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DF.VOTED TO THE DEFENSE OF THE FRIMITIVO BAPTISTS.
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N. C.,
15.
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20ND Beast.
‘‘And "
i bfJ:eId anoiher beas^t com
ing iip out ol the otu'th : and he had
two honi.H like a lamb, and he' .«pake
a.s a dragon. And lie exercLsoth all
the power of the iir.sc beast before him
and cau.seth t!ioearth and threo which
dwell thareia to ' worship the lirst
beast, whose deadly woun! w«s heai-
A-udi he doeth great wondaws, so
at he nuiketh tire come down from
heaven on the o-u't!i in the .sight ol
men. A.nd dcceiveth them that
dwell on the earth, by the* means of
those nuracles which he iiad power
to do in the sight of the Ixtast ; say
ing to thesn that i'wtd! on the earth
tbal they .shouhi make an image to
tile bea.st wiucSs had the wound by a
sword and did live. And he had.
power to give liib unto the image of
of the bea.st, that the imago of
the bea.st should boti! .sjieak and
u..-:e t^t.many as wond^ not
siiip th.5 iioage O; thi'; be^l^l.houlo be
killed. A.ivd he caa.seth all, both |
ecclesiastical «nd scxjuliar power com- j j)!icdto her dootriiie, and the reputa- , creature as you hring to
bined in one head a.s the two horns of | tion and influence of her ministers are found walkino- in the
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a lamb are combined or uniteii to .me i and memher.s are sought to be de-I who follow their bktssed
those who
truth and
fledeemcr
head. I stroyed. When priestcraft and king-
Sueli a power lias nes’-er yet kUe l [ era't shall be united in this eountrv,
to ficrsecuto the cimreh. It seek.s to j wlien religion s;iall have been incsir-
propagate its religion by force and to ! [lorated in the Organic Law, a,s seems
puni.sh all noi-so forn.i ts even | now likely to be tne case ere long,
with deati! if it should be found then the floml gates of per.-ecir.ion
pedient. AH th's lie it remeiuber-d | will be lifted sure enough, and the
is under the garb of Christianity—j,ot | children of the kingdom may look
of heathen Mythology. i out for a march througli great tribula-
The two horns, church
and. StS'c,
are very lamblike hut the voi(‘e is ; . ’.-.t
of a dragon, for it breathe.s threaf' o-
ing and wrath against all wlio adl
to the true doctrine ofChri.st vix. ‘ d-
vation lyv grace.
Infant .sjirii.'kling i.s neaes.sari 1 y
connected with a law religion of a
prore.s.sai diris'iiaa (dianicter^ Becao.ss
tion towards thoir celestial home.
through evil as well as good report ?
My ,s| irit falters and t iraw hack.
Am I a follower of Jesus? What
signs or marks do I .show that I lx*
long to that little flock to whom i^ is
the “Father’s good pleasure to give
the kingdom ?
li’hese qne.stions with
many othei's revolve in my mind
when 1 take my pen to wme.
De ir brother, I am all weakness
I'nie solditu's of tlic cro.ss will stand atal un wort hi ness and [xivcrfy strick-
the trial however, and. after manv re
Law Religion invariably de.-ngn-
to
include every individual born in, it.*^
country at a member of its «!ntrch,
and woe be to tho.s!; who oppose it
ver.so.s will overcome the wicked one
at last through and by him who died
fer them.
Gog and Magog shall be gathered
togyther to battle, the camp of the
saints mid beloved city shall be com
passed, and their de.struction be iiotir-
ly expeete i, when ,ill on a sudden
and refuse to bring forward tiieir
fai't.s to the baptismal fm' so
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fire stiaii come down from God out of
heaven and devour their enemies.
And the devil that deceived thc.se eu-
en. But the super-it)omi!iig grace
and mercy of our higliih'icst can cov
or all our def.brmily with his pure
ami sjiotle.ss robe. i\Iy biuvculy
flither has ever abundantly slmvv'red
upon my unworthy licad liis meric'S,
they have come flowing to me in riel*
profu.ioa although some of tlicni
have been affliidions deep and so.'“o,
vet iich with-tiie love ami lender
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cmnpa.ssion of a God, I l...ive noth
ing in and of my.self which I can.
il A.y arc rt'FN
feathens and
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mu.st fbe arraigne*] a.-^ aii '
enn/'S.^b•'rl be cast mto the lake of^j boast of, hut sin erioompassc,s me all
t dm ■'f; b. I , tbm ' :
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small and great, rich and poor, ire*.
-r and bond to receive a mark in their
right hand, or in their foreiiead.—
And that no man might buy or sell,
gave he that iiad tiie mark, or tiie
name of the bca.st, or the miuiber of
bis tt ime, Rev. 13—11, to 17 inehi-
sive.
Malmniet, we understand, is called
the‘‘False Prophet.” .Ileatium Eumie
the “Dragon.” Papa! limne the
fir.st beast and the Protestant World,
the “second beast.” The second
iieastifsn, is therefore a professed
Christian power, taking root in Ger
many (the earth.) under Luther and
hi.s as-sociutes, it -spread into England
and many otlier couiitrie.s in Europe
and ha.s taken a very e.xtensive range
in America. It exerciseth ail the
power of tlie first l>east, before it,
whenever it c'un gain politiea! uscen-
■ deucy.
