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Show HE THAT HATH EARS, LET HIM HEAR, Continued. f fot withstanding the great Father W and Creator of Heaven and . Earth, revealed His great plan S of government and salvation, which 1 v, v.vas patriarchal, (and which contin ued, ciown to Noah and from Noah lo the death of Sardanopalus,) Arbaces (who.vvas president of Media,) and Belis'us (wlio was president of Chal-dea,) Chal-dea,) T'08e np in rebellion against the government that God had established by-father Adam, and established two hingly governments; and from these two sprang all the man-made governments, govern-ments, (or.DeviUmade, whichever yon please, for they were really instigated by their father the Devil,) which has existed on the earth until the present time and from these sprang the great hue'and cry, the divine right of Kings, and the senseless cry of Roy- rl Blood! After the man and Devil-made c governments were established, the ' . people felt so proud and independent that the religion God had revealed to father Adam for his generations, was no longer acceptable to them. To live by jTailh on a mediator that God would , send "forth in the meridian of time, was no longer acceptable to them, therefore they chose mediators for 1' themselves, that they might control the planets which composed the solar ' system; believing that thoy were gov erned by inferior gods who had access : to the great or head god that bore ' rule over all the vast multitudes of worlds throughout the vast eternity of space. Therefore they made Images Im-ages and used incantation to call down these inferior gods into their images, and made their prayers and supplica- i tions to these lesser gods, believing that they had perlect access lo the great god -of alijgods, so they would receive that which they desired. To be continued, |
