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removed from the present state of sin and

suffering, his beloved son had gone where the

loftiest breathings of the Holy Spirit would be

shed upon his darkened soul, where his mind

would be unfolded to the wisdom of heaven

and the sweet raptures of immortal love, and

thus prepared with a sanctified nature to

enjoy the rest and society of the heavenly

inheritance.

“In these thoughts we would be understood

to believe that the salvation of heaven

depends upon nothing which we can do in

this life; neither upon a present change of

heart, nor upon present belief, or a present

profession of religion.”

Thus does the professed minister of Christ

reiterate the falsehood uttered by the serpent

in Eden: “Ye shall not surely die.” “In the day

ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be