Oldalképek
PDF
ePub

him, saying, This Man began to build, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FINISH ---Luke xxiv. 28--30.

"The Father hath not given the Spirit by measure unto him.'---John i. 53.

"The Father hath committed all judgment to the Son.'-John v. 22.

'Thou hast given him Power over All Flesh.'---John xvii. 2. All Power is given unto me in Heaven and in Earth.' Mat. xxviii. 18. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hands.'---John iii. 35.

'God hath set him FAR ABOVE all Principality and Power, and Might, and Dominion, and every name that is nam ed, not only in this world, but in that which is to come.'-Eph. i. 21.

He is the Head of All Principality and Power.'---Col. ii. 20.

'Christ, THE POWER of God, and THE WISDOM of God.'--1 Cor. i. 24.

[ocr errors]

'Jesus knew All Men,' he knew what was IN Man.'-John ii. 24, 25.

'Him that is Glorious in apparel, travelling in the Greatness of his Strength, MIGHTY TO SAVE !'---Is. lxiii. 1.

"They shall not Prevail against thee, for I am with thee, saith the Lord.'---Jer. i. 19.

'Behold the Lamb of God that TAKETH away the Sin of the world ---John i. 29.

'He will Finish the work, and cut it short in Righteousness.'---Rom. ix. 28. The works WERE finished, from the foundation of the world.'---Heb. iv. 3.

'He shall have put down All rule, and All authority and Power, for he must reign till he hath put All Enemies un der his feet,--till All Things are Subdued unto him, that God may be All in All.'---1 Cor. xv. 24--28.

"What though the Ransom'd may refuse,
Christ's inessage to receive;

His gracious messengers abuse,—

YET STILL HE CAME TO SAVE.
Yea, should deception still prevail,
And blind all nations' eyes,
In his great day he'll rend the vail,
From all beneath the skies."

PROPOSITION TENTH,

The DEATH OF CHRIST was for the Sins,---for the Redemption and Eternal Blessedness of All Mankind.

PROOFS.

'Jesus was made a little lower than the angels, that he, by the Grace of God, should taste death for EVERY MAN.' ---Heb, ii. 9.

'I am the Living Bread, [said Jesus,] which came down from heaven; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will Give for the Life of THE WORLD.'---John

vi. 51.

"The Mediator between God and Man gave himself a Ransom for ALL.'-1 Tim. ii. 6.

'If ANY MAN sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous. And he is the Propitiation for our sins, and not for ours, only, BUT ALSO FOR THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD.'---1 John ii. 1, 2.

'ALL we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned EVERY ONE to his own way; and the Lord hath laid upon him THE INIQUITY of US ALL.'---Isa. liii. 5, 6.

'He spared not His own Son, but delivered him up for Us ALL.'-Rom. viii. 32.

'One Died for ALL.'---1 Cor. v. 14.
'He Died for ALL.'---1 Cor. v. 15.

He Died for the Ungodly.'---Rom. v. 5.
He Died for 'the Unjust,'---1 Pet. iii. 18,
He Died for Sinners.'---Rom. v. 7, 8.
He Died for his 'Enemies.'---Rom. v, 10, 11.
He Died for Unbelievers.---Rom, xiv. 15.
He died for Fornicators.-1 Cor. vi. 19, 20.

"UNIVERSAL SAVIOUR, Thou
Wilt all creatures bless;
Every Knee to thee shall bow,
Every Tongue confess.

Nought shall in thy mount destroy,
Sin prevail no more,

Angels shall be fill'd with joy,-
Al! Mankind adore.

When, according to thy word,
Salvation is reveal'd,
Unto thee, Redeeming Lord,
The hearts of All shall yield.
Open thou the radiant scene,
In all thy glory shine,
Let thy glorious reign begin,
Reign of Love Divine."

COMPLETION OF THE ARGUMENT.

Shall the Sacrifice, and Sufferings, Sorrows, Prayers, Ministry, and Teachings of Christ, prove Ineffectual for the Salvation of Millions of the Race?

ANSWER.

'He shall see of the travail of his soul, and BE SATISFIED.' ---Isa. liii. 11.

The Universal Ransom shall be Testified in Due Time.' ---1 Tim. ii. 6.

