The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-10

ought to be treated tenderly, and in no
rude spirit. 1t is the saddest of all
themes, and the sadness of the matter
arises from the circumstance that the ruin
OF our world IS a fact Ministers, there
fore, In dealing with it, while uttering
explicitly and boldly the whole counsel
of God, should approach the awful theme
as our Saviour himself approached the
doomed city of Jerusalem, when he cried,
" If thou hadst known, even thou, at least
in this thy day, the things which belong
unto thy peace but now they are hid
from thine eyes" We ought to avoid care
fully going one inch beyond the teach
lngs of God himself on this solemn subject,
and we have, therefore, thrown together
the following declarations of the Holy
Scriptures with regard to it, that those
who cavil on this point may have before
their minds in this matter the language.
not of men, but of God. Of course we have
space only to select few of the many pas
sages on the subject Here is what these
inspired books say, and no one, of course,
calling himself Christian, can take any
exception to what God himself has de-
clared by the mouth of His holy prophets,
or what the Son of God himself has utter
ed in this connection either as quoted by
the Evangelists or as speaking in the
Epistles through his Apostles
Ps. tx 1.-THE wicked shall be turned into
hell, and all the nations that forget God
Ps. XII: 1S.-UpOn the wicked he shall rain
snares, fire and birthstone, and horrible tenn
pest; This shall be the portion of their Gun
rs. xiv 32.-The wicked is driven away in
his wickedness; but the righteous hath hope in
his death
Luke XVI: p, % Pat came to pass that the
oeggar died, and was carried by the angels into
Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and
was buried: And in hell he lifted up his ewes.
being In torments, and seeth Abraham afar of.
and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried. and
said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and
send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger
in water, and cool my tongue for 1 am tor
mented in this fame.
Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema, Maranatha.
Thess. ii 12.-That they all might be damned
who believe not the truth, but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.
Heb. K: 20, 27.-For if we sin wilfully after
that we have received the knowledge of the
truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
but certain fearful looking for of judgment and
fiery indignation, which shall devour the adver-
saries
Peter ii 4.-For if God spared not the an
gels that sinned, but cast them down to hell. and
delivered them into chains of darkness,
what shall become of you?
Mark TX: 43, 44.-And if thy hand offend
thee, cut it off it is better for thee to enter into
life manned, than having two hands to go into
hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched :
where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quencbed
Matt. XIV 4l.-Depart from me, we cursed
into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and
his angels
Matt. XIV 46.-And these shall go away into
everlasting punishment but the righteous into
life eternal
Rev. xxi: 27.-And there shall in no wise
0A'0i ihVO ~ any IullB IlaI deHleCh, neither
whatsoever worketh abomination or maketh
liei but they that are written in the Lambs
book of life
Rev. Xxx: Whoseever was not found
written in the book of life was cast into the lake
of fire
Rev xiv 9-The smoke of their torment
ascendeth up forever and ever; and they have
no rest day nor night
The preacher is without apology who
goes beyond these declarations. 1t is his
duty, however, to go this far and to de
clare what IS written nthe Book. Persons
who object then, object against God and
we have need only to say to them, Shall
not the Judge Of all the earth do right?'
The New York Evangelist speaks Of
&" the afflicted and ,,arsoon+o1" ,,soo..oos