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Such , hc * wev £ iy is the fact , Mr . E * has the ntodesly to inform his readers , that \ i his intferprefatioii of the prophecies contained in the Revelations does not prov ^ true , Christianity is to be rejected ! I Really , Sir , had all other commentators
on this book discovered similar rashness and enthusiasm with Mr . E ,, I should ittPt have thoiight the remark of the fce ^ n and satirical Dr . Souths"f * that the book of tlfe Revelations generally found its commentators mad * or rirrade them so /* s 6 unjusfely severe as I have deeirhed it hitherto , Mr . Evaiisoft ' s waitings , in general , so far from tending td render Christianity ** plain and intelligible , " tend , on the
contrary , to perplex , to eorifuse , and to bewilder the plaih and ho * best enquirer . Of u hat does the New Testament of Mr . E . consist ? " Spurious forgeries , " a few Facts , * ' " false barefaced fijctions / ' ' * cohttadictory writings , " and * one prophetical book / ' to whjeii ^ ip be added , his own infallible commentaiy ! Yes , Sil ^ -flie atithor mus t have deemed it infallible , as he rested the whefe Chfistian system on its truth ! Sucll
were the favorite opinions of this "•* brightest ornament , this best instructor of Christianity V Your corriespondent seems surprised , that Dr . Priestley did not reply to Mr . Ev 2 tnson ' s defence of his •*' * Dissonance of the ?
Evaiigdists / ' After perusing the first edition of that wdrk ( I confess I have not ' thought it worm while tq read the second ) , f am iiot in the leasf surprised at the Doctor ' s silence . No one acquainted with that great and good man needs the information , that he was by no means backward in replying to his ophe to the of
ponents ; but , ^ . s continued writing close his life , and took no notice of Mr . Evanson ' s defence , it may fairly be presumed he thought there wa ^ no occasion . The fact is , th 0 most material of Mr . E / s objections to the truth of the gospel histories have been long since urged by infidels , and satisfactorily answered by Christian writers . When any future writer takes
up his pen in defence of Christianity * it may be as well if hei notices , en passant ^ the writings of Mr . E . ; but any formal and distinct notice is scarcely necessary . - r Your correspondent laments that the writings of Mr . E . have had so limited a sale ; but I am persuaded , that for the reputation of their author , the less they are read , and the sooner they hasten to oblivion , the better . I Ieav& the subject to the
reflections of your Christian readers , the great majority of whom , if I am not much mistaken , will agree with me in opinion—That the writings of Mr . Evarison , in general , have a ifttf £ h greater tendency to promote the cause of scepticism and infidelity , than of genuine , intelligible Christianity . May 9 , 1806 , A Plain Christian *
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Remarks on the Life of Mr . Evanson . 249
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1806, page 249, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1724/page/25/
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