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ftifcet-With the simple translation and Elucidation of these chapters . fteturntrig to the point in question : 1 think that I have shewn authorities frtrm Scripture sufficient enough to |> rove that the shedding of animal blood was inessential for the remission
of sin , according to the Mosaic code itself ; and according to the Prophetical Books we obtain the knowledge that the order of sacrifices in general was inessential to religion , not absolute for salvation , and accordingly they were but ceremonial , local and temporary .
What I have proved , frorri Scripture , I have corroborated also in my " Discourse , " from our rabbinical writings . For , those who are acquainted with the ancient history of Judaism know well , that during the whole great period ( 500 years ) of the second temple , in which sacrifices were practised
by the inhabitants oT the mother Country ( Palestine ) in its full length ; yet the innumerable synagogues and colleges of the Hebrews then established at their great dispersion , Jrke those of Babylon , Persia , Assyria ,
"E gypt , &r . all were indej > endent of the pontifical orders of Jerusalem , and had nothing to do with sacrifices ; nor did the Doctors of the temple of Jerusalem accept any sacrifices when brought from without Palestine ;
instances of which I have quoted in the " Discourse , " out of the Mischu nah . In short , I have there stated ' matters of fact , and incontradictory 'historical truths . But , observe rny "learned and much pious critic tell a % \ s readers , " Mr . B . arlso misrepresented the doctrine of the Mischnah ,
sis well as of the Pentateuch , without shewing the propriety of that assertion , in what manner or instance it was misrepresented .
fiut let us bring to the test the last ami strongest argument , which my pious and devout antagonist advanced to the public notice . Thus he argues : " We have no doubt of the writer ' s Jewish descent : but we
are ready to ask , is he a member of the synagogue ? Does he statedly attend its services ? Does he unite in those liturgical forms which he repre - sents as of such hifrh antiquity , &c . ? Tie then concludes his arguments : v What then must we think of Mr . B . ' s sincerity in the synagogue , or his consistency out of it ? " My pious
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critic continues hU sctJrrikM ^ &&d abusire arguments in the sam&styte ^ which for brevity sake oniy I think unnecessary to quote . . - Whether this last is a fair argument on the point in question , 1 leave to the judgment of impartial readers to decide . But how came k to the
knowledge of those particulars respecting Mr . B . ? It will be undoubtedly questioned , who were the informers respecting his character ? for surely those Christians who attend to h ^ tir the frequent concerts at the great synagogue , have no knowledge whatever of Mr . B . I am fully convinced that liberal-minded men will think
with rue , viz . that such vilifying arguments deserve no notice ; in particular , as I ( thanks to the Otnnipotent ) do not depend on clerical or
rabbinical support , nor am I in any shape whatever interested in my literary pursuits . Hard labour , strict honesty and sobriety are the chief principles of my religion- What I do or what I write is with conscience and
disinterestedness . Can Rabbis or . Reverends say the same f The opinions of others affect me little whilst I give no cause of complaint against met one cannot please the world at large j sycophants are in our time prevailing and more prosperous . To apologize therefore f * hypocrisy or ignorance may be equally pusillanimous . Yet , as our Rabbis ( of old )
instructed us from the reply of Hannah to JEli , saying , " No my Lord , 1 am a woman of a sorrowful spirit , but i have not drunk either wine or atiy strong drink , &rc . " ( I Sam . i . iST- ) rmnb -ps n - p-n "Qin b ? y&rnn -He , who is falsely , suspected of any thing , is bound to clear himself bf
it . " Therefore , with regard to rtVe above-mentioned charges , I shall inform my sagacious critic , that I w ^ s always and am still a member joif the
synagogue in nty country' ( Pol ant !) , though riot of this of l ) xikfe ' d « Place : ; that I was always and' afrn still . }} 3 ft -rpm pm o m '" a cordial adrhlrer and honourer of literary men of all classes . " 1 shall ahritefl him , ^ ftat l
have seen ( in London in "partrcnlar ) hundreds of Jews who' belong to' trfe synagogue and attend its services , &X 0 yet are a disgrace to the harhe : 6 f Israel ; thousands of Christians V ^ hp belong to and attend the- chtuche ^
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'i ^ 8 Mr . BtmkH on kir « JDii&ozkse cn- ' - S&riJto&J *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1817, page 222, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2463/page/30/
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