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0, S 4 ` ,, , , 1., 4.,„ •arizo. S o s 4 o, Or> Ni: i s: o:z ixA 0 / l . [.:,/:s V 0 ..., - , •rd 4..,, 0 t ,,,,Z,ze •,,, ;' 4- 4,,:;.. \ 1, i" * V., AND SABBATH ITERALD, oiler() is the Patience of the Saints ; Here are they that keen the Commandments of God, and the Faith of Jesus,,, VOL, XV. BATTLE CREEK, MICH., FIFTH—DAY, DECEMBER 22, 1859. N O. 5. ._. ._ ., on all men, for that all have sinned." Rom v, 12. from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful THE REVIEW AND HERALD ' The first man was Adam, who is doubtless the and right he shall live thereby." 18 PUBLISHED wEEKLY But the law is AT BATTLE CREEK, MICH. "one man" referred to; but verse 14 settles it perfect and demands perfect obedience; and if J. P. KELLOGG, CYRENIUS SMITH AND D. R. PALMER, thus : "Nevertheless death reigned from Adam we fail in one point we are guilty of all, and can- Publishing Committee. to Moses," but "death came by sin," and as Ad- not by our works be accounted righteous. It is — am has long since passed under the dominion of written, "There is none that doeth good, no not, IIII1AIIMIS TII, Resident Editor. * death, we conclude that he could not have done one." Psa. xiv, 3. Rom iii, 10. If then, all aro J. N. ANDREWS, JAMES WHITE, Corresponding so if he had not sinned, which makes it plain that unrighteous they cannot be saved by their own J. H. WAGGONER, R. F. COTTRELL , Editors. he was the "one man" by whom sin entered the obedience to the law for they have already failed and STEPHEA PIERCE, world. in many points, and are consequently guilty be- TEnius.—okw DOLLAR IN ADVANCE FOR A VOLUME OF 26 Nos, kW All communications, orders and remittances for Inasmuch then as sin is the cause of death, let fore God. the REVIEW AND HERALD should be addressed to Unfikti us in the light of the Bible inquire, what is sin ? It Despair might now be felt,'for death will claim SMITH, Battle Creek, Mich. " is the trans ,n. essionr of the law." John iii, 4. Not its victim unless some way of escape can be cleric- — — the transgression of a law, i. e., an indefinite, but ed. That way has been found wherein "right- LIFE BY DEATH. the law, i. e., a definite law; and if it is a defi- eousness and peace have kissed each other." The Son of God offered to lay down his life to satisfy " That which, thou sanest is not quickened except it die." nite law, it will be definitely recorded somewhere as a law. Says Paul, "I had not known sin but the demands of the law against all who will turn WHO'D sorrow for the yellow grain He casts into the ground ? by the law; for I had not known lust except the from sin and obey the broken law. God accept- It only dies to rise again law had said, "Thou shalt not covet." What law ed the offer and will justify him that belieneth in With grace and beauty crowned; says, Thou shalt not covet? Is it not the law of Jesus. Rom. iii, 26. Faith, then in the life (or So different though the form we see, ten commandments which God spake with his own blood which is the life) of the Son of God given In robe of beauteous green, voice from Mt. Sinai, the last prohibition of which for the life of the world, is required to cleanse It scarcely seems that this can be The corn we late had seen. was, " Thou shalt not covet." It is impossible to the sinner from his sins, and place him where avoid this conclusion, that the law by which is he can in future keep God's holy law. And in the tiny seed is found the knowledge of sin, is the same law that says Jesus was to lay down his life; but where A germ of living power, "Thou shalt not covet;" which is the law God must that event take place? Not in heaven, for Which after sleeping in the ground, gave to man from Mt. Sinai. death has never entered there; but the earth be- Wakes up into a flower. An acorn dropped from off the bough— But, says the objector, the law was not known ing where death reigns, it was necessary for Jo- And seemingly decayed— for two thousand years. It is true that God did sus to come here to die. He must come here in Clothed with new life, it giveth now - not come down and proclaim his law in the ears order to come under the dominion of death. Fresh beauty to the glade. of a whole nation till then; yet his people have Man had sinned; the plan of salvation had always had a knowledge of his law. And so with us ; we, too , may lie All will ad- been devised, and man was to be restored by faith Low in the damp, dark earth, mit that sin existed during the first two thousand in the great offering • that was to be made; yet Shrink not at this 1 we do but die years of the world's history ; and we read " The time was required before the plan could be ear- To bloom in heavenly birth. sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is reed out. The time had not yet come 'for Jesus Ah 1 we may think of gorgeous flowers, the law." Shall we say that there was no to suffer and die, therefore those that lived before And butterflies' bright wings, strength in sin for two thousand years ? Dare we that event, must look forward by an eye of faith But the radiant forms that *111 be ours, Mock our imaginings I say that the offence did not abound during this to the promised Messiah, while those living period? But the "law entered that the offense after must look back to his death. Cain and If they but do as far exceed might abound." Roni. v, 20. Abel understood that a great offering was to be Man's present noble form, But let us view this in the light of other scrip- made for sin, and knew also that faith in the effi- As does the lovely flower, the seed— ture. " For until the law," (i. e., the giving of cacy of that blood was necessary. But if a man The butterfly, the worm ; the law on Sinai) " Sin was in the world, but What glorious bodies then will come sin say I have faith "what doth it profit." Somethingb Bursting the bands away, is not imputed when there is no law." Rom v, 13. is lacking; if he has faith he will certainly act it Which erst confined them to the tomb, Was sin imputed during the first two thousand out; he will manifest it by works; for actions On that great final day ! years ? Certainly sin was imputed to Adam, to speak louder than words; but let us hear the Cain and a host of others; which being true, we voice of inspiration on this point. Then weep not for << the pious dead," " Yea a man With such a hope as this; must conclude that the law existed at that tune mmay say, thou past faith and I have works; chew 'Tis but the way that they are led also. Again, " Where no law is there is no me thy faith without thy works and I will chew To glory and to bliss! transgression." Rom iv, 15. But as transgress- thee my faith by my works But wilt The friends we leave within the tomb, ion did exist from Adam to Moses, we conclude thou know 0 vain man that faith without works Are planted for the skies; that the law existed also. is dead ?" Jas. ii, 18-20. And joy in this sweet thought we have: We see then that in These precious seeds will rise! We have found that Rom. v, 12, teaches that order to have living faith, works are necessary. ---, sin is the cause of death. It naturally follows The Lord therefore, gave a " law of faith," or THE WAY OF LIFE. that if righteousness, the opposite of sin alone ex- ceremonial law, whereby man could manifest his Dr E, B. SAIINDERS. ists, we shall not die. But what is righteousness ? faith. Thus we see Cain and Abel bringing off- - Evidently the opposite of unrighteousness; and erings typical of the great offering. DEATH is the king of terrors to the living. "all unrighteousness is sin." 1 John v, 17. "Sin Time passed on and God visited the earth to All seek to escape his icy arms. This repugnance, is the transgression of the law." 1 John iii, 4. take out of it a people for himself. Dcut. vii, 6. this dread of death has caused many to imagine Therefore righteousness must be obediehce to the Ex. xix, 5. He was their king. 1 Sam. xii, 12. that they were really immortal; while others seek law. This conclusion agrees with Dent. vi, 25. They agree to be his people and keep his cove- for eternal life in different ways; but all wonder "And it shall be, our righteousness if we observe nant. Ex. xix, 8. He came down upon Mt. Si- why death is the last of man who seems to be one to do all these commandments before the Lord nai, and spake his law to them, it being the same of God's noblest works.