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through faith in MIN, our sins are for
given. That he suffered the just for
the unjust, that he might bring US to
God" He who knew no sin was made
sin for us, that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him.. God
hath laid upon him the iniquity of US
all, and with his stripes we are healed
There is a wi1enss in mis- mercy our
sins he Will freely forgive, and deliver
US from their consequences, because
Nothing either great or small
Remains for me to do;
Jesus died and paid IL all,
Yes, all the debt owe"
That Future Life.
Here is the most amazing feature Of
Buddhism, and one that forever puts
il out of comparison with Christianity
If I had time, L would like to point
out and discuss some Of the bald abb
surdities of Buddhism, such, for in
stance, as that 1T is heresy to believe
the worlds are limited or illimited, OF
neither limited or ulimited." I sup
pose nobody in this enlightened land
believes in pantheism, and yet Buddha
taught that the Gods dwell in the 20
or % heavens, and are named accord
ingly. It would be interesting for you
to get a firstclass encyclopedia and
read an extended account Of Buddhism
But to the doctrine Of RECONSIDERATION,
it says:
When an individual dies, the body is
broken, the soul is eXtinguished, leav-
ing merely its deeds with their conse-
quences, as a germ of a new indivtd-
ual According TO the terminating
power. determined by the Karman
morality OF actiOns) the result is an
animal, or man or demon, or a god.
Identity Of soul is thus replaced by
their continuity in the solution Of the
moral problem A lamp is lighted from
another, the lamps differ, the second
only receiving the light from the first
So it is also in regard to the soul
The final goal of Buddhistic saliva
ton is the uprOOting of sin, by eX
hausting existence, by impeding its
continuance, in short in passing Of the
Sansara Estate Of conscience exist
ence) into the Nirvana." or the total
humiliation Of the attributes Of exist
ence."
InnumerabIe Buddhas.
'Innumerable Buddhas have already
appeared. They are beings who have
raised themselves with their own en-
ergy, by virtues and sacrifices Of all
sorts. in thousands Of births, to this
highest pinnacle" Even our last Bud
nations, as king. as merchant, as her
NIT, as priest. etc, etc.
I must detain you with some other
quotation about Buddhism. Manu-, who
wrote their greatest law book. said:
Man is born according TO his deeds.
ignorant deaf. dumb. blind. defOrmed;
whoever has not done penace for his
deeds viii receive his punishment at
his birth" A learned writer amplifins
thus: "One who stole fruit would be
a monkey. one who stole a horse a
tiger: one who stole balm, a rat " hen
transformation into beasts is not a SUI
ficient punishment the eveil doors are
sent into one Of the eight hells. each
Of which is more tOrmenting than the
other"
Here is the Buddhist strange CLASH
ffcation OF beings Manu- ranks
worms. insects. fishes. serpents. tor
toiees, dogs and asses as he lowest
order.
a step Higher"
Elephants, horses lions. bears. Su-
dras and people not speaking Sanskrit
are a step higher.
The third class comprises thieves,
actors, RaksHasas and Picachas-
The fourth class, athletes, dancers,
armorers. drunkards and Vaisyas.
The fifth, Kshartriyas, kings. emil
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