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h j : executing his purppse at last Hy Jnieans or painful exertion * has relieved , dad discharged his conscience , and removed a burden
frpm his rriirid . In his foriner tfeatise hd bore a fill } aivi complete testirnony " to the supreme and unrivalled majesty of the Father as the only true Gedy Hut came to no positive cp . n elusion concerning Jesus Christ tv / jom he hath sent , further * than
th ^ t he was a being inferior to 'God , dependent upon him and acting by his command and authorityy or in other words , his Son > 8 er *> anf and Messenger y and by , the Father ' s appointment , the Messiah , or only Mediator between God and man . * ' This last
point , thougji clearly established and proved still left the mincfin a ^ state ^ of " suspense and uneasiness , resecting . the nature and character of our L . ord , viz . whether he Was to be ranked among angelic or superangelic beings ; of consi *
dered as . one of the human spe * - cies , perfect arrd complete in piety and all moral virtue ; and thereby as the captain of our salvation * the author and finisher of our
faith ) affording an inimitable and salutary example to all his followers . The present Dissertations , after exhibiting a full proof of the Unity of God in the person of the Father , decide this
important question explicitly , and establish the Messiahship and Proper Humanity of Jesos , by Strong and cogent arguments . vThe Author , therefore , has np ^ y borne his ful l and complete testimony to the truth as it is in Jesus , to the pure and sincere
milk of the word , calculated to nourish the htiman mind , and make it grow in grace and goadness , . a , n < jf jo ' a , meetness / or (^ vef-
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lasting life . If , therefore , his work shall be well received , hd will rejoice and be thankful ; but though it should be other ^ se
he cannot be deprived of the sweet consolation of having done his duty , by serving the cause of God and truth , according to the best of his knowledge and ability . This is a reward that will be
hlsy both here and hereafter . Above all things , it becomes the Author , with unfeigned humility arid self-annihilatio | i to express his gratitude to thb Father of mercies , and the God of
all comfort , for m&king his unworthy servant an instrument in promoting the knowledge of his truth , and the gospel of his Son ? and for granting him strength
and ability to begin , carry on , and finish this work . If any thing good or useful has been performed in it , if any important truth has been set in a clearer
light and established hy more powerful arguments than by former writers , to him alone , to his great , glorious , and adorable name be all the praise ascribed !
The satisfaction I have derived from the accomplishment of this work , and other useful undertakings that I have been enabled to perform , I consider as a balance to many seeming evils that have befallen me ,
and a means of support under them I . have seen so many sad changes and vicissitudes take place in the world ; I have
experienced so many trials , difficulties , and disappointment s in human life , that I have been sometimes ready to say in a desponding moment , with the Hebrew philosopher , All is vanity # *
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% 0 D . :, Recount of Mr . William Christie . V
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1811, page 200, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2415/page/8/
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