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Certain Reasons Against Persecution (USPS 042-340) The cross is the last argument of God. CERTAIN REASONS AGAINST PERSECUTION LEONARD BUSHER burned, hanged, or banished, for nor (any) forcing of the con- Be ye, therefore, followers of never seek to inhabit there. By to believe the gospel, ex- Christ, and not of antichrist, in which means you keep them from First—Because Christ hath not delivering the message of their science of- cept by the Word and Spirit of gathering people to the faith. the apostolic faith, if the apostol- commanded any king, bishop, or gracious Lord, sincerely and God only, the which do wound and Sixthly—Because then you shall ic faith be only taught where per- minister to persecute the people ten, both to prince and people. heinous the errors of men, and not not walk wisely towards them that secution is. for difference of judgment in mat- Which to do, is a more kill fact, than to persecute the am- their persons (II Cor. 10:4). are without (Col. 4:5), as the Eightly—Because if freedom of ters of religion. teacheth; but bassadors of the greatest king Fifthly—Because Christ came Scripture shall of- conscience be not set up, and per- Secondly—Because Christ hath fend the Jews (I Cor. 10:32), and commanded His bishops and min- and prince in the world. For in- into the world to save sinners (I secution laid down, then all the they shall, as all other strangers, who account isters to persuade prince and peo- stead of heretics, Tim. 1:13, 15), and not to destroy king's subjects, and all strangers burn, banish, it tyranny to have their conscien- ple to hear and believe the gos- they have already, them, though they be blasphem- inhabiting the land, that shall be- ambassadors of the ces forced to religion by persecu- pel by His Word and Spirit, and, and hang the ers; seeing the Lord may convert lieve the apostolic faith, must de- Christ, who doth tion. as ambassadors for Him, to be- Lord Jesus them as He did Saul, after called part the land to some free coun- He pleaseth, seech both prince and people to choose out whom Paul. And though they have dif- Seventhly—Because if persecu- try; or else abide the danger of His name before kings and be reconciled unto God; and not, to bear ference in religion, or will not tion be not laid down, and liberty burning, banishing, hanging, and rulers, for a testimonial to them as tyrants, to force and constrain hear nor believe in Christ that they of conscience set up, then cannot imprisoning. The first will be a (Mark 13:9). them by persecution (II Cor. 5:20). may be converted, yet ought you the Jews, nor any strangers, nor great impoverishing and weaken- Thirdly—Because through per- Fourthly—Because then we can- not to persecute them, seeing others contrary-minded, be ever ing of our land, besides a loss of secution it will come to pass, that not say we have the liberty of the Christ rebuketh such (Luke 9:53, converted in our land. For so the faithfulest subjects a n d the ambassadors of the only spir- gospel in our land; seeing where 55); and his Father sent Him not long as they know aforehand, that friends. The second will provoke itual Lord and King. Jesus, may that is, there is no persecution into the world to condemn the they shall be forced to believe the Lord to wrath, by spilling the be persecuted and imprisoned, for any difference in religion, world, but to save it (John 3:17). against their consciences, they will (Continued on page 3, column 1) MISSIONARY PREMILLENNIAL BIBLICAL BAPTISTIC The Free State Of Tephrice By L. P. BROCKETT both kinds, and avowed their ab- (1820 - ???) horrence of the sacrifice of the 74 &Area madam mass, and the dogma of the real The very able article of Dr. Dun- presence of the away, in the July number of the or the substantial and blood of Christ in the Baptist Quarterly Review, en- body sacrament. A 11 the Oriental Baptist Is Our Middle Name titled, "Baptist Principles Vindi- Churches were agreed on the mode States And In Many Foreign Countries cated." is worthy of a wide Paid Circulation In All cir- they are to this culation. of baptism, as "To the Mw and to the Testimony: if they speak not according to this word, day; and the PAULICIANS, as The examples he adduces of their enemies called them — it. is because there is no light in them."