Show 10 fa 4 1 Z 1 47 1 ajl n 1 ja 11 01 MX 1 I I 1 I 1 f 1 I fi I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 r 1 r 1 i 1 ir 1 ft J K iw W T 1 I 1 I 1 j the i th three re ill 0 w 4 were ie I 1 inadvertently 1 c P aly omitted amitie d lat ibl pt wee wee J E A reply to H a taa bors enticed ac aad alioto tor arr richard fri et I 1 I 1 ap cadd by parley P ta r r j the aitor de logdon an article dw foest containing cou some same of the alloe falsa of cap tain wil AL st U ip ius is tract against them anro I 1 04 I 1 wa palo to by aldr inae of ha i boj ati I 1 I 1 ap 0 0 ther other poems I 1 oems t iid P A treatise Tre atae on oil i W an and 4 1 tei ratin of g matter ami 1 ia by P f pra patt t t lae Newy r oft i 41 t 1 1 janavry 1 11 1841 the tue the which etil read several times n i it if is sweet has been ia these wt doy I 1 theto fore hisert entire I 1 I 1 election and reprobation do D you believe ui in elocution ete eloc clion tion an abo to 0 prevent p tigue fi CA ceaty Q f ie it a thousand times what atay may be said at af once we ve purpose to answer this oft aspeci fu esti to on tj in writing lothal sot fiat thes fhe saints caf may learn leahi doctrine and all who m may that such deetion and as is taught in the old and now v eions rom god we fully believe in connection with every other oilier I 1 i icle ess ad we ask this favor of all ip to auoe iia frands pur answer may come th that at they w will ill i not condemn ral it in the spirit of meekness and grayer I 1 I 1 the loro lord Jeh vali hath apok spoken e 4 jugl 19 isaiah biah 42 q saying yi 4 behold my servant fit W eliom I 1 uphold minia mine demin whom i my I 1 evidently rai referring jiin to td the tara jesus christy the son or of am gad chosen or elected by the father fathel 1 I L peter 1 20 who verily WAS fore before the foundation of bf the wilred ba tw ma liffert iu in these last thi I 1 ies fb for ryon yaw divivo by hirn him do believe iu in god to serve seree lum in ili taft redemption of tile the world to be apa covenant of tw tho people isaiah 42 6 j j for a light lighton of tae gentiles geu tries tiles and the e glory of of ills bis pe people israel having ordained him biti n to be the judge of f th the quick and 46 dead ap Acts i ts 10 42 49 tits thai t through him forgiveness of s sins in s anif might be preach ed acts 13 38 8 unico av alio would be obedient 11 hiis I 1 gospe lapel mza mark 1616 11 t I 1 Eve Every riligh high be or datuLA 1165 Heb 51 I 1 I 1 and if christ irad not received ordin lion lie he I 1 would not have had power to ordain others as he did when be ordained ithe twelve murk mark 3 lar 14 to take 4 p inobe hp he had received 1 of bis FaLl farthier Fa thier lier also john ja 51 14 ye have not hoso chose p I 1 have chosen alu you and ordained e jaad eaird bahig forth fruit Heb 5 41 for ji no 6 man thia lebn honor r it hin ic but he ahat is called or of god as was aar aaroin oa 5 5 aj so also christ glorified not himself to be made an 11 high priest apt he that said unto him thou art my sou son lis tins oai day have I 1 begotten u thee 7 no be I 1 ing can give gibe that which lie does doer riot not possess posses S f colli I 1 1 beau fitly u no 0 I 1 man cart can coil confer afef the priesthood pries thoo on another if lie he h has as not hini himself self first received it and the priesthood is of such a nature that it itis is I 1 impossible M to the principles of election reprobation ae without touching upon the priesthood also and although some may sty say that we bod needed no ardit ordination l having possessed it yet christ says sars mat 28 1 18 81 iven unto mein heaven eu andon earth which could not hae been if hemas in eternal possession andrin abuin the previously quoted verse we we discover aliat he be that said unto him i i e his father glorified liholt bi be made an high priest or arduin ordained ed him to the work of creating the world dad a and nd all things lupow it col for by hira ahn I 1 yvere yere itil all things created that aredis heaven andi that I 1 are in the earth ae and of df redeeming the same I 1 from the fal talland lAud to t ake judging 0 of the quick and deao dead for tile the right of judging rests ilalie i the priesthood jand and it is through abig medium that the father hath conary committed tm all ach judgment unto tinto the son ajohn john 5 22 refe referring ariti a to his I 1 atio n on earth it il was necessary that christ should receive the priesthood to qualify bilto him to minister before his fattier father unto the children or of men so as tp rt redeem deau and I 1 gavol save them hem nes it see seem in reasonable that anaman any man I 1 should take it upon hah to do a part of the same work or to assist assiat lit in the same p priesthood id who has not been called by the spirit spoilt of prop prophecy hedy or revel revelation ution ad as weri fit aaron aaion and ordained oida ined accordingly banit can it expected that hat a man will be called by revelation t wl 1 0 does not mot believe in revelation reve or ww any man sub mieto ordination forche tile of a revelation ip pall all in which he lia lias sno no faith we think not that we ma may y learn still fart farthier lier that god calls or elects particular men to f perform particular arti cub r wo works or on whom to confer special bless blessings I 1 ill we read isaiah 45 45 41 4 F