjesi and for, thcip 1—
Tins'instance criaraclonies' liis wlidlc system, and
displays Us 1 u 1,1 ' K , ’ f
i And have We hy such means made Ho advance in
chrhliah riiuruUT. liasthu World existed in vain for
Ujo lust two Utoijpapd years,i tUa.vp nqt.human science
and prophecy,
the dcvchiporocnl of hUlpry,,.rc9ojirpliqi of .travelers 1
opd llicJiivcflllgiUion of-piPUI talenl, furnished *o*l
eroded hi.hV»ceUn\crt»r/ita\ion? Arc woV
ihq.phMw-iCod jmrpqsKß.of Mod mprs clearly, under*
Btoed v pni\ T moral duty more distinctly ..dchueiU; ,1/
nph iheß,,inigli.i,;\yfl gP.hftcfc,la Ihftago.ofMho inn ul *:
sitiou to discover the science* of torturing heretic?;,,
nr,Qvqntp,tlmPPtly>. ll iBlqr>’.or,NoWiEllglandflolgijrn
Oie ; mysliipprovou mpthyd ,of hutping isvUchc, B i; • .
. AiQWj hftyoj wi}: not dofnonslrated.onr.irirst,grpundj
UftV.o.vy.e jiplsKovvnMiQtfashumafl society advanced,
lira plans,of Mod WPCP mpro : ,rully ( davelopc4? ; , Hayo
WPli «Mt out Spyippr’Bi qvm ; P*phca\ioh,
tjio more, »p|f||nir) and toiuprolmnsivo, morality .oflhp,
mi therefore.- Ujcsp statements.sweep.]
awpy lliO(\v;holo tissue or.falsoiqrßunacHtPtißPi Wty-fA I
lies, been founded supposition.that thp
sonctibns the use of intoxicating liquor)?;' Thprfyl?.
ntf.a-,particle ofriV-dcfc.iJAM l)o tvhp.maUps A. l ', o '
practical prill)p.,Q.,-.l J ..tJip{nilo of his liffi t jf
onp, thqp3fpd, I p/g.ilt ilUndto.d 1 au(jti forty eight, years
behind. ’ n* u f » , ;• * v . ‘ -
2., The.r,o«uta w*) hftvp, arrtypdj wilfhq
amply BU6Minpd l ..hy ; U»o/fpHoW.\Pff MgmWl* h «HPt
pprt ofpqr jnain. th?> n P. tM oMvUPjrc|r?HW u, i c . c *
on Gospel prlnqipjqßj rcqdp.r thft Jia.hUnal.upc pf
(oX'cating liquor flniNpiprflliiyw..!; <■ 'T
, It)
must enquire.:,jirtf'Vup ;Vyhat,aro
tlfw o, qlrounmiPhPPP t, ./Nyhioh arvAhoa9Mopp.°l P!* v n T
01p10pt.,7 If, n | 11 . i» 'MI •!»,': » t.ur
, What is.au imrporoUty.l;
not iUM wp .deqjn #MflCsWary,{M. for (Itqaahq.af
avoiding the charge of onesulpnqps.by gwmg n»r
own o.Tjdnnation.. piclioijofy
: dqWsVriiiniAprjtlUy ac(.6h lAuiMl*
tirin'Willi'oW- d,ity;io*nr4» lift u
nlh-ngiirißiGoJ.'’ ■,l l ii l cpnrpfiiv i \y W"! 1 lilts
W(ii3E'will prplwlily;"<« 1V0 ,” P?#*
(WliiUpircfrcbnrtlßnos!, ft $»$»«, ‘ o ,^* ,dor : *!"l" “
Jiji ilWiniirlnlily, 1 ' , ,
; ’♦iviml nto’«oii>c pf tliOßo 7 n ~
; "'Firit ' TLnu'ccp^ing.lp
ripripfli (ijtyfijpiofls,
imbilp.olpqo dCV-tely ! l !»>4KHjtay.(W;
ii'iriipnuuy.lo.inpil.ftoflfr.ucUvciQf, (iliytppullll l ,; »ncl
that uty,(inlingldttic,s;imc unquestioned QUliiprUy,
alir lynips,)«nN><APf‘.!W Wl®.l’C 1 A l lj
niinetsfli ,VHWpr/*«ffß ,4 r I!SI,.IIP‘ t a . P
, „ i .
: a’liNn* 1 , p, rQ jf"
oven; iliqmptest^Hiioyir, wtOl/stlV, MTOf**.
by!crMUn(j,ii
;ally Icncls lo excess and .an.d, yiiiyV Ino
most pnntfqH?r ,'ftW
cepiilijy led IplnPscHqpd,iq(|Hlß!!>lPft “Hi!fi»fW H'W’
o'J|in|(i 1 ir^otriy»ablqrPlp n , r i 1-
Third,. ,Th*Mhß.riW o f,*H^Wi? , WWVh*»Wf««(!,
dianiqy dnd.Jeppnit oyyrflpy wafldj, basps»qi(yd (lip
.jirsed lb 9 ,fa|rp»l W» S‘ndl;?fli
1)19 bfohU ipjcliqpt. W!aVvi!)h« , ‘ , : I , “"!!fi r ?. a *
Si.‘ise»ipw!9i> AUo.IM«»¥OT orflndi l.psflpngr,
eSwwwrt twWwm wmwHra.W®, wwfljt.
nmivM
viw'JV?!fVS»)M?;PP»*W'!®I ?■■«! “HfK
' , "'- 1 1 lr. {K.JrI 'J/f Ji'd.-Ut fio ■ ..trtjv rjVJt'o V. .1) ‘i a-, I.mlvm r
. Vov.n COUtl'l'B.t—MAY. IT ALWAYS BS .RIGHT —BUT RIGHT OR WROKdi ODft CdONTftVl" V- ,f
.. >n ntvb.Vu t;.U .%u r.l .Ijj.i <jrt . -
t 1 >» i n j Jirr .! ..-nf i:; j ;< ..i 'Ui'v;' -i.l' J.,,.
