The Anti-Universalist; History of Satan and Proofs of the Existence of Devils and Evil Spirits. (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

The second part of The Anti-Universalist book by Josiah Priest which looks into the History of Satan and proofs of the existence of devils and evil spirits plus many other curious matters; INTENDED AS A REFUTATION OF THE MAIN POINTS OF UNIVERSALIST THEOLOGY, NAMELY, THAT THERE IS NO HELL, NO DEVIL, NOR DAY OF JUDGMENT. The object of this work therefore is to examine the BIBLE in relation to the claims of either side to the truth. We have from childhood heard of the existence of a devil, or Satan, from books, the Bible, in prayers, sermons, and conversation on the subject of religion, as if there could be no doubt of it—and also of evil spirits, and yet we have never met with any attempt to examine this trait of theology, as we have the rest, the being of a God, the existence of a hell, a day of judgment, &c. :we have therefore undertaken to give our opinion of this belief—the being of Satan and evil spirits.In traversing the subject, we of necessity have been compelled to dip into many curious things connected with our main one, yet we have aimed so to manage it as not to debate disputed topics with any of the orthodox orders, endeavouring to maintain all the great and leading features of their faith; while we combat only with the doctrines of Universalists; who, in our opinion, pervert the whole design of the Scriptures by their dogmas. The course we have pursued in this work has been to avoid prolixity, aiming to furnish ready and short arguments against Universalist sentiments, for the use of the rising generation, and such as scarcely know what to believe, having not much considered the matter; believing we have done what we can in this work to counteract the influence of those principles, we hope for support and patronage, therefore:We do not hesitate to express a belief that we have advanced much curious matter on many curious subjects, worthy the reader's attention, which are doubtless calculated to induce thought and elicit conversation, and lead men to read the Bible, which, in reality, contains more useful and wonderful information, than all the books of mankind put together.The nature of the subjects, upon which we have treated in this work, are of necessity, such as are denominated the terrible; but on this account, we hope it will not be rejected, while we remember that it is written by St. Paul: (2d Cor. v. ll,) "Knowing the TERROR of the Lord, we persuade men." With this view, therefore, namely, to persuade men to read the Bible, and the more earnestly to examine it, to arouse the attention of, men to the subjects we have treated upon, and to check—according to our ability, Universalist opinions, in their overflow of the land,—we set it afloat on the sea of public opinion, asking the favour of a wide dispersion of the work, and of its being thoroughly read and compared with the Scriptures—having with respect to these objects. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artefact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print in electronic eBook format as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.