The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-10
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passages OF Scripture Of like import tina
l might quote; and In view oil the de-
Btruclion Of the whole infant world 10 III,
waters Of the food; and Of the sickness
and death OF infants In all ages Of tn
world, which cannot possibly be account
ed FOR on the theory Of their innocence
God being o just God, and they bcini
manilestly ireO from actual Gin, we ar
compelled to answer with John Brown
Yes.
Q-What Is actual sinI .'
Alt 10 the sin which daily commi,
In thought, word and deed. As I supposI
none will question mans siniulness o
life, WIN not take up space to prove /
from the Scriptures. Tfr,1S
| Q.-What are the wsges OF SIM
A.--The wages Of Sin ID death-Rom
Q, ~. The wicked shall be turned int
hell, and all the nations that forget God
u What are you then by natlreS IN
A-Amopg whom also We all had ouI
conversation in times past, In the lusts o.
our leah. fulfilling the deaires Of the Ilesb
and OF the mind: and we're by nature tNl
Children Of iordtt-Eph. 2, s.. Out Of the
heart proceed evil thoughts. murders
adulteries, tornicadouS, false witness,
blasphemies-Matt. IS, 10. The wicked
shall DO turned into hell. The carnal
mind Is enmity against God. 70 are Of
your tukItr, he Devil, and the works OF
your father ye do. II children then heirs,
Here again 10 q good foundation for the
answer given by our author, viz: am
an enemy OF God, child Of Satan, and
an heir oil hell. silgrr--0 40 -'g'TT
ysQ What will become OF the wicked :
A,--Tho wicked shall DO turned into
he'll. And these shall go away into erey.
lasting punishment.
Or, with our author; They shall be
cast soul and body into hell'fre.
Q--What will the wicked do forever
in help fifaE .n.S 81 u
A.-Then shAll he cay to them on his
lett hand, Depart from me We cursed into
eusrlGStEng fire, prepared for the devil and
his angels. Math. 25: 80, 81. The chat will
he burn with unqusneha6b fire. Luke 8:
IT, There shall DO weeping and 0nask.
ing Of teeth, MAth. g. 12. There snail be
!eGlltHg and gHaStIng Of teeth. Or, as
John Brown has 1t, they will roar, curse
and blaspheme. F-7
Own every man be saved by what
Christ has done and BufFeredS =, D..
John Brown says No. Many are call.
ed, but few are chosen. As this Ia the
very language Of Scripture 1t needs no
proof Besides II every man were saved
there would be rone turned into nell,
which the Scriptures nowhere teach. ~
Q-Who may warrantably expect sal.
vaHon through Christ? 10Y
A,-But IS many % received Him 10
them gave He power to become the sons
OF God-John !; -. Therefore, being
justified by laith, we have peace with
God, through our Lord Jesus Christ
Rom. 8, !: v. 2-by whom We have ac.
cess by faith into this grace wherein we
stand, and rejoice in the hope Of the glory
Of God-V. 3. And hope msketh moi
ashamed, because the love Of God IA shed
abroad in our hearts by the HOLY Ghost,
which Is given unto us. Or, a. John
Brown expresses it, such as truly believe
and repent Of their sins. --','..
Q-Can you believe and repent OF
yourself! 11s.E .- La ma -
A. No man can come into me except
the Father which hath sent me draw
him..John Q: A. And you hath He
quickened, who were dead in trespasses
and sins-Eph. q: /. All that the Father
hath given me shall come unto me,
Even when we were dead in sins hath
quickened US together with Christ. For
by grGee are ye saved through faith, and
that not Of yourselves, 1t is the gilt Of God.
Who hath saved US and called US with an
holy calling, not according TO our works,
but according 10 Ills opn purpose
and grace which was given US in Christ
Jesus before The tO0rid began? Tim. 1, o
But we are bound to give thanks to God
Tor you brethren beloved of the Lord. be!
cause God hath from the beginning
chosen you 10 salvation through sSnctiti-
cation of the spirit and belief Of the TRUTH
Thes. 2l3, v, ID Whereunto he called
you by our Gospel to the obtaining OF
the glory Of our Lord Jesus Christ. Or,
with John Brown, no: faith and repent
ance are the gilt Of God.
Q-Can you pray with your heart be-
fore 1t Is renewed by the spirit OF GodP
In the light Of the above scriptures
which show the sinner to be at enmity
With God, with wholly wicked and de.
ceittul heart, spiritually dead, dead in
trespasse' and In sins, ! think JohnB Browns
answer, no, many pass unchallenged.
Q-Mhat Is the prayer Of the Wicked2
A.-The sacrifice Of the wicked is an
abominAtion 10 the Lord. Prov. 1913.
1t 10 an sbomlnatiOn says John Brown.
l think l have now shown that each
and every one Of the answers quoted IN
Shelemiah'S paper has q good solid
scripture foundation on which 10 rest, and
l could as easily show the same for each
answer contained In the little book re-
lerred to. 1t may not be known 10 Zeph-
eniah that his friend did not take the CUES.
lions and answers as they come In the
book, but selected one here and there as
seemed to him apostle to his purpose,
which was TO lay foundation for Zeph-
eniah 10 get up an uncharitable accusation
against his Calvnlstic brethren. Now II
the answers quoted by him prove the doc.
trine OF infant dsmnation, then Is 1t mani
testify scripture doctrine, as have
shown these answers to be founded on the
scriptures. They, however, prove no
such thing. Indeed, the subject Of the
salvation or damnatlOn Of infants Is not 60
much as referred 10 in the whole cate
chism. They prove, 1t is true, that II In :.
tAnts are saved, 1t Is through the merits
and intercession OF our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ The scriptures expressly say
that there Is no other name given under
heaven whereby We may be saved; but
unless Zspheniah can show that the
holy Spirit 10 unable TO renew the soul Of
an infant, and work In It faith in Christ,
and thus bring It 10 harmony with its
Creator. and fit II for heaven, his argu-
ment fAllA 10 thu prnund