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to the lovers of wicked works eternal punish- 

 ment." 



He adds also that "to these belong the un- 

 quenchable fire, and that without end, and a 

 certain fiery worm never dying." 



The opinions entertained by the Pharisees at 

 the time of Christ, and earlier, indicate a strong* 

 tendency toward the belief of endless doom. 



Nor are the opposers of this tenet able to ef- 

 fectually evade, or obscure this fact. 



Writers of every shade of moral and mental 

 acumen are forced to this concession. 



If it were tiTie that the Jews believed in end- 

 less punishment, then is not only the theology of 

 the " wider hope" imperiled, but the candor and 

 sincerity of the Incarnate Theos is impugned. 



One under the influence of the Master Mind 

 exclaimed in fitting encomium " Master, we know 

 that thou art a teacher sent from God." 



That Christ reproved and corrected the errors 

 of the Jews is a fact. He drew the fine line of 

 distinctions that aroused the Pharisaical ire, and 

 brought against himself their scorn and antipa- 

 thy. And more particularly would He have 

 forfeited His claim to the truth had He allowed 

 His hearers to glean from His statements, or 

 silence, impressions that but too certainly con- 

 firmed them in their heresies. 



We assert, therefore, the burden of negation 



