Show AN ANCIENT ANCIEN IT DOCUMENT WE publish today to day the full text ol of translation from the original greek ot of the manuscript entitled the teach tesch I 1 ing of the twelve apostles doubt a work of great antiquity and may date back as claimed to the tile sect seel second century it must not be supposed by the title that it was written by tit apostles or either of them it merell purports to be an epitome of their doctrines or teachings there is much ili iii it which bears evidence of early chr cerii tian influence and understand understanding inc inz correct principle but here and tim the wise will detect the barksd marks that spirit of error which worked iti its wa way y into the church in very eau early times and ultimately overspread tbt tit entire organization and covered tilt tili minds of men with thick darkness one of the principal indications of 01 the tendency to lean towards error even I 1 in n those early days is seen ili iii i cha chapter ter seven where baptism is defined finen the compromise permitted ol of pouring water in certain cases plain departure from the one way ol of the lord a and nd would not have been allowed by a true apostle of jesus christ it the injunctions against ig prophets who sought their own emolument rather than the welfare of the show that those grievous wolves a against ga dinst whom the apostle paul warned the ephesian elders had already entered among them not sparing the flock 11 peter also predicted their arising and said that I 1 many should fol 7 iw liv their per pernicious bernicio nicio niclo us ways I 1 that the universal apostasy apo stacy foretold by the apostles of jesus was to commence at avery a very early date Is indicated in the words of paul to the thessalonians Thess alonians for the mystery of iniquity doth already neady work ll 11 and the rebukes given through john the revelator key rey elator to the B churches in asia show that in his time lit jit they had begun to depart from the falth faith and turn into error and wicked it ness the work now given to the world contains much of the s simplicity 1 in lacity of the disciples of the Sav savior lor the cus customs toms of the church therein described bear a striking resemblance to the institutions of the church of jesus christ of lat ter day saints while the spirit of the teachings Is in the main in harmony with the spirit renewed to the people of god in the present age it is alte possible that the tile item in relation to pouring water ji t lin iii lii the place of true baptism is an inter jo relation of a later a age ae e but whether edart of the original jc document ament or in iii sorted by some monkish hand previous previous to the date of the manuscript found 0 d by Bry ennios namely A D 1036 1056 it is one of the heresies her esies that crept into the church soon after the apostles fell asleep it Iti Is svery very interesting to those who have obtained the key to the knowledge of christs doctrine to read the say sa ys ings and doings of the primitive christians and those who immediately succeeded them and judge of the truth or error of the principles ordinances ceremonies and observant ob es that pre among them and this bless bles smog stog hag bag a is the gift of all who have rec received elvea from above that ano anointing which h tea cheth all thin thins things s and which with the authority in tie the the living oracles judth judieth ge geth all thin things S 11 and is tile tiie end of controversy |