, 1869-06-21

e1press TIC kame aualitJ-no matter 70 xnAt il i
applied. Sweet, for instance, expresses the same
S.!sy y,1 raeteeE !. sppaed 2 "a .ppe peach
the asmo quality Of objects, WHISTLER il Be applied
10 bali, Eeaas OF Dl1a. II 1neAls bl1ct Axaya
have any ene teil sa iut xhat quslt:y a1asss *
i lfe, in the phrsss translated etcrnal lie"
mrant By stenaf life! Perhaps Te can 1i agree
rnat 1t Is happy LIE. II is ,na Lie iuto which the
righteous 70; and no matter whether il be In thM
iiie Then "asppy i he aaalsy i = ta.s : l1uas 81
wurd oi quality e5Presses- u, fossooin. II IL I
so,1 g hayn, e ae % aai r..
hsFpy punishment: "1nese." said the s.r1o1. i Il
g. n.S s.pp1 napPl eaa ts
menr after al, Is not 70 bad a. htmpie poulsn-
ment-as undescr1bed punisnrnent:-s Is, II
Brother Collier = criticism, u SOUND one 50 us
srgued that sternat punishment Is merely kind Of
punishment, and not endleaa: And hence, though
the .tc9ed ahould 60 into eternal panlshmen1- IT.
God, We ART told, Is NOT IN the matter Of sarin2
men, limited to this hr!ef tife- TINE Of ourai'
But ny friends, aved Into profound sole,ualsJ
under the awfu! weight Of the f1uth fpeat, s1I
unto You 70 night Ater hearing the best thai can
be said By CaitAr1a1s Resto1a1ionlsts and Calyer-
sailsts, the Bible docs NOT contain one word Of
hope for men who reject the Gospel OF Chssst and
die In theft ftns Not one word. AMI Fet l KNOW
that Ii sr3uId nc men are living tud dying IN the
u1os< CQ6EfUpzU9QG GLsEFSRfu G1 LlAl G03p&- For
such dare not hope hare one Gospe! to preach
here, and the t1Ine, or none, II fQnerAlA nn
not talking Of infAats, lliots, heathrRz, or any
But speak OF persona VINO seiu not ooey God
He thai would bope for such may well fail back
upon conclusions asEtt cd u b reasoning from the
from certsln detached Scr1ptufee1presaous s1
ver3 doubtful Interpretation And BY The WY,
let me sag t1ss here, thai for E1y pats, cAn
accept 10 conclpAion arrived It By Inference from
what are called the attributes OF God. The 1nite
mind c2opot grasp the lnunite- We can never
know the Infinite One further shan lie reyeJls
MEAN When We reaSo1 non the Infinite at111-
outes We rrAsou from unknown premises, Or, at
any rate from premises we're tmDe'7ecily Under
cannot know sheshes oar couc!pston Is In
them or not Therefore, accept no sucn
conclusions The 1nnoi:e .s not = legitimate sub
conclusions Is, In my Judgment, necessarily very
frail one. And, beadea, the Restoration rteT
seems so nc 2 be opposed 70 ser5 platn Scripture
John viii, 81: " THIN said Jeans aSsin unto them,
60 ny way md 70 ahall seek me, aud shall die IL
ssh soeh e Z
saea Il dc ii saeir sna asaia@luee Ill, ILL., ss: s.
that he sAyedf And he said unto than: .Stnye
70 enter In st the straight gate, for many, aaI
unto Ion, Will seek 10 enter IN and shall not be
begin % stand WITHOUT, aud TO knock II ,he door.
saying, 1ofur Lord open INTO us; siad be shall
e e III tas sayior ,es leose
wicked persona whom he had Taught and aduon-
tshed Tstkout eject: that sneh shoald be their
and Jacob, hnd all the prophets in the kIngdom
of Cd, aoa Joa; yeursesvss, thrust eat" Is taeEe
VIC III. nos now No lAes soeeps % ,ns s'' oaer. @ea
ID merry Of the Gospel: Certainty no man
now strves % enter n At the s.raight
'.she master OF tne housc hath risen up And h7th
ahut 70 the door, Jesus has not yea shut the
= lev q deaale; bns, On the eontFsiJ, deelares
he ha1 " set an open door aad no man CID Rhut-"
NOW He says, Come unto me Ill ~ tha2 labor
s2d IL 1s,Iy .a, nv sn Nv e. s7s y0a .
Jet him deny himself, tate hs cruea and follow
ne" Now be nays, :" The sptnt and the bride
come And let htn that Is atntsss, como And
whosoeyer win let him take Of the water Of nfe
freely" But We have no proof taar ie vii eter-
time has noL bHt win come when he Will aar
:. Ies him that l. r!shy be nlthy stlA" *still"'
Hear ~ 9, yau nho ase nov n1ttuF E1td Ill
Rare often rejected au ns love and despsed
conc: CO. s. but u tones d swrm % shunder neaT hi,
peter fnev 1oa:" SoE .hea % j suppose il Wi
his .osc has AunR oeen POURED upon such pezsoas
III valn--aecsuse bis love has bean exhausted
q Pse .oua ne! 's An
everlasting punishment -
An Inspired Apostle tells us ~who ah1l1
ion 10 t1t1A rom The presence Prs q tns Lord % ana
from the glory Of His power,'' in these words:
"Tnem that Know taekuorledsel not God and
@eas % such - ~tlfaly aad with de.eT.
mtaat,on acknowledge not God and obey
not the Gospel II requires m overt ACT, toSethet
win corresponding intention, 70 constitute
crime ID The ere Of the lay, and 20 suppose Ia
one eas aaa. Be- q ND p a5ey no sne
Here such wiliul!s aad wtctedly rcatts the Co.'S
pel-tipd : means OF taEtn4 Anners-ulu never be
condemned cannot see how Alca per-
Sons can ever be sayed cannot con,clve how
e1ey 5e,s any = Lore sss1 ood nas
how can be ere5 be led TO repent.
