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covered with shame and confusion, (as once was the case with some of them) they all now shine as the sun, replete with light, life, and love; full of extacy and rapture! And that, because the book, written within, and on the backside, and sealed with seven seals, is now opened & unsealed; & all things revealed, and explained. Their own cases particularly unfolded to their view; with all the ways and means their loving Saviour took, to bring them to the situation they are now in; with other miracles of grace and love. All this is the burden of their song; which the four beasts, and four & twenty elders, (whoever are meant by them) botli begin, and end: Ar gels uniting their voices, & every creature joining in chorus. See, Rev. v. 8. to the end.

Where, then, there is universal praise, and thanksgiving; universal harmony, and love; and both heaven and earth sounding, and resounding, acclamations of joy and peace; there must be universal Salvation.

And would not one rationally think, that this would be good news to all that heard it, and cause them to rejoice and sing; nay, even to leap for joy? But at first hearing, it has another and different effect upon some. With the shepherds they are sore afraid. It charmed the hosts above, and they suddenly join the first angel, with an anthem, and notes of praise : but the legions, and some men below, seemed filled with sorrow, more than with joy: and if the Salvation, and peace that is proclaimed, are to be universally efficacious, it is sad, rather than glad tidings in their ears; and the message is represented as dangerous, hurtful, and delusiveBut, fear not.

It must be allowed, this doctrine has objections in its way, and some of them very formidable, at first view; but they vanish, as they are brought to the light, and examined by the law and the testimony. In so far, as the heart shalk object to it, it must get changed, and purified by faith; no arguments rectify this. But if through want of light and evidence, men object, (as very frequently is the case) they do well to attend to the evidence that appears for it; it will grow and increase upon them, in so doing -if their heart incline not to wickedness. How far it may be with-held from some, for reasons best known to God, must be left to him, to determine, when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed. It is an indulgence, and happiness, that some are here favored with, for which they should be thankful, humble, & faithful.-Objections arising from unwillingness, for the inost part, are left unanswered with unintelligence: Not liking to know, they never come to understand, in the sense it is revealed and made known. If they take it up as a doctrine, they have no joy and peace in believing it; nor do they live in the love and spirit of it; it remains, a floating notion in the brain: and such, only sin upon, and abuse it. But where it is taught us of God, and received as a doctrine from him, it comes in the demonstration of the spirit, and of power: and is attended with very noble effects. Weakness of judgment, and slowness of capacity, Will never be imputed as a crime, where the

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mind does not wilfully reject a thing. Obstinaey and self-will, are displeasing to God; but he pities our weakness and imperfections.

There is a time for SOME truths to lie hid; and a time for ALL truth, to come out. Wisdom is profitable to direct, when this, in particular, may be seasonable. Supposing it a truth, I would never declare it, say some: but this is being wiser than God. See, Jer. xxiii. 28.-Shall man be a monopolist, where He is an Universalist? or engross that to himself, which was given for the general good? He forbid this to his first disciples; (Matt. x. 27.) By what authority, then, are his after-ones to countermand it ?

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Surely, now, the day begins to dawn; when all the traditions of men, will be separated from the truth of God !-when the trappings of Ig. norance, Superstition, and Bigotry, will no longer disfigure the simple and benevolent spirit of Christianity! The morning already appears; when men will dare to open their eyes, and admit the rays of heavenly light. F. L.

UNIVERSALISM is a Plant of Heavenly growth; though, by some, it has been branded as the vilest weed-which the injudicious only, have adopted, and cultivated, out of novelty. Of course, (though it has risen to its present height) it is a poor, shrivelled, and solitary stem, known but to very few, and scarcely owned by any !

Nay, but this generous Plant has been fostered and patronized by men of the most discrimi

nating understandings, and the soundest judg ments; men who knew its virtues, and blessed the soil from whence it sprung!

Stop thee, then, thou poisonous breath of Envy,and I will point out a few of the kind Friends of Universalism-and doubt not but hereafter, more will come to light.

In early Ages-Clemens Romanus, Tertullian, and Origen: the numerous disciples of the latter particularly, were not destroyed by persecutions till the end of the seventh century; -reproached by the name of Merciful Doctors.

Dr. Henry More; Dr. Rust, Bishop of Dromore; Peter Sterry, and Jerem. White, Chaplains to Oliver Cromwell; Winstanley; Salmon; Gordon; Webster; Erberry; Roach; Muralt; Dr. Burnet, Master of the CharterHouse ;* Doctors Cheyne and Hartley; physicians; Dr. Sykes; the celebrated Chevalier Ramsey; the Rev. William Law; Dr. Newton, late Bishop of Bristol; Rev. Geo. Stonehouse; Richard Clarke, and Petit Pierre, of Neufchatel, now living; Mr. Whiston; Dr. Chauncey, of Boston an Independent; Dr. Smith, of New-York, physician; Paul Sieg. volk, of Germany; Mr. Purves, of Edinburgh; Rev. Messrs. Winchester, Leicester, &c. &c. with many scores Anonymous.

* Author of The great Love of God to all Mankind.

I APPREHEND, that in the different controversies which have been held, concerning the meaning, or limitation, of the words forever, everlasting, &c. more pains has been taken than

was needful; for nothing seems so easily established as this point. - When we want to be at the justimport of a word, the way is not (as some nov-ices do) to fathom the sound, & measure the cir-cumference, but to enquire the usage of language, and the common acceptation of phrases. Now, at the very time the New Testament was. a writing, the written indentures of the Greeks contained the very words, which some of our merciless Divines have strained to signify the never-ceasing misery of their fellow-sinners : i.e. Forever, the period of seven years; forever-and-ever, fourteen; forever-and-everlasting, twenty-one; which was the ultimate link of bondage to the poor slave.. J. W.

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Adam, by his transgression, Jesus Christ, by our Redemphas been to all men, the source tion, has been to all men, the of all evil.

source of all good.

In Adam all men have sinned, In Jesus Christ, all men have except one; he who has not sin-been justified, except one; he ned in Adam, is Jesus Christ. who is not justified in Jesus Christ, is Antichrist.

Adam, the transgressor, has Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, subjected all men to two sorts of has brought to all men, two sorts death the one real, and the of life; the one by the Grace of other mystical. Redemption, and the other by Grace super-abundant.

All men are dead in Adam, of All men are made alive, in Jea mystical, or imputed death. sus Christ, of a life mystical, or That is to say, without personal-imputed; that is to say, without ly consenting to the sin that lost the necessity of their personally them; because they are reputed consenting to the grace of their to have consented to it, in the Redemption, because they are will of Adam, as the progenitor reputed to have accepted of it, in of all human nature, and who the will of Jesus Christ'; for he has involved us all in his con-became security for all men. And demnation.

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[Heaven open to all men.]

who has made a full and perfect satisfaction to his offended Father, for the sins of all mankind

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