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    O&&tS Jtviftg i&ritie ^ 3 iskH 6 we < 3 \ x % » d < £ eriidtfaB € fU ^ utPt ^ ipsen of ^ God ^ mvisthB&nd of t ^ ihjg |> uitt up a * sp $ j ^ nal % li&t&e , > f&ri hbly p-riej&u haod * tooffer u |> spif itttatf Wcriiice , ac ^ eptatole /© Gcref ; by Jesus Christ . Th&fcis i ( torhstke the apostle his owfi commutator , )( o that greatest and best of beings , Whom he denominates , in the preceding chapter ^ M-. the God stnd Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ^'

    If the intent of quoting scripture ^ j be in reality to exhibi t the sense of scripture , it must , I think , appfarv ^ ry remarkable , that no mention whatever is made in this Epistle , of " the Father / ' untiJ another text has been quoted lower

    dowivj naturally , as both the foregoing -citations from holy writ see mod to require it ; and even then $ at the conclusion ^ of the paragfaph ^ in ^ ucH terms as render it doubtful who ^ ivasmeant to be designated , God the Father , or u the Lord 1 * Jesus , and esncciailv

    as the latter had been expressly mentioned but just before . The text quoted , and referred ^» -v •¦ » - 4 l- » » . ««« n *» jth n 1 Oirta * r \ l- » ¦ mr f a 1 # \ to in tbeniarginIsaiah xlii

    , . lp » with its immediate context , will however c © ncliteively decide this point , a&far as the sacred writer ' s sense of tlie matter is concerned .

    The former ^ pro phet declares ( v . 5 . ) to be God the Lord , he that created the heavens and stretched them out ; he thatspread forth tbcJ earthy and that yvhieh cometh ont of -it , ' hre that , giveth breath unto the people upon it , and spirit to them thri ^ ivialk therein ^ ' ¦ :: \ fi . '' :- - '"V " - '' - :- : yri ' The latter , in the character of the Messinh , wlidSe cbming he

    foretold ^ h& describes as wholly dependent upon * ' God the Lord /^ in lliese / dear and emphatic terms .

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    ^ Behold my servatit whom I up . jhajd , mine elect ^ in whom my soul delighteth : I ha > ve put my spirit upon him * he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles

    I the Lord have called thee in righteousness , and will hold thine hand , and will keep thee , and give thee for a covenant of the people , for a light of the Gentiles ; to open the blind eyes , to bring out the prisoners from the prison , and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house . I am the

    Lord , that is my name , and my glory will I not give to another . " vs . 1 . 6 , 7 , S . In the third paragraph of this Epistle , no less than eight texts are quoted . Of theie I shall only notice one * which is sV cited as

    to leave it somewhat uncertain who "was intended to be spoken of ; viz * Uohn , iiv 13 . u You have known him that is from the beginning /* Why should modern professors of the antient gospel , avoid with so much care all mention of

    the Father ^* even when the subject spoken of , or the text they quote , particularly point at the paternal character of God , and require it to be recognized / There must be some cause for this evident

    departure from the form of sound words , and from the expression of primitive and scriptural truths , The apostles manifested none of this reserve . They were not afraid of diminishing the dignity of their great Master , by a frequent

    men-$ io . n * on all proper 6 ccasions , of his Father and our Father , his God and our God ; \ vhorn they uniformly represent , as the proper 4 uthiir o f a 11 our bHkii b | s , teraporal and eterhaL ¦ . J& % . imp <> rtaiil ! diet ttie apostle deelm it lor even « little children

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    718 ^ : Rcm&ffo oti the Quakers * Yearly jgpistte .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1811, page 718, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2423/page/14/