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differently , not in behalf of Mr . Beiffkauft ' tf theories , but in defence of siitrple llnitarianisrn . ** Here ari | ' * they say , 6 k some passages , thuf sf ^ i » to speak so strongly of tfj ^ ipre-existient state of Ch rist , as W ^ tdgger our belief , though we jthe drift
ad ^ uf ^ gjeheral of the scriptures is-that Jesus of Nazareth w « s a in an and i n every respect lil ^ cHHe r rneri , except in the impejfjfeciipns atiacliins Co human natu ^ , ff ? r 3 u . t if the general tenour of 4 fam New Testament be ' accordthe idea the
ai ^^ ith of simple h um ^ QVi ^ pif jrsus , should this im . po ^ p ^^^ tiine fee abitndon ^ d becau ^ echere area few texts which caimo *^ M % « ir e ^ tlrflatibn ^ be ex * plsifrtifed ? dh'tlhis 'theory ; is it net better tq ^ garii t bei ti as difficulties oceiifiriiigj footw the distance of
timei tb ^ h . ai elapsed since the coii ^^ ig . 0 fee ) ii ^ f ; ljh e Christian 2 St r % h fflMQmwpwant of a knowledge oi facts ' wilted att that ^ period reniiei ^ il rii # * tS &j ct ^ ia ^ y . ' oi >! p * preliMi ^ fSii , jilid' \^ o ufd make th $ &e few ^ ga ^ gtj ^ ELQ ^ o r 4 with the genera l rti&
ten $ np oir ^ ie ^ bith « r ; pa ? Weare ionteirfe * ith ^ la ^ Siu ^ oth er ; top ^ pm ^^^ o ^ Uia : leigh ^ ^ ^ ^ t ^ tPPKS i ^ % - fi r « & Unwise paiqt , 011 V ciuriGultirs not easily resofv ^ ii ^ 7 itorxiy | ii ^ fc feeNeVetii Vtply , wd a ^ mft tfif ef Igfe ^; But ; 1 ^ it > i ^ I i tfr tWtf ^^^ should notbq ^ ai > I « to comprehend evmy thiagtfyae f 4 ? ltit ^ s 1 # th ^ mfiait ^ Cre « Ator ^ ^^ 1 ?^^^ ,
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s ^ r ;^ rT - , ^ w > jM ^ . n % ^ Ik ? >^ M ( f ^ q % . 4 mt « p £ ne > ficsi ca tV ^ h ^ ifiWI / im ^ lw -Q ^ p e ^ ca l } l ^ f ^ ^ J ^ fWfSb grater and more n ii ^ n ^ pu * : dj | R ( pu ] tieSr ; r- « j rational m ^ nr therefore ^ having a choice of -difficultly we prefer the few to the many . The Uhu tarian may ask in the same spirit , shall he abandon the ninety and nine plain and direct passages , for the sake of the one which . seems '
to militate against his theory , but which may , nevertheless be explained on the Unitarian h ypo * thesis ! Haying already taken more space for this article than can be
well assigned to it , we can , witfc respect to the other parts of Mr . Belsham ' s book , do little more than recommend them to the attentionofour readers . We musthot ! however ^ omit to state thatthe aii * thor not only admits the low Arians to the title of Unitarians , but is
a warm advocate of their tlaini to this rank among religious sects : because they are unanimous irt rejecting the worship of Christ , arid the personal existence of the Holy
Spirit ; because they ascribe neither attributes , nor works * nor honours to Christ , which reason and revelation appropriate todod ; and because they differ from other Unitarians solely or chiefly , inks *
signing an earlier date to the ex » r tenee vff Jesus , While , however , he is willing to admit these AriAnfy as tfaey call themselves , into iM class of Unitarians he objebts t ^ the doctrine , because it is perftcU fy novel in the history of dp ifti ^^
ebneerning the person of ChVi $ t ^ it having never been heatd 6 f , ( afr the last century * B > ahd becatis . IHe > hypothesis itsaslf is bf no ifti ' e . ' "A ^ pompous miracle is suj ^ pottH ' \ o j ' be performed to introduce a beiiig ^ of a superior brdkiN ttt& ti $ ivbi «
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1811, page 676, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2422/page/34/
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