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2 ?^ Physical arid Metaphysical Inquiries .
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that the prophecy receive its complete and appropriate accomplishment in the event to which it is applied . " ( p . 76 . )
Ihe Christian religion appeals to prophecy , and in the New Testament are prophecies which were delivered by Jesus himself , and by his apostles and other authorised ministers . These are enumerated from 77 to 86 ; the enumeration being accompanied
py judicious remarks on their nature and accomplishment . Of the Apocalypse Mr . B . asserts , that , in general , though not with - out some eminent exceptions , it }* as been valued most by those
who have examined it with the greatest care , and who are most competent to judge in the case . ) Hfe likewise styles it a venerable and mysterious volume . Without dissenting from this opinion , we wish that lie had referred his readers to the reasonings of Abauzit and Michaelis .
Internal evidence is described by the preacher as arising from the consideration of the contents of the books of the New Testamentj unconnected with external
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testimony . Those sources of if ? to which he directs his readers are , the character of Christ—the history of the miracles of our Lord—the nature and limitation ? of the Christian doctrine , and its wise and accurate adjustment to the circumstances and wants of
mankind—the purity , sublimit y , and perfection of the Christian morality—the professed design of the Christian religion—and the tendency of the Christian scrip , tures . 'Upon all these topics Mr .
B . enlarges with considerable force of thought and language . ( 86—109 . ) There is no part of his undertaking which , as appears to us ^ he has executed with more success ; and nothing but want of room prevents us
from gratifying our readers and ourselves , by copious extracts . The picture of Christian * morality in pp . 100—103 is particularly excellent ; but what will more fastidious critics say to a sentence extending through three , pages ?
We hope to resume this article in the next No . of the Repository .
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Art . V ' . —Physical and Metaphysical Inquiries . 3 yo . pp . 335 . 7 s . Longman & : Co . 1806 . ( Concluded from page 159 )
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The authors next inquiry ( which occupies 30 pages ) is concerning the origin of matter ^ which he pronounces to be selfexistent and indestructible . '' For the arguments in support of this conclusion we must refer to the work itself * tAu extract or two
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will shew the drift of the author ' s reasoning . What is self-existence ? It is an existence that cannot be destroyed . Every thing that has been made may be unmade ; but that which cannot be destroyed must have the cause of its exist- ? encc in itself , and therefore must be euyr-
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1807, page 274, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2380/page/50/
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