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most eVer ^ ^ e ^ p&mtse part of it , and as to th'fc spirit of the wffole . To hs 1 t has fcfrg-appeared , that this p& § s # g ** so far fro hi brding a proof of the divinity 6 Y btir Saviour , is perfectly acfcottfefoi ; With of Ms bu
^ edoctrhie sitnjfrte tnkfrity : * in < J ? n ofrife * p&ft best suits that dbcWine < vs . 14 . ) We do not deny that , if t ine doctrine © f Ins divtoity l be proved frbhi stripture * , this passage will ad'rfiit X ) f ail interpretation accordant wfrh
it ; biifc fnamt&in that of itself it proves nothing * Tine chief dffricuky r ^ srts id the fi f&t Vferse ; " The word was in the beginning . " On this rendering the apt&tle seems to assert that the word -
fertsted a ' the beginning of the gospel dispe ^^ tion - Of this difficulty , we regret that the Edittifk have takeji lio notice . To us it ^ ppearfe probable , that tine eviahgelist , full of hrs subject , begah
somewhat abru pt ^ , tiht ii infant as follow * , 4 Mn the beginhiilg he was the word . *' - — A gbd * ' ^ bHh < 3 s t © us ^ rery awkward ^ and we Suppose it does to fnost readers '; but it is assuredly correct . We do ti 6 t
afai m that it is necessary so tb ren , tier the Original ; but it ft & > faith - ful As any other rendering , and iti ^ required by the id iota of oi \ r owh language , which Appropriates the word * 6 W , when i \ set ! without d / i
article or dependent noiltt , to thfe Supreme Being .- —In ^ , 10 . w * should have preferred il the world became enligkfehtd by hiln ' j " agreeably to a freqtlent \ i *> 6 of yivo ^ ai by thi s evangelist , to
rfetiote change of state . Pcrh&pfc it ^ ay be sai d that tlife inmie ten - dering be ^ t sqite vs . 14 . ** atid t he ^ w-ofd became iksh f if it ^ ould ^ be proved thai the Ldgtts tVits ia pte-existertt Or diVifi ¥ 'bcirig ^ WcIt frecime < hotr waS W ^ rf With
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6 v dtom iti ) m 2 ftiV thfe rericPertn ^ wWiW utidbtibtedly ^ e t he beSt . ^ Btft ^ e YUnftt itb t fo rget our bifidfe ; and w ^ sbtiii dnf y observe Wrkt Wft . SJtnp ^ on ( in his fesays on ^ the Laitguage of Sdrrpttif e , ) ' poihts'bn three ¥ n ^ tkriceis ( n'dt 6 ne h&wev&t in thfe Vritittg ^ of ttiis njpfostle , )
in whicii he'intihiates ;¦ tiAt fti ^ bti is usieclin the &tt $ e of * prop&h cf&ttibn , vi ^ . J ^ tines in . 9 . rfc ^ xi . 3 . iv . d . The first Und third
of tht&e appear to foe m ^ oiMs thpe ^ etd hd is hot : fibWVbr , ( thbiigh they iri itb w ^ ty kflefct t ^ argument iri this caste , ift % bfcH Mr . S . atlia ttie I . V . agfee 5 ) tli ^ j ^ tii 6 ttin 6 e ^ rend er it nfe « ssar ^ td ^ j il a Kfy jt little the assertions m the hotes bti ^ s . S . r ^ specWng th £ 5 * . T . us ^ of the w 6 rd ytvopodt .- ^ Ori the whole , the text and frotefc of this p&ssai £ e w ^ fcomM ^ r a& very just ahrd imbortliht ..
In John i . lb $ 0 . w ^ fiM << for hte is ^ V toy prifadpkl . ^ We have lfttle to object to ttife ren < 5 ering , except ihtA it Mgkefe the '" tiriA ? of rh 6 veYb : ^ for lib was 'ftoy prirtti p ^ l t ^ r chieT , " Vouid have been niore literal . We £ & * jetted tb lmVe 5 een in the fcbtfc k jiifefifit ^ ri on of this dfepa ' rbiifte
irbnt th *( 6 original . In the noted ^ Jpaiss ^ e ih Jfo&K viii . 58 . we kte ' . fully skttsfed that the prbnbtin fe is to be sttf > w plted . We only wbniier thfet doubt has ever existed bn this point . As to the time of thfe imtb yeveb- ^ ij tlie c ^ e i ^ less cl ^ ar ; and we shb ' uld have br ^ U glad to ha : vfest en in th ^ ftdWfct least , a ffefere ^ ce tb t hfe thieblo . gieal R ^^ bfei tb ^ Vbl . iv . p . 34 & . Where a Writer ^ hi ) feighs MAi&eMf Difeeipu ; ltl ^ ofei ^ s strafe it ^ ' e ^ argument * in iavoiir i > ¥ ** bid 50 £ fnlatt it ) tt > tf ) retftti 6 h ^ thd trad « feit ^ the passtigfci ** hefbt
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R& ^ . I - ^ Ifoprov&il PfyrSim Htf ffe ^ cto Tesf&fhent . 3 ft £
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1809, page 219, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1735/page/43/
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