IjIoW ■of,l)Ujp»pl,iyft
glpcjno and 'yfjretcpcd and untimely death arid'
an et’crhl(y k of wailing andVcdpaifc* n . * -"1
inldxicaVing drinks, Ih any
nbaijnhf Prfdrmjios o> htvera£eyvn;o, eXhibit.'an ozarrt*
qnfl
course dr pjofligatsyarip sin, 1 and’ at' Ino‘Vamp (I trio
pd^irddV' : b*’ii safciyl 7 . ;,1 ‘ w<n l,! :i kjr ''‘ il[ '‘ •• .- 3 1
1 fn VleW'of thecG'andcnfabicfaclfl,iitia not difficult
i to/point .oaliUhoßOf’prinflipjQfl .of.thoj V
h/qylpjatcdljy.Jlje hab}tuql-ÜBp.qf spintß. ,
I • One 9»nglo quotation would bp sufficient to establish
our •poirit.'Roril. ZiV. 51V“ ii is good AUthcV'to''ba(
fleeli, 'ndp'dunk' M ine, nptl tiny thing AwheYobylthy.
I bfolbcc stumblft/i, or’ioidflc,nded,or;ia ; qiado vypajc;’?
Thia wqpoaspsed no othcr'jgroundi
would ho amply sufficient for all thopurpqscs of total
alstinbhceV ,f ThD'prrnciplo'embraccd‘lhcr6in,adm’liB
of a gphemj application. / Ifarijl'of-inJrlibliits otert
a.pQrniciouß : snfloW)£o on others, it vjp*
lalion of T ,our MdqllcsrlbyraW men; and Is,therefore a
sin ogaipsl ood«'* ‘ '’ ‘ * /t ’. » i i ,
' In'thd application t?f Ini? nfincipfbidoursc/Vds/ivo
a’rriVo'at felmflAtcaribirisions/ Wdlaro bpmmbndcdi
nol;lo:ki)k /ftNow,'.when tho United
peten^wUnesseg.declare, Jhal tho,
citing drlnkft is .destructive to ligand when Wc have
daily'-pfobfehf Uib facl ; boibrb our h'o’w ‘fcatfw'd'
k'nPfr WIJ! produce
BUoh rcßuUs upon ua f ae toJshoYtcaourlivcVandsyet
-pretend to obey,tho Gosppl?.. AmJ
not commit asm, whoknowingly indulgesin a habit
Ihai^YViir^c'slrby’ln^hcaltfj 7 , ’tittd Vvcn me* l life]lh6n
woikA&W : rfljt thri^cahirig^OPsin—lhenmay’a 'fhatr
cuiriraiLauidid&i aridyot bo’guiUlbss’.. TliiMspnlgpu
pcl ity. r i“:Yc arp.nptyour, own }yo.arpbpgghl
Willi a price; therefore glorify (5/>d jn yonr bodies, ripd,
In 'y olVr Bpifiia'&AfcA‘rirc;Ats.’—lst Cor', vi. 15 (ri’2o.
’-And'bridcr lheWnto dirbdhiBtoricdfl, 1 lbo , U8& rif in
toxicating a bcvcrago,,con9lilutcaon imr!
morality in relation to otAera.. Whp docf motkpow
tho influcrice.of.cxamjilo 7 .Who'haa
tile effect produced by 1110 ’character ond’cdriducl ‘of
men, upon those around them? 1 5 Aro'ilibfd not cir.
cUmaldncos connected especially-withthiS indulgence
which,adds a tqnfqjd powerto pxamplc? ■ ; ; T iliq.,con
siderations of wcijlthqnd fashion, taste .ondrcfipc;
ment, togelhet. with the alluring nature bf ekeUing
drinks, serve’to render the force of example more
dangerous in connection with this'stlbjccl.than,bh
' any other.;; Is then) lo ; demonstrate, (hat
such qnyxainplc^,having sUch a tendency! is Opposed
to'riumerrius pnssagck of the Gospel? ’
How can wo prayi “lead' us not Into temptation;*'
when at tbo same time.wo arc knowingly tempting
others, byourcxamplc, lo on indulgence that may
provq their,ruin? , We see the intemperate
wVknow they seize upon cycry'thing]
that countenances their immoral : lmbUswo know
they will bo encouraged by our example; -wo know
that'they arc rapidly .destroying themselves,; apd we
encourage by (ho sanction ofpqr,.own prnqtico,
—all tliia wc will.wilhaH attempt - to pray;
“Icad’j/s ribt'inlo templarion!’ ,:; Ah! does notsneha
practice provedts'eubjcct tb know more.of. the qudltJ i
lies of tho .cup, than/pf the npture of prayer? r
(Tho following" among other texts were introduced
tn (he the application bf which'is hcrooinil*
led for ’the sake of brevity; Luke vi 31; let Tlies.W
22, lai Cor.Mtm: 10; Rom. xiv. 13, Ibl Tiitf.T. 22.)
But wajpeed not multiply. passagcs. Taese among
others proy ( i^cieqVl(iBiiowJUatKo^ Q nnqLiiyincp.nU
iy'.indulge'apabit. which.inDicta so serious an inju
ry‘on others. ‘ W’c add'thri'direct flrßoC'tlini'aucit'a'
habit; nnder sticA clrbumstanccsj is bn -
| ,Pyi l«prd.!dcdarcs,.JVlaU(».,Jiviii. lum,
llfrough,whom q/Tynce comelji.” jNow tyljdl. const!
lilies n’n offence? " Paul Jells ua.in Rom. xiv. 21 “ It
is'gbbd neither to cat flcsli/nbr 1 ;lb drink'winc, nor
any things whereby thy brother slumlilclh.or is offend
c£,pr ta,mado weak.” IJero yqwpcrooivcihtitatnong
m(;or things, by,drinking wind \yc give offence,* and
Paul says; “ Wherefore, if meat make my brother
to offend'; I will cat no - flesh while tho world standclh,
lost I make my brother to offend.”' - tells the
Christians ,nl Rome j “ but ffilliy brother bo grieved
with thy,royal, now. wolkcat.Uiou pel choratobly.”;
Applying this, principle, (which, ccrlamly was not
Inlcdcd for that age.'or for (hfli 7 ihdividualcasoa/ono)
it would Imply .--—when you seo that you aro-mfliot*
hig nn Injury f on others by, your example,, and vet'
perseydrp, you, aro'violating ..thp laws of chrisUan
charity. * Arid now, to sum up (fie whole of this part
of our argument, nod to seal the truth of bur slater
mcni{~lho'Ap.’raul, reffirring to Ibis very thing;
about giving ofibqco by qn example; absolutely do
clarep it to. Co a. sin, ipl. Cor. vm. 12, “But ye
slri ’so agninpt llio.brctliern. and wound their weak,
rig'ainslChrist.' “This decides—l
spook an unto'wiao nlari, judge ye wlialT Bay. 1 * ’
.We might hef6 afibrir, that even in the O. T.’lotal,
abstinence was oft Avcl’t.kqowni *l® distinctly, rccog
m‘icd K and approved of God as in the present
And wo ddducb Bcvbrorinslariccs of suclf'an bbsll-'
noheo, 1 thli purpose oT allcrtvrii'd'’ ; drawing nn far
gumcnl of gfcat riipmenllHororrom..Wo,rcmindiyx>u
that a formal organization ofthiq kind existed, among
tho ‘ decend'ants qf Utcl|gil),,wl/o - Solemnly plcogua
thonisclvcs (d oihsta/n from ullwluca - ; and cvcri when
thoT/Prd‘directed’ilie-Prophct : J'crctttiklrtP' set >VtriC
before them v nrid tell Mbm to drink, bucH rwap tbeir
strict conscientiousness 9nd, firm adherence tex Jhclr,
pledge, (hat they withstood Ibis sovoro tcs(—-yidc,
JbremV Cliap; xxxvs ,- lrt eonsc'qucrieobf this singular
fidelity, (ho Lord corircfrod peculiar favors upon them.'
