The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-07-15
MIR. NYE, TO MIR. WEBSTER
LETTER VII.

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DEAR SIRi-The Bible does not con
tradict itself. IL it declares that all me
T., shall finally be holy. the texts you i'm
. property thrust under our first question
when correctly viewed, will all readil
harmonize with the sublime assurance
that God sis in Christ, reconcling th
world unto himself"
In my last, eight scriptural texts wer,
cited in evidence Of the final holiness ant
happiness of all men, aad argument, in
trcIuced to show that they established
the points they were cited to prove. How
do you meet these arguments and scrip.
turll proofs =? One text only, is formal.
ly noticed at all The Seven you glide
rapidly over, without any careful exam-
nation, ignoring every argument based
upon them, and spending two.lhirds OF
your letter in negative arguments and
texts ! People who are creed bound, or
whose minds are utterly closed against
argument, may be satisfied with such a
procedure as this, but the Intelligent men
and women Of your own Church will
tell you that thl, is no proper me thod for
conductinya grave theological debate.
You allow that by proving the "fnsl
holiness and happiness of all men," !
prove the final salvation OF all the classes
and individuals referred to in your mega
tive texts But how do you avoid the
'orce Of the passages adduced to prove
the final holiness and happiness OF all
mcn7 You say The simple use OF ani
verSat expressions is not sufficient, for
they are sometimes used in a limited sense
But words are always 10 be Understood
in their primary sense where the connect
lion and the sense do not plainly impose
limitations upon them And 1t Is your
duty, as respondent IN this dlicus,iun, to
admit that they are universal IN the pas
saaes | adduce, or to show reasons for
departing rom thelr ordinary sense.
Lel us look at those texts again. You
cannot push them out OF the way in this
summary manner.
Rom, 5l9 "As bv one mans disc.
bedience many (aIi,) were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many
{ he same all, be made righteous.
You demanded proof that o. polol here
meant all men, aud gave DR.. CLARKE,
BARNES, and MACKNIGHr, as aushorlLy'
and proof from the chapter itself. You
have never offered one word in reply.
Why this silence, if you have anything 10
say Now, Sir, are we to limit all in this
verse? Upon what authority. and for
what f., ason Does it reler to some
men Let us read it in that way.
"As by one mans disobedience some
were made sinners, so by the obedience
of one shall some be made righteous 2
Does that express the sense ? Plainly
not, for throughout the chgpter sin Is re-
garded as reigning over all men and in
he l2lh verse, Paul explicitly says thai
leatA passed upon all men becauae all
nave sinned." Here, then, is the fact
If universal sinfuinesS. Shall we under
stand Paul in this way GAS by the dis
obedience of one, all were made sinners,
20 by the obedience Of one, shall some be
made righteous +? Does the word MANI
nave two different senses in one
ext? If not, then the expression is to
,e understood in universal sense. And
20 understood, it positively affirms the
Ultimate righteousness, or holiness Of all
men. For tho declaration is that, "by
he obedience OF one, shall ALL be made
ighteous."
Rom. IL: 26 declares that "aH Israel
hall be saved" Now if we are here to {
understand the word ALL in a universal I