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HEB. 7:25. He (Christ) is able to save them to the uttermost, that come unto God by him; seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

IN THIS WORLD NOT NECESSARILY RETRIBUTORY.

ROM, 5; 10. If, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much § 6. SUFFERINGS more, being reconciled, we shall be saved, by his life.-21. That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign, through righteousness, unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.

8: 28. All things shall work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.-31. If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but gave him up for us all; how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died; yea, rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? 38. I am persuaded that neither life, nor death, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

JOHN 17: 12. Those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled. 14: 1. Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. go to prepare a place for you. And if I

Ps. 73: 3. I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death; but their strength is firm, They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than heart could wish. - 11. And they say, How doth God know? and, Is there knowledge with the Almighty? Behold, these are the ungodly, that prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily, I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning....When I

thought to know this, it was too painful for me, until I went into the sanctuary of God: then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places; thou castedst them down into destruction.

37: 7. Fret not thyself, because of him who prospereth in his way; because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. -9. For evil doers shall be cut off.

50: 21. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence. Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

ECCL. 8: 11. Because sentence

against an evil work is not executed speedily; therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God.

ROM. 9: 22. What if God, willing to show his wrath and make his power known, endured with much long suffering the vessels of wrath, fitted to destruction?

T MAT. 13: 28. Wilt thou that we go and gather them (the tares) up? But he said, Nay; lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until harvest.—37. He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the tares are the children of the wicked one.

2 COR. 4:16. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

2 TIM. 3: 10. But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, charity, patience, persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured; but out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yea, and all that will live. godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

HEB. 10: 32. But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; partly, while ye were made a gazing-stock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, while ye became companions of them that were so used. For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. Cast not

away therefore your confidence which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

¶ HEB. 12: 4. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons: for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

JAMES 1: 2. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations, knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience: but let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

1 PETER 2: 20. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called; because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his

steps. Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth; who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously; who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

T4: 12. Beloved, think it not strange, concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as a busy-body in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

LUKE 16: 19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores.... The beggar died, and was carried by angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died, and was buried. 25. Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things; likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

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JOB 21:7. Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea are mighty in power?... Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them....They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, depart from us; we desire not the knowledge of thy

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in all the earth; a perfect and upright man, one that feareth God and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hand, and his substance is increased in the land; but put forth now thy hand, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, All that he hath is in thy power, only on himself put not forth thy hand.

2: 3. Still he holdeth fast his integrity, though thou movest me against him, to destroy him without a cause. And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life; but put forth now thy hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand, only save his life.

Ps. 119: 67. Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now have I kept thy word. 71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might know thy statutes. -75. I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

ISA. 48: 10. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of afflicton.

§ 7. CONSCIENCE, OR MORAL SENSE.

ACTS 23: 1. Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

24: 14. But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets and have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

1 COR. 8: 7. Howbeit, there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol

conscience in all things willing to live honestly.

TITUS 1: 15. Unto them that are defiled and unbelieving, there is nothing pure but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

unto this hour, eat it as a thing offered unto an idol: and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither if we eat, are we the better; neither if we eat not, are we the worse. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to them that are weak For if any man see § 8. MILLENNIUM- OR UNIVERSAL thee, which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ 'died? But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

10: 27. If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake. But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that showed it, and for conscience' sake:

For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other.

ROM. 9: 1. My conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost.

13: 5. Ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake.

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2 COR. 1: 12. Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience; that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world.

T4: 2. By manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

1 TIM. 1: 19. War a good warfare; holding faith and a good conscience.

39. Holding the mystery of faith, in a pure conscience.

2 TIM. 1 3. I serve God from my forefathers with a pure conscience.

HEB. 10: 22. Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.

13: 18. We trust we have a good

TRIUMPH OF CHRIST ON EARTH.

JER. 31: 33. After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

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DAN. 2: 34. Thou sawest, till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet, which were of iron and clay, and brake them in pieces, .. and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. -44. In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

HOSEA 3: 23. I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy, and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people, and they shall say, Thou art my God.

MICAH 4: 1. But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills.

HAB. 2: 14. The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

MAT. 13: 33. The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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§ 9. PROBATION AFTER DEATH.

2 COR. 5: 10. We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

MAT. 25 5. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore; for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

ECCL. 11: 3. If the tree fall toward the south or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth there it shall be.

9: 10. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave, whither thou goest.

1 COR. 9: 27. I keep under my

body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

LUKE 16: 22. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.

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REV. 22: 11. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let him he righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they, that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in, through the gates, into the city. For without, are dogs and sorcerers and whoremongers and murderers and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.*

(See the last Topic.)

It is observable that the silence of the Bible on this topic is the most decisive evidence against the supposition of a future probation. The book which brings "life and immortality to light," makes no mention of it, no provision for it; but constructs its whole system of operations upon the ground, that here is the only hope of recovering man to holiness. Were there no revelation, we might hope for some future arrangement in our favor; but the silence of God's word precludes any such gratuitous assumption.

The compiler will be grateful to any individual who will furnish a collation, throwing a different light upon this subject.

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