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NO. 7, SOUTH LIBERTY STREET.

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1 REMEMBERED, That on the fourteenth day of April, Anno 147, NICHOLAS VAN ALSTINE, of the said District, has depost in this Office the title of a Book, the title of which is in the werdel wing, to wit: Modern Universalism at War with the Bible "Prove all things."-Paul. By Nicholas Van Alstine, Lutheran Minister. The right whereof he claims, as

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AURELIAN CONKLING, Clerk of the District.

CHAPTER I.

MODERN UNIVERSALISM, &c.

Its change from what it once was-its present chief position---

the uncertainty of its full realization-at death, or after the re-

surrection-the intermediate state-unconscious sleep of the

soul-distinction of character in the resurrection-Restoration-

isin, its absurdity--holiness-divine paternity-the image of

Goa, natural and moral-who shall be saved, believers, infants

and idiots.'

CHAPTER II.

HUMAN DEPRAVITY.

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What Universalism teaches--that all are born as pure as Adam

was-views of Ballou, Skinner, Le Fevre and others—the

Scriptures teach otherwise-what depravity has not done-in

what it consists-its results-sin confined to the body-the

soul never sins-disproved-God, the Author of sin-total de-

pravity denied the doctrine defended.

CHAPTER III...

PENALTY OF SIN.

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The Jews and christians believed in future and everlasting pun-

ishment-but Universalists dissent-not inclined to discuss fu-

ture punishment their views-heaven never forfeited by sin―

sin no influence beyond death-proved that heaven is forfeit-

ed-eternal life implies the heavenly state-the penalty of sin

-it is death-natural death denied, but proved-moral death-

eternal death-death, negation of life.

CHAPTER IV.

PUNISHMENT OF SIN.

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Universalism teaches that all punishment is confined to this life

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-their doubts manifest-their proofs that all suffering ceases
at death --sin punishes itself---not by inflictions of God, but of
conscience---its absurdity stated-all punishment is emenda-
tory-opinion of A. B. Grosh-confuted-punishment, the
greatest geod of man--disproved -- the doctrine of punishment
stated-its objects-to vindicate law-reward the sinner--the
evil of sin-the nature of punishment -a deprivation of hap-
piness--si for natural consequences--positive-future punish-
Sity-to justify 1's Pavid we--to prevent
thes caps to the wicked-conscie, ce in all ages confirins it--
stach it by its s and figures--locality--
propriate to this f--the contrast of happi-
yeonditionality of salatin-- the same charac-
welds--after death. -aft the resurrection and

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nity-punish....ent got e re ctive--eternal,
phrases--the e' get r of men opposite, their
aparallel-no ver len and pardon beyond

Fence irrevocable

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CHAPTER V.

The S4

SALVATION FROM SIN.

altrine-denial e salvation ficin the punish-

Lent of si a—only from present vil-frst punished, then par-

de a 3-metal government, its basis and exercise- what pub-

lie justic-the doctrine of forgiveness from deserved punish-

ment through Christ, stated and defended-salvation also from

sin--those who are fully punished cannot be saved-no salva-

tion but what saves from punishment.

CHAPTER VI.

ATONEMENT.

page 209

Universalisin, how far infidelity-Paine's view of Christ—denial

of salvation and heaven by the sufferings of Christ--no vicari-

ous atonement--the Apostles and others suffered as much, and

to the same intent as Christ-the death of Christ peculiar―

vicarious elevates to heaven-purchases the crown.

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