The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-06-24

other passages viz: a lewhie and ye shnl
not see me and again a little while and "
shall see ne. II go 10 prepare place TO
y'u,andif / 60 and prepare place for You
| will come again and receire yoa to myself
that here | am there We may be ALSO
John II. 2, 8, and | In the very contes
Christ explains in an address to Peter The
sense in whicn he d signed his remark tc
tho disciple to be understood
"Whither go thou cans't not follow me
now but thou shalt follow me afterwards, .
John 10, 36. Nothing of this in regard
to those unbelevcing Jews. "Ye shall die
your sins whittier go ye caunot come
20 tina. it stands as an eternal berrier to
your system.
ltis true that you prove the final holi
ness and happiness of all men" the class.
ei and individuals referred to in my neg
alive ar.unents are included. But, 4. The
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bare uss Of universal expressions is not
sufficient for they are sometimes used
both in scriptures and in common par
lance, when they do not include every
individual t; Hence it is said "Theu went
out to him, { John) Jerusalem and ali Ju
dea and all the region round about Jordon
and We're baptized Of him in Jordon con
Tossing lher SINS You yourself would
not think Of claiming that every individ
ual in these several localities were bap.
tlzad by John in Jordon. And hence ii
devolres upon you TO show even were
there terms Of universally asserting the
salvation of mankind that every ndi
vidual is included. 9. There is not a
single passage asserting the final holiness
and happiness of all mankind.
Sirin entering this discussion YOU have
undertaken heavy contract and hope
you will make marly effort to meet its
conditions, and not be casting the insinu.
alton that the catalogue of conclusive ar.
guments which have been urged against
your system, are impertnent and "belong
to the last proposition" am
aware they are giving you trou.
Bile, but | am not prepared to sympathize
with YOU until you are willing to acknowl.
edge what you SO evidently feel, that you
have undertaken too much.
That all Israel shall be saved "bf MevI
abide not in unbslief" | allow, but as the
general statement has this specific condi.
ton, it can only be made available forI
you, by proving the condition fulfilled or.
by your showing that all Israel will be-
lieve; for, "Ile that believe.h not the
Son shall not see Ifs but the wrath oil
God abideth on him. a'
The promise to Abraham that in his
seed Chrst-all nations and kindredS
ii lhld be blessed, does not sustain vourI
proposition, for. ]. Many have beeuI
blessed in Christ who were still unholy !
and unhappy,arl bid fair to remain So
"haye received grace in vain" Q. Ill
is the abuse of blessings received, that
brings condemnation upon the soul. 9TH,
Is the condemnation that light is come into
the world and men loved darkness rather
than light because their deeds are evil"
That the Father sent the Son to be the
SAVIOUR Of the world" Ito give his life Il
ransom for all" and that ''io shall see oil
the travail OF his soul and be satisfied" is
certain: butt it BY no means follows thai
there will not be those who will not come
to him that they might have lfe," or for
whom he did ''dia in vain' or those
'whose en- | would be Instruction. even
everlasting destruction" to whom he
will say at the last day, "dcpart from me
Ve cursed into everlasting fire, prepared
'or the devil and his angels That "all
hings are given into the hands Of Christ
in the me diatorial kingdom--snd that
lie "wiIl give eternal life to as many
10 more--"as are given him, all Il at be.
ieve. And that he will cas- out none
hat come to him'-by repentance and
aith-and that he will "draw oil men"-
" gospel iniluence--''unto him." is not
lenitd d; and yet at his judgement seat
many will be condemned and because
hey have not believed on him nshall not
ee liGe'--eilber spiritual or eternal-snd
hose once favored with the wooings and |
drawings of the spirit Of grace Shall al ,
asst f'go away into everlasting punish |
nent" Hence your argpmeqts-are only {
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