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    government . ' On the contrary , they reason as well as they can , from all they can discover of the divine plan of government , either by the study of nature , or of divine revelation , and make those

    conclusions which they think most consistent with what God hath made known and with his all * perfect character . So far from considering the restoration * in bo

    other light than an imaginary philosophical speculation , " I believe it to be a well-founded , scriptural conclusion , and contend that nothing short of it can fully show the harmony of every thing the

    scriptures teach concerning God . Permit me to say , the doctrine of endless loss of being , is not made out without reasoning and inference . It is not found in the

    plain words of scripture . On your side it is inferred , that the words death and destruction , when applied to the future state of the wicked , mean endless loss of being , though on all hands it is admitted .

    the mere words may be used without conveying any such idea . That the word translated everlasting may be used either in a limited or an unlimited sense , is granted ; and by reasoning it is

    attempted to be proved , that as applied to future punishment , it must be taken in an unlimited sense : What is this but to establish a doctrine as a conclusion derived from reasoning ? If the endless

    death of the wicked had been explicitl y slated in scripture , the words could be produced , and the process of reasoning , to give ambi guous terms a fixed meaning ,

    and establish the conclusion , would be superseded . You reason and wake your conclusion from words which are capable of different in .

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    terpretations ; the Umversalist , from what all acknowledge respecting God and his perfections * Assuring you that I am as anxious to re-examine the scriptures , again and again , on this subject , as you can wish me to be , I re * main , Your ' s R . WRIGHT .

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    Mr . Wright to Mr . Marsom on Future Punishment . Wisbeach , Oct . 6 , 1 $ 14 . Sir ,

    Your letter ( p . 476 , ) calls for my notice . You say , " From the nature of the questions , * ' questions put to me before I was jiii Universalist , and from Mr . W's .

    answers to them , I should conclude that he was not unwilling but well-preparecl to receive the doctrine upon almost any kind of evidence that might be offered in its support / ' Why should you

    suppose this ? What is there either in the questions or answers which indicate a disposition to adopj hasty conclusions ? The fact is , reputation , worldly interest ,

    valuable friends , had all to be risked , as well as opinions long held and publicly avowed to be given up , in order to my becoming an universalist- These would be some

    obstacle to a hasty decision > I tried to satisfy myself with the destruction scheme , and thought for a time I should be a 6 / e to do so ; but was compelled by whaf

    appeared to me , I assure yo \ i not on sli g ht examination , sufficient evidence , to let the docfr / ne of endless death go , as 1 had done that of eternal torments . So far

    is your supposition from bein £ just Y . ou next say , < l Questions may

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    Mr . Wright to Mr . Marsom * on Future Punishment . 621

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1814, page 621, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2445/page/33/