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V i ' f ZION’S LA N 1) MARK S CIRCULAR' LETTER. T® Tine Bketiiren Comrosinr tile Kew River Distuiet AssEtiTAiTwaN, I)F VlIiGIXIA. : Beau RUETHHB3K—As li appoUntecT to write a circular letter to be- attached to our niin-utes, you will d®Trjl)tles& expect an address. Iwill call your attention to Isaiah olth chapteu and 13ih verse^—“ And all thy children shall' bC'tiuug'liiit ©.f the Lord,, and great slidl be the 2?eace of thy ehildsren.” Here we discover a difference between the otlering of C;®nand of iVbel. Cain brought the fruit of the earth after the Lord had said to Adarm, “Cursed is tlie grOumd for thy sake-while Abel’ brought the lir.st- Ifings of his flock, and offerodi an offering more accejitable than that of Cain, llei-e seemed to be two sjiirits, and they i>ursued «iuite a different eswrse ; one teaches self e.valtation and justification by their own works, saying, “God doth know ye shall not surely die;”"therefore they liring dttalh cternai iHipoa themselves by talking the ad vice of the ®)di serpent, th.e-devil and satan. Rut (j.uite different with our Father’s chil dren—they are taught that vain is-thc help of man. The Lord hath said by ths mouth of the prophet,, “Thus saith tike Lord, ytand ye in the way.^aiid see aid ask for the old 2)iuths,.-whercdp.tbe goodi way, and walk therein,, and yq. slra.!! find rest unto your souls.” We believe that Jereaiiah was taught of the Lord, and therefore s^ioke as he was moved by the Holy Ghost. David, being taught of the Lord, says. ‘H\nd hp led them forth by the right way, tliat tliey might go to a city of babitatioii,” “Oh! that men would 2>raisc the Lord for his goodness, and foi his wonderful-works to the children, of uicEi.”' Isaiah, being ta.ught of the Lord that he was mighty ajul able,. als(), to save tb«m to the iitterniiOst that come tO'Godtby him, says, “The ransomed of the Lordi shall retiviru,. ami come to Zion Avith songs, and everlasting jjny u^ion their heads;, they shall oiAain joy ami gladaicss, and sorrow and sighiag shall flee awayj’ T'hanks l>e unto tlm- God of Zion, fix- he has visiteel his peojilc;, “and when tliny ire- ceive teaching of the Lord great is- their ])cacc.” The projihet saitti, “ Behold the Lird G*odl will come with strong hand, and his anm shall rule for him ; behold his re ward is witli hiniiand his ivork before him, he shall feed his flock ’Ike a slLcpdierd, he sliall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosonr,.” &c. This is the ju'oinise to the redeemed of the Lord; How tlnuikful Ave shouild bef >r the gift of .Xesus, Avho appeared in Bethlehem, and all the powers of darkness couldnot prevai 1 against him. He came todo his Father’s Avill; he lived n.pi tO' the- Isiaw tlud man had violated, and restored it honorable to. the Flither. How he saitVii,. “Take lay yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye slndl find Test unto your souls; for my yoke is easy and my burden, is light.’’ Now he preaches rc2>entanc«s— lie lets us know that Ave Avere ccnceived in sin and brought forth in, iiiiq.uity, and no thin short of his llootl ean lit us forim- mortal glory. Jesus saith to Nicodennis,. “Marvel not that I said wifeo- thee ye must be born again.” This Avas-strajage doctrine to the ruler of the Jews, andso it is strange to the natuital mind. They cannot clisGern the things of the'Sjiirit, for tliey are siiirit- imlly di.scernedl All Avho are taught of God' can .see eye to eye and speak the same things;- therefore, brethren, avg sliould be tliankfiil to God for the teacl'iitigs of the Spirit; “ behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us;” &c ; for though Ave were d’ead in sins, he hath quick ened us together-Avith Christ;- by grace ye are saved, and grace firoduiies fait’A of a genuiiiie kind, and that fadt-th not aAvay. Paul saith “By grace a’re yc saved through filth, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God ; not ef works, ihst any msn should boast ;■ for-we are bis AAmrkmn/nsbip,, created in Christ Jesus unto good Avorks which God hath before ordained that Ave sliouild -walk in tlienii.” The ajiostle being . Taught of the Lord\ was enabled by the body Sjiiirit to say, “ I have fought a good [From the Signs of tile Times.]' C'oTiNGToN, Gti., Nov. 20', IS69'. Deak SisTiBt- Phtelips —Since my return from the Primitive West ern Association^ in Cowetta &o., im October last, thtrough a con.sideraK tion- 0-f the few words passed* between ns at the breakfast tab!®- at MV. Weaver’s, relati-srs to the te.xt ofscripimrein Matt. sxvi. 13“, npoa which yorahad req^inested my >v-ievv,s, I biwe had) more sipecial re's fitection than heretofore. Upon reading the text, “Verily, r say unto you. Wheresoever thi.s- gospel shall be preached in the wliole Avorld, there shall allso this. fight; 2 have finished m,y course; I have j thikt this womaui hiath done,, he told kep-t the faithhenceforth there is a,crown , fo^.