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to satisfy him by a classification of passages ( taKen ou £ of Parkhurst ' s Lexicon ) from tne O . TV applied to Jehovah , with corresponding ones in the N . T . applied to Jesus Christ : his friend was completely re established , but he himself could not help observing , that the applications which most convinced him were unfa i r . This determined him more fullv to e * amine the subject . At this . time an Unitarian in this town gave him Wright ' s Antisatisfactiomst , on which subject he had never any doubts 5 as those whom Mr . W . oppos ed had very different views of God from what he had , he did not at first consider his reasoning to apply to his views ,- but still wished to examine the subject further . In the mean time he soon saw that many passages which he had consider ed as strong proofs of the deity of Christ were not so conclusive as he at
first thought , and as he went on examining-, his proofs became fewer and fewer . He trembled for the consequen * ces ; he had heard those sentiments aL wa ^' S associated with Deism and irreligion ,. and feared exceedingly falling into this gulf . He thought the best preservation would be to put away all books on either side , and refer to the Bible only . About four months after IMr Brown had been here he became almost convinced that he had been wrong and intimated to the brethren in the church when assembled thai he had serious doubts , and begged them to turn their attention to the subject , and that they might communicate the fruit of their inquiries to each other . But this subject was viewed in too important a li g ht to admit of this cool discussion . Those whose minds were most averse would not continue any longer , unless he would solemnly declare his conviction of the ( ruth of that
doctrine which they had formerly held . Tfcfe consequence was , that about one half Went away , and the following Sunday formed a separate meeting , while thtj other rial ' continued . At that time , and for some time after , his views were thK > $ e ' ivhich are called Arian . He also held the atonement in a qualified sense , un ^ l , upon further examination , he ivas convinced , that the scriptures fully te $ ch the lotfg of God in the fullest sense , as the-- ' < tfftrwg and himself the great AH *
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thor of salvation , and Jesus as a man approved of him , and employed feg making his work knotfn unto men . ^ About six months after this change of sentiment , Mr . James Hakiane visited those who had separated from Mr . Campbell , and also preached wit ^ h . great
earnestness against the ** errors lately introduced n jn the ehapel belonging to the English Baptists . Mr- Campbell was in great hopes that he would have discussed the subject , and made several attempts to see him for this purpose , but this he explicitly declined The loss of so many friends whom he highly valued was one of the severest of hi #
trials ; and he grieved for the manner in which they resisted ail his attempts to bring the subject full y before themv In January last he wrote a long- lettej , intending to send it to Mr . J . Haldahe , ; and having read it to some frieads , they requested him to publish it , which he did , subjoining to it Dr . Watts ' s Solemn . Address . A Mr . Hails of this tow n *
who has great merit in having , by his own unassisted exertions , made very considerable proficiency in the sacred languages , published a Reply to it ; , to which Mr . Campbell presently rejoined , and , in the opinion of many , has very successfully shewn that he has evaded the proper subject of controversy , aii 4 indulged himself in very unbecoming and unmerited abuse . There has since
appeared a review of Mr . Campbeir * first pamphlet in " the Scripture $ Aag&r zine " , published under the direction of Mr . Haldane at Edinburgh . M r , Campbell has written for leave to insert a reply , but has not yet received an answer . In the mean time he feels that
the more he examines tjie more he £$ convinced that the scriptures harmonize in declaring that there is One God , and One Mediator between God and man ., the man Christ Jesus * He has suffered considerably for having embraced these views ; but this every oat mustp irt the
present state of things , lay his account with . In the mean time there are many present counterbalancing consolations , and much to hope for freiceafter by those who patiently suffer for thp truth . Believe me , dear . Sir , Very truly ypor > . WILLIAM TFRNER . N . mmm 0 m ± mm ' ¦ c '
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J 9 < 5 Intelligence . —Extracts from the Unitarian Fund Report , 1813 .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1814, page 196, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2438/page/60/
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