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arrive at the apex of folly and supersti- they receive ^reatgain,&accuse us with ignorance o f the whole matter, and as sert that the truth lies in believing that tion— the mad dog excitement . But 'whence the cause of so much turmoil in our moral world, or whence the D e v i l , after all is not u h a lf so bad it^brigin'? Our answer is drawn from'as many sinners,” we must reply in sacred history ;—it is of, and from the the language of the sons of Jacob to D e v i l !!! It was this foul imp, (for!their father, “ this have we found, know foul we are told he is) that seduced, thou if it be thy sons coat or not.” our common parent (as he has since To conclude, we most roundly as- many of her fair daughters) from her sert that we.have most clearly proven first estate y it was this fiend of dark-'that his u sooty highness” (as he is ness, (we mean no irreverence) who sometimes called by way of eminence) excited the bloody Cain to slay tlie has been the exciting cause of all the righteous Abel; it was him who cau-'mischief which has befallen the work sed the an/i-deluvians, to play such in “ olden times,” and if so, it does antic tricks u before high heaven’ as him no injustice to infer that he is stil made the angels weep ; it was this Work fanning the flames of discord, exi iter to all licentiousness, who caus-'giving ajj ancj comfort to the ambitious, ed the daughters of the pious Lot to|anj heading all the excitements (save do the naughty deed; twras him that of Poland) of the present day. who taught the father of the faithful! — — A R M IN [JINS. —The tenets of this sect of Christians, appear to be but lit- (we mean Jacob) to cheat his father- in-law; —lie caused Joseph to be sold into Egypt,where Potiphar’s wife desJtle understood by a large portion of the poiled him of his upper garment;— .laity of other denominations, and i ’twas him who volunteered liis servi-is much to be feared that some of the ces to vex the most patient of the pa-clergy in their zeal for proselytism, tient (Job) in conjunction with a ?^o-|strangely pervert what they do or man ;—’twas he who instigated Davidjought to knowr, to be th§ truth; or (“a man after God’s own heart”) tojelse w hy do they class u Atheists, De- murder I riahjfor the sake of his wife ;lists, Antinomians,Arminians and other 3twras this u arch traitor75 who persua-*si/zwers?”when addressing their flocks, ded u the wiiorc of Babylon” to dye her together. Is there not a want o f chris- robes in the blood of the saints, anditian charity in such a course? -c > burn her victims withgreew w ood ;— he was present at Smithfield and wit nessed tlie fate of the tolerant John Rogers, and since that period he has Arminius was a professor o f divini ty at Leyden, and it is asserted that he was educated in the opinions of Cal vin, but considering his doctrines re- been continually “ walking up andj{5pecting grace, predestination &c. in down, seeking w'hora he may devour,” contrabonosmores , and by the exciting oi our pious forefathers to burn iritch- consistent with the gospel, in 1591 he adapted the system, at that time es poused by many of the early reform er and hang Quakers, has scandali-!ers, extending the love of the Supreme zed their characters, in the eyes of'Being, and the merits of Jesus Christ many of their u still' n e c k e d ” decend- ants. Ii any o f “ tlie F a t h e r s ” should charge us with dealing unfairly with a must to all mankind. A doctrine placing all mankind in a state of accountability, and making them all equal recipients in the vica- important character, by *vhom(rious merits 0f Christ, was not ealeu- 0 • I .ted to pass unnoticed by those dark men who had imbibed dogmas equal ly absurd with those of the Roman Church;—men who possessed a spir it of intolerance to such a degree, that they could roast a fellow mortal on the coals, for the smallest difference of opinion in the matters of religion, ~ In 1618 the Synod of Dort was convened under the auspices o f Mau* rice, of the House of Orange, a most violent partizan of the Geneva re former. Ecclesiastics from a number of provinces appeared on this occa sion. The Arminians were refused' a hearing—were tried in their absence, and pronounced guilty of 64 pestilen tial errors,” and condemned as “ cor* rupters of the true religion.” They wrere then declared enemies their country—their ministers wer#ailf lenced, and their congregation pressed;—some fled from tionthe great Barnevelt wyu| ed on the scaffold, & the le tius, took refuge in Francfe.1 In 1625 the%rminians red to their rights and privi the Low Countries, and the e' called. Since that period t h |||f doc- trines have spread writh great riSjidity. Under this head (Arminiaji1|f majr be classed Episcopalians, Met»dist8| Quakers, Free Communion &e. &c. &c, although d iffe r i r j ^ M ^ i ny particulars of church gSmnrofenit, &c. For further particulars on this im portant subject, we must for the pres ent refer our readers to the numerous writers on ecclesiastical history. THE WIND ~ I !h e study and con- emplation of scienc^grod history will enlarge tho human undtgsjtanding ami prepare man to fill thatpugh and ex alted station as lord^of this lo w e r s world, and for whicli, Ihe herielbef^' icing, from whom he'deriver • * * « J; istence, had fro da tlie b^ginning^ciej^