\Vqa h? not pleased with Oicir; - r.,\
■Wp qlfo cofcf you.to llie yqW‘ orl|i'6 Waftirilo/. n?,
rccofdcd'in‘Nunib.‘ y'i. 2—l‘ ‘ ' ' , ,
. Tho a^g(^hicnt'wb I d^l^w' , from'- Uf6*T6(!ora9a'fa6is,
whlch cdrtainly hold xiplhp s bppositild Tof*the great!
quesliqn, ip-n ip Ihisj-'rthaj
to a more advanced pnd. r pcf,f99l.se/vico v of Grid, l|ic
usooC wine, was even jhon, consit/vred a's an impcdi.
riib’nt.-* 'Whenever ! lhcrbroi , o v (Hby dbslro 'to drivolb 1
thomsolvcß move the: wbrahip
of ,God, iboy .uUotly abaodoorid..lhe,\ (WPi of.,wJnc ft -rr.
Why./fid thcy.flh thi>/, Jf.wjnft iy«/f np v
If it I dmhpt iniorferfi withjho pprity of lllpir
if‘it was a’JVbbd ‘thirig* and' critirdly-'likrmlcHß;'why :
abandon.il? "sdrh\y ihoy) mUBl> hovo lcons.idcrcd:4W
even fl;en, an ohntaeU to $ tnorp.puro and developed
tWrafnitof Jbhbvhli. •And whjr Wdiild GoiHitifo on
joined it in thesb ami filter cascsj li’nU odnforrcd his
speoi.ql fuvpr k.; Th° , co oc\ u ;
slon is irresistibly farced, upon .us, 9
CdUrso'bf absliriouco, ihoir Worehip and inlei'toursb
with God, 1 WdiilU' slistliin tt : ihbrc'pidnlual.'cnriybling
and.acbcplablccharaclcrV/'Andlduds nut. (his-fact
speak yolumoffi in, undcr.,Jhq
spocifc fl 10 t ,
Arid under llip'Vnoro developed and spiritual mo
rality of the Gofllpclffho’Christian ' should udopl this
olmractcristlc of thoi Nazarlto; os tiio inPro porfeot
pfi.ClirfeU'ycquirPß a j.^glior,»\antiuy<i o\
moral purity! and hcnco wo abandon ovpry
thing that immediately or remotely Injures ourflelvcß'
qr, others,]- i'J 1 j !;. ! .T- .-.vj 111. J j
Having kowoyor. popclusivcly dcin/maUptod,, that <
(ho hieiorical morality of lljp Q. 1» fe rmo of 1
life; dn'd’haVlrig mariner, aWcpl'awhy'oll foun
dation 'of mridorttii drinkirig; a i dra'iAn Xrofnilliat
(umrcQt' Wo now'come 10 ijidwrisfetomquif ,m thp^ri
i°!> Aav». ten wr'wttsft ‘?i ww?
od onus,, ~ ‘ 1 ...
r 3.KVo ? Bcgi 1 n wttirihq assertion-, Ihaifroln Math! to
Rev. thfcV’ri ft’ribt iho'llligliWsiah'ihorll/.'oHltßr'Uireol'
or MirflftUlto panclion.tJio;nß,o of wine, as a hceerogc. :
And .whomever, sue)} an is , thc
monstrous progeny, of a fuW and onesided scririlurq
intclprolirnnh.' ‘ TbTorrri'aV/hper- c'oncoptioh of (lio
GospclyoV of ltd dpot’rinesfwo must consider li as tv
beautiful and liarmonious whole, and keep.jn, ; y|ow;
Us genera^object nt\iL» pnd tendency.
Whenever wo tear it to, nioebs;'uctacH nqpcrfato feng
mprilfl’frbriV Ihoir ' QBkonlral : coririd6iipH',;iri order-to
suit (ihf* ftmqlfpl Vitilv.fi, mo Ritcgflly’of
‘tho ' 1 ??/f 0 *
*Tlio nltemnt toimpcHhl* arflulnßriU.li^orsQrtlutilistPkal
luij nlln>ioq.,o,M>!) will?
Ity.maSyoibm «*Kf
i 1 r* II-
kision 1 ' error aii'd mtecoftd[)l!brt;
ploHb bffei^]alhlh^' l tli'b i Bcn[jlure',lhrough IgtiMhricte,"
hiatrqt immd',br 4o.fiijpfi6rt.buh: pfejddjcoaiuntt TwUo t <
1 expp un a e rs, Who w ( ero not ablols penetrate [
spirit arid Hecp Iridari{dg f oY‘6ii?rplV»re, and '
i pbC'dottipteWndlng' thb general designs bf Tcfeodial ■
pgcncy,iiatihnot ohly ( tofn.iUvcl«od: j
1
tq Bull ilicir fancy or lo covcf'
I party purmftdSj alia liaVd tfius ‘occasioned error Id '
doctriwanfflrrimofalily* ihhlfcrirf like' manner, hist
j the ahddr.rcVicwv been 1 abused, porverted nnd i
rqiaqpdff rB -fw4a l ft4 , until men havcicUh-
J in Ihc h^r^itiircs.th^inscVvcf*, or have
' bonfitnied'iKocn to sanction '{ho midnight revels of
; thb kot','fcf'tms reeling blas'phbmy f *nf thb’ debauchee'.
