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sisting of distinct persons , but or ^ e in the most strict and li teral sfcnse \ —that this one God is as really the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , as he is our God and Father ;—and that he only is the object of prayer and religious adoration . This doctrine of the unity and worship of the one God , the Father , is the foundation
of all true religion ., bath na t ural and revealed , both Jewish and Christian : as Jesus said , John iv . 23 . The true worshippers shall Worship the lather . A departure from this doctrine is one of the greatest corruptions , not only of the doctrine of Christ , but of all true religion , Jn this doctrine I beseech you to standfast , and to
do all you can to spread the knowledge of it . Bear a firm testi - mony against the worship of other beings besides the one God and Fj'her of all , by deciding to unite in it , and carry on the worship of ( he one and only Gad among yourselves , in the best man . mer you can , However feeble your efforts , if made with sincerity , God will accept them , and he can crown them with success . 7
2 . You have been taught to renounce the absurd and unscriptural notion of satisfaction for sins by the death of Christ , and to jrely on the infinite mercy of God , as made known by Jesus Christ , in the gospel , for your whole salvation . You have been led to see tkat God is not a wrathful , vindictive Being , whose anger must be appeased , and his justice satisfied , before he can shew mercy to
sinners ; but that he is naturally in and of himself merciful , without any external excitement ; that he dclighteth in mercy , and is ever ready to forgive ; that the gospel is a system , not of bought grace , but of free grace , communicated to the world by Jesus Christ . Stand fast , my brethren , in these views , which are so honourable to God , and so safe for men . If you cannot rely on the infinite love and mercy
of the God of love , of the Father of all mercies , and his gracious declarations , and exceeding great and precious promises , for salvation and eternal life , on what can you rely ? You can no where find a being more merciful , more ready to forgive , more disposed to make you happy , than the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ .
3 . You have been taught that Jesus Christ is a man anointed of God , exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour , in whom the Father is pleased all fulness should dwell , even the very man whom the JeMs slew and hanged on a tree , who was shut up in a tonvb , and raised from the dead ; that he was made in all things like unto his brethren ^ IIeh . ii . 17 . J and that , though raised to the throne of glory , and declared the Lord of all , he is still your elder Brother O ! cherish these pleasing and animating views of the Saviour , which shew him so cJost-lj connected with you , give you such a peculiar interest in , all he hath don <\ in all he is , and teach that it is
possible for you to imitate him , and to attain a share in ( he honour anil glory ho hath attamrid 4 . You have been taught that man is n > t barn a sinful creature ; tjiat according to the words of Jesus , Matt , xviii . 3 . not unconverted ^ but converted persons resemble little children ; that you 9
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250 Practical View of Uniiarianism .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1807, page 250, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2380/page/26/
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