The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

rejoice IN th9 glory OF Tod Whlch WI
DO manifested upon them In their de
struction aud oh the joy tina. they vii
be Gilled withal, to lhink that they wer
not passed by with tho rest Of their rel
atiyos, and that they arc not under tb
same deserved condemnation with them
that God should choose but ono or TO,
in many families. and thoy should be il
the number of tho chosen ones tina
when his chosen were comparatively 5,
tep, and tho reprobntes so many, tha
they should be elected, whom there wa
no motive in them (mark) to iuCllni
God to tho choice Of them, that Ill
should choose them freely; if he haS
not chosen them, il they werc now q
change places with some Of their wick
ed RELArlyEs going to Hell ; this would
be dreadful; but that THEY are going
from He'll, when their rslatiuea ar
going into it-thiS will fill them with
JOY uSspEAKABLE."
Iquote now from sermon BY Mr..
Patten, preached in Enfield, Massa-
chusetts, as given in a late work by
hicSsrs. Tomlinson & Liycrmore.
Those are bis words: 30 dear hearts,
how eau We endure to sec you warning
in those flames, and the devils torment
ing you? But God will enable US TO it;
and il you persist, we shall glorify Him
to all eternity. sing slseet ha!ltlyah in
your ddmna.ionn
l will next quote from Edwards, a
sermon on tho Eternity ofHell Tor
neu,s - The SIGHT Of Eel TORRENTS
will erah the happiness Of the saints
roHEvERl II will not only make them
moro sensible ofthe greatness and free.
ness Of the grace Of God in their happi.
ness; but It will really make their hap.
piness the greater, as Il will make them
more sensible Of their own happiness /;
II will give them q more lirely Rsttsu
oft; (yes, that's the word; the sight Of
He'll tormsnts increases the saints REL.
rsu' Of celestial glory.) It will make
them prize Il more. (oh what saints
are these y When they sec others who
we're Of the same nature, Chose who
arc saved arc naturally no better than
those who arc sent to an endless hell }
and born under the same circumstances,
plunged in such misery, oh it will
make them sensible how happy they are.
A sense ofthe opposite misery, in all
cases, greatly iaerea,es he RELISH Of
any joy or pleasure. Tho night Of the
wonderful power. the great and dread
ful majesty, awful justice and holiness
Of God manifested in the eternal pun
ishmcnt Of uugodly men, will make
them prize bis favor and love Easily the
more; aud they will DO SO much the
more happy in the eaicynisn! Of TIP
Works, rot. 2, PSI.
Again, in the sermon-"tho wicked
useful in their destruction only"-vol.
2, D 127-we read: 1.-THE misery Of
he DAMNED will give them (lhe saint,)
a greater sense Of the distinguishing
grace and love Of God to them, that he
should, from all eternity, set his love
on them aud make so great a difference
between them, and others who are Of
tue same species, and have de,1rsd no
.sor,c of God than they. What great
sense will this give them Of tho won.
dortal grace Of Godto them and how
will it heighMen their PRAISES; with
how much greater admiration aud exul-
tation of soul will they sing Of the free
,or.r.ign grace Of God to them. When
they shall look upon the damned, and
see their MISERY, how Heaven viii ring
with tho PRAISES Of Gods justice to-
wards the clicked and his grace towards
bis saints"
Once more, in tho sermon-"The
end Of tho wicked contemplated by the
righteousp-vol. 2 p 20s-0, we find
this beautiful passage; "Whon the
saints in glory, therefore, shall see the
dOleful state Of tho damned; how will
this heighihen their sense Of the bles-
sedness Of their own state, SO exceeds
inply different from it. When they
shall see how miserable ,othsrs Of their
fgttow.cREAruRE are who were natu-
rally in the same circumstances with
themselves, when they shall sEr the
smoke Of their torment and the raging
Of the flames Of their burning, aud
hear their dolorous ,nRiEks aud CRIES
and consider that they, 10 the mean
time, arc in the most blissful state, ant
shall surely be in it to all eternity NOV
WILL THEY REJOICE y l think this vii
answer for tho present. / trust Mr.
Chalfant il satisfied now with the Or
thodox authority tia, | have given him
and that we shall hear no more do
mands for a committee.
Ny friend, 10 arranging bis commit.
tee, Is kind enough to associate Uni
ycrsalists with POpcs, Priests aud Dow
Ills. Indeed, we feel encouraged I,
think that We have a place. in the affec
tons Of our friend. Ho Is certainl,
progressing rapidly-wonder IL ho |
not In spiritual labOri Ifso NO wisl
him a happy delivery
We will now proceed TO give GU
friend some Unircrsalis. tcstimon,
touching the question before US. Hen
ny Brook, q Uniyersalist, thus expires
ses himself on the fual cousumation I,