1 Abiongibucji tnlsapplicatioris wciclaris-tho .ordinary
I exposition bf-jbp- contras!, which, the sacred,pentnaq,
I draws-bolder© the,Dap|iflt and camp
i heilhcrValingr. &cT.' ' '
i here comniilted, lies in -the usual mddb
of : giviHg'ii literal tfnd : onfcsided srgnlficbllon'lo’thcse
rufcSrtiifltnkirig the > gcncraldcsignof the
'vfileN.l'Sho^oo cannot inlorprcUhis passage.Jit*
1 terplly, is expression ( | —‘‘catlqgand
tfririkiug,”~liVcrilUy thVs Wnum. nol ho true; as John
Th like iharincr that which rb;
IrtesHdibafl&idihnus.t be understood figuralivbly.'ln
order Ip fTreseoMNe argument fairly v let me;aßk—dncs
llic
i appetites tp'thc gctjcral character of tbejr public
lifo , J‘ , 'Silrclyit‘tfqcß not reqa'irc V doclnr Afdiviriil/
to-answcp<h»»'qucQlion.( W hen'inspiral ioriidcsigna-
n iVQ“plaip,V .docB. it refer,,to ,lhq
njqrp abstraction of a., military commission, or docs
it not nqUVofdpUpcatc thegenprat feature bf his' whole
fCirfcdial Wdrttf or when he is syiribnlized ad a “Phy.
Bicibhv^-who'‘W’Bo , (Utcrly-Igttpronl aslo suppose that
ho-limiteitiliejlivinotpqiyondo ciucai? who
dqcn jiol _ppO, tbattlie ti l^nq‘‘P^ygicipn > ’’ emblematic of
i tho Bqwa>nmg,‘ cbpsohng' and ' reviving no
lurbVf “fiia wVojo mcßlultmal bfifee ? 111 We : conclude
Ihbntlhalt Ihc.'bbmparlsdn- instituted between. John
and ejiQtiafrbfercnbe.whalevot-lo the
mere qbstratt gating,or- drinking,” nqf,. jnofo than
to their walking or sleeping or speaking, mil {hat U
pbiniddiittfio general fchi‘racler,'and‘diBtlh6tivofcai
lute ofthfllr ttiWlb llfb: ~ : Evangelist designs'!©
show.-ihtr opposite and characteristic mode of their
cnlirc then, is, that John did -not
fcniby Social lifin butjiyed as a recluse or hermit;
whilst our Lotif associated iWd'ihiriglcd' Iri tho ordi
nary wby, witfl huinoh'socibfyi Sic Schbedgoii In
nov/Lex. Grace-in relation to Jolm:'conTcrsalionbfln
cum allis yilanß." This view is sustained liy,_ji'num
ber of parallel .Among, them vyc n
mbBf'striking Snd, ctinclurko one ill Luke xxii/30.
“That Wo v mayVut ln htdvcn 1,; &c. '’■No
one drb’ams 'ttfllmlllhg this passage to mere, eating
or drjmking but,as rcfcrrcdjplhc perfect 'and conlin?
ued. enjoyment* and blessings of ll|O f hcaycnly king
dom. . ' .
’This interpolation is'confirmcd olso-by other
considerations. 1 !'In forimngun-cslimdlo of;the moral
character of .any individualize do not select,any one
action pr.featme, but consider the general,tchor pf
hislifp. Woulcl we think it fair and honest, if inef.,
iri (heir judgment dfou'r character, would 'seize upon
an'abstract feature points,And from them
draw thejr. conclusions respecting our, gcnqral life?
VVould this ho proper? jNyould they,bo Ukely.to. do
uVjufilir.iifc/jWb. we VnUßt liikc into viow-tho general
tenor of a TnanV'conversallon and life, to foi’m n
correct estimate of his character; ,;Now,wo hesitate
not to say, that from the gpnpral course of our Lord's
life; —from ali bis .reepr^qd.doings, there is hpi,* a
single indication either in his theory or practice,that
would authorize thef Inference that' lie used wine as
a beverage.-' Consider his entire. Ufc| his holy and
spotless character 5 would l(io innocent and ijnmacu;
late Redeemer { he, whose Ufo was holy, harmless
and undefiled; he, who could,appeal to Ins past life
in the presence of all his foes, and challenge them to 1
convict him of any one sin; would such a Being with
a-full prcscieoco.-of. what ((reversions his actions
would bo exposed to, knowingly practice a habit, that
would 60 used us an argument agnmsl lum ? Had
he'not the prospective good oifhls church fn view ?
Could ho ihetel'ora hive ■ yielded to a habit, that in
tho I9tU century would be employed to sanction in
temperance,? -’Tis impossible. . -
In support of Ifiis view, we draw; : thp argument
from his own mode of action. This will afford us an
adeqnalo solution of any doubtful point. His general
lifb. constiluics the best commentary of his scperalo
nets.i We prbposo the rule:*—that wo can best judge
ho.sv-a pprsop would. havp noted in a supposed cape,
by bringing into view, tho manner ill which ho did
ael ih similar or analogous eases. We can refer to
a cash which'la petffoclly'lri point, and ‘strictly ana
logous j-J-in* which,: seeing that. hj» course,was. d&.
Bigncdulp .be pcryctlcdi hq .cautiously.pvoidqd llpit
result, by not .complying,with iheir, desires, .They
asked;—“is it lawful to giVc tribute dnlbCoosar,"
&c. It will bo Tditterrfbei'cd.Mhul’ at this time the
Jews were tributary to tholloinuns, vyhopo govern
ment, tho former baled' will}, a perfect hatred. By
this nucstjon llioy.ihlcndcd to entrap him in order to
(Inti cause for tibcbsklion.' They well kHew that Id
hlnVansw'oV bfiirniftUvcly : dr negatively he Would* be
'commillod.ii Had, he said, that-, it Whs lawful, -they,
wpu|d
'enemy of their nation.. (Jr had. he said that it.was
.hbt lawful,’ they vvobld lla<c 'a'ccbfltd him lb l llio Uo
rfiahs, os a 'traitor and a rebel against their govern
montf >art;bmn?scifcnl Being he 1 perceived their
artful curmthg, a’rt'd.jnsfeiiilof (hem a direct
ansWCr as they desired, Jic riuid;— I “Why jcmpl
me? shout too tho Irlbul’o money/* and when this was
presented,- h§ uokcdj^WKfWj uni£o arid superscrip
tion is oo Hi They replied, 1 Cccs'irs , r-~~(hdti saidhe;
•m,( V .o to Cmear the things that aro Ccusar’s, and. to
tfod‘ .(ho thing* ore, God’s/*. TUua Unowhur.
