The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-09-23

! ing, the declaration that "Unto Him eve
! ry knee shall bow, and every tongue
!, shall swear" This we learn from Rom
, II. IL. IL. to be especially true at the
, judgment Of the Great Day, when the
Divine Throne is to be vindicatcd in ar
illnstrious Redeemer. Two classes are
, recognized in the passage, one class vii
ay, "Surely, in the Lord have | right.
teousness and strength while on the
other hand, all that are ncensed against
Him shall be ashamed" The inference
then is, fair that there will be those who
are incensed against Him, and will with
confusion, "bow the knee" not hypocrit
ical y, a' you would indicate, but com
PEELED to acknowledge the truth they will
recognize the righteousness Of his author
ity. and the justices of that sentence
which consigns them TO an everlasting
destruction. from the presence of the
Lord. and the glory of his power. Thus
we find the passage affords not even a
shadow of prof for your proposition, and
the employment of such passages is but
an evidence of the barrenuess Of the Bi
BILE as to testimony in its support.
Another prooftext quoted, is Col l.,
10, 90, in which the Redeemer is repre-
sented as Bringing about universal re-.
concilia,on between the rebellous sub-
Jects of Gods domain, and Himself thro
the "blood OF His cross" clearly referring
to the atonement which is complete and
universal, hut aflording not the least
foundation for the suppostion that all
mankind will be ultimately holy and hap.
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now proceed to urge a few more
objections against your system, aud it is
vain for you to undertake to relieve your.
self liom the task of meeting them, by
saying they are bas I'd uoon an utter mis-.
conception OF the univelsrlist system =
You tried to meet my negative argument
with the plea of impertineuee. And do
you intend to pursue the same course
with my objections? The objections /
have urged, present nsuperable diilicul,
ties to your system. and cannot be thus
ignored And as to a general discussion
OF ou respective systems, set before
you an open field, and will be with you
to your hearts co'tent' urge against
your system. s.I.
~. 7Hot il makes God the responsible
author Of oHsin. 1. In designing that
man should sin when He crested him. -
2. In not preventing it when he could
have done so, if He would. s. In allow
ing class ofinhuences to be brought to
bear, which was calculated to secure in
evitably, course of sin, when He could
have withheld them, .l
V. 70 ro5s man Of his responsible agency.
| In asserting that man was created and
placed in the world with a definite course
before him, called the Divine "plan,"
from which he has not, and could not
in the least diverge. 2. While it allows
man to be free, it is such freedom that
God can, and does infallibly guide it in
accordance with His own wise and be.
nevolent designs. .s
vi. agreeable to this system, there is no
S;a Sa.' = ".'"y ,s as -" mMe un'1erse; fvr' !;
s,a oIn .s v,o's'lon S OF lhe declared w'il ana
pieasure OF uod. But your doctrine is
that the wi III and pleasure of God always
o9 sa' a"u ever VIII oe accomplished. 2.
D o'n Is resistance OF DIVINE authority
= = Nv you say 'he au,hori'y OF goa cannot
Us Us fesis'ea' % 'naI '.uoa is omn'poten. IN
tno ':'olai az wen as 'he natural world
pu' - II man mas not ana cannot violate
lne D'vlhe pl ASSURE he has not, and can
hot M SIN. - =. NV - .-
BY expunging it. from the universe, as
above shown. 2. By insisting that sin