COMPRISING

UPWARDS OF A THOUSAND SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCES,
DIRECT, ILLUSTRATIVE, AND COLLATERAL,

OF THE DOCTRINE OF

THE FINAL SALVATION OF ALL THE HUMAN FAMILY:

DEMONSTRATING

THE BIBLE TO BE A UNIVERSALIST BOOK:

THE SELECTIONS

BEING CLASSIFIED UNDER A SERIES OF FIFTY DISTINCT
PROPOSITIONS, VARIOUSLY EXPRESSIVE OF

"THE COMMON SALVATION."

CONSIDERABLY ILLUSTRATED WITH

CRITICAL, CONTROVERSIAL, AND PRACTICAL REMARKS ;

TOGETHER WITH

SCRIPTURAL ANSWERS TO SEVERAL POPULAR OBJECTIONS.

BEING

ANOTHER TESTIMONY AGAINST THE SACRELIGIOUS
AND TRADITIONARY ERRORS PREVALENT IN

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

BY J. VICTOR WILSON.

'Be ready always to give an Answer to every man that asketh you a REASON
OF THE HOPE that is in you, with meekness and fear.'-ST. PETER.

'Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom.'-Col. iii. 16.

'Pray that the word of the Lord may have FREE COURSE, and be glorified.'-
2 Thess. iii. 1.

'RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH.'-2 Tim. ii. 15.

'Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy Law.'-
Ps. cxix. 18.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY THOMAS WHITTEMORE, 37 CORNHILL.
C. L. STICKNEY, 140 FULTON-ST., NEW-YORK.
J. H. GIHON, 113 CHESNUT-ST., PHILAD.
J. A. GURLEY, CINCINNATI.

1846.

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C8218.46.15

NARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

Nov23/546

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1846,

BY J. VICTOR WILSON,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

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CONTENTS.

PREFACE,

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INTRODUCTION,-(composed in Scripture language,) 13—26

ARGUMENTS FROM THE DIVINE DISPOSITION.

Proposition I. Universal Salvation the DESIRE of God.

It is the DESIRE, also, of all good men, of Christ, and of

the Angels. This Desire shall be universally realized.

Free Agency Objection answered,

27-41

Prop. II. Universal Salvation is the PURPOSE of God.

This Purpose shall be fully accomplished.

answered,

Objection

41-55

Prop. III. Universal Salvation the WILL of God.
WILL

The

Divine Will shall prevail. Objection answered, 55-65

Prop. IV. Universal Salvation the PROMISE of God.

This Promise shall be completely fulfilled. Conditionality

Objection answered,
65-75

Prop. V. The Apostles recognized this PROMISE OF THE

PATRIARCHAL COVENANT, as one of the main pillars of

Gospel Faith. Objection answered,
76-86

Prop. VI. God has Sworn an OATH, in confirmation of
His Promise. This Oath shall surely be performed,

87-89

Prop. VII. God has issued a COMMAND for Universal

Salvation. All the Commandments of God certain of

ultimate obedience. Argument for Universal Salvation

from THE LAW OF GOD. Objection answered, 90-100

Prop. VIII. Universal Salvation the PLEASURE of God.

The Divine Pleasure shall be fully consummated. Ob-

jection answered,

101-106