their ‘designs, no aVoidodadirccl unsvycr, and tom
pldlcly foiled ! them Wi their ’artful HClkmes'. ’in the
samo'im’sntidr aSari Amnfcctent Being, ho must hfovc
forcfqon, tM.by nstog.vvinfl:«ft n .boynfagejthb Would
expose himself to Iheir qc.nsurcp, and
ourcbnelußiohV from'his general character and life,
Uy every ftfirtbljild'or'analogy rind logicol'dedudllon,'
ffo mrfst«toftdh/d* thatrhb winf-m* charges Wo-iv.ith'
this practice, Wo llurtlUhal/wv imyq roasop'off .the
casohonestly and concjupjycly; a/jd U.lh, certainly n
consideration ofdccp mommil.lliul thisyiow presents
tf Tak'dn'diriumpliaht yindic'rtlion ufbur Ldrd’s char
acters • ' ‘ ''■ '•* ! '
, These Rlaiomonla.rtlll:ol?o0pply to |ho
at Cflnp« Tlje oirquipstancca recorded, in cpnncilon
vvltb this iiitercpllhg occushm, h«vb all boon nnscon. 1
sVrncd, by dvbrlbdkinV'tWu' ‘and 1 me’iHofonAf
opbrailorio'of our 34viAiir. ;l!, For tho suko- oUllustror:
lion, wo inlrqducojlhis subject by supppsiug a cssoi
..jSgpposo'a JiusUatidiWan,* tin •.examining
and/iniling one w|»ich in pnipt of luxu*
dw,nyt'answer l>|a grasping 'cxpcclatimi-,
;would sbfomnty hta Voicii and prOnOunqusticnrpo 5 ticnrpo
Idjfon UitiV field.’ What wduld youHhink OP su'chl«i(
üblJ • And aupposoMlliptiwUcn reproved fnt :U,uho
would refer to the example of mirXord npd,«?y /, ‘iL
am hut doing what our Lord himself did; ho cursed
tho' figttrtdjand suroly<l nn» «ot culpuhlo in
ing : I)pt lo.tivnplc.’.. >Wji>t(Wfni)d ypu *otV I,>
you not consider.the act,of cursing tl»9 fiyh) ns crim*
inal f in iUoif, ad bis' reference to the cxaniplo of
ChilblhViiriAVlokc'd'-ilud'pWnfnp?/Such n mlsopp i‘
aaIUA), groa»nndporhicdou»a(iit is. has hocn-mana
(brmo<l lf.Ulio txocullon.or hi, W""
llWHlcnlnliUi -civil ,hy.«udv».
'"SSlM.l'W o’,aC j; n^l'^rfenpSnioi'. ! in’'>l'
;,, r cS' miition r " ml r 1 ",
„ Ili!t.»beno•«b , r«ro..ftr
iiovor emiM M’d<l«r(»ricil lur
himsclC Wh.l'lio nßchm'lpimhoij.ti. l.nol
„ wind n« nil cuimnlo for uir. Thnllmwovot.wjiloh
;•» IU' nr »i AtiiT
’■ i ±.'uiiLiidlL-*A -t.)
J\-ii ‘Mi; ..(hi/ »(•!> |e slr.l ii Ji i»l\
... V. /;,i '-\V . A.f-i>or.j t'-u,! i- ! .
■ 'll (l-ltfll/i .'I 1,
, •'r I
Now fn tlio;pr«cnf in.taric'b, iiVacicia'ixMdiiYcly.iH, Tious..-rfiqMlA jr«vA*aio Wqtuyiijnf ,v(ft|)M|lN
his 'dicingahdvAWmfoftoZ-fcldliotisP' Evety ; clr4um--’it.. . ? . - .- t . .. ;<r •.('T ’ *
stance .connected- whin transaction,! distinctly-.! Aether egfegibbS blunder iflolHß^ccirotauWd
! prflVcs.tljlh. T .»! *.s:is _.u V . -:riiif‘r«aliort ) W ,, fife ekpressUAfik *Wti
• - II bcomrcdlnthe early natUflilapUWlb rfainl.Uylni»«lMlhttlq"«W|lWt «irha,o'heilidWpljrtlalhntiT
forjhc, lUal it was the beginning of occasion.:\ Now.'ifi Boy-pne.will itabCf IhftUoclilcn
his.miraclcs., Here n‘n pecasiun* was offered. IQ b
1 WliVcll 1 fid; oVailcd himself) 1 tomake Vi 1 ! 1 idiprd'sslob'exprqsision, (ids fy), ■re (ere pq e wlja le ve r,) eW■ _
u/ibn'those ♦cry persohs whll/n ! hb i ivohld‘‘httlbrii'Jly"(iaffQ it Cana.* .'Hie Hrplmrmclmius spoke of
desire, 1 Pot .many. lessons) to illo. 's^iA£, f ' fl
frpUs'of his labors,.thp jirqt ,tp beflcychii, divinity, Uitft tdifllftP*
! aji.cl 'l‘ljcecf were his mother, relations u, e „ 00( j wlnofirsi, & c .; hence It has ho rfftronnß*
1 ond was aTiutlci'ofjrrdot im- tlVaUlrae or plHc^andttheredailhertforC'lKwirl
and muiionft fid not bbWdhim. "Ilia'.Ml wlffl ».""«• h *T e * 8 PfjMjS? 1, . |4 K
I,is Immediatedenl&n'ih |Wrlbrminglhd m!fatle lt .ini4 not , wbesaarlly ml Mi IjMdi. W
that im i licro acted in i Mai mfallalori.il-capacUyi U r could be given. Onb'wm Suffice. In'ltolsn iwliK
evident. If,oro ,Uio.result; -for ii,,is Bqid,ijiat jio tfyds | »•-« Jko prophet the tjbnndaiu biessitflcß
forth hjs glory and his djscipjes believed of llic godly, under the efnblerit of
on him.*’ ‘"'ljcrd'ybu ihuf tiils’ liU den* tv-hero the usda Ihh &ame
firsl gVcdCnctf should bvvako' pilblleollcMlbh ohd QiAf ployed Above. Here'll teftdinty cannot mean that
p|j»y-hisiglory;vnntf litncc asiGud.bc performed thb the garden tVas bVtn^iiKtWEWbV;§4-
miracle, that he might, lay ( the hia m|n- •funATfeß tvilh water, fof ihis woli 1 dhdVo injpreu
I jsl[y as Saviour of the ,Tho tfccPsidn was vegetation) And tiled Il’Bßuldhbi have hedn’n'ptol
givcn'boili pefriniblFrrtbf thd uPßlghed bbHenll'iK}h*; < r ßbl U
|of willed would HaVdMhc’v'rMtirhpltbH do’ , neanB the garden was au^ciehUy.wfeU&dJ*
•ayjthril in oil,-liila there ousts art ciampto for oai!, 0T , lAN | NO ONE n noP Tod Viiicii oKtod lllilfe'*’ ** '
