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VERITAS, in his 2d number, ac
cuses the Univerfalift of alledging
that it is a prevailing principle thro',
the country, that God bat celled a set
of beings from nothing on purpose to
make them eternally miserable ; and fays
for his part, if it be a truth, he does
not believe it. I would ask him if he
does not feppofe that God had some
intention or view in making man ?—
If he had, his view and determination
must of necessity be, that they fhou!d
he happy or miserable in futurity.—
And Veritas declares he does not be
lieve God made them for misery :Q
Then, of consequence, he must be
life that he designed them for hap
pixels ; —lf so, and Veritas believes
God to be a being incapable of a dif
typointment, then he must at once be
& Univerfalift, and believe that the
vyhole human race will be finally hap
foby predestination in Christ, and
that none can be happy by their ow#
feeble efforts : and that their belief
Boes not finally save them ; but their
eing chosen in Christ is the means of
jtfeir salvation in another state. In
tffotion informs us, that if we believe
nor, yet he abideth faithful, he can.
mot deny himfelf, he who hath deliv
ered us from the power of darkness,
and hath (radiated us into the kiog
,&<!* ofchit dear Sonkin whom we
jfoe redemption through bis blood,
even the forgivenefs of fins, who is
the image of the invisible God, the
fihft born of every creature ; for by
hifeiwere all things created that are
in 'heaven, and that are in earth, vifi
bkraod invisible, whether they be
thr ones or dominions, or principalities
or (powers; all things were crested
byl him, and for him, and he is before
all/ things ; and by him all things
cctafift ; that in all things he might
hive the preeminence; for it pleated
the Father, that in him should all
ftylaefs dwell ; and having made
jface through the blood of his crofe,
to reconcile all things to himfelf,
urhom we preach, warning every man,
alsd teaching every man, in all wif
dpm, that we may present every man
puffed: in Christ Jesus ; for in him
duvelleth all the fulnefs of the God
head bodily ; and ye are complete in
hitrk which is the head of all principa
lity',nd power, having forgiven you
alites not for our belief or obe
dience, form can merit nothing, for
we fee dead ; but this,e have for our
consolation, that our life is hid with
Christ in God ; and therefore when
Christ, who is our life, shall appear,
then shall we alfo>ppear with him in
^glory 1/ and there ting redeeming
love ; mor plead our own obedience $
but atribute all to God, who the apos
tle faith, hath.not appointed us U4O
wrath, but to obtain salvation by our
Lord Jelus Christ, who died for us,
hh^ whether we wake or sleep, we
(hall live together with him ; who
birth saved us, not according to our
works, but according to his own pur
pose and grace, which was given us
in Christ jefus before the world be
1 gan ; not by works of righteousness
which we have done, but according,
€0 hit mercy hath he fared % by the
washing oPregeneration and the re
newing of the Holy Ghost, which he
shed on us abundantly through Jesus
Christ, our Saviour, that being juflifi
ed by his grace, we should be made
heirs according to the hope of eternal
life ; by the which will, we are fane
tified, through rhe offering of the bo
dy of Jesus Christ, once for ill ; not
that we loved him, but that he loved
u,, and gave himfelf for us, as a pro
pitiation for our fife
Veritas positively declares that the
Universal dodrine is not the doctrine
of Christ, nor his apostles—l would
ask Veritas candidly, what the fore
going parges of scripture mean;
whether his infernal majesty, as he
terms him, was the author of that
dodrine, or whether it is the dodrine
of Christ and his apostles ? Surely he
cannot be so devoid of reason and un
derstanding as to attribute it to the
devil—therefore hejuuft grtme it to
be the doarine of Christ and his apof
tlei—•Then I must reasonably con
clude that Veritas must give up all
thoughts of being saved by his own
; obedience or belief. Veritas aliedges
;againft the Univerfalifts, that they
:reprefent God to be a great good na
tured being, all made up of mercy ;
to which he agreed—yet he was a God
.of infinite justice as well as mercy—
to which I agree.—When God's law
was injured, in stria justice he had a
right to callfor fatisfadio Je
race, God had a just right to take
vengeance on him, and to pour out
the thunderbolts of his vindiaive
wrath upon the agonizing foul of Je
fos, which he abfolu:wly did, which
caused him to cry out, „ God! my
God ! why bast tbou forfaken me ?—
But justice must be fatiified, therefore
as he had undertaken, his Father
would not abate him one whit— He
drank the bitter cup, and by it com
pletely fatisfied justice—and his Fa
ther declares that he is well pleased
for his righteousness fake—Well, as
he is well pleased for the righteous
nefs fake of his Son, is he of o^4
mind, and cannot be turned, or is he
not, or is he changeable like man ?
PHte fa, he Cannot be the fame yester
day, to day, and forever, without va
riation or shadow of turning. If God
is pleased with man when he does
well, and displeased when he does ill,
then he is no more than mao, but is
fubjeft to change like mam Can this
character be attributed to God? No,
by no means. If all the human race
were to set themselves to work, by
all ways and means that they could
devise, from this time to the end of
the world, they could not by any
means injure God ; —Neither could
they tty any means or invention, that
they could invent, in the least degree
help God; for he is perfectly and
completely\holy and happy, with or
without us) therefore, we are no
more to him than the smallest drop of
the bucket, or)he most inconceivable
dust of the balance., I (hall conclude
at this time by recommending to Ve
ritas and all others, to search the scrip
tures, and be candid, and there they
will and must be fatisfed, that it is
contrary to tW nature arid charader
of a pure and holy God, to fend any
part of the work of hi, hands to hell,
FRIDA Y, March 20, 1795.
to fuffer the vengeance of eternal fire,
fioce it can be no advantage to him.
