our fellow sinners, as it subjects them to an additional charge of abundance of guilt; but if it be, to explain it away is to undermine the Divine prerogative, and, as far as it goes, to subvert the very intent of the promulgation of the gospel, which is that men “should believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and, believing, have life through his name,” John 20:31. This is doubtless a very serious thing, and ought to be seriously considered. Though some good men may be implicated in this
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