1841 William Miller Evidence from Scripture & History - A2Z.org

and deamction upon UR If Sodom and Gomorrab, and
the cities of the plain, were destroyed for their abuse of
the blessi m which God had given them, so ehall we be
desboyed>or om .blue of similar one& And if the
Jews, for theii , arrogance, eelf-sdkiency, idolseg,
and departure t!zthe kmwn commends of God'e house,
were punisbed with the sword, p&ilence, ca tivity and
pmecution; la, mwt wured~y, wi~ -Ye of
in every age, whether under Jcwe or Gentilee, d r the
like or similar judgments. This can be proved abundantly
in all pa* of tbe word of God, and
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m the hietory
of the church in every age. And did we mot pemert
the word of God to eupport our eectarian ipleg aod
to gratify our lustful appetites, we rn' t foreoee the
consequence of apoetasy from God, his awe and COIDmands
; as we can foresee the effects of any or dl tbe
laws of nature, with which we are so well acquainted.
When leaves put forth we koow that summer ie nigh.
When the wind blows long from the sourh we bow it
will bring rain Just eo true are all the mod lare d'
God. Sm will brin death, and pride mnst bring a fdL
The lawe of ~od'e %use are eqdy ata pentmwnt as
the lam of nature; and grace or mercy, call it which
you pleaee, are founded upon the law of cause and effect
w strong as tbe lam of adhwion and ref"h.im
Go where you will, - climb u to heaven, a ~g into
the depb. of hell,- you will &d an immovable, fixed,
and an eternal law of cause and effect Let a mu, love
bia Maker, obey his laws, and he is py. Iet him
bve self only, and dieobey the laws an "7' comumnda 01'
God, and mieery ie the lot of his ioheritaoce, .Ithe
world was at his command. Here, then, is tbe great
secret, that mankind must be ref 9 l - Y -
never be happy ; in one word, they must born of tbe
Spirit, or they cannot enter the kinem of
The text le a prophec of God hmeelf, Pan to Moam,
and by him mededto the people; any* a prt d
tboee lively oraclm which hse been continued M bioding
upoo un, who live under the goepel 1' M upon
them who Lved in the days d the typicf$ir(&l