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r d»i'ri«ii 1 rniirrViViiiMi 9»MUr«'l>na»3C«UH ZION’S LANDMARKS 183 jn at the windows (loth verse-";) there ■were none present but the t-welve, and Jesus and them, cometh in the even ing (ITth verse.) St. Luke, in the 22d chapter of his gospel, is gL'mg account of the same' things, yet he omits recording the Saviour's wash ing the disciples’ feet, but he tells us that it was Peter and John that the Saviour sent to prepaTo 'the passover (8th verse.) No’iwSt. Matthe-w docs the 18th not say anything-about which of the disciples -was sent to prepare. St. Mark tells us in the 14th chapiter .and 1-Sth verse that He sent two of Ills disciples, but’ does nottell us’that | it was Peter and John. St. John, in the 13th chapter of his gospel, does not say anything about His sending any of Ilis disciples to prepare the passover, but he records the washing of feet, that the other three eva-n- gclists arc all silent upon. How there is as much room to de- • ny that Peter and John w'cre the men that Jesus sent to make ready the passover, hremse none of the evangelists say so but St. Luke, as there is to say, that been use none of "the evangelists but St. John have re corded that He washed the disciples feet immediately after supper. But this omissi&n in each case is not- an •accident, but a. jnirjwse, anihthc pur pose is, to siiew that the ex^ngeiists did not copy their four' Hospeis one of another, for if they had, it would he verhatdnz. Hence it is that the critics are confounded, diviners-made mad, fools puzzled, infidels arid sticklers for evidence exposed.— Therefore, it is clearly‘taught in the G ospel, by precept and example, that we ought tO'Wash each others feet, for what is taught by Christ to be done, should be 'done, v/hether re corded by one -or all the evangelists; for it remains the command of Ch-rist, wbethor whispered, or spoke in tones . of thunder, once or repeated a thou sand times twice'•told. 'And all the . evangelists agree, that it was »uppcr, which is at night; they ail agree that none were present but His .disciples. Again, some stumble at feet washing because St. Paul,'in -his first epistle to the Corinthians, 11 : 23, 2^ » and 26th verses. Here the apostle quotes the example of our Loi'dfrom one of the four Gospels. 'But we leave the reader to decide v/hether he quoted from John, who testifies that He washed their feet, or. from- one of .the three that are silent upon it.— However, Paul, in his epistle to Tim- ‘-otliy, 4th chapter 10th verse,- concurs with the Saviour’s example, in record given by John in the chapter of kis'Gospel. Now as be fore said,■■■so we say again, that the supper 'should he at' a brother’s pri vate house, at night, and that -trie was'hmg -pf feet should follow imme- 'diatrily after supper, and -tha'l -none but the visible disciples of our 'Lord have any right to partake, or be pre sent. Bat some may'object to -cur view of attending to 'it in the ■ pre- ‘Sence of the church orii}'", and at night, because St. Panl -gaith, in the 11th of 1st Corinthians, 26th verse, “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, -ye do shew the :LordVdeath .till' he come.” To am- swer this objecti-on we V/ill -say, that the'rihurch cannot, nor does it she’w in the figure, the death and sufferings of our Lord, to the unregenerate, hut only to such'-as have been washed fin His'hloQ'd, of v/hicli the 'V.ine' is an emblem. Por to the -carnal mind and c}"e of oen, 'the act eating a little bread arid drinking a little wine is foolishness, as is a'll other things of .the Spirit. '.But tothe spiritually minded it does most strikingly shew forth His sufferings and death, and to such only'was it' to he shown.— Hence it is felly for the church to try ral testimony, 'the' only 'balance to weigh the'true light 'in. 'For every true idea oP divine things, has a'l’C- with precious truths drawn from the Scriptures, set forth in such man ner as to establish, build up and com- vealed witness to 'defend it, that is, a fort the saints in the glorious doctrine plain Scripture to confirm the idea, | of the absolute and eternal sovereign- and if tiiers is' only orie^ plain exam- j ty of their blessed God. Wc trust and believe that the work will meet with ready sale. Should any of the brethren -or sisters in this section desire to purchase the work, we Will, take pleasure in forv/arding cash or ders for "the same, and seeing that the books arc properly delivered.