Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-29
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But, before gave detail oil the Dooha'
shall niake one or twn observations 1 H'i,
Tire constitution Of Virginia, and believe all
others in the U.Ion) declares IN all men the
I .il OF thinking aud enjoying his own opin'
ions in matters of religion, and by all iandable
means, L. pfonhg ale, aud defend those opln'
ions | therefore, shall take this method OF
those truths, that So clearly
present themselves 10 NY mud, although
| am one at whom popular sentiment
calls form iorteufs of denunciHilo 10 on
account Of my religious faith: Bnt diste'
gard all such clamor, and can only pity those
who would So digTess rom the common com
mands OF charity Matchmaking may be
eensured. for believing Cod viii have all men
10 be- saved aud come 10 the knowledge oil tue
truth" yet am traiy glad that have the bon
o oi being called hy The name oi InVcfsnilsi'
a name ihat fills the self righteous heart WIN
md gnatinn ) aud would TO God that | MAS
more wottly To be called by that name (!
Mime, lid ISdyf they are rs often hfanded
with the name of hereto, inlidel enemies 10 reIi'
gior, aud many otlgfs OF like character, q
auaily seurrllous aud futile. But il matters not
about he name: the doctrine IS one which ca
sou and revelation Will Justify my saying, will
slaud as immovable as the pillars of Heaven
ii may so use The expression sure and stead
last being founded on rock, (Chrlst beng the
corner stone thereof, until HE puny weapons
of the opponents wear ont aud windle iao Oh
livIon. Yea, the very Imcis that are now ash
cred from the American raCt Society, TO stop
II, progress, vii ere loug rebound TO the very
cause 1t SO vehemrnlly opposes by showing
the weak (but suougeSt) arguments they can
advance. As well night a man attempt to
diaiu the ocean wnll sitter, as TO undertake 10
disprove unlyeIs al Salvation. IL Is Utterly
lmpos -ibe. II ls Just, As sure a. tue resurrection
from the dead. Ihere Is IA connection between
,he Two tthey being the fundamental doctrines
ofJesus thr,.D that cannot be separated. 10
deuv one Is but The dental Of the other. They
IN p me very doctrines that the Saviour of the
World hled upon the cross 10 make manifest to
the children ofmen. HIS death, burial and
r. SUR eclion, and ascension to Heaven was
manll. latiou offs luminous dociIlne, cnlcula-
ted 10 u. yhteu The must fearful aud darkest APP
- Extensions oi future state OF being. II any
mau wants tD conlroyer uni,ersGli,m, lei INN
first make himself thoroughly acquainted With
The doctrine, by an examination oil the
arguments and the interpretations of
scriptures, by the advocates OF The doc
iriue, and then meet Their arguments fairly
and cnnddly show them bat them lnerpreta
ions OF Scripture are incorrect, and that their
arguments will not stand critical eSamina-
tlnn, ana will hold myself responsible mat
Uniyersalists will bt as ready TO acknowledge
their error as any other persons in the world.
tnyersallsts arr too frequently MIST presented,
and that too by plons, well meaning Christians
and tie reason is as obvious as the misrepre.
sentaiIon. II is ennfely for the want Of lnor.
nation upon The subject ~ tn re are Inyari.
ably two sides 10 q question, il IS always neces
,ary 10 examine both, In order that we may be
la TORI a kp
correctly than We otherwise would do and 10
arrive al the bare naked truth it i. also necessa
~ 10 let orr Investigations be stripped al all
prriadlce or parrIainy. would therefore say
to those Nho are enqaBiug utter truth, that
can furnish them with the most able works that
have eserhrpn published by any thrologIan,s ince
TIE time Of The Apostles You may rest assu-
red that halt has non heen told on.
| shall here mention some ot the works have
reference To which are the Rev. Walter Bal.
fouT's " First inquiry ;'-heing, as Is wel
known, aG inquiry into the STiptnral meaning
OF the words Sheol Hades, TaIiarus and &c.
henna, all Of which are rendered Hell, in the
COMMON English version. In tins Book. every
passage in the sacred Scriptures 10 which the
word Hell occurs, - thken up hy itself, and
eHplas d III Il clear aud Conl incing manner
and IL is shown, by irrefragable proof that, by
II he dead in general, without reference TO the
goodness or badness OF the persnns, their hap
Iiuess or misery, or else a stale of unhnppinpss
IA the present he. Il has Two editions is ad
aired by the liberal aud learned; and is an
essential help TO correct understanding of the
Holy writings
=" Second Inquiry by the same aurhor into
he scrptuiai doctrine concerning the Devil
and Satan , and mto the extent Of duration,
expressed by the "terms Diem, Alon, Aionos,
rendered everlasting, forever, 4'r. in the com
mon version, and especially when applied 10
pun shment. In this work, the common doc
time ofa 'uper-human Devil, who il is thought
was once an aItei Of light. is exploded ; and
tain, full and Instructive examinations are IN
tertd into, 10 ascertain the meaning of the
sacred writers, in the nsr of the words Al YER
sary, Devil, Satan, &c &c. All the passages
IN winch the WORDS Dim, Aion, and Aionos,
rendered everlasting &c. are brought forward,
and The rue sense ofthe original words,
tain, d and move particular attention ia paid,
when any OF these terms are applied 10 punish.
mont.
THEE Essays by the same author. on the
intermediate stale of the dead-the resurrec-
ton from the dead-and on the Greek terms
rendered Judge, judgment, condemned, coudem-
uation, damned, danuation, &c. In the New
Testament with remarks on Mr. Charles Hud
sons Letters. IN vindlcatlOn OF future reiribu.
ton, addressed 20 Mr.. Hosea Balloons, of Bos
ton
Also. Mr.. Balfour's latest work published in
1899, which are his 3" Letters on the lmmor-
iauy of the Soul, the Intermediate state of The
dead, aud future reirlhntion, in reply 10 Mr..
Charles Hudson" The reader will recocct
that the Rev, {. Hudson is II unlversalis, but
one who holds to limited punishment in a
future slate. !
Rev. Hosea Balous Treatise on Atonement
IA well known work, IN winch the nature and
Consequence Of SIN, lis cause aud Effects, and its
final dc ST. uclion, are argued
Also, hjS Notes on The PdrGbteS,' in which
all the Parallels, IN ,he New Testament are
explained and Illustrated nj tneth.
Also, "the Ancieut History OF Universalism
from The lime OF the Apostles, 10 its condem-
nation in the hlth general council, a. ID. 553
with an HIpendix, tracing The doctrine down
to the Era ef the Reformation, by Hosea