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above every name , in . The acknowledgment , on the part of Che intelligent universe , celestial and human , in the present state , and in the state of the dead , of his supremacy and authority . . . . iv .. In the respect which this exaltation has to the human nature , faculties , and enjoyments of the Messiah , it probably includes the following as principal circumstances : ( 1 ) His
resurrection from the dead . ( 2 ) His being locally translated to ... heaven . . . ( 3 ) The possession of the highest perfection , natural and moral , of which created existence is susceptible . ( 4 ) The especial and unparalleled dignity , happiness , and delight ^ resulting to the human nature , in all its capacities and feelings , from its conjunction with the Divine Nature of Christ ; a union immortal , unique , and intimate , beyong all created capacity to conceive , v . The possession of a peculiar kingdom or reign . "—Script . Test . Vol . III . pp . 250—253 .
Now all this is little better than pure fancy ; and it is a most characteristic specimen of that unjustifiable refinement on the words of Scripture , by grafting upon them our own thoughts and opinions , for which Dr . S . is remarkable as a commentator . It cannot be needful for us to point out how many distinct particulars have nothing at all answering to them in the text , but in opposition to such strange perversion , it may be useful for us to explain what we take to be the full , real , and simple meaning of the Apostle . " Wherefore , " i . e . as the reward of his humility and voluntary submission tcr suffering , also God hath highly exalted him , ancl bestowed
upon him that name . " * " That at the name of Jesus every knee may bow . " Dr . S ., like Mr . Belsham , after Seeker , translates Iv r $ M ^ an fycrs , " in the name of Jesus , " of which version we think Mr . Belsham ' s note expresses the true sense : " that men should be taught hy Jesus the worship of the true God : " but surejy ev 9 answering to the Hebrew ! 2 , here signifies at , and the intention is not literall y to require the act specified , the performance of which in these times is absurd , if not idolatrous , but to express the authority of Jesus over his church , by the mention of a usual sign among oriental nations , of supreme authority , namely , bending the knee
as an act of homage on the name being proclaimed . ( Vid . Bloomfield , Rec . Syn . in loc . ) " Of things in heaven , and things on earth , and things under the earth ; " or better with Mr . B ., according to the generally-acknowledged sense , " of those who are in heaven , and upon the earth , and under the earth , " understood by most modern commentators " of angels , of men now living , and of departed men ; " more probably , perhaps , signifying " in whatever state they may hitherto have been with respect to
re-• * To ovofA . < x . ro , k . r . X . ** that name , " which we here adopt from Griesbach , may be the true reading , though supported only by Alexandrine authorities , and , perhaps , just the sort of verbal nicety to have originated in that recension . It does not , however , alter the sense of the passage , % < which is above every name . " Name here stands for title , dignity , like the corresponding word in Hebrew and Latin : examples of the usage are given by Wetstein , Schleusner , and others .
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820 Dr . J . P . Smith ' s Scripture Testimony to the Messiah ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1831, page 820, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2604/page/24/
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