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AH communications except those of agents iO act fcratuitoasly, to secure attention, must be pear . .ill t ( coutaueca regularly made V yivnAt-i&r by faAiL.shalt be at our risk, -i Advertisements tot, incdrijpattbje "with the objects o the Recorder, will be inserted on the usadl terms. THE DEITY DP CHRIST. P1 "Reware. lest an v mansnoii.vou throujrh nhi , - , - .1 J - - 7 I osophy and vain decei after the tradition of men, after the rudiments! of the world, and not after Christ ; for in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." j Co iJ ii. 8, 9. The Gospel of Christ; is the; principal bless ing which God has granted to mankind ; and all the dispensations of Providence! ia former ages were preparatory to its introduction in the fulness of time. I .;"'".-' Within a short period, many churches were established in various parts of the world, which boldly professed the despised Gospel, and "glori ed in tho cross ofChHst." Of that number were the Colossians. Christhad been preach ed to them as the glorioius and wonderful per son, in whom ifpleasedjthe Father that nil full ness should dwell, &c. But the apostle perceived them in danger of being subverted in their minds, and, therefore, addressed them n the language of the text, in which he represents the glory of the uospei, ana me ricn treasure qi vnristianity, as consisting principally ire toe true Deity of the Sa viour, &C. 1. The Deity of Christ stamps a peculiar dig nity and authority on tq e revelation of the Gos- pel ; whereas, the cenia glory. ; of it divests it of its chief 2. The Ddity ofCh hi represents the love of Uod, in the redemption of mankind, as worthy of the highest admiration and praise: whereas, the denial of it must obscure us glory. 3. The Deity of Cnrist lays a foundation for an adequate atonement for sin ; but if it be denied, mat important article, ipe principal support ot an awakened sinner s hope, must also be relinquish -: 4. The Deity of, phrist justifies the high strains of admiration and praise in which his love is celebrated ia the Ne Testament; but thede nial of it must render those strains unjustifiable, if not absurd and enthusiastic. ! . I' 5. The Deity of C hrist puts a dignity and glory on his character as our advocate with the leather, and assures as of tlie prevalency and success of his meditation; whereas, the denial of it must necessarily weaken our confidence and hope in approaching the throne of grace. 6. The "Deity of Christ .renders our union and fellowship with him a privilege unspeakably valuable and honorable; but the denial of it robs us of our most peculiar treasure. : 7. The nature of the Gospel itself, and of that religion which it teaches and inculcates, as Irom the highest improvements of what has been denominated the law ajad religion of nature, will he most materially affected by the belief or rejec tion of the liraportant article! of the Deity of Christ. - : ; ' ; ; ; ' .;. 8. The religion of the Gospel is a holy reli gion, "a doctrine according to jgodliness." Ne ver was the honor ot the law of God so clearly manifested, as by the perfect obedience and death of Christ, the Divine Surety, j , ?J. Inference. All must admit it. to be a ques tion of the highest; irhpotauce, what sentiments we entertain of the person of Jeans Christ ; wheth er we ought to honor tim as God manifest in the flesh," or to Tegaroj him as a mere man like ourselves. ' If he is qo more than "a man," in paying him tho honor jwhich is due only to the eternal God, we canhal be vindicated from the charge of idolatry. J ' . But if he is indeed possessed of true and real divinity, as the Son of pod, the denial of it must bean audacious insult to his dignity, and a bold attempt to rob Christianity of its richest trea sure. - ' ' . ' ' - - ' THE i ETERNAL SECURITY OF SAINTS. Christ never wouli have left his throne for a cross, without a f'sure! word of promise' (from the Eternal father, that, he should "see of the travai of his soul and be salisnea." He never wttdld have redeemed sinners, with His own blood, without a sure ivarrant from the court of Heaven, that of all that the Father had given Him, he nhould lose none ; but that theif ' should be kept by tht power if