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An Oral Debate on the Coming of the Son of Man, Endless Punishment, and Universal Salvation; Held in Milton, Ind., Oct. 26, 27, and 28, 1847
An Oral Debate on the Coming of the Son of Man Endless Punishment and Universal Salvation Held in Milton Ind Oct 26 27 and 28 1847 Author:Erasmus Manford General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1848 Original Publisher: Indiana State Journal Steam-Press Subjects: Second Advent Future punishment Universalism Religion / Biblical Studies / Prophecy Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / Eschatology Religion / Christian Theo... more »logy / Soteriology Religion / Eschatology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: PROPOSITION II. DO THE SCRIPTURES TEACH THE FINAL HOLINESS AND HAPPINESS OF ALL MANKIND ? MR. MANFORD'3 FIRST SPEECH. Respected Auditors : The proposition before us to-day is one in which all are deeply interested. It reads as follows: Do the Scriptures teach the final holiness and happiness of all mankind ? I affirm -- my friend denies. I believe All the wicked will be saved. He believes Some of the wicked will be saved. Neither one of us believes any will be saved In their wickedness, but From their wickedness -- " from their sins." He believes m the salvation of a Part of mankind. I believe in the salvation of All mankind; and here we join issue. I nowpro- ceed to my first proof-text: Matt. xxii. 23 : 32. "The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection, and asked him saying : Master, Moses said, if a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were seven brothers ; and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased; and having no issue, left his wife unto his . brother. Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh; and Jast of all the woman died also. Therefore, in the resurrec-, tion, whose wife shall she be of the seven ? for they alUhad her. Jesus answered and said unto them. Ye do err, ...« less