Imitation,.ot.that any part;qf it. is pftk , p # s;—the BlbAfed.ht tills polnUtt
i*m i ; itij;- - ,i 11 / w tiv consequence of the Interiess 1 of the bdhrl'nho^H
j : thisol). : ,Jo., fiqnncctiqn with llsiß^diualq.,number ofimportant items, which rire ! insepartbw
design it presents a beautiful ilUislrution of connected with hd'f to be defolrea : fo
economy. "In'tnis llglil"|t sets torih a syihbollb IcV a-fiifbYO'BcfiaatdHi l.: *' " " '
pfetechlatfori'6r , tlid : fd(tttlbdB"’(Wlii6h ,, Oljrist by his ' ‘
mUpion dcslgncdilo iH.dslratoond sahctifyy osisting ■
between himself os bridegroom ,ond thbiphurqbjSs
yx. Ti-xxi.jO. /As hr) ; gpucTul|y m»-,
prhvcß njl current events to explain tlio nulurc of his 1
kingdom arid lawk, hmi'io infllriic( M hi8 r diselplbl, lie
availed hitrtiblfefthb becabron-ofdrt orltiu! inarriago
to, leud Uio minder tboec prescnUo lliq,,I»oly ic\a. ; !
tionpbip.and.tender ufTtictiun winch exited between !
him' and Ins church—Eph. v. SlvsJS.—arid lb assure!
his ‘'flbck’ ihat'us ho had now relieved llic tvihls-df
tbebride and hef friends; so lie wobld nol fuil in any
c£jgonby that The vyino it*
fcjf, was a alrikirjg and cKprcssWc of the
gifiS.brhjs fchccjand a bcAlitiftil lj’po of (hb Xjiirltt/al
strength dnd ; joy whlfc’li' lie' would tbnfcr Hpdn the
subjc,cts ofhls lieavenly , afi , oclions-~lsa.:xxv. 6.’—r.v.
1.-Such wfcfc.lhb high arid hbly cnds which ho de
signed,lo orf this interesting occapipn.~
Whnl ground Iheh IstllcFobcrc for the misapplied
lion alluded tot 'This high
lioni bf lhc rriyalci’ioßofrcdccming lore, Bo expressive
of fonder, syinpalby, 1 bo ylih in. dnnierhed grace;
whoso elevated mediatorial meaning Jias escaped the
SBtulcconccytion of ihorlcm Judajzing'moralists.—
OH! is it not trifllHg tvllll tlio' strictly official acts of
the Saviour, not to-recognise their connection with
the sclicimj'of htiniah fcdompHob, lirtt to fob Ihpm of
all, their rpora). and qfncluf “d<l ta interpret
them into on cnfeoufagcmfcnt to sthsllal indulgence?
. Is’lf not‘presumption, Ult hot litgh-liandcd daring,’
to mittortslfdc-’lhc sublime purposes of-hls remedial
offices; tas misapply (ha highest acts of his divinity ;
to overlook through Ignofanto of prejudice; the spit;
it, significanco anil intepllou bf this chatuclcrifellc
wonder; to pervert ilk sacred' meaning bV leafing 1 it
! apntldff frbm thdtcbhom} f»f grace ; and f idstopd of
viewing it. ns an! essential fcalUrh In , the! mighty
scheme of human dcllVcranccjlo pcfp'btralc lhc grpsS
1 outrafra of reducing ft (p an,occasion Of.trampering
the appetiti, of cVen to il incTojaßTiiohtiUle dcbaucli t
Nsyf wc-have Wot sdlfearned Chrislr H Brifc|yAvo can-'
not bn so dull of appfdhcnsidn as nol to tcbogniio its
connection with liio ; cntir.q Jeheme tff mercy; or (o
overlook its moral glory-and sublime significancy ?.
You scu then that by taking this consistent and
1 elevated view of the it stands bhfo’ro (i»- in nil
its morurroognificrncc and glory. This'CQnccptiori
> of the whale- sutijecl-reproves every difficulty;' pnd
1 you will perceive that wq have just as little encour
-1 ogemont therein (o llio uto of wine, as a bcVcfage,iis
wd have authority to imitate'oiit hord'ii oxamplh in
cursing the fig-treo. - What’ would you think of-thq
man who would ullcr a ourso, upon any object around
him, and appeal to our Lord’i example to legalize
the act? Or. what would bo your reflections' if you
were to sco a man opproachlng’nh bpdh gfiv©, and
1 calling upon the lifeless cloy to corrio •forth and live?
Would you pot unhesitatingly Qonclu(folhql<jp,ncUh
-1 or of these instances we enn .or should p/pfondj to
1 follow our Lord; that there is no example herd for
ibur,imilntiop, and .that in both caacs the Savlqur
acted in'lilk official'and’ incdiotbrial.bfficcs/ And
lyot-'shcb h course Would ’not bo* indrd absurd, than
when wo explain tlio marriage at Cana, so as to im*
I ply q sanction of jl;c habitual use oftWinr. • . -
The. objection has.bccn mqdo-ywhy did he not
perform some; other' uiiraoto7, why select a subject
lliat wduld'bo liirblo to bo 'porvorled? - lie cautious
how you judge tlio doings ‘of our Lord! Shull Avc,
sinful, weak und.short-sighted creatures, undertake
to criticise the glqrious acts of Him w ( lm was endmv
cd with ipfinito wisdom,,and,who, as tip infallible
being, always selected tlnS bcti means for tile highest
purposes? iJoldafrdgahric! And what minicfdrhU
was not abused-7 W lien ihe healed on the Skbbalb,!
