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jcraph , an 4 a . destiny , that levels him X « tinitk ! t ?> It is answered ., mat there a ? $ many cases ; in which " etit nature
^^ api ^ r otyect of is evideriny and Completely defeated ; that every blossom- does not ripen into ifafc ^ or . ieyerv ^ iiibryo attain the in aturity , ox which it was capable ,, and for which it ^^ . obviously designed . " It
ift sufijcjenj : ^ reply to ( this objection , that . " there is no parallel between the * vW cases * Every blossom * it is tnj ^ r does , not ^ ripert i » to ~ its proper fruii , nor efvery ' eii * bryo grow into a perfect . animal , yet neither is any blossom or embryo perverted from its
genuine , riature inio one that is opposite . ^ l ^ ery blossom of an apple does not ijtiif ^ atei y 1 form , an apple , but neither does it beqome a poisonous fruit i , every embryo does not grow intj > a perfect animal , but ^ either does it aegeberate into a disgusting monster . ! $ iit the dpctriiie yi ? hich teaches that cbabbt was created foir ( parity and happiness , but that ••' he- witl cdntiriue .- fo r ever vicious ancj iniseral ? lei and . that which Reaches that he * ¦ will . remain so &r , unkpowft ; age «; and ; then * be
destroyed * not ori } y suppose , that he , does ijot attain his proper nature , but tfiai . it tieqdrnes pen ei : t ^ d yiiito that which i ? directly opposite / ' P / 86 . : Mi . Snftith fi * r , ihe ? ^ ntirf ^ s * hh doctTfner J ^ . CQn ^ i ^ ejipfg && mtore , of ptymhmen ^ . , Revenge 2 p \ & punishment both i ^ nply the infliatiqu of i > aira on
account of the yjolation jof d \ xtyt : They di ^ r i n the- - $ ndsf - ^ rhic h -they ' iire ijespectivelv desigRied , t ^ aqswer .: The , $ jfpf . of j ^ e % rwier , 4 % simply " gratify SPjHlBWPJ ! l-P ^ WPft .: * W * 0 A ^ atter ^•» ft ^ ^?^ :: ^* ft i ^ ecurren ^ e of the tifil / Nothing tb ^ fp r ^ but a ^ yenger ful disposition could induce t )) e . Ai * tyjgjWy to-, inflict , u ^ irn his crq atjire ^ . ^ # ^?»; f Sv ^ i * » feeJrik ^ tetW ^ i are
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jtermtnated bvdestructian . •{ % i »; . tl > us led to a criUcal investtatiotx \ ' f& the words translated «* eve ^ aiuiig *^ ai ^ if for eV ^ T , ** . and of olher ^ ri pfuca ! ex press iori ^ , referri rig do tfie " , f u t iue mnishments of the wickfel ^ Hfe'has i iere availed himself of the caridi ^ , earned , and accurate V&ritinjS $ '' of the
late Mr . bittipson , and has proved that the language of the Hofy'S cri |) ture ^ correctly interpreted , instead of containing any thing adverse to the $ 0 qtrine of -universal restoration , presents intimations in its favour iri the use of the Word " Fire , " which 1 $ in Scrirl-&rre a common emblem of purification ,
and-also-in theuseof the teVm KoXacr ^ , translated *?' Punishment , " which always m ^ ans chastisement for , the purpose of ' reformation . In this part of h ^ s volume ( pp . 125—130 ) , Mr , Smith admirably illustrates' the piotaLtendency of the doctrine which he supports , arid shows that it not only dpes not nyeakerx the dread of vice , but is peculiarly
adapted to engender love to God anil a habit of cheerful and errtire compliance with his will . * Pas 3 tng 6 ver ^ s ^ veral minor topics j \ v ^ shall only notice the reasoning ^ dvacir oed ( pp . ; l 6 & ~ i ( J 6 ) , in opp ^ sitipA to dys po p ular tenet ofihe' infi n ite evilofsin > as being si ngularly ingenious , as wejl as lucid ana coqclustve ^ Nor musx
we-omit to remaps ( although thfc narrowness of ' our lirjnits , scarcely allows us to do justice to MK Siitith ' s worl ^) that he has e ^ amiried ; tbe BcrrpturaJ evidence aHegeii / ifl Support of U > e destruction of the wicked , as weft ap tliai whfeh is adducecfc ^ -to " prove their
eternal misery . He'justl y observes ; that the doctrme 6 f the destructtomstH is established rather rupbn the sound of certain passages' of Scripture than upon their sense 3 for the G ^ feek
termstranslated literally by the 3 ? ngjj ^ h worda * destruction , dtq / h j , ^ ccnr only signify the , mfliptio ^ of i ^ tqnse . , pain # and are scj explamocl fyy Schle ^ s ^ er , in his Lexicon , t m ^ jhose & wfpre , which
speak of t |^ e , ?"• eyer | a ^ mg mwshtwn !" and ^ hosfe wh rph as ^ it th ^ /^ eteiinal d&frwliort , 6 f the / wiq | ced , conyeyvthb yipnu s ^ ape meaning aiid ar ^ all | [ >/ r - fei ^ jl y ^ qifsistent with , . the doctrine of imiy ^; r | 9 al . restofatjoh . v . , V ^ f ^ P ^? ^^ ™ ^® his argument by e ^ avoaruig , to show , ^ thi s teiifti p suuporjtcd by , % tye Te ^ cpre ^ j * au ^ hon ^ of the Sacted Spriptures ^ Here nis observations arc fnorg
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1816, page 475, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2455/page/39/
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