01^ FREE THINKER.
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LAWS of the United States.
PUBLISHED
BY AUTHORITY.
fodCONGRESS of the UNITED STATES,
I AT THE SECOND SESSION,
Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the
fife of Annfyloania, on Monday, the third of
November, 1794.
An Aa to authorize the allowance of
drawback on part of tbe cargo of the
Jbip Enterprize.
BE it enaaed by tbe Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Congress
assembled, That the collector ot the
diftria of Pennsylvania be, and he
hereby is authorized and direaed to
grant permits for the exportation of
that part of the cargo of the ship Ea
terprize, Herbert Jones, commander,
which has been imported ip the said
ship, and in the ichooner Delight,(
John Cannon, commander, from New
bern, in Northcarolioa, under the fame
regulations and reftrißiops, as if the
fame had been imported into the dif
tria of Pennsylvania, from any for
eign' port or place.
Sec. 2. And be it further enaßed,
That the colleaor of the diftrid of
,Newbern be authorized to grant a de
benture or debentures for the draw
&c& of the kid duties in like man
ner, and under the fame regulations,
as are provided by the aft, intitled,
"An a& making further provision in
cases of drawbacks," for goods, wares
and merchandize exported from the
United State, after the last day of
March next.
Approved, Feb. 13, 1795.'
i George Washington.
An da to amend tbe aH, entitled" An
aa making alterations in tbe Treafe
ry and War Departments.
BE it enaaed b, tbe Senate and House
of Representatives of tbe United States
of America, in Congress assembled. That
in case of vacancy in the office of Sec
retary of State, Secretary of the Trea
sury, or of the Secretary of the De
partment of War, or of any officer of
either of the said departments, whole
appointment is not in the head there
of, whereby they cannot perform the
duties of their said relpedive offices ;
it shall be lawful for the President of
the United States, in case he shall
think it necessary, to authorize any
perfoo or perfoos, at his diferetion, to
perform the duties of the said refpec
tivte offices, until a successor be ap
pointed, or such vacancy be filled :
Provided, That no one vacancy shall
be supplied, in manner aforefaid, for
a longer term than fix months >
Approved, Feb. 13,1795° f
George WaJbingto^.
An Aa relative to the compenfafas of
, certain officers employed iffe collec-,
time of tbe duties of imp<# and ton
^e.
Sec. I. BE it enaaed by tbe Senate
and Hon/e of Rspejentatives oft the
United States of America, in Congress
assembled. That in lieu of the commit
Fiona heretofore by law established,
there shall be allowed to t^e collec
tors of the duties of impost and ton
nage, on all monies by them respec
tively received on account of the du
ties aforefaid arising on tonnage, and
on goods, wares and merchandize im
ported after the last day of March
next, as follows, to wit:
To the coHe-ors of the diftrias of
Pennsylvania & Newyork, three tenths
of one per cent :
To the collector of the diftrief of
Boston and Charleftown, and to the
collector of the diftrid of Baltimore,
five eights of one per cent:
To the ColteftoH of the diftrias
of Salem and Norfolk, seven eights
of one per cent:
To the collectors of the diftrid of
Alexandria, Charleston and Savannah,
one per cent:
To the colleaor of the diftri& of
Newburyport, one and a quarter per
cent;
To the colleaors of the diftrias of
Portfmoutb, Portland, Newport, Pro
vidence, Newhaven and Tappahan
nock, one and a half per cent :
And to the colleaors of the diftrias
of Vermoqfo Champlain, Gloucester,
Marblehead, Plymouth, Barnftable,
Nantucket, Edgartown, Newbedford,
Dighton, York, Biddeford, Bath,
Wifcaffet, Penobfcot, Frenchman'^
bay, Machias, Paffamaquoddy, New.
london, Fair field,Sagg-harbour, Perth-
Amboy, Burlington, Bridgetown,
Great Egg-harbour, Wilmington in
Delaware, Chester, Oxford, Vienna,
Snowhill, Annapolis, Nottingham,Ce
der point, Georgetown in Maryland,
Bermuda-hundred, Hampton, York
town, Yeocomico, Dumfries, Foley
landing, Cherryftooe, South-Quay,
Kentucky, Wilmington in Northcar
olina, Newbern, Washington, Eden
ton, Cambden, Georgetowaio South
carolina, Beaufort, Sunbury, Bruns
wick, Saint-Mary's, and Hardwich,
two per cent.
Sec. 2. And be it further enaaed,
That from and after the last day of
March next, in lieu of the annual al
lowances heretofore established by law,
there shall be yearly allowed to the
following officers, the sums following,
to wit :
To the colleaors of the diftridi of
Annapolis, Chester, South-Quay,Yeo
comico, Wilmington in Northcaroli
[na, Cedarpoint, and Washington, the
sum of two hundred dollars each :
To the colledors of the diftridt of
York, Paffamaquoddy, Oxford, Vien
na, Nottingham, Hampton, York
town, Dumfries, Foley-landing, Cher
ryftone, Beaufort, Saint-Mary’s, Bruns
wick and Hardwich^he sum of one
hundred and,fty dollars each:
ToYh^olleftor of the diftrift of;
Perth-Amboy, one hundred and twen
ty dollars ; •.
To the colleaors of the diftrids of
Portfmoutb, Vermont, Champlain,
Gloucester, Plymouth, Barnftable,
Nantucket, Edgar-Town, New-Bed
ford, Biddeford, Penobfcot, French
man’s Bay, Michies, Newport, Fair
field, Burlington Bridgetown, Great
Egg-Harbour, Wilmington in Dela
ware, Snowhill, Kentucky, Bermuda
^^one tod^dolgg
To the collectors or giuriui
[number 126.]^^,