God, through faith unto everlasting salDation.1 With 'more than twelve legions of angels' at (bis command, He never would Iiave surrendered Himself to be condemn ed by mortals, and toi be Jcracified by wicked hands had He not known distinctly the everlast ing benefits to be accomplished by His death. - ne never wouiu uaio uieu upon uncertainties. He never would havapurchased pardon aic! res toration for countless) millions of rebels against his own government, iif after they were restored, they roust still be left'liable every momentto fall ofi again from his kiegdom; and become his en emies. No ; long lief ore he entered on this er rand of reconciliation.it was stiDuIated in heaven that all who should he reclaimed by His media tion, should maintain' forever their allegiance to His throne. It was 'for the the iov thus set be fore Him, that he endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down atthe right handoflhe majesty on high In ex3ctacc3rwjr.e with these scr.lirr.et.:, tr.e Cavioar, ulcn he appeared in oar worlJ, laid cf himself, 'larn the liin bread which came down from heaven. If any man cat cf thij bread, he ihull lire fjtrcrer. And the tread that I will give, is ray flsh ; which I will give for the life of the worlJ. Whoso eaieth my flesh and drinketh my tlood, hath eternal life. I give unto them eternal life ; neither shall any pluck them out of ray hands.'! j But what mortal or immortal tongue can speak the privilege of believers, in being thus confirmed foreterhi o statn of perfect r "'"--tj and union to the Saviour? Oh I could the thought once en ter their minds, that possibly, after millions and millions of ages, they might again become the enemies oj uoa i it wouia sena a tnnu oi nor ror through all their ranks 1 it would silence for ever theiraong of victory ! it would throw dark ness impenetrable ove all that Eternity which is before them ! it would eclipse all the splendors of t&e Sun j of Righteousness ! But fear net, ye redeemed., Your Saviour is Omnipotent. Tne promise and oath of Jehovah are pledged for yoursecurity. The Covenant of redemption, by which VeXvet-e giveri to Christ, before the founda tion1 of the world, as well as ' the Covenant of Grace, by the acceptance of which ye have bound yourselves to his throne, is an "Everlasting Cov endnt."' Rev. Austin Dickinson. CiOIEtNESS OF SPlRlt, Quietness is the evenness, the composure. and the rest of the soul, which speaks both the nature and theexcellecfcy of the grace of meek ness. - The greatest comfort and happiness of man is sometimes set forth by quietness.5 That pekce-of conscience which Christ has left fdr a legacy to his cisciples, that present sabbatism oi the soul, which' is an earnest of the rest that re mains forthe people of Gbj, is called "quietness and assurance for fiver" and is promised as the effect of righteousness. So graciously , has God been pleased to entwine interests with-us, as to enjoin the same thing as a iutyv which he propo ses and promises as a privilege. Justly may we say that we serve a good Master whose "yoke is easy:" it is not only easy.but sweet and gracious, soj the word signifies; not only tolerable, bul amiable and acceptable. Visdora's ways are not only pleasant,' but pleasantness itself, and all her paths are peace.; It is the character of the Lord's people, both in respect to 'holiness and happiness, that, however they- be branded as ib'e trcmblcr -of I?rac4 Vbeyiro-",thf!.3ff thp land." It every safnt be made aspiritual prince, Rev. t.,6, having a dignity above otbeis, and a dominion over himself, surely he is like Seraiah, fa quiet prince," It is a reign with Christ, the transcendent Solomon, under the influence of whose golden sceptre there is "abun dance of peace as " long as the. moon endures," yea, and longer, for "of the increase of his gov ernment and peace there shall be no ehd." Quiet ness is recommended to us in the Scriptures as a grace which we should be endued with; and a duty which we should Dractice.. In the midst of all theaflTronts and injuries that are or.can .be offered us, we must keep our spirits sedate and undisturbed, and evidence, by a calm, and even, arid regular behaviour, that they are so. This is quietness. Ou r Saviour has pronounced the blessing