66 “Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy "hands; thou hast put all things under his feet."*"Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is "not put under him. But now we see not yet all things "put under him." While he thus wages a war of extermination against sin of which he is not the author, does he not cease to contend with the souls which he has made ? Mr. Winchester's text on the universality of God's creation, postponed from my fifth Universalist argument to this place, says, " For I will "not contend forever, neither will I be always wroth; for "the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made." To this he might have added Ps. 86: 9, "All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee." Although he will not contend forever, he says "I have loved thee with an everlasting love." As there is no end to his love, so "of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end." "In his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace as long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. They "that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his "enemies shall lick the dust." "All kings shall fall be"fore him, all nations shall serve him " "He shall re"deem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious "shall be their blood in his sight." "Men shall be blessed "in him all nations shall call him blessed."¶ 36 66 66 Are not the unlimited extent and the happy results of the Saviour's dominion plainly revealed in Rom. 8: 19–24? "For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the "manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was "made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of "him who hath subjected the same in hope; because the "creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of "corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. "For we know that the whole creation groaneth and tra❝ vaileth in pain together until now. And not only they "but ourselves also, which have the first fruits of the Spirit, ❝even we ourselves, groan within ourselves, waiting for "the adoption to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for 66 * Ps. 8; 6. + Isa. 57; 16. * Jer. 31; 3. Isa. 9.7. 1 Ps.72; 7-9. 11. 14. 17. 66 "what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?" On the same subject, is it not sung by the myriads on high, "And every creature which is in Heaven, and on the earth, and "such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I "saying, blessing and honour, and glory and power, be un"to him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb "forever and ever.* In Hebr. 1: 2. he is declared to be "Heir of all things." "I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance." He himself declares "all things are delivered unto me of my Father." "The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all "things into his hands." "Thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many "as thou hast given him." "And this is the Father's will "which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, "I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the "last day."+ 66 66 : According to the tenor of this universal transfer to Christ, it is written, "All the ends of the earth shall remember and "turn unto the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations "shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, "and he is the Governor among the nations. All they that "be fat upon earth shall eat and worship all they that 66 go down to the dust shall bow before him, and none can keep alive his own soul."¶"And there was given him "dominion and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, na❝tions, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an "everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his "kingdom that which shall not be destroyed."**" Look un"to 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 is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and "shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every "tongue shall swear. Surely shall one say, in the Lord have 66 I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; "and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. "In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and "shall glory." "Wherefore God also hath highly exalt"ed him, and given him a name which is above every name: *Rev. 5; 13. † Ps. 2; 8. Matt. 11; 27. Luke 10; 22. John 3; 35. 13; 3. 17;2. 6: 39. Ps. 22; 27-29. **Dan. 7; 14. See Argument 2d. #Isa. 45; 22-25. that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of things *in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth, "and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is "Lord, to the glory of God the Father."*" For the Father "judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son; that all men should honour the Son, even as they "honour the Father." 66 + It is expressly declared that "God sent not his Son into "the world, to condemn the world, but that the world through "him might be saved." "I came not to judge the world, "but to save the world." "But Israel shall be saved in "the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be "ashamed nor confounded world without end."¶ "No wea66 pon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every "tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt "condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, "and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.”** Although the number and aggravation of their offences may increase their necessities, can they hinder the mercy of God? "They that be whole need not a physician, but they "that are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I "will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to "call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."+"This is "a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ "Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief." "Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, "and injurious; but I obtained mercy, because I did it igno"rantly in unbelief."k "Come now, and let us reason to"gether, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they "shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, "they shall be as wool." In fact, the end of Christ's coming, and of the preaching of his gospel is to deliver men from sin and sorrow. "And thou "shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from "their sins."x "For the law of the spirit of life in Christ "Jesus, hath made me free from the law of sin and death."z "The Lord hath sent me to preach good tidings unto the meek; ❝he hath sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim "liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them "that are bound."q "Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty A "wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled "again with the yoke of bondage."* All being thus relieved from sin, they are from misery also. "And in this mountain shall the Lord of Hosts make unto "all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of "fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. "And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the cov"ering cast over ali people, and the vail that is spread over "all nations. He will swallow up death in victory; and the "Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the "rebuke of his people shall be taken away from off all the "earth; for the Lord hath spoken it." "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no 66 more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall their "be any more pain: for the former things are past away.”‡ 66 To the foregoing authorities which one would suppose universal enough, we add the following; which, as well as those already recited, are found scattered among the rubbish of my opponent and other Universalist authors, some in one and some in another, but in none of them brought to a focus, and presented in that perfection of perversion of which they are susceptible. Our Saviour, in prospect of his crucifixion, says " And I, if "I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me."¶ The Patriarch Jacob said, "unto him shall the gathering of "the people be."** "That he might gather together in one "all things in Christ.”†† "Who shall change our vile body, "that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, accord"ing to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all "things unto himself."++ "For it pleased the Father that in "him should all fulness dwell. And (having made peace "through the blood of his cross,) by him to reconcile all things "to himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth "or things in heaven." "Thus saith the Lord God; I will "also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will "set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a ten❝der one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and emi"nent: in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: "and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a "goodly cedar; and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; "in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. And 66 "all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have "brought down the high tree, have dried up the green tree, "and have made the dry tree to flourish."* "He that des"cended is the same also that ascended up far above all "heavens, that he might fill all things."+ For God hath "concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all." "And the scripture foreseeing that God would "justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, in thee shall all nations be bles"sed." "Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises "made. He saith not and to seeds, as of many; but as of one, "and to thy seed, which is Christ."§ "And I will bless "them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and "in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." "And in "thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because "thou hast obeyed my voice."** 66 Thus wett see that Christ came to destroy the works of the devil, so that death itself shall be swallowed up in victory. He came to put all evil under his feet. He came not to condemn the world but to save it; not to call the righteous but sinners, even the chief of sinners. He came to put an end to sins, and their consequent sorrows. He came to show mercy to all; to draw, gather, and subdue all; to change,‡‡ reconcile, and protect all; to fill, justify and bless all. There shall be no end to the increase of his government. He de livers the whole creation from corruption. Every creature in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth, all the ends of the earth, all kindreds of mankind, all fowls of every wing, all the trees of the field, all people, nations, languages, and tongues shall confess and praise, worship, bow, and kneel before him, and honor him as they honour the Father. He will cease to contend forever, but will exercise an everlasting love; so that men shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. He bestows righteousness and strength, glory and salvation, on all followers, servants, or children whom he claims, and whom the Father has given him ;--But the Father has given him, and he claims for his followers, all men universally ;-Therefore all men universally shall be saved. In answer to the argument just given, it may be observed that the major proposition of the syllogism with which it Ez. 17. 22-24. Rom. 11. 32. **Gen. 12. 3, 22. 18. † Eph. 4. 70. Gal. 3. 8, 16. This changing relates to the bodies of God's people. |