Treatise on Atonement Author:Hosea Ballou 1812. In this treatise, the finite nature of sin is argued, its cause and consequences as such; the necessity and nature of atonement; and its glorious consequences in the final reconciliation of all men to holiness and happiness is discussed. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult... more » to read.« less