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Mr, Wright^ Reply To C€ An Old Disciple ...
t certainly do think the example of Christ capable of imitation ; and so far as relates to undeviating piety , virtue , and goodness . I deetn it practicable for Christians , to come fullv up to it ; but this ciannot be done without steady and un remit ted efforts _^ and long continued active perseverance in , the paths'of truth and righteousness ; as habits , either good or bad , can be > think the example of Christ capable of
imitaformed and confirmed only in a gradual way . Whether Unitarian or any other Christians of the present day do come up to the example of their great Master is quite another matter . There is reason to fear , that in many instances , they generally , if not universally , fall short of what they ought to be ; and for this many reasons may be assigned ; as , 1 . The very general
corruption of Christiani ty _^ both in doctrine , spirit , and practice ; and it is much , easier to escape from such corruption in theory , than from its _pernicious influence in practice . 2 , The prevalence of a worldly spirit among the professors of the gospel . 3 , The
supposition that the example of Jesus cannot be fully imitated ; for what we believe _impracticably we can never attempt with success . 4 . The example of Jesus has not been sufficiently brought into view , insisted upon , and enforced by Christian teachers , and generally his person and sufferings have been represented in such a light as has _lended to expunge every idea of the suitableness of his like him . To influence which the example I deny that if Christians came his superiority would vanish ; be formed by influence of his he would have such a nistry , blood , degree I which he theyattain that thevirtue tbese and after himand holy gospel , and the ensample theprceminence excellency , of moral ) ent his life in executing such eminence in virtue spent of the complete Christian is example and the othercauseswe has mav of Jesus fully up upon the to for his their character pattern , as it is still and the it _i as as possibility 9 f the being little ascribe Christians exampleof be Christ said to by the may formed e he hath left them : _te first who attained is through his miand sealed with his must also deny not superior to that
of manyeminent abundant more richer richer _ravours , _i either heathens higher degree of moral excellency , of creating us anew , under the dispensation of Christ , in righteousness and true holiness , after his likeness . As to Christians being entirely without sin , surely it will be admitted possible for them to _attain to such a confirmed state of piety and virtue as not to transgress the known comrfiands of God : at any rate , the New Testament encourages us to seek and hope to attain deliverance from every evU habit , temper , ' and practice : we are exhorted to give diligence that _wp and Jews nght , more more perfect or Jews , it heathens powerful as 7 motives commands , Sec . than were known must be capable of forming us to the gospel contains htaction , own to us to a under torig
Mr.Wright, On The Person Of Christ. &\L ...
Mr . Wright , on the Person of Christ . &\ l k
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1807, page 641, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/mrp_02121807/page/21/
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