CONTENTS.

Chapter I.- Bible Doctrine of Hell.

Section I. All the passages in the Old Testament in which the original

word Sheol occurs, and is rendered Hell in the common English

version.

Section II.- -All the passages in the Old Testament where the Hebrew

word Sheol occurs, and is rendered Grave in the common English

version.

Section III. All the passages in the Old Testament wherein the

Hebrew word Sheol occurs, and is rendered Pit in the common

English version.

Section IV.

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All the passages in the New Testament where the Greek

word Hades occurs, and is rendered Hell and Grave in the common

English version.

Section V. All the passages in the New Testament wherein the word

Gehenna occurs, in all of which it is rendered Hell in the common

English version.

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Section VI.-The only passage in the Bible wherein allusion is made

to Tartarus, rendered Hell in the common English version.

Section VII.- Statement of facts, showing that the Scripture writers did

not use the words Sheol, Hades, Tartarus, and Gehenna, to signify a

place of endless misery.

Chapter II.— Bible Doctrine concerning the Devil.

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Section IV. All the passages in the Bible in which the terms Satan and

Devil are used to signify the same thing.

Section III. All the passages in the New Testament where the word

Satan occurs.

Section II. All the passages in the Old Testament where the word

Devils occurs.

Section I. All the passages in the Old Testament where the original

word Shaitan or Satan occurs, in whatever way rendered in the com-

mon English version.

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Section V. All the passages in the New Testament where the Greek

word Diabolos occurs, in whatever way rendered in the common

English version.

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Bection VI. --Statement of facts, showing that the terms Shaitan, Satan,

Devils, and Diabolos, were not used by the Scripture writers to sig-

nify a Fallen Angel, or personal being called the Devil.

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Section I.

Chapter III. - Bible Doctrine concerning Demons.

All the passages in the Old Testament wherein reference is

had to Demons.

Section II.

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All the passages in the New Testament wherein allusion is

made to Demons.

Section III. Remarks and observations on Demons, and facts stated,

showing that the Demons mentioned in the New Testament were not

Fallen Angels.

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Chapter IV. - Bible Doctrine of Rewards and Punishments.

Section I. - Promises to the obedient.

Section II.-Threatenings to the disobedient.

Section III.

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Instances of Divine punishment inflicted in this life.

Section IV. Remarks on Rewards and Punishments.

Chapter V. On the Scripture usage and meaning of the words Eternity, End-

less, Eternal, Everlasting, Never, Forever, and Forever and Ever.

Section I. Facts stated in relation to the Scripture usage of these

words.

Section II. — Passages from the Bible in which these words are evidently

used in a limited sense..

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Section III.· - Examination of all the passages in the Bible where these

words are applied to punishment.

Section IV.-Statement of facts, showing that the fact of the application

of these words to punishment is no proof of the doctrine of endless

punishment.

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Section I. -Those passages of Scripture which show the manner of, the

time when, and the place where, God judges his creatures.

Section II.

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Section III. On the Greek terms Krino, Krisis, Krima, their different

forms, &c., rendered judge, judgment, condemned, condemnation,

damned, damnation, &c., in the New Testament.

Section IV.-Statement of facts in relation to the Bible doctrine of

judgment, and an examination of those passages of Scripture which

by some are supposed to teach the doctrine of a future general judg-

Passages from the New Testament which speak of judg-

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Chapter VII. - On the Second Coming of Christ.

Section I. All the passages in the New Testament which speak of the

second coming of Christ.

Section II.-Those passages which are supposed to refer to Christ's final

coming, at the resurrection of the dead.

Chapter VIII.

Closing remarks on the coming of Christ.

On the Scripture usage of the phrases That Day, Last Day,

Last Days, Last Time, Last Times, Great Day, Day of Wrath, Day of

the Lord, &c.

Section I.Passages from the Old and New Testaments wherein these

phrases occur.

Chapter IX.-On the Scripture usage and meaning of the phrase End of

the World.