of adoption upon the peace-makers.Matt. v. 9 : those that are lor peace, as David , pro fesses himself to be, Psalm cxx. 7, in opposition to those that delight in war. Now, if charity be for peace-making, surely this "charity begins at home" and is! for making peace there in the first place. Peace in our own souls is'some conformity to the-erample of the. God of peace, who. though he does not always give peace on this earth, yet evermore "makes peace in his ovfn high-places-1 'This some thiuk is the pri mary intention of that peacemaking on which Christ commands the blessing: it is to have strong and hearty! affections to peace, to be pea- ! i i i i . t k - ' r - ceaoiy-roinaea. in a worn; quietness oi spirn is the soul s stillness and silence from intending provocation to any.or resenting provocation from any with' whom we have to do. I.- THE FAMILY ALTAR. ' Who does not feel, on visiting a family where na altar of devotion has been erected, that there is a void, a desolation,' a spiritual famine in such V 1 A - k t 1I ' - a nousenoia mat a principal piuar is wanting to support the fabric of domestic happiness, and to give lei it :hat symmetry of proportion so indis pensable: to moral beauty 1 . Who does not pity the pareuts of such a family, and' deprecate the influence of neglected duty, on the future charac ter of their offspring t Thrice upon each day, dc they suspend their ordinary avocations, to res tore exhausted nature toWonted vigor, by partak ing of the bounties of Providence; but the hand that is so! kindly, and repeatedly extended to sup ply their wants, is never recognized ; no prayer is said, no offering of thanks goes up, no demon stpation of gratitude is made. "Mine own hand hathgUtenme all these things? .is a lesson which is thus inculcated and enforced, in such a family, with a success, O how fatal I Morning and even ing witness no gathering to the place of domestic prayer, j There is no censer, in which to offer the incense of devotion ! no altar, around which to bow ! no nriesi to minister in holy things I He, alas I who should have been.the High Priest of his family, is any thing but a spiritual guide. It maybethat he swells the numerical force of ihe church.'i But What a contradiction in terms! A prayerless church member ! I For if he does not pray in his family, ii is any thing but charity to infer that he prays in secret. J And if he does not pray in secret, any attempt " at such a dyty in public, is not prayer it is mocUrtf I Who would ever exnect to witness a revival in, a church mamlv i comDosed ; of such; members ? - Who would net r-tlrr L t tl.althr curie cf GJinuit ta v?on tl.rniT Cat thry wouU Is withcrtd tranche?, whihcculj tutburdrn an J disfigure tLe trunk to whi:h thry wcreauachcJt We have alludi d to the inflaciice cf family prayer, in forrainthe character c! the joung. We greatly mistake, if there ar any ties which twine around the heart, through life, with great er tenacity, than those vhieh are created by carter domestic habits and associations. Apply this principle to the subject in question, but what is the inference T But we are not left to mere inference.. Thousands now engaged in.promc ting the interests! of the Redeemer's kingdom, will testify to the (influence of family devotion, to reclaim them f(om the paths of vice, in hold ingthem back from practices which must hare been fatal lo their' virtue and their happiness. Tbey look back to the days of their, childhood, with pious gralitote to God, that He gave them parents who practically inculcated the duty " of prayer. Does it ot then become a fearfal thing to neglect this duty What parents will answer in the negative T-r-Zion's Advocate. For the Recorder, and Watchman;"' "ANTIQUITY OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH." I :. ' '. ; NoV. By the time Laurentious gets into Jiis third number, he seems to have forgotten that he had any I positions at jail to defend. He says any and every thing that comes to mind, so it is against the Baptists -spices over as usual with some spiteful reflections at his opponent finds an imaerinary contradiction between Broaddus and Benedict, arid seems to think he has accom plished wonders! when be has said a great deal and all his other articles may be