The Biblical criticism of the present day - pagina 12

Biblical Criticism of the Present

420 it

Day.

[July,

grieves us that, with your leave, the profane "science of

religion " has been allowed to ascend the throne of the sancta

and that as willing

theologia,

priests

you

offer

services

it the;

of your splendid talents, and as willing choir-boys bring to

For

the incense of your homage.

God

the living

them is

to suffer loss.

If,

this

indeed, you cannot destroy

And

this

According to the Lord's ordinance, a theology

being done.

She cannot

belongs to the church in the earth. it.

makes the churches of

as churches, you can injure their well-being.

Where

it

she

deprived of

is

without

live

she must languish.

it

She needs

a theology that she might grasp the more hidden sense of God's

Word;

might discover the deflection of the

that she

line of

error; to protect the medical art of the soul from passing into

a spiritual quackery

and as apologete that

she

and be

to plead for

command moral

able, to

The church needs

it.

might be inwardly

unlearned it

to exhibit the reasonableness of her faith

;

and kept from

edified,

In brief, she needs a theology which, while

alike.

edge of sacred things on the part of the

and past,

it

upon one

who do

not

who

ual noblemen, is

does not stand

her

thought into the chan-

and which, by virtue of that

;

move

in but purer

life

origin, trains

as exalted creatures in

phere above the people, but dwell

what

laity,

which, joined to her

root;

the course of former

directs

nels of our days

forth

from the knowl-

but in the service of the Holy Spirit, blooms

it,

flourishes with

ministers

error,

confidence from the learned and

differs not specifically, but only gradually,

outside of

a theology

among them

and

finer

an atmos-

as their spirit-

forms cause to shine

and that of her children.

withhold from the churches, you vivisectors.

And

this

By your

you

pres-

ent-day studies of the Scriptures, you cause the church to be

deprived of

it.

You

offer her a science

tion with her confession,

which has no connec-

and you send her pastors who, how-

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