A Refutation of Calvinism; in Which, the Doctrines of Original Sin, Grace, Regeneration, Justification, and Universal Redemption, Are Explained, and T

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 edition. Excerpt: ... the Gospel, all equally derived from the same divine Author. The virtuous Heathen, the obedient Jew, and the sincere Christian, will all owe their Salvation to the precious blood of the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world. The degrees of happiness, as we are taught to believe, will vary; but although they are all eternal, and all flow from the same divine source, the faithful disciples of the blessed Jesus may humbly hope, that a peculiar inheritance is reserved in heaven for them, as " the prize of their high calling in Christ." Having thus shewn that Universal Redemption is taught in Scripture, and that it is strictly conformable to the attributes of the Deity; and having shewn. that the Calvinistk doctrines of Election and Reprobation have no foundation in the written word of God, and are inconsistent with the divine perfections; I shall now proceed to prove, that Universal Redemption is also the Doctrine of our Church. The 39 Aiticles contain not a single expression, which can be considered as limiting the Redemption purchased by the blood of Christ. They mention the effects of Christ's death only three times: in the second Article it is said, "Christ suffered to reconcile his Father to us, and to be a sacrifice, not only for original guilt, but also for s 4 actual actual sins of men: " original guilt belongs to all men, and therefore the actual sins of all men must likewise be understood: and consequently, according to this Article, Christ died, to be a sacrifice for the sins.of the whole human race. In the 15th Article, it is said, "Christ came to be the Lamb without spot, who, by sacrifice of himself once made, should take away the sins of the world;" an expression taken from the New Testament, and too comprehensive to be...