men,] be made righteous." Rom. 5: 19. Mark the antithesis. The same number that were made sinners shall be made righteous. "For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all." Rom. 11: 32. Again: "Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign unto eternal life through Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:20. Here the sins of the whole world are put into one scale, and the grace of God into the other. And the result is, the grace of God far outweighs and superabounds, and triumphs over all sin. Dr. Clarke, in summing up his remarks on these passages, gives vent to his feelings in the following strain, to which I give my cordial assent: "Thus we find, that the salvation from sin here, is as extensive and complete as the guilt and contamination of sin. Death is conquered — hell disappointed. The devil confounded, and sin TOTALLY destroyed." If these antithetical passages do not teach the salvation of all men, what do they teach?

My eighth positive argument is drawn from those passages that teach the

DELIVERANCE OF THE MORAL CREATION FROM

CORRUPTION.

The divinely inspired Paul teaches that Jesus took upon himself our nature, that he might "deliver them, who, through fear of death, were all their lifetime subject to bondage."Heb. 2:14. How many are subject to bondage through fear of death? All men. Then, they shall all be delivered from this state of captivity. Again, Paul says, "For the creature (ktisis, the creation) was made subject to vanity not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope." God hath inspired the entire creation with a hope of deliver"Because the creature (ktisis,

ance from its present state.

creation) (Mr. Holmes says the creation means the whole

human family) SHALL BE DELIVERED from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God."— Rom. 8: 20, 21. It is sometimes said by way of objection, that if God could create us here subject to a state of sin and corruption, it may continue forever. But, does the fact that God has made the moral creation subject to vanity, prove that he will not, as he has PURPOSED, deliver it from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God? Thus the same creation that was created subject to vanity, shall be delivered from its dominion, and made to participate in the glorious liberty of the children of God.

My ninth positive argument rests upon the

PROMISES TO THE PATRIARCHS.

God promised to Abraham that he would bless all nations in his seed. "And in thee and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed."-Gen. 22: 18. This promise was repeated to Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, in the following form, viz.: "In thy seed shall all the FAMILIES of the earth be blessed."-Gen. 28: 14. In Acts 3: 25, we have the promise in this form: "And in thy seed shall all the KINDREDS of the earth be blessed." These promises must include the entire race of man, unless you can find a person that belongs to no nation, to no family, nor has no kindred. Again, these promises constitute the gospel. Paul says, "The Scriptures foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before Abraham the gospel, saying, "In thee and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.”—Gal. 3 : 8. And yet strange to say, men preach now for the gospel, endless woe, a doctrine which no patriarch or prophet ever advocated. Instead of preaching as God preached to Abraham, saying, " In thee and in thy seed shall all the nations and families of the earth be blessed," they preach a system that curses millions to all eternity. Again, Paul teaches, "That

there is no threatening, no penalty annexed to any law, which will prevent the fulfilment of these promises." He says, "The law which was given four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul the promise, or make it of none effect." -Gal. 3; 15, 17. "For all the promises are yea and amen." -2 Cor. 1:18, 20.

My tenth positive argument for the salvation of the world, rests upon

THE TESTIMONY OF THE PROPHETS.

Peter asserts, the "restitution of all things have been spoken by the mouth of all God's holy Prophets since the world began."-Acts 3: 21. The first promise in the Bible points to the destruction of sin and death, and the final holiness and happiness of all mankind.-Gen. 3: 15. How truly, then, did Moses say, "My DOCTRINE shall drop as the rain, and my speech shall distil as the dew."-Deut. 32: 2. Hence the doctrine this inspired man proclaimed, was universal and impartial as the rains of heaven. There is not the least intimation in all the writings of Moses of such a doctrine as endless punishment. Passing from Moses to Isaiah, we find the testimony of this inspired prophet too plain to admit of misapplication. He says, "All the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God."-Isa. 52: 10. Again, "And in this mountain shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things. And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people and the veil spread over all nations. He will swallow up death in victory, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces.”—Isa. 25: 6–8. Paul refers the fulfilment of this prophecy to the resurrection. In his masterly treatise on this subject, he says, "When this corruption shall put on incorruption, and this mortal immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying, Death is swallowed up in victory! O! death, where is thy sting, O! grave

where is thy victory?"—1 Cor. 15: 53, 54. The testimony of Jeremiah touching the salvation of all men, is too plain to be evaded. He says, "The Lord WILL NOT cast off forever."Lam. 3:31. O! precious declaration. "For behold the days of the Lord come when I will make a new covenant, and they shall not teach every man, his neighbor, saying, Know the Lord, for ALL SHALL KNOW the Lord, from the LEAST to the GREATEST."-Jer. 31: 34. Such language is so expressive, it needs no comments. The testimony of David is equally explicit. He says, "All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.”—Ps. 22:27. Again, “ All nations whom THOU HAST MADE SHALL COME and worship before thee."-Ps. 86: 9. The testimony of Daniel is of the same import. He says, "All people, nations and languages shall serve and obey him."-Dan. 7: 14. The testimony of the wise man concerning the closing scene of our earthly pilgrimage, is, “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, but the spirit to God who gave it."-Eccl. 12: 7.

"This spirit shall return to Him

Who gave its heavenly spark."

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With God we leave the spirits of all men, "For of him and through him and to him are ALL things: to whom be glory forever."-Rom. 11: 36. Truly we may exclaim with Peter, "The restitution of all things has been spoken by the mouth of all God's holy Prophets since the world began."

My eleventh positive argument for the salvation of the world, rests upon

JEHOVAH'S OATH TO SAVE ALL MEN.

When God made promise to Abraham to bless all nations, families and kindreds, he "confirmed it with an oath, that by two immutable things, his WORD and OATH, we might have strong consolation."-Heb. 6: 16. He swear by himself be

cause he could swear by no greater.-Heb. 6: 13. Saith Jehovah, "By myself have I sworn, that in blessing thee, I bless thee, and in thy seed shall ALL the nations of the earth be blessed."—Gen. 22:16, 18. Again, "Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else. I have SWORN BY MYSELF, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall swear, surely shall say in the Lord have I righteousness and strength.' Isa. 45: 22-24. The time, therefore, will surely come, when all of Adam's race shall possess righteousness and strength, unless God compels them to swear to that which is false. Here, then, we have the immutable oath of Jehovah pledged for the accomplishment of his promise. Who, then, can doubt the truth of a world's salvation?

"Engraved as in eternal brass

The mighty promise shines,

Nor can the powers of darkness raze

Those everlasting lines."

My last positive argument for the salvation of the world, rests upon the

HAPPY CONDITION OF MAN IN THE RESURRECTION.

The great Teacher taught that the resurrection is a state of immortal blessedness for the entire race of man. When the Sadducees asked of a woman who had been married to seven husbands, "Whose wife she would be in the resurrection?" Christ replies, "Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God: for in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels of God in heaven."-See Matt. 22: 30, and Mark 12: 25. Such is to be our condition in the resurrection; we are to be holy, HAPPY and EQUAL to angels. The same sublime truth is set forth in the writings of the inspired Paul. This eminent Apostle presents the resurrection under three different views. 1. As