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own seatiments with regard to the person of Christ , though he had before , thought the doctrine of his pre-Existence sufficiently proved by Dr . Clarke , Dr . Watts , and others , his venerable friend replies , ** I think Dr . Watts never was an
j ^ rian , to his honour be it spoken . ( 9 ) . This answer * , Sir , taken in connection with the sentences preceding it , appears to ipe abundantly explicit and satisfied qty . However , as Mr . M . was desirous
of still further information * and a yet stronger assurance , Lardner opens to him the sources whence the intelligence had flowed , name-Jy , Mr . Neal ' s conversation and hi own perusal of som $ of the M . SS . Supported by this evidence , he hesitates not to affirm , Dit . Watts ' s last thoughts
\ jVERE COMPLETELY UNITARIAN . % t is not a little remarkable , Mr . Editor , that the Solemn Address , &c . maintains a profound silence concerning the pre-existence of Jesus Christ ( l £ )* This
ipost interesting composition Mr . Palmer reprinted in his edition of Johnson ' s Life of Watts : and it may well afford occasion for several observations , and awaken m ^ ny a ^ nder sentiment in the feeling mind . At a future time ,
I shall assign reasons for believing th ^ t tjiis paper and on ^ oj two , of a similar complexion , which l ^ ave riot seen the ligKt , were some p f t £ e manuscripts perused by p ^ # t £ e manuscripts perused by \) j .
Lardrier , $ qd that to these foe principally referred F ° tji . e , present , I content myself witj ^ Quoting from the Sqlemp ; Address ^ $ c » tfye following sentences 9 a the
person , of our Lord * ' * fc ^ Ijeli ^ ve th y only Son ^ esus Clristr to be alUsufficient for the glorious work of mediation between
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God and man , to which thou hast appointed him . i believe , he is a man , in whom dwells all the full , ness of the Godhead bodily . J believe he is one with God ; he is God manifested in the flesh ; and
that the roan Jesus is so closel y and inseparately united with the true and eternal Godhead , as to become one person , even as the soul and body make one man . "f ] invite the readers of Mr . Palmer ' s pamphlet to compare this extract with Dr . Lardner ' s
testimony . ^ Although the language of Watts may not fre technically correct , it is cle ^ r enough , that he was in truth no Triuita . rian . Nor is this theology Arionism in any of its modifications .
( 5 ) Was Dr . Watts then an Unitarian ( in Mr . Palmer ' less accurate phraseology a Socinian ) without his knowledge ? 4 C Can a severer reflection , " asks this author , * ' be cast upon his understanding ? " ( 2 O £ There , would be
some pertinency in the question , if the world b ^ d U £ ver h ^ ard of men of acknowledged talents , of freedom of inquiry , and of exemplary diligence , who 9 nevertheless , inconscioysly embraced sentiments whiph ^ hey fondly endeato le to lh ^ prej
voi ^ red reconci vidices and feelings of t ^ ei , r earlier years , and tp t ^ papular names indicating which ^ ey exp ^ ssed a gj'eat dislike * and ^ ven ^ hor ^ o ^ ' 'yhisis no urtco ^^ npj ^ iq ^ se : andl ^ 'W 3
been well stated and applied by M $ \ Bels ^ jBj . n ^ in a p ^ ss ^ ge the grea ^ t ;^^ p art of w < ty icfy is cited in tl ^ e se Letters ( Ig § 0 ^ 3 <* t WaMs h ^ tl ^ n ^ o , Mw e 4 a . v ^ rsioA , t » Spc ? i ^ iftn i ? W % " w " \ $ hcw \ & tiling it twstnW&h t Li ^ < # Watt ^ * CviJl ?« Q i ° ^
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718 Strictures qua recent Publication of Mr , Palmer * $ . *— JVo * I .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1813, page 718, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2434/page/26/
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