—Isaiah 8:20 Baptist zeal for perfect freedom CHRISTIANS, as they called them- of conscience in religious matters selves — practiced what the Scrip- Vol. 49, No. 27 ASHLAND, KENTUCKY, July 14, 1979 WHOLE NUMBER 2231 in Rhode Island and Virginia, re- tures so evidently taught on this called to my mind the less known, subject. but fully authenticated, establish- But there was still a graver PREDESTINATION ment of a free State, having for its charge made against them by their cardinal principle freedom of con- enemies the Greek Church. In Apostle during that of RICHARD FULLER abide in the ship ye cannot be tude of the science, by oriental Baptists a the corruption which had become fearful night; his inspiring address Richard Fuller was born in Beaufort, saved" (Acts 27:22-24, 30-31). thousand years ago, in Asia Minor. so rife in the Greek Church, re- S.C., in April, 1804. In 1820 he entered morning light reveals It was Mr. Pitt, I believe, who as the dim Among the centennial and other ligion and morality had been di- Harvard University, Mass., and in his class after reading Butler's Analogy re- the terrified haggard company— he stood among the first for proficiency anniversaries which occupy so vorced from each other, the em- in his studies, for general culture, and for marked that "it suggested more two hundred and seventy-six in all much of our time and thoughts in perors and empresses of the skill in debate. III health caused him to doubts than it answ-ered." In re- —shivering on the deck of the Baptists should not leave Harvard while still in the Junior these days, Eastern empire, who were the year. moving one difficulty, we ought sinking ship; the effect of his ex- fail to observe, with high honors, heads or popes of the Church, were On his return to Beaufort he entered all on to be careful lest we create others hortation; and the rescue of the thousandth anniversary of the guilty of the vilest crimes 'against upon c course of legal studies and became board. one of the most accomplished and success- founding of the Free State of morality and decency; there was ful lowyers in the State. In these profes- As you read the account, you Tephrice. no crime in that terrible catalogue sional years he was converted under the believed Preach1na of the celebrated revivalist, Dan- feel that, if the sailors Let us rehearse briefly, this for- in the first chapter of Romans iel Botker. Paul's declaration as to a revel- gotten chapter cf Baptist history. which they had not practiced; and Being up until this time a member of ation from Heaven, it would put The Armenian Paulicans were the patriarchs, archbishops, bish- the E;.,iscopal church, he had previously fresh heart in them to work, as it been immersed by the rector of the Epis- clearly Baptists. In the fifth and ops, and priests, as well as the copal church. But being thoroughly con- really did. Nor does it strike you sixth centuries they probably held army and people, follOwed their vinced that believers' baptism was the that there is any contradiction only Scriptural baptism, he was rebaptized to some errors, though none which bad examples. by Elder Myer, then pastor of the Bap- between this positive assurance were fatal to salvation. The dual- The Paulicians, on the contrary, tist church in Savannah, Ga. of safety to all and the subse- ism which had come clown to them were noted (their bitterest enemies He made known his call to the gospel quent warning as to the impossi- from their Aryan ancestory was being witnesses) for the purity of ministry and soon became pastor of the un- church in Beaufort, where he labored some bility of saving the passengers so far modified by the study of the their lives. They exhibited all the fifteen years. While pastor there, he debat- less the crew remained in the Scriptures, as soon as they were Christian graces, without display ed with Bishop England of Charleston, S.C., bark. on Scriptural principles and claims of the stranded able to obtain access to them, that or any affection of superior holi- Roman Catholic hierorchy. Then come the Our philosophers, however, are really amounted to little more ness; and this very purity of their memorable contest between himself and Elder Francis Wayland on the subject of astonished at your simplicity, and, than a very strong belief in a per- lives won many, disgusted with Slavery. Fuller like Whitefield was a slave- of course, at the simplicity of the sonal devil. Most of the statements the bold and sanelesS licen- holder, although a good master. Apostle and the inspired histor- in regard to their doctrines come tiousness of the Greek Church, to In 1846 he accepted the pastorate of determined the church in Baltimore, where he re- ian. For if God had from their bitter enemies, the join their communion.
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