Show TESTIMONY much mach is ia being said these times about the laws of man being above aboa 3 the laws ot of god and must be obeyed regardless of the latter in this arti article clelye we propose too to ex amino ami no the subject in in the light of ex peri enee and divine bist history orv wo wa will take a a a few exam examples 10 in holy writ beginning with tell the lawa and decrees of god given to abraham when bhea he told khat hat patria patriarch ieh that he should have a posterity as numerous numerous as the stars of and that in in their career mong among a other things they should be in servitude is a to a nation for a period of four hundred years ars after which time they should to be 0 delivered and coan out with great substance this according to the history was fulfilled in egypt corn com mei acin at the death of joseph who wa sm in egypt the egyptians egyptians cassed passed a law that the israelites a should cold be a their servants this was in accord with th the law lavi of G god pd with the exren tion that etwas it was not limited elcee T this Is continued four hundred years at the expiration of which time god passed another law repealing the bondage act and then there was Is a conflict between the laws of god and the laws of mantha man the latter made the slavery of israel pe perpetual r t al and thi the law jaw of god goa said it should cease and wai was published to the king and pe peppie of egypt by moses hoses gods prime minister lai this produced a conflict between the two jaws and was waa cow corn between god and the eggli fians the former sent great plagues upon the egyptians who like valiant met men defended themselves as bost they could and among other things as I 1 it a war measure they increased the t a burJe burdei im is ot of the ithe israelites they fought valiantly valian I 1 ay and held out in defence doi dei of the cawi law ot of man against many man y traverses reverses but finally when their kheiri i firstborn first born were smitten they sued for peace and admitted that the law of god ans was paramount law of af man A treaty was waa made ip which ii ft v was va stimulated stipulated that ahat israel should Ba tafter they had started oo on their journey with all their kheiri auba sab tance otance the thai egyptians broke the treaty and pharaoh with the tha mighty army of egypt inc including lading the war chariots the cavalry and all tho the in fa of bowar war started in pursuit of their heir former slaves to bring them back co considering the theman miLn eay easy prep as they had bad their hocka and herds with them and were with out arms aims or soldiers and were held meil mea in by the red sen sea this ery on the part ot of the egyptians was wis more than the lord could stand andi and being 6 man of bf war bridwell ari and dwell well up in in a strategy ha arranged his plans qa so that the whole of the E egyptian I 1 hot host was swallowed sh allowed up up in in the red bed sea not one e seeped escaped and this thin wn was dole done without the loss of a marhoul man mar loul on the a other side and when israel cams to the land of canaan gods ia lav book was WB examined and a statute was fou found N which was enacted in the days of Abru alrubay abraham ham stating that lna seed eced should have the land 0 canaan tor their inheritance god heni gith owner of the soil and holding the title to the land thia lawa r I 1 was over six hundred years year sold old but waa still in in full fall forde force ancl w when israel ca came to theland tho land it was all occupied by squat quilt is tera who claimed it by right ol 01 pos pas I 1 ie lies ision aion were ai divid ed into strong nations with walled cities and great armied armies they Thoy bad had governments and laws but bud they were the pie laws of man and came directly in with the law of god a deadly conflict and a complete for tory for t the law of god goa w was a the r ra 4 all bolt it all t the a a squatters batters w who 0 were not de destroyed stroye were ere made tributary gild and israel a obtained taine complete possession of ganaan the great city of babylon which w win with impenetrable walls 1 an and at otherwise fwise fortified sea so go carrupt rr t and we steeped ad in wickedness ic b neis t that god been became ina so 0 displeased isailo as with her that 16 be passed age a decree t at sha should be b overthrown aud and utterly wasted and romain remain a desolation f for evert her greatness lives and id in i were the works of bedano medano men and designed to bi be perpetual but abb they came cama to an end and coda law tri and is still in force to this day desolation holds sway away where aher 6 that mighty city once stood also tho the strong city bof 0 o tyre b beca macor rupt bupt and lifted up in in pride prid Is esamode an and ex 01 sited herself on hig hend band the be lord that he passed a decree that she should be destroyed I 1 and he be sent ale alexander abo great to enforce the law 1 and although it wis was the ahe hardest nut the conqueror of the world had to crack the work was waa done and aad mans greatness with all of his big laws and institutions had to yield to the potent law tl of odd idd after alexander had conquered the world bo be 0 eluo eho rebuild babylon and make jakat t his bead quarters butin but in this he be rame came in in contact with the law of god which said it should imer be ba innab atod reap he be was cut down in the prime of life lifa and god a law still prevailed while alexander Alixander was executing tho the low law of god he was I 1 ful but as soon as br be came in contact with that law jaw his lamp went out and so go I 1 ft i lids has been in in all ages we hare only sighted fl a few in instances atanes beit in aba altered volume 0 of the taj of the law of god 0 over the law jaw of man the there to is is not a single failure the idea th that t the laws of man bra are above the laws of Go dunder any is la of the rankest infidelity no lo man who believes the divinity of the bibla 0 can entertain jt t for a moment plasant Pla Plea sunt suat grove sept 30 |