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4 thly , of ike true end and desi gn of the sufferihtfg and death of the Great Saviour . < .- ' ¦ « i 4 . That in regard , 1 st , to the nature of God ^ the . above idea evidently imp lies , that the Father of the . Universe is changeable , inasmuch as at supposes
that he is not in himself merciful , compassionate and forgiving , b&t is moved to mercy , compassion and forgiveness , by the deeds of another being . Thus it supposes that the God of Love requires excitations to love , and that he has besides , as it were ,
two faces , one marked with enmity , vengeance and rejection of his , sinful creatures , whilst the other wears the contrary aspect of friendliness , forgiveness ana a desire of reconciliation . It supposes further , what is contradictory to every rational idea , that there are two Gods , one an atoning God , and the other an atoned God ,
thus introducing a distracting perplexity into the human mind respecting the Divine Unity , and the proper object of divine worship . 5 . That in regard , 2 ttdly , to the nature of sin , the above idea regarda its defilements rather as spots and filth which may be wiped away by another ' s innocence , than as a deep and radical infection , which can never be
removed but by the sincere repentance and consequent change of mind and life on the part of the offender . For such is the view presented in the Sacred Scriptures concerning human defilement , as where it is written in
Ezekiel , " When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness and doeth that which is lawful and Tight , he shall save his soul alive , " xviii . 27 ; see also verses 21 , 22 ; xxxiii . 15 , 16 ; see also Matt . iii . 2 , iv . 17 ; Luke xiii .
3 , 5 , xxiv . 47 , besides numberless other passages . The connexion of the sinner too , with the power ok darkness , is , b y the above idea , kept entirely out or sight , when yet the atonement made , by the Great Saviour evidently implies the emancipation of the human race from the tremendous
tyranny resulting from such a connexion . ( See Matt . xii . 29 ; Luke x 19 , xi . 21 , 22 ; John xii . 31 , 32 ) 6 . That , 3 rdl y ^ as to ithe proper meaning of recancilmtion . befcween God and his creatures , » tbe above idea fa directly opposed to the , apostolic testimony whacfa declares , tliat * i ( ii > d
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' 606 Stbedenbvrgidn j&ocirint o / Aimement . *
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andria took Serapis and Christ tfr be tlpe same ; heftce Adrian *^ confttsed feecount of them . Adrian was far firom a persecutor of the Christians , although many suffered iu the beginning of his reign , from the edict of Trajan , his predecessor , not
being suppressed . He was , generally speaking , of an easy temper , and tolerated all religious sects , being in his private character humane and courteous and easy of access . H . W .
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Sweden borgian Doctrine of Atone * ment . f ft ^ HE following Resolutions are ex-JL tracted from the printed Report of an Annual Conference , held by the admirers and receivers of the
Theological writings of the Hon . Emanuel Swedenborg , assembled from various parts of the kingdom , at Hawkstone Inn , Hawkstone Park , July 5 , 1822 . J . W . SALMON , Esq ., in the Chair . Resolved ,
1 . That it is a point of the utmost importance to the Christian Church , that all her members be enlightened with clear and just ideas on . the . subject of the Atonement made by the Great Saviour .
* 2 . That at this day , throughout all Christendom , the { popular and prevailing idea on this subject is , that God the Father was so grievously , and so justly offended at the crying sins of mankind , as to be incapable , consistently with his justice , of entering into
. any covenant of reconciliation with them , until plenary satisfaction was made to that justice : it is further maintained , that such plenary satisfaction was made by the meritorious sufferings and death of an
Only-begotten Son , ^ and that , in consequence of this atoning sacrifice , the guilt of the offending sinner was instantly cancelled , and he was again restored , through faith in that sacrifice , to all the blessings of reconciliation with an offended Gt > d .
3 . That it appears to this Meeting , that the aj > ove idea is grounded in a mistaken and imscriptural apprehension , 1 st . of the nature of God ; 2 ndly , of the nature of sin ; 3 rdly , of the proper meaning of reconciliation be ^ tween God and hid creatures ; and
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1822, page 606, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2517/page/22/
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