for or fa jacob cob my servants servant 2 4 sake I 1 and israel mine act elect I 1 have called thee cyrus by thy name to be a d deliverer 0 livere r to my people israel aei and to help to plant them I 1 ori on my holy mountain 65 6 9 see connection for mine elect shall inherit herit tit it alua my servants shall dwell there even on the mountains of palestine the land of canaan which god had before promised to abraham I 1 and his seed gen 17 8 and the p I 1 lar jar reason why abraham was chosen or elected to i be the father of this blessed nation is clearly told hy by the 19 fr farl F arl I 1 know him that I 1 he will command its his children and hi household i after jm ym and they y shall keep tile the way of t the h lord vp tp dp 09 justlee justice and alad judgment that the lord nay any bring upon abraham that thai which chic h lie s spoken of hinal him and this includes the r general edtl principle of election i e that god chose elected ori ordained jak jesus vs 1 cliris christ his 0 son O ap to be the ere a tor governor savior alij judge of the world and abraham to be the father fetherof fathe of the faithful on oil ac I 1 con P t of W his is foreknowledge of their obedience to his will and commandments which agrees w with ath h su say ingin the I 1 II 11 L tim 2 91 if a ma I 1 purge lurge himself from these he shall beit ba vessel unto honor sanctified and add rill meet for the mait masters eils use and prepared laido every good I 1 titus thus it appears that god hns has chosen or elected certain individuals to certain blessi blessings tip orto the performance of certain s and that we may dipre more fully tie movements 91 ne 0 su preme governor overa or of the universe in the oi orde der of election we proceed to quote t the 0 w writers rpm rom 8 9 30 for fez whom ha did foreknow he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son soft that lie might bett firstborn first born among many brethren moreover moie moreover more oyer over w whom om he fie did finate 1 them in lie alin I 1 exiled wid and whom lie he J called balled them he be also 10 justified fl 6 I 1 rind whom hom justified he ifield thern them he also glorified II 11 A did itea tore know those that loved him as we fuad feird intile a of the same flame chapter af for or ave ce that all things shall work together for good to them that love god to them are the caged according to h lyp purpose e A and nd who wh lire are thrilled fallad fall ed pd ap ac rah i p g ip pa those chop whom he fore knew I 1 new I 1 forlie or e fore foreknow foreknew tape knew new that those who loved jim bim would do his wilt will ind work righteousness and add it is in vata for they love lova god ethek do nt not km g 0 amk diament a C chia foy wat ft so flo I 1 aab an god saw say I 1 ak jaa h ger G 4 71 7 if f hop apt well iii shw a t than q ao kb 0 and yet he yvis was not chuao keeper le 00 PIS wordy wordin HI T liim ihn ye verily ally 1 ii s the 1 1 r 0 god ga per perfected r ee ted anali and hare eie by we know ithai ahat we ara in mm T L john job 2 5 I 1 pr pe that we are the cayea ew 1 alato bis is purpose I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 l bat did not god foreknow all ilif things and I 1 d all 11 jab e s surely k known u unto to god are all a hia ark afro from the beg lanin g of the world acts 1518 IS 18 but does that prove prove that all mei men aou would lid 1 love e him 11 1 f i i 0 o 1 1 a and nd keep so 90 that hat lie he would predestinate them tham unto up to life certainly not for format ahat gad to 4 y wah were not to be a ando rid xo p T IW ta ebat unto unta v they could col never a attain taiti mat 7 we t h llie a and i broad is a t the wa way that led idt id t to destruction yest ruction and mayy jno y all there lie b e lijich 1 i pr principles princea lof of Gilds GoJ kingdom tire are perfect of and nd scriptures wilst also agree in all their li pa irta K so nat one senti sent j note stroy another anor iier and when reread he did foreka owl be alo did and ua t god ai alt so that it might appear aror fromang froma ap nj 1 t r of allan 1 ulna coils ow siitia 4 A it 11 t ff 9 bp be coff conformed 9 to I 1 th the e I 1 I 1 0 I 1 1 his I 1 W conr q we nye afo on t alia to read mark rt 16 16 tit he W shall sha be ea I 1 jf if ye beleve bort no t t I 1 am lie he ye shall die in in yogi your also sd mat 25 41 depart i botn mie me ye for I 1 I 1 was an de gored and ye gave ilire me no m meat e at aa t I 1 paul rae r rh ig 16 the saints rom h L 71 7 calla call t bod to he yo rom 81 11 ethere chere is w so no to them dhigh aarein christ jesus who walk riot not after the te hesli but after ahe the spirit fLud audious goes on to 8 how in his epistle to ta the p akmans fk mans that the aa law v child the e law of carnal ca ats oven given io to the llie children af israel the covenant pe people could not t hai mke W I 1 te comers thereunto there nan perfect lt see also alpo heb 10 11 but was nivan for a schoolmaster to bring bringus unto christ agai guv 3 24 so that whew lie he and come I 1 and off ebed bilms himself if without sp spot 0 t unto god heb 9 14 ithe the sacrifice of the lay law should away ill him that the honest in heart all nII might come unto the perfect per feet of ili liberty tanies james 1 25 af pf ajl go of christ chist walking no longer after lae the flesh but after the spirit