The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-03-17
FOR THE YAZoo CITY WING.
CALvANISMs-NO. III.
Mr.. Ediior-

Mr.. Editor
/ am much indebted to yeu for the kind
and very fattering notice which you took
of the Two communications lately published
in the Yazoo Wing; and regret that circum-
stances again render it necessary for to
appear in your coIumns-but The system OF
abuse and denunciaLion which has charac
terized the course OF few individuals in this
place leaves me no alternative; and, with
great reluctance, and not without some in
convenience, must in self-defence continue
the publications. Il is some qualification 10
know that whilst some (who are a. dstn-
guished for any thing else as good sense and
correct Judgment have thought proper TO
speak Of the pieces as being greatly def
cient in both fact ard argument and the au-
thor unworthy of consideration; that others
in every respect better qualified to Judge OF
the merits OF the pieces have been pleased TO
speak in commentator of the matter and
manner of treating the subject. As 10 the
correctness OF the Judgment Of either party
it is not becoming in me to decide, but shall
leave the decision to the opinions of those
who shall think the Communications worthy
OF reading. With these preliminary remarks
/ shall resume my subject in continuation Ut
the difficulties of Armenianism in cOnnec-
sion with the doctrine Of the Fore knowledge
Of God.
The existence of sin-whether we know
the manner OF its occurrence or no;-is a
lamentable Fact and its banetul influence
is felt among all classes of the human family.
"All have sinned and come short OF the glory
OF God" "Death has passed upon all men +;
for that all have sinned." "All that die
because they are guilty. and therefore wOr-
thy OF death; the wages OF sini and all are
shapen in iniquity and in sin are they con-
ceiVed."
Now, if we suppose that it had been the
"good pleasure" of God to leave them all 10
the just reward or wages" OF their sin; ii,
as is the case OF the angels that kept not their
first estate, he had entertained thoughts OF
mercy towards none of them would il have
been right or wrong just or unjust! 1t
you say il would have been wrong or unjust
10 execute the penalty Of the violated la We
upon The whole family OF man. then il fol-
lows that in respect to that part ut mankind
toward whom The punishment would have
been unjust, Christ has died in vain = grace
has no meaning nor application, unless il be
grace 10 SAGE those whom it would be unjust
to punish, and who, therefore, stood in need
OF no salvation. Ii. there lore, as the ATme-
Man Vehementl5 argues, Christ has died for
all, and bis Gtonement is '.free gp =
GRACE in It's highest sense--then Il inevitably
follows that oil might justly have been eit
10 perish for their sin, ii such had been the
good pleasure OF God.
Now let US vary the case a little. Instead
OF surprising all 10 receive just punishment
for their sin--instead OF the Divine being
determining that ell should receive IA mass,
their just desers--He resolves, in a most
wise and wonderful manner, TO rescue from
the jaws Of death q very large number OF
these rlghIeously condemned rebels, TO stand
as everlasting monuments of his condem-
ning love and mercy--wlIile, TO illustrate
forever his hatred Of sin, he peImiislhe laws