Section I. - All the passages in the Bible, wherein this phrase occurs..
Section II. -Remarks on the phrase End of the World.

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Chapter X. On the Scripture usage of the word Fire, and the phrases Ever-

lasting, Eternal, and Unquenchable Fire.

Section I.-Those passages where the word Fire, and these phrases occur. 238

Section II. - Brief remarks on the Scripture usage of the word Fire, and

these phrases.

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Chapter XI.-On the Worm that dieth not.

Section I. All the passages in the Bible where the expression, Their

worm dieth not, may be found.

Section II.-Brief remarks on the Worm that dieth not.

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Chapter XII.- Scripture usage of the phrase Furnace of Fire.

Section I.—Those passages where the word Furnace and the phrase Fur-

nace of Fire occur.

Chapter XIII. - On the Scripture usage of the phrases Lake of Fire, Lake of

Fire and Brimstone, and Second Death.

All the passages in the Bible where these phrases occur..

Remarks on these phrases. .

Chapter XIV. - On the phrases, Stand before the Lord, Stand before God,

Appear before God, and Presence of the Lord.

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Section I. Passages wherein these phrases occur.

Section II.- Remarks on the Scripture usage and meaning of the

phrases.

Chapter XV. - On the phrases Kingdom of God, Kingdom of heaven, A King-

dom, The Kingdom, &c.

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Section I. All the passages in the Bible wherein the phrase Kingdom

of God occurs.

Section II.

All the passages in the Bible wherein the phrase Kingdom

of Heaven occurs. .

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Section III. Those passages in the Bible wherein the phrases The King-

dom, A Kingdom, Everlasting Kingdom, &c., occur.

Section IV.- Remarks on all these phrases. .

Chapter XVI.-On the phrases Eternal Life and Everlasting Life.

Section I. - All the passages in the Bible where the phrase Eternal Life

occurs....

Section II. All the passages in the Bible in which the phrase Everlast-

ing Life occurs..

Section III.

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- Remarks on the phrases Eternal and Everlasting Life.. 279

Chapter XVII. - Bible Doctrine of Salvation and Damnation.

Section I. All the passages in the New Testament wherein the words

Save, Saved, and Salvation occur, and which have reference to Gospel

salvation.

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Section II.-Those passages in the New Testament where the words

Damnation, Damned, Condemnation, Condemned, &c., occur. 286

Section III. Remarks on the Bible doctrine of salvation and damnation. 288

Chapter XVIII. On the case of Judas.

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Section I. All the passages in the Bible wherein allusion is made to

Judas.

Section II. Closing remarks, and a statement of facts concerning

Chapter XIX. On the Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost

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Section I. All the passages in the Bible where the blasphemy against
the Holy Ghost is alluded to.

Section II. Remarks on the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.

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Chapter XX.- A brief Statement of the principal Arguments in favor of Uni-

versalism; also, Objections to those Arguments, and Replies to those

Objections.

· Objections to the Doctrine of Endless Misery.

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Chapter XXII. On the Authority of the Apostolic and Christian Fathers. . .353

Chapter XXIII. - The Articles of Faith, Plan of Church Government, and

Statistics of the Denomination of Universalists in the United States and

British Provinces.

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CHAPTER I.

BIBLE DOCTRINE OF HELL.

SECTION I.

All the passages in the OLD TESTAMENT wherein the Hebrew word SHEO occurs, and is rendered HELL in the common English Version.

Deut. 32: 22. For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn untc the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Verse 23. I will heap mischief upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

Verse 24. They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with poison of serpents of the dust.

Verse 25. The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. 2 Sam. 22: 6. The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me.

Verse 7. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God. Job 11: 8. Verse 7. Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

Verse 8. It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

Job 26: 6. Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

Psalm 9: 17. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Psalm 16: 10. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Psalm 18 5. The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me.

Verse 6. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God. Psalm 55 15. Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell