clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse : 'JUDE.

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

(b) But lost men share the fate of lost angels: MATT. XXV.

41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels :

REV. xx.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; rule and all authority and power. when he shall have put down all 25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 28 And when all things

EPH. i.

EPH. i.

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: COL. i.

19 For it pleased the Father that

in him should all fulness dwell; 20 and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in hea

10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him : COL. i.

in him should all fulness dwell; 19 For it pleased the Father that 20 and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

(c) Whichever side may be said to have the preponderance of evidence in its favour, it may be well to bear in mind the following considerations:

(a) The time during which the devil and his angels have been in the bottomless pit:

(3') The absence of evidence respecting

their reformation:

(y) The absence of evidence that one has ever been restored to heavenly bliss: (6) That if it necessarily follows from God's benevolence that they will be restored, there is no evidence that He has commenced this work, which delay would appear quite as inconsistent as the punishment:

they have no further light than the Word () That so far as men are concerned, of God affords:

(s) That the benevolence of God is fully manifested to us now in the salvation, which is without money and without

price:

(5) That the preponderance of evidence is in favour of salvation while upon earth:

(a) It is derived from "sacro," to make sacred, dedicate to the gods. Much the same usage as the Greek Verb aytazw, to hallow, to consecrate, which see, chap. xxxii. ques. I, word (B).

(b) Sometimes used as μvorýptov, which see in chap. xl. ques. 2, word (L).

(c) They (the Latin fathers) used the word as opposite to revealed truth, which has occasioned obscurity:

EPH. iii.

3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words; whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

EPH. V

preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

REV. i.

19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

(d) The Romish church makes it serve in two different senses; to baptism and the Lord's supper as "binding ordinances," and as a revealed truth:

EPH. V.

32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the

church.

33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

(e) Hence matrimony is absurdly made to appear as a sacrament:

10. What is the design of the sacraments?

(a) To signify, seal, and exhibit to those fits of Christ's redemption, and thus serve within the covenant of grace the beneas a principal means of grace to edify the Church:

MATT. iii.

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

GEN. xvii.

And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

11 And he shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

I COR. X. 2-21.

1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and did all eat the same spirit

ual meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the

intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is writand rose up to play. Neither let us ten, The people sat down to eat and drink, commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they whom the ends of the world are come. are written for our admonition, upon standeth take heed lest he fall. 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he hath no temptation taken you but such 13 There as is common to man: but God is faithful, above that ye are able; but will with the who will not suffer you to be tempted temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 15I speak as to wise men; judge what I say. which we bless, is it not the communion 16 The cup of blessing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the are one bread, and one body: for we are body of Christ? 17 For we being many all partakers of that one bread. 18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

ye

19 What say I then? that the idol is any

thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? 20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. 21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

I COR. xi.

23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my