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other parts of scripture , and involves in it such consequences as cannot be admitted . The riches then of our Saviour do not I apprehend refer to any
that he possessed in heaven before he dwelt on earthy nor was his de . gradation or poverty from a dim vine to a human nature , at least it is not necessary that the apostle should be understood in this
sense . Nor do I think with Dr . P , that the author refers to the miracles of our Saviour when he holds him to view , and his not Exercising the power which he possessed to enrich both himself and his followers . The facts to
wWch the doctor refers will be admitted , but I db not think they will bear us out in the general con . elusion that he possessed invaria-H > t y the power of benefiting the wprld by such an exercise of it ! fte has expressly taught us that the works , the miraculous works lie means , were not his but the
Father ' s . It would not then be correct tp ' state that he divested fyinjself of wh&t properly was not Y&i own , but belonged tp another . And it deserves in this tronnexion also , to pe considered how far we may conclude from the testimony
of the scriptujres that Jesus Christ had the pawcr of working mira-. cjes <«? . flfi times ) independent of 1 m £ &lfpHc < t > tion to the Father ' s ple ^ ur ^ for it . Supposing the ilj ^ qi ^ lpws power in Jesus to be wbplJy < J $ |> endent on the wisdom oSt tliejFather , it is not proper to a&sert tnat otir jnitater divested kuqgejf ofc what was tfot * M * WPn . TL $ W % if ty tibe riches * bfir Bavi - onf * mej ^ nt his eMrwrdinfty power tA f ^ iJUb tb him £ U ' mfcs , on fa ^ ommfrtx i ^ te ^ tadtin , &txoth ^ km 6 fi ^ lte powtr that
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we knotv of to the last , though & Srhould be admitted that he did not employ it . But , supposing this to he the cfvse , I do not see the connexion this had with the enriching of the Christians at
Corinth . Yqt any thing that appears to the contrary bur Lord might have continued to perform miracles to the end of his life , without altering the condition of the Corinthians ; nay , there is no evidence which I can find , that Ac
did not , except the scenes that passed in the garden , after he bad been betrayed , and , even there , his extraordinary poiver was manifested ! The Tjnifarian illustration of ^ this passage goes no furtlier than to suppose that Christ was poor in appear puce only , btit &till
possessed the resources of enriching himself , and that the Gentile Christians wefts in some way greatly benefite 4 b y Jesus hot working miracles when he inigtit ^ for by this poverty of their LbrdS they became rich . As to the Trinitarian and Arian
hypotheses they' involve in them such insuperable difficulties by supposing such a change of na + tiire Jri $ od or in the Logos af on
cannot be a 4 mitted , i ^ nl ess tlx # most satisfactory evidence , to explain the riches and [ poverty q ( Jesusi Christ . The , argument pf St . Paul doth not demand such an
extraordinary evidence . Fpr in my view the richer and thej&ofcer / jf of Jesus (^ hrist h&ve no respect tp , a pre-eais . te 7 tt state , npr even , to bis niir&cles and / the $ u ^ p £ jision of them . ^
TPhe riches' which 6 ttr Lord aad Mast « f ^ possessed , consisted ip ^ ffitof ' ' imtoceriee and virti ^ e ^ ^ life ; W fsfitfa the l < & $% stain of guilt £ n # polldtfon ; c ^ equeiitty
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3 fft > Explanation of 2 Cor . viii . $ m
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1808, page 90, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2389/page/34/
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