NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, To Wir: .

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the fourteenth day of April, Anno Domini, 1847, NICHOLAS VAN ALSTINE, of the said District, has deposited in this Office the title of a Book, the title of which is in the words following, to wit: Modern Universalism at War with the Bible and Reason. “Prove all things.”—Paul. By Nicholas Van Alstine, Evangelic Lutheran Minister. The right whereof he claims as Author. .

. In conformity with an Act of Congress, entitled An Act to amend the several Acts respecting Copy Rights.

AURELIAN CONKLING, Clerk of the District.

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Su

and idiots. -

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What Universalism teac

was—views of Ba

Scriptures teach

what it consists

soul never sins

pravity denied

MODERN UNIVERSALISM, &c.

change from what it once was—its present chief position

incertainty of its full realization--at death, or after the re-

on the intermediate state-unconscious sleep of the

istinction of character in the resurrection-Restoration-

absurdity-holiness—divine paternity—the image of

Tural and moral—who shall be saved, believers, infants

- - - page 13

CHAPTER II.

· HUMAN DEPRAVITY.

"versalism teaches—that all are born as pure as Adam

Mews of Ballou, Skinner, Le Fevre and others—the

fres teach otherwise—what depravity has not done-in

It consists-its results sin confined to the body--the

ever sins—disproved-God, the Author of sin—total de-

y denied-the doctrine defended. - - page 43

CHAPTER III.

PENALTY OF SIN.

ews.and christians believed in future and everlasting pun-

hent—but Universalists dissent-not inclined to discuss fu-

Punishment-their views-heaven never forfeited by sin-

Qo influence beyond death—proved that heaven is forfeit-

-eternal life implies the heavenly state—the penalty of sin

is death—natural death denied, but proved—moral death-

rnal death-death, negation of life. - - page 74

CHAPTER IV.

PUNISHMENT OF SIN.

Persalism teaches that all punishment is confined to this life

The Jews and

ishment!

ture punishi

sin no in

ed-etern

-it is deat

• eternal dea

Universa

-their doubts manifest—their proofs that all suffering ceases

at death--sin punishes itself--not by inflictions of God, but of

conscience—its absurdity stated—all punishment is emenda-

tory--opinion of. A. B. Grosh-confuted-punishment, the

greatest good of man-disproved—the doctrine of punishment

stated—its objects—to vindicate law-reward the sinner—the

evil of sin—the nature of punishment-a deprivation of hap-

piness—suffer natural consequences-positive-future punish-

ment--its necessity—to justify his Providence—to prevent

the escape of the wicked-conscience in all ages confirms it-

the Scriptures teach it—by its terms and figures—locality-

descriptions inappropriate to this life-the contrast of happi-

ness and misery-conditionality of salvation—the same charac-

ter in both worlds-after death-after the resurrection and

Judgment—its Eternity--punishment not corrective eternal,

from words and phrases--the character of men opposite, their

rewards in duration parallel--no conversion and pardon beyond

this life-the sentence irrevocable. - - page 96

CHAPTER V.

SALVATION FROM SIN.

The Scriptural doctrine-denial of salvation from the punish-

ment of sin-only from present evil—first punished, then par-

doned---moral government, its basis and exercise- what pub-

lic justice-the doctrine of forgiveness from deserved punish-

• ment through Christ, stated and defended-salvation also from

sin-those who are fully punished cannot be saved-no salva-

tion but what saves from punishment.

page 209

CHAPTER VI.

ATONEMENT.

Universalism, how far infidelity--Paine's view of Christ--denial

of salvation and heaven by the sufferings of Christ—no vicari-

ous atonement--the Apostles and others suffered as much, and,

to the same intent as Christ--the death of Christ peculiar--

vicarious-elevates to heaven-purchases the crown.

page 251 .
CHAPTER VII.

REPENTANCE, FAITH, AND REGENERATION.

These are conditions of present and final salvation--denied by

Universalists—their views of repentance—the true view-of

faith as belief on evidence-the defect--true faith--Regenera-

tion--dissent from the common opinion--merely external---

morality--not supernatural--stated, as taught by Christ -a

radical change of heart effected by a supernatural agent-reli-

gion no condition of divine favor nor of heaven-so Ballou

teaches--not the Bible—all reject it as necessary to final salva-

tion--how then do Universalists expect to be saved by the

resurrection-will of God-His purpose-His promises.

pages 249

CHAPTER VIII.

THE GODHEAD AND SUPREME DIVINITY OF CHRIST.

The importance of the doctrine-the Trinity rejected by Univer-

salists-Supreme Divinity of Christ rejected—created and de-

pendent--one God in three subsistences proved-as a fact, not

as to the mode-Divinity of Christ-equal to God-names of

God applied—passages of the Old Testament applied to Je-

hovah are applied to Christ in the New Testament-attri-

butes--worship-he was human as well as divine-practical

influence of the doctrine. -

- - page 291

CHAPTER IX.

IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.

The doctrine stated-denied by Socinians and others--all mind

is matter refined—views of Balfour, of Ballou and of Le Fevre

-hope of future and endless existence based on the resurrec-

tion—Abner Kneeland-materialism—this is a legitimate re-

sult of Universalism carried out-materialism proven to be

false-a conscious intermediate state--no annihilation of the

wicked--the soul's immortality reasonable and Scriptural-

believed in all ages---desired-structure of mind--moral im-

provement-its sprirituality--Scriptural. - - page 318
CHAPTER X.

PROBATION AND RETRIBUTION.

This doctrine repudiated by Universalism--what views are com-

mon to the denomination--the doctrine stated and proved-

man is under moral government-state of discipline-analogy

-the Bible proves the doctrine.
the doctrine. · .

- page 342

CHAPTER XI.

RESURRECTION.

Universalism teaches that all mankind will be equal in the re-

surrection, and enter heaven-the time when not known-Bal-
four's opinion, not the same body raised—the man is raised —

no distinction of character-philosophical argument against

the same bodies being raised—the power of God sufficient--

explanation of Scripture as quoted by Universalists—Matth.

xxii. 29, 30; also, 1 Cor. 15,--the resurrection--the time

when the distinction of character. - - - page 362

- CHAPTER XII.

JUDGMENT.

The Judgment passed-is now in session-commenced at the '
beginning of his reign-2 Tim. iv. 1, considered--also Matth.
xvi. 27, 28.—Christ's kingdom-his coming—not at Jerusa-
lem, but end of the world—the Judgment literal—after the re-

surrection-Jesus Christ the Judge-full of pomp and splen-
odor-rectitude for its principle-draw a line of separation be-

tween the good and bad, and reward them accordingly.

page 403

CHAPTER XIII.

ERRONEOUS AND IMMORAL...

Covered with duplicity—error and contradictions—their tenets

stated—their views of Satan—a few passages considered-im-

moral in tendency-irreverence for the Bible--contempt for

religious devotion-blunts conscience and blends moral char-

acter—none converted to God by this system-none made

prayerful and more pious—its results in hatred and dissention

-testimony of Whittaker and others--all should dissellowship

and discountenance it.

- .- page 442