The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-05-27


he not continue to sin and suffer forever
/, If he cannot,is He not necesstated by th'
will and pleasure Of God? -
see you are intent upon elbowing ou
the question Of human freedom. whenever
a specific consideration is demanded
Have something to say ere long" wher
the question is legi,imately before us
Sir, you dare not grapple with this ques.
ton. Your totering system is in danger
and you fear the crash. After entirely
avoiding the turning point" in the debate
by saying "your questions will be freely
met" Il shall have something to say
ere long you have the grace to say,
Having answered you SO plainly upon
this point &C." Thus you have formally
and Intentionally waived the whole issue.
AS to prayer, there are many things
which God commands us to pray for,
which are never realized. We are taught
to "pray for all in authority, that we may
live quiet, t,aud peaceable lives in all godli-
ness; "butthrough the perversity ofwicked
men it is prevented ,an4 may not hundreds
be eternalIy lost, upon the same princi.
pie? Many not individuals "Perish for
whom Christ died ?"
Love, and anger may undoubtedly CO.
exist in God, and man; but not in re
pect to the some object, in the same
sense. God can never love sinner COM
placently, while sinner; nor will His
love Of pity prevent his suffering while
he persists in sin and rebellion.
My exposition Of Rom: s, l9,is entirely
satisfactory to myself" and affords q
complete refutaion of your favorite dog
ma. Should all you have claimed in
reference to free. and full recovery Of
what WAS |, st in Adam be allowed, you
would not have established your point;
as it is not claimed that men are lost be.
cause of original sin; but in consequence
of actual transgression; which is an ex-
ception in the antithesis, hence it is said.
"not as the offence so also is the free
gift"
Your quotation from Rom: L s5 90,
upon which you seem to rely so confident
ly is among the last to be considered ia
vorable to universalism.
The expression. "end so all Israel shall
be saved" which you emphasize so strong
ly is not in the neighborhood of your
for, l. All Israel is not all
e. Paul says call are not
Israel which are of Israel" 3. Their
re-engrafting is conditional, "1f they
abide not in unbelief'. 4. Their "Deliv'
erer" was to be stumbling stone, and
rock of offence, and whosoever believeth
on him shall not be ashamed" But, she
that believeth not shall not be damned"
is the counter declaration.
The following is added to my list Of
negative arguments. s..
IA, "And as they did not like to re-
ain God in their knowledge, God gave
hem over to reprobate mind to do those
hings which are not covenient" Rom: !.
rs. Are those whom God has given over
o uncleanness, and reprobacy of mind to
20 ultimately holy and happy?
Is. "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid
o them that are lost, in whom the God >
If this world hath blinded the minds OF
hem that believed not, lest the light of :
he glorious gospel Of Christ, who is the
mage of God should shine unto them"
Ger. 4. 8, 4. Show that those who i
we're so blind that gospel light could not r
each them; from whom the apostle de- +
lares his gospel was "hid," and who E
'ere "lost" arc to be ultimately holy
nd happy.
16. "And then shall that wicked be
evealed whose coming is after the work
,g Of satan with all power, and signs, ]
nd lying wonders and with all deceiv- {
bleness of unrighteousness in them thai /
erish, because they received not the
I'VE Of the truth that they might be saw
/ AID, for this cause, God shall send
lem strong delusions. that they should u
elisvs lie, That they all might BE- "
ahmed who believed not the truth, but G
ad pleasure in unrighteousuess. 2 "
hess g 8-1e.
Will you please show how. these can Ii
. saved according to the Scriptures sr
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