. Americana. would have beenbetter for them;—yet Hhe wickedness and ignorance of thenations forbid this principles being in full force, but the timewill come when the law of God will be in full force.^^ AAlwhich is but recognition of the fact that said law of God is notnow in force, and the ignorance of the nations now in powerwill not permit it to go into force. Under these circumstances,then, what is to be done? On the one hand is Gods law of re-tribution that would destroy certain sinners in the flesh fortheir crimes, that the spirit, to use the language of Paul,might be saved in the day of
. Americana. would have beenbetter for them;—yet Hhe wickedness and ignorance of thenations forbid this principles being in full force, but the timewill come when the law of God will be in full force.^^ AAlwhich is but recognition of the fact that said law of God is notnow in force, and the ignorance of the nations now in powerwill not permit it to go into force. Under these circumstances,then, what is to be done? On the one hand is Gods law of re-tribution that would destroy certain sinners in the flesh fortheir crimes, that the spirit, to use the language of Paul,might be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus ;-^ on the otherhand are the ignorant nations who will not authorize thepenalties afl&xed to some divine laws, nor prescribe the methodsof execution that the law of God anciently ordained; and th»^ 39- Doc. & Gov., Sec. LXIII. For fuller exposition see this History, Ch. XX. 40. Discourse of Feb. 8th, 1857. Journal of Discourses, Vol. IV, p. 220. 41. Paul, I Cor. V, 3-5- :^^,ss^^ ^1^. d>^:^k^t yvia-,^z ^/.J^x^^cyTf^tc -^--f^ HISTORY OF THE MORMON CHURCH 471 Church, as an organization, and the individuals comprising it,are forbidden to inflict the physical punishment of death, or anyother physical punishment. Under these circumstances, I askagain, what is to be done? Just what Brigham Young did, is-sue the declaration he made in the very discourse here underconsideration, the discourse of February 8th, 1857, but whichdeclaration has never received consideration by anti-Mormonwriters, nor allowed its* place in modifying the spirit of thewhole discourse, namely: The time has been in Israel under the law of God * * *that if a man was found guilty of adultery, he must have hisblood shed; * * * i)iit. now, I say, in the name of the Lord,that if this people will siji no more, but faithfullu live their re-ligion, their sins icill he forgiven them without taking life.^^ And that was the course and policy followed by the Church;and if there was departure in any degre
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