THE CORONATION OATH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 28 September 1908, Page 1

THE CORONATION OATH.

TO THE EDITOR. I Sir, —Your correspondent "Eoyal Green" evidently fails, to distinguish between asking a question and questioning an assertion, a mere repetition of which does not make it any more the truth. Hs says the rock of the Protestant Catholic faith is: "Where the . spirit of the Lord is, t' ere is liberty," | (2 Cor. 3-17.) If he will turn up the j epistle and read it carefully ho will find that the liberty Paul refers to is a vast- i ly different thing from "lioyne Water liberty." He is speaking of the Mosaic Law, which he describes in verse seven as the ministration of death. Its glory i was passing away, and was superseded by the new covenant. Christ had delivered him from the bondage of the one, and given him the glorious liberty of a Son of God, and yet in the following chapter we have him say in verse 8. "We^are troubled on. every side ; 'persecuted, cast down," etc., a freeman, yet a prisoner. He had the Spirit of his Lord, and consequently the liberty. Isaiah beautifully depicts this spirit in chapter S3-7, "He was oppressed and he was afflicted, vet he opened not his mouth." Peter likewise, in hii first epistle, chapter 2-3, "Who when he was reviled, reviled not again, when he suffered ho threatened not, but committed himself to Him that judgeth righteously." When His disciple drew his sword and struck off .the high priest's servant's ear, "Put up your sword, he that useth the sword shall perish by the sword." His precept, "Love your enemies. Such is the spirit of the Lord," in precept and example how does it compare with modern Protestantism Are tha manifestations that are to be seen at the Twelfth of July demonstrations in the West of Scotland in harmony with Him? I don't think so. What wero the weapons of the early Church? The sword of the spirit, tlie breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation. Protestant and Cathoiic weapons are the artillery and armies of tho State with their Sovereign bound to use them by his Coronation Oath. 1 am, etc., PROTEST—ANT.