Letters on the Immortality of the Soul; The Intermediate State of the Dead, and a Future Retribution, in Reply to Mr. Charles Hudson - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1829. Excerpt: ... consult Dr. Clarke, he will tell you--" this, I think is too harsh a translation of eidotes oun ton phobon ton kuriou, which should be rendered--knowing therefore the fear of the Lord." After refuting the common opinion of this passage he adds, "men who vindicate their constant declamations on hell and perdition, by quoting this text, know little of its meaning; and, what is worse, seem to know but little of the nature of man, and perhaps less of the spirit of the gospel of Christ." See his whole exposition. LETTER VII. Sir, The seventh division of your book is termed "Scripture proof of a future retribution." Your first proof text is, John 5: 28, 29. "Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." You begin by observing--"this passage not only teaches a retribution, but a retribution which is to take place at a particular specified time,'' and allow it is specified by the phrase "erhatai /iora," the hour is coining, p. 132. Yet on p. 139, you say, "the phrase ' the hour is coming' means nothing more than this--the time is future.' But Sir, " the lime is future' is no "particular specified lime' at all, but future time without any particular specification. How you make out that " the time is future' designates a "particular specified Hme," is beyond my comprehension. You declare this passage teaches a retribution which is to take place at " a particular specified time,"' and you and others contend it is at the end of this world. Who can deny, Sir, that whatever retribution the passage teaches, the specified time at which it takes place is designated by t...