'I have Overcome THE WORLD.'---John xvi. 33. Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.'--1 Jn. iv 4. Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our Faith.'---Heb. xii. 2. St. Paul seems not to have entertained any doubt of the complete universal victory and triumph of his Master, as he spake of the sure redemption of all for whom Christ died, with all confidence: Which is the earnest of our inher itance, [wrote he to the Ephesian Christians,] until the Redemption of THE PURCHASED POSSESSION.'---Eph. i. 14. The Creation shall be Delivered.'---Rom. viii. 20. All shall be made alive through Christ that have died through Adam.--1 Cor. xv. 22.

'He shall Prevail against his Enemies.'---Isa. xlii. 13. 'I WILL draw All Men unto me.'---John xii. 32. 'The Bread of Life cometh down from heaven, and Giveth Life to THE WORLD.--John vi. 33.

1

For Every Knee shall bow to him, and Every Tongue shall confess to God,'---Rom. xiv. 11; 'that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father,'---Phil. ii. 13; 'surely shall say, In the Lord have I Righteousness and strength.' ---Isa. xlv. 23.

"I sing the Gospel day,

When Christ shall finish sin,
His wondrous love display,
And every rebel win.

The Saviour, Christ, must reign,
Till all his foes submit,
And, sav'd from sin and pain,
Shall worship at his feet.
Then death itself shall die.
And Life, triumphant, reign,
No more shall sinners sigh,

In darkness, guilt and pain.
Prostrate they fall, and humbly own,
That God alone, is ALL IN ALL."

PROPOSITION ELEVENTH.

The Whole Family of Mankind, are THE BODY, PEOPLE, & POSSESSION OF CHRIST.

PROOFS.

'ALL THINGS are delivered unto Me of My Father.'--Mat. xi. 27.

"The Father loveth the Son, and hath given ALL THINGS into his hands.'---John iii. 35.

'All Things that the Father hath, are Mine.'---John xvi. 35. "The Father hath given ALL THINGS into his hands.'--John xiii. 3.

"Thou hast given him power over ALL FLESH.'--Jn. xvii 2. 'ALL THINGS have been delivered unto me of my Father.' ---Luke x. 22.

'All Thine are MINE, and mine are Thine, AND I AM GLORIFIED IN THEM.'---John xviii. 10.

"The Head of Every. Man is Christ.'---1 Cor. xi. 3. "Our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the Whole Family in Heaven and in Earth are named.'---Eph. iii. 14, 15.

'He was the true Light, which lighteth, [or shall enlighten,] Every man that Cometh into the World.---John i. 12.

'Jerusalem which is from Above, [the Heavenly Kingdom of Zion,] is Free, which is THE MOTHER OF US ALL.'--Gal. iv. 26.

'Christ, THE HEIR OF THE WORLD.'---Rom. iv. 13.

'Christ, THE HEIR OF ALL THINGS.'---Heb. i. 2.

'It pleased the Father that in Christ should ALL FULNESS dwell.'---Col. i. 19. [Cor. x. 26, 28. "The Earth is the Lord's and THE FULNESS thereof.'---1 'I will give thee the Heathen for thine Inheritance, and THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE EARTH for thy Possession.* Ps. ii. 8.

'Ye are COMPLETE in him, which is the Head of All principality and power.'-Col. ii. 8.

'Arise, O God, for thou shalt Inhetit ALL NATIONS.'-Ps. xxxviii. 8.

'Christ is Lord over [Owner of] ALL, God blessed forever.'-Rom. ix. 5.

'NONE of us liveth to himself, and NO MAN dieth to himself; for whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Whether we live, therefore, OR DIE, WE ARE THE LORD'S. For to this end Christ both died, rose, and revived, that he might become Lord [Owner] both of THE DEAD AND THE LIVING.'-Rom. xiv. 7, 9.

'Jesus Christ is Lord [Owner] of ALL.'-Acts. x. 36. ALL are yours, [the elects'] whether Paul, or Appollos, or Cephas, or the World, or life, or death, or Things present, or Things to come,-ALL ARE YOURS, and YE ARE CHRIST'S, and Christ is God's.'—1 Cor. iii. 22.

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither Bond nor Free, there is neither Male nor Female, but YE ARE ALL ONE IN CHRIST JESUS.'-Gal. iii. 28, 29.

'As the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that body, being many, are one body: So ALSO IS CHRIST. For by one Spirit are we ALL baptised into ONE BODY, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, [the expression Jews and Gentiles comprehends the whole world,]

« ElőzőTovább »