Show LIBERTY AND LAW the relations relation they kustala to t rash bab other her liberty and law sustain relations to each other which should be understood by every member of society independence liberty and freedom are words so frea frequently bently heard an and 0 corn com conly used as to produce little consideration of their real importance or worth even in id this land of liberty and home of the free As there is no such condition a s independence depend once absolute independence for man it being beina only a relative term aad ad seldom appropriately used it will oot not be considered here but and freedom essentials to our happiness are worth inquiring after they are what all wish to enjoy what all live tor for frequently fight for and for which many die give me liberty or give we death is claimed to oe rhe cue wisest saying of a brave patriot it if death is actually preferable to life without liberty our very natures demand that we search earch after liberty while life lasts this treasure indispensable to mans happiness can only be found inside the limits prescribed by law never outside of them liberty is bounded by law and aad this fact determines their true relation it a person is ever free and in the enjoyment pt p liberty it is because law or something superior to the law has anade him so all are amenable to law aw there is no freedom from this condition it is applicable to all intelligent beings eings te and to all mate material isial things law our bounds limits our ac lieas determines and guarantees our liberties A knowledge of law therefore is necessary to the enjoyment and f due ue appreciation of liberty it if we beep beep the law it has no other demand upon us and ana we are sec urea la in all liberty and happiness the law provides for so far as our political liberties are concerned they are secured to us by human enactments and these laws framed pd by humanity in all its many stages or grades of civilization and experience partake only of that degree of perfection that belongs to the ration from which they canate yma ma nate they cin consequently differ very materially in the extent of tile the liberty guaranteed and the freedom which attaches to the exercise of those liberties those enjoyed under a republican public as form of government such as that mat of ef the american people and nation are generally esteemed above all others as being beian best suited to the highest state and condition oi civilized society but while lecog nixed as the best that humanity it is not net what is cla claimed tined for that higher law balchis wAl which chis is perfect and competent to secure all the liberty and freedom suited to a much higher state of civilization and intelligence than belong to larth earth As one form of human government on earth is ia au superior to another in af afford fordin ln g and aad securing these blessings too to man he is wise and justified only when he chooses the best beat that comes to his bis knowledge and is attainable it is written the law of god is per fact elect a perfect law of liberty tuat then is the law we ure are bound to choose and no intelligent being can ask ek or desire more liberty and law perfect gerfe ct full and complete in their application to humanity is the law we need to learn and aad the liberty we wish to enoy enjoy this law being perfect will certainly give 1 ve to man tue tae full enjoy went of all his natural rights develop to the highest possible degree his love of liberty and make him as free as truth and law are tree free I 1 stand fast fasi in the liberty wherewith christ hath made you free partook largely of the spirit and inspiration of bf him who preferred death to life without liberty those made free by the son aon who was the lawgiver he declared free indeed 1 now this threat great apostle was learned in the law and reasoned with great force of demonstrate the tact fact that there was a law of the spirit ada adapted tad to the spiritual in man superior perlor to the law which govi governed arned the flesh that one brought life and peace while the other tended to de death ath one law governs the spiritually minded and another law the carnally minded Daia ded the law of the spirit is gods law and when reason in man accepts the law and forms its judgment ile he feels under obligations to obey it in this matter of obedience or disobedience e ce no iw question of motives can justify disobedience the law requires obedience and when a man begins to look about for motives to obey orr or disobey he Is guilty of disobedience since he undertakes to decide whether hie he will or will not obey the law precludes all question of motives law is gods reason for human action motives are the devils reasons the one degrades the other lifts up into tire life spiritual and the eternal motives have to do with legislation with la w making but not with law abiding there way may be reasons for ch langing law but bat while in force it demands obedience A free will log ing according to the true idea of liberty will always conform to thie the admit ted fed law of right to the law of the spirit those who are governed by law if fey by the law of god may enjoy all the liberty of sons of god and be perfected and sanctified by the same this to is the highest condition attainable and is only secured secure ct by submitting to law within the domain of which liberty and freedom are complete life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the imbor important capt essentials of human existence are not to be f found outside of law there you can find chaos anarchy the reign eign of passion the bondage ot of sin and sorrow of death from all of which which man may bo be tree free by making law his shield and keeping within its bounds T the a laws lawe relating to ie ones being of both body and mind the laws of society of communities and nations but above all the law of god that law which im implants divinity in man should be the study of everyone who would see humanity developed man perfected and dwelling where liberty and love are supreme where wisdom and intelligence combined make sons and daughters of god S W R |