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phrase 4 bat we cannot reasonably doubt whether the expression should be taken in its absolute and literal meani ng * But whenever this or any corresponding epithet is applied to a topic with which it is seldom joined , probably , it should then be understood in a
more qualified sense , and interpreted agreeably to its connection and the general tenor of revelatibfU We should be unjust to Mr . Simpson were we not to transcribe his two concluding paragraphs : 9 V » 2 .
€€ If there be joy over otic sinner who repenteth , ( Luke xv . 7 , Matt , xviii . 13 . ) what an inconceivable multiplication of this joy must there be , at the restoration of millions of mankind from the death of sin to a life of undefiled and unceasing enjoyment ! Can any one with the state of
^ ho sympathises every human lining , refrain from rejoicing at the prospect of such a wide diffusion of ^ felicity p The more he has dreaded the extension of misery to the unspeakable' numbers who leave this world urffittted for the relish of pure and virtuous pleasures , the more gladly will
he contemplate that awful , grand and aniinatin ? scene , when Jesus , having ascompiisned the extensively benevolent purposes of his divine commission , shall deliver op his kingdom and power to the Father , who then will be all in all . The perfection of his power , wisdom ant ! goodness , iq his general government of the world , and in the formation
and completion , by his honoured missionaries , of the great scheme for the final everlasting salvation and happiness of his whole family on earth , will then be olearly displayed , and be gratefully acknowledged by all . And the myriads of . bis rational creatures that have succeeded each other since the first
formation of the world , being all restored to purity and happiness , will rejoice to Promote the unalloyed felicity of eacfc ^ , other , to the widest limits of their respective , powers , and to increase in re 3 ctnblancc to perfection itself , throughout the endless ages of eternity . < c Glorious ajadddightful conaumma * turn ! O the depth of the riches both
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of the wisdom and goodness of God f How inexpressibly sublime the close of such a scheme , so worthy of its kind and all-perfect Contriver , so suitable to the character of the gentle and benevolent Messenger of the great
design , the Father of the Age , the Prince of Peace . Isa . ix . 5 . Well might the prophet exclaim , ' Break forth into joy , exult togerher , for Jehovah will comfort bis people , and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God ; ' Isa . liL 9 , 10 . Well might the
Evangelist call the instructions of Jesus , the glad tidings of his kingdom ; Matt , iv . 23 . Well might a messenger of heaven be represented as proclaiming these everlasting glad tidings tb every , nation , kindred , tongue and people that dwell on the face of the earth ! Rev ,
xiv . 6 , " In reviewing so largely the first of this Series of Essays , &c . we have been influenced by two Considerations , —the one , our desire of affording the readers of our Repository a specimen of the
manner in which Mr . Simpson investigates the sense of scripture , — the other , the acknowledged interest of the subject . We hope to be excused for briefly stating
our sentiments on the question , whether the evidence usuall y alleged for regarding - the finite duration of future punishment as a doctrine of revelation , be legitimate and satisfactory ?
There is an obvious distinction between tenets which the ^ New-Test amen t is by all Christians understood to teach ^ and those which men are accustomed to receive as matters of inference from its contents : the former are ,
confessedly , authorative and drvine ; it is possible that the latter may be nothing more than human theories and imaginations . We learn from our i&rd'arid his apostles that there wfJl b < $ a ^ esiirrection of the jtrst WtlSffine& ^ ftpi unjust to suffering . Upon tfhisiaeaJ ,
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Review . ' ' — Simpsons Essays an the Language of Scripturt . eof
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Sept. 2, 1813, page 607, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2432/page/47/
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