forgotten, that the Happiness of the heavenly world is not something arbitrarily bestowed, but the result of a peculiar temper of mind, which temper of mind, or qualification for heaven, we are placed in this world, as in a state of discipline, to acquire.

The connexion of Sin and Death we learn from the beginning of the Old Testament; and from the whole of the New Testament we learn the connexion between Holiness and Immortal Life. In the former we are told of a fall occasioned by Sin; in the latter, of a restoration, called salvation and redemption, through the mediation of Jesus Christ, effected in some cases in this life by repentance and obedience, and I trust it will appear in all cases in another, by means of punishment. Happy are those who have a part in the first resurrection," a phrase which itself would lead us to hope for a second, when Sin

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and Death will be known no more. When we consider the numberless imperfections which cleave even to the best of characters, we cannot but fear for ourselves. Having a quick eye at discerning moral dangers in this ocean, where so many rocks and quicksands abound, we cannot help fearing for those from whom we cannot bear the thought of a separation. "Let us therefore work out our salvation with fear and trembling."

The texts which are brought in sup port of the doctrine of the Eternity of hell-torments are the following:

Isaiah xxxiii. 14. "The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites: who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?" Daniel xii. 2. " And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth

earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt." Matt. xviii. 8. 9. "Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee (or cause thee to offend), cut them off and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee (or cause thee to offend), pluck it out and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire." It is added in Mark ix. 43. "into the fire that never shall be quenched," and repeatedly, "where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." Matt. xxv. 41. “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels." And in the 46th verse, "These shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous

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into Life eternal." Mark iii. 29. " He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation." 2 Thess. i. 7. and following verses, When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power." Jude 7. "And the angels who kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains unto darkness of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, in like manner giving themselves over to fornication and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example suffering the vengeance of eternal fire." Rev. xiv. 11. "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and

and ever, and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image." Rev. xix. 3. " And her smoke rose up for ever and ever." Rev. xx. 10. "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever."

These texts to an English reader may, on the first consideration of them, appear very strong. Strong indeed they must be to support the tremendous superstructure which has been raised on them. I doubt not, however, that I shall be able to convince a person who is unacquainted with both the languages in which the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are written, that they convey no such doctrine as that which has been drawn from them. And for the encouragement of those who are not acquainted with the ancient languages,

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