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REVIEW. cc Still pleased to praise, yet not afraid to blame."—Popii.
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Aay . I * T + ~ Tke Authenticity , and consequently the Genuineness ? of the Baptismal Commission , hi its present Shape : Questioned upon the Evidence of the Apostolic History , and of the Apostolic Writings . To
which are added , Two or Three Remarks on the Propriety of any Liturgy being entirely Athanasian , or entirely Apostolical , London . Sold by Russell and Skey . 1819 . 12 mo . pp . 33 .
BEFO RE we analyse the contents of this pamphlet , we shall take the liberty of submitting to our readers a few observations on the subject of which it principally treats . What the anonymous writer before us styles " the Baptismal Commission , "
is recorded in Matt , xxviii . 18—20 : and these verses shall be cited , first in the original , and next in what we judge to be an accurate English translation of them ;—We copy the text of Griesbach : Tlpo ( reX 6 ccy o * Iyj < rov $ £ KccKf \ a' € v avxoiq , Xzyuv * eftoOvj uoi iraa-a elJQvcria , tv
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avvrt-A £ ic& <; tov aieovQ <; . € t Jesus came near , and spake unto them , saying , All power is given unto me in heaven and on earth . Go ye , and make disciples of all nations , baptizing them into the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy S p irit ; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
you : and lo , I am witji you always , to the end dtftui ag kif Newcome , I . V . There " IBf ^ ' ' ' mxtft 6 f external testimony fti fMtihr ' ^ f' this passage : nor can we appe ^ a ^ aipst it to any manuscripts or vetaions . Biblical criticism iiistteftly decides for « ike authenticity an d g ^ numa ^ gs of % he baptismal commission . " We cannot be permitted to expunge a . te&t merely because it opposes our p reconceived views / or presents difficulties ; it way be great vol
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difficulties , to our understandings . Luther , in his German translation o ; f the Bible , has omitted the Epistle of \ Jafne $ but the omission reflects no honQur on the memory of the illustrious ; Reformer . /
We proceed , then , to inquire , What Scriptural criticism declares concerning the words in question , or whether they admit of a sound and a consistent interpretation ? The majority of Trinitarians maintain that the nineteenth verse
implies the truth of their characteristic doctrine : * the correctness of their allegation and reasoning , will soon pass under our review . In the opinion of Dr . Watts , no " great weight" is to be laid on what he terms " our Saviour ' s form and
order of baptism" in this passage , because no " actual example or instance of such a form occurs in any place of Scripture , * ' and , according to the epistles , " baptism was performed in the name of the Lord Jesus . " \
Archdeacon Blackburne proposed to read the above verse thus : TlopsvOsvres l * a . O qT £ v < ra , T £ ttccvtoc tcl eQvvi ( £ < x 7 rT * £ oy * T €$ avTOvq ) £ iq to ovo / xa . TOV TtocTpoq kgci tov vlov , koci tov icvev ^ ocToq ccyiov * " Here , ' * says he , ** is not a single tittle altered in the text of the evangelist save in the pointing , and yet a very material alteration of the sense of the
passage obtained , which makes the two evangelists [ Matthew and Luke ] consistent with each other . "J It is a truly ingenious method of punctuation .
But we are doubtful whether ctg can immediately follow ^ a ^ rei / w , although Matt . xiii . 52 furnishes an example of the construction—( jux Q vitevQbu ; s . k ; Tt \ v € < x < rik € iav , k . t . \ . The late Rev . Robert Tyrvvhitt §
¦ . U * i — ^ . ; , / J , I M * See thelanatiage of Bishop Bftnei&itf * in Lindsey ' s Apology , p . 16 ' , note , ^ d BeAgel . - Gnomon N- T . in loc ..: i ] t rj / » f In Lindsey . ' s Second Addrf ^ * q \ < tfa Students , &c . pp . 19 , 20 .
X Works , I . lxxxvi . &c ^ , Appendix to Life , an < jl Mon . Repos . V . 19 , 9 . r § Sermon on Baptismal' Fuith , # p . 11 , 12 .
Review. Cc Still Pleased To Praise, Yet Not Afraid To Blame."—Popii.
REVIEW . cc Still pleased to praise , yet not afraid to blame . " —Popii .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1820, page 357, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2489/page/33/
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