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coweivable , whsa our Lord assures as that be * mtm to seek and to s # vt ukat which vmb foit , to tstte ( ieatfa far every matt * aiHpto destroy * he iworfcs of the DevH ^ thm tk< aentiments are to be regarded only as
allegories efmertig ; simply possible > iadeed , bat by no means probable ; that he should be a partial , but not an universal Saviour ; and that ¦ ** th < £ works of l&e Devil /* the ptevalenee and effects of sin , shall be so far from
being in reality de $ tr& $ edy that on the contrary they will continue to flourish with increasing magnitude and vigour throughout the countless ages of eternity We I are enjoined to forgive an
oftending brother " seventy times se * Tea ; " that is , an indefinite number : and here , as in all cases relating * to the excellencies and perfections of moral agents * we should reason from the lesser to Ihe greater *
A passage from 1 Tim . iL has been considered , XIX * 719 . In ch . iv . 10 , the Apostle observes , " We trust in the living God , who is the Saviour of ail men , especially of those tbat
believe . " Timothy did not require to be informed that God ' s providence was over all , for this he knew from Moses ; nor yet that the gospel was eminently calculated for universal reception ; but the writer seems to be here
inculcating an important truth , by way of parenthesis , not sufficiently attended to by many Jewish converts , who were still too apt to confine and limit the Divine bounty : as if he had said , ' * God is the Saviour of all men ulti ~
mately , but of true believers especially . " It is fit that they who have readily submitted to the Divine authority , &ft < i thankfully accepted the blessings oE the gospel , in faith and obedience , should be graciously and eminently
distinguished from- others , who at present neglect or oppose them 5 but the Author of all beings hath unknown methods in store to accomplish his benevolent purposes ; in him are all the springs of life , both natural and
moral— ' He can work upon the heart without wronging the natural faculties , and suk the key to all the wards ° fthe lock , so that none of them ahall j > e disordered" *— " He will magnify "is law , and make it honourable . " Hoach .
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Jix tiie Epistles to the Epbesfcms , % h& GoloBsians and the Pfeiyppkn ^ , there is a variety of passage * which appear to bear a similar import , name * lypthai in the ** dispensation" ( or economy ) « of the ftriness of ^ in ^ g /^ God hath determined •* to gather together in © tie" ^ ot re-head ) 4 * all
things in Christ " But what kind of re-heading in Christ can that be , if b . great part of mankind are to suffer everlasting banishment from him , aud millions go out of life without having ever heard of his name , at least € 0 any
salutary or practical purpose ? And how shall " the Father by him reconcile all things to himself—and every tongue confess that Christ is Lord , to the glory of God / ' if millions of souls shall remain for ever unreconciled and
unreconcileable , and eternally rebellious and incorrigible ? These topics require our serious consideration . Dr . Taylor , of Norwich , hath thrown considerable light upon a remarkable passage , Rom . v . to which the reader is referred . The contrast
or opposition here is plainly between the consequences of Adam ' s sin , by which all men became liable to natural death or condemnation , which are here used as synonymous terms , and
the consequences of " the free gift /* by which all who suffer the former are to partake of the benefits of the latter , not only by being raised to life again simply , but ' to justification of life . * Now , we cannot call a mere
resurrection , succeeded by eternal punishmeht , " justification of life , " literally or figuratively $ nor , on the other hand , can we suppose this applicable to the impenitent , in a strictly imputative sense , since that would be to do away all distinction of character , and to vacate our obligation to obedience . For
God will never grant to rebels the inheritance of sons , till by a change of character they shall be fitted for the manifestation of his grace . Perhaps this important passage may be best explained by the Apostle ' s language in another place : ** God hath con * eluded all under sin , that he may have mercy up on all V These are transcendently glorious and transporting parts of the scheme of the gospel , which ** the angels desire to look into , * ' and which should be the objects of our frequent and delightful contemplation and praise .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1825, page 717, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2543/page/13/
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