■ h|q enemies foimd fanUi.; ,>yhvn.hoidrpvy.out-dttf»U»|
: they, attributed it to the jiotyci pf IjcpUcbub. : W.l^u
iho eyes of the. person born blihd, wjidl a
storliiAVtts cAfcUcd. And iicncb;had : ho rtdoplodsoino
other course at Cano, U would have nict wiih o slrol
‘ lar inisconslruclioni- (
Thls aqf' hdwovsr is tiUrmptiontfy vlndicutcdlby
■ (hose principles of, ? v k»ch we Ipiyc,already
explained iiid Lei it ho rcculltctcdjiiat he
; jwrforfiictf iVtf- tottocleVcxccprort ficn»m condltlhn/.
These wore,Mmung others, that'-a' suitoblb 'ocfiabidii
was oflered) that the oCQubiou corresponded .with tlio
dinily.of a miraclv; and thiil a pr/ipqf
object could,b'q attained., Uo never.madq the ppnor
(unity, 1 dr’pcfforiiicd u iVselesd’ artfl ji’ntiruil/y uir'racld;
Dul when a proper ncciikido whs oltcfed he' improved
it, to dcvclopc jind carry qul«his grflcioul designs.--
I'licsq distinctinns a ppca, r more, clear wlion tjioy,
arc Qoutiasted wKlj the ly jng_ w.on<(erß. pnd fqlw mL
ra’cles ofVnorb fecciif tfnio&' A flingfo cxoiiiple will
IsnflicW lhut of a supptAed rJhif Who liddbeeA detap/
i(aied>nd:Who, U 8 wdiawi graVoly told,deliberately
look his head under lifts nrni,‘goCos(ridqMiU*>TuHß>|
and sailed across .the oooaciL Such miracles vfyro
never , Tl'py o|l 1 lia‘ti,qn iqi- 1
udrlanl cud in view; suitable tu llic nature of a nura I
'JW,"art'll-Wifn tWWH torll/ bj- Till
Non 1 ; tit i[i6 liWifdnHt .nbl only-was’ mil
DpopnuWiy" ofliir.il lij> llie U'iUlt of \s-indf bj 11 p j
ateai oliji-Ql. ns »'o'lia*o'!Bli».wn,.W.a» now>iii|il|sli
cil,, Had l|ipr«\.o*i*l,d ony olhi-f wnni. it iUiiRIK.
lliive lirnn « dYffl-runt infracto. Il»d ilimf '7«,'!
' WhiW litmiil 'V'.l.'t d liay?
rt,i«i?ll«lldly.*iWlAl' -ArhoWcmit fl'ns « mi
rions und eXnfi'ssivo roiiaclo.-! .ffto con6Tuslon is j
uniivpidnlilf' li'M f,-liri.4 l^ ,Pa -G oil. io f (tI rfi'>K ,
, I mlinini.lrnllon Itracc. iniitli! .u..ploj„,ony ,
1 •mu ns, nun any rniK«T», nnd.adonl nny mudb non- j
sisU’iit w'nli li'm |.or(s , '.'.lopß, A"! 1 ' i
"jly hare, no pptil ,lo nnijapp > I
”vVo iiuirbi'rest''iliii Xliiwef W««..W
Irtiiort 1 1 ilfiilicr/y’Wp'pllt^l. »ll(' ri>nho\ln eMj ililti;
S Ib'lli.iWiii.M "H.’lfcWMrr;glwfWlAw-hW' J
been laid upon several points connected with it; o
liriofoxiilitniilinn ofilit-m inny ? ot,bo pnl ofi.Uo.
■h,n wilin’ lscirni)i»ilrayoJlipnn,rbiir|!CT. Alliho ,
wotU bf i(iVD(i'i(y’; , ti9 thVy onihn dl(Ml(y ""!• Jm- ,
mml'ntnlb fr6m liln lidn(ln, anMemoil Iho'hlchHv
pctfnolion. Wlmn (hi, world WoVorn«f.l Ood ;
blthWrpfcnoundbd ilftodof put 1 im» «mCO if«-t
paired \ty, gu.whemnran vhjs fitstmealed,i
linly, putn. noil iiipoqf.nt. 1 lius, CHii,l„»il L
could not |inrfoi)nnn tmilrrr.'Cl )Ctliu win (r
conlniiii'tl nny (lololorioiie pt iiiU)Xicnliii(t qimliliu.
■it m, ImnmlVitt, Bj\d l 'Wt w V“,
77 rr 7 Af!
<n;i t/.w 'i
;{J VH
, i Tli£ representatives of the of
vania7ih Convention’'ntsembTcd, felicitate Ihclr jfeuti 3
1 icid 'friends (ipohlfic prosperoos 'cdndltloh' I
country and. the •brilliant truimphorbcr-ahn*.; Stacdh
the iklqgdUjq of the Democracy of tho Stale last
wilhin this. Hull, io make knbwtl iheir qholco. for
President pf. the United Stales, vast and -imporllql
event? have illuminated the pages ofrmr hirtory t *fld')
cffoctcd the destinies ofour. poTillcot union, u e lpflV ,
abroad anil meet hone of Ihe ttldcnfccS bniibWliiir’'
proplicbicd (jy f'bdbfafism with ilalhoufttnd
We see ohr commerce expanding to the roosldUUDt.i
fiorts'ridd wlliicnldg the mos.l d|^ n J»taeM. . Mahai,
facltircß lidve flodrUllcd all aha
example. • Mechanics* and corporate and individual
industry, are producing to honest enterprise - a-suffij j
fclbnl fcompfcicncyj. Our fcredtl at lib'mcjtnd| apfoaa.,
is dnsdspcctbd aiiU fi/m f cichoHges afo equal th (no.
ntidal of v foreign war—-"and tile great theaadrd Which' ’
"cperaicd .the government from lhtt^Banks t inlended , ‘i
only fur a lime of poucCi has preserved oor rpooeyed.;
circles und grcatcities from the disasters cotitcipypi f
upon ull thode b<pa neinriS which befell*
oilfi of Ndlionol speculalionl _ s V*.