appropriately described in onet short sentence -"Satis Ioquen- lias, sapienti pirum -4heyhave adundgnceof woras, out mile or reason. iNow any one can see that were lio follow him in all his ivander ings; transcribe from him - largely, and reply to bis words minutely, that there would be nd end lo the controversy.. However much then I may fed inclined to fetor, upon him, and to. point out the fallacy of his) reasoning on many particulars, I must, in mercy to the patience of our readers, ana tor tne sake! ot bringing the controversy to a termination, adhere to my original purposeo show wherein kei has failed in supporting certain positions, una noia mm to tnetr aeience But, before proceeding, it is proper lo remark here and in other places, has been disposed of In a former number: and that the charge of injus t !Wfc L 1 m1mm mm mLfatf J.'bl :mmlll.t el" tice which he here tries in tlx upon me. has as lit- . I r ' 1 . : . t . 1 ? . L L ' - t 1 : lie iounaation as many otner tnings ne nas ruaeiy said against me. : He complains of injustice be cause I did not transcribe more of his articles "as the readers of the Recorder have not seen the numbers alluded to"- forgetting it seems that my articles were written for the Conference Journal, the very paper ;in which his attack was made lo wnicn tney were onerea as a repiy i naa Lau rentious exercised ai little more justice himself. what he has sq hastily charged upon me would have been set down to the account of his brother at the head of the Journal: for it is hir injustice that caused my( articles to appear before readers who .had not seen those to which they repIleu., As he does not deny that Anabaptist was ap plied in former times to the people now called Baptists by thir enemies, and as. it is not "the history of a. name but the prevalence ofa princi ple" that I wish to defend, I shall say nothing further on thisjpoint at present. ; Laurentiouij-has, in truth, but one main tangi ble position, and that has been disposed of in my first number, j In his first series he stated what he thought to be Baptist premises, and then pro ceeded to state'what he thought to be the particu lars' of their history, to show that they have no church according to their premises. Every point then in the whole discussion rests upon the nrst position, and has to be tested by Bnptist premises; and in trying the success or failure of any state ment two things are to be considered : first, wheth er the. statement be true ; secondly, if true, wheth er it comes in collision with Baptist premises so as to show that they have no church and act without authority. It has never been contended by the Baptists, that their name as a sect had any divine authority about it, nor have theylaid that stress upon a regular succession that Laurentious attributes to them, and seems to think so indispen sable for the safety of their, hypothesis. They have only contended that their peculiat'rinci phs and practice are of apostolic origin. Awate of this Laurentious in carrying out the premises which he had laid down, refers to principles and practices to support his assertions that there was no ve5tige!of a Baptist church for many cen turies after the; apostles &c. I have.already, I think, refuted many of his statements respecting his authorities, the practice of the church, cVc. The point now to be considered is has be luc ceeded or failed in publishing to the world that there was no vestige of a Baptist church in the world for many centuries after the days of the Savior in holding up the Munster faction as their originators Germany as their certain birth place and the sixteenth century the peri od that witnessed it? This is what herhas pub lished to the world ''Do any of rny readers say where did she (ihe Bapiist church) arise? ; I re ply, she made ber appearance in Germany, about the year 1524,";&c. HiscAtenulborir:esl0 prove this are Roberl?on and Goodrich. The Fxtracta he gave from these furnished an account of the rustic war ofy the fanaticism of Munzerand his adherents, and acquainted us with tb marvellous fact that they were Anabaptists. When all this is Gone, ana a gooa aeai more hko v.un over his tt,:i,; i. hH fnundlhe Artt testige of a Baptist church among the mad men of Munster. iThis I considered