...children unto the third and fourth generation ;" whilst in Ezekiel xviii. 20, we read, " the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall...and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him." Which passages, then, are to be accepted as truth ? Whether are we to think of the Divine Being as...

...them, he shall surely live. 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the-iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity...and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. 21 But if the wicked wilt turn from ail his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes,...

...direct proofs from Scripture to shew that such a doctrine is erroneous and impossible ; thus, " the soul that sinneth, it shall die ; the son shall not...shall the father bear the iniquity of the son ; the righte. ousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon...

...of heaven condemn this proverb as false and dreadfully delusive ? Does he not say that the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son ; but that the soul that sinneth shall die? Read Ezekiel, chap. 18, and you will find how fallacious...

...not led to man's condemnation by God, is clear from His declaration by Ezekiel xviii. 20 — " The soul that sinneth it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of his father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the righteous...

...the oppressor. A dreadful sound is in his ears : in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not...and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. Every one shall die for his own iniquity. He that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he...

...right, and hath kept all my statutes and hath done them, he shall surely live. The soul that sihneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity...and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him" verses, 19, 20. • . ..i ••.:•.'.', '. ': '. • . ,. •) .• • In the preceding part of...

...that text in Ezekiel (xviii. 20,) gives no small encouragement : " The soul that sinneth, it Shatt die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father,...shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked frkaH be upon him." Where heads of families are accessary to the sin, they are more especially called...

...is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not...the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father hear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness...

...iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son : the justice of the just shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. But if the wicked do penance for all his sins, which he hath committed, and keep all my commandments,...