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that condemned Adam is still in
force, Hence ST.. Paul tells us that
death is passed on all men, for that
all have sinned'' Rom. 5: -. Adam
si1ned, and be suffered penalty
moral death. All men sin, all men
suffer the penalty moral death. AS
Adam suffered on the day he sinneG,
all men suffer On tic day they sin.
st. James says; blessed is tie mtn
that endureth temptation, for when,
lie is tried he shall receive the crown
'c'eeH he is tried. Virtue then is noec
reacurdcd. He continues then when
lust hath conceived. it bringetsl forth
sin; and sin when it is finished,
b:ingeth forth death, James l. r.
Is. Here we are taught that when
the sinful deed is finished, is contin~
ued, then we suffer the penalty death.
Do MOI suffer the whole of it imme-
diately, but it begins then. This
same truth runs through the Bible.
But the Lord shall endure forever,'
he has prepared his throne for juag-
ment. And he shall judge the aoorJd
in righteousness. he shall minister
| Judgment to the people IN righteous
neas. The Lord is known by the
! Judgment he erecuteth. Ps. 9: Z. s.
| I6. God is now on the throne OF
judgmsnt, he now executeth judg-
| ment-not will do it millions
Of ages, hence David says, "the judg~
uerts Of the Lord ore true" Il will
praise thee because of thy righteous
Judgme,ts," upright are thy judg-
ments," ''his judgments are in Ell tue
earth," II saw undor the sun the
place Of Judgment All his
scriptures, and hundreds more Of The
same import, teach that God judges
the world now. This language is
all in the present tense. During
The New Testament dispensation,
God Judges the worl,i BY the Gospel
OF C!irist-by the lew light is that ill.,
fused into our minds aud cur morals.
It is clear, though. it pertains TO tie
reign Of Christ and commenced when
his reign began. How well this cor
responds with the Old Testament
lprelictions Of the Messiah and
Judgment. II saw in the night 8
vision and, behold one like the son
Of man came with clouds Of heaven
and came to the Ancient Of days and
they brought. him near beto~e him
Aud there VAS giyea him dominion
and glory and kingdom that all peo
pie nations and languages should
serve him !: his dominion is all ever
lasting dominion. which shall not
pass away, and his kingdom that
which shall not be destroyed" Dan
IL: Is, II. This is the same coming
/ .sof the son Of inan'' so Otter spoken
Of ia the New Testament, and which
the son Of man himself said should
take place before some Of his hearers
should die. But orthodoxy puts ii
at the end of time. Dsniel said he
+ would come with the clouds o1
heaven" and Christ said the names
And when he could come according
| to the prophet and the Savior ther,
would be given him dominion, an(
: glory, and kingdom" The same i:
spoken Of by 1-aish. For unto III
, child is born, unto Us son i
: given, and the government shall b.
e upon lis 2houllers. OF the increas
, Of his government anl place th>r
: shall be no end, upon the throne 0
David AM upoa his kingdom, to o;
,lur it and to establish it with judG
/, ment andjnstlcc. Elsa 9: 6. Z.
This is the same government an
king -soln and glory Of Christ, wic
/ the New Testament informs Us com
r mencel over eighteen hundred year
l2r. md which some SO stranyel
:, locate at the end Of time "out Of Zio
, sh Iii 20 forth the lsT-law Of til
Gospel Of Carl st-and the worl O
/, the Lord from Jerusalem. And h
-Chriat -shal Judge among the rs
tions and rebuke many people. No
observe that tie result Of Curist'
Judgement is salvation, not ruin t
CO lntless millions il. HE'LL And tic
shall best their swords into ploE
shares, and their spears in.o prunin
hooks: Nation shall not lifs u
4 sword against nation, neither sha
e they learn war any more.-Ihe i+2r
Il shail h,. cyaltpl in that day NtSa :,