| Show RULE AND OBEDIENCE etere ft ere are two ebenal principles which from the base of all ment in ID heaven bud and earth deprived of either of these basic principles society would be abo chaotic otlea a prey to jim its own lawless forces forcee all society human or divine them aney are we toe warp and woof of its ita fabrio fabric the essentials of 01 its ill structure when chaos presented a discordant scene of conflicting ele eie ments menta while an ae yet order had no throne and atom trespassed on 01 atom in wild conius lov there only could be au an illustration of the dire effect of the abaer ce of ef wess these potent factor by the flat of the eternal father through the agency of his beloved san order arose frum from chaos the elements were law bold beld domin dowin loi lov I ahone out of darkness these theme eternal opposites were marked and distinct in the language or of revelation god divided the light from the darkness night and day were veto alternate periods per loda and abe gods goda said bald we will Ore organize anize them ard bobola they shall be very obedient 11 1 1 this expression of the gods refers to the heavens and the were now created also alao tu to trio fifties of the sea and toe the fowls of the air in deed to the whole phY physical aleal and and animal creation mark I 1 they rhey shall ceball be very obedient taus the obedience of the abe animal Cea ceatron ce ailon tion is secured by so ao unalterable decree order design adaptation ada ads pation pailon of means to e r do de now proves provest be agency of RD an a aw it e intelligence the stupendous parts parta 0 our solar gular eysink lel influence luence and are by one another all move in absolute harmony each part or of tu celestial mo machinery chinery ali fitting as aa the parl earlc ot of a chronometer one glance at this thie marvelous marve ious i getem Impre seep the mind with an iLlI nite acting in baui ence to law jaw light spreading its oth cihi rial force throughout the whole by obedience eboch sanctified his bie people so eo that earth could not retain them moses was cutiss oracle to the israelites nosh noah to the be antediluvians disobedience to these moo men as 28 tot the oracles of the davne will brought most awful co sequencer in the me hattei almost universal destruction in the lormer former deatti by banishment exile captivity the rupture of 01 civil government the destruction ol of their temple famine and plague bindery u the worst typo type their once renowned nationality abolished anu adu they I a blee blea and a byword by word among the nations trodden dobb of tnt lot Gent gentiles iless for neatly neaily two thousand years obedience defined mays may in my judgment be under i lour ur heads beade viz perfect Perie ct imperiel imperi eci ec voluntary involuntary too the savior Is ie per perhaps happ the eniy example ot ol pt obedience he fulfilled ful filed tile the law lav I 1 in all points MUD man in the weakness of lais fallon estate may alin aim at the perfect lulng ment of the law yet in some instances luet auces tali ail however great nie isis efforts baca obedience is voluntary but imperfect lavoi involuntary obedience is that rendered idy by satan batan anti and the falleo fallen angels angela who are com compelled polled to obey against their own volition end and who through tha the aluie ot of their agency by open rebellion against the will of the he father have for oiled cited their right to its ite exe exercise their crime being thai ol of high treason against braved ht aven the agency of e man abe always been given him although in some oases cases jud bag bae ded win him with circumstances ut of a very adverse ad versa anu and trying ehara oter 0 n o order to secure his hi such an instance is 18 recorded of jo aab v who bought bokol to ret away irom from wha appeared to him an irksome duty hj hir obedience way may liu nut have beau ai altogether together voluntary too lord tn in book of cv speaks of the saints learning obedience by the he things they very unpleasant but sometimes sometimes necee nece eary sesty experience As aa a kind father chat ties tleta at times a disobedient son for the purpose of obedience to the lord lard obas the hie bib saints all the 0 god goa call for obedie oe ce which means compliance with a command prohibition or known law jaw or i ule jule of duty prescribed webster says to constitute obedience the act or forbearance to not act must be in submission to authority the command must be known to to 0 o the person rod and bis big compliance must te DO in em sequence of it or it to Is not obedience the following commands com manda include prohibition if rhou not steal 3 thou cobalt not commit adultery thou ebald out nut bear false witness s the following lowing fal enjoin performance 64 Remember BeD oember the Sao tista day to keep it ho holy jy huou love the lord thy goj god etc one very mistaken idea with regard to obedience which is prevalent cs cf late is that mand first allegiance is ie due to the state his next to gd G d vox vox dei has become a sentiment almost a maxim but facts route reate it as a principle the voice of the was wae aga against inist go G 10 with eight except exceptions iose only so with that of the egyptian and assyrian nations the of whom arose to in open liea re belligan him and whom be sent the most moat gri griedus evus curseen curse aud against the latter latte 0 whom the lurd lord sent an angel who cut oft in a single nigh the flager of the assyrian nation or er an army of all of the nations ot palestine ought fought against israel arbe noman empire persecuted the he saints unto death rod and the voice of judah sent the ben of god to jalar Jal vr a cross crone the voice of the state way may and should be the voice of god the state may be so eo rapport with the divine will it may be pure to use the language langus ge ut us isaiah its officers should be peace and its exact exactors ex actors ore s courts should a i j minister justices justice law or no lawi law the wrongs ot of the poor should be money or no n money A murderer should not be turned loosed through the influence of friends friende or the plentitude ot of his purse to 0 o prey upon the defenseless fenceless de the people ionic for a day of may it come speedily D EVANS |
