The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-09-12

God. - he salvation Ct tie elect sinner,
and il conssslenre uilh III law. sra.h and
justice lie i offered 10 every
rhild d Adam, wherever his gospel i no
claimed. That II DO not pastake of this
eternal life md are sasesi, = owing u IL
rejection II II by unholiness q lie, impe-
niienre and unbelief. but a this reiec-
iron, hose who die II infancy are inrspa-
BE, being destitute If knowleige and I'M
dersfanding. We NAV. therefore, conf
IDENTIFY believe, that - lhey became guilty
by the offence Of The first Adam. 20 llley
Obtain everlasting felicity through The ODE
dienre Of the second. greater Adam, who
came from heaven 10 repair he ruins Of
The fall. The Apostle declares that Christ
did not die in vain, which can scarcely he
trae, If we conlnc the number Of the saw
cd 70 them only who believed and obey
ed the gospel; for when we compare with
them the greater number Of tlle disohsd;-
ent and nnbelieying, hey are scarcely
worth mentioning. Give, then, TO the Sa-
yionr those children who die in infancy,
who are supposed TO constitute one half
of the human race, and he has kingdom
at once, redeemed out Of every kindred,
tongue and nation under heaven. who have
come to Zion with songs and everlasting
JOYS upon their heads, and praise God
continually for his unutterable grace.
The Scripture uniformly teaches us,
that as the whole family Of mankind I'M
der the covenant Of works are condemned
in the first Adam-so the whole family of
the Redeemer under the covenant of grace,
are reconciled through Christ, the second
Adam. fiji should be asked, how is the
salvation Of infants consistent with the
declarations Of the gospel. which requires
faith and repentance before we can be-
come interested in Christ How can this
faith be exercised by those who are vet
without understanding! We answer, that
although they cannot exercise the same
nc, of faith with adults, yet can they have
what the Apostle calls the same spirit OF
faith--a temper Of soul in consequence OF
its renewal by the Holy Ghost, 10 receive
!. with proper dispositions every truth that
God has revealed-which is the most i'm.
portant part of faith; for with the heart
man believeth unto righteousness. And
when they are admitted into glory, their
minds suddenly and rapnrously expand.
And although they had no knowledge ol
Christ, or the plan of salvation through
him, until they beheld the displays Of hi:
glory; yet do they perceive the mercy o
God, and feel their duty of eternal love
and gratitude To that Jesus who has re
deemed them, with as much cIearness,
as though this knowledge had been previ-
ously communicated. Thus is their sal
Walton founded on grounds perfectly con-
, sistent with Scripture; OH principles which
acknowledge original sin, so plainly taught
in the word of God, so fully confirmed by
experience, and proves the absolute ne,
eessity of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus fol
their salvation. s0ut of the mouth ofbabes
and sucklings he has perfected praise"
5. From the account that is given OF
the proceedings of the judgment day, we
conclude that infants can have no part in
that condemnation. Many shall say
unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we
not prophecied in thy name, and in thy
name cast out devils, and in thy name
done many wonderful works! And then
will profess to them, never knew YOU;
depart from me, We that work iniquity."
Infants are incapable of working iniquity,
and therefore cannot be the subjects of
this denunciation. The Apostles, in de-
scribing those who are disqualified for the
heavenly kingdom, says, " BE not deceive
ed, neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor
aiulterers, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners,
shall inherit the kingdom of God" Chill
dren are incapable of actual transgression,
and therefore cannot be included in this
sentence. And in describing the transac-
tons of The final judgment, the Saviour
says, "When the Son of man shall come
in his glory, and all the holy angels with
him, then shall he sit upon the throne of
his glory; and before him shall be gather
ed all nations; and he shall separate them
one from the other, as shepherd dlvldeth
his sheep from the goats; and he shall set
the sheep on the right hand. but the goats
on the left. Then shall the King say to
them on his right hand, Come We blessed
of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepar-
ed for you from the foundation of the
! world. Then shall he also say unto them
on his left hand, Depart from me, We cur
sed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels" The reason for
this most fearful doom viii be, Il was an
hungered, and We gave me no meat; was
thirsty, and We gave me no drink; was
stranger, and We took me not in; naked,
and We clothed me not; sick and in prison,
and We visited me not" Surely this Ian
guage can never be applied to those young,
innocent immortals, who have died with
out the knowledge of their duty to God or
man, and therefore must be excluded, and
can never come into this condemnation.
6. The Scripture representation OF the
nature of eternal torment, conducts us to