passage which speaks of those who should die in their sins will fall equally short of contradicting the testimony of Universal Justification. I will ask in the first place, whether a man's being _dead_ in _sin_ render it impossible for him to be quickened unto life by the spirit of God? See a passage which you quote, "You hath he quickened who were _dead_ in _trespasses_ and _sins_." If those who are _dead_ in _trespasses_ and _sins_ can be _quickened_ according to this passage, what is the reason that those Jews to whom Christ spake can never be _quickened_? You must see, sir, that the passage which you quote refutes your notion about this contradiction. You will say that Christ told the Jews "whither I go ye cannot come," but you cannot but remember that he said the same thing to his own disciples. "As I said unto the Jews so I say unto you, whither I go ye cannot come;" and afterwards explains himself to mean that they could not come immediately.--Let us now turn this subject round and ask how the text quoted from Romans can be true if your notion of endless misery be granted to be the true meaning of the passages you quote? Will you undertake to say that men who are justified unto life by the righteousness of Christ will remain endlessly in a state of death and condemnation? If you do not feel competent to the task of maintaining such palpable contradiction, why would it not be doing yourself a kindness just to examine that _soul chilling_ and _heaven dishonouring doctrine_ of _endless, unmerciful punishment_! One moment's examination of such an idea when brought in sight of the fountain which is opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to wash in from sin and uncleanness would abolish it forever. I acknowledge, sir, that my five particulars do not comprehend every particular of your letter; nor have I attended to all which they do comprehend so extensively as I would if I could suppose it necessary; but as you were in hopes of receiving nothing, it is not to be expected that you will find fault because there is no more. [Footnote 11: "Candid Review," or Answer to Robinson.] I cannot be willing to close this epistle without giving you credit of following the apostle's direction in your observation concerning my argument in respect to St. Peter. You say "I conceive you think you have got a _mighty_ argument," &c. The apostle exhorts us to be _children_ in _malice_, and I am sure St. Paul, nor any body else ever heard a more _childish expression_ which communicated the least possible disaffection.