HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE DOCTRINE OF NIVERSAL SALVATION. ALSO, THE FINAL RECONCILIATION ALL MEN TO HOLINESS AND HAPPINESS, FULLY AND CLEARLY PROVED FROM SCRIPTURE, REASON AND COMMON SENSE. AND PRINCIPAL TEXTS OF SCRIPTURE, COMMONLY UNDERSTOOD O MEAN NEVER-ENDING PUNISHMENT FOR SIN, EXAMINED, AND THE TRUE SCRIPTURAL SENSE OF THEM CLEARLY EXPLAINED. ADFUL DOCTRINE OF ENDLESS MISERY INVESTIGATED, BY THOMAS BROWN, M. E. hor of the History of the Shakers, Ethereal Physician, and History of the Jews. you lovest all things that are, and abhorrest nothing which thou hast for never wouldest thou have made any thing if thou hadst hated it." APOCRYPHA. is decided that the world of mankind shall belong to Christ, and the race of mankind shall know, and love, and serve God, and reign with prever." WESLEY. ALBANY : PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR BY G. WOOD.. 9941 B7 cop.2 Northern District of New-York, ss. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the fifth day of October, in the fifty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America, A. D 1826, THOMAS BROWN, of the said District, hath deposited in this Office the title of a Book, the right whereof he claims as Author, in the words following, to wit: "A History of the Origin and Progress of the Doctrine of Universal Salvation. Also, the Final Reconciliation of all men to holiness and happiness, fully and clearly proved from scripture, reason and common sense.And the principal texts of scripture, commonly understood to mean neverending punishment for sin, examined, and the true scriptural sense of them clearly explained. The dreadful doctrine of endless misery investigated, and the long controversy, whether or not all men will finally be saved, decided. By Thomas Brown, M. E. author of the History of the Shakers, Ethereal Physician, and History of the Jews. Thou lovest all things that are, and abhorrest nothing which thou hast made, for never wouldest thou have made any thing if thou hadst hated it.'-Apocrypha. It is decided that the world of mankind shall belong to Christ, and the whole race of mankind shall know, and love, and serve God, and reign with him fo ever.'-Wesley." 6 In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled ' act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Ma Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned;" and also, to the act entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of Designing, Engraving and Etching historical and other prints. " R. R. LANSING, Clerk of the Northern District of N. Y. 1049 20 CONTENTS, Preliminary Discourse, in which several important sub- A History of the Origin and Progress of the doctrine of An Examination of what death it was that Adam died, and whether the doctrine of endless punishment, for An Examination whether there ever was a law given An Examination whether never-ending punishment was preached any where in the New Testament, or under the gospel dispensation; and a further examination The Origin of the doctrine of endless punishment. 220-232 The History of the doctrine of Universal Salvation, con- tinued from the apostolic age to the present. 233-367 An Examination of those passages of Scripture on which the most stress has been laid in support of the |