TOHU-VA-VOHU 19 Apostle preached, ‘repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.’ A strange confusion and legalism some nowadays would call such preaching ! I cannot find terms too strong to express my abhorrence of the conceit, self-righteousness, narrow- mindedness, folly, and perversion of Christianity of some modern sectaries. Theologically speaking, they are dangerous lunatics, who, in their own opinion, are too good for this world. And if it were left to them, what a mess they would make of it! ‘Citizens of another world,’ say they, and there- fore we must not take part in anything connected with the State or society. As if our Lord had not given His sanction to civil society when, in paying the tribute, He pointed to the image and superscrip- tion on the coin; and St. Paul, when he insisted on his rights as a Roman citizen, and afterwards appealed unto Cesar! Would it be believed that they think the standpoint of our Lord and of St. Paul in so doing was below theirs? Not: O sancta simpli- citas; but: O pRrorana simplicitas / Some of these sectaries may be excellent wine— but, ah me! it 1s dreadfully corked!