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    tir / if , tj ^ it it av ouM , have blasted h i ^ p ros pect s , # pi J put a 11 ? n ct to bis usefulness .. He hud , however , iraycstigaied and discovered what t $ .: bejjeved \ v ^ ls the truth , and vv ^ s ivady t (> make any sacrifices t ^ ia , t ipiabt be required in openly avowing the change which had ou

    cqr ^ ed m sentiments . Having s ^ i ^ l tb ^ s inuch of . the author , we ijp ^ coirv ? to his work , r JVlr , ; Belsham ' s / ' Inquiry into

    the ^ pxiptu ^ e . doctrine concerning tbeMper ? 0 n © I Christ / ' consists of too parts , &n $ l an Appendix to tjbe jB ^ st pa , ^ containing an abst ract oft the controversy between E ) iVr , Juriestflejf-. aA < d Dr , I lorsley on

    this ; $ u , bject , The -author begins b ^^ tati ^ g jt ;| i Q ^ .. 9 ^ ° pnncipal hypothfe ^ es ,, vis . 1 . That Jesus of ^ a ^ a ^^ tli is a prope r human being , th ^ e 8 if ^ t ° fi ? 'U l ^ propliets of Ood : " 2 V r riiat a pre ,. existent

    . C ^ at ^ d ? $ giipt ^ nirriatcd thp body j ^ f J esus : 3 ^ : That the divine naturc \ ya . s sq limited to the human hpciy and soul pjf Jfesus , as to form .- © A 9 . persop vvho is M ; uly pod and

    , tr \ ily , iuan , ;—the hrst ot these is xhe < Aoc \ Tinedi the Unitarians ; the second is that of t'h ? A nans ; . ^ iij dltn ^ thi rd is that of the Trinj-. l ^ j i o ^ s ^ : ; tVe presume Mr ^ Belshjin ^ , refers , to " philosophical Tri . ^

    ^^ ri ^ i ^ , fpr 1 < , ^ gr ? at mss of liaQSei -i ^ JO : raiij tinder that name ¦* h $ \ icv& JA > fv V'X ^ tQnce of three f ^ is ^ jincir ; perspris in ^ the God head , 4 fl | i : W ^ n p . | jp ^ on ; p ^ t'h . at sprt of ij ^ pn a ^ oyje ! fle 5 p ri l ! c ^ ' In either ' .. fiWfo ^^ fe ^^^ ^ w ^ , » mifiWxWjj # \ w 9 ft ^ ^ ^ like '¦^ sEiTOAi ( i ¥ i . to ? . ^ ^ of , $ m i te ^» r ? ^ ?; ^ ^ r fc ^^ ,, ffi ? ri ., ^ W ^ . Vf ^ ev ^ H r ^ j ^ Ouad ;| . o :, p rgve that he was not a real man ; and it is by no means n-eefcssary for the Uni-

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    tarian to adciuce proof of the sun , pie iTu ' m&fiity of '' "Jesus Ciiri . st < c \\\ this controversy , therefore J ) says our author , * the province of the : Ariah anci Trinitarian is to

    propose the evidence ot their re . spective 'hypotheses , that is to state those passages of scripture which they conceive to be « p ( jr u elusive in iavour of their doctrines . The sole ' concern' of the Unitarian is lo shew that ttrese arguments

    are inconclusive , thai the passages in question "' are either of doubtful authenticity , or misunderstood , or rhi ^ appiie < 5 . ^ Such is the state of the ' questiot ) . and

    upon this statement the work before us is principally written . The first part of the " inquiry " contains a sekctioh Und ' cxaniiiia . tioh of those passage ^ in thfe New Testament wHich have been aliened

    in favour of the pre-existence and original dignity of Christ ; and the second cbrhprehends , A summary view of ^ the valribus hypotheses which have been formed concerning the person of Christ , arid of the argurhents for and against e ^ ch hypothesis respectively . The first part of the Inquiry is divided into twelve secti < snis of

    some of which we shall £ ive a brief sketch , in order to-enable our nadcrs * to judge how far a work of this kind Will correspemd with their wants and ex pectations The first section is intended to controvert th £ ftssertion * that the

    Jews expected ^ p rcCexistent Messiah '' in favour of which tberc is but a single striking passage , vw-John vii . £ 7 , * We krio < v this taan whence he is , but when Christ cometh , rio man knowcth wh ence fee is . ' Gr ^ tius" and h Ooddridge ekplairi this text ^ aihiding to the miraculous conception 5 but the

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    67 $ Review . ~ Bekhavi ' & Culm Inquiry .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1811, page 670, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2422/page/30/