-a metaiorial of her-,” I am led of righteousness, laid up for me, which the | neeessariily to a consideration of L»rd> the righteous Judge-shall give me at A, , 1 1 1 i x 1, the act O'f tins woman in that day, and not to me onlv, but unto all anornting them also that love his appearing.” Bi'e- thren, let us try to jiursue a course tliat will enable us all to love his aiipearing. ^Ye the por-formance of the act. should live together in love, earnestly con- ooinparing the account given temling for the faith once delivered unto ,i " , , . , ' Matthew ot th®' circumstances the saints; let us bear eatch other's bur ' den, iirefeiring each other in love ; let us hold fast the professiou of our faith, for he is flithful t-hat hath promised. If we have been taugM of the Lord, avc are dead, 'and OUT lives hid-Avith, Christ in God; and AvhcD Christ, Avho is our-life,, shall appear, them' sliall Ave-- also, appear with liim in glory.. Then it is enough tosay, “Great is the.2>eace of thy children ;P here we have crosses, biT bear up'under them, for where there is no cross there is no.aroAvn. Some who-,professed'ci©>be B’ajitists ha--ve gone and left us, and ha've imde iit manifest that they were not of' us. Tliey have joined them- Je.sus’ head witlt ointment, and the principle- which gjaverned her in In of of the case, Avith xiv. 3—I rather involuntarilj am led to the concluision that it is the same in stance. It is true John says, Mary anointed Jesus’ feel!, and wiped them witli her hair, -while Matthew aid Mark says it was his head which was anointed. This seem-, ing discrepancy maybe obviated by the consideration that John record ed a portion of tha^ cireurastances which the other evangel!iist.s did not. selves to a iieoifle wh®-.arc afraid to trret' and he did not record, what the God, for they say.if you doMiot take care ^ others;did, SO far as the- anointing you Avill fall from grace. Brethren, permit t|,g, Pcad“ is coricernedt The me to say thaf. 5 am.sorry, very sorry, that some of onr brethren have taiepn the iron clad oath, so-called, Avhich has Avounded the feelings of a great many goorl brethren. We are commanded’'to shun every appear ance of evil. Now if we are ail taught of the Lord, we- will endeavor to live in love one Avith another. Jesus Is,Io.ve, and he loves his follcxwers;. he has lived for, his children—he lias died for them ; ho-has risen a vicloriions coaqueror fbr theni,. and ever liveth to. make- intercession for them accfirding totlte Avill ®.f Giod'. lie tellfrus to do unto all men as-we wou-ldlthey should do. unto us, arndi if we dokohis it sliows that we-are taught ©f God’,, ‘“anfl great will be our jieace ill the end.”' Remen-iber to live in love, keeping the unity of ths Spirit in the bonds of peace; pray withiaiul for each Ollier. And now I commend you; to. God and to the word of his.grace, whi®hiis able to build you u^i and give you am inherit ance among, all them that are sanctified. Farewell. AMOS DICKEl^SOiN, Mri.sdoni re.stcth in the heart of him’ that hath uiulcr&tauding; hut that whidi is iui the midst of fools is made kuOiffiEli, aa6>initiag itappears tooUplace, ac cordin.g to the account of each of tlie Avriters, a little before the pass- over, and is of an interesting im- portance. Whether the circum stances are the same, or different circumstances are- recorded,, there is no derogationi of the importance, or vitality of the-s^ahject. The act of this woman iiiGia,lcates the prin ciple of faith- in; her heart as the gift of God; In.,reply to the in dignant feelings of the disciples at the supposed waste of the ointment, Jesus said, “Why trouble ye the Avoman ? for she hath Avroug,ht a good werli upon me.” She* mui&t have had faith to perform a. good Avoiik, for Avithout faith it is rmpos- sihle to please God. Still further Jesus-said, “For in that Silre hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my hurial.” Or,, as is expressed in John,. “Against the Hl'ustratiVe of her affection and re gard towtij-ds himi as well as an ex- perliBcnfal knoAvledge of liim as her Saviiyijjr-and Redeemer. She did it for, Of hecau,*ie of liis burial. Here, I expect,, is the gist of the subject in its fuiill hearing upon the text.— The Avor^an, Avhom I am inclined to beliewe was the sister of Martlia and Lazarus, had a revealed knoAV- ledge of the Lord- Jesus asdhe Son of the Most High Giod, tlie atoniing; sacrifice for the sins of God’s e-lkjct in the Avhole Avorhl,. and also ini his death and burial her sins were-ne-- rnitted forever, or buried beyomli the possibility of a nesarrection.—• Her faith Avas her sailvatiun, like- the case of tiie woman recorded in Luke ai3. 50. All tlie ancienl saints from Ahel’sAtiine until the- incarnation of the promised MeS' siah, Avere saved tltrougii tlie faitit of him that Avas to come. They vieAved in.the death and burial of the Son of God, their s-ins. and iniquities fully reniitted, or as-it is expressed in Heh. ix. ‘That h>y means of death for the redemp A tion of the-transgressions that Awere under the first testament, they which are- called m.ay receive- the promise of eternal inheritance-.,’’— This woman Avas one of the called,, to Avhom the promise Avas made, and she aaointe.d,his head, as a sure token, not,only, of her love to him, and her confidence in his atoning blood for the remission of her sins, hut that in his resurrection, ascen sion, and exaltation, upon his throne in the heavens,..lull satisfac' tion is rendered to the laiv andjus- tioe in her behalf, and in the hc'* half of all who are called according to God’s purpose. In this anointing_^3omething fur ther must bee understood mereliteralcircumstan.ee. than the Ancient ly the practice of anointing the day of my burying hath she kept this.’’’ The Ltar^ ciscumstance is bodies of the dead Avas customary, and,in the church, it is said, in ear ly times, it Avas observed. Perhaps thisAVoomn. m,ay have considered this custom, in anointing Jesus’ head, but I consider some higher aad more excellent consideration controlled her. Anointing was a A"eHerated,custo.tii ill Israel in rela tion to king,s„ priests, and some prophets.. We liaveseveral instan ces of the kind. Saul was anointed with a vial of oil. The use of a vial on, this occasion- denotes the weak ness and brittleness of Saul’s king ly goveramenL David Avas anoin-
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