50 &quot; DAY OF DOOM.&quot; [CHAP. III. 



of them declare that the Scriptures are &quot; so dark, that they have 

 puzzled the wisest men ;&quot; others that, being &quot; heathens,&quot; and 

 having never had &quot; the Avritten Word preached to them,&quot; they 

 are entitled to pardon ; in reply to which, the metaphysical sub 

 tleties of the doctrines of election and grace are fully propound 

 ed. The next class of offenders might awaken the sympathies 

 of any heart not protected by a breastplate of theological dog 

 matism : 



&quot; Then to the bar all they drew near 



Who died in infancy, 

 And never had, or good or bad, 

 Effected personally,&quot; &c. 



These infants remonstrate against the hardship of having 

 Adam s guilt laid to their charge : 



&quot;Not we, but he, ate of the tree 

 Whose fruit was interdicted ; 

 Yet on us all, of his sad fall, 

 The punishment s inflicted.&quot; 



The Judge replies, that none can suffer &quot; for what they never 

 did :&quot; - 



(171.) &quot;But what you call old Adam s fall, 



And only his trespass, 

 You call amiss to call it his, 

 Both his and yours it was. 



(172.) &quot;He was designed, of all mankind. 



To be a public head ; 

 A common root, whence all should shoot, 

 And stood in all their stead. 



&quot; He stood and fell, did ill and well 



Not for himself alone, 

 But for you all, who now his fall 



And trespass would disown. 

 (173.) &quot; If he he had stood, then all his brood 



Had been established,&quot; &c. 

 (174.) &quot; Would you have grieved to have received 



Though Adam so much good?&quot; &c. 

 &quot; Since then to share in his welfare 

 You would have been content, 

 You may with reason, share in his treason, 

 And in his punishm^ : &quot; 



