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Show LEGITIMACY AND ILLEGITIMACY. 359 it is for me to make use of the intelligence God has given me, and not condescend to anything that is low, mean, grovelling and degrading-to anything that is calculated to debase the immortal mind of man, but to follow after things that are in their nature calculated to exalt,, ennoble and dignify, that I may stand in my true position before God, angels and men, and arise to take my seat among the Gods of eternity. We will now come to the principles of legitimacy, which was the text given out this morning-to oui rights, privileges, priesthoods, authorities, powers, dominions, etc., etc. And as some of us are Scriptorians, and all profess to believe the Bible, I feel inclined to quote a text from it. Paul, when speaking of Jesus Christ, gives us to understand that he is the first-born of every creature, for by him were all things made that were made, and to him pertains all things; he is the head of all things, he created all things, whether visible or invisible, whether they be principalities, powers, thrones, dominions ; all things were created by him and for him, and without him was not anything made that was made. If all things were created by him and for him, this world on which we stand must have been created by him and for him ; if so, he is its legitimate, its rightful owner and proprietor ; its lawful sovereign and ruler. We will begin with him, then, in the first place, in treating on the subject of legitimacy. But has he had the dominion over all nations, kindreds, peoples and tongues ? Have they bowed to his sceptre, and acknowledged his sway ? Have all people rendered obedience to his laws, and submitted to his guidance ? Echo answers " No !" Has there ever been a kingdom, a government, a nation, a power, or a dominion in this |