a mistake, nndV fr'w-rfJed ta c.Tcf sqi.Ic rt-nt let - ,r Irc.i it, To enable the reaJer properly ta a rprrcuie the authorities adduced by Liureiauu?, 1 stated tf-jt they were all rnemiti cf the Capusu, enJ iht ihey contradicted tl.cmsrlvc s or to speak more intelligibly to simple minds that their leveral statements did not nzree. The first of these is not denied by Laurenlioui, though he trits to in- sinuate tlje contrary. What I taeant was, that their religious sentiments wire onnosed to the Baptists that their statements were consequent ly under the influence cf ca crposin- rrt j jJicr. and as such that tbey were entitled totjconfi- -I . A ... urnce, ana mis, i win venture to say, would ne the case "before any judicature in the land." If prejutjice against the Uaptists does not lessen the value of evidence offered upon the subject of their history, then prejudice in their favor does noL If so, Baptist hisiorians art as good authority in this controversy as any others, and if this be rrran- ted, I will soon settle the matter in debate betw een Laurentious and myself. ' In what I said respec ting the discrepance in the statements of his au thors, 1 am flatly contradicted. This' is not strange though after I had been represented as deficient in "probity, honesty," and almost every thing reputable. : Now let us look at the facts. As I. have lost the second No. -of Laurentious' first series, 1 shall have tq rely upon the btiok of Robertson s, for hit dates,- and I am fortunate enough to h?l7e fbe rery pnethat Laurentious us ed himself . In" his Emperor Charles V. p. 245, he dates the extravagances of Muncer "one thou sand five hundred and twenty five , thBt is, 1525r Goodrich has it 1524. 'Tomlin sdys--"the Anabaptists of Germany took their rise in the beginning of the fifteenth century", that isin the beginning of 1500. Now, I ask, is (here nSt a discrepancy here, and that too between Tomlin and Goodricn respecting the; same thing--the rise ot the Anabaptists in Germany? But says Laurentious "Bishop Tomlin was not introduced by iTtf.lo, prove the origin of the Anabaptists of Germany, but their settlement in England." What he wished him to say, and what be actual ly says may be different. The question now is -r-has Tomlin stated what I attributed to him ? The reader tan Judge by seeing, the whole ex tract from . bira : "The Anabaptists of Germany, took their rise in the bt-ginning of the fifteenth century ; but it does not appear that there was any congregation of : Anabaptists in England -till the year 1640." Here the rise of the Anabap tists of Germany is distinctly stated, just as I. rep resented, and then the. author, gives his, opinion about the date of their first congregation in Ettg land. - ' - '-- i .-y-.zi n Ndw I attached no importance to the two pre ceding considerations as arguments'; but I tho't they were facts that ought lo be borne in mind by ihe reader in estimating the, authorities addu ced by Laurentious. The chief argument was found in the fact that they contradicted other and better testimonj. And, bearing in mind that he had said that there was no vestige of a Baptist chu rch for many cento ries alter the ascension of Christ, I referred to the 3rd .chapter of Matt., which I thought probably might be as good au thority with Laurentious as any he had adduced. In this .chapter is an account of an individual called John the Baptist,, who baptized many peo ple; but as they worshipped Christ and not John, they were called disciples, and afterwards chris tians. Before they could be baptized they were required to "bringforth fruit meet for repentance." When baptized it was performed "m Jordan." -All this I thought v'ould . do for a '"vestige" of a Baptist5 church particularly when compared with Acts 2: 41. Rom. 6: 4. Col. 2: 12. This being a little unpalitable to Laurentious he re sorts to the usual but exploded quibble about in, and proposes to yield the point if 1 will show from the New Testament that ""infants were possitiye ly forbidden the rite of baptism," or that "the primitive christians were called Bap:istsr" or that immersed believers only - were admiued to the Lord'3 supper. Now suppose I were to set to work to comply with his requests, what sort of a controversy should we have? As the above pro posals are "irrelevant I pass them by at present; but I promise tocomply so soon as he shall show 1. That infanta wereoiereito receive the rite of baptum. 