Sincp 18*14; a noW and flourishing Slate hac; bociid
added to our confcdehifcy} andawm tang deferred by
ourselves,'and long provoked by Mexico; altnmtf Kll
has been prosecuted; (after, having bceil cantroeriCßa ?
by tlio UUer,) into the dealt of the enemy’s country , ,
end hda made those who to
aggression’,'the' avengers' oT accurddlatfcß,
hufserveJ to elevate mir cfiafacter be (ore thc / naUemy ‘
of the earth; to display new cldmenW' pfitialWaali
strrhgtb; and lojircscut new rfefiaiihii for Uiq perpejUj,
ily of our politlbnl institutions. The prbschl
administration, which cume into power oh the 4th
of 1845; has lived to see ita policy ,andit<
principles fiilly Vindicated bv the lest of time Jana,
the firnt and fearless Executive; whbdid ndl nesuato
to s\ow liis great reforms, ahd ’llf (mfAue thefO un
flinchingly to completion; Is greeted! by the Inbatii
, of ihp reluctant witnesses, who daily.confcaa to the,,
wisdom ami foresight of his. measures.
nia, whiertt was first to bo prostrated under the iron
hand of free trade—according lo.lhc horscope cast
her by oiir political-seers—still pianosbicfofo KerJ
1 sisters, with her fair, fields lron hfllai
aliC*c with flic htVm of incltally, and her teamirtg Val..
/cysjocun with the voice of well rewarded 1011. ,
It is ufider auspicious circumstoocca like these that
the delegates of tfio democratic party, of rchnsyl*
ariaembTod dheo mOro to express their unaUer-<
1 able atUchWcrrt to‘ Dcmoc/atlc principles,’ and
assert their satisfaction at the experience'of lucpiatli,.
and their confidence in the prospect for the future.
The glave duty of Mprcsiing a preference between
the several distinguished nairtfcsi pfcMftCedt> Itf.flrt,
country, in connection, with tlio high office
di-nt oftlui United States,* has becn,cAmflifttcd Io WfS
Convonllon by the Democrat of Wo
do not conceal, what indeed it would do M -io
conceal, that the country will rcqM?rc uf Che KxCfeCU
live, who sliall toko his seat oil the 4th of March,
1811>/ peculiar abilities. Neter before liaqill heew
moru <*sqc(itfal,.Cha( a vigilant guardianship of .©Ufi
blcsßcil pblUicul Uilicn. slioulij bu .
ht'forc hbs fh-it uhcqmillc-d political compact; been to
InsidubUxly throaloncd. Never before bate tho’lnco.
rlmt of the enemies, of a morqj
f.ipcinaling or a mciro dangerous pspCft*. i; wk
shcTjl govern the helm of Ihe shif of BUlr,’ foMhd
next lour years, nnisi bo.c inaft cqaallolhUprjaatrig
and formidablerenicrgency.’/ ipbal ,brjng lojllJb f
’ performancq of ils.dulk^,
5 wise‘inscrrliob, end a wrll jWlsrd fnlcllecl, but ha
* most show to the country (haf his fliilty -Io ‘w »»“
clilulions is not bounded by the hoti/uii.'M Joo4l
’ trines, but is |>;oad and gAne-ral ns the spinl of free*
' (loiniiUclC.. ilb miiflt flio sairod aridinviAl^
! hlo ibu Coastiiiiliqn. , flc ,must,R£Th
* btforc lifpi tho sacrifices which allpo^wpi,
> 9 f \l,o' Union intidi; Ut\, lh«t o«l jrf,
* launched inlb being nnd«r circhmstancts full oTpetfr.
!' ||ennP?| repiember Ibul ns oorternioiyexirniwsamli
■ our, civiliialfpn tho KWTO
: licuniMu forces its way. down tu thu k
I the Pacific, mid croshU beneath the
* sislrtbto proorcss (he Itcbfu’and‘bloody despotism of*
' another exporichoo of free gdvernroon^lW
*. self may <h'|Kmd up<»n lit? facr, |hnt
I i.lralc .hanirio ol, tl'O €X,..Jlenco «J>
* However Hie linnJ mev lic.ili) 9H9T'•
, nrovidcnrfc, lo; ficimnct) irt bf geognpliiai
. prat lacnco, " 10 olhllottll ~„«M n .n •m»r
■ feZm lnU v.ivy, lL lirobal’JW oNor eJ«o>J)lfc
c, vilhi W eo>> eootroUinf llii, ffiMrc
S 0rc.t.n.h»,,11.0
: v .1 vlndtailirie il.r r > nn<l ■ l ! 11 , "” n sr'’
p r drio polhjcol liberty ia'.bW
-r.Zf To Iho Democratic |i»rly tilt qouflinl,
K «yjM Ito .1.......1y «|« «;«ve auUc.
■ i . under it will-lie horoellor connmlMi fltfo
weSnve nee nollliue <lic ; ll‘illrt'p!> uf Jlcniocro-t-t .
J "V e iTeV .invo > Uo i or (! ini'.uli6n. «I.o>ir KOvpr.y
! IwtD been originutecl under unit !)>l iliem rrAM
been urr.ilcd .|id doul(l«<l,by. Ilw |ed ff eilM',jWlW q
rnnei‘nli'illly nnd muligjijly. I runl liio lllod^UtjWliCn
rnidti wWcU ihit drgalil.Sliurtlm.«infcbboeO
!o Ibo lime when l.io exuni]ilqiwa>
«0N Van Bubun end I’ot.k, n bu.y »nd rijonllc.. «n>
'.(rini.mlKo. consu-ntl/'lifenlon ih<!icut«f,<ddltyf*tf
die pratlloublUtyii.tul.in!.tcprcw«lingi,JM»
or imtioiinHiriiiMw fl*H,;?mii‘cqyejSSß 9. f
crifllc jinlicy. I(nw often Wwe Bfrn who , edhJ
lloo*. of VeillfnUmOi wl.llo nnA WWW
linjr.llie.lrodcjiclCe uE Ii.JHbW,
often ImVo we teen I'ic.o ptedieiion, of'VP.fe.WW
who .tumid hove -heed, ftrsl- Co dcd. l qnc. .nd donj
UioiiV f.„, 'fjio orm'iuipn, pinloimiirw.«»
upipv lli'm (opa lirul .e-ooHlAlept
pUkirefdiVlh_>o round
ddy VuiTtlly ' e rello reuui n" (|< | Ml ) c ,njroV
while lho!u.iuid» who l,a ' ’ . ",%m(Tlule...ud.WO«JH
b TO r, S ?rld o %lep- ,i
, «V ’-ItiMtfJu ad 1.0,
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