In those states or iiafions where it.s
power has been curtailed, either bv
constitutiou.s wholesome laws, it
3)us .sought to create a popular- pre
judice agun.sr, tiie true churcii of
C/iri.st so that persecution has been
the result even tliere. All cla.sses of
people, from time to time, liavc more
o" ies.s felt its bineful influence.
The "reformation g-rve the fir.st
beast a deadly wound, but it was soon
healeil, by reason of the Lutherans
and protcMtauts generally adopting
the s-ame sy.stem of' government as
tnat which they .sought to ov.erlhrow
of churcF ami State,
tiie f'.l.se/jirophofc are and shall oA
ose who di.sturb the public pfitice j r'l^ncnte. 1 daVy and iiigUt for ever and
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and lower the dignity of the land.
If the people freely pay tribute to
the image there is the mark in the
right liand, and if they j)ut on its
badge there is the mark in tlie fore
head. When they do the.«e thing.-^
then they can buy and .sell, trade and
traffi*; freely unmolested by the pow
ers that be,and those in and with«t1iem
wnilalso help them along umnxingly.
Tiu're b no real antagoni.sin between
the first and the second beast, as ap
pears from the Re;;ord , and yet in
outward sliow and .in words, a
great hne and cry i.s kept up by
the daughters against tiujilrold moth
er, klystery, Babylon, in all quarter.-
of the glebe.
The daughters deceive the peoph
with their apparent iniracle.; and !y-
iin>- wen.lens a.s did their old mother,
and as she docs to the present day.
They g.ve life unto t'ne image of tin
beast, anil'cau-Se the ismige to speak
tuid ieclare war against all thoie win
do not worship it.
This war ha,s been urged on by tin
sword in church and State cauntrieo.
the priest being tlie informer and tls(
inagist“ate the e.xecationer. But in
otlicr countries, Ruci). as what wa.-
once the United State.i of America,
where this tinion J>as not yet been
perfected, tins war is conducted by
anpeals to the jja-ssions of the pet)p!e
Prie.stcraft leads the vanguard and
fanaticism brings u}> the rear guard.
O.lium is cast upon the true church
of GhrLst. Every viie epithet Is ap-
ev(>r. So we conolu.le brother Har-
die that no reil Harm can come to
the saints from eiilier heathen, pag-
powers
on or .so-calhHi chri.'=tian
What tldnk you of it ?
C. B, Hassp:lt.
!v to .say “unclean.
a
unmean
.sinner. ‘
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God
A nd
be merci‘‘nl to n e
with iia.sly steps dv) I de.-'ire to five
toCidvaryfor safety,and tliorc 'bathe
in his liosv'ng blood: my only
peace and comfort is in the cro.ss of
Christ. I can come b'klly and with
liumiiity with Isis testimony to all
WlLI.IAM.STON, N. C.,. f
April 2d, 187-4. /
Elder P. D. Gold
Dear Bi'otlier isj Cisrlst,—Amid.st
he cares anl duties of tliis life I am
iften led to adopt tiie language of
- lie poet.
-‘ ’Jlid acaicfi of confusion and crcatur9 com-
p!ai!st,s
is communion witii
Although I feel unworthy to iiave
tlo-sv aircet t.o my soul
saint.s.”
I name or a placse amongst them who
ire tl;o “excellent of the earth,” yet
I soim-times feel a dispo.sition to write
you a few lines and conv.er.se a little
vitis the faithful and beloved in
Jhi'i.st. I trust tliere is a spirit with-
II me that desires truly to make mill
ion of tlie loving kindness and ten-
ler compassion of our God toward
word Kst and ruined sinners. If I am
lot a child of grace the people of God
ire tliO.se with whom 1 delight to
Iwel! and when I can meet ami wor-
Jiip vvith them it is the sweetest and
lighest privilege I enjoy on earth
&e., I i^ometimes feel as tlmngli I
wanted to speak of the love of Jesus,
hi.s truth and grace seem so precious
But then tlie question will immediate
ly arise,wliat have you to say ? What
a message lyau such a weak wayward
tluxse who love the Lord and know
the power of his grace. Ciinsti.s my
only iiope. I have no good deeds
to lean upon and if his robe of righ
teousness does not cover me I . hall
certainly he found without the we!-
ding garment.
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But dear Brother, stiange to tell,
notwithstanding all this, 1 find my
■self almost continually hioking witlnn,
•searching and digging in iny poor
polluted heart for .something great as
though some pearl or gem could be
found in the ma.ss of ruin to oiler
the high and lioly one (creaiure muii
wants to rest so much upon self.) Is
it so with you that love the Lord ?
But O the sad trulli when I am
searching for .some gooik I have to
turn away vritli utter abhorrence and
should sink into de.'^^jiair was ii.
not, for the bkessed testimony tim
.lesus came into the world to seel
and save that which wa.s lost.
“Though your sins be as .scarlet, they
shall be as white a.-i snow, though
tlioy l)e r.'-d like crimson, they shall
be as wool.” Jesus i.s the only
Saviour,he is the bright and morning
star and if our eye can be steadily
fixed on him it will lead us safely to
the p>ort of peace, to tUe liauk of eter
no! delivei’ance wnere the king or
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