CONTENTS.
PART FIRST.
THE THEATRE OF THE LAST JUDGMENT.
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Introduction. |
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The Popular Doctrine.
A general impression—Bishop Pierson–Passage from Exposition of the Creed—Thrilling descriptions—Passage from Young's Night Thoughts—Such views unsatisfactory to many minds. |
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SECTION II.
That the Last Judgment takes place in the Spiritual world shown from the nature of the Resurrection.
The opposite destinies of the spirit and the material body—Opinions of learned men—Extract from Melvill's Sermon, entitled "The General Resurrection and Judgment"—Passage from "The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Doctrine"—The reappearance of departed Saints—Objections explained—Resurrection of the material body absurd and unreasonable—contrary to our natural anticipations. |
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That the Last Judgment must take place in the Spiritual world inferred from the Scientific proofs of the permanent durability of the earth.
The subject stated—Change of opinion in regard to time of creation–Difficult to reason with some men—Argument from Astronomy—Geology—The Deluge—Theory of internal heat. |
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