The Hopkinsian Magazine (Volume 4)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832. Excerpt: ... 290 A Dialogue. Ji-. lion is used, as it ever should have been, merely as a term of distinction. It-jives us pleasure to state, that our publication lias received t rejr-ilarly increasing patronage, frm its commencement. While we render 01 rthanks to all who hav aided in circulating the Magazine; we woi'H i v, ifully suiicit a continuai.ee of their assistance; as, without it-, our work must share the fate of most religios periodicals in this fickle ai-, and expire for want of pecuniary support. Still ii-ore urgently world we solicit the aid of such ai are able to adorn our pages with well-written original commuDications. A DIALOGUE BETWEEN A CALVIMST A.ND A SEMI CAI.VIN1ST. The following Isialogne was Hisirtrd in the I.i'e ot iJr. Hopkins, written principally by liims-If, ard pi-Mished Sivhi after his death. That int.-resting and ali.u!le work is row out ol nriut, and probabiy has not been sei'/, l) ma..t ui our n-at'iTS. The life of Dr Hop 's has recently be. n re-wiittin, and published in an abridged form; cfiom.which III 1'ialore, as well as some of the peculiar sentiments of the. venerable a; th'.r, have b.-en excluded. Vehav evr considered this Dialogue a one of the Dr.'s most able and u.sefi.l jir.vlrctioiis, with whu-h we nish all oi: r readersinaf bearqiiaintfd, and with which, at the suggestion of an esteemed correspondent w: are happy to enrich onr paes.--Ed. Si-mi-Caltinist Sir, I have wanted, for some time, to talk with you ab.ii.t the. notion, which some lately advance, viz: That 'Christians may, yea, that they ought, and must be willing t perish for ver, in order to be Christiana. Tlrs is a shocking doctrine to me: For 1 beli Te it absolutely impossible for any one to be willing to be eternally wretcb-il; and, if it were poi.siol...