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the abstract question , than if he were to ascertain our Lord ' s stature , or the colour ° &feft fe&Fh > & ^© pe . ars jao ]» r t& $ t h « fcas exe ^ 4 ^ vit < uQ ^ t Ul ^ ata , for asme ^ of
JP Sfe' ™!^ IM& .. fr ********* ©* language * upon a sufriect which Ije allows tp be aUx > - gejt || er speculative — unconnected with T ^ oxali ^ y * , or >\ # h our duty in any shape . 4 k ^ f ^ sygrer aware of this objection , bej se ^ uj * * Shuu ^ ity" as " the s <* ujran 4 ; subr sj ^ gge of aU , phi ^ istian virtue . * T What he means by it Juay be accurately known from me ^ ns uy ii , may qe accurately Known irom tht
lu ^ observation ^ a " reverence for tke masteriqu ^ . ^ bUmities of religion teaches lu ^ i ^ iy , " . an < J , fjrom his description aire ^ d ^ quoted pf ^ the essence of Christian ity . " , , TlHf species of humility he ( pys iw 4 . re ^ cfojwnewls , in common with tgej . most h ^ ugWy advocates for spiritual tyranny ; w& <* piace the utmost perfection of a Christian in his repeating ; these words , With most humble devotion , —<* I re * npunce the evidence of my senses , and all
human understanding . If Christ had hf&n ^ tneek and lot $ ly 9 in their sense of the word humijityjr he wouldTTaVe been perfe ^ Kftij obsequious to the Jewish priests and rulers ^ and Christianity would have died witjijijm , * an 4 if the humility which he admires prevailed universally , priests alone
would , xeign , and be as gods on the earth . No , ^ the humility which is uppermost in his mind , is not charity , nor sober thoughts of , our works and situation , nor any Christian virtue ; but it is an implicit acquiescence with him in these senseless opinions , that man has no power to do or to will any thing which is pleasing ) n the sight of God , but that the
blood qf pod Almighty washes away , in a literal sense , the sins of those men who rej [ y-ron , that alone . With these right humble notions in his head , a man may livejin the breach of all the commandt m ^) s , and yet be nattered by the Doctor ^ Uia ^ he fjas iCthe ^ oul and substance of alj CfUristSan ^ . virtue ^ * ' and " the essenc ^ of ( Qh ^ tiani ty ^ ' To favour the sa ^^ notions he has produced a string of te ^ s ^^ re ^ at ^ ng to the sacriftce of Christ , th £ j ^ e m £ aning 9 ^ which the reader way l ea ^||^ by t ^ e , following experiment PM : Let hi % rdwmfr « ar * ^ i aW ^^ * ex-Plalftfcd , ^ ficoi ^ ing nto ^ tbe t ^ ro , Qngoft ^ e
sn fWtiimw Jt % fr &m * t ** y * wd , m ifaj& ^^ Wn ^ i W supposition , the meanm ^ ^^^ un ^ antl y support ^ a h&tpbn ralle ^ jfi ^ uj ^ tiv ^ j language 5 and ,, 1 the ^ JP toc-^ l ^ m ^^ if *^ *^ ^ B Jbsm p »««« s o ^ s ^^ a ^ un n ^ tWUig . Jwfc ^ rutl ^ are t ^ P ^ TK ^ fe . ^*^* ^ f"P ^ l *^ IW ? o »* 5 » r ^ i »«) l ^ li aim , fre ^ Jx ^^ 4 ^ i 4 t > jq % ^ Qftj tbe WlW ^^ wi # i ^ H ^ ju ^ d MiW > 3 P fi » fci & * $ & « mtim New Testament ; w at variance with itself ^ tl |» t ^ ^ Utca ^ flcerent , ewlu « ive ground *
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' ¦ - ' ¦ - ¦¦ - .. of our acceptance ttfth ' Gd ^ aiid ' ' fhit 5 fer . no' apparent object , it tea ^ li ^ th ^ most unnatural and monstrous if ^ ctAnM Tfh « J ^ otJtor sayft , ithatino one v « iau poiM out any , congruity in the measure orf ^ literal sacrifice ^ i ao 4 < , he > cdftt ^ ifdsiforDth U sense s soie ^ hffaus ^ , i ^^ uj ^ s hi ^ pr ^ dices or inclinations , that wie sho < T > ldt ^ ilj 4 mit our r ^ ason ^ iraj p ^ itty , tyj ^^ Ut ^ ral meaning of scr ^ ptui ; e , unany ^ is ^ jar ^ ic ^ r subject . When we are thus ; C ^ Ded on to- ' put out the light of reason , whi ^^ i fs the ^ first revelation from trod , we may Jairlyn jirestmie that it is not fdr th ^ jiurb ^ se ofj substituting the undouH ^ Ve ^ eta&bn 6 f » the go ^ pel > but some manifest perVersioh 6 ( it . Upon what principle can " fte blkrii ^ df refute those whd profess to renounce $ hhit
reason and senses , in order that they iti&y understand literally these words dfi ^ tlr Lord—this is my body ? It tsill fartitfer appear to the reader , who will m ^ ke Mst experiment here recommended ^ tha ^ /^ be notion of the literal sacrifice of Ckris $ ; t # appease the infinite wrath of another
person , implies or supposes the doctrine of a I > eity strangely compounded of , < Uff $ - ! rent persons , ' with opposite dispositions , one of whom became and remains inqFii > nate ; a doctrine' wkich no reflecting ' pan can believe , though there are many violet advocates for it . Will not the itost
steadfast of the orthodox be offended ,-i £ the question be put to him , wiiether he really believes this doctrine ? aiid will-he not apologize for his faith by understatements and appeals to mystery ? 13 b \^ &la » gee wishes to rank among the most zealous of the orthodox ; yet he exposes h& orthodoxy with . such caution , tljat it , i *
plain he is ashamed to confess that hif God is " composed of three persons . , J f ^ e does believe this doctrine , would it not ^ jbe incumbent 0 ^ 1 him to shew tji e reason wj ^ y twb-tnirds of his God should be refused aa infinite atoneihent for-tl ^ e sink of tfen r He was aware of this dfofeetitin , antf fr ^ m , his sileaee we may conclude he was iiitable to answer it . But'the truth' is , We
JW AF 'W L ' vl no more believes there are thfee' Jpersoiw in Almighty jGod , ! than the ^ erterality of Homish priests believe tjiey can Te-p ^ odiicei th ^ r Maliser ; and hift bellefi inl the atcsnfrf men ^ , &o / ar at ^ easjb as * It depends , bn thiay id ^ frfjyu |^ n 9 ) bioji , ^ f tjire ^ tyqcwmj & >> a ii ? 4 ? no ^ ?^ 4 ^ ^ ^ f a eSW 1 ?^ WWj fflf ^ fc . JW& ^ l ? \ i ffiF mz i ^ iffl ^^ r •¦* ^ ** re ^ T . ; to ?> uo ^ v , , > ii , m \\ u > on < -d < n
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1816, page 290, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2452/page/38/
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