— Ed. pie and one plain Scripture to sup- l port your idea of that example, and your idea and that ■single Scripture agree, never depart from it, though an angel -from heaven offer you a thousand others that have no plain Scripture to sustain them. V/e are glad that bi'ethren call upon one an other for their views upon subjects, for it puts our heads and hearts in the Bible, and our prayers to the throne of our' G-cd for light"upon His blessed word. Tims-we beeGmeTielps, not to God, "hut to one •another, in stirring up each others pure minds by way of remem'brance, to the holy examples-arid commands of our bless ed God, and in the discharge of those duties there -is a sweetness that none but the humble fcllowers of the .Lamb have ever tasted. Also,-in searching ■for His will concerning ris, for fhe purpose of obeying Him, we sew to the Spirit, and 'will‘of that Spirit reap a copious crop, even life ever lasting. We often wonder at the carnal seed sowed new-a-days, even to exhibit trie death and sufferings of | py pi-ofessed Baptists, and at the lit- her Lord, in a figure, to the blind |-^|q interest manifested in keeping up world, for they mock at the ligufe,’*^orrespond'hnee .one with another as did His murdereiS mt His actual sufferings. ' Tims, being requested to give our views of feet v/ashing, we have given our own views and no one’s else, and as our views connect the supper with washing feet, we have been free to run them together, and have present ed' Scriptural evidences of its being correct. Therefore, we submit our views to the faithful in Christ Jesus. If you concur with us, we hope you will so practice it; if you dissent from us, we hope you will labor to convince us of our blindness. The subject is one of importance, for it is a siihject upon which the views of brethren differ, and their practices are according to their views. We hope wlmt we have written upon' the 5 1 subject is in accordance with the Scriptures, and that if'rias been done in humble sincerity for the cause sake. We offer our views and rea sonings, together with' the Scripture quotations, to our brethren for in- 'spection. We "are always thankful to receive anyAriue light, upon any subject, andfirem any source, espe cially wher; it is backed by ■ Scriptu- upon those heavenly themes that waft our spirits from earth and- sense, and from toil, vexation and strife, to the salubrious realms of endless joy.— Yes, where our souls strike a higher note than angels ever sang; Avhere the inhabitants of the New Jerusa lem, at the rising of trie glorious Sun of righteousness, spread forth their The next issue will close the Sec ond 'Volume'of Zion’s Landmark.s. We gratefully acknowledge a very considerable increase to its subscrip tion list 'during the past year. This evidence of approval of the paper by the brethren encourages us to con- tiriuc its puhlicatiCn. So far, liOYf- ev'er, its receipts have been so little above the expense of publication, as to pay the editor almost'nothing for the time and'lahor devoted to it. A proper attention to pulpit duties and to the paper, loaves him hut lit tle time to provide for his family.— We heartily thank the brethren' ana friends for trie interest' they'have taken in the paper; and'hope, so long as it maintains truth and comforts the saints, they will cO'ntinue to am in e.st;endiug its circulation. When it ceases to do these, let it he stopped, at once. We ui'ije upon' all indebted for the paper to send up the amount at once, in order that we'commence the new volume'even ■\tith all subscribers. golden wings their King. We again request brethren and friends, in remitting funds to send either'Post Office Money Orders or Registered -Letters. Within a short and soar aloft to meet I titne -we have failed to receive re- imittances mailed to us from two „ 1 points in Georgia, one in Indiana, The above are our views upon feet j Texas. The ordinary washing and the-supper. We would j mails are totally unreliable for the be pleased to hear the views of 'the j transmission of money, brethren generally, and sisters also, j jf -n ot rccci ve upon this subject. If any sriomd j n'umhers of their paper xvili iii- differ from us in opinion, let not the 'fofm us what copies fail, we will difference prevent you from -freely expressing your views, for if your views should tliro-w divine light upon the subject, that we have not seen, we xvill gladly embrace them.—Bb. We gladly publish the communica tion of brother Rowe, in relation to the v/crk he has recently published upon 'fne “ Sovereignty of God.”- Brot'her Rowe is aYgifted preacher and an able writer. We have exam iined his book, and 'find it abounds supply the deficiency, so far as we may he able. Any person getting a CluL of Five Cksk 'Bahsevibers to oui paper, shall-loc-e-iititled to Oiik number extra. All persons vho get np a Club, are requested to place their 'name at'tire head of the list as “Agent,”-and be sure to give Names, Fostoflice, Conntv aud'-State.plain and distinct.
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