2. That the primitive christians were known hv the titles belonsinsr to any of the lead- - - j C7 - w mg denominations of the present day. 3. That any did, in the days of Christ and his apostles, receive the Lord's supper bejore they were im mersed: and this, if he is willing shall be the subject of our next controversy. 4 But to return t Moshiem. who cannot be suspected of much at tachment to the Baptist is contradicted by the statements of Laurentious. ; He (Litu rentious; had dated their origin 1524. But Moshiem says it "is hidden in the remote depths of antiquity, and is of consequence extremely difficult to be, ascertained." Now these statements can never be made to harmonize. . What took place ia 1524 cannot be said to be "hidden in the remote depths of antiquity." Seeing thta, he turns away like the fox which could not reach the grapes, to express his surprise at those who boast of an ori gin so hidden as to be extremely difficult to be ascertained; and he would no doubt have us be lie ve that he had rather find his origin in 1723,lhan covered up in the darkness of antiquity. But al though he f oes so little to console one in such a hidden antiquity, I fully believe that he would feel no little pleasure could . he find such a pas sage in Moshiem : respecting, he, origin of hw own church. His key and his paraphrase only transcribe the confusion of his mind and leave the origin of the Baptists,' alias the Anabaptists, still in the depths of antiquity. And as litile as Liurentious sees in this to console himself, I ran assure him that weeniov it much, lor me ve- ry obvious reason that the history ofihechurcn in the first ages is a good deal covered with oo- fcurity. ius t.wt r r f ir -Tl. k It: - If Irrt'.rit.jJut 1 t!.? tftrnr . r.'.s cf t!e Va!iri; a . ntre ra--rit rerjtcutrJ ly the Cuiv.li .:uli tf V V - ! i- jmni.s i vifsryf t:.n t .. sic tl, j purru ofTpfio cf tLe rt-rttt!e tuUrr'i. Thrir adcettarits on the ccurary, n prt ttr.tlhc::l as the descendants of those tuftulrr.t and (?to cour.ta cl the cri-in cf tie A.al.-;!.:a o.'i ...s utmost attention and impartiality, 1 h3re fuund that neither cf tbem can justly be pronounced 1 conlormahle to strict truth." fiow in this it ii clear that he did not consent to ihe r laira cf ;he Anabaptists, that they were the "purest offsirins? of the Waldeuses lhi he w ished to reser?e lof his'own church; and on the othef band it is rq'ual ly clear that he did not believe that they defen ded from the turbulent faction cf Germany allu ded to. But although he-did not allow them td i be the "purest offspring" ofjh Waldenses, h0 has admiued them to have descended frcm these) "respectable suflerers at is etident from the fol lowing paragraph r "It may be observed then thai r the Mennonites are not entirely in an error wheQ they boast of their descent from ihe Waldenses; Petrobrusiahsjihd biher ahef. nt sects w ho are generally considered as witnesses of the truth td times of general darkness and superstition. Be fore the. rise of Luther and Calvin, there Jay con cealed in almost all the countries in Europe,' par- ticuiariy in conemia, aioraviaj Switzerland and Germany, many persons who tdhered tenacious ly to the following doctrine which ihe Walderi ses &c.' maintained : That the kingdofti of Christ; or the visible char6h whfch he established oa earth, was an assembly of irne and real saints; and ought therefore (6 oe inaccessible to the uri righteous, and also exempt frbra those institu tions which human prudence suggests to oppose the progress of iniquity &c. This doelrihe is'thi true source of all the peculiarities thai ' are to beT found in the religious doctrine and discipline of the Mennoniles. And it is most certain that the g reatest pa rt of these peculiarities were approved by many ot those, who, before tht daicn cf jihi reformation entertained the., doctrine already mentioned. V i ; . - -. " ; '- 5 : The drooping spirits Of these people wn6 haa been dispersed through many countries, and per- , secuted every where with the greatest. severity, were revived when tbey were informed