anabe and be of imbat etim number tier who kho love godana god and keep ilia his commandments that they them might je be called according to his purpose jojn ro ni 8 28 aud alid these were the e individuals in dividu ste referd referred d to 0 o whom god fore khew such as abelseth seth antoch noah me etehl bedee abraham lot isaac Jie jacob ob 1 joseph mows moses caleb Jo joshua slina the harlot rahab who wrought ar righteousness hAid ng the servants of God I 1 when their lives were sought by their enemies cideon pi deon vak sampson jepthia Jept lid lia dbvid Sai samuel uel and the droplets Fro reb heb 11 who through faith subdued d kingdoms wrought righteousness 0 brained promises stop stopped the mouths of lions quenched the violence 0 fire ii re escaped the edge of the 8 v ard aa fut t 0 of f weak ness we re made trong waxed valiant if in fight and arned to flight tile the armies of the aliens these all died an U I 1 faith I 1 having halving kept the commandments of bf the most high having ob tain edthe promise pron nise of a glorious anber inheritance it atice and are whiting the fulfillment of tha thi promise which they obtained apil 11 40 god gd ii lieving iving provided some better thing for us that they without us should rhonl not ile be anode made perfect I 1 the prophet aliria aha bears a similar testimony athe 0 alie other prophets concerning ele election etien in big mill chap book of mormon mor irions saying tills this is the manner lifter after which they were weri ordained or tined called and prepared pra pared front from the foundation of the world according accordine accordi nj to to the foreknowledge of god on I 1 account of their expending faith ai ind d good works 1 in ih the first place being left to choose good or evil therefore they having chosen bod good aind 14 exceeding greit great faith are called ea id with a holy calling yea with that holy calling was prepared with abid according to a preparatory redemption demp tion for seeh and taps they hare been called la tp to ti liv calling u kag on accod tit of the faith w while hile othe others ro wl inject hie elie t of ef civa VL ua apu account fit of the hardness bardes of their hearts and blindt blind I 1 riess ness ot of the their ir minds while ifft add not lleen been for foi this they might have had as great 1 eaf privilege privilege lege as their brethren 0 or in ailine fine lit in te first rs t pi I 1 ac ice 1 they were ivere oh on the same standing with pith their brethren thus this holy calli calling dg behig being prepared from froin th tha d foundation of the world for such as aa would riot not harden their hearts being ig in anid through the I 1 atonement of the aply begotten son who was p prepared re pared an and 4 wits thus behig called by this holy call 1 ing and ordained 1 unto the hig high rh priesthood of the 1 it holy oly orber or of god to machlis teach I 1 his commandments I 1 unto tho the children of men that they might also alao I 1 e enter I 1 I 1 ter I 1 into his hili aiesi iesi rest tit this ii high friesth priesthood aoa being ater fter i the ord order of of his fits son which order was from floii the fo foundation A nd of the he world or in other words belog being without b hg ginning inning of df ays or end of bews yews prep prepared ered from eternity to all eternity ltv according c to io his foreknowledge of alt all thil things g rom as 1 11 1 12 for the children being oot not yet born neither having done any good or evil that the purpose of god according to election might stand not of works bu but t of hit him that eul eueleth leth it t I 1 was said unto her the elde riall serve the y unger as we have before shown why god chose abraham to be ther father of the faithful viz be bei i cause he knesy ile he would command ilia hia children and a nd his lii i household after him so go now we set see by this why the purposes poses of go bol 1 according abot ding to election I 1 should stand aud and that for his fits oaths sake i gen 22 1617 18 by myself have I 1 sworn i tb lord for because thou hast done this thing hast not withheld thy son thine only son that thai in blessing I 1 will bless thee and lit in multiplying J 1 ti 11 1 I 1 i I 1 will multiply ply thy seed MS I 1 the stars of heaven 1 1 1 and as the sand wh which ich is upon tile the sea shore 0 r and id thy seed shall possess posse Is tile the kate gate of hip hi 1 enemies and in thy seed sh shall all all tle nations 0 of f thee the e irth be blessed because thou hat hast ol 01 eyed my voice here mhd lord Jef fusi coming through the seed of abrah m is again referred to through dhosi sufferings arid and death or in whom nil 1111 tile nations of the earth were to be blessed or made alive as they had died in adam IT T cox cor 15 22 in this thin election is made manifest for god elected or chose the children of israel in 0 o ile be his peculiar p ople and to lo them belong the covenants and I 1 premises P and the blessings bia sings received by tile atti e kontiles gon tiles come cef c through tile covenants to abraham and his seed for through tho 6 of the jews rom 11 17 thy th y were broken off and the gr gf n tiles gerfe grafted ili in hut but they stand by faith romi 11 20 and not by the oath of election therefore it be cometh them thein to four fear lest t they he v 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