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t £ an ajjtjasfcrera ^ loys venous kiia ^ s j of io&Tumeo&ts * as 4 > a !» raei *? , fil ^ &c . in the febrkxatL&n of some important WorJk , as a watch far iasiance * We ha ]* e bo right , it is
sai d , to inquire why the Deity acts jn tbis cnoAe , rather than in that ; for his ways are inscrutable , beyoml 4 he span of human couipretension ; aad yet it is argued that
the uraversaJ restitution of the hupfyn rape -is a necessary consequence of this System : for , that we h&ve & claim upon the power wbici caUed us iiko existence , to make us eventually happy ; and that it would be inconsistent with
bis . moral , pef&cuous for ai > y of bis creatures to be eternally miserable . That the wicked will hereafter undergo punishment is allowed by Necessarians and is the
undoubted 4 ecVratian of scripture . B # t tbis pu *» jjdbwiei } t it is said , i « Merely fpr the purpose of qualifying the sufferers to become partakers pf a greater sum of happiness , wh& coasenuenily is a kind ,
not an unjust provision of the J > eily * Now if * t be not unjust tUat tei »>|> ora ^ y rai ^ ery should be wfljqte < J up ^ n h i » s Great ufcs , what right have w $ jto say thati ttve Dp * iiy cannot epnsi ^ t ^ i > i ty with his perfectio'i ^ . condemn « some to fi ee
^^ naal $ uflfe rig . We natural evj ( permitted in the \ v # rM to a pe ^ t d egre e , an 4 we s&y 4 hat it if iX ^ -ees ayy IB the cpasri ^ wtipn of ibe universe , ^ u <} th * it ii will b «
pvodvi < ltiv « of . good eventuall y j Wfey rtmy not th ^ n the perpet ua l xm < $ y « if ^ onae ^ ' . He a part of the § W {^^ he « ie wtiicb Omniipot ^ Bee ipjfti view m planning ; a » d > eg ^ - m | j | l ^ - j ^ nv ^| Hi 99 the resutt of mm mil heacmml gaod ^ iigh
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Wougllt about by partial eyj 1 ? To CX ^ oteiKi t hat the peiptetyal uuh ^ fjpine « s of some is iaeoiisist ^ jat wi ^ i tte goodnbr « & . of the . Z ^ ei tjr ^ W ^ fefe - out provii > g ( apdi . I Jsnow m > t whence » tfch proof can be
adduded ) that it is impossible % b 4 t good upon the whole cannot be brougfei about by these mea-n& is nothing but a pctiiio prineipH . Let us use the same argument when we talk about future misery >
that we do when endeavouring to prove that present misery from natural evil is to answer wise pir » poses 5 —that our faculties are ut present too limited to comprehend the operations of the Deity .
The Ofijy manner in which-the use of p ^ y ^ r u pon the system of nececity can be . explained f at least as it appears to me , sectns rather a singiriar one . We aise
in-formed-, thart the Deity will himv our prayers , and answer them if reasonable . u Give us this day our daily bread '' we . are taught by Christ to pray . The Deity then who made us , chooses to beatoW
marks af kijndness t > pon us ^ not immediatel y * but through tbe influence of our prayers . These sti |) plicfitk > j > s however da not ar&e according | o the hecessari > aR scheme ^ from beings who &ct &t $ A \ from any . iftdepeiwjent will oNi their Own , but five foreknown and
predestined by the Beiftg wfc © chooser hvraself to be influenced l > y them : ( for every act of a titan * hbowevefr tl'ittirvg is traced to Ihe primary ^ operation- of the D # ty ;
an < i thi& is liable to be lost sight of : my snttffing the candle upon my writing-table , is as milch awi ©)^ iec $ ; of ptfeseience and predestiu nation , « t 3 the dethronement of the $ pa ^ b moii ^ i ^ h by Bo ^ aputie . )
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Oteeotieto * to the &ocfri / ie of Mm ^ H ^ f * 540
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1809, page 549, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1741/page/19/
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