@ nat one Say e. re.ay 10 saJ. Ut as1e a,resd1 m | ses
= passage OF Scripture going 70 sho1 tbat such
persons WILL eventually, KNOCK as the door of
1SIs sa lien g @ Vii sey
such, be turned Away. But. may L bot be tha4
such persons win not he epcnisent-on!y friehten-
Ance that b genune-the fear Of he'll cannot ito It
You would not receive murderer 10 your CONT
Of earth and heaven. simply hecanse he becomes
frightened at the sight Of she galows erected for
hin, or terrified II the dark cell cleard to shut
sren to rcpert and become yety religious
when OF. supposed dcath-bed, demonstrate
tes sofd s05en so nsssns ons sasi IA pense ean Trs
nsrc!S poas,be. II men whom the Gospel has
failed TO inspire with any lore Of virtue, tr1ta and
cautc they become terrified when death reveals 70
them IN awful future lheE have made their own,
what raIrant would there Be Of the safety Of
Hearen Itself: Such pcFsons would become In
contRibie IN Heaven In short time, trusting to
attll 4nnother chance 10 repent" should theJ be
onse ssrnst eot: M eenfse hare no 1ynpA.hJ
or Protestant mo supposes evesJbodJ Il going to
be doomed 70 cnulesa punishment for not belong
Wy. He IL going to suneT everlasting punish
ment who resists al the love or Heaven 10 reform
h. for il u impossible 10 restore such an one 10
Fhns shall BE- the punishment Of the finally im-
peuitent7 Cpon question like sais prudent
men viii speak cautiousy: lmnradcnt men Will
e11EaysgAnt or unwairnnted stsrcnent on this
point escapes the eye Of hin who comforts tho
the nshl. prers,ls among those Who deny the doc
tr1ne Of everlasting pan4.hment. OF cxtraraGantly
stating The question: They scarcely eret saJ
las,tng coutrmpt" or condemnation; :" but sab
nposn tsrta5s; "enl,s.s 1qEninss" or sea,s ~;
Eespt or rosey County, Iadiaaa or
NTu&12 or ct3eWheIt, W0cfttH 4 veFy ltEfly ny
| periodical and e1uaEnSant statement Of the mat
ter !s made, they are pretty apr 70 read that D.
presentation Of The doctrine they oppose. J mean,
pal1 Of such persons They Simply show weak
ness OF tendency. Jou please, common 70 per-
wnat the future he'll nf the wicked viii be any
more rtRn know whut the heaven oS the right
sSs tslnI IA Ia 5se a pe, ;eas ed ! suas 70 so
low up the poor wrctche.l man Who viii not
have heaven az "a sndiG.tvely punish nm te m
nre nnd ortussone. nothing ot the soyt,
PERHAPS the slime. win IL 5 gEcait measure. make
sone m setnes 81 ,his world IL wiA soise1 iii hi
consequences Of deliberately spurn.ne lrum nlu
nd t.aaf5 &c I'm @es su Ct s S. Se1 sa3s ne g
l.,s Son he tm He1n..n condemned, eceaase hi
rrsistei the power Of God. meant to tes1i him 4
se!ere 1gures Of sciirture indicative Of vnai N
future o. the nnalty imnenitent shal! b, nneaa,
% not pretend 70 tell Or TO NOV. 1nsysr @ wsn =
se1y ~xNa1asans and vvoislng ssasemen
ssr the .ss1s.; ss Attas 1 ,as aas sssf Mass :.
esaelatsns msnneS trnas,pahlc s,1,ply oec.ass
God VII not ee uerc1ful to htm, hare abou
nr. Collier, In his recent eermon IN this ctJ O
: n.d : suspicion that GOD could love IN
sending oct ihat blessed spirit which come
down 10 tonight to win and WOO ou
: love, ! shol!d rurn atheist in your presence
y would haye no God; could worship no God
: Ipdeed! And must God, forsootn, consult me
as to whether or not : toAn may et1ectuallT resi-
1 sIts moral power for hls recovery Anst &C
/ what God should BE-, Or be sptted BY harm
1 eome man. even preacher, turn ashei
Q In 4 meeting house beforr the Aadlence
: Shall men dictate TO Hin who nahe and Vt
o governs lhe universe: This uutteE>e II wonde
r fully made, and wondetfunI governed. It
: cludes Ill xonde1s- Can : man govern TIT IN
q | yeT<e. Conld he Eosctn tIen Atcw Hunons
% it1 inhabited ~or!ds: Could he govern o.
e worlI-cytn this comparatively iuslEnl1ca
j. world Of our1. Cor1d he govern eTeo the CITY
n Chicago. Icu kay. no. No, indeed, man ca
y | not EpyeIp himself Indeed, be cannot rove