that Lu- v. ther and others had. attempted .with success the reformation of the church." Mt?shieroby Jfac' taint vol. 2; p. 127-8. Now, iv fS certain front the above that Moshiem believed the Mehnoniies' to have descended' from the Waldehses: the leading doctrine of the latter he says is the true source of all the pieculiaiitiesin the doctrine &c. of the former ; and says they Were dispersed m' many countries before the dawn of the reforma tion. Now if the Mennonites are not entirely, in an error when they boast of their descent from the Waldenses and other ancient sects, then it is certain that tbey did not originate wilh the fanatics of Munster . in the sixteenth centurv.'JAnd this confession of Moshiem Lahrentious has very wise ly passtd over2 in silence in his rejoinder as wilf be seen "when I come to notice more p4rt'cularly what he says about our dtscent from theWTalden ses. ' ' " ' : ; ' j Y-. - . . Again: To show that Moshiefn did jjot believo ihe Meunonites or Anabaptists originated with the fanatics - of Munter, .1 quoted ' ihe follo'wtqgjpasf sage :,uIt is difficult to determine with ceftauHy thjT particular spot that gave birth to that seditious and pestilential sect of Anabaptisis, wh6se taaiultuous and desperate attempts , were equally pernicious id the cause of religion and the civil interests of mari , kind.,,;Mos. c. 3 Sect. 4th of Part II. ' tTpcn this I remarked that it comes in after Moshrh had giv en his opinion about the antiquiiy'of the regular Baptist?. This throws Laurentious again in thai unpleasant situation from which he caunot escape' without callirig my veracity in questions i Pretend ing not to know that by regular Baptists vas meant the regular body of Anabaptists whose history Mor shelm commenced at the begitihiog 6f chapter 3rd; he begins his usual work of detrflciionj and finds a great difference. between his Moshiem and mine; Now however that may be, 1 must inform him that L have Moshiem by Maclaine in two volsand t'haf understanding the phrase "regular. Baptists'; to mean as imeuded, the regular body of Anabaptists whose history was begun at the beginning of ' the 3rd chap, tha facts in the history before me are. precisely as I stated. The account of ihe oiisinat Anabaptists begin at chapter 3rd and their ofigirt ' is placed in the depths of antiquity.1 In tht 4th section of the tame chap'er the author . begins his account of the seditious sect whose history is- giverr so minutely in the extracts of Laurentious. Again i To show that he did not mean precisely ihe same people of whose origin he had spoken atthe begin ning of chapter 3rd. it was remarked thathe dafled them a "sect." And if the reader wilt only erarxf; ine ihe quotations carefutly he will eas ly set? how futile is the reasoning of Laurentious aalnsr it. Moshiem designates them as a pesttleutial $ect of the Anabaptist: In this he cannot mean the general body of Anabaptists, but only a disorderly fi action of them." And the birth place cf this dis orderly fraction he declares to be uncertain.-- Whether this seer arose in Switzerland. Germany; or Holland is still a point of debate." Here again: Laurentious fiods a difference between our books and though it consists in that little wcrd yirftf' tt is enoush to' furnish him soother opponumty ta charge me with an evil idesica.w now Whoever alfftTelhi For a secwU seems to cae, can only fcayp crs ori gin. To ay Pf arose, wc;a iispiy icai u uaa aiisen several times previousry. The 'difference" between our books, tf reo, is very little. And whether the fanatics had one origin or a half dczen, it is the first now odder consideration ; "and that ac cording to the edition of Laurentious,- h a matter cf debate, whether ii were in Germaay or some whtref else. ' cious Anatapu.t. who in the sixteenth century intolreJ Hol!ind, Switzerland, er.d Gefirsny ia such scenes cf blood, perplexity, and diitrea?,' &C After having examined thr?3 di.7"r-r.t r-i he may think of mf -'design, ; t c uqtaii actly as' recorded in JJacUme's BalusiDrs tdrtioa.f And. besides being according to x?y editls, J thl;S it alroTether more accoritegto copses t ziz. i: I
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 28, 1839, edition 1
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