T. I will say, the wrong and the reward are inseparable.
D. Then where is the necessity for a day of judgment?
T. The necessity is nature’s law; but thy views are wrong.
D. They are what the Scriptures teach.
T. Thou hast not read the Scriptures without thy wisdom to aid thee. Thy wisdom is not the wisdom of God.
D. Wherein do they differ?
T. Thy wisdom is the wisdom of minds like thee; those who are like thee, are no wiser than thyself. Those who are no wiser than thyself, can not instruct thee. They agree with thee, and thou seest only what thy wisdom has unfolded to thee. And when thou hast read the Scriptures, thou hast understood as thy wisdom corrected the Bible. It is thy misfortune to read with thy education to correct the reading, and make it conform to thy errors.
D. Thou wilt not say, there is no judgment.
T. I say, law is eternal, and when wrong is done, a law is violated. When a law is disobeyed, the disobedience is wrong, and the wrong disturbs the doer. This disturbance of law is sure to be attended with the evil which wrong brings. That evil is the judgment of God. I know no other judgment.
D. Thou knowest the Scriptures teach another judgment.