nor have I observed that Mr. H. has even asserted it; but his words imply the contrary. p. 94.

If the greatest sinners always suffered most in this world, i would lessen the difficulty in believing that the ungodly receive all their punishment in this life; but the truth is far otherwise, as verified by our own observation, and the abundant testimony of the Scriptures. The Psalmist says, "I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death; but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued as other men -Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than heart could wish." Psalm LXXIII. 3,7; also Psalm XCII. 7. Our Lord represents Abraham as saying to the rich sinner, "Thou in thy life time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented."*

* Luke XVI. 25. See Heb. XII. 8.

SECTION III.

Mr. Hutchinson, in the third part of his book, arranges "by quotations, those promises of God recorded in the Old Testament Scriptures, which appear to him to prophecy in a conspicuous manner universal restoration;" and attempts to "show by New Testament Scriptures, that they have been or are to be fulfilled in the reign of Christ, or the gospel dispensation; and that the best feelings of man correspond with the same idea." p. 51.

He first brings forward Gen. III. 15. "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head."-Here Mr. H. ends his quotation, but Moses continues" and thou shalt bruise his heel." Upon this passage he remarks, "I cannot see but that this positively prophesies, that Christ shall utterly destroy the serpent, or devil, or sin. Whereas we know, that if a serpent's head is bruised, he is of course destroyed or killed."

The foregoing is a precious promise, that of the seed of the woman, God would raise up a Saviour, even Christ; that there should be hatred between the woman and the serpent, and between their seeds. Christ and his people on the one hand are the seed of the woman; the people of the world are the seed of the serpent, as the tares are said to be "the children of the wicked one," and sinners, are of their father the devil." Christ the principal seed shall ⚫onquer and bruise the serpent's head; but satan and

his children shall bruise the heel of Christ. The Saviour suffered by the hands of the wicked, and through death opened a way, that God can be just, and the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus. Having finished those services and sufferings, in which he was engaged on earth, he rose as a conqueror, and sat down on the right hand of God, having the government of heaven and earth upon his shoulder. From thence he sends down the Holy Spirit, conquers hardened sinners, and delivers them from the bondage and service of satan. But the rest with the great adversary will experience his all conquering power in everlasting chains. "Those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither and slay them before me.' Luke XIX. 27.

Mr. H. next brings forward several precious promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; that those venerable patriachs should have a numerous posterity, that the Messiah should descend from them as to the flesh, and be the principal seed, and that all nations should be blessed in Abraham and his seed. I cannot give his quotations at length; but nothing shall be designedly omitted, that will be necessary to give his meaning. Gen. XXII. 16, 17. “ By myself have I sworn saith the Lord--that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven-and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." God's promise to Isaac is as follows, Gen. XXVI. 3, 4. " And I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abrahamn thy father; and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven-and in thy seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed." To Jacob he said, "And in

thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed."

After quoting Gal. III. 16 Mr. Hutchinson adds, "It is, therefore, clearly shown that God promised Abraham with an oath, that all nations and families of the earth, should be blessed in Christ." p. 52/I have no objection to this application of the foregoing passages; but what does it make in favor of universal salvation? Christ doubtless is the promised seed, and will certainly conquer his foes, and possess the gate of his enemies; and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. I have no difficulty in believing, that the gospel shall finally be preached to all nations, which is an unspeakable blessing. As it was a great advantage to the Jews to have the oracles of God committed to them; it is much more so to have the word of the gospel in plainness of speech, and not veiled in types and figures, as was the case in the writings of the Old Testament. But still a greater blessing to all nations through Christ, is, that the word shall not return void, but shall accomplish that for which it is sent. Thousands and millions of all nations shall repent, believe, and be saved; even a great multitude, which no man can number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, shall stand before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palins in their hands; shouting salvation to our God, which sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb.

"The next class of promises," which Mr. H. quotes, are those which prophesied that God would give all families, and kindreds of the earth to Christ, and that he should reign over them all; and that in the time of his reign, he should judge them, and reward and punish them according to their works.

That punishment shall not continue eternally; but that as punishment was designed for the reformation of the disobedient, it shall effect its object, in that all will submit to God, under this infinitely wise reign, or government, of Jesus Christ." p. 59.

He begins with Psalm II. 7, 8. "The Lord hath said unto me, thou (art) iny Son; this day have I begotten thee; Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen (for) thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession."*

Psalm LXXII.1-17. "Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. All kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall serye him, and shall be blessed in him; all nations shall call him blessed." pp. 52, 53. Dan. VII. 14. And there was given him dominion, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him." Verse 27. "Whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him." See also Isa. IX. 6, 7.

Mr. H. makes the following application of the foregoing Scriptures: "It is conspicuously stated by the foregoing Scriptures, that God promised to give Jesus Christ all the children of inen, that he should reign over them all, and that they should all obey him." p 53.

These are precious promises that the time was coming, when the gospel and the privileges of it, should not be confined to the Jews, or to the whole

*The words included in a parenthesis, are